Chapter 1418: Intercepting Yf17

The deal was settled smoothly with Gu Dan, but the next thing was not done overnight.

It would take time to send pilots, conduct adaptive training, and logistic maintenance, which would take at least two or three months.

Fortunately, the problems faced by the other side were similar. Even if Moscow agreed to provide MiG fighters, it would take some time to deliver them.

This was also the real value of Natasha's last message.

Otherwise, once the Vietnamese fighters formed combat effectiveness, Du Fei would not react and would fall into a passive position.

During this period, the battle line in Zhenla remained the same and did not change much.

Only at the end of July did the Vietnamese side launch a relatively large-scale attack, but they did not get an advantage in the face of Lin Tiansheng's tight and resilient three-dimensional defense.

Until mid-August, the first batch of six J-8 modified aircraft finally arrived in Siam and joined the sequence of the Air Force Fighter Brigade.

In comparison, it was the Vietnamese who were one step ahead that fell behind.

The main reason is that Hanoi has limited influence on Sulian. Sulian's planned economy has its own operating rules. You can't get it just because you want it. The factory knows that Yueguo is very anxious, but please don't be anxious. Everything has a plan.

In this way, the first batch of MiG-25 fighters arrived in Yueguo half a month after Siam received the J-8 modification.

But the expected air battle did not break out immediately. Both sides needed to run-in and wait for opportunities.

Until this day, the Vietnamese army launched an attack on the central front, and Lin Tiansheng dispatched two gunboats to provide fire support.

At the airport in the rear, the MiG fighters finally received the order to attack.

With an order, the ground crew and pilots at the airport immediately became busy.

However, the newly formed air force was inexperienced after all, and seemed a little flustered. They waited for the two MiG-25s to take off.

Their target was the two gunboats on the front line.

The most important purpose of importing this batch of MiGs was to deal with the gunboats and bombers of the Nanyang Weihe troops.

The key is to be fast, because behind the front line where the two sides are confronting is the air defense position deployed by the coalition forces. Whether it is a gunship or a bomber, as long as it flies back to the coverage of the defense position, it will be safe.

The Vietnamese Air Force needs to rush to the battlefield in a short time.

Seeing the two MiG-25s soaring into the sky, the people in the airport are excited and expectant.

They have high hopes for these MiG fighters bought from Sulian.

However, not long after, the warning radar of the Nanyang Weihe Force detected the movement.

This type of radar is specially designed for high-altitude and high-speed aircraft. The U-2 reconnaissance aircraft that shot down America used a similar type of radar.

It’s just that after more than ten years of development, the performance of the current radar is more powerful.

In this era, there is no such thing as "stealth" for fighters, especially the "stainless steel flying brick" like the MiG-25, which appeared on the radar screen shortly after flying from the rear airport.

A shrill alarm immediately sounded on the coalition side.

Soon the airport in the rear received an order, and the J-8 modified immediately took off urgently.

At the same time, the two gunships on the front line also received the order to retreat, and immediately turned around and flew back to the air defense position, with the horsepower of the four coaxial inverted engines at the maximum.

The MiG-25 is so famous that its flight speed of more than twice the speed of sound makes people feel numb.

If the gunship is caught up, it will be dead.

Fortunately, the air defense position is not far away, and the speed of the gunship is not slow. It flew more than 50 kilometers in less than ten minutes and broke into the coverage of the defense position.

At this time, behind them, two fighters approaching at high speed can be seen with the naked eye.

On the ground, the two MiG fighters are clearly displayed on the air defense radar.

An air defense commander said: "Anti-aircraft warning fire."

In theory, in this situation, the air defense position must wait for the enemy plane to come in before suddenly opening fire.

But the situation is different at this time. Their purpose is to protect the gunship. The warning fire shows that there is an air defense position here, and it is the right choice to keep the enemy out.

The next moment, the anti-aircraft guns on the ground immediately opened fire, and the anti-aircraft missiles were also ready to launch.

Seeing this, the Vietnamese pilots quickly pulled up and changed the flight direction.

These fighters are their treasures. They knew there was an air defense position ahead and still broke in. Not to mention whether they would be shot down, even if they returned safely, they would have to accept punishment.

Moreover, these pilots are all novices. Most of them are international students sent by Vietnamese to the Speed ​​Alliance, and they have no actual combat experience.

