The Soviet Union deployed a powerful air force in the Far East. Although it is not as dense as Western Europe, it is definitely not too high. After all, this is also a border area between the Soviet Union and the Western world.
Among them, the 8th Air Defense Air Force is responsible for the Komsomolsk air defense zone, and its troops are stationed in Komsomolsk on the Amur River, Khabarovsk, Soviet Port, Magadan and other places.
The 23rd Air Defense Force was stationed in Vladivostok. Andrei's 513 regiment was a subordinate of the 23rd Air Defense Air Force.
On Sakhalin Island, the 24th Air Defense Division was stationed. In addition to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, it was also in charge of Kunashir Island and Zetao Island.
In addition to these, there are the 25th Air Defense Division based in the Chukotka Autonomous Region, the 29th Air Defense Division based in the Amur Region, the 6th Air Defense Division in the Petropavlovsk Air Defense Division, and so on.
These are all deployments of the Homeland Air Defense. At the same time, in the entire Sakhalin Island, the largest is the Kamene Iruchii base, which originally belonged to the naval aviation force.
This base is located on the west bank of the Tatar Strait on Sakhalin Island, across the sea from the island nation of Hokkaido. The 568th Naval Rocket Aviation Regiment and the 570th Naval Rocket Aviation Regiment stationed above are equipped with Tu-16 and Tu-142 large aircraft.
Most of the 24th Division of the Homeland Air Defense was stationed at the Kalyukin base on the west coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. Originally, only the 308th and 777th regiments were equipped with MiG-21 fighter regiments and Su-15TM interceptors.
Now, the 308 has been replaced by the 41st regiment, because the 308 regiment is equipped with MiG-21 and the 41st regiment is equipped with MiG-23.
Although the MiG-21 is small and flexible, its body is limited, and even a missile beyond the visual range cannot be launched. It is definitely a hit.
At the same time, the 592 regiment was newly received recently, equipped with a Su-15 interceptor. The pilot who shot down the passenger plane, Osipovich, belonged to the 592 regiment, and he did a great job in less than a month.
But now, Osipovich does not regret it. Although he hesitated at the time, he must firmly implement the advice of his superiors. As long as the superiors give orders, he will still open fire bravely.
Even if it was a passenger plane that was shot down, even if he became a butcher that killed hundreds of people, he would still not waver, as long as he violated his own airspace, he must be shot down.
Today, Osipovich is on duty again. He is sitting in the pilot preparation room, silently looking at a large-scale map on the wall. Since moving here, he has been studying the surrounding terrain almost every day.
For a pilot, memorizing landmarks is a basic task. Even in later generations and with a global positioning system, the pilot must be able to figure out where he is in a conventional way and cannot rely solely on electronic equipment.
Therefore, it is very important to remember the surrounding landmarks.
There are mountains everywhere here, which peaks are high, and the trend of the mountains, he took it seriously. At this moment, the air defense alarm was sounded again at the airport.
Fast, fast, task!
Osipovich picked up his helmet, rushed out with the wingman pilot, and ran towards his fighter plane.
Stepped onto the fighter plane, put on the helmet, turned on the radio, and the command briefing came from inside.
A Tomcat fighter plane flew to Sakhalin Island. It is now flying southeast from Poronesk in the middle of Sakhalin Island. It has flown to Terpeniya Bay. The target flight altitude is 50 meters. !
When he heard the last, Osipovic frowned. This was not an easy task.
As a pilot of an interceptor, Osipovich is most proficient in flying towards the target under ground guidance and then intercepting. But now, the target's flying altitude is only 50 meters, and the integrated air defense system is simply impossible. To find the target, it is all up to one's own eyes.
It's just the eyes. Even the Typhoon-M radar in front of you can't guarantee that you can find the target at this altitude.
If it can take off an early warning aircraft, that's pretty much the same.
However, as a soldier, where can you be afraid of difficulties! As long as there is an order, it must be posted!
Osipovich skillfully flipped the switches, started the engine with the help of the ground crew, and then slid to the runway, took off, and took off!
Two Su-15s took off in formation, and it was daytime, which was much easier than the night action that day.
As an interceptor, the most important thing is speed. After the two aircraft took off, they quickly climbed up, accelerated, sprinted to Mach 2.5, and headed toward the direction indicated by the ground guidance.
The help of the ground is nothing more than that, guiding them to the target sea area, but the specific location of the target must be searched by them.
The longer the time, the farther the target will go. If the position is wrong, there will be no gain.
However, since the target is the Tomcat fighter, it will definitely fly to the US aircraft carrier battle group, that is, in the southern waters of the four northern islands, east of Hokkaido, from Terpeniya Bay to the aircraft carrier battle group. Straight line, follow the straight line and fly northward, you will definitely be able to intercept the opponent!
This is also the meaning of ground guidance.
The two planes lavishly used afterburners high in the sky, trying to get to this connection quickly. After they arrived, they began to lower their altitude. At the same time, the two turned on their own airborne radars.
Bright spots are everywhere on the screen.
"Damn, radar is useless at all," Osipovich couldn't help but say.
For air search, one's own radar can still play a role, but for sea search, it is really too pitted, because the sea is full of floating ice!
Floes are more terrible than sea waves, because they are real objects and reflect radar waves back. Because radars have no filtering capability, they are now all white.
Without radar, you can only rely on visual inspection!
Osipovic opened his eyes and searched the sea carefully. According to his usual training, when the two planes search the front hemisphere, it is enough for each to be responsible for ninety degrees.
The Su-15 fighter slowed down and searched the sea carefully.
Time passed by little by little, and the hearts of the two of them gradually became anxious. According to the speed of the ship, they should have met at this time. Is it because of the long time and the dazzling, in the middle of a large group of ice floes, they did not hold Goal to find out
From a distance, the land can be seen, that is the northern part of Terpenier Bay, it seems that the target is impossible to appear.
There was a trace of loss in Osipovich's heart. At this moment, suddenly, an order came from the headset: "467, 468, go to airspace No. 64 immediately, go to airspace No. 64 immediately."
Hearing this sound, Osipovich was immediately full of anger, and he ran over the ballistic missile silo! (End of this chapter)