There are different modes of radar. When searching the sea while transmitting data to other aircraft on your side, it is impossible to search for the air. At this time, all the radar beams are on the sea surface and will not face the air. diffusion.

This requires the continued development of radar technology. When the new generation of active phased array radar is developed, the radar antenna can be separated at any time, one part is against the air and the other part is against the sea, so that there is no delay in both tracking and scanning. , Is also the advantage of phased array radar, so phased array radar is bound to be a new trend, and it is a more advanced product than flat slot radar.

In later generations, the plane's head does not have a phased array, and it is embarrassing to say hello to others.

But now, there is no such advanced thing.

Although the radar could not search for the target, this additional infrared tracking sensor worked. Chen Rui flexibly found the target from this device.

Those two targets that flew over from each other's aircraft carriers must be sea harriers!

"196, 197, continue high-altitude patrol, 194, go down with me!" Chen Rui shouted over the radio.

Han’s radio calls are mainly code names. Only Chen Rui has a nickname. Now, the radar officer in the rear cabin has completed the final work and transmitted the target data to the ultra-low-altitude flying formation on the water. , They are no longer needed, they can calmly go down to challenge.

There are only two sea harriers. Of course, Chen Rui has to deal with it by himself. After all, his experience is the most abundant, and he can complete the task without causing danger.

Chen Rui will be very accurate.

Unfortunately, it's not a war. If you take the initiative, you can directly use AIM-54 and PL-11 to beat the opponent into two fireballs, and the opponent may not react.

But it is impossible. After all, this is just a military deterrence action. They cannot really fire on the Niu State aircraft, and so does the Niu State aircraft. With the superiority of Han's air power, the people of Niu were afraid to make any real provocations.

Unfortunately, it can only be used as an exercise! A wonderful confrontation exercise! Chen Rui pushed the nose.

The nose of the Red Cat’s fighter jet began to dive down. With the prying of the tail rudder, his fighter jet proficiently dived down. Compared with the previous hydraulic control, this digital fly-by-wire operation is more agile. It can be said that it is also good for improving the maneuverability of the aircraft.

It will not improve the performance of the aircraft itself, but it can improve the response speed of the aircraft.

Advanced avionics equipment will make their operations easier. They can make various actions without worrying about flying outside the flight envelope unless they actively unlock the restrictions of the flight control. However, that is only for stunts. Just used.

The nose of the red cat dived down. During air combat, you don't need to look at anything. Just look at the head-up display in front. The data on it is beating rapidly and continuously decreasing. That is the altitude data.

At the same time, the monitor is still displaying a small level indicator. This indicator is tilted at this time, indicating that his plane is diving at an angle of 10 degrees.

The altitude is decreasing, but the speed is increasing. This is a typical way of exchanging altitude for speed. Now, the sea harriers are at low altitude and they can only dive down like this.

The three-piece windshield disappeared. The overall windshield had only one frame, and the vision was wide. Chen Rui saw a cloud in front of him. His fighter plane and the wingman in the back penetrated the clouds without hesitation.

Fighters flying in the clouds are dangerous, and they might collide. So at this time, the radar on the nose will also detect and keep the distance between the two sides.

The two-aircraft formation flying through the clouds showed the skill and vigor of the two pilots. The two red cats were like eagles, flying above the clouds, and then quickly appeared from below the clouds. When they left the clouds, the two targets were already quite clear on the sea.

What are the pilots of Niu Country doing? Don’t they know how to increase the speed and altitude as much as possible for such air defense operations? Chen Rui thought secretly in her heart.

"Canned food calls mothership, canned food calls mothership." Of course Chen Rui didn't know. At this time, the two pilots of the Niu State Navy were trying to restore contact.

"Soap calls mothership, Soap calls mothership." Lieutenant Watson also kept calling.

Last night, they were all experienced and veteran pilots who flew on the Sea Harrier for up to 2,000 hours, and even participated in the Donkey Island War. However, the soap and cans that took off today only flew for more than 1,000 hours. That's it.

They were a little anxious after discovering that the radio connection was interrupted, and began to call back and kept calling.

Where is the enemy?

Before they set off, their task was to find the enemy's flying fighter, but now, after their contact with the mothership was interrupted, they focused on restoring contact. They did not continue to climb and accelerate, and they were almost in the sea. On the plane, continue to fly.

Of course, this also reflects their combat thinking.

The Sea Harrier fighter is equipped with a "Blue Fox" intercepting radar. This type of radar is not a model specifically used by fighter jets. After all, there is still a gap between Niu Country's technology and Eagle Country. The radar used by their own fighter jets cannot have good performance while reducing weight.

The "Blue Fox" radar is actually an extension of the "Wave" radar developed for the Westland "Lynx" carrier helicopter. Compared with the cumbersome operation of the AWG-9, it is very simple, with only a few Two modes: search mode; air-to-air attack mode; air-to-surface attack mode; aperture mode.

As a derivative of the helicopter radar, the performance of the "Blue Fox" radar is not much better. Compared with the high performance of modern fighters, it can be said to be quite rudimentary. It can be said that it is just a question of whether there is.

However, they couldn’t do anything about it. It was just that under the threat of cuts in funding and the loss of aircraft carriers, the Royal Navy of the Niu Kingdom installed it on a Sea Harrier fighter jet based on the view of “it’s better than nothing”. After all, this radar is light-weight. , Simple structure and low cost.

Now, they know that it must have been subjected to strong electromagnetic interference. In this case, their simple fire control radar is unlikely to have any effect. At this time, their eyes are more reliable.

If they observe the target with the naked eye, they will have a certain advantage at low altitude. They can look to the sky from low altitude, and it is easy to find the target from the blue sky background.

On the contrary, if it is from the surface of the sea, the reflection of the sea is simply a great challenge for them.

Besides, if the other party wants to attack a warship, it is likely that they will fly at an ultra-low altitude over the sea, and they do not need to fly higher.