Babylonian Empire

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Soon, the KC-10 large aerial tanker was visually spotted in front of them, and it was slowly waiting for them. The three engines pulled out three white fog belts at an altitude of 8000 meters.

"Nanny, Poplar asks for aerial refueling," Major Ed Yielding called over the radio.

"The nanny received it, please keep approaching." At the tail of the tanker, the operator of the tanker issued an order.

Aerial refueling is an effective way to expand the range of the aircraft and increase the combat effectiveness of the aircraft.Now, there are mainly two refueling methods popular in the world. One is that the refueling machine extends the hose at the tail, and the refueling machine adjusts its position so that its own refueling pipe is placed on the conical sleeve of the refueling machine hose. In this way, there are high requirements on the flying skills of the pilots of the receiving aircraft. This is like walking a tightrope in the air. If the operation is wrong, the tanker and the receiving aircraft may collide.

Except for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and other countries in the world all use this method of refueling, while the U.S. Air Force uses the hard tube refueling method.

In this way, a refueling truss composed of two stretchable rigid xìng telescopic tubes and the operator's control cabin is installed at the tail of the tanker. The structure and the tail structure are integrated into one. The staff operated on their stomachs on the plane.There is a V-shaped operating surface in the middle of the refueling truss, and the angle between the trailing edges is about 130 degrees. The function of the V-shaped operating surface is similar to the elevator of an aircraft. Manipulating it can make the refueling truss within a certain range move.And through the expansion and contraction of the length of the refueling truss, after reaching the appropriate position, it is connected with the oil receiving pipe on the oil receiving machine.Once the two are connected, the refueling boom will automatically lock and start delivering fuel to the receiver.After the refueling operation is completed, the two machines are separated.

This method of refueling has nothing to do with the receiving machine, he only needs to refer to the yellow reference line on the belly of the tanker and the instructions of the tanker operator to adjust the speed and position.Whether aerial refueling can be carried out depends entirely on the skills of the operator on the tanker. However, for the current U.S. Air Force, there is almost no failed refueling experience.

This aerial refueling method, in addition to freeing the pilot of the receiving aircraft, has another advantage, that is, the diameter of the hard tube is relatively large, and the oil pressure is also high, so refueling can be carried out quickly.There are also disadvantages. For example, the manufacturing technology is relatively complicated, and only one receiver can be refueled at a time. Generally, only large tankers can be equipped with such equipment.

Major Ed Yielding easily flew the Blackbird to a suitable position behind the tanker. The refueling rod on the tanker started to move, and the blackbird's oil receiving pipe was successfully combined. Then, the special JP-7 fuel flowed into the Blackbird continuously. inside the body.

"After refueling, you can leave."

"Okay, complete the disengagement." Major Ed Yielding successfully completed the refueling action. Next, the blackbird will start its journey.

"Come on, Bluebird." Major Ed Yielding muttered in his mouth. At this time, he had already integrated with this reconnaissance plane. This plane is not a cold or warm machine, but a living thing. friend.

Although the SR-71 is black, as the speed increases, the surface temperature will become higher and higher. At Mach 3, the temperature at the front of the wing will be more than 100 degrees (another way of saying is More than 400 degrees, please ask for exact data), at the same time, the airframe will elongate more than 30 centimeters strangely due to thermal expansion and contraction, so a special paint is applied to the seams of the aircraft to adapt to this elongation, and the airframe It will also change from black to blue, so Major Ed Yielding called the fighter he was driving a blue bird, not a black bird.

With the operation of Major Ed Yielding, SR-71 began to climb upwards, getting higher and higher, and at the same time, the speed was constantly increasing, and soon broke through the sound barrier.

"First go in the direction of 2-2-1, pass through the Indochina Peninsula and the Indian Peninsula, and enter Iran's airspace." Major Joseph Vida is also in charge of the piloting task, and they are already a pair of old partners.

"If we're captured on this mission, you're the real spy and I'm just the driver," said Major Ed Yielding in the forward cabin suddenly.

Lieutenant Joseph Vida in the back cabin is adjusting his control station camera device, synthetic aperture radar and radio communication and electronic interference equipment for the last time, as well as the newly installed device for detecting nuclear explosion radiation.While flipping the switch, he said, "We can't fight each other, we must be consistent with the outside world."

