Phoenix missile, with a range of hundreds of kilometers, combined with the AWG-9 radar, is simply a weapon for long-range interception.
However, the range of the Phoenix is deliberate. In order to reduce the air resistance, the projectile’s overload is not high. At the same time, after launching, it has to fly more than 20,000 meters in the sky. The air is thin in the high altitude. Improve firing range.
But now, the distance is only 50 kilometers, so the Phoenix missile does not need to use high-throw trajectory at all, just fly like a normal missile.
The tail of the Phoenix missile, dragging white smoke and dust, flew towards the distant sky, and disappeared into Nathan's sight.
The Tomcat fighter continued to fly steadily, while Gus in the rear compartment stared at his screen intently, looking at the light spots representing the missiles, and rushed toward the target fiercely.
Shoot down the opponent!
The cost of a Phoenix is almost the same as that of a Mi-24, and the result must be obtained!
The Phoenix missile rushed toward Glevich, and soon it entered the guidance distance of the active seeker. With the missile-borne radar launching electromagnetic waves, the mission of the carrier was over.
This is the toughness of the Phoenix missile. It is an active medium-range missile. In later generations, when the US R-77 began to enter service in large numbers, China’s Air Force conducted research, and finally found sadly that the only way to face active bombs was to have the same medium-range bombs. Otherwise, when the two sides faced off When shooting, the party who does not take the initiative to bomb will be quite passive. This is a terrible generation gap.
Now, the Phoenix missile has entered the active radar lock-on stage. Although at low altitude, its speed has exceeded Mach 2, and it continues to rush toward the target.
In Glevich's headset, when the locking sound has not disappeared, he suddenly becomes nervous. If he can't get rid of the lock even at a standstill, there is no other way for the armed helicopter.
If it is a fighter jet, you can also get rid of it with high mobility, such as flying against a missile, etc., and hope to get rid of it instantly. However, the mobility of a helicopter is quite poor and cannot be compared with a fighter jet.
How to do
Glevich gritted his teeth and lowered the total moment, the roar on the nose continued to diminish, and the Mi-24 began to descend!
Mi-24, originally flying at a low altitude, now it is falling like this, and the sea seems to be right in front of you. The plane is about to become a submarine. The weapon operator Glovanov in the rear compartment could not help but shout: " Glevich, are you going to commit suicide?"
"We can't get rid of the lock, we must die!" Glevich shouted: "We have no choice!"
The helicopter continues to rotate. At this time, the surrounding sea water, under the blow of the propeller, has formed a wave of waves, forming concentric circles, spreading outward.
The helicopter continued to fall. Finally, its three-point landing gear was in contact with the sea. At this time, Glevich pulled up the total moment abruptly.
The distance between the Mi-24 helicopter and the sea is already negative. The landing gear is in the sea, the fuselage is on it, and the propeller is still rotating. Glevich hopes to rely on this adventure to avoid that terrible missile.
I am not a helicopter anymore, I am a boat! I am not big, I am a speedboat, yes, I am a speedboat, air-to-air missiles, just do my job, don't come to the sea to make trouble!
At this altitude, helicopters are quite dangerous.
When the helicopter flies close to the ground, the airflow hit by the rotor will be blocked by the ground and compressed, forming an "air cushion" effect, which changes the pull of the main rotor. This phenomenon is called the ground effect.
Ground effect has the most obvious impact on helicopter hovering flight. The closer the main rotor is to the ground, the stronger the ground effect. Therefore, when the helicopter is flying on land, it can hover at a very low altitude.
On the sea, the ground effect is very weak, or even non-existent, and it requires the pilot's superb flying skills.
The most frightening thing is that the tail rotor suddenly fails when hovering at a low altitude. At this time, the helicopter body will start to rotate. If the operation is improper, the helicopter rolls over easily.
In short, hovering at an ultra-low altitude on land requires the pilot's superb skills, while flying at almost negative altitude on the sea requires the pilot's skills even more.
Glevich's hand was shaking at a high frequency, constantly adjusting the attitude of the helicopter, and the helicopter stayed steadily on the sea.
And Glovanov in the back seat was nervously observing the side, which was the direction of the enemy's missile attack.
At the same time, in the wide cockpit behind, a soldier in the infantry squad also realized that a terrible danger was coming.
Why does the helicopter hover here? There must be a situation!
A soldier sitting at the side door suddenly caught the terrifying missile in the air. It did not give up the attack, and was still firmly locking the target!
The radar seeker of the Phoenix missile is not deceived by this action at all. As long as it is within its field of view, it will firmly lock the target!
Since the target is lowering its altitude, it is also constantly lowering its altitude during flight, walking a diagonal line, and its seeker firmly locks the target, even if the opponent is hovering, even if it becomes a speedboat. , And will not give up!
Air-to-air missiles are not difficult to use to strike targets such as speedboats. The key issue is that the warhead is different. To strike aerial targets requires the use of broken rod warheads to form a large area of metal. Will be killed, just like a plane hitting a bird.
However, it is not enough to hit the target at sea. It must rely on the semi-armor-piercing warhead. For the ship, the broken rod warhead is tickling it.
Now, the Phoenix missile is in the final stage of its attack, no matter what the target is, this flight will not miss.
"Come, it's here!" The soldier who saw him suddenly exclaimed, and then, with a puff, he jumped into the water.
At this time, it is not a question of being brave or not. When danger comes, avoiding danger is the first priority. If you can't protect yourself, how can you fight the enemy
He jumped down and became the only survivor of the helicopter. At the same time, he also became the only witness of the Phoenix crashing the Mi-24. He could see clearly.
"Boom!" At this time, the people behind wanted to jump down, but it was too late. The Phoenix missile that swooped down from the sky, with a whistling of several Mach, rushed over, and then, the close fuse action. , Detonated the front warhead. (End of this chapter)