Chapter 76 Cannon Attack
In fact, the US intelligence agencies have always been paying attention to the development of new fighter jets in the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, apart from some information that could be obtained from the Soviet Union's public information, the US intelligence agencies have gained nothing. It is too difficult to infiltrate the Soviet Union and obtain first-hand intelligence.
Because of this, the Americans were shocked when they found this new plane. The plane had such a smooth shape, such beautiful lines, and absolutely excellent maneuverability! The Americans could almost foresee that this plane was designed to counter their newly developed F-15 fighter! Therefore, the Americans could not wait to conduct a second reconnaissance.
Two reconnaissance missions in one day was an exception, but the Americans had no fear at all. The reconnaissance missions in the past few days showed that the Soviets had no ability to shoot down their own reconnaissance planes. This was not to say that the Soviet MiG-25 could not fly at three times the speed of sound, but that attacking a target at three times the speed of sound had exceeded the existing air defense technology level. During the Fourth Middle East War two years ago, MiG-25 reconnaissance planes kept flying over Israel for reconnaissance, but Israel had no means to shoot down the enemy. Although the land-based air defense missiles had the range and altitude to reach them, they were unable to shoot down the enemy!
The existing electronic systems cannot intercept targets that fast. The American technology is not good enough, and the Soviet Union’s backward electronic industry is even worse! Therefore, the Blackbird’s reconnaissance is absolutely safe!
There is no restricted area for the Blackbird in the sky over the Soviet Union! With this idea in mind, the Blackbird reconnaissance plane once again flew over the Soviets. They didn't know that the Soviets below were ready to fight back.
In the past, as long as the plane crossed the median line of the Sea of Japan, the Soviet interceptors would come to intercept it. But now, the Blackbird pilots found nothing and flew across the Sea of Japan, Vladivostok, and the Pacific Fleet, taking clear pictures of the warships in those ports, and then continued to fly over the Soviet land. At this time, the altitude had reached 30,000 meters.
"032, fly at full speed, expected encounter in three minutes." The voice of the ground controller came through the headset.
Andre, who had been waiting in the airspace, immediately turned on the afterburner and pushed the throttle to the maximum. The fighter plane broke through the sound barrier with a roar. A cone-like sonic boom cloud appeared in front of it. The iron fighter plane was roaring and roaring!
Shoot down the American reconnaissance plane! Andre no longer cares about the 2.8 Mach limit. Even if the engine of this fighter plane is scrapped after flying back, as long as the Blackbird is shot down, it is worth it!
While accelerating, he followed the guidance of the ground personnel and adjusted the angle twice again, his eyes gradually shifting to the sight.
In his previous life, when Andre was flying the J-7 trainer, he learned to use machine guns to hit ground targets. At that time, for some reasons, both financial and institutional, the Chinese Air Force liked to use various aircraft to carry out ground attacks, using machine guns or rocket pods to hit ground targets. Even the Su-27 was no exception. It was beautiful and exciting, and when performing flying shows for superiors, they would often receive applause.
Yes, rocket nests! Andre thought of another trick. If the machine gun attack doesn't work, he will use rocket nests next time! He won't believe that he can't kill the Blackbird! If the rocket nests don't work, he will use missiles loaded with nuclear warheads!
Damn it, you can’t just come and go as you please in Soviet airspace!
"032, we are expected to encounter the target in one minute, please continue to climb." The voice of the ground CGI guide came through the headset.
The guide correctly understood Andre's meaning and guided him to the pursuit attack route. At this time, the Blackbird behind was flying at a speed of Mach 3.2 and was still accelerating. Obviously, the other party also knew that they were flying as fast as possible in Soviet airspace.
At this time, Andre's fighter plane was still 500 meters behind the enemy and needed to continue climbing. The routes of both sides would intersect 60 kilometers ahead, and there would also be a shooting opportunity for Andre's fighter plane!
Only once! When the Blackbird continued to accelerate, and even once the ground observed that the Blackbird actually flew at a speed of 3.5 Mach, it was known that the maximum speed of the Blackbird exceeded that of the MiG-25. The MiG-25 only flew at 3.2 Mach at full speed.
"032 received." Andre shouted on the radio, pulling the joystick between his legs back and starting to adjust the front sight for the last time.
Even if all the settings are correct, the sight is designed for targets with a speed of less than 760 meters per second. Now, the target's speed exceeds Mach 3, which means that the lead time must be greater!
Andre raised his head through the narrow goggles. If the ground guidance was completely correct, then the Blackbird should be about to appear above his head!
Sure enough, two seconds later, a huge target suddenly appeared above his head!
At this time, you cannot hear the opponent's voice, as the voice has been left far behind. If you hear the roar of the opponent's unique super engine and the huge sonic boom, it means that the opponent has already run away!
Now! Andre held his breath, and then he realized that he had no time to adjust the sights. He just pushed the joystick forward and pressed the red button on it.
"Boom boom!" There was a 23mm cannon hung on the internal rack of each wing. The cannon was firing rapidly. Smoke was coming out from the tail of the cannon. The 23mm shells were pouring out like a rainstorm, or like a rain of arrows from the sky when two armies fought in ancient times!
Among the three armor-piercing incendiary bombs, there will be a tracer bullet to indicate the trajectory of the shell. At this time, already at a high altitude at the edge of the earth's atmosphere, the MiG-25 launched its fierce attack!
The shells were not fired directly at the incoming blackbird, but at the front of it!
Andre felt the fuselage was shaking, as if it would disintegrate in the air at any time. Although he was wearing a flight suit similar to a high-altitude compensation suit, if the plane disintegrated at this altitude, it would be almost impossible for him to survive!
However, Andre was not afraid. When two men meet on a narrow road, the bravest will win! His fingers did not leave the machine gun. Two flashing lines of bullets could be seen falling continuously!
The Blackbird, flying at high speed, had no time to react and crashed into the rain of bullets in front of it. Yes, it crashed into it!