Chapter 667 Easily crushed

Roasted camel is a state banquet, not only because the camel is huge and requires 17 different seasonings to be baked in a special large oven for 7 days, but also because it is a Russian matryoshka doll!

From the inside, first put the eggs in the belly of the fish, then bake the fish, wait until the fish is cooked, then stuff the fish into the belly of the chicken and duck, and then continue to roast the chicken and duck. When these are done, stuff them In the sheep's belly, the roasted sheep is finally stuffed into the camel's belly. Therefore, this is not just the camel you see in front of you, there are many good things in its belly.

Kelly had never eaten this state banquet before, and he made a fool of himself again. When Qin Tao finally took out the eggs, Kelly had to find a crack in the ground to get in.

Of course, only big shots can attend this kind of state banquet. Pilots like Delano still have to stay at the base obediently.

Salah didn’t leave either. On the bonfire at the base, the two roasted a sheep and chatted while eating.

“Have you ever used this kind of aircraft in actual combat?”

"Of course not." Delano said: "This aircraft is the product of international cooperation. Although the navy and air force in the East have taken a fancy to it, they have not yet accepted it, let alone officially entered service. Now this aircraft is just continuing to test and fly. Perfect and prepare for low-speed production at the same time, how can there be a chance to use it in actual combat? You also know that there has been no war in the East for ten years."

Salah nodded: "Yes. There is indeed no war in the East."

“However, once it is equipped with your air force, you can use it to perform tasks at any time, such as flying to a certain country for reconnaissance and other tasks. It will be no problem.” Delano said.

 Fly to a certain country to investigate! After hearing Delano's words, Salah immediately became excited. For them, they have never forgotten that they still have an enemy by their side!

With this kind of fighter jet, they can finally gain a technological advantage. The United States will never sell this kind of fighter jet to them, because in the Middle East, the Americans first protect the interests of their number one ally.

“The East is our real good friend.” Salah said, “Excuse me, will you stay and be our instructor?”

"This kind of aircraft is so advanced that there is no need for a two-seat trainer type. As long as you train on the ground simulator, you can directly fly a single-seat fighter to take off after passing the training. That's how I changed to flying," Delano said. : "I can help you adapt to flying, but I won't stay as an instructor. I still have a lot of work."

What Delano likes most is to challenge all the unknown things, being an instructor? He was tired of being an instructor in the East, and he didn't want to stay here and continue to be an instructor. If he had to fly a plane here to perform some special missions, that would be fine.

The two of them ate and drank, and soon the evening passed.

the next day.

 The sky is clear, which is good weather for flying.

At the Prince Sultan Air Force Base, a huge E-3 early warning aircraft was making preparations for takeoff. Seeing the people coming and going, Qin Tao said, "It would be great if I could get on the early warning aircraft and take a look."

"Sorry, the AWACS aircraft is American equipment. We cannot allow a third party to step on it." Salman said: "There is a special ground command center in the control tower of our base, where the information of the AWACS aircraft can be received simultaneously. You can wait there. That’s it.”

"Well, we won't embarrass our friends." Qin Tao said: "Besides, the representatives of the Typhoon fighter jets also have to stay on the ground, right?"

“That’s right, let’s just enjoy it on the ground.” Kelly said: “We are confident in our fighter planes. Everyone, would you like to go and take a look at our fighter planes first?”

Yesterday, it was originally eye-catching, but who would have thought that the limelight was stolen by the Easterners. The Saudi Air Force has not yet taken a closer look at the Typhoon fighter jets.

“I’ve seen the appearance of the fighter plane. By the way, what’s the layout of your cockpit?”

 “One level and three strikes, a classic layout.”

 “Then forget it.”

never mind? Kelly glanced at Qin Tao in surprise. Is the cockpit of the Eastern fighter more advanced? This is impossible!

 The E-3 early warning aircraft carrying a large plate took off, followed closely by the Typhoon fighter jet and came to the runway.

“Everyone, please appreciate our short take-off capabilities.” Kelly was still making a last-ditch effort: “Our aircraft are the most advanced!”

“Everyone, our plane is about to take off. You can fix the Patriot missile’s radar in the direction of our temporary field airport and see if it can detect our plane.” Qin Tao said.

 “That’s right, let’s go take a look!” With a crash, a large number of Saudi Air Force officers left.

 What’s good about short takeoff? Isn't it just to shorten the take-off distance?

Yesterday, the radar of the Patriot missile was rotating, and the J-31A only lowered its landing gear before landing. When it was lowered, it could almost touch the runway. Therefore, it did not expose itself much. Be sure to take a look today. , how far this fighter plane can be detected by radar when it takes off!

