Chapter 132 Fighting Bravely
To get rid of radar-guided air-to-air missiles, you have to get rid of the opponent's radar lock!
The AIM-7F missile uses a pulse Doppler plus continuous wave guidance method. When it reaches a position very close to the target, it has already adopted the continuous wave guidance method. As long as it is continuously illuminated by the opponent's airborne radar, the missile can hit the target.
Scattered away were the Su-15 interceptors, each doing its best to get rid of the incoming missiles.
Some turned on the afterburner and pulled the joystick back to make the Su-15 fighter climb upwards, while others pushed the joystick to dive downwards, and some even flew directly towards the missiles, hoping to pass by them.
At the same time, platinum strip decoys were continuously released in the sky to interfere with the opponent's missiles.
"Boom!" The Su-15 interceptor flew towards a Sparrow missile and originally wanted to dodge the missile in the final stage, but the opponent's proximity fuse had already detonated the missile's warhead in advance. Countless broken rods flew over, and the Su-15 fighter was immediately faced with a metal storm.
The first round of salvos, one shot down! Nathaniel, the captain of the F-15 formation, was very satisfied with this result, which was achieved at almost the maximum range! Those diving and climbing targets all shook off the missiles, except for one guy flying towards them and crashed into it stupidly.
Moreover, the opponent's formation has been disrupted!
In order to keep their missiles aimed at the target, the F-15 fleet here did not dodge. The semi-active radar-guided Sparrow missile, without the radar illumination of the carrier aircraft, is just a large rocket.
The radar illumination continued for more than ten seconds, and after the first round of missiles flew over, the F-15 fleet also began to evade.
If the airborne radar cannot illuminate the target, then it cannot provide semi-active radar guidance. This is not only applicable to the American Sparrow missiles, but also to the Soviet R-98 missiles.
Almost immediately after launching the missiles, the Su-15 chose to evade. Logically, all the missiles that flew out would miss the target.
Of course, this is not the case! Because of the defects of electronic technology, the Soviet Union's missiles also developed additional air-to-air missiles with infrared guidance heads! When intercepting, two missiles are usually fired at the same time, one infrared-guided and one radar-guided missile!
The radar-guided missile lost its target almost as soon as it flew out, but the infrared-guided missile was still flying according to the predetermined program!
No matter who it is, even if they know that the missiles flying from the opposite side have limited performance, it will not be easy when being targeted by missiles. The F-15 pilots released infrared decoy bombs and performed various maneuvers at the same time to get rid of the incoming missiles.
At this time, infrared missiles are only effective when attacking from behind, but it is difficult to hit the target head-on!
After getting rid of this round of missiles, the F-15 fighters accelerated and soon the target appeared in sight.
"Attention, 592nd Regiment, attention, 592nd Regiment, ten kilometers, six o'clock direction!" The ground radar guidance station found that the situation was not good and immediately notified the pilots above.
If we compare the maximum speed, the Su-15 fighter jet has a speed of over Mach 2, which is higher than the F-15 group behind it. However, if we compare the acceleration capability, it is far behind the F-15.
As a result of the evasive maneuver just now, the speed and altitude of all the fighter planes dropped drastically, and now, the American F-15 fighter planes accelerated and soon caught up with them within visual range!
If the rear is still exposed to the Americans at this time, the infrared missiles that will catch up will pose a serious threat to the fleet!
It was too late to re-arrange the second interception line. Since there was no way to retreat, let's fight! Captain Yuri made his choice in an instant and fought the Americans!
Fight! In an instant, passion and desire burst out in everyone's heart. Although the fighter planes were equipped with medium-range missiles, they could also be used at close range, and they also had machine guns. At this time, they were already north of the center line of the La Perouse Strait, even if it was Soviet airspace, being chased by American planes here was not in line with the character of the Soviet air defense force!
Captain Osipovich piloted his fighter plane, turning skillfully while turning on the afterburner to climb. Come on, Americans!
A heavy fighter with twin engines and twin vertical tails appeared in the field of vision. Captain Osipovich saw the opponent coming head-on and followed it. Then, he saw a flash of fire under the opponent's wing, and a close-range air-to-air missile flew over.
AIM-9H already has a strong head-on interception capability! Moreover, the missile has a large overload, good overall performance, and a high kill probability with a single shot.
Looking at the missile flying towards him, Osipovich knew that to get rid of this kind of missile, he had to be fast and accurate!
Osipovich was not afraid. He continued to fly towards the missile. When his retina was almost completely occupied by the missile, he suddenly pressed the joystick to the right, stepped on the rudder at the same time, rolled skillfully, and then released several infrared decoy bombs.
There was no explosion, the missile had already dodged!
Through the narrow field of vision, Osipovich looked to his left, but he could no longer see the F-15 that attacked him. Where did it go?
Just as Osipovich was looking around, a hurried voice came from the headset: "467, 467, six o'clock, the Americans have launched missiles!"
Just as Osipovich turned to evade, the F-15 had already flexibly caught up with him and fired another AIM-9H at the Su-15's anus.
At the critical moment, the wingman reminded Osipovich of the threat from the tail. Osipovich had no choice but to push the joystick and dive down rapidly.
The altitude was getting lower and lower, and he was pressed tightly against the seat. At the same time, a few hundred meters behind him, the AIM-9H missile was following quickly.
When all he could see was the azure blue sea, Osipovich used all his strength to pull the joystick back. The Su-15 was flying at high altitude and speed, so the control surfaces responded very slowly in this situation, and at the same time the overload made his operation slow.
When the missile almost brushed his head and exploded on the sea, Osipovich felt his whole body was soaked.
Osipovich was lucky to have dodged two American missiles, but not everyone was as lucky as him. In the sky, the battle was still going on, and the American F-15 fighter jets were easily strangling the Su-15 interceptors.