As China and the United States continued to quarrel without naming each other, the time for NATO's ultimatum to send troops to the South finally ran out. However, two days after the ultimatum expired, NATO did not launch a large-scale air attack on Yugoslavia, but there was no sign of withdrawing its troops. Instead, it continued to mobilize frequently and appeared to attack immediately.
Qi Yiming judged: "The ultimatum is actually a tight string, and the expiration of the ultimatum will inevitably tighten the strings to the extreme. If you don't play it at this time, you will wait until a few days later when the strings are at their most tense and relaxed." It will be easier to bomb again. Therefore, our troops stationed in the south and Yugoslavia must not relax at all and maintain the highest vigilance against the NATO allies."
Sure enough, on the third day after the ultimatum expired, when some Western media were even questioning whether NATO would attack Yugoslavia, NATO allied air forces led by the United States launched large-scale air strikes on major military facilities in Yugoslavia. .
This wave of air strikes came very suddenly. The main targets of the attack were the Yugoslav People's Army's radars, communication command facilities, and some NATO air defense positions that had been discovered. The NATO allies dispatched more than a hundred aircraft, and the fleet in the Adriatic Sea launched more than 60 Tomahawk cruise missiles, intending to severely damage the response capabilities of the Yugoslav People's Army in the first wave.
However, in this wave of air strikes, NATO is still a little restrained. The two Chinese overseas bases in Yugoslavia will also pose a great threat and damage to NATO, but NATO does not dare to attack Chinese military units directly. This is inevitable It will give China ample excuse. After all, NATO's reason for sending troops is to save Kosovo in Yugoslavia, and China obviously has no direct connection with Kosovo and can be regarded as an "accomplice" at most. Moreover, NATO could not determine whether China was really determined to fight NATO for Yugoslavia, so they could not risk testing the Chinese troops with attacks.
A U.S. military flying squadron of four state-of-the-art F-22 Raptor fighter jets performs escort missions for air strikes taking off from German airports. Their main task is to deal with all interceptors that may threaten NATO allied fighters. At the same time, if Chinese fighters also attack them, they must also fight back.
The four pilots of the flying team are all the most outstanding pilots in the US military, so they are qualified to fly the most outstanding fighter jet in the US military. At the same time, they also have particularly high vision when flying the Raptor. They believe that their cooperation with the Raptor is the best in the world. Strong air superiority.
"Red Skull Team, immediately maneuver to the following coordinates. Equation 2-1 is being tracked by an unidentified aircraft. Go to support immediately!"
"Red Skull understands!"
Equation 2-1 is one of the B-2 Phantom stealth bombers dispatched by the US military. Since the US military obtained the B-2, it has been using it as an important part of strategic bombing. This time against Yugoslavia and China, it was also in charge. First line bombers.
At the same time, the sky-high price of a single B-2 bomber exceeding 1.1 billion also made the U.S. Air Force very concerned about it, for fear that something would go wrong and suffer heavy losses. With the arrogance of Americans, we cannot say that we can equip as many B-2s as we want. A B-2 is even more expensive than a 10,000-ton destroyer, so it naturally needs to be well protected.
"Donnie, what's going on? I didn't see anything on my radar. How did those guys get close to the equation? Are they smaller drones?" A pilot in the Red Skull team asked doubtfully.
The pilot named Downey was very nervous and serious, saying: "It's impossible. It's very difficult for a drone to track and cruise a bomber. On the one hand, it's difficult to keep up with the speed, and on the other hand, the ceiling is not necessarily high enough." The most important thing is that it is difficult to control. Even the MQ-1 Predator may not have the ability to track and cruise a B-2. I think it is more likely to be a Chinese Black Hawk."
This actually aroused excitement among several pilots: "Is it really a Black Hawk? Great, let's take this opportunity to compete with them!"
"Yes, let them see how powerful our American Wings are!"
Downey warned: "Don't underestimate the Chinese. Their training intensity and level are no worse than ours. Moreover, the Black Hawk is also a model that has been in service for many years. It is more mature than the Raptor. Even our radar cannot be used here." Detecting them shows that their stealth performance is better than we thought. Be careful and don't give the Chinese any opportunity to make a sneak attack."
Four F-22 Raptors entered supersonic speed, and sonic boom clouds were raised on the wings of the fuselage. It was really beautiful and made people feel extremely cool. They quickly approached their friendly force, the B-2 bomber code-named Equation 2-1. About fifty meters to the left and right of the B-2, they saw two black stealth-painted aircraft, sweeping forward. A fighter jet with canards is accompanying it.
Downey was wary: "It can only be detected at a distance of 30-40 kilometers."??The existence of these two fighters doesn't mean that due to its aerodynamic shape, the J-11 Black Hawk's stealth capability is inferior to that of the Raptor? Those damn salesmen at Lockheed Martin are trying to deceive people with such critical data! "
The originally steeply angled forward-swept wings, coupled with a pair of canards, are not conducive to stealth. Even though the Black Hawk fighter jet has designs to reduce RCS in many places, these two points are enough to greatly affect its stealth capabilities. The F-22 developed by the Americans adopts a better stealth aerodynamic layout, a parallel-slope designed fuselage, diamond-shaped wings, and tail heat signature modifications, which theoretically make the F-22's stealth performance better than that of the J-11.
