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Volume 1 046 The First Battle of the Iranian Dragon

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    The Xiaolong began to roar proudly around the world a month ago, and the ship attack war has intensified over the Persian Gulf.

    Ship attacks have actually been staged since the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, but the most intense confrontation was in 1985.  As the name suggests, ship attack warfare is the use of fighter planes and missiles to attack the other party's civilian ships, usually cruise ships carrying large amounts of crude oil, and the main purpose is to consume the war potential and economic strength of both parties.  This is also a particularly classic and widely involved episode in the Iran-Iraq war.

    By this period of the war, the strength of the Iranian Air Force had lagged behind the Iraqi Air Force. Especially due to factors such as the decline in accuracy, lack of parts, and insufficient international support, it was difficult for the Iranian Air Force to independently support the Iraqi Air Force's elusive ship attacks.  .  Moreover, Iraq has built a large number of oil pipelines. A considerable part of its crude oil does not travel by sea, or does not travel directly through the Persian Gulf. However, the vast majority of Iran's crude oil is transported through the Persian Gulf route.

    Iraq picked an Iranian cruise ship to fight, and Iran in turn wanted to retaliate against Iraq. When they found that they could not find a few Iraqi cruise ships, the Iranians became angry and attacked other Arab countries or neutral countries that supported Iraq.  The most serious losses were cruise ships from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other countries. This also helped these countries in disguise to increase their support for Iraq to resist the retaliatory ship attacks by the Iranians.

    Faced with Iraq¡¯s constant ship attacks, Iran is in a state of disarray. Although retaliation is satisfying, it does not hurt Iraq too much. Instead, it suffers heavy losses.  This situation finally changed completely after Iran completed its first military aircraft replacement transaction with China.

    Twelve FC-1 Xiaolong fighter jets are stationed at Bushehr Air Force Base on the coast of the Persian Gulf. At the same time, two ZDK-03 early warning aircraft joined the Iranian Air Force.

    With its early warning aircraft, the Iranian Air Force has made a substantial leap in its control of the skies over the Persian Gulf. Although the ZDK-03 is an early warning aircraft that China improved on a medium-sized military transport aircraft platform such as the Y-8, its electronic technology is still commendable.  What's more, for Iran, it was a breakthrough of zero. In the 1980s, having this thing was a huge advantage.

    That is to say, in the first week when Chinese-made military aircraft were stationed at the base, ZDK-03, which was performing routine patrol warning, captured the abnormal movements of the Iraqi Air Force.

    The crew members driving this early warning aircraft are still Chinese, but in fact they are all Red Alert soldiers from the Red Alert base.  Iran sent two trainee officers from its own air force to study on it, and both parties communicated in English.

    "Tower, tower, this is Eye of Allah 01. We found the target approaching at high speed, number 4, Mach number 0.9, distance 300 kilometers. It should be Super Ensign." The air crew controller on board immediately reported the situation to the ground.  In fact, in order to maintain absolute safety, this early warning aircraft did not fly over the land at all. Instead, it kept shuttle flying along the coast of Iran, conducting training while providing early warning that may be needed.

    The officers and soldiers on the early warning aircraft are foreigners, but the air force commander making decisions on the ground is Iranian.  Of course, under normal circumstances, the air forces of various countries would give the air crew controllers at the air command post the power to directly command air combat. However, the Iranians cannot trust these Chinese people yet, so they still need to go around on the ground to get real air combat.  The Iranian commander mobilized his troops.

    The Iranian Air Force major general was greatly excited. He discovered the enemy aircraft at a distance of 300 kilometers. He did not dare to slack off at all and immediately ordered the fighter jets on the ground at any time: "The FC-1 Golden Feather Squadron immediately dispatched two  Fighters take off to intercept, and the F-4 Angel squadron provides support!"

    In fact, there were no F-14 fighter jets stationed at the Tab6 Bushehr base at this time, so after the air force major general obtained 12 Xiaolong fighters, he immediately treasured them as valuable treasures. It is a pity that his domestic pilots are still learning and getting familiar with them.  During the process, only 4 fighters maintained normal combat readiness and were flown by Chinese pilots, while the remaining 8 aircraft were mainly used to speed up training.

    ¡°In fact, the Iraqis sent two Super Etendards and two Mig-23s, but the MiG-23s slowed down their speed in order to accommodate the Super Etendards.  The Super Etendard was not an attack aircraft bought by Iraq, but one rented by Uncle Saddam from the French. There were five aircraft in total, and there were no losses during the war.  But there are also Iranians who claim to have shot down the Super Etendard. As for why Iraq rented five and returned five, that is another matter.

    MiG-23 is another main variable-sweep wing fighter in Iraq in addition to Mirage F1, MiG-21\/Chinese F-7, MiG-25 and other fighters.  Its design idea is based on the F-111 fighter-bomber. Judging from today's positioning, it can be used for both air combat and ground attack. However, the combat history of this type of fighter is not very good, whether it is the Middle East War or the Iran-Iraq War, as well as  In the subsequent Gulf War, the exchange with American-made fighters such as F-4, F-14, F-15 and F-16 was not much better.?Good looking.

