Chapter 593: The Victory of the Persian Cat

Abolfazl was extremely excited.

After experiencing a series of events, Abolfazl is now the commander-in-chief of the Iranian People's Air Force. However, due to the shortage of qualified pilots, Abolfazl still flies fighter planes and fights on the front line. This time, he accepted the order to fight American fighter planes without hesitation.

There were even two groups of Soviet advisory pilots in this eight-plane formation, and their combat effectiveness was very strong.

At the same time, there were a large number of Soviet advisers in the rear bases, and the military exchanges between Iran and the Soviet Union were very close.

The failure of the Phoenix missile fired at a long distance to achieve any results was also expected. After all, through the A-50 early warning aircraft currently flying in western Iran, he knew that the opponent was an F-14 fighter. As they were facing the same opponent, both sides were very familiar with the performance of each other's weapons.

Unfortunately, the Americans miscalculated because their fighter jets had been modified by the Soviet Union and could carry not only American weapons, but also Soviet weapons!

What was fired at medium range just now was not a Sparrow missile, but the Soviet Union's latest air-to-air missile, the R27! One infrared-guided and one radar-guided model, and as expected, there was a harvest as soon as it was deployed!

How can the fire control of the Tomcat missile guide the R-27?

Just when it was sent to the Soviet Union for a thorough update last time, this plan had already been implemented. The AWG-9 fire control radar was upgraded to a Soviet-made model. This radar is actually almost the same as the radar currently used by the Su-27. At the same time, it retains the previous functions, so it can guide the Phoenix, guide the Sparrow, and can also guide Soviet missiles! It can be said that the entire fire control system of the Su-27 is further developed from this system.

These missiles were usually stored in special warehouses and guarded by Soviet advisers. They were not mounted on the Persian cat's racks until the current combat. They made great achievements in their first battle!

At the same time, the close-range combat missiles were also improved! Due to the limited performance of the Sidewinder missile, the American missiles were mounted during normal cruise. Now, when it was time to really fight the Americans, the Tomcat fighters replaced them with the Soviet Union's latest close-range missiles, the R-73!

This missile has excellent off-boresight launch capability, up to 40 degrees! At the same time, the fire control system has been improved. The pilots of the Iranian Tomcat fighter have been equipped with helmet sights, which greatly facilitate the pilots' aiming!

The MiG-23 was already equipped with this type of helmet sight, but the R-73 missile had not yet been developed, so the MiG-23 used the helmet sight to provide target information to the R-60. Now, with the R-73 missile finally completed, the first batch of troops deployed were originally equipped only for the Su-27 and MiG-29, but now, they are also simultaneously mounted on the Tomcat fighter's racks.

In the first confrontation, Iran's Persian cat gained an absolute advantage over the US Navy's Tomcat fighter!

Seeing his opponent shake off missiles one after another, especially an R-73 missile, Abolfazl knew that his opponent was also a master. Moreover, when the energy was insufficient, diving to get rid of missiles was also a most commonly used technique.

It’s a pity that as one’s prey, there is only one outcome!

Pushing the nose of the plane, Abolfazl's Tomcat fighter dived downward.

For fighters, when they dive downward, altitude becomes speed, which gives them the capital to maneuver again. For missiles, when the target dives, they can only dive into the denser atmosphere, and the air resistance will continue to increase! The hemispherical cover of the infrared seeker missile increases the air resistance dramatically.

Of course, the missile is still faster than the plane! As the two dive, the distance between them will get smaller and smaller. The R-73 seeker firmly locks on the target, and now it becomes a tail-chasing attack. The hot nozzle at the tail is the best target!

Infrared missiles, without the help of radar warning aircraft, rely entirely on your own judgment! Although the radar operator in the rear cabin turned his head backwards, he still couldn't see the missile chasing from behind!

Hughes kept counting down in his mind, and when it reached zero, he turned on the afterburner and pulled the control stick back. The fighter began to get out of the dive, the nose lifted, and it climbed rapidly upwards! At the same time, a series of decoy bombs were thrown out from the tail of the plane.

Although theoretically, the overload of a missile is far greater than that of an aircraft, it seems that as long as the fighter enters the missile's no-escape zone, the fate of the fighter is determined.

But in fact, compared with missiles, the biggest advantage of fighter jets is that they are operated by humans, which can give full play to people's subjective initiative!

Just like now, the missile was almost within reach and could explode, but Hughes's fighter suddenly pulled up, and the second R-73 missile lost its target in sight, so it could only chase in the direction of the brightest flare.

Escaped! The radar operator in the rear cabin calmed down after seeing the missile fly away. Just now, his heartbeat was at least 160!

But at this moment, the sharp sound of machine guns rang out!

Dive down, then pull up again. In the eyes of Abolfazl who was following behind, this was the best target! He had already adjusted the fire control to the position of the machine gun. Now, aiming at the opponent, a sound of electricity came, and the M61A1 "Vulcan" 20mm six-barrel machine gun, the barrel quickly rotated, and countless 20mm machine gun shells were fired at the Tomcat fighter with the largest projection area!

More than twenty holes were instantly punched into the Tomcat fighter, and then a flash of fire appeared from the middle, and the fuel tank was hit!

Pulling up his fighter plane, Abolfazl achieved another victory.

At this time, the results of the air battles of other pilots have also come out! Four American Tomcat fighters were shot down, and one of our own was lost! The remaining Tomcat fighters were hurriedly evacuating the battlefield!

Iran's Persian cats won the air battle! This is the land of the Middle East, and Persian cats are the strong ones here!

The war was taking place everywhere in the sky over Iraq. Although the leading Tomcat fighters were blocked, there were still a steady stream of fighters flying in!

The Tomcat fighter jets that took off from the USS Constellation soon approached the visual combat after a round of long-range javelin projection. In their field of vision, they saw a fighter jet that they had never seen before. It had a beautiful shape and a wing-body fusion layout. The entire fuselage seemed to be riding on two engines under the belly! It looked a bit like a MiG-29, but it was a size larger than a MiG-29!