Chapter 168: Old Seven with a Bullet in the Night Sky
"Can we only fly this route?"
"Yes, it must be exactly the same!"
After Xue Xiangdong gave a decisive answer, Li Zhan stopped asking questions. He probably understood what was going on, but if Xue Xiangdong didn't explain it, he absolutely couldn't ask. This is discipline.
Xue Xiangdong knew that Li Zhan figured it out in just a few seconds, but there was also a rookie Wu Zhen. He emphasized again, "The target area is in an uninhabited mountainous area near the border. There will be light indicators. You must be careful not to cross the line.
You must not cross the line! You must ensure that the rocket hits the target area."
"Who is in command? Is there a command post on the ground?" Li Zhan asked.
Xue Xiangdong said, "No, the Beikut tower directs the command. The specified time and route are fixed and the target area is fixed. You strictly follow the plan and return after firing the rockets. Remember, the return route is also fixed. You don't have much time, so get familiar with it immediately.
If you don’t understand anything about the plan, please bring it up.”
"Understood." Li Zhan looked serious, and he and Wu Zhen quickly studied the night-time live-fire shooting training plan.
No matter how dull Wu Zhen was, he was still thoughtful at this time. He controlled his strong curiosity and excitement, and concentrated all his energy on studying the entire plan with the rapid secretion of adrenaline.
"This is the first time our regiment has conducted such a night-time live-fire shooting training on the ground. You must do it well. Later, we will summarize the experience and promote it to the whole regiment. The night-time live-fire shooting training will begin in May, and both empty and ground targets will be used.
Fight, your mad team must make a good start." Xue Xiangdong said.
Li Zhan suddenly smiled and said, "Commander, don't worry, this time I will definitely contribute a lot of ammunition to the construction of the great People's Air Force."
Wu Zhen grinned excitedly. He secretly guessed that if he did well this time, he might be able to get third-class merit, or even second-class merit. Han Hongjun and Li Zixin were Li Zhan's wingmen, and tonight it was Han Hongjun.
On duty, he had to go out and believe that Wu Zhen was on duty. So sometimes luck is very important.
The maintenance team received the order first and was loading ammunition on the two fighter planes on duty. The ammunition configuration was exactly the same as the 3-1 battle example - four groups of 90mm caliber rockets and an auxiliary fuel tank. Han Bo was on the tarmac and personally
Check the loading status of ammunition and sign the task sheet.
At 3:45 in the morning, Li Zhan and Wu Zhen came to the apron. There are several aprons next to the tower. Fighters on duty are usually parked here and are carried by ground power vehicles to keep them in driving condition. Li Zhan and Wu Zhen inspected them respectively.
After checking the condition of the fighter plane, he focused on checking the condition of the ammunition, and signed after confirming that it was correct.
At 3:47 in the morning, the tower gave the order and the two fighter planes slid out one after another.
At 3:50 in the morning, the tower gave the order for the two-plane formation to take off.
"Hey, make three turns in the cave, adjust the course to 270, the altitude to 7,000, and the cruising speed." Xue Xiangdong gave the order in a deep voice, his words were very clear and his tone was very calm.
Li Zhan glanced at the instrument panel and repeated the command, "Course 270, altitude 7,000, cruising speed, got it."
He made adjustments first, and then Wu Zhen followed closely. The wingman must follow the actions of the lead aircraft, otherwise a mid-air collision accident will easily occur. Night flights require stricter regulations on the distance between fighters, changes in flight direction and altitude, etc.
requirements.
In the dark night sky, pilots can only confirm the position of their wingman through visual navigation lights most of the time. On a starry night, distinguishing the tail flames of fighter aircraft at a certain distance requires very keen eyesight.
"Three turns of the cave, adjust the frequency to 38325 points 11." Xue Xiangdong called again.
Li Zhan had long been mentally prepared. This was a confidential communication with frequency hopping function. With his own technology, even old guys like the J-6 had already completed the installation. It was a combat communication channel. He carried out live-fire training and brought
Military operations carrying live ammunition, such as combat readiness patrols and flight training with missiles, generally use confidential communication channels.
"Understood, adjust the frequency to 38325:11." Li Zhan quickly adjusted the communication frequency and then called, "Dong Sanguai, call the tower, radio test, Dong Sanguai, Dong Sanguai, completed."
Wu Zhen then called, "Langguaiba radio test, Liangguaiba, Liangguaiba, over."
"The cave has three turns, two turns and eight turns. The radio is clear, very clear." Xue Xiangdong replied.
Li Zhan shook his head and looked behind the right wing, followed closely by Wu Zhen. The fighter plane was very stable. When he looked up, he happened to see a passenger plane flying in the opposite direction with its red and blue navigation lights flashing. Above his head was an international route, and below his buttocks was an international air route.
It’s the Beiku Mountains.
The fixed route given by superiors runs through the Beiku Mountains from east to west. The most important thing to note is that the main peak of Beiku is a landmark halfway along the route. To fly from east to west, you need to go from the back of the main peak of Beiku. When you return, you need to fly from
Walk south of the main peak of Beiku.
Another requirement that needs attention is that after passing the main peak of Beiku, you need to continue descending and always maintain a relative height of 500 meters. This is the only difficult link. Li Zhan analyzed that the reason why the superiors stipulated 500 meters
The height is for safety reasons.
