Chapter 130: Invasion of Soviet Airspace

As soon as it took off, the fighter plane climbed upward at a large angle of more than 60 degrees, and the other fighter planes following behind were doing the same thing.

Just this take-off action, when I first came to Misawa Base, the pilots of the 13th Squadron flying F-4 were envious. This is what a fighter plane is! Take-off at a high angle! If it was an F-4, it would have fallen directly!

Four AIM7F missiles are mounted on the six underwing hardpoints under the wings, four AIM-7F missiles are mounted on the four outer fuselage hardpoints (including the two under the air inlet), and a large auxiliary fuel tank is mounted on the centerline hardpoint of the fuselage.

This is a typical air combat mount! Ten missiles are enough to deal with the Soviets! Moreover, these missiles are the latest models of air-to-air missiles from the United States!

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Air Force mainly used the AIM-9G missile, which still used vacuum tubes and had very poor performance. In order to solve the problem of extremely poor missile reliability caused by vacuum tube circuits, Ford Aerospace used transistor circuits to transform the AIM-9H missile. This type of missile retained most of the AIM-9G's guidance and control systems, and the tracking rate was increased to 20 degrees per second, making it the most mobile missile at the time.

The improved AIM9H now has a longer range and improved anti-interference ability. Moreover, due to the improved performance of the seeker, it also has a certain omnidirectional attack capability! This missile is only three years behind the AIM-9L missile that was equipped in large quantities in later generations. This missile was equipped in 1975, and the AIM-9L was equipped in 1978. It was improved on the basis of the AIM-9J. It has omnidirectional attack capability, improved warhead power, speed, and strong maneuverability.

At the same time, the AIM-7F missile, which was put into service in 1976, has made great progress compared to the previous Sparrow missile. Its power section is equipped with a new two-stage thrust engine, the Hercules Mk.58 Mod.2, which allows the missile to reach a longer range than the AIM-7E2; the guidance and control section is composed of solid-state electronic components, which has improved reliability; in addition, it is equipped with a powerful missile warhead. Except for its low resistance to radar signals reflected from the ground, especially the serious interference when looking down and shooting at low altitude, this missile has almost no disadvantages.

The equipment of these two types of missiles gave the pilots of the 14th Squadron full of confidence. Except for several fighter planes that were undergoing maintenance, this time the squadron dispatched 18 fighter planes and flew directly to Sakhalin Island!

Yes, this time it was a provocative flight, just to protest against the Soviets with force! Let the Soviets know that the Americans are willing to use force to defend justice!

Eighteen F-15 fighter jets took off one after another from Misawa Base. When they flew over Hokkaido, they were joined by eight F-4Ej fighter jets from the 201st Squadron of the 2nd Air Force of the island country's Chitose Base, and together they headed to Sakhalin Island to protest to the Soviets.

"Fox Hunting Squadron, Fox Hunting Squadron, pay attention, the Chitose Flight Squadron is waiting in the airspace fifty kilometers ahead." A notification from the early warning aircraft came through the headset.

The E-3 early warning aircraft, which later became famous, just entered service this month. It was the first one equipped by the US Air Force. It cannot be sent to the Far East for the time being. The aircraft that is responsible for the early warning mission this time is an EC-121 early warning aircraft that took off from the Yokota Base in the rear.

The EC-121 series of electronic warfare and early warning aircraft are all developed from the C-121 transport aircraft. There are many models, such as the EC-121D and K, which are mainly used for early warning and training, the EC-121M for early warning, the EC-121P is an anti-submarine detection platform, the EC-121Q is an early warning and control platform, and so on.

Among them, the EC-121C is the first EC-121 series early warning aircraft of the US Air Force. It was put into use in October 1953. It has a 2.44-meter-long radar hood on the back of the fuselage, which is equipped with an AN/APS-20 search radar and can provide early warning information within a range of 400 kilometers.

"Fox Hunter Squadron received it." Nathaniel replied on the radio. The signals had already appeared on the radar display in front of him. The enemy identification determined that they were friendly forces, the F-4 fighter jets of the island country.

In fact, these F-15 fighter jets are enough to carry out this mission. However, the Air Force Command obviously asked the island nation's Air Self-Defense Force to accompany them for the sake of safety. In fact, they just want to use these guys as cannon fodder in case of danger.

From the layout, we can see that although there are two air force bases in Hokkaido, there is no US Air Force stationed there because it is too dangerous. The Misawa base should be located further back, which is also considered from the perspective of strategic depth.

A distance of fifty kilometers is just a matter of minutes for a fighter plane. Soon, the F-4 fighter plane of the island nation's Air Self-Defense Force with the plaster flag appeared in front.

"Chitose Squadron, Chitose Squadron, please join the formation." Nathaniel shouted on the radio.

The frequency has been coordinated, and on the same frequency band, an order from the 14th Flight Squadron was received, and eight F-4 fighters joined in.

Captain Yamada was operating his own fighter plane and couldn't help but feel envious when looking at these American planes. Just by looking at the appearance, one could tell that these were the latest American fighter planes with powerful combat capabilities and could completely compete with the most advanced Soviet fighter planes!

Thanks to the relationship between the two countries, the Air Self-Defense Force has also purchased a batch of such fighter jets. The earliest one should be able to join the Air Self-Defense Force within two years. By then, we will no longer have to fear the Soviet MiG-25!

Captain Yamada felt a little scared when talking about the MiG-25. Now, the whole Air Self-Defense Force is spreading the news that the performance of that fighter is extremely powerful and all of their fighters cannot compete with it. If they encounter an attack from this kind of fighter, they can neither defeat it nor escape!

Will he fight with this kind of fighter planes when he goes to Sakhalin this time? However, remembering that Sakhalin was forcibly separated from the island country by the Soviets after World War II, Warrant Officer Yamada mustered up his courage again and fought for the honor of the Empire of Japan!

Twenty-six fighter planes flew over Hokkaido and headed straight for Sakhalin Island across the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. Just as they were gathering over Hokkaido, they were discovered by the long-range radar station on Sakhalin Island.

The Americans are coming with great force!

The sharp sirens echoed over the Kamenny-Iruchii base.

Alert! The Americans have dispatched a large number of fighter jets in an attempt to invade Sakhalin Island's airspace!

As the southernmost base, the Kamenny-Iruchii base directly faces the American fighter planes over Hokkaido. In the past, in order to avoid accidents, Americans and islanders flew east-west over Hokkaido. This time they flew directly to the north, obviously to challenge them.

Soviet airspace is sacred and inviolable!

The Su-15 interceptor group of the 592nd Regiment took off quickly and urgently.