Being shot down at an altitude of more than [-] meters is not a pleasant thing.

When the speed exceeded Mach 2, they also rose to an altitude of 4000 meters. At this time, the fuel in the machine began to circulate and flow inside, taking away excess heat. The two engine cones almost reached the limit, retracting the engine 26 in. cabin.The air intake of the turbojet engine has been tightly closed. At this time, the two J-58 engines have become a complete ramjet engine. Because of the huge speed, the engine cone swallows 100000 cubic feet of air per second.In the case of high Mach, the air has been directly compressed at a huge speed, and the engine is working at full speed.

Outside the cabin, the edge of the earth can already be seen. This is the most obsessed part of the SR-71. Although it does not have the thrilling feeling of high-gauge maneuvers, only elites in the U.S. Air Force can fly this kind of reconnaissance aircraft , is a powerful existence, high-altitude and high-speed, as if it controls the entire sky.

The outside of SR-71 has changed from black to blue at this moment, and the body has been stretched. They are wearing high-altitude flight suits similar to space suits, and the life support system has started to work normally.

"Attention, we are going through the sky over the Indochina Peninsula, and we may be exposed to radar." Major Joseph Vida in the rear cabin said.

"Let's shoot, even if they launch missiles, they can't fly as fast as us." Major Ed Yielding said calmly. Their aircraft had been tracked by hundreds of missiles, but none of them could hit them. And height, is their magic weapon.

"Nonsense, you don't have a DEFPanel there, so you won't see how many missiles are flying towards us!" Major Joseph Vida in the back cabin is already familiar with the temper of the pilots in front, and the two of them have become a very good couple partner, he said while paying attention to the information displayed on the screen in front of him.

However, they mainly passed through the long and narrow area in southern Thailand, where the air defense facilities were very poor. During the entire flight, they only received two brief radar shots.

...Northern Iraq, H-3 Air Force Base.

A team of Joseph has been working here for more than five months. Their mission here is to add airborne equipment to the MiG-25: a terminal of the C3I system, and integrate the MiG-25 into this Iraqi In this command system, it's just that the difficulty of modification is very high.

The airborne equipment of this Soviet-style fighter is completely different from that of the West. For a team that is already familiar with the electronic equipment of French and American fighters, it is very difficult to handle the avionics installation on this Soviet-style fighter. Complicated and head-scratching things, even when they encountered the biggest problem, they thought about replacing all the avionics of this fighter with Western avionics like the Super Seven. The difficulty of this kind of aircraft is similar, especially, their modification will not receive any technical assistance from the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union exported this fighter plane to Iraq with many political conditions attached. For example, a large number of Soviet technicians came randomly. Even in the early days, most of the MiG-25s were piloted by the Soviets. However, in the After His Excellency Qusay came to power, the situation gradually improved. Some Soviets returned home, and some Soviets chose to keep silent about the current Iraqi modification work under the high salaries offered by Iraq.

The C3I system is an indispensable booster for modern warfare. In particular, the current fighters must be able to transmit data with the early warning aircraft at any time in order to play a greater role. After hard work, they finally After completing the task, today is the day of the test flight.

Chapter 6 and Three: Hunting fans find the target

MiG-25, at the beginning of the design, is to respond to the US YF-12 plan, a fighter with high-altitude and high-speed performance. If this fighter can be integrated into the Iraqi C3I system, the hunter-warning aircraft equipped in Iraq Under the command of the enemy, the effect will be multiplied. If you can have ultra-long-range air-to-air missiles, it can be regarded as a big killer. It is mainly used to attack high-value targets such as the opponent's early warning aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft.

Although Iraq is constantly equipping new fighters, it is also very important to transform existing equipment and tap its potential.

In Iraq's existing arsenal, among the Soviet-style aircraft, the most distinctive one is the MiG-25. Therefore, the MiG-25 was put in the first place when it was integrated into the data link.

Kadem, the squadron leader of the 17th Fighter Squadron, sat in the cockpit of his MiG-25 fighter, making various preparations before takeoff. Although the Mirage 4000 has been equipped with troops, it can fly on the MiG-25 , is also an elite among Iraqi pilots.