 Stealth fighters will definitely destroy the stealth layout during the take-off and landing stages. They will be detected by radar at this time, which makes them full of expectations.

"I'm leaving too. Your fighter planes are so advanced that they can take off from an aircraft carrier without a catapult. But our planes can't. If customers need it, we have to install an electromagnetic catapult for them at the airport, so that at the airport It can take off at a distance of a hundred meters, but I can't compare with you." Qin Tao said, turned around and left, and the words he left behind were disgusting to the British.

 There are catapults in the East, and they are electromagnetic catapults! What is currently being provided to Saudi Arabia is the carrier-based version. As long as you find a place to install it, a hundred meters is enough to take off. The short take-off that they are proud of is useless in the eyes of Easterners. .

 The command center was crowded.

“I just had a phone call with them, and they are expected to take off in ten minutes. At this time, the AWACS aircraft has also reached the cruising altitude, just in time to see if it can spot the fighter jet that is about to take off.” Someone said.

There are still ten minutes left. We can wait for the typhoon to take off before coming back. However, since we are already here, there is no need to go out again. Anyway, they have seen ordinary takeoffs and landings many times, short takeoffs and landings. Nothing spectacular either.

"The early warning aircraft should be difficult to detect." Another person began to analyze: "Our early warning aircraft looks down. If the stealth of the stealth aircraft is good enough, it will not be visible when looking down. After all, if you cannot avoid the supervision of the early warning aircraft, How can that be called a stealth aircraft? However, our ground radar is side-viewing, and the distance of fifty kilometers is not that far. As long as the aircraft is pulled up, we should be able to see it."

Whether the landing gear is retracted or retracted cannot be seen when looking from above, it can only be seen when looking from the side.

“Yes, when the F-117 fleet was stationed here a few years ago, we could accurately capture the takeoff and landing stages.”

There was a roar outside. The Typhoon fighter jet had already started its engine and was preparing to take off. However, few people outside were watching the Typhoon take off. Everyone was waiting for the J-31A to take off.

　Time passes little by little, one minute, two minutes, three minutes...

Ten minutes finally passed, and there was still nothing on the radar screen.

"What's going on? Did the plane have a malfunction and didn't take off?" Some people started to get anxious.

“Yeah, call the field base right away.”

 A minute later, a staff officer put down the phone: "The field base reported that the J-31A took off three minutes ago."

"This is impossible. Our phased array radar has been monitoring it all the time, and the early warning aircraft in the air have also been cruising. How come the aircraft has not been spotted taking off? During the takeoff and landing phase, its stealth should have been destroyed! "

“The report said that the J-31A did not climb immediately after taking off, but flew at a very low altitude for a minute and waited until the landing gear was fully retracted before climbing.”

Here, the Typhoon fighter took off very quickly. After taking off in a short distance, it almost climbed straight up, which fully demonstrated the power of the aircraft. This is also an obvious sign of a third-generation aircraft.

 The take-off of second-generation aircraft is slow. Only the take-off of third-generation aircraft can be so fast! However, the takeoff of the J-31A took a different path.

The radar close to the ground found that the farthest target on the horizon was no more than forty kilometers away. From the base fifty kilometers away, the J-31A flew directly at ultra-low altitude after taking off. Of course, the radar here found nothing. . (Thanks to the support of book friends, I have made accurate calculations in the book review area. The distance found on the horizon will not exceed 40 kilometers.)

 They were still waiting to find it on the radar, but found nothing!

The Patriot radar began to rotate again, and the early warning aircraft in the air were also searching. However, since the J-31A took off, it disappeared from everyone's sight!

 This has never happened before.

 The Saudi Air Force officers present were all excited.

 “Great, this means we have a fully stealthy fighter!”

“That’s right, neither early warning aircraft nor ground radar can detect its existence. We like this kind of fighter plane!”

Originally, the J-31A followed the route of international cooperation, which was to earn foreign exchange through exports. Now, with the testing of the Saudi Air Force under exercise conditions, the stealth of the J-31A has been perfectly verified. After the news spread, the J-31A instantly became the most popular model in the world.

This was originally an honor that belonged to the F-35, but who made the Americans' progress slow? If the JSF continues to delay, the world's large military aircraft orders may fall to the East.

At this time, the pilot of the Typhoon fighter jet flying in the air was anxious. He took off early because he wanted to locate his opponent as soon as possible. However, who would have thought that his opponent would take off almost at the same time as him. After he took off, his opponent had already taken off. , and I don’t know where it flew to yet!

 “Open the data link!” the Typhoon pilot shouted to the aircraft.

A data link prompt appeared on the screen, and a few seconds later, the data from the early warning aircraft was transmitted to his aircraft.

