Chapter 482? Making a Feint to the East and Attacking in the West

Chapter 482: Making an attack in the east and attacking in the west

The combat direction of the Birdcage surface-to-air missile force is towards the west. They know that the "enemy" will attack from the west, which means that the other three directions are very weak links.

It is unlikely that Li Zhan will make a breakthrough from the east. That would require a large circle, which is impossible based on the current situation. According to test flight requirements, when performing this type of high-intensity precision ground strike mission, the J-16 needs to carry several tons of ammunition. In other words, it cannot be fully refueled, so the range is limited.

The maximum takeoff weight of the J-16 has been greatly improved compared to the Su-30MKK, but this improvement is limited.

Li Zhan said, "Make a small detour from the southeast and break through from their south."

Chen Fei immediately said, "You forgot that there is important weather in the southeast, and a typhoon has already formed on the sea surface two hundred kilometers away."

"So they never expected that we would break through from the south. As for the impact of the typhoon on us, I think it will be minimal. It is no problem to keep a distance of more than 30 kilometers from the typhoon circle." Li Zhan said.

Chen Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "If you think it works, then do it."

It was just a typhoon, and it didn't mean that it had never flown through typhoon days. What's more, it was an ocean storm more than 200 kilometers away from the mainland.

Li Zhan immediately reported the battle plan to the Fuzhou command post, then quickly turned south, set the flight altitude at fifty meters above sea level, and flew quickly over the sea with a faint starlight. There are usually no clouds in the area around typhoons, because the clouds are attracted away, so the outside is very clean, so Li Zhan can clearly see the lights on the ground all the way there.

The wind was a bit strong, it was a whirlwind moving from south to north and then east. The feeling became more obvious the further south it flew.

The strait below is an important maritime traffic thoroughfare. There are many large ships traveling between the north and the south. Li Zhan can even clearly see oil tankers of two to three million tons appearing on the channel from time to time. The navigation lights are hundreds of meters high on the mast. , looks like a mobile lighthouse on the sea.

Li Zhan was flying on the left side of the channel. Perhaps the ships he encountered would be surprised by the flashing red and green lights on the sea. No one would have thought that an aircraft would fly at such a low altitude from the sea.

As a man who flew the No. 037 J-7E over the sea at an altitude of 20 to 30 meters, Li Zhan was familiar with this matter.

After the estimated time for detecting the target exceeded, the command center of the Birdcage surface-to-air missile unit began to panic. Where did the target go? The furthest distance between them is only 300 kilometers. Theoretically speaking, "Wuyi Mountain" will enter their detection range if it flies beyond the coastline. However, the radar screen is full of green dots, but there is no representative The red dot of "Wuyi Mountain".

"Why is it Jiang Zi?" Colonel Guo Tai, the commander on duty, frowned and asked the war situation director beside him.

The war situation director stared at the tactical intelligence display and said, "It's very strange. Why are they so purple? They should have flown into the radar search range."

Colonel Guo Tai glared, "What are you talking about? Your duty is to say affirmative words!"

"Okay, okay!" The war situation director trembled and quickly ordered, "Contact the aviation team to see if you have found anything."

"Roger!" A staff officer immediately contacted the J-10A fighter formation that was circling in the air to search for and alert the F-16A/B Block 20 fighter jets. Unfortunately, they received a negative reply.

Guo Tai touched his chin and thought, "Wait and see."

They obviously couldn't wait for the "guest" to appear in the direction where it was supposed to appear. They also had good reason to believe that "Wuyi Mountain" came from the west - the 300th Division and a Hainan Division were conducting night training in the east, and there was typhoon weather in the south. , and "Wuyi Mountain" can never be bypassed from the east.

"Tonight is also a surprise. The 300th Division and Hainan Airlines will start a night joint combat training tonight. Otherwise, it would be more ideal for us to break through from the north." Chen Fei looked down at the large piece of east on the navigation map under the lights in the cockpit. The airspace turned into a no-fly zone, and he said in confusion.

Li Zhan said, "It's a good thing that we caught up. It means that the army training is in full swing and the competition is promising."

"Three hundred divisions pulling Haihang to practice as sparring partners are probably preparing for the competition." Chen Fei said thoughtfully and asked, "By the way, are you participating in the competition?"

Li Zhan said, "Participate. The brigade said I must participate, and they will only let me go to the Flying Shark training camp after I get a good ranking."

"It's a pity that the HNA troops are not included. It's a pity to miss this important event." Chen Fei sighed and said.

Li Zhan said with a smile, "Sooner or later we will fight together. You can suggest to your superiors that you bring the troops to Beiku for training and engage in confrontation with the Falcon Brigade. You will definitely gain something."

In terms of air combat, naval pilots are instantly killed by falcons. This is Chen Fei's first judgment. After arriving at the 99th HNA Division, he discovered that there was such a big gap between the air combat capabilities of the HNA force and the air force! In this regard, the Air Force has successively canceled the altitude difference since Beiku and replaced it with zero-altitude free air combat training, significantly improving its air combat capabilities. However, HNA was still very conservative in this aspect. When Chen Fei was transferred to the 99th Division of HNA, the troops still followed the previous combat training methods.

On the other hand, the PLA Navy's naval aviation units are quite good at low-altitude sea-skimming assaults and precise strikes against sea targets, and are better than many units of the Air Force.