The four MiG-25 fighters in his squadron were all ready to go, and after completing a series of missions in an orderly manner, the MiG-3s at the H-25 Air Force Base flew into the sky one by one.

Then, they began to fly in two directions. Kadem and his wingman flew south, preparing to enter the sky above the Persian Gulf, while Kazai and his wingman flew east, reaching the sky above Bakhtaran. At the maximum distance of the pre-alarm machine, test the effect of the data link installed by one's own side.

At the same time, the command center of the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad is also paying close attention to the progress of this experiment.From the data sent back by the early warning aircraft, we can see the two flight formations.

"Eye of Heaven, please indicate the direction." Kadem called over the radio.

"Azimuth, 3-1-2, distance 4." While dictating, the command and control personnel of the pre-warning plane synchronously transmitted the data to the MiG-25 plane through the Link[-]A data link.

Kadem glanced out of the cockpit. At this time, he had already flown over the Persian Gulf, with blue sea water and busy ships below. Now, it was time to transmit the data link in the high altitude of the experiment.

"Request to ascend to an altitude of [-] meters." Kadum said.

"can."

The auxiliary fuel tank in the abdomen began to be thrown into the Persian Gulf by Kadem. If the MiG-25 wants to climb quickly, it needs to reduce its weight and resistance.

Kadem turned on the afterburner, pulled the operating lever in his hand, and the MiG-25 raised its head and began to climb upwards.

The huge rectangular air intake is constantly inhaling fresh air, and the R-15B-300 engine explodes with a thrust of more than 25 kN, driving the MiG-[-] with a stainless steel body to climb upwards. This is a spectacular moment .

... A special convoy passed through the desert in Anbar province in western Iraq and entered Jordan.

They were driving a very common off-road jeep that is common in the Middle East. The back of the car was wrapped in a tarpaulin, and it was a special instrument. The leader of this team was Haidar.

This is a very important task. After Zia received the order, he immediately handed over the task to Haidar. After Haidar got the task, he decided to do it himself, because it is not safe to hand over this matter to others. .

The earthquake that occurred in Israel may also be an underground nuclear test. In other words, Israel, like Iraq, has crossed the nuclear threshold together!

In this case, their advantage over Israel will no longer be obvious. Therefore, the inspection conducted in Jordan on the border between Jordan and Israel will be very important. They must determine whether Israel is really doing it. An underground nuclear test was conducted!

This can be regarded as an advantage of Iraq. Relying on the good relationship with King Hussein, the Iraqi special mission team can enter Jordan at any time to investigate Israel. However, it is impossible for Israel to send People went to the Bakhtaran area to investigate.Moreover, the area where the earthquake occurred has abundant groundwater sources. If Israel really conducted a nuclear test, then the groundwater sources would definitely be polluted.Jordanian compatriots who drink polluted water will be endangered. I'm afraid Israel did this on purpose.

Therefore, after King Hussein learned about it, he waited eagerly for the arrival of this special team, and secretly dispatched an army to blockade Tafila Province, an area close to the earthquake in Israel. At the same time, let the local people Residents are not allowed to drink ground water, which is transported by vehicles from other areas.

Abdullah II bin Hussein, the eldest son of the current King Hussein, who was born on January [-], [-] in Amman, the capital of Jordan, is waiting at the border.

This prince was at the golden moment of his life. He studied at Amman Islamic College, St. Hearst Military Academy in England, Oxford University, Georgetown University in the United States, British Infantry School and British Command and Staff College, studying military affairs and international politics. .After [-], he served in the Jordanian army for a long time. Now, he is the commander of a special force in Jordan.

From afar, I saw the convoy approaching.

"Very welcome, our Iraqi friends," said King Abdullah II.

"Hello, Your Royal Highness, I am Dr. Haidar from Iraq. We are on a secret mission this time, and the news must not be leaked," Haidar said.

"Don't worry, we will definitely protect everyone's safety." Abdullah II said: "We really want to know whether this earthquake will really pollute our groundwater sources."

"The results will come out soon. Let's go to the Wadi Jab area in Tafila first." Haidar said, "We also really want to know what the hell the Israelis are doing this time."