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Chapter 391 Double-shot Strong Six VS Phantom 4000
When the news reached Udon Thani Air Base, everyone was furious.

They could accept a monkey attack, but what's with the Indians attacking them?

In the 1980s, the relationship between Siam and India was practically nonexistent. There was almost no military exchange between the two sides. Due to the presence of Myanmar, they kept to themselves. Now, India has actually dared to launch airstrikes against them. What does this signify?
That damned Indians, they want to dominate South Asia, they've actually tried to get their hands on us!

For interception operations, the twin-engine Q-6 is naturally the primary aircraft. The Eastern production speed is very fast, and they have just delivered two more twin-engine Q-6s and two JF-17 Thunders. Therefore, they have a full four twin-engine Q-6 fighter jets for interception!
"Since we don't have an early warning aircraft yet, we need to take off two twin-engine Q-6 fighters first. With their powerful airborne radar, they will patrol the border. As soon as they detect any low-flying enemy aircraft, they will immediately switch to tracking mode. Once it enters our airspace, we will shoot it down!" Base Commander Posana explained the next tactics to everyone.

"At the same time, our two twin-engine Q-6 fighters will also take off quickly to join the interception team, and four JF-17 Thunder fighters will take off later, mainly responsible for protecting the base."

"Report! I request permission to join the war!"

Looking at the person who spoke, Ponsana felt his eyelids twitching. What a joke!
“Maha, you’ve only just mastered operating the airborne equipment. Under these circumstances, it’s not suitable for you to get on the plane. You might miss a crucial opportunity…”

"Our skies of Siam need to be defended by us, Siam. I have mastered the operation and will absolutely not miss any opportunities! Captain Ponsana, are you doubting my skills?"

"Ahem, of course not."

"Are you still planning to rely on our Eastern friends indefinitely?"

"That's definitely not the case."

Don't you know the reason? This is war! You are of noble status, how can you personally risk your life?
“The British prince pilot went on the expedition with the expeditionary force. Although the result was not good, he fulfilled the dual duties of a prince and a pilot. I also have a first-class prince pilot. Why can't I do it? If it is because of my identity, then I can leave the royal family and become a commoner.”

"No, of course not. Okay, then I agree to let you board the plane. Note that if you encounter any danger, do not hesitate to parachute out immediately. As long as you land in our territory, we will dispatch a helicopter to rescue you as soon as possible."

Although they don't have many advanced jet aircraft, their helicopter fleet is quite large. After all, they followed the US side back then, and whatever the US military had, they had too. The base's helicopters need to be prepared!
On the tarmac, Maha, dressed neatly, walked towards the plane. Looking at the four long-range SM-20 air-to-air missiles hanging under the fuselage, he was filled with anticipation. He was going to use these missiles to teach the Indians a lesson!

As for the mid-range Lightning 10 and the close-range Lightning 9... Maha believed there would be no chance to use them at all!

As he stepped into the cabin and fastened his seatbelt, he heard the pilot in the front cockpit speaking to him in fluent English.

"Young Eagle, just stay calm and remember to turn on the Beidou navigation receiver."

"Young Eagle received!"

Two twin-engine Q-6 helicopters roared into the sky and reached cruising altitude. Maha quickly turned on the onboard radar and began searching the airspace 300 kilometers ahead. At the same time, as instructed by the pilot in the front cockpit, he turned on the Beidou terminal.

Then... he was surprised to see a message displayed on the cockpit monitor.

Indian warplanes have entered Myanmar's airspace and are expected to intrude into Siam's airspace in forty minutes!
This……

This is simply unbelievable!

"Hunter, where did this air situation information come from?" he couldn't help but ask the pilot in the front cockpit.

"After receiving the message, the domestic early warning aircraft have been patrolling over our border."

How can patrolling over your border cover Myanmar's airspace?
This...this is too intense!
"It seems we need to purchase early warning aircraft, even if it costs a lot of money. With early warning aircraft, our combat effectiveness will be greatly enhanced..."

"Young Eagle, take note: Do not get distracted during the mission."

"Yes."

Since it was predicted that the target would arrive in forty minutes, there was no need to rush. The next step was to conduct patrol flights in an orderly manner. In addition, the Beidou terminal would continue to receive air situation alerts from the early warning aircraft.

The other party is completely exposed in front of you, just like a thief breaking into someone else's house to steal something, but every move he makes is being monitored!
The Indian Air Force was completely unaware of this.

Four Mirage 2000s brazenly entered Myanmar's airspace and flew along their previous route. The lead pilot, U Danta, looked at the jungle below with boredom and disdain.

"Hmph, I wonder what the higher-ups are thinking. We can continue eastward and divide up Myanmar with the monkeys!"

"Yes, Myanmar doesn't have any powerful military force at all. We can easily take it under our control. Even the military forces in the Golden Triangle can be wiped out by our combined efforts!"

