Chapter 696 Shooting Down B2

Beijing time, 5:45 am.

Ding Gaoheng was in the office of the Science and Technology Commission, staying up late to watch a foreign TV station's live report on the Allied operations.

Of course, he couldn't be waiting for something on purpose, but he felt inexplicably restless last night. He was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, so he had to turn on the TV to kill time.

However, no matter how much he suffers from insomnia, he is still an old man who is almost seventy years old. After staying up until the early morning, he is basically already in a half-asleep and half-awake state.

The report by the AFP female reporter on the TV was more like a hypnotic background sound.

However, at this moment, a sound like thunder suddenly sounded, startling Ding Gaoheng, who was dozing off on the sofa, to jump.

But when he calmed down and looked at the TV screen in front of him, he found that the picture inside had disappeared.

"Um?"

Ding Gaoheng smelled the smell in the room subconsciously. His first reaction from the thunder just now was that the TV was broken.

But there was no burnt taste as expected.

And if you look closely, you will find that although the screen is black, the logo of France 2 and the banner subtitles below are still there. It is obviously not a problem with the TV or the receiving antenna.

But the signal source for the broadcast was cut off.

"It's almost six o'clock..."

Ding Gaoheng looked back at his watch. He had no intention of going back to sleep. Instead, he picked up the remote control next to him and changed the channel, preparing to take a look at the current situation in the Balkans.

Although Western reporters are considered not to be very fast runners, in this era there are only a few that can conduct real-time television broadcasts around the world, so there is very little room for choice.

"Why is there no signal?"

He changed several channels in succession that he usually watched, but the situation was the same as before.

There is a station logo, but no picture.

While Ding Gaoheng's head was filled with questions, the Reuters broadcast signal finally switched back to the studio. The host in London also looked confused and said that their front signal was suddenly cut off. The reason was currently being investigated and the TV station would During this time, other content will be temporarily inserted.

"Perhaps the Americans have released electromagnetic interference again..."

While he was thinking this, he got up to wash up and start handling today's official duties. He didn't realize that he had just witnessed an event that could rewrite the course of history...

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at the same time.

Balkan region.

The Spirit of Kansas bomber, which had just completed bombing, had flown to the end of the bombing route according to the route plan. The ailerons on the rear edge of the flying wing drove the heavy aircraft to slowly roll to the left, while continuing to climb to increase the flight altitude as quickly as possible.

Although the two EA6Bs have suppressed all surrounding high-threat radar signals, the flight altitude of 5,000 meters when dropping bombs is not out of reach even for some portable air defense missiles, so it is better to return to the high-altitude route of about 10,000 meters as soon as possible is safer.

"Echo 01, our radar warning receiver shows that the previous meter-wave radar signal is still working. Please confirm the situation?"

Colonel Statham on the co-pilot asked the nearby EA6B on the radio.

Even for the US military, how stealth aircraft pilots process RWR information is still a huge problem, but now this task can be completed by the electronic warfare aircraft next to it.

"The deployment position of that radar is very awkward. The anti-radiation missile needs to find another angle to improve the hit rate. Echo 02 is adjusting its route, but the missile launched by my aircraft just now has hit the previous C-band signal source. Currently, the entire There are no high-threat radar signals in the airspace.”

In this operation, the AGM88 anti-radiation missile was an eye-catching performance. In fact, to a large extent, it was not because of poor performance, but because the urban environment was too complex. This kind of thing designed in the Cold War era was never considered for use under such conditions. .

Hearing that the biggest threat had been destroyed, Colonel Statham breathed a sigh of relief, and then realized that he had just been paying attention to the RWR, so he forgot to push the throttle on the left.

Fortunately, the plane had just started to climb and turn, and the speed did not drop particularly badly, so he quickly made up for this action.

There is something wrong with two pilots being the air force commander and the wing commander respectively.

Although they are all senior pilots with thousands of hours of experience, the intensity of recent training has been relatively low, and it is easy for some omissions to occur under pressure.

However, this inconspicuous omission was a golden opportunity for Lieutenant Colonel Zoltan Dani, who had been ambushing on the ground for a long time.

However, this is not actually accurate.

Because he actually commanded the troops to shoot down a stealth fighter half a month ago.

After achieving that world-shocking victory, Danny did not stop studying the patterns of enemy air force activity.

He soon discovered that although stealth aircraft are invisible to radar in most cases, they can judge whether the other party is currently dispatching stealth aircraft through the movement trajectories of other aircraft in the airspace.

For example, right now, there are only two solitary EA6Bs over the entire city, and all tactical targets that look like F/A18s, Mirage 2000s, or F16s had withdrawn to the north of the 45° north latitude line or south of the 44° north latitude line about half an hour ago.

