Chapter 54 Counterattack
.It is not unreasonable that Mu Haoyang is eager to reap the results.
Although the first round of attacks was very successful, not only was the FQ1 aircraft group not threatened, but even the fighter aircraft carrying out air control missions did not lose, the attack effect was not ideal. The power of YJ was too small, and it was difficult to strike large warships, resulting in at least eight warships in the Indian fleet, including two aircraft carriers, were not at risk of sinking, so there was a need to launch a backup plan and carry out the second round of attacks.
Yang Yu had to consider aviation combat arrangements, while Mu Haoyang stood higher, so he needed to consider the overall situation on the battlefield.
According to the situation at that time, if the fighter jets were recycled and the attack was organized, the difficulty would definitely be greatly increased.
Not to mention anything else, the second round of ballistic missile attack failed to achieve results.
As long as India and Japan's early warning aircraft adopt the correct evasion tactics, they can deal with ballistic missiles. If they cannot cancel the early warning aircraft, it will be difficult to seize air supremacy. As long as the Indian Air Force reacts and sends more fighter jets, it will have to pay a greater price for the attack.
Only by launching the second round of attacks in time can you gain the greatest results at the lowest cost.
In this battle, reducing combat losses is no less meaning than annihilation of the Indian fleet.
The problem is that the situation is not as ideal as Mu Haoyang imagined.
After the Indian fleet was attacked, the Indian Air Force sent a second batch of air defense fighter jets, and Imai Tatsumura also ordered the last e3g to take off urgently.
By two o'clock, the Indian Air Force dispatched at least twenty-four f22i and twenty-four 30mki.
Although three of the first twelve F22i dispatched were hit by ballistic missiles before this, so there were only twenty-one f22i and twenty-four 30mkis at most, by this time, Yang Yufang had only eight j25s in his hands, and the number gap was very obvious.
More importantly, the two e3gs that were launched urgently were outside the range of df23f.
The j25 aircraft fleet has only one advantage, that is, the f22i must go more than 200 kilometers ahead, so it is difficult for e3g to provide effective support. The f22i must start the fire control radar to attack j25. J25 can be effectively supported when it is active 100 kilometers ahead.
However, before dealing with f22i, you have to deal with 30mki.
As a result, before encountering the F22i, eight J25s used up all the medium-range air-to-air missiles they carried in twenty-four 30mkis.
After five o'clock, the second air battle began.
As a "cannon fodder", the 30mki, which once had high expectations for the Indian Air Force, successfully completed the mission, allowing the J25 fleet to use fighting missiles to fight the F22i. Although the F22i's fire control radar can only detect the J25 60 kilometers away, it is enough to conduct an out-of-sight attack.
For j25, this is the toughest battle.
Although under the guidance, the eight J25s avoided the Ai20d launched by F22i in time and used their faster acceleration capabilities to quickly advance the air combat to the fighting stage, after which, they must turn to retreat to avoid being attacked by fighter jets.
When we had to fight alone, the number of j25 aircraft fleet showed up, and it was very prominent.
Eight to twenty-one. Even though the maneuverability of j25 is excellent, with the help of the anti-duty service, the pilot can resist twelve g overload in a short period of time. However, facing an opponent that is almost three times his own, it is difficult for j25 to completely offset the number gap with its performance advantages.
There is only one task for the j25 machine group: hold down f22i and let you retreat in time.
As for whether the j15b aircraft fleet can successfully bomb the Indian fleet, it is not the first issue that the j25 pilots need to consider. After all, protecting early warning aircraft is more important.
Within ten minutes, five j25s were shot down.
For these five results, the Indian Air Force not only lost twenty-two 30mkis, but also four f22i, and used up six f22i in advance.
In these ten minutes, the two aircraft retreated to the southeast by a hundred kilometers.
It can be said that the battle was very difficult. Without reinforcements, not only will the last three J25s be shot down, but two early warning aircraft will also be doomed.
At this moment, twenty j15bs arrived.
Although these fighters carry guided bombs, and do not throw away the secondary fuel tank, and do not have combat capabilities, each fighter has two pl12e, which can conduct out-of-sight attacks.
At 2:22, the j15b aircraft group started fighting and launched pl12e to the f22i aircraft group sixty kilometers away.
This round of attack came in time because at this time, four f22i had already escaped from j25 and turned to pursue the escaped ones.
One minute later, the f22i will fire missiles.
After being hit, the f22i fleet immediately retreated.
According to the battle report of J15b, in this round of attack, at least seven F22i were shot down by pl12e, and only four avoided the missiles.
Although if the approach continues, j15b must throw away the bomb and the secondary fuel tank and fight the f22i, the Indian fighter pilot made a wrong judgment and believed that the newly arrived j15b was an air-control fighter, so after being attacked, he immediately turned to retreat.
It must be admitted that Indian pilots are not timid.
The only four remaining f22i have almost used up all ammunition and fighting twenty j15bs, there is definitely no chance of winning.
Besides, if these j15bs perform air control missions, they will not be able to attack warships on the sea surface and will not pose a threat to the fleet.
Only by retreating in time can greater losses be avoided and combat effectiveness can be preserved.
