Chapter 559 What’s supposed to come has come.

"Qingyun 02, you are responsible for observing the effectiveness of the attack." The command center assigned different tasks to the two aircraft.

"Qingyun 01/02 understands!"

At this time, Unit 02 only regretted that it had not completed its training and could not launch an attack according to regulations, and it still had a lot of gas.

The two fighter planes slowed down and even made a wide turn. The result of each sprint was that the horizontal distance between them and the U-2 became much closer, and they had to increase the distance again before launching the next attack.

At this moment in the U-2, Major Fang was almost certain that the enemy could not do anything to him. Otherwise, no matter how he calculated it, the time and location of his entry would have been enough for planes from the surrounding airports to swarm in and overwhelm him.

This judgment made Major Fang feel relaxed, and he even whistled in the cockpit.

When they were performing their missions, they were under tremendous psychological pressure. There were radar warnings whistling constantly, they had no idea of ​​the enemy aircraft's position except in front of them, and they didn't know when shells would drop on their heads. Now it was even more terrifying, they didn't know when missiles would explode next to them.

Which was worse, P-2V watching the attack or his own plane being suddenly hit, he didn't know, nor did he want to know.

Every mission made them feel like they had been through the gates of hell, and they had to rest for a long time after returning.

Fortunately, the U-2's ejection seat seems to be very good. At least my colleagues in the last plane managed to survive, unlike the P-2V, where no one was alive. I heard that the other side helped collect the bodies, and they were all in fertilizer bags. It was so tragic.

He was so relaxed that he didn't know that in the rear, the Qingyun formation had once again reached the 18000-meter attack position.

"Dongliang, I am about to launch an attack. The task of evaluating the results of the attack will be left to you."

01 probably won’t be able to see the outcome of the attack. After completing the attack, he will have to disengage immediately.

"Dongliang understands!"

At this time, Qingyun 01 in front made a move that puzzled Qingyun 02. He threw away a missile.

"Dongyao Dongyao, the missile on your left has fallen!" Qingyun 02, not knowing why, quickly reported to 01.

01’s answer was not panic: “I threw it away on my own initiative, so it can be lighter and have less resistance.”

After saying that, Qingyun 01 connected the power to the remaining missile and directly turned on the cooling switch.

All actions are for two things: to make the fighter lighter and to reduce the number of preparatory actions for the attack later.

The afterburner was turned on again, and a flash of fire appeared at the tail of the fighter plane. With a huge roar, it rushed forward.

Amid the roar of the engine, Qingyun 01 began to rise rapidly.

"18200"

"18400"

……

"19000"

The climbing rate of the Z-6 is 200 meters per second, and it only takes a few seconds to climb 1000 meters.

And in these few seconds, the pilot of Qingyun 01 had completed a series of actions to turn on the poor little radar on the plane.

Although the radar is small, it is still troublesome to use. All the necessary actions must be completed. The Russian radar is quite cumbersome to use.

The well-trained pilot moved very quickly and skillfully. His speed was not much slower than that of his comrades in the surface-to-air missile unit who could complete a series of actions from turning on the radar to launching the missile within a few seconds.

He turned on the radar to link the radar with the infrared air-to-air missile and let the radar control the search and locking of the infrared air-to-air missile.

He had to concentrate on flying the plane, eliminating the subtle aerodynamic differences caused by the different missile mounts on the left and right, and judging the timing of launch. He could not be distracted any more.

Almost at the same time, in the U-2 cockpit, the rear radar warning device wailed loudly and the lights flashed.

Major Fang, who had already turned on the automatic driving and automatic reconnaissance modes and seemed to have nothing to do, suddenly felt anxious.

"Oh no! They're following us!"

Major Fang didn't know what had caught up with him, but judging from the increasingly rapid whistling of the radar warning device, it was a high-speed object emitting radar waves and approaching him at high speed!
The Doppler effect causes the frequency of radar signals to drift. The Citigroup's radar warning device is so good that it can detect this.

However, at this moment, Major Fang no longer had the mood to marvel at this matter. He only knew that he was in danger.

It was emitting radar waves and moving at high speed. Based on the existing intelligence, there was only one possibility: a fighter jet was chasing me.

The only things that can fly so fast are airplanes and missiles, and the only things that can emit electromagnetic waves at the same time are airplanes. Now all of the enemy's air defense missiles cannot actively emit electromagnetic waves.

It sounds like a long story, but it actually takes a very short time. In less than a second, Major Fang, who is also well-trained, completed the above judgment.

This judgment made him feel a little more relaxed.

It's good that it's a plane! The plane on the other side can't fly to this altitude, and the practical ceiling of the MiG-19 is 17500 meters, which is still 7000 meters away from our altitude.

The colleague who was shot down last time should have been flying at an altitude of about 21000 meters in accordance with the mission requirements at the time. This altitude difference was made up by the missiles on the other side, so he was shot down.