This is a signal that stealth aircraft are about to enter the market.

Therefore, he immediately instructed the three P18 radars (one active and two passive) that were in an intermittent power-on state to enter continuous working mode. At the same time, he also turned on another C-band fire control radar to prepare for firing with anti-aircraft missiles. in order to distract the other party from the threat of the former. .

In the past half month, his missile base has used up most of its ammunition, and it is impossible to effectively track targets under electronic interference. Keeping these fire control radars has little tactical value.

For the lieutenant colonel, the killer move this time was the radar upgrade kit he got from an old friend on the eve of the Allied Operation, as well as the eight 100mm anti-aircraft guns that were pulled out of the warehouse just a few days ago.

Among the things sent by the Buryat businessman were the complete operating manual and firing list of this anti-aircraft gun.

However, in order to increase the firepower density, he did not fully refer to the manual's requirements for a circular arrangement of anti-aircraft positions. Instead, he deployed all artillery groups in the middle of a building ruins near the safety zone and pointed them in the same direction.

As for the deployment density, it is far beyond what is allowed by any operating regulations...

When things are urgent, I don't have to worry about so much.

Because the area is crowded with foreign agencies and media, few aircraft, especially electronic warfare aircraft, will be active in the area except for the first two days of the Allied operation.

While maximizing concealment, it also almost limits your shooting range.

As for what to do if the target appears in other directions...

It's over if you don't fire.

Anyway, it was already riddled with holes, so it would be easy to miss a few more planes.

Preserving yourself is the most important thing.

But today, he really took the gamble.

After the three P18 radars were activated, he quickly received reports from radar operators.

Besides the two EA6Bs, there was indeed a sneaky target flying towards the air defense position he deployed.

"Lieutenant Colonel, the ammunition has been loaded and the firing elements are being adjusted according to the radar signal. Do you need to fire immediately after the target enters the killing range?"

a captain in charge of the firing position asked over the intercom.

Danny wanted to nod in agreement immediately, but then he thought of a better way.

"Don't be impatient first. See if the opponent wants to turn after a while. If so, wait until they slow down before firing."

This multi-point passive detection system is good in every aspect, but the target update frequency is a bit slow, and he has no chance to test-fire, so he is really not confident enough.

"But what if the other party's target is us?"

the captain asked.

Judging from the course on the opposite side, it does seem to be rushing straight towards them.

"Then admit it."

The lieutenant colonel replied nonchalantly:

"If the opponent really finds us, they won't be able to escape anyway, and I believe in the concealment of this position."

With the war at this point, he no longer cares about these things.

The person on the intercom was obviously paused for a moment, and then answered:

"receive!"

Soon, the signal reflection on the radar screen suddenly became stronger for a moment.

This is the signal for a stealth aircraft to open its magazine.

Danny's palms gradually began to sweat.

About a minute later, he heard a continuous loud noise in the distance.

Obviously, the other party is not coming for them.

And almost at the same time, the opponent began to make the turn he had been waiting for.

Although the turn and climb itself will not cause the aircraft to lose speed particularly seriously, from the perspective of the projection of artillery damage, it will indeed be easier to hit.

With the help of a firing list for each gun crew, the eight КС-19s aimed the muzzles at the position reported by the radar operator as quickly as possible.

"Fire!"

As the lieutenant colonel's order was issued, eight anti-aircraft guns fired a round of short fire that lasted about half a minute and totaled about 60 rounds.

At almost the same time that ground artillery fire began, Colonel Statham in the Spirit of Kansas made up the action of pushing the throttle valve.

In fact, if he did not perform this action, the aircraft, which was constantly losing speed, would probably not be able to fly into the kill zone in time...

Moreover, the powerful electronic interference capability of EA6B is even enough to affect the working conditions of radio proximity fuzes.

But the batch of artillery shells that Lieutenant Colonel Danny dug out from the warehouse did not have any fancy tricks, and they even used the oldest time fuses.

The kind that you twist by hand before firing.

In short, everything is so coincidental.

"boom--"

The first cloud of gray smoke exploded almost directly in front of the plane.

"Um?"

For pilots in the late 1990s, "being shot by a large-caliber anti-aircraft gun" was something that was completely unimaginable.

Therefore, the two people in the cockpit looked at what was happening in front of them almost blankly.

But in the next moment, the outside of the plane was almost enveloped in dazzling flashes of light.

"No, we were attacked by anti-aircraft fire!"

Distant Echo After the pilot No. 01 heard such a call, there was no sound on the radio.

The two electronic warfare officers sitting in the back seat of the EA6B watched dumbfoundedly as a dense plume of smoke appeared a few kilometers away, followed by the flames of the aircraft burning in mid-air.

Thanks to the leader of book friend IDK_WHP for the reward!