The two F-4 fighter jets, which launched Sparrow missiles, did not intend to actually shoot down the opposing MiGs. The bigger intention was to expel them. As long as they expel the opponents away, they would be able to protect the defected MiG-25.
Unfortunately, they didn't know that they angered a guy who shouldn't have angered them.
Andre made a sharp jump. With the thrust of the excellent engine, he threw off the opponent's missile, and then pushed the control lever forward. The nose of the fighter plane went down and began to dive.
At this time, the two F-4 fighter jets were also flying at high speed. Driven by the two J79 engines, the heavy F-4 accelerated to Mach 1.4.
Major Dick just rushed over at this time, and the four Sparrow missiles missed the target. The MiG-25 seems to be climbing high, right?
Raising his head, Major Dick looked at the sky. In the sunlight, a spot of light swooped down from the sky.
"Nine o'clock, MiG!" the wingman shouted, reminding Major Dick.
Major Dick watched that the light spot was getting bigger and bigger. If he continued to fly horizontally, it would be easy for the opponent to swerve to the most dangerous six o'clock direction. So, gritting his teeth, Major Dick could only pull the operating lever back and turn on the afterburner. The fighter began to climb upwards and flew head-to-head with the opponent.
The close-range combat bullets of this era cannot intercept the target head-on, so this is just to prepare for the next dogfight.
The wingman at the back climbed with Major Dick. They saw the MiG getting closer and closer, and when they passed by, they could even see the red five-star on the wing.
MiG-25! Seeing the fighter plane up close, they also saw the Soviet pilot in the cockpit, facing them opposite, stretched out his arm, and raised his middle finger.
Americans, dare to launch missiles at Lao Tzu, then try Lao Tzu's power! Andre kept moving forward. When the two sides crossed, Andre pulled the control lever back, and the fighter plane began to climb upwards.
The two F-4 fighter jets made a climbing motion, and after passing Andre's fighter jet, they started to turn sideways. This is a standard engagement tactic. Whoever turns sideways faster can go around. Go behind the opponent, occupy the six o'clock direction, and blast the opponent's chrysanthemum with a short-range missile.
The huge overload pressed their bodies tightly against the seats. At this time, the two members of each fighter plane, including the pilot and the weapons operator, were turning their heads hard, hoping to see it sooner. Traces of the MiG.
However, the airspace was clean and the F-4 fighter jets that had turned sideways did not find any trace of the passing MiG.
Where is the other party? Is it behind you? Major Dick pushed the operating lever and stepped on the rudder. The fighter plane continued to turn sideways. At the same time, he shouted to the wingman, "Red Dragonfly, the formation is scattered!"
The wingman, codenamed Red Dragonfly, has been partnering with him for a long time, and he naturally understands what he means. He has two fighter jets, but the other side only has one. The fighters could only separate and observe each other's tails to see if they were bitten to the six o'clock direction.
At the same time, the trajectory of both of them is distorted. In an air battle, a straight line for more than ten seconds means death.
The two F-4 fighter jets that separated quickly drew a graceful arc in the air. The pilots of the two fighter jets turned their heads and observed each other's tails. There was nothing, and the direction at 6 o'clock was also clean.
Where did that MiG plane go? Major Dick was very puzzled for a while, had the other party escaped?
"Fox hunting, red dragonfly, pay attention, the target is at an altitude of 16,000 kilometers, and it is diving down!" At this critical moment, the voice of the E-2 early warning aircraft leader came from the earphone.
After discovering that an air battle broke out ahead, the scrambled E-2 early warning aircraft turned on the radar and scanned the western airspace before it reached the cruising altitude. It just happened to see the MiG aircraft that wanted to sneak attack and immediately warned.
Just now, Andre, who had turned on the afterburner, drove the MiG-25, from an altitude of 8,000 meters, to 16,000, and then turned and dived down.
In the first dive, the two sides were still facing each other, and Andre couldn't get the chance to launch the missile, but this time, when Andre dived again, it was in the direction of the opponent's chrysanthemum.
Altitude was converted into speed, and the MiG-25's cockpit began to steam up again. On the Mach table, the pointer pointed to more than two Machs!
Five kilometers away, 10,000 meters high! The opponent's height is 8,000, and the launch conditions are completely satisfied!
Under the wing, the infrared seeker of the R-40T missile had locked on the tail nozzle of the F-4 fighter, and Andrei pressed the launch button.
Dragging the fiery flames and emitting countless white gases, the R-40 missile, which weighed nearly half a ton, flew away from the missile launcher and headed towards the fiery chrysanthemum.
Worried that the lethality of the R-60 missile was not enough, Andre did not hesitate this time and chose the R-40 missile.
Although the available overload of the missile is not large enough, as long as it catches up with the 38 kg warhead, it is not a vegetarian!
"Red Dragonfly, pull it up! Release the jamming bomb!" Major Dick had just completed another turn at this time. His wingman was flying in the opposite direction of his flight. This was the way he just flew to check the opponent's tail. UU Reading
And now, the MiG-25, which was hiding high in the sky, dived down, just in the direction of the tail of Major Dick's wingman, and the other party fired a missile without hesitation!
After receiving a reminder from Major Dick, the wingman made an emergency climb. Unfortunately, the last chance was lost.
The R-40 missile has a head-to-head interception range of 30 kilometers, and a tail chase of more than 10 kilometers. Now, the missile is launched at a distance of 5 kilometers, and it is still in the power range stage of the missile. The F-4 fighter has no time to respond. Has been caught up by R-40 missiles!
While pulling the control lever back and preparing to climb, flames appeared at the tail of the wingman, and the infrared jamming system was activated!
One by one infrared decoy bombs were thrown out, and the solid incendiary material burned rapidly, forming a large area of infrared source radiation at the tail, and the signal of infrared radiation far exceeded the carrier aircraft itself, as long as the opponent's missile caught up with it. With the infrared decoy bomb, the carrier is safe!
Major Dick watched the incoming missile and caught up with a decoy. He couldn't help but relax, and the wingman escaped! Although the launch of the decoy projectile was a bit late, the missile flew very close before turning around, but as long as it was drawn away, the danger was avoided.
"Boom!" The R-40T missile was deceived, obviously it was very angry, and just after catching up with the decoy, a violent explosion occurred.
The 38kg high-explosive rod warhead is enough to kill a large bomber. In fact, the unique interceptor in the Soviet Union's equipment is mainly used to intercept bombers. The warhead is full of weight and its power is abnormal.
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