It¡¯s one thing in theory, but Chinese aviation designers have more other stealth technologies than the Americans. China's stealth coating has developed to the third generation, and the absorbing efficiency has been greatly improved, especially in some treatments on the details of the fuselage. Even if radar waves are swept over, the absorbing material absorbs these radar waves. May not cause its reflection.
After the Red Alert level 3 base, there is a junior version of plasma stealth technology, which makes these fighters whose aerodynamics cannot achieve good stealth have better stealth performance in actual combat than fighters with a more stealthy appearance.
" Two Black Hawks flew closely with the B-2 bomber, leaving the bomber with no choice but to be hijacked by Chinese fighter jets. The Black Hawk fighter jet kept shaking its wings, signaling the bomber to follow them out of the airspace and return immediately.
"The Chinese don't seem to have any intention of opening fire." Downey was relieved at this time, but if they wanted to drive away the two Black Hawks, they would have to use all their strength.
The two Raptors quickly chased behind the Black Hawk fighter jets, intending to bite their tails. The tenacious Chinese pilots obviously would not allow this to happen. They quickly pulled the fuselage and performed a roll, like an acrobatic move. It rolled up and down from the top and bottom of the b-2. This action not only surprised the Raptor pilot and didn't know what to do, but also scared the crew members of the b-2 into a cold sweat. If If the action is not done well and the bomber is directly scraped, the aircraft will be destroyed and everyone will be killed.
This roll also directly caused the two Black Hawks to find a favorable position after exchanging opponents, and directly faced the two Raptors. If this was a real battle, then the two Black Hawks would be able to hit the two Raptors as long as they fired their cannons. .
"Damn it, are these guys from the aerobatics team?" a US military pilot said angrily.
However, after all, the Raptors had a numerical advantage. Even if the Black Hawk found a favorable position by maneuvering, two other Raptors joined the battle group, leaving the Black Hawk still at a disadvantage.
¡°Chinese fighter planes seem to be extremely flexible!¡± another pilot sighed.
"This is not surprising. Using a radical aerodynamic layout such as forward swept wings and canards, this fighter has amazing maneuverability in the subsonic and transonic stages. Coupled with the Chinese three-dimensional axisymmetric vector engine, this kind of fighter The fighter plane should be stronger than the F-22 in a dogfight." Downey commented fairly, but he didn't care to say more, holding the joystick tightly and chasing the Chinese fighter plane.
"The U.S. Air Force is informing you that please leave the airspace of our aircraft immediately to avoid conflicts!" Downey shouted at the same time, trying to scare away the Chinese. He is not interested in competing with the Chinese. Completing the mission is the most important thing.
"This is the PLA Air Force of the People's Republic of China. Your plane has violated the airspace of Yugoslavia and entered the defense warning zone of our base. Our plane has been ordered to expel you. Please leave this airspace immediately, otherwise I will not rule out the use of violent means to land the plane. , protect our military assets!¡± the Chinese pilot shouted back in fluent but obviously Chinese-accented English.
Neither side was willing to take the initiative to fire, so they were in a stalemate, and the B-2 was the most embarrassing to be caught in the middle. When he wanted to leave, he was desperately entangled by two Black Hawks. The Raptor wanted to shoot down the Black Hawk, but it didn't. They couldn't fire despite receiving authorization from above, so they were all terribly aggrieved.
It was at this moment that Downey and his partners suddenly saw two Chinese fighter jets making a sharp dive and actually getting rid of the US Air Force fighter fleet. The two Raptors immediately followed to prevent the Chinese fighter jets from suddenly attacking. However, it seems that the two Chinese fighter jets are leaving without saying goodbye and leaving their flight formation.
"Are the Chinese going to withdraw?" Downey was a little confused.
Soon, Downey and his partners discovered that a group of light spots appeared on the radar screen, and an aircraft that did not belong to their side was approaching them at high speed!
"This electromagnetic signal is the Yugoslav Air Force! Damn it, it's a trap. The Chinese are just bait. The real danger is the group of Jayhawks!" Downey only reacted at this time, but it was already too late. The Chinese Air Force will not take the initiative to attack them, but the Yugoslav Air Force is not sure. After all, theyWhat you are flying is other people's airspace. When several American fighter planes were fooled by Chinese fighter planes, Yugoslav Air Force fighter planes immediately dispatched in large numbers. At this time, four Raptors and one Phantom became the prey of the Yugoslav Air Force's encirclement net. Perhaps the Raptors were still able to escape, but the Phantom could not It's dangerous.
"Command, we need reinforcements, we need reinforcements, a large number of enemies are approaching!"