Originally, they hoped that the Speed ​​Alliance could directly send pilots to imitate the battlefield in Goryeo.

They were sternly rejected by the Speed ​​Alliance. Giving planes and sending pilots are completely different things.

The goal of the Speed ​​Alliance is to suppress Huaguo, but it must grasp the degree. Europe and East Asia must be distinguished between the primary and secondary.

The two MiG-25s watched the gunships fly away in the distance and had to give up the pursuit.

As for bypassing the air defense formation, it is also impossible.

First, there was no way to determine whether there were other air defense positions behind this air defense position; second, although the MiG-25 was fast, it consumed a lot of fuel, had a short range, and had a combat radius of only 600 kilometers.

But since they were here, it seemed inappropriate not to do anything.

As the lead aircraft, a MiG-25 simply launched a large air-to-air missile.

A tongue of fire was seen spurting out, and the missile was like an eagle striking the sky, chasing a gunship behind it like lightning.

At this time, the gunship was extremely nervous, and the buzzing alarm of "beep beep" indicated that it was locked by the radar.

The prototype of the gunship was the Y-8 transport aircraft. Although it was not very advanced, it had all the functions it should have, especially some relatively new aircraft.

As Du Fei had a close relationship with America, he acquired a lot of electronic technology and continued to improve it.

Although some technologies were not very advanced, they were quite practical.

The electronic equipment of the Y-8 was greatly improved compared to the initial model.

The captain immediately shouted: "Avoidance action 01, launch interference foil strips!"

The pilots on the plane were concentrating, and it was impossible to say that they were not nervous.

At this moment, they were walking on a tightrope in front of the god of death. Not only could they not make mistakes, but they also had to pray that the other party would make mistakes, at least not so accurate.

In a flash of lightning, there was an explosion.

The missile exploded near the hot false target formed by the foil strips thrown back by the gunship.

The powerful warhead exploded, and even though the gunship was a certain distance away from the explosion point, it was still affected.

In the cabin, you can clearly hear the sound of fragments hitting the fuselage.

At this moment, the plane suddenly shook violently, and the co-pilot immediately shouted: "Report, the left tail is damaged."

The captain had a blank expression and ordered: "Maintain attitude, lower altitude..."

Despite this small setback, it did not change the overall situation. After launching a missile, the MiG fighter did not pursue, but turned a big circle in the air along the battle line, greatly boosting the morale of the Vietnamese army.

After a few minutes, when they were about to return, two fighters appeared from a distance and fired air-to-air missiles without saying a word.

It was the Siamese J-8 modified fighter.

This fighter, which originated from the MiG-21, still looks slim compared to the MiG-25 even after improvements and enlargement of the fuselage.

But the missiles fired were not ambiguous. The two planes had a total of four air-to-air missiles, and two of them were reflected one after another, heading straight for the two MiG-25s.

The Siamese pilots felt that Huaguo's planes were definitely not as good as Sulian's, but they had to come in this situation, so they simply fired the missiles first.

The Vietnamese pilots were stunned. Their intelligence was inferior, and they still didn't know that Siam had obtained the J-8 modification at the same time as them.

However, being able to become a pilot is an elite in any era. The two pilots flying MiG-25s reacted quickly and immediately prepared for battle. They used the onboard radar to lock the two enemy planes...

The real battle lasted less than two minutes.

In the end, both J-8 modifications were shot down and completely defeated.

In addition to the performance gap between the two fighters, another reason for this result was that the Siamese pilots had a weak fighting will.

From the beginning, they didn't have the courage to fight. In fact, the J-8 modified is not without advantages in close-range dogfighting. Although the MiG-25 is famous, it is not excellent in maneuverability in pursuit of high altitude and high speed. In addition, it uses stainless steel, which makes it too heavy and affects its flexibility.

In addition, the Vietnamese MiG fighters came first and patrolled over the battlefield for a while. As long as they fight hard in close combat and hold on for a while, the enemy will have to return.

Unfortunately, these two smart guys wanted to quickly launch the missiles and leave, but they forgot that the speed of the J-8 modified was much slower than that of the MiG-25, and they couldn't run away at all.

...

When Du Fei received this news, he was in Siam.

