Babylonian Empire

The ground crew knows that this is a gesture they often make before departure. Pilots can fly freely in the sky, but their danger is also very high. They must meet possible enemy planes at any time and take risks. in danger of being shot down.

Especially now, what they are going to bomb is a guerrilla base near the border of Pakistan. Last time it was said that the Pakistan Air Force conducted a cross-border attack and shot down two MiG-23 fighters. The main Su-22 fighter is even more dangerous.

Two Su-22s slid onto the runway, slid off the runway in a skilled manner, and took off into the air.

Only Hashim and Evantar knew what their gesture meant.

This time, they're going to do something big.

Taking off from the base, the two planes started to fly eastward at an altitude of 5000 meters. There was their target. After flying in these airspaces for a long time, even with their eyes closed, they knew where they were flying.

The energy of the two was very concentrated, they kept checking their navigation equipment to confirm their position, and the voice of the ground guide came from the earphones from time to time to help them get on the right route.

Soon, it was already [-] kilometers away from the border. At this moment, Hashem made a gesture in his cockpit to Evandar who was flying on his side.

Evanda understood, gestured back, and then switched the radio device in front of her to a new channel.

"Qingsong, please answer if you receive it." Hashim said.

"Reef, receive." Evandar said on the radio.

"Drop the bomb and do a vertical dive," Hashim said.

By doing so, the radar operator would think that they had stalled and crashed due to a mechanical failure.

"Got it." Evander said.

Unlocking the weapon safety, there is no man's land below, he pressed the button, and the bombs mounted under the wings fell down one after another.

Then, he slammed the control lever forward, and the plane dived downward at a large angle. This was a dangerous operation, and it would enter a spiral that was difficult to recover from at any time.

They knew that this action must have surprised the radar operators on the ground, and the base would keep calling them. Unfortunately, they had changed the frequency now and could no longer hear the calls from the base.

When they were 500 meters away from the ground, they began to level off. Under the huge overload, the two of them turned the plane back into a level flight state.

"It was found that there were two planes flying towards the border, but before they crossed the border, they fell at a high speed." A radar station set up on a mountain peak discovered a strange phenomenon in the sky above the other party. Anti-aircraft missiles?However, the missiles in the hands of the guerrillas can't hit that high, can they?

Although the other party was not found to have crossed the border, the Peshawar Air Force Base in the rear took off two F-16 fighter jets to investigate.

The Su-22 attack aircraft that dropped the bomb has become very light. They drilled into the mountains of Pakistan from an ultra-low altitude.

Since they have been planning an attack on the air defense facilities in the border area of ​​​​Pakistan, they have studied the terrain here more thoroughly, and the satellite maps of the Soviet Union have already been passed to them.

However, this time, they are not going to bomb. This time, they are going to defect, no, they are going to revolt!

During several years of war, the Afghan zhèngfǔ army has long been tired of fighting. They are the puppet zhèngfǔ supported by the Soviet Union. They are Iraqi mercenaries. Although they supported the Soviet Union at the beginning, but now, many people , other ideas have emerged.

In particular, to attack military targets in Pakistan across the border is beyond the bounds of this war.Due to the collision of various ideas and sparks, the two finally made a new decision: give up this war and fly to Pakistan!

Chapter 995 Surrender

Two F-16 fighter jets, flying over the border of Pakistan, they are very careful, because, due to the last conflict, the relationship between the two sides is very tense now, and a large-scale air battle may occur at any time.

They turned on their radars and scanned the surrounding airspace. On the one hand, they were looking for traces of the two enemy planes on the border that suddenly disappeared. On the other hand, they were also sizing up their opponents to prevent more fighter planes from Afghanistan. of arrival.

AN/APG-66 pulse Doppler fire control radar, because of the Doppler system, has a good downward-looking ability, which allows them to find unidentified targets flying in the blind area of ​​ground radar.

Soon, on the radar screen of the lead pilot Hamid Jadry, two faint light spots appeared, which may be ground clutter or an ultra-low-altitude invading enemy plane!

"Thirty o'clock direction, thirty kilometers away, unknown target." Hamid shouted on the radio.

The wingman Muhammad Yousef followed behind Hamid, and the two F-16s flew towards the place where they had just found the target.