Who said he can't cheat?

The E-3 early warning aircraft used by the Saudi Air Force is usually operated by the Saudi Air Force and American consultants. Even in the back seat of the F-15 fighter jet, American instructors often sit. The United States and the United Kingdom wear the same pants, and they We also want to destroy Dongfang’s military aircraft export, so of course we must give our full support!

Even when the Saudi radar officer on board the AWACS found nothing unusual, the American consultants had opened the back door of the AWACS data link and quietly passed the data searched by the AWACS to the Typhoon fighter jet.

But it’s of no use. Because the early warning aircraft also found nothing!

Looking at the empty display data on the screen, the Typhoon pilot was a little annoyed: "Damn it, where did that plane hide? Could it be that the Easterners have already been able to build an aircraft with better stealth performance than the F-117?"

No one answered him. Secretly transmitting information through a data link was cheating to the greatest extent. It was impossible for the American consultant on the AWACS aircraft to communicate with him by voice. Moreover, with voice communication, more people can hear it.

If you want to attack a target, finding the enemy is the first step. Now, since the radar of the early warning aircraft cannot find the target, then the radar of the typhoon must not be able to find it either. Therefore, he has only one method left: visual inspection search!

When there were no electronic devices in the beginning, pilots relied on a pair of eyes sharper than an eagle's eye in the sky. Ordinary people could not see a target the size of a fighter jet more than ten kilometers away, while a pilot must reach it at least twenty kilometers away. Ace pilots are more capable than ordinary people. Pilots need to be five to ten kilometers higher. Today's Typhoon pilots are confident that they can visually detect targets thirty kilometers away.

Moreover, the target is still completely black. This kind of painting is like a ghost of the night, but it is very easy to expose the target in the daytime, so he is confident that he can find the target!

 However, just as he was searching for the target, a rapid voice sounded in the earphones: "Danger, has been locked, danger, has been locked!"

 It’s over so soon? He had just flown into the sky for less than five minutes. If he could be described appropriately, he was definitely a shooting man.

 Just entered and it’s over?

The pilot of the Typhoon fighter jet was angry: "Damn it, this is not fair, this is not fair! I was locked before I entered the battlefield. I ask for a do-over, a do-over!"

When they heard the voice coming from the radio, everyone in the command center on the ground showed contempt. Of course they had a premonition that stealth aircraft had a huge advantage and could instantly kill non-stealth aircraft. Now this air battle is still going on. It is reasonable to end without beginning.

 But the British man doesn’t accept it!

They despise them very much. They will belittle others when they win and default on their debts when they lose. This kind of person is so bad.

However, they didn't say anything, but looked at Qin Tao.

 Whether we want to accept the other party’s challenge remains to be answered by Mr. Qin.

"Formal air combat, each should fly to a certain starting airspace, and then wait for an opportunity to attack the other party. Now, the exercise airspace has not been determined yet, so it does not count as a start. This is a despicable sneak attack!" The Typhoon pilot continued to hear in the sky call.

 What did you say yesterday? Taking off into the sky, each of them found the other side based on their own abilities. What now? He actually started complaining about unfairness again. This clearly meant that the referee was unfair. This exercise was arranged by Saudi Arabia.

Salman's face darkened and he was about to say something. At this moment, Qin Tao spoke: "Then follow their requirements. Each of them will set a certain starting airspace. After flying over, start again."

“You can ask Typhoon fighter jets to fly to airspace No. 8, and Dongfang fighter jets to fly to airspace No. 3.” This time, the American consultant in the early warning aircraft spoke.

"Sure enough, this is what Westerners call fairness." Qin Tao said: "In this way, when the two sides fly head-on, our pilots are facing the sun, and the other side's pilots have their backs to the sun. They can The sunlight reflected by our fighter planes can be seen dozens of kilometers away."

Salman nodded: "Yes, we cannot agree to this plan. We can allow the Eastern Fighter to fly to Airspace No. 8, and let the Typhoon fly to Airspace No. 3."

 The referee has begun to take a stand! From this perspective, the British have already lost, but now they have to make the other party convinced that they have lost!

“Your Excellency Salman, if this plan is changed, even if the Typhoon fighter jets lose, the pilots will still make excuses, just follow what they say,”

Salman looked at Qin Tao with satisfaction: "Qin, you are indeed our good friend! You always think about us. No matter what the outcome of this exercise is, we will never give up purchasing your stealth fighter."

“Wild Dog, go to Airspace 3 and prepare for the next confrontation!”

Delano's voice came over the radio for the first time: "Wild Dog got it."

 “Hurry, locate!” the American adviser shouted from the early warning aircraft.

