Babylonian Empire

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The F-4 fighter is equipped with the AN/APQ-120, which is the last model in the radar series developed by Westinghouse Electric Company for various types of F-60 aircraft in the late 4s. It adopts the pulse continuous wave system. Circuits, the stability of the radar is relatively high, and some progress has been made in the application of coherent reception and Doppler technology.However, this kind of radar is still inevitably lagging behind, and it is found that the distance to find the fighter plane in the low-altitude complex echo will not exceed ten kilometers.

But now, they didn't notice at all that the Iraqi fleet was already approaching them at low altitude.

"Attention, the enemy plane is [-] kilometers away. Prepare to pull up and make preparations before launching." After receiving the report from the early warning plane, Reyer began to issue orders to his squadron for the second time.

After turning on the afterburner, Reyer pulled the operating lever backwards.

The two F404 engines sprayed out hot tail flames, the front canards tilted upwards, and the rear rudder responded accordingly. The Phantom 4000 began to climb rapidly to seize the launch position!

During the climb, Reyer turned on his radar, and immediately, the light spots of the four fighters in front were clearly displayed on his radar screen.

Distance, 25 kilometers, azimuth 1-3-2, altitude [-], can launch!

This time it was a head-on attack. Reyel, who was already ready to launch, turned on the radar, quickly locked on the pre-assigned target, and pressed the launch button.

A medium-range semi-active radar-guided Matra 530 missile broke away from the missile pylon under the wing of the Mirage 4000, and flew towards the target under the guidance of the radar beam.

Although the maximum range of this missile is 25 kilometers, this time it is a head-on attack, the distance between the two sides is gradually approaching, and coupled with the speed of the carrier aircraft itself, the missile will not have much possibility of missing the target.

Moreover, in a battle, it is always beneficial to the side that launches the missile first, because if they make their own moves, the opponent has to take the move, and they cannot launch their own medium-range missiles.

At the same time, the other fighters in the Mirage 4000 formation also fired a Matra 530 missile at their targets.

In today's air combat, it is still the most common form for a fighter plane to attack an opponent's target. However, such a quick attack is the first time.

Iran’s F-4 squadron had nothing on the radar screen at first, and they couldn’t detect low-altitude targets. Then, four light spots suddenly appeared on the radar screen. They were overjoyed, and finally found the opponent’s trace.

But then, I saw four more light spots among the four light spots, and they actually fired missiles at their side!

The opponent's action is really fast!The Iranian pilot couldn't believe the speed of the opponent.

"Attention, the opponent has launched a missile, dodge to the left, release the platinum bar interference, and get rid of the opponent's attack." The lead pilot of the F-4 fighter said.

The entire formation immediately began to turn to the left, and at the same time, sprinkled shiny platinum stripes in the sky, hoping to cause a snowflake on the opponent's radar screen.

However, these actions of theirs are useless on the radar of Mirage 4000. The Matra 530 missiles are still flying towards them.

The F-4 fighter squadron was still struggling in its deathbed, and the four planes were divided into two pairs, two of which climbed up and the other two dived down.

Following their movements, the four Matra 530 missiles also divided into two groups, climbing up and diving down.

At this time, Reyer realized that he had made a mistake and launched the missile at the maximum range. Although it was a head-on attack, although this made the Iranian fighter very passive, the defect of the missile's insufficient power was immediately manifested.

The rocket engine of the missile can only work for more than a dozen seconds. After that, it will fly without power. Now, the two fighters of the opponent climb up, causing the kinetic energy of the missile to be consumed sharply. The missile follows the opponent and climbs several hundred meters. , the speed can no longer keep up with the speed of the opponent's fighter, and the distance between the two sides has become farther.

The other two dive fighters did not escape bad luck. They were hit by the following missiles. One was shot down and the other was damaged. It was at the final stage that the pilot leveled the plane and withdrew from the battle.

Climbing higher, climbing higher, finally, the radar operator in the back cabin saw the missile following him fall, and the Iranian pilot breathed a sigh of relief, pushed the control lever, and leveled the plane.

Iraqis, come on!The Iranian pilot remembered the embarrassment just now, and his heart was filled with anger. Although two F-14 fighters had been shot down, and although his own squadron had lost two more fighters, the Iranian pilots did not have any fear. Now, the distance between the two sides has already close to the line of sight.

Looking at the planes that were approaching quickly, the Iranian pilots did not hesitate to compete in close combat!

Pushing the control lever, the Iranian pilot saw a style that was different from the previous Iraqi fighter jets, with a wide delta wing and no tail, but there was an extra winglet at the front and two engines at the back.

The fighter planes of both sides passed by in the roar.

Fight, Eagle!The Iranian pilot began to pull the control lever, preparing to turn around and bite the opponent's tail during a large maneuver!

However, Iranian pilots had no chance at all.

Just after the two sides passed each other, Reyer had ordered his formation to divide into two two-aircraft formations to kill the opponent's aircraft respectively.

