.Chapter 99: The same trick replays

Time passed minute by minute, and at noon, the air force of the volunteers still did not cross the Yalu River and Tumen River.

Colonel Peter was very puzzled, even Allen was a little confused. However, dozens of fighter jets were still patrolling the air on the north bank of the Yalu River and Tumen River, and the strategic bombers that had been launched before did not return to the base.

What exactly does the volunteer army want to do?

The two did not raise doubts because the main force of the fleet was several large oil tankers. The 16th War Division needed the most oil. The tanker needed a day and a night to send all the oil to the ashore. Therefore, the volunteers did not have to rush to attack, and could attack when the coalition forces relaxed their vigilance.

In order to ensure that everything is foolproof, Pitt organized and strengthened air defense forces on the one hand, and on the other hand, let the logistics forces transport the combat materials sent ashore to the First 6th War Division as soon as possible.

At this time, the volunteer army was indeed in a state of war.

The reaction caused by a series of feints was completely expected by Yang Yufang. Although the arrival of the transport fleet and the initial combat deployment brought some trouble, the benefits were also very obvious, that is, the attack fleet could be used to cover the real intention and cause the coalition to misjudgment.

The current situation is, as Yang Yufang predicted, the coalition forces believe that the volunteers will bomb the ships in Yongxing Bay again.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Yufang launched the combat operation.

The first one received the order was a J team from the Air Seventh Division.

Two hours ago, the squadron took off to replace the J Team, which had already patrolled four hours. As air combat aircraft, the twelve J Teams adopted standard air-optimal equipment, each carrying four 2-range interceptor missiles and two fighting missiles. Because it takes a long time to conduct air patrols, each fighter also carries three large sub-fuel tanks, allowing it to patrol two and a half hours at a distance of 500 kilometers from the base.

When the order was received, the remaining fuel of the twelve js was only enough to return.

The fleet did not cross the China-North Korea border immediately, but retreated more than 100 kilometers to join the modified refueling opportunity to replenish fuel.

The Air Force does not have many tanker aircraft, and there are only eight Il-78s introduced from Russia, mainly providing support for bombers, early warning aircraft, and large fighters such as J and FBC-1c. The modified tanker aircraft mainly supports light fighters with small fuel consumption.

The twelve fighter jets were divided into two batches, and the fuel needed for combat was obtained from the tanker.

After turning, the twelve js threw away the secondary fuel tank over the Yalu River, then opened the afterburner chamber and flew towards Yuanshan at a distance of 1.3 Mach.

After breaking through the sound barrier, j can maintain this degree without opening the afterburner chamber.

Faster flights not only shorten the reaction time of enemy aircraft, but also force the f-15c to throw away the secondary fuel tank and face it faster.

More importantly, j can obtain the best maneuvering energy in the transphone area.

Previous battles have proved that if in the sub-sound area, j's maneuverability is far less than that in the f-15c, and no matter how fast it is, it is difficult to make high overload maneuvers. Only in the transsound area can j have an advantage in fighting. The US military is very clear about j's ability, so in air combat, try to avoid fighting within the advantageous flight envelope of j's advantage. Faced with high sprint j, the US military often chooses visual range diplomatic warfare.

The mission of this batch of J is to consume the interceptor missiles of US air defense fighter jets.

Behind them, there are more fighter jets about to enter the battlefield.

J is not a stealth fighter. Before crossing the Yalu River and entering the sky above North Korea, it was spotted by the US early warning plane.

After waiting for a few days, the volunteers finally took action.

Although Colonel Pitt was not involved in tactical command, after the combat alarm sounded, he immediately issued an order to the front line commander: pay close attention to suspicious targets on the battlefield.

If the volunteers plan to bomb the transport fleet, they will not only dispatch twelve js.

In the Chinese Air Force, J is not an ideal multi-purpose fighter.

Although J also has good ground strike capabilities and can carry various precisely guided ammunition to bomb ground targets, due to the limited capacity of the missile load, J can only carry two air-to-ground missiles when ensuring the range, or carry four guided bombs with a composite pylon. Compared with J and FBC-1C, J's strike capabilities are not outstanding. In previous battles, Volunteers rarely use J to perform strike missions.

The mission of these twelve fighters is not to bomb ships, but to compete with the coalition's air defense fighter jets for air supremacy.

Letting the escort fighter planes come out is a very standard aerial tactic.

As expected, behind the J Group, there must be a large group of attack aircraft, and those bombers that are still patrolling the air have arrived near the battlefield and will launch cruise missiles when the tactical aircraft group strikes.

But if you want to intercept the attack aircraft group, you have to kill the escort fighter jets first.

Under the threat of J, not to mention that the F-15c is difficult to get close to the attack aircraft group, even the F-22a can only fire intercepting missiles to the attack aircraft group dozens of kilometers away.

