The Tu-126 Moss has the foundation of the Tu-114 passenger plane, and the Tu-114 passenger plane is inherited from the Tu-95 bomber. It can be said that it is mainly prepared for intercontinental flight. In this case, Needless to say, from Kamchatka Peninsula, even from Vladivostok, it can easily fly to the exercise area in northern Hawaii, and then fly back.
However, other fighters are different.
Even the MiG-25, the Soviet's most powerful professional interceptor of the Homeland Air Defense, has a fuel load of 19 tons, which is more than the weight of many fighters. Even so, its maximum range is subsonic speed. The longest distance to fly is two thousand five hundred kilometers.
In this case, the need for round trips cannot be met at all.
The high-altitude and high-speed performance of the MiG-25 makes it very good in aviation reconnaissance. Even the MiG-25's service models are quite a part of the reconnaissance type.
At the same time, in order to meet the needs of long voyages, MiG-25 also has a special aerial refueling model, MiG-25RBVDZ.
Among them, R is for reconnaissance and B is for bombing. This is a reconnaissance and bombing aircraft. In this kind of mission, it certainly does not hang bombs. The pylons outside are only mounted with two short-range missiles for self-defense. That's all, this is the price necessary for hurricaneous reduction, with heavy medium-range missiles, how can they achieve high speeds
At this time, two MiG-25 reconnaissance aircraft were slowly approaching a Tu-16 tanker that released a refueling pipe in the air.
"001 calls 010, 001 calls 010, there is a Tomcat fighter approaching me, please come to support immediately, please come to support immediately."
At this time, the reconnaissance aircraft pilot Yakov’s radio heard a vague voice. He was carefully starting the fighter plane and aimed it at the cone-shaped oil jacket in front.
At this time, nearly half of the fuel in his plane had been consumed. If he didn't complete the mission of refueling in the air, he would not need to go for investigation, I am afraid that even returning to the flight would be a problem.
Refuel yourself first, or rescue your own early warning aircraft first
After hesitating for a while, he pushed the lever and left the fuel cone.
"011, continue to refuel in the air, I'll go and see." He called to another MiG-25 next to him.
Their two planes are carrying out reconnaissance missions together in order to have mutual backup. Now, are the Americans actually running to find the trouble of their own early warning aircraft
"011 received." At this time, his companion Varisiyev replied.
They are still more than a hundred kilometers away from the early warning aircraft. For the MiG-25, this distance of more than one hundred kilometers is nothing at all.
Turn on afterburner!
The two R-15 turbojet engines at the tail suddenly burst into light blue flames, and huge thrust came. The MiG-25 fighter easily broke through the sound barrier and continued to accelerate forward, Mach 2 and Mach 2.5.
The strength of the MiG-25 is reflected here, and if necessary, it can go mad at high speed.
Ordinary aircraft, after turning on the afterburner, it can reach more than 2 Mach, but it cannot be carried out for a long time, otherwise the afterburner will burn out, but the MiG-25 is different. Its afterburner is specially made. Until the fuel is burned, you can go mad at the maximum speed.
2.5 Mach, that one second is 850 meters, a distance of 100 kilometers, only two minutes is enough.
As for the subsonic aircraft, at least three times the time, when they arrived, the battle would have ended long ago.
In the cockpit of the Tomcat fighter, Lieutenant Guth in the back seat has recovered his calm. With the Lone Ranger, he can be so exciting every time. He has to get used to it.
When the radar is turned into PDSTT mode, like a flashlight, they will shine the most powerful light on the target, and at the same time, the surrounding will become dark, that is, they will lose their perception of the surrounding targets. ability.
Fortunately, they also have early warning aircraft.
"A hundred kilometers away."
"The distance is eighty kilometers."
"Lone Ranger, pay attention. Behind the target, a high-speed target, Mach 2.5, is found flying in the direction of the target."
At this time, the Hawkeye early warning aircraft sent a new message.
The goal of Mach 2.5 must be the MiG-25, and the sudden appearance of the MiG-25 is definitely not an accident. There must be a Soviet tanker nearby!
"PDS mode, look for the airspace around us." Nathan shouted to the rear cabin: "There must be a Soviet aerial tanker nearby!"
Although the scanning range of the Hawkeye early warning aircraft is relatively wide, the azimuth issue prevents the Hawkeye early warning aircraft from being able to find the target. In the PDS mode, the detection distance of the large target of more than 300 kilometers is enough to make the Tomcat become one. An early warning aircraft.
Sure enough, after Gus adjusted the radar mode, he was pleasantly surprised to see the bright spot on the screen: "There is a large target in the airspace 30 degrees to the left!"
You are the one!
Nathan has already proposed the tactics to deal with MiG-25, but he did not expect that he would be so lucky to complete two tasks in one flight.
Destroy their tanker, making the MiG-25 unable to refuel, and thus unable to continue flying over to investigate!
Pushing the joystick and pedaling the rudder, the Tomcat fighter turned in the sky and rushed towards the new target.
Inside the moss warning machine, the harsh, cat-like sound disappeared.
When the other party was unlocked, the radar warning receiver would not be triggered. When the sound disappeared, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
A false alarm.
It shouldn't have been, even if the American pilot is crazy, they still have superiors, how can they watch the gun go off and finally usher in an irreversible ending.
Just when they breathed a sigh of relief, the radar crew looked at the bright spots on the screen, and their tone became even more rapid: "Damn it, it's heading for our tanker!"
The Hawkeye early warning aircraft is over the eastern sea, the moss early warning aircraft is in the northwest, and the target is in the southwest.
In this way, the Hawkeye early warning aircraft can see the target airspace and the place where the moss early warning aircraft appears, but the tanker that is more northwest than the moss early warning aircraft can not see it, which exceeds its maximum observation range.
If Nathan hadn't sprinted forward, he wouldn't be able to see it, and now, when he approached the airspace of the moss early warning aircraft 80 kilometers away, he saw the Tu-16 tanker that was less than 200 kilometers away.
The Tu-16 tanker is 500 kilometers away from the aircraft carrier battle group. It is absolutely safe airspace. Who could have imagined that a deadly American fighter jet rushed towards them.
What is going on with the Americans today? It’s never been so fierce before! (End of this chapter)