Traditionally, the Air Force focused on air combat and focused on air combat, while HNA focused on combat and focused on air combat. Now everyone is aware of the shortcomings in this and is working hard to make changes. The real significance of Hainan Airlines lies in the carrier-based aircraft force, to be precise, the aviation force carried by the aircraft carrier.

As the Air Force transforms into both offense and defense, the living space of HNA's shore-based fighter units will gradually be squeezed. The way out for the future is that all naval stations along the coast will become naval land-based air stations to provide support for the carrier-based aviation units. Logistics support and guarantee.

If the air force wants to go to sea, it must go on ships.

Maybe in the future, if Lao Lu suddenly wants to field fixed-wing attack aircraft, the Air Force may have to go to sea...

After all, Lao Lu has been determined to do something for so many years and has never been unsuccessful - he is such a fierce man that even the strategic missile force has to be included in his own artillery force!

Later, it was named "Second Artillery Force" to appease Lao Lu's group of veteran generals. The Second Artillery Corps and the Second Artillery Corps still sound like artillery. If they are artillery, they belong to our army. It can also be regarded as giving face to the big brother of the army. .

(I guess, don’t take it seriously.)

The possibility of the Army fielding attack aircraft exists. Years ago when the Army Aviation was established, the veterans of the old army were talking about the Air Force's Q-5 (why not call it the Q-5). The reason is very good - it is easy to command. . The command mechanism back then was not as convenient and simple as it is now. Air-ground cooperative combat training was a subject worthy of big news, and the Q-5 attack aircraft was responsible for supporting ground troops on the frontline battlefield. It was generally deployed forward and focused on providing Timely and efficient ground firepower. There is nothing wrong with incorporating such an aircraft into the Army Aviation establishment.

This is stepping on the tail of the Air Force. I immediately jumped up and said, Boss, you are going to build the Second Air Force, so what else do you want from our Air Force? I’ll leave it to you!

The Air Force's reaction was huge, and as a big brother, you really have to have a big picture view, so the matter was dropped. However, at that time, almost all the helicopters of the Air Force were collected by the Army Aviation, including the people, aircraft and stations. Even more than ten years later, this kind of thing is still going on. The whole regiment and the entire brigade took a stroke of a pen and said - returned to the old mainland!

Many pilots had no time to change into their military uniforms, but the armband of the Air Force flight suit clearly read: Air Force Aviation Force!

So this kind of pressure is passed down from one layer to another. The Air Force was afraid that Big Brother would get angry and quickly expressed goodwill in many ways, and then quickly strengthened ground attack training and worked hard in the direction of "being able to conduct independent battles." The Air Force has paratroopers! The Navy used to be the most irritated. The aviation force relied on the Air Force. The Marine Corps was simply the big brother. Seeing that your life was really difficult, it assigned a division (164th Infantry Division). In short, life was quite miserable.

In recent years, with the adjustment of national strategy, the upper levels have launched a large-scale shipbuilding plan that may last for half a century. The ships are being replaced batch by batch. Later, the launching ceremony will be simply carried out and they will be towed away and vacated. dock. Taking advantage of this trend, the Navy began to exert its strength and develop in the direction of "being able to conduct independent campaigns."

The big brother of the army is in a mess in the wind. Can he still fight independently and still have my singing?

Yes, you all have to develop outwards, right? Well, I will focus on ground heavy machinery troops equipped with sixty-ton main tanks and ten-ton armed helicopters, and develop light and fast combat troops that can advance fifty kilometers in one day. Damn it, I still have to rely on me to defend the great land of Nuo!

In such a general environment, it is sometimes particularly important to specify the purpose of a weapon. The J-16 is a strike fighter that is urgently needed by both the Air Force and the Navy. It is a very important tactical weapon in the strategy of "being able to conduct independent battles".

Closer to home, Li Zhan is not very clear about the strategic thinking of his superiors. His abilities limit him to thinking within the scope of tactics. He might be a good air force tactician, but not necessarily a military strategist. Some tactics are not unusual, let alone strange theories. After all, there are people who have waded across the river in front of them, so many people understand the relevant tactical theories. However, when going from theory to practice, there is a high probability that they will be killed on the way. Li Zhan is exactly the same. He can very well apply some tactics that many people cannot do in actual combat.

"Enter the orange airspace in one minute." Chen Fei reminded Li Zhan.

Using color to grade threat areas is also a new attempt. Referring to the weather warning signal system, from light to dark, red is the highest threat area, and orange is second only to red.

Li Zhan stabilized his flying posture and said, "We will enter the orange airspace in one minute. I understand."

"There are important sea conditions ahead, so increase the flight altitude." Chen Fei said.

Li Zhan slowly raised the nose of the plane to increase the lift surface. The fighter climbed high and finally flew level at an altitude of 200 meters above sea level. "Two hundred meters, prepare to enter the orange airspace, turn on the radar, and prepare the weapon system."

"Understood, prepare the weapon system." Chen Fei quickly operated, turned on the fire control, powered on the missile according to standard procedures, and then began to wait.

Does it make sense to operate the radar at an altitude of two hundred meters? Obviously there is, because the threat in the orange airspace they face at this time comes from the sea.