Babylonian Empire

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... "We have crossed the Indian peninsula." Major Joseph Vida in the back cabin said: "Now, we are still several hundred kilometers away from our goal. After completing the reconnaissance mission, we need to go west into the sky over Turkey, where there are refueling The machine is waiting for us."

When flying at 3 times the speed of sound, the SR-71 needs a huge turning radius. For example, now, after passing the Indian Peninsula, it starts to turn north to fly into the Persian Gulf. Turn west, otherwise, you will fly over Turkey and enter the Mediterranean Sea.

After flying over the Indian peninsula just now, they have not received radar exposure at all, which shows how negligent India's air defense is.

This gave the two of them greater confidence. How powerful can Iraq's air defense be?Moreover, they did not intend to fly over Iraq's control area at all. They entered the airspace in eastern Iran, and then flew over Bakhtaran, which is not within the control area of ​​Iraq. This flight will not encounter any big problems Danger.

Major Ed Yielding operated the control lever, and the bluebird began to deflect northward. Due to the thin air in the high altitude, the aerodynamic efficiency of the rudder surface was very low. Moreover, the speed of Mach 2.5 was too fast. As the speed increased, it was The turning radius caused by inertia xìng increases.

And, with reconnaissance about to take place, Major Ed Yielding slowly increased the throttle, and the Bluebird was still accelerating.

If they choose this route in normal times, there will be no problem. Now the eastern part of Iran is not in Tehran's control area, and the farthest radar in Iraq will not reflect them there. It's just that the forecast aircraft in the Persian Gulf The jǐng machine is just at the edge of what it can search.

The Jazzer is flying at an altitude of 8000 meters. The radar at the front of the nose and the antenna in the large bulge at the back are rotating. After serving in the Iraqi Air Force, the Jazzer has been used very intensively. At the same time, British technicians are constantly making improvements. The current pre-warning machine has finally overcome all kinds of problems and can fully meet the performance requirements. The Iraqi side is already preparing to replace the other two sets of parts. Installed on the Yunshi aircraft, it forms the scale of four pre-warning aircraft, which can meet the mission of 24-hour uninterrupted patrol.

The MiG-25 fighter has climbed to an altitude of 25 meters at this time, which is already the ceiling of most fighter jets, but for the MiG-[-], this is easily achieved.

After leveling the plane, Kadim was about to report to Sky Eye that his side had reached the scheduled airspace, and the next round of experiments was about to start, when he heard the order from the operator on the pre-warning plane: "Warhawk, continue to climb, two At 5000 meters in the air, there is an unknown target flying in, and the opponent is very fast, so prepare to intercept immediately."

Is there an unknown target in the air at 5000 meters?Besides the MiG-25, what other aircraft can climb to that altitude?Kadem had no chance to think about this, he immediately turned on the afterburner again, and continued to climb. At 5000 meters, the MiG-25 is still within reach!

The pre-alarm of the hunting fan is the discovery of the target.

Just as he was preparing for the next round of experiments, the radar operator on station No. 3 suddenly discovered the light spot on the screen, with a height of [-] and a speed of [-]!What flying object is that?

If an unknown target was discovered during the Saddam era, it would have to be reported layer by layer, reached the president, and then approved layer by layer, and the target would have disappeared long ago. Now, through the C3I system, the data is quickly sent back At the time of the command center, General Adnan, the Minister of Defense who was waiting for the results of the experiment, immediately ordered an interception.

At this altitude, only the MiG-25 in Iraq can reach it, and now, even more fortunately, the Iraqi MiG-25 is in this airspace!

Although Iraq has not yet deployed its own radar on the ground, the early warning plane in the sky is better than the radar station on the ground.

Under the command of the Jazzer, Kadem and his wingmen, two MiG-25s, began to climb to an altitude of 5000 meters, and went to the stratosphere to block UFOs. This is the first time in the history of the 25 interceptor!

When the MiG-25 was designed, it was a high-altitude and high-speed interceptor. However, this high altitude is for high speed, because the higher the altitude, the thinner the air, the smaller the resistance, and the greater the speed it can reach.

The ultimate goal of the MiG-25 is to quickly reach the theater and intercept important targets such as the opponent's bombers. In this regard, the powerful Phoenix missile needs to climb to an altitude of 3 meters and sail at a speed of Mach 5 during the cruise phase. The truth is the same.

At the same time, this sudden incident was also reported to Qusay.

Chapter 6 and Four: The First Intercept Failed

I have a pair of steel wings and a surging heart, and I am trying to fly upwards!

For the MiG-25 fighter jet, the afterburner of the engine has been turned on, and the maximum thrust has exploded, and it is climbing upwards. At the same time, Kadem is also receiving the navigation information of the UFO through the data link, and adjusting his flight direction. Calculate the expected meeting point.

"We have been photographed by radar and are analyzing the signal." Major Joseph Vida said in the rear cabin. Now, they were just about to fly north from the Gulf of Oman into the Iranian land, but the signal photographed by radar came.

Moreover, this signal is a new signal, and the computer is doing a quick comparison to determine whether it is a radar, a ground air defense radar, or an airborne radar.

Since the SR-71 is a reconnaissance plane, it does not carry a fighter jet's launch control radar, so it cannot scan the surrounding airspace, and they don't need it. The synthetic aperture radar it carries is used to scan the ground. They The magic weapon is height and speed!

After waiting for three seconds, the computer responded: it was the signal from the radar of the Iraqi early warning plane imported from the UK. They were probably spotted by the Iraqi early warning plane!Damn it, how could there be an Iraqi warning machine here? Aren't they in the northeastern part of Iran?