The objective environment of night flying is harsh, and flying in the dark is more dangerous than flying in low-visibility weather. If it were daytime, Li Zhan would dare to fly at an altitude of fifty meters.
They have gone too far. They use the J-7e with no terrain and equipped with radar to fly at low altitude at night. Where do they put the faces of the brothers equipped with third-generation aircraft? In the dark night, at an altitude of several hundred meters, more than 900 kilometers per day.
At a cruising speed of 1 hour, it will hit the ground if you are not careful.
With four groups of rockets and a ground-fire live-fire training in an unfamiliar area, Li Zhan did not dare to take it lightly and constantly reminded Wu Zhen to keep checking the aircraft's attitude and flight data. Radar Station No. 27 continued to monitor them.
Tracking and irradiating, the real-time data of the two fighters are notified to the Beikut Tower as quickly as possible. The Beikut Tower compares the data from the No. 27 radar station and the Beikku Meteorological Observatory to obtain more accurate data. The commander based on the final data
Give the next order.
Unfortunately, without a tactical data link, this process is quite cumbersome to implement, is not timely in combat, and often cannot provide pilots with timely support.
Since being fucked by Li Zhan once, Radar Station No. 27 has become much better behaved and more humble. Facing the stupid eldest son of the shabby Wang family in the 101st Regiment, he no longer dares to behave like before. If you continue to do it, everyone may replace you.
One round to go. Anyway, the name of Beikou Demon made the officers and soldiers at Radar Station No. 27 change their expressions upon hearing it.
"Beiku, I'm going down." After Li Zhan confirmed that he had flown over the main peak of Beiku, he took the initiative to report the application without waiting for the position on the ground to be reported.
Xue Xiangdong was very relieved. Wu Zhen was a rookie, but with Li Zhan, a veteran, there was no problem at all. If Li Zhan hadn't been on duty tonight, he would have gone to Li Zhan to carry out this task. He wouldn't have done it for anyone else.
worried.
"There are three turns in the cave. Go down according to the plan and pay attention to your speed." Xue Xiangdong replied.
"clear."
Li Zhan pressed the lever, and the No. 037 fighter slowly dropped in altitude. Wu Zhen followed and descended close to the top of the mountains. Always maintaining a relative altitude of 500 meters meant that it would change with the changes in terrain altitude. If the terrain altitude
If it is two thousand meters, the plane must fly at an altitude of two thousand five hundred meters.
Glancing in the direction of the moon, a dark shadow appeared. Li Zhan reminded Wu Zhen, "Two turns and eight, pay attention to your two directions!"
"I saw it, prepare to evade!" Wu Zhen was very calm.
Li Zhan gave up his position to the left wing, and Wu Zhen immediately evaded to the left wing, avoiding a mountain peak in front of him. Li Zhan quickly checked the instrument data and called the tower, "Beiku, please confirm the position with the radar. The route should be deviated."
shift."
"Confirm immediately!" Xue Xiangdong said immediately.
Not long after, Xue Xiangdong called, "Three turns in the cave, your course has shifted ten degrees to the north, adjust it immediately!"
"Understood, move fifteen degrees to the north." Li Zhan immediately made adjustments.
It is impossible to be 100% accurate when flying, especially when flying in mountainous areas. The complex magnetic field environment will affect the aircraft's sensors. It only moved ten degrees across the Beiku Mountains, which is a small error value. Besides, they will soon
Passing an obvious landmark - a certain town, use the town with dense lights as a reference to correct the course.
The colors around him suddenly became consistent, and there was a faint light ahead and below. Li Zhan could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He had already flown out of the Beikushan Mountain Area, and ahead was the last landmark town, a certain town.
"Dong Sanguai reports, I saw the last landmark." Li Zhan reported.
Xue Xiangdong's heart suddenly lifted, and everyone else in the tower also sat upright and stared at their posts. At the same time, their hearing was focused on the loudspeaker, and they entered a mode of nervously waiting for the progress of the mission.
Passing the last landmark means entering the attack route.
The target area of the 101st Regiment is in the Gobi desert southeast of the Beiku Mountains. They have never been to the uninhabited mountainous area near the border more than 500 kilometers away for shooting. On the one hand, it is because of the distance, and on the other hand, it is because of the distance.
It is related to other factors.
This sudden appearance at this early in the morning, could it be a spot check by the flight attendant?
Xue Xiangdong didn't tell anyone, and no one dared to ask.
The last thing the army needs is curiosity. If you know what you should know, a meeting will be held to report it. If you deliberately inquire about what you should not know, it is a violation of discipline.
Li Zhan's eyes followed the town below for a while. When the town was far behind and could no longer be seen, he steadily pulled up the fighter plane and immediately reported, "Beiku, I'm starting.
Enter the attack route, climb to an altitude of 1,000, and it’s over.”
"Received from Beiku, proceed as planned!" Xue Xiangdong was very excited inside but calm on the outside.
To enter the attack route, you need to raise the altitude, but it is not too high. It is only a relative altitude of one thousand meters, which puts relatively strict requirements on the pilot. To fire rockets, you need to enter a dive attitude. The relative altitude of one thousand meters is actually no
How much leeway there is.
For safety reasons, Wu Zhen needed to go up to a height of 1,500 meters. After Li Zhan completed the attack and escaped, he would attack again.
Chapter completed!