    Today¡¯s Mirage F1 and MiG-23 both encountered new enemies. This was also the first time that French-made fighters and Soviet-made fighters faced off against Chinese-made fighters on the battlefield, and it was talked about by future generations of military fans.

    The Iranian early warning aircraft hovering in the sky sent another communication to the tower: "Tower, Eye of Allah 01 requested to take over the air combat command, completed."

    The Iranian major general was stunned for a moment, and was a little angry at first, but a staff officer next to him whispered in his ear: "The biggest advantage of early warning aircraft assisting in air combat is that they can directly command fighter planes to attack in the air. This is more intuitive and efficient. We  Can we also take this opportunity to check whether the air combat system provided by the Chinese is effective?"

    The Iranian Major General changed his mind and realized that even if the air crew took over the command, he would still be able to share the honors and merits in the event of victory. Even if he lost, he could find a way to shift the responsibility to these foreigners.

    "Agreed, command will be transferred to Eye of Allah 01."

    The early warning aircraft is a very new war weapon, but because of its dazzling characteristics, it has almost changed the situation of air combat and air defense.  In the Falklands War in 1982, there were no early warning aircraft on the British aircraft carriers, so they were unable to detect Argentinian sea-skimming low-altitude attack aircraft. This led to the Argentine's successful raid and the sinking of the British destroyer HMS Sheffield, causing heavy losses.  .

    Because of the influence of the curvature of the earth, general land-based radars cannot well detect enemy aircraft attacking at low altitudes over the sea or on the ground at long distances. In addition, ocean clutter will also have an impact on these land-based early warning radars.  However, because the early warning aircraft is located high up, it is difficult for these low-altitude penetration fighters to escape.

    The four fighter planes sent by the Iraqis were all in the form of low-altitude penetration, but they were still captured by the ZDK-03 early warning aircraft on patrol at a distance of 300 kilometers.

    "Golden Feather 11, Golden Feather 12, pay attention to receive the data link."

    "Golden Feather 11 understands."

    "Golden Feather 12 received."

    The large-scale early warning radar on ZDK-03 has extremely strong combat effectiveness. After discovering an enemy, it immediately switches to combat mode and locks it.  Through a complete set of air combat command systems (the integration of different subsystems such as combat management, command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence), the data link conveys a series of attack parameters such as the coordinates of the enemy aircraft to the also-installed data link.  of two Xiaolong fighter jets.  This also makes up for the shortcomings of the Xiaolong¡¯s small size, insufficient radar power, and poor ability to detect enemy aircraft in the distance.

    "Automatically assign attack targets, select the weapon PL-12A, and attack freely!"

    When Qi Yiming sold Xiaolong, he did not sell the ultimate modified version of Xiaolong and airborne weapons to Iran. For example, the two air combat weapons he finally chose to sell to Iran were PL-9 short-range combat bombs and PL-12A active weapons.  Block projectiles.  PL-9 has always been the main missile exported by the Tujia Air Force, while for its own use, it uses the higher-level PL-8 combat bomb improved from the Israeli Monster Snake.  As for the Red Alert version of the PL-12 series, it is an extremely complex family of missiles.  PL-12A is basically equivalent to the active mid-range projectile used by PLA in later generations, with a range of 85 kilometers, a frontal no-escape zone of 45 kilometers from above and 35 kilometers from below; while PL-12B is an extended-range missile based on it, with a smaller size.  On the contrary, it has increased a bit, but the range can reach 120 kilometers; PL-12C has greatly improved electronic components, such as seekers, digital processors, etc., and has enhanced anti-interference capabilities, and the range is also 120 kilometers; PL-12D  It is a greatly improved version, even smaller than the AIM-120C-5. It has increased overload and no-escape zone, has features such as two-way data link and satellite navigation, and has a range of more than 160 kilometers.  The PLA Air Force currently uses PL-12C for its own use. Although subsequent improved versions can be produced, they are too expensive.

    However, the Xiaolong sold to Iran is not completely inferior to the original version from another world. It does not use a DSI air intake, but an adjustable air intake with a boundary layer. Of course, this also makes Xiaolong¡¯s  Maximum airspeed reached Mach 2.  In the 1980s, stealth operations were not considered, but high speed made more sense.  In addition, because the engine uses the base-produced WS-13A, the thrust-to-weight ratio is increased and the performance is improved. In addition, the use rate of composite materials is increased to 20%, and the weight of the aircraft is greatly reduced, reducing the empty weight of the aircraft to 6 tons and the maximum take-off weight.  It was increased to 14 tons, the fuel capacity in the aircraft was expanded to 3 tons, and the payload on the fighter pylon was increased to 4 tons.

    In other words, the new version of Xiaolong that has been improved by Qi Yiming's base is more suitable for use as a powerful light fighter in this era. Even compared to the Swedish Gripen, it is not at all inferior when it comes to medium-sized fighters such as the F-16.  The odds of winning are not small either.  Of course, in 1985, the Gripen was still on the drawing board, and the F-16 did not yet have the ability to launch active mid-range air-to-air missiles. Therefore, the current Xiaolong, even a light fighter, is also a master in air superiority operations.
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