But what if Iraq finds out?Here, it is impossible for Iraq to deploy surface-to-air missiles with a shooting height of more than 6 meters. Iraq's main air defense missile is the Sam [-], which cannot deal with high-altitude targets at all.

But then, Major Joseph Vida in the back cabin was surprised to find that they received a new radar shot, which was the Echo A radar signal of the MiG-25!

"We encountered a MiG, a MiG-25," said Major Joseph Vida.

Major Ed Yielding in the front cabin asked calmly: "What? Is the MiG-25 flying towards us?"

"Yes, they are in front of us, and they will meet us in about ten seconds."

It was flying head-on?If it wasn't a coincidence, the Iraqis foresaw it in advance?It's almost like waiting for your side here!

"Are we going to change course?" Major Ed Yielding asked.

"No, continue to fly, increase speed." Major Joseph Vida said.

Flying head-on, it's only a matter of ten seconds. If they turn around, the encounter time between the two sides may be prolonged, which will be even more unfavorable to their own side. However, they are not too nervous. During the investigation of the Soviet Union, they also repeatedly Encountered with the MiG-25, but never got killed by the MiG-25.

Because, the MiG-25 is flawed!

Kadm operated his own fighter plane, and was rapidly approaching the unknown target. At the same time, he turned on his airborne radar, preparing to lock the target and launch the R-40 missile he carried.

At this time, the defect of the MiG-25's backward electronic system was exposed again. When both sides were flying relative to each other at a speed of nearly Mach 3, the relative speed between each other was Mach 25. Although the MiG-25 The search range of the radar is large enough, and the opponent has been found at this distance. However, in order to guide the missiles carried by one's own side, it is necessary to input various data required for the missile launch. These make the MiG-[-]'s onboard computer Can't handle it, it's too fast!The data scanned by the radar keeps refreshing, and the computer can't keep up with the speed!

"Report, over the Persian Gulf, an unidentified plane was spotted flying at an altitude of 5000 meters and a speed of Mach [-], and the speed is still increasing." Qusay was in the office, and suddenly received this message a report.

Over the Persian Gulf, it must not be a Soviet aircraft. Then, in this world, there is only one aircraft that can fly to an altitude of more than 71 meters, the American SR-[-] Blackbird!

The Americans actually sent blackbirds to scout the Middle East, so there is only one place worthy of their scouting: the Bakhtaran area!

"Immediately send our MiG-25s to intercept them." Qusay said, it might be too late to take off the MiG-25s now, so they can only fly over Bakhtaran and wait there to intercept the opponent, but , There is another problem. According to the declassified data of later generations, this kind of reconnaissance plane has never been shot down, even if they frequently invaded the Soviet airspace, they have not been shot down!

"Our MiG-25 is now intercepting." The phone said: "The two MiG-25s we are conducting experiments over the Persian Gulf are intercepting under the command of the hunter pre-alert plane. Two MiG-25s in western Iran are also coming to the Persian Gulf region."

"Let those two MiG-25s not rush to the Persian Gulf, let them rush over the Bakhtaran area, ready to intercept." Qusay said, now that our own MiG-25 is in the sky, then, whether it is Whoever invades Iran's airspace is not allowed!

Blackbird, turn you into a dead bird!Qusay clenched his fists.

At an altitude of more than 2 meters, the time is calculated in milliseconds. When the MiG-25 is flying head-to-head with the SR-71, the fire control computer is also rapidly calculating, hoping to provide enough power for the R-40 missile as soon as possible. The guidance data, and every millisecond, the distance between the two sides is rapidly approaching.

"The opponent is preparing to lock us," said Major Joseph Vida, "keep accelerating."

Major Ed Yielding in the front cabin knew that this was probably the most dangerous time they had flown so many times, because they had never been so close before!

Major Ed Yielding subconsciously increased the accelerator with his left hand. At the same time, he scanned the dashboard with his eyes. The Mach meter had already crossed the position of Mach 3. At this speed, temperature is the biggest enemy for the Blackbird. He looked at it again. I glanced at the thermometer, fortunately, the temperature was within acceptable range.

Major Ed Yielding carefully pulled the control lever back a little with his hands, so that as they accelerated, they were also climbing upward, gradually gaining altitude.

The radar operator in the early warning plane and the senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense who received the data synchronously on the ground watched the terrifying data increase, and had an incredible feeling. What kind of plane is the other party?How can the height and speed be so terrible?

The opponent has already exceeded Mach 3, and the speed is still increasing, and the height of the opponent is also increasing. Even the MiG-25 can only maintain level flight at this speed!

At this time, the Cold War has not yet ended, and this kind of aircraft in the United States has not yet been declassified. These people have no idea what kind of aircraft it is.

Only Qu Sai knows, the famous black bird!

Kadem operated his own MiG-25. He was always calm, but he was a little nervous, because the opponent's flying height and speed had already surpassed the MiG-25!

The distance was already very close, and the fire control computer gave up its mission. In this case, the R-40 missile lost its launch opportunity.

It is almost impossible to adjust to short-range missiles. At this time, the MiG-25 has flown to the limit, and the altitude has reached 8000 meters. Moreover, it is also carrying missiles, which makes the maneuverability of the aircraft very bad, and it can only fly in a straight line. Flying, there is a danger of stalling at any time, and it could only burn for 3 minutes, but later it was relaxed to 8 minutes, and now, the engine of the MiG-25 has burned for 12 minutes!

Kadim raised his head, looked up through the glass of the flight helmet he was wearing, and saw a huge body flashing past at the edge of the earth. It was a strange blue-glowing body. flying objects!

The interception failed!