A few minutes later, eight f-15cs patrolling the outermost periphery began to approach the j group.

At the same time, four F-15cs deployed near Yuanshan changed their course and joined the battle to intercept the j group.

Previous air confrontation has shown that J's comprehensive combat capability is no worse than F-15c, especially after receiving support from early warning aircraft, J is fully able to fight F-15bsp; the combat capability of both sides is evenly matched, and the number has become a key factor.

According to statistics from the US military, the air combat exchange ratio between j and f-15c is also about one. Without a numerical advantage, it is difficult for f-15c to defeat j in air combat.

With the support of early warning aircraft, the twenty-four fighter jets on both sides quickly entered the confrontation stage.

Because j is added in advance, the f-15c group has to shoot aim-12oc at a longer distance to prevent the j group from approaching. In order to avoid aim-12oc, the j group must avoid it, thereby losing the amount, and entering the f-15bsp; the US military takes precedence, and the j group is not to be outdone.

After fighting for half a month, the J pilots who were still fighting knew their opponents very well and knew how to deal with the F-15bsp; because the tactical actions of the fighter jets on both sides were under the surveillance of the opponent's early warning aircraft, the pilots on both sides knew when the other party did what.

It is almost impossible to win by relying on medium-range air-to-air missiles.

Unless one side withdraws in advance, air combat will inevitably enter the fighting stage.

Just after the first batch of fighter jets from both sides launched medium-range air-to-air missiles, the US military's e-3 was discovered.

As Pete judged, there is a large J group behind the J group, with more than twenty aircraft, and it is under low altitude penetration.

When the US early warning aircraft appeared, the group J had crossed the Yalu River and was less than 250 kilometers away from Yuanshan.

The situation is extremely urgent. If these fighters carry ground-to-ground missiles, they can fire missiles two hundred kilometers away from Yuanshan and then turn back.

Fortunately, the US military has increased its vigilance and air defense fighter jets have gathered near Yuanshan.

According to the order of the front line commander, twelve F-15cs immediately went to intercept. Because the Volunteer Army was likely to allow J, who was performing air control missions to penetrate at low altitudes and pretend to attack aircraft, the coalition forces dispatched eight F-22a to assist F-15bsp; this arrangement was immediately rewarded.

After the f-15c aircraft group was dispatched, the j group immediately began to climb. Although the early warning aircraft detected the plug-in object thrown by j, it was judged as a large secondary fuel tank, which was not ground attack ammunition. In other words, the tasks of this batch of J also seized air supremacy.

The Volunteer Army's assault tactics are almost the same as the last counterattack.

The officers and soldiers of the coalition forces breathed a sigh of relief. Using the same tactics, it would be difficult to achieve the same results.

However, Pete did not relax at all. The volunteers only invested in air control and attacking power, so no one could tell what would happen in the next minute.

Where is the Volunteer Army's attack aircraft group?

Two large-scale air battles occupied the coalition's air defense command system, leaving the three early warning aircraft responsible for commanding missions without time to pay attention to potential threats.

At this time, the US military's tactical command system played a key role.

With the assistance of an ec-135 electronic fighter jet, the e-3d, which undertakes the main air defense command tasks, divided most of the air defense combat command work, and remained highly vigilant.

It is not the air-controlling fighters that can pose a threat to transport ships, but attack aircraft carrying anti-ship ammunition.

If it is FBCSP; previous battles have shown that this multi-purpose fighter, mainly ground attack, can penetrate at a height of less than 50 meters at a certain degree of 1,100 kilometers per hour. Even if the e-3d is deployed forward, the maximum detection distance of FBC-1c for low-altitude penetration will not exceed 300 kilometers. The maximum range of the Chinese Air Force anti-ship missile is about 200 kilometers, so the time left for air defense fighters will not exceed five minutes.

What can I do in five minutes?

Even the f-22a, which has sound cruise capability, can only fly more than 100 kilometers in five minutes. Including the range of medium-range air-to-air missiles, it can intercept enemy aircraft up to 200 kilometers away.

To this end, it is necessary to allow air defense fighter jets to be deployed in front.

The problem is here.

The Volunteer Army is the attacking party and has the initiative. Except for the south, the attack aircraft group can enter from all directions, while the number of air defense fighters is limited, so it is impossible to deploy sufficient air defense forces in all directions.

To this end, the early warning plane must be brought forward a little and the warning time must be extended.

The coalition had no choice. When the air combat was in full swing, the e-3d and the two e-2ds that assisted in the mission had to fly north.

Later, ec-135, who was responsible for the command task, also turned to follow.

Letting early warning aircraft deploy at the forefront will undoubtedly bear huge risks.

Early warning aircraft do not have stealth capabilities. Large aircraft like e-3d can be detected by the phased array radar of kj-2 even if it is 700 kilometers away.
Chapter completed!