Chapter 778 Mirage F1 Takes Off

At the Rio Grande Naval Aviation Base, the atmosphere of the battle is somewhat tense. At the same time, the Argentine airmen are also very excited. This time, they will create brilliance again!

Last time, the British special forces launched a sneak attack on their own Stanley Air Force Base, resulting in the destruction of the Super Etendard fighter there. Having learned from the last lesson, the Argentines hid their trump card and did not deploy the newly purchased Mirage F1 fighter at the Stanley Air Force Base. Instead, they deployed it at an air force base in Argentina. The level of confidentiality was very high and there were a large number of soldiers stationed there, so there would be no more unexpected situations like the last sneak attack by the British.

Major Augustus climbed the gangway and entered his cockpit. The ground crew followed him, helped him fasten his seat belt, checked that the cockpit cover was locked, and then went down the gangway.

Augustus started the engine skillfully. The cockpit interface of this fighter was almost the same as the Super Etendard he had driven before, which made it easy for him to get started. At the same time, as a veteran pilot, he had mastered the control characteristics of this fighter after flying five take-offs and landings.

It can be said that if he were to fly a Mirage F1 to fight with the enemy's air superiority fighters now, he would still be lacking in skills. Without hundreds of sorties, he would not be able to meet the combat requirements. However, now he just needs to fly the fighter and drop missiles from a distance, which can be easily accomplished.

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Beside him, the wingman was also ready to attack. However, the wingman pilot was not his former friend Armando, but a Middle Eastern man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. This Middle Eastern man shaved clean and prayed before getting on the plane. He was a devout believer. However, Augustus knew that this guy was a veteran pilot! Just a few days ago, when his side had doubts about the performance of the Mirage F1 fighter, this guy drove the Mirage F1 and performed a series of maneuvers, which completely conquered his people! Some of the moves, even Augustus could not complete so beautifully!

At the same time, this guy also mounted an Exocet missile under the belly of the fuselage during takeoff, just like our side. However, in addition to the Exocet missile, this guy's fighter plane also mounted two additional pods. These two pods were quite mysterious. After being transported to the base here, they were guarded by a group of special people, and outsiders were not allowed to approach at all. Only a flying ace like Augustus vaguely knew that these two pods were electronic jamming pods specifically aimed at the British air defense system!

In other words, with this thing protecting us, we can be safer and will not be attacked by the Sea Dart missiles on the British warships! In addition to the pod, this guy's fighter also carries two medium-range "Matra" Super 530 missiles and two Magic air-to-air missiles, which is almost the maximum payload.

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They started the engines, made a radio call, and after getting permission, both planes turned on the afterburners and took off from the runway.

Behind them, the Mirage F1 twin-plane formation was taking off continuously! This time, 20 Mirage F1s were introduced. Except for two that had malfunctioned and were still undergoing repairs, the remaining 18 Mirage F1s were almost all taking off! 18 Exocet anti-ship missiles were the biggest gift to the British Navy!

After taking off, the fighter plane climbed high, dived into the clouds, and flew towards the vast ocean.

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In the designated airspace, a KC-130 aerial refueling aircraft was already flying along the designated route. The two Mirage F1s that took off first carefully approached the refueling pipes, stabilized themselves on the swaying refueling cones, and received aerial refueling. At this time, they were still 100 kilometers away from the Falkland Islands and nearly 500 kilometers away from the British aircraft carrier formation.

The Mirage F1 has a much greater range than the Super Etendard, so after aerial refueling, it can easily pounce on the target!

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At the same time, at the Stanley Air Force Base in the Falkland Islands, A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft took off from the repaired runway, with ordinary free-fall bombs mounted under their wings.

After all, Exocet missiles are expensive and require precision guidance, so these ordinary A-4 attack aircraft can only carry the most common bombs and launch attacks on the enemy, similar to World War II!

They followed the Mirage F-1 formation, and when the Mirage F-1 launched the Exocet missiles, they would follow the Exocet missiles, rush towards the British aircraft carrier, and then launch a dive attack!

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Of course, it was very likely that this was their last combat voyage. However, they were no longer afraid! Their cruiser was sunk, and hundreds of people died in the sea. This blood debt must be avenged from the British!

The Argentine air force was advancing forward! A large fleet of dozens of fighter planes flew towards the British aircraft carrier formation!

If you observe now, you can find that there is a very strange phenomenon in Argentina's attack formation. It is composed of only attack aircraft and there are no escort fighters at all!

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Even during World War II, if you wanted to bomb the enemy's military targets, you had to have fighter escorts! When the Germans bombed London, the air force suffered heavy losses because the long-range fighters at the time did not have enough range, leaving the bomber groups alone to face the threat, resulting in heavy casualties.

And now, the Argentine attack formation has no fighter jets at all!

First of all, this is because up to now, the Argentine Air Force has not had any decent dedicated air superiority fighters to show off. If there really is one, the Mirage F1 is already the most advanced fighter in the hands of the Argentine Air Force. Another reason is that there is really no need for air superiority fighters in this attack. Because the British Navy also has no decent air superiority fighters. The Sea Harrier can only carry Sidewinder missiles. The "Blue Fox" radar equipped on the nose makes the British brag about it. In fact, this radar is just a development of the "Sea Wave" radar of the Westland "Lynx" carrier-based helicopter. This derivative of helicopter radar is simply incomparable to the high-performance PD radar of modern fighters.

The Falklands War in history made the Sea Harrier shine. It suffered no losses and shot down 21 Argentine fighter planes. This achievement should not be given to the Sea Harrier, but to the AIM-9L omnidirectional combat missiles carried by the Sea Harrier.

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If the Argentine Navy had something like the Su-27 at the time, it would have beaten the British Navy to a pulp and all those Sea Harriers would have been soaked.

When the target was still 250 kilometers away, Augustus, the lead aircraft of the formation, once again received the target position data sent from the rear, re-determined the course, and then the entire formation lowered its altitude and entered an ultra-low-altitude attack route!