Babylonian Empire

In close combat, short-range combat ammunition is used. This type of combat ammunition is guided by infrared, and the place where the infrared rays are the strongest is the engine at the tail.

Therefore, close combat is to seize the opponent's tail and launch a missile attack at the same time.

Although it is also possible to launch short-range missiles directly, the effect will be greatly reduced. The guidance distance of the seeker is less than two kilometers, and it is very easy to miss the target.

But now, the two sides are approaching quickly, that is to say, the two sides are at the position where the nose is facing the nose, and if they want to carry out a tail chase attack, they have to wait until they approach for the first time and then separate before turning back. Whoever turns back quickly Come here, you can get a favorable launch position.

However, Ziaz once again found that his analysis was wrong.

Because, the enemy plane flying head-on fired two air-to-air missiles at its own fighter jet and Mahmud at high altitude!

Before departure, the Phantom F1 mounted a total of four medium-range Matra 530 air-to-air missiles, two of which are radar-guided and two are infrared-guided.

In later generations, any kind of medium-range air-to-air missile will not use infrared guidance. However, in the era when air-to-air missiles were still in their infancy, such missiles did exist. The Soviet-made MiG-25 had R- The 40T infrared-guided medium-range air-to-air missile is different from the radar-type R-40R, but the seeker is different.

The same is true for the Matra 530.

In over-the-horizon, infrared-guided ones, in face-to-face situations, can't lock the target at all. They can only be launched by the carrier aircraft and then fly inertially. The current radar-guiding type also has great flaws, so this kind of thing exists.

At short range, it is not as maneuverable as air-to-air missiles dedicated to short-range combat, so it has become tasteless. After the advancement of electronic technology, this kind of missiles disappeared into history.

However, in specific battles, this kind of air-to-air missile has its unique advantages, such as now.

As the distance gets closer, the radar's sector search area will become smaller, and the opponent's fighter jets will break away from the radar scanning area in front from time to time. Therefore, radar-guided mid-range air-to-air missiles are basically no longer usable.

Infrared-guided air-to-air missiles, on the contrary, have a place to use.

As Hamad and Amy approached, they fired two infrared-guided Matra 530 missiles under the wing, pointing directly at the two Tomcats at high altitude and low altitude.Although in a head-on attack, it is difficult for such infrared-guided medium-range bombs to lock the target, they may be shot down in the first round of dogfighting, and it is useless to keep these medium-range bombs. When they are launched, they can also disrupt the opponent's maneuvers. If they are lucky enough to take down a fight, they will make a lot of money.

In the equipment sequence of the Iranian Air Force, there is no such air-to-air missile. The AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range bomb is all radar-guided.

Therefore, upon discovering the missile launched by the opponent, Ziaz thought that the opponent was launching a close combat missile.

Head-on fighting bombs at this distance?The Iraqi air force pilots are indeed lunatics who are afraid of death!

Ziaz turned off the afterburner, so that the infrared signature of the plane would be less obvious, especially in front of the nose, if the opponent's missile could lock on to the target and hit him, that would be hell.

Instead of dodging, he bravely charged forward in the direction the missile was coming from.

Being hit by an infrared air-to-air missile fired directly from the opposite side during a head-on attack can only show that one's luck is extremely bad.

Ziaz was observing the other party, and he had estimated that the other party might be trying to escape by taking advantage of the launch of these two missiles.

These two missiles are just smoke, and destroying the opponent's phantom is what he is most interested in.

Mahmoud, who is high in the sky, also has the same thoughts. He is not afraid of the two thick smokes rising from a distance. To him, there is no threat at all.

The hit rate of fighting bombs fired head-on is almost zero, because there is no heat source at the tail for guidance, and the two missiles are basically uncontrolled rockets.

In fact, he guessed well. This kind of infrared-guided medium-range bomb is mainly used to chase and attack long-distance enemy planes. For head-on attacks, radar-type bombs are more reliable.

However, there was still a miracle. During the flight, none of the three missiles caught the target, but one locked the F-14 high in the air.

The passive infrared seeker is equipped with indium antimonide with a working wavelength of 2-3.5 μm refrigerated by a 5kg liquid nitrogen refrigerator to sense the high temperature of the enemy plane and lock the opponent. This indium antimonide seeker is installed at the frame angle -45- On the top of the spinning top, you can look for traces of the other party at a large angle.

Since the F-14 is at a high altitude, and this missile is in the mid-air, it not only "sees" the fighter jet in front of its head, but also feels the heat wave coming from the tail, roasting its fragile seeker .