If it was the radar signal of S-75, it would be really scary, but as for the plane, don't worry.

Major Fang had his own judgment, with clear logic and clear organization, but there were some things he didn't know. The Zhan-6 was not a MiG-19, even if it didn't use the best LYP-6, but its practical ceiling and engine power were both larger.

The tactics adopted by our pilots were not the steady and cautious tactics he had expected, which was to use missiles to reach upwards.

Although he felt relieved, Major Fang still controlled the plane to climb for safety reasons.

This is why Qingyun 01 has to turn on its radar only during the leap. The enemy is very alert and cunning. At the slightest sign of trouble, they will flee to higher altitudes, making them completely out of reach.

Although the U-2 could not stay at that altitude for long, it was enough for escaping.

It can only shorten their escape time. Compared with the climbing rate of the Z-6 of about 200 meters per second, the climbing rate of the U-2 is not enough. As long as the time is short enough, it can't climb very high!
Although it climbs high, it climbs slowly! This is the opportunity.

At this time in the Qingyun-01, the pilot did not know that the enemy was climbing higher. The radar of the Zhan-6 was extremely simple and could only roughly judge whether the target's altitude was higher or lower than its own. As long as it was higher than its own, it would appear the same to it.

At this time, our pilots didn't care whether the enemy climbed higher or not. In short, it was a one-shot deal.

With the experience from previous times, the location for launching the attack this time was very good. Judging from the altitude of the enemy aircraft reported by the command center and the approximate distance of the enemy aircraft on the radar, he was approaching the only theoretical launch window of the Thunder-1.

The pilot of Qingyun 01 stared closely at the radar display screen, the infrared air-to-air missile locking indicator light, and his own altimeter.

Soon, soon!
A little higher, a little higher!
"20400"

The aircraft had long left its practical ceiling and even exceeded its maximum ceiling.

The practical ceiling can be slightly higher, and the maximum ceiling is the maximum altitude at which it can theoretically fly level.

But Qingyun 01 throws itself out, and its altitude can be higher than the maximum ceiling, but the consequences will be more serious.

"20800"

Higher! Higher!
The pilots of Qingyun 01 were staring at the most important instruments and could no longer take care of anything else.

If a direct collision could bring down the enemy plane, he would crash into it without hesitation!

At this time, the infrared air-to-air missile locking indicator light has already lit up. The missile does not know that it needs to hit a very high target and it may not be able to fly there. It only knows that based on the direction, distance, and strength of the infrared signal, it has locked onto the target.

But the pilot knew that there was still a little bit to go.

Or maybe he didn't know how far he was left, he just knew he had to create the opportunity with the highest probability!

Without an automated fire control system, even with good missiles, everything is still so primitive and troublesome. Any slightly complicated task depends on the pilot's judgment.

At this time, the U-2 had already begun to climb slowly, which made Major Fang feel relieved. Even if you can reach 24500 meters, you can't do anything to me at 27000 meters, right?
This altitude is considered the limit even by the S-75.

In the Qingyun 01 below and behind it, the pilot felt that it had reached its limit, as both the engine and the aircraft made abnormal noises.

The engine failed because there was not enough oxygen, and the plane failed because the air was too thin, so the lift and pressure were lower than the design conditions.

"21000"

After taking a look at the altimeter, the pilot of Qingyun 01 felt that the time had come and that there was no time to not launch, so he pressed the missile launch button.

There was a flash of fire under the wing of Qingyun 01, and Leidian-1 broke away from the wing, shot out like lightning, and struggled to climb diagonally upwards.

The moment the missile left the body, the fuselage of Qingyun 01 shook violently and fell downwards.

In the eyes of Qingyun 02 at the back and below, Qingyun 01 was split into two, and the upward point, with flames, rushed straight towards the vaguely visible enemy plane.

The missile does not seem to be flying very fast, with a speed of 2.5 Mach, which makes it appear slow in the air. In fact, it is a visual error caused by the long distance.

Qingyun 02 kept in mind the task assigned by 01 and kept a close eye on the flight of the missile.

close!

close!

Then it disappeared. The missile's engine fuel had burned out, and at this distance, the small missile could no longer be seen.

Qingyun 02 anxiously stared at the enemy plane above. If there was no change within 10 seconds, it would have missed.

Time passed slowly, and finally, a ball of fire exploded on the enemy plane.

"Hit!"

Qingyun 02 only had time to cheer on the radio before diving down. He wanted to look for Qingyun 01 and see how his comrades were doing.

When Major Fang felt the violent shaking of the plane caused by the explosion, he felt relieved and completely relaxed.

What was supposed to come finally came, and it didn't escape. I didn't expect that it could be shot down from this height.

It’s good to be alive, at least I still have a chance to skydive.

(End of this chapter)