Since the planes of both sides were in place, Du Fei knew that there would be a battle soon, so he came from Kuching.

Although the initial plan was to lose, he still felt complicated when he heard the result.

Before this, Du Fei had thought more than once whether there would be a miracle and "Eighth Master" would kill the MiG-25!

Unfortunately, the miracle did not happen after all, and the result was as expected.

Facing the MiG-25, even the improved J-8 is still obviously at a disadvantage.

In this situation, only an overwhelming advantage in numbers can change the overall situation.

In Gu Dan's suburban villa.

Du Fei carefully read the telegram sent from the front twice, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, and handed it to Gu Dan.

Gu Dan quickly glanced at it and frowned, "This..."

Du Fei waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, it's normal that the J-8 can't beat it. It seems that we must be more cautious in using air power in the future."

Lin Tiansheng will be under great pressure for a period of time in the future.

After this air battle, Yue Guo believed that he had regained air superiority and would definitely take the opportunity to organize a counterattack.

But that was Lin Tiansheng's battlefield, and Du Fei had his battlefield.

Now, he has the "cards" he wants, and he must have a good talk with America next.

...

At the same time, the news came from the front line to Hanoi.

Li Yi, who was in a meeting, slapped the table and shouted excitedly: "Great! Great~"

Since being caught off guard by Lin Tiansheng in southern Zhenla, this was the most exciting good news he had heard recently.

He stomped his feet in the office, rubbed his hands together vigorously, and turned three times before returning to his desk. He was still excited: "A big reward! A big reward must be given! The two comrades who carried out the mission this time, let them come to Hanoi, and I will personally award them medals."

At the same time, the news was also received in Beijing.

Zhou Zhennan frowned. As the main leader of the Air Force, he had high hopes for the J-8.

Although he knew that it was definitely not as good as the MiG-25, it should be able to fight after being enhanced by the technology of America.

The result disappointed him.

Even if the Siamese pilots' fighting will and technical level were not good, don't forget that the pilots on the other side were also rookies.

The big brothers on both sides don't talk about the second brother.

In this case, the J-8 fired the missile first, but it was still beaten zero to two, which was very telling.

Zhou Zhennan took a deep breath. He finally understood why Du Fei tried every means to get America's new fighter before, even if it was a model that was eliminated in the competition.

At the beginning, including him, everyone thought that Du Fei was too superstitious about America. Now it seems that it is really not possible to improve the J-8 using only part of Western aviation technology.

...

Just when Zhou Zhennan was sighing in his heart, Du Fei had already boarded the plane to America.

In the K-8 plane, leaning on the wide sofa, looking at the white clouds outside the porthole, Du Fei felt a little uneasy.

It took so long to prepare for this, from the earliest breakthrough of the improved J-8, to establishing contact with Northrop, and then spending US dollars to win McKekin, as well as a series of actions later, nearly two years, just for now, whether he can intercept the YF-17 before Northrop gets the Navy order depends on this time.

A few hours later, Du Fei landed at the Los Angeles Airport.

He notified Bushi in advance, and Jiaozhi came to the airport to pick him up.

They are also old acquaintances, and Jiaozhi is currently in charge of the Sri Baga Oil Company.

"Jiaozhi, long time no see." Du Fei got off the plane, and the two exchanged greetings.

Then they got in the car and went to Bushi's villa.

Du Fei must be fully prepared for this time, not only to rely on Bushi's power, but also to contact Northrop.

Both sides are ready, and then go to find Commander Nico, the chance will be greater.

Du Fei had been to the Bu Shi family's villa in Los Angeles before. This is a suburban manor with a very western style.

The car stopped in front of the main building of the manor.

As soon as Du Fei got out of the car, he saw a fashionable woman standing in front of the main building with Bu Shi with a smile.

"Hey, Du, my friend."

Bu Shi walked down the steps with a smile, greeted Du Fei with a big hug, and then let the woman go.

Du Fei was not unfamiliar with it either, and smiled and kissed the woman on the cheek: "Barbara, you are still so beautiful, like a muse."

"Oh~ Thank you, Du." Barbara smiled and took everyone into the house.

Both parties knew that Du Fei's visit this time was of unusual significance. After a polite conversation in the living room, Du Fei went into the study with Bu Shi.