In the internal circuit, electronic signals were being transmitted rapidly, and it was finally determined that the one above was its target!

Mahmoud didn't pay attention, but his radar operator in the back cabin saw the missile coming fast.

The advantage of the two-seater is that at a long distance, the radar operator in the back seat is used to operate the complex radar-guided Phoenix missile, and in close combat, there is an extra pair of eyes to search the airspace.

"It's flying towards us, hurry up and dodge!" said the radar operator in the back cabin.

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Chapter 1: Close Combat

Chapter 1 Close Combat——

As soon as Mahmoud looked up, he saw missiles flying in the distance. He was startled, and immediately turned on the afterburner, and climbed vertically. At the same time, he asked the radar operator in the rear cabin to start releasing infrared jamming bombs.

Mahmoud made a serious and fatal mistake. He should not have turned on the afterburner, which would cause the infrared signature to increase significantly. Moreover, he used a vertical climbing maneuver, so that his tail was fully exposed to the incoming missiles.

Because Mahmoud is still using the method of getting rid of the Soviet air-to-air missiles. The solid motors of the Soviet missiles are not good enough. As long as he climbs up vertically, the kinetic energy of the incoming missile will be quickly lost. He only needs to do a few up and down maneuvers. The kinetic energy of the missile can be completely consumed.

Only, he didn't succeed.

Just as he was just beginning to climb, the missile had caught up.

The Matra 530 medium-range air-to-air missile uses an X-band radar proximity fuze. When the missile is 2 to 20m away from the target, it can be detonated directly or through the ignition delay device to detonate the warhead charge.The continuous rod warhead used by infrared missiles has a total weight of 30kg, a theoretical dispersion radius of 10.5m, and the actual maximum diameter of the continuous rod when it is deployed is 16m. The closer the better, when the distance is appropriate, the blasted connecting rod will make many holes in the aircraft, and the effect is the best.

The missile was precisely drilled into one of the F-14's engines before it exploded, with some delay.

Mahmoud felt the plane tremble, and then, many red lights on the instrument panel began to alarm, the left engine failed, hydraulic oil began to leak, and the situation was critical.

The radar operator in the rear compartment immediately turned on the fire extinguishing switch nervously, intending to turn off the engine of the left engine and put out the fire.

The plane started to yaw.

Mahmoud is working hard to control the plane, hoping to drive the tomcat back, even if he can no longer fly into the sky, as an organ donation, it is also good.

Phantom F1, in today's air battle, created a miracle, actually achieved a record of shooting down one and injuring two. However, the good luck of Phantom F1 came to an abrupt end here.

Ziaz will not make the same mistake. When he and the opponent's fighter pass by, he can't wait to press the joystick and knock the opponent off.

After the two sides crossed, they both began to pull the rods and push the rudders, and turned around. Whoever completes the turning action first will have the advantage in the ensuing fight.

However, Ziaz will not give the opponent a chance.

The Tomcat's wing turned into the minimum sweep angle, and at the same time, the right wing tilted down, and then, the rudder moved to the right, and the huge fighter jet completed a beautiful turn in the air.

At this time, the two Mirage F1s had just turned [-] degrees, and that was the gap!

Ziaz's thumb pressed the firing button on the joystick without hesitation.

A Sidewinder missile, emitting thick smoke, rushed towards one of the Mirage F1s.

The cockpit of Phantom F1 is still the old-fashioned hinged canopy that opens upwards and backwards, and the front windshield is a traditional three-piece structure.As a light fighter design, and the fuselage structure inherited from Phantom III, the cockpit space of Phantom F1 is not ample, relatively narrow.Compared with the American fighter jets sitting in the bubble cockpit, it is somewhat backward, and the cockpit vision also has certain problems, but its forward vision is not a big problem, which is not bad.But the field of view to the side and rear is relatively narrow, especially when the pilot is still making a large overload turn, he has no time to take into account the situation behind.

Amy didn't know that a missile flew from behind her. He was pressed above the seat by the high G force, and he was still doing a turning movement. After turning back, he went around behind the opponent and launched the missile under the wing Magic air-to-air missile.Everything was the same as in normal training. Just now, he hit the Iranian tomcat a few times, and his heart was filled with confidence.

He didn't notice, but the lead plane, Hamad, saw it. He was surprised to see a missile flying towards his wingman, and immediately shouted on the radio: "Attention, the direction of nine o'clock, the missile is coming!"

Then, in his field of vision, was a fireball.