The Su-22 fighter planes were flying non-stop in the valley, and the ultra-low altitude flight in the mountainous area was a test of their flying skills. Although their radar warning receivers were always on, they were only illuminated by radar waves for a short time. The jǐng receiver did not respond.

The huge bubble-style cockpit exposes the pilot's entire upper body and has a good view. Two Pakistani pilots are using visual methods to search for the target here.

Due to the problem of the radar pitch angle, radar can be used to search at a distance, but when it is close, the radar beam cannot reach the bottom. Moreover, in this kind of mountainous area, the radar is still relatively affected, and the target must be used to search. way of viewing.

It was the second time they had flown in this area, and even Hamid wondered whether the signal he had just discovered was really a plane.

Suddenly, Yousef found two light spots in the valley below, reflecting the sunlight. He immediately pressed the control lever and flew in that direction. At the same time, the lead plane followed him and pressed down. slope.

"We found the target, two unidentified planes flying at low altitude and high speed." Youssef shouted.

These two planes must be enemy planes. If Hamid had ordered the attack before, but now, Hamid is very cautious.

"Look closely and identify the models visually," Hamid said.

"Received." Yousef continued to lower the altitude, and slowly followed the plane from behind.

Slowly, the two planes became bigger and bigger in sight. The first thing I saw was the painting of the Afghan Air Force. These two planes must be enemy planes. Then, I saw the shape of the wings clearly. The fighter plane that looks very similar to the MiG-21 is the Su-22 attack plane.

Now, the opponent has penetrated [-] kilometers into his own airspace. In any case, there is a legitimate reason to shoot them down, but Yousef feels a little strange.

"Two Su-22s, Afghan Air Force, flying at low altitude and high speed," Youssef reported to Hamid, but did not issue an order to request an attack.

After the Su-22 is full of bombs, it is impossible to fly at such a low altitude so flexibly!If you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces.Thinking of this, Yousef took another closer look, and finally found that there were no heavy bombs under the wing of the opponent, only the wingtips, where there were two missiles for self-defense.

"They had no bombs, only two grappling rounds for self-defense," Youssef said.

At this time, Hamid's fighter plane has also leaned up, and he is also very confused. These two planes are very strange. If the MiG-21 or MiG-23 came to provoke, it would be more or less the same. However, if it is an air-superior fighter, it is impossible to mount only two combat missiles. Besides, the Su-22 is a ground attack aircraft with limited air-to-air capabilities. It is impossible for the Afghan Air Force to use it. for air combat.

Could it be that these are two lost planes?However, if it's a lost plane, they shouldn't be flying at such a low altitude, right?If they were in their own airspace, they wouldn't fly at ultra-low altitudes at all, and would instead be hit by shoulder-fired missiles from ground guerrillas.

In short, the opponent's actions are very strange.

The cockpit of the Su-22 is very small, and a high raised ridge at the back blocks all the rear view. They only have the view of the front hemisphere, and the view is very poor.

And because they were flying at ultra-low altitude, all their energy was spent on operating the plane, so they didn't notice the two planes coming up from behind.

If the F-16 were to attack from behind with Sidewinder missiles now, they would not know until they were shot down.

Defecting by flying a plane also has a lot of luck. If you are unlucky and you are shot down by the opponent, you can only blame yourself, and you have not notified the opponent in advance that you will surrender. Therefore, even if you are shot down, you cannot blame the opponent.

Hashim and Ifanda, driving a fighter plane, passed one mountain after another, getting closer and closer to Peshawar Air Force Base.

Suddenly, Hashim found a spot of light on the right side. The other party was in the direction of the sun, and some couldn't see it clearly.

Then, Ifanda also found a plane on the left side of him, and turned his head to see that it was an F-16 of the Pakistan Air Force.

"The Pakistan Air Force has spotted us," Ifanda said.

If it was in a battle, they would immediately make a big maneuvering turn, and then engage in air combat with the opponent, or try to escape, but now, they seemed very honest, just pressed the control lever and shook the wings.

"These two planes are not hostile." Hamid yelled over the radio. This made them a little strange. Could it be that these two planes came to surrender?

When he saw the pilot of the plane in the cockpit and stretched out his finger to him, he understood what the other party meant, and switched the radio to the public channel.