After the f22i fleet retreated, the three J25s did not pursue and turned to retreat. The reason was simple. The fierce battle caused the three fighters to consume too much fuel and could not return to the fleet at all, or even cooperate with the refueling opportunity. In the end, the three fighters crashed on the way back. Fortunately, because they were closer to the fleet, six pilots were rescued by the helicopter after floating on the sea for two days.
When j25 retreated, the j15b aircraft group launched the final attack on the Indian fleet.
At 2:28, the first j15b dropped a guided bomb on the Virat at a height of 7,000 meters.
Although the three final interception systems on the Virat have not yet been paralyzed and still have interception capabilities, j15b dropped a rocket booster bomb with a drop speed of up to Mach 3 and entering from the zenith direction, exceeding the interception capabilities of the final interception system.
The bombing was very thorough, and the "Verat" was completely destroyed by six bombs dropped by three j15bs.
At the same time, the Vikramadia was also attacked by three J15bs, and several other struggling Indian warships were also bombed.
Half an hour later, the "Vicramadia" sank.
In fact, the "Verat" was not sunk, but was sunk shortly after the battle, by a heavy torpedo launched by a Type 095 attack nuclear submarine 1,500 meters away. In addition, two large destroyers were sunk by submarines, and the Indian fleet was wiped out.
At 2:35, the j15b aircraft group turned and returned.
At this time, Mu Haoyang and Yang Yufang were not happy at all. Because before two o'clock, Ma Mingtao sent satellite reconnaissance information provided by the Second Department.
At about 1:35, twelve anti-submarine patrol aircraft of the Indian Navy left the base.
Although the intelligence mentioned that these anti-submarine patrol aircraft would cover the fleet, Mu Haoyang and Yang Yufang both felt that there was no reason for the Indian Navy to allow the anti-submarine patrol aircraft to cover the fleet at this time.
The reason is very simple. Air combat is not over yet, and anti-submarine patrol aircraft are easily attacked.
If you encounter an opponent's fighter jet, the anti-submarine patrol aircraft will not even have a chance to escape. Under normal circumstances, you should wait until the fighter jets clear the field before dispatching the anti-submarine patrol aircraft.
If it is not to cover the Indian fleet, then these anti-submarine patrol aircraft are coming to attack the Chinese fleet.
Because the Chinese fleet is more than 2,000 kilometers away from India, if you want to counterattack, the Indian Navy can only use anti-submarine patrol aircraft. More importantly, the Indian Navy's I can also carry anti-ship missiles, and it is a supersonic anti-ship missile jointly developed by India and Russia.
Although the performance of the "Bramos" is not as powerful as that of boasting, and it has already lagged behind by the 2027 standards, the twelve i can carry at least 72 "Bramos" and attack the fleet two thousand kilometers away is still a big threat.
The key is that the range of the air-firing "Bramos" is definitely not five hundred kilometers.
According to the performance data initially released by India, the maximum range of the air-launched "Bramos" is 500 kilometers, but after mid-term improvements, the range of the "Bramos" is about 1,000 kilometers, which can be regarded as the world's farthest anti-ship missile.
Although the long range does not mean anything, it means that it can launch an attack outside the fleet's air defense circle.
You should know that under normal circumstances, the fleet's air defense circle is definitely not a thousand kilometers.
Only one problem needs to be solved, these i can pose a threat to the fleet, that is, accurate tactical information must be obtained before launching an attack.
To put it bluntly, the Indian Air Force must dispatch tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
Even without the support of the tanker, the F22i can fly to two thousand kilometers away for reconnaissance missions. More importantly, in the previous battles, the Indian Air Force dispatched a large number of F22i, and it is impossible to know whether several of them perform reconnaissance missions. Moreover, it is difficult for the fleet's early warning aircraft to discover the F22i in time. Just know the general orientation of the Chinese fleet, the i can launch anti-ship missiles one thousand kilometers away.
Let’s not talk about whether this kind of attack has any effect. It must be a threat, and it is a significant threat.
You should know that at this time there were only more than a dozen air defense fighters above the fleet.
If the i and the incoming anti-ship missile group cannot be discovered in time, effective peripheral interception will not be organized, and fleet air defense must be carried out.
At that time, there were only two aircraft above the fleet, and the remaining fuel could fly up to two hours.
In other words, these two early warning aircraft cannot stay away from the aircraft carrier and can only guide air defense fighters to intercept incoming anti-ship missiles over the fleet.
This is exactly what Yang Yufang arranged. When the interception area cannot be expanded, it is more reliable to intercept anti-ship missiles.
However, the warning time that can be provided is very short.
At 2:55, an alarm was issued, and the Brahmos missile group was only 250 kilometers away from the fleet.
The fleet's air defense operations began immediately. All warships activated the air defense radar within two minutes, and powered up and heated up the air defense missiles, completing the preparations for launching the missiles.
In the air, eighteen j15b fighter jets that had just replenished fuel for the return fleet turned to accelerate.
The time left for fighters was less than a minute, which was obviously too hasty, and the heavy responsibility of air defense and anti-missiles fell on the air defense warships in the fleet.
Chapter completed!