Reyel and his wingman skillfully pushed the control lever to the right and pushed the right rudder at the same time. The huge Mirage 4000 began to maneuver horizontally with the smallest radius.

Chapter 545 Iraq is going to launch an attack?

Both sides are turning, hoping to fly to the opponent's tail in advance, bite the opponent's rear hemisphere and attack.

Even the F-14 fighter will not have an advantage in close combat capabilities compared with the Mirage 4000, let alone this kind of F-4 fighter. Although the Iranian pilots are very confident, the performance of the fighter is still very high big difference.

Looking at the Iranian fighter planes that were still turning and preparing to find themselves, Reyer turned on the fire control system without hesitation, and chose the magic air-to-air missile for close combat.

The R550 Magic Infrared Short-Range Combat Missile is a short-range air-to-air missile designed by the French company Matera in 1969. It was officially equipped with the French army in 1975 and exported to 18 countries. Both 9B and D are good.

As the Phantom F1 entered the Iraqi Air Force, this missile entered service with the Iraqi Air Force, adding another option to the Iraqi Air Force's air combat weapons.

Now, this missile has once again made a contribution.

The nitrogen-cooled indium antimonide photosensitive element at the front of the missile has been attracted by the huge heat source in front of it, and the target can be seen clearly.

Then, the fire control system sent an order, the rocket motor at the tail of the missile was ignited, and the magic air-to-air missile broke away from the launch pad and flew forward.

The magic air-to-air missile has a special feature, that is, it adopts a low-resistance, high-overload double-duck aerodynamic shape layout, which reduces the torque and response time of the rudder surface deflection, and at the same time increases the rudder surface effect and improves the airflow separation it produces. The maximum balanced angle of attack has almost become a specimen for the development of short-range and large-overload air-to-air missiles.Moreover, in order to avoid the interference of the reverse aerodynamic moment on the wing due to the differential deflection of the pitching rudder surface, the wing is fixed on a sleeve that can rotate around the longitudinal axis of the missile body. The key is locked and does not move, but it can be rotated freely after launch to stabilize the missile roll, thereby obtaining short-distance large-overload launch and combat capabilities.

The wings of the magic air-to-air missile rotated under the action of the airflow, and at the same time, the missile was flying towards the Iranian plane in front at a high speed.

The F-4 Phantom, after discovering that the opponent had launched a missile, made a large overload maneuver to the side and downward, and at the same time began to release heat bombs, hoping to distract the flying missile.

However, nothing works.

The magic air-to-air missile accurately hit the Iranian plane.Two flames appeared in the sky, and two Iranian pilots successfully ejected the plane.

Two umbrella flowers bloomed in the sky, and their fighter plane turned into a fireball and fell down.

The other Iranian F-4 fighter jet has lost its will to fight and tried to withdraw from the battle. However, once the dogfight in the air starts, it will be divided into winners and losers. Iran is undoubtedly the loser.

The F-4 was about to use the low altitude to break away, but was hit by a missile that followed, and the pilot did not have a chance to parachute.

The Phantom F1 Squadron behind had very bad luck, because their prey had already started to escape before they reached the firing range with the Iranian fighter planes.

In this air battle, the Iraqi Air Force used the best fighter planes, coupled with the command of the air early warning plane, to achieve a complete victory, shooting down five of the opponent's planes and injuring one, while the own side did not suffer any losses.

Of course, this is also the result of the weakening of the Iranian Air Force. If the Iranian Air Force has two squadrons of F-14 fighters, then even if the Iraqi Air Force can win, I am afraid it will have to pay a high price.

In the underground bunker of the Ministry of National Defense, Rafsanjani received a report from the air force base that five of his own fighter planes were shot down. The sky of Tehran has been opened in front of Iraq!

Rafsanjani no longer wanted to pursue the mistakes made in this battle. He knew that the combat effectiveness of the Iranian Air Force was weakening, but he did not expect that it would become so weak.Now, what he needs to care about is what this air battle means, and what the Iraqi army will do next.

In the worst case, this is the prelude to a large-scale Iraqi offensive.

"Boom!" Suddenly, there was a huge explosion in the distance, and the vibration could be felt even in the underground bunker.

Could it be that the fighter planes of the Iraqi Air Force flew overhead so quickly and dropped bombs?Rafsanjani was a little angry. The air force's fighter planes failed, but why didn't their own air defense missiles and anti-aircraft artillery deployed near Tehran respond?

"Report." At this time, a combat staff officer came in and said: "Our airport was hit by three missiles fired by Iraq, one of which landed on the main runway, blowing up the runway, and the other two , landed on the hangar, our Tehran air force base has lost all combat capabilities, and one landed in a residential area."

The explosion he heard just now was a Scud missile launched by Iraq. For some reason, it missed the target. Within a range of [-] kilometers, it missed the target by [-] kilometers.