Murmansk Air Defense Group Command.
The duty officer Samoylov put down the phone, his face changed drastically: "Quickly, go call the general at once!"
A few minutes later, Lieutenant General Dmitliyev, the commander of the air defense group in pajamas, hurried in, with a chill on his body: "What's the matter?"
"We received a report from a coastal radar station and found an unidentified target flying towards us. It is now 250 kilometers away from our coastline."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Lieutenant General Dmitriev looked at the label on the airspace map on the desktop and said: "Immediately order the 365th Aviation Regiment of the 5th Air Defense Division to dispatch Su-15 fighters to intercept. Yes, report to Moscow."
Lieutenant General Dmitriev had an icy chill on his face. He came from that cruel world war. He was a faction in the army that strongly advocated active offensive. He believed that he had not advanced to the coast of France. It is simply an unforgivable mistake.
Now, the Americans still dare to take the initiative to invade and detect? The most severe means must be used to stop him!
Following the order, the sirens sounded at the base of the 365th Aviation Regiment.
Andrei Vladimirvitch Tolstoy, a young Soviet homeland defense air force pilot, after graduating from aviation school, he was assigned here, flying an interceptor, ready to intercept the enemy at any time.
Tonight, it was his turn to be on duty. After hearing the alarm, he immediately carried his flying helmet and ran outside.
At the end of the runway not far away, a Su-15 gleamed in the sun.
It is 21 o'clock in the evening, but the sun is still shining on the horizon. This is a unique phenomenon in the Arctic Circle. It is now in the period of polar day, with few nights and long days.
This slender and long fighter was nicknamed by NATO with a slender-mouthed bottle, and in later generations, it has another title, called the Butcher of Airliner.
When Mikoyan’s fighter jets became famous all over the world, Sukhoi Design Bureau’s aircraft were unknown. This was a different division of labor. Sukhoi Design Bureau’s interceptors were only equipped for domestic use and never exported.
The current Su-15 is one of the Soviet's most important interceptors, equipped with 29 flying regiments.
This aircraft follows the aerodynamic layout of the Su-11 with a tailed delta wing and has a long and elegant fuselage. Two Tumansky R-11F turbojet engines installed side by side on the rear fuselage. This effectively reduces the drag, and can make the aircraft fly to twice the supersonic speed when fully armed.
At the same time, the RP-22 "Eagle" radar installed in the nose of the aircraft is an improved model, but it still has no down-shooting capability and can only intercept high-altitude targets.
Under the wings, two large R-98 air-to-air missiles are mounted, including a radar-guided type and an infrared-guided type. Under normal circumstances, Su-15 will launch these two missiles to a target at the same time to increase the hit rate. (There are also code-named P-98, NATO code-named AA-3.)
Andre is not satisfied with his Su-15. He has already submitted an application, hoping to change the MiG-25. This super interceptor that can fly to three times the speed of sound is his favorite.
When he stepped into the cockpit, the ground crew followed up and helped him close the hatch and ensured that it was properly locked. After the local crew removed the ladder, the two engines emitted fires with the help of the power car in turn, and the ground crew observed the tail. After the smoke, he made a skilled gesture to him.
The temperature in the cockpit had not yet risen, and it was extremely cold. The airflow that Andre exhaled had begun to condense in the cockpit. He didn't care about so much. He released the brakes and the fighter began to roll.
As a standby fighter, it stopped at the end of the runway, and now under the control of Andre, the fighter began to accelerate.
The speed was getting faster and faster. Andre scanned the airspeed indicator below with the corner of his eye. He knew that although his fighter jet could fly to Mach 2, its takeoff and landing performance was quite poor.
Finally, when the speed reached 350 kilometers per hour, he pulled the joystick, with a small elevation angle, and the Su-15 spread its wings and flew into the blue sky. The silver-white body was shining in the sun, like It is a thin-mouthed bottle.
"032, pay attention, now turn to the right 30 degrees and continue to climb to 10,000 meters." The voice of the ground guidance station came from the headset.
As an interceptor, the most common combat mode is to fly to the interception area under ground guidance. After all, the radar in front of the nose is only tens of kilometers away, and it is also used in the final guided missile.
"032 received." Andre replied in the radio. During the climb, he pushed the joystick, and the silver fighter began to turn to the right, aiming at the direction of the target.
After ten minutes, according to the ground guidance, Andrei had arrived in the target airspace, and he soon spotted the large plane flying towards the Soviet coastline.
"Report 032, four engines, visually identified as an RC-135 electronic reconnaissance aircraft." Andre shouted in the radio: "I will take a closer look."
Pushing the joystick, the bottle began to dive down, chasing the plane at an altitude of nine kilometers.
The RC-135 is an electronic reconnaissance aircraft modified by the Americans on the basis of their Boeing 707 airliner. It is also an old opponent of the Soviet Homeland Defense Air Force. They can easily identify it.
The slender bottle swooped down and dived down. After leveling out, the Su-15 flew side by side with the reconnaissance plane.
Andre glanced across the tail of the aircraft, and the sign was very clear: "Report 032. The tail of the target aircraft has a red maple leaf emblem and the Canadian Air Force logo."
When the radio reached the rear, Lieutenant General Dmitriev immediately clenched his fist: "Order the pilot to take down this enemy plane!"
His words stunned the people on the side. Generally speaking, the enemy planes are found to be expelled as much as possible first. In order to avoid incidents of wiping guns and misfires, most of the time the pilots of the Homeland Air Defense use impact tactics and are unwilling Fire.
Moreover, there is no order from Moscow yet, Lieutenant General Dmitriev has issued an order to fire!
Lieutenant General Dmitriev did not need to explain anything to those present.
The previous restraint was because the other party’s flight airspace was not the key point of the Soviets. Now, the target of this reconnaissance plane is the Murmansk port of its own, which is to investigate its own aircraft carrier, since it has broken in. How can Soviet airspace slip away
Lay it down!
"032 Attention, keep the height, enter from behind the target, remove the weapon insurance, and prepare to attack!"
With a clear voice from the headset, Andre used his gloved hand to toggle the switch to preheat the missile, release the weapon insurance, and prepare to fire.
If it is an intercepting bomber, in order to pursue the interception effect, infrared and radar-guided missiles will be fired, but now the aircraft is flying very smoothly, and it seems that it does not care about its own interception. In this smooth flight, one One radar-guided missile is enough. (End of this chapter)