With the big plate on the back of the aircraft, it is obviously impossible to detect Dongfang's early warning aircraft. Fortunately, a strategic-level early warning aircraft such as the E-3 definitely does not have only one detection method. It can also passively detect electromagnetic signals and perform passive positioning. , now, the target calls for the first time, which is exactly the best way for them to passively locate.

 “The time is too short to locate!”

"Everyone, don't be busy, right? The target is heading to Airspace No. 3 anyway." On the early warning aircraft, a radar officer of the Saudi Air Force couldn't help but said, his words seemed sincere, but also seemed to be sarcastic.

These Westerners show the ugliest side so vividly that even the Saudi radar officers on the early warning aircraft can feel it. In contrast, the Easterners are sincere.

The American consultant blushed and said no more.

 The exercise continues.

 A few minutes later, a voice sounded on the radio.

 “The Typhoon fighter jets are already in position.”

　　After a while, another voice sounded: "The wild dogs are already in position. In order to prevent you from playing tricks again, I will extend the radio call time to ten seconds this time. You should be able to determine my location."

  It takes ten seconds for the electronic equipment on the E-3 early warning aircraft to accurately calculate the location of the radio call. This is a secret of the U.S. Air Force. How did the pilot nicknamed Dingo know? Moreover, the other party's English is very fluent, like a native language?

The American adviser was a little skeptical, but at this time, the Saudi radar officer had already spoken: "The targets have been determined and all are within the predetermined airspace. The exercise can continue!"

From the very beginning of visual air combat, the sun was the pilot's best helper. Later in the missile era, pilots still liked to fly towards the sun, then throw away the missiles following them, and let the missiles fly towards the sun, just like Hou Yi. Like shooting the sun.

By now, goggles have done a good job of blocking the sun, but pilots still like to take advantage of the sun.

Now, the Typhoon fighter jet with its back to the sun has the best view. Not only will the sunlight not cause harm, it will also become an assistant to the pilot. The aircraft on the opposite side will reflect dazzling light under the sunlight!

The Typhoon pilot's eyes scanned the opposite side sharply, dividing the front hemisphere into nine airspaces in a professional manner, searching bit by bit, and at the same time, he was approaching rapidly.

In order to go from airspace No. 8 to airspace No. 3 faster, he also luxuriously turned on the afterburner, letting the fighter jet enter supersonic speed and then turned it off, so that it can maintain a supersonic cruise of Mach 1.2.

 The purpose of doing this is of course to reach the target airspace faster and enter the visual range for fighting.

　　No matter how good the stealth performance of that aircraft from the East is, it still has many flaws that cannot be made up for, especially the engine! Dongfang's advanced fighter jet still uses a copy of the J79 produced with technology introduced from Damao. It would be good if the thrust-to-weight ratio could reach 8, but it cannot be compared with the EJ200 engine of the Typhoon fighter jet.

In addition, the Typhoon fighter jet uses a canard layout, and its instantaneous hovering ability, climbing ability, etc. are unmatched. Once it enters a fight within visual range, the target will only die!

He was desperately looking for traces of the target, but he found nothing along the way. When he arrived at airspace No. 3, he still found nothing. The entire airspace was empty!

 No, I was fooled!

If there are no rules for the confrontation and both sides show off their own abilities, there may be many tactics. But now, the pilot of the Typhoon fighter jet requires that rules be set, which just gives the other side a chance!

You can tell with your toes that the Typhoon fighter jets will definitely fly all the way and swoop in a straight line from airspace No. 8 to airspace No. 3. Therefore, how could the pilot nicknamed Wild Dog stay in airspace No. 3 and wait? Or even head-on?

 They must have gone in circles! Maybe, people have already circled to Airspace 8 now? Then fly over from airspace No. 8, and you will suffer a big loss!

Thinking of this, he felt the sweat on his back suddenly break out.

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded in the earphones again: "Danger, has been locked, danger, has been locked!"

"Damn, this is not fair, this is not fair!" The pilot cursed loudly: "Every time it is a sneak attack, I demand an upright fight, I demand a fight with the J-31A!"

"No, that's fair. When our US military instructors were instructing, they also requested that the battle be ended within beyond visual range as much as possible, so that we can reflect the advantages of our fighter aircraft. We have a stealth machine, and we still want to engage in combat. Isn't that stupid? ?" A voice came from the radio.

 “Who are you? How can you say that?”

 “I am Salman.”

PS: The following content is about escorting the Gulf of Aden. However, after talking with the editor, I decided to redo this part of the content. Therefore, the archive is gone, and the two updates are gone. In the next few days, there will still be one update every day. ,Feel sorry.

　　

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