They were so audacious that they even abandoned radio silence; after all, Burma below was too weak!

Without an air force and without air defense capabilities, this airspace is completely open!
but……

"Godzilla III calling Godzilla I: What should we do if we encounter a long-range air-to-air missile from the East?"

In their brief confrontation with Pakistan last time, they were soundly defeated by Eastern missiles. Those long-range missiles with a range of 100 kilometers were like demons!

Even now, with their advanced Mirage 4000 fighter jets and the Matra Super 530 missiles they carry, the maximum range is only 25 kilometers, which is no match for such missiles!
To attack the enemy, you first have to fly over this 75-kilometer range difference. At this distance, you can withstand about three missile attacks!

It's terrifying to even think about.

"It's alright. As long as we bomb their planes to the ground, we won't have to face the threat of these missiles anymore. So, we must take the initiative to attack. No matter what, taking the initiative to attack is always the best way!"

"Godzilla III received!"

The pilot finally relaxed a bit. That's right, as long as the other side doesn't have a chance to take off, they naturally won't face this kind of threat. But... no matter how he thought about it, he still felt a bit weak. Before taking off, he was still shouting that the Mirage 4000 was the best in the world.

Not only are its missiles inferior, but its airborne radar is also weak. With such a large nose, the radar crammed inside only has a search range of about 100 kilometers...

"Godzilla formation, take note! Prepare to turn right and enter Siamese airspace. Drop auxiliary fuel tanks, descend, and it's time to showcase the skills of our Indian pilots!"

The aircraft originally had enough fuel on board, but they carried an external fuel tank as a precaution. By the time they reached this point, the external fuel tank was almost empty, so jettisoning it would reduce the aircraft's weight and improve its maneuverability.

The auxiliary fuel tanks wobbled and fell off, and the four Mirage 4000 fighter jets lowered their altitude and moved to extremely low altitude.

At the front of the aircraft, the onboard radar was activated and switched to terrain mapping mode to provide maximum convenience for their ultra-low-altitude flight.

Meanwhile, on a twin-engine Q-6 fighter jet patrolling the border.

"Hunter, we have received another message from the AWACS aircraft: the target is about to enter our airspace!"

"Young Eagle, be careful! In case the enemy escapes, do not use PDSTT mode too early!"

"Understood. Requesting that two missiles be launched in PDS mode first!"

"can!"

PDS, or Pulse Doppler Search, is insufficient in this mode to accurately measure target coordinates and guide missile attacks.

However, as long as the approximate location of the target is known, missiles can still be launched. After all, the Lightning-20 uses an active radar seeker. As long as it can fly within 20 kilometers of the target, the seeker can be activated to search for the target and then switch to active attack.

The biggest advantage of doing this is that it will not trigger the other party's radar alarm receiver at all!
Only in modes like PDSTT or PSTT, where a high-frequency single pulse is used to irradiate the target, will this trigger.

Now, let's strike them first and see if it works!

"The target has appeared on the radar screen, distance 150, altitude 500!"

As Maha spoke, he skillfully operated the radar.

Thanks to the advanced electronic technology of the East, the operation process is very simple. Just press a few buttons and the target data is input into the missile.

"Distance 100, altitude 500, requesting missile launch!"

"Sure!" Maha is a prince, so if he wants to play, we'll play along.

Two missiles unlocked beneath the fuselage and began to fall. Two or three meters from the fuselage, the rocket engines ignited, sending up blazing flames and two plumes of white smoke that quickly lengthened. The two missiles, already carrying a fierce killing intent, climbed into the sky!

"Wow!" Maha exclaimed.

To him, these were just two big toys!

The wingman pilot nearby was also envious: "Let's try blind firing too!"

Less than a minute later, the next two Lightning-20 missiles also left their racks, trailing flames as they flew into the sky.

Four missiles were already flying at high speed, at an altitude of 28,000 meters and a speed of over Mach 3 toward their target, while on the other side, at low altitude, four Mirage 4000 fighter jets were still advancing according to their original plan.

"Godzilla formation, take note! Two hundred kilometers from the target!" Udanta glanced at his instrument panel. The French inertial navigation system was indeed advanced. Even after flying over a thousand kilometers, the error was only a few hundred meters. Once at the destination, after checking a few more landmarks and making corrections, the bombing accuracy would be quite high.

Hmph, the same way the fighter jets at our base were destroyed will be destroyed in Siam!
"Godzilla II received."

"Godzilla III received."

"Godzilla IV received."

Hearing the answer in the headset, Udanta was very pleased. Long-distance flight and long-range bombing were things that the Russian third-generation fighters could not achieve. The MiG-29's range was too short. Heavy fighters were still needed!
Once all forty Mirage 4000s arrive, India's long-range attack capabilities will see a leap forward, and their 14th Wing will become the most powerful unit in the entire Indian Air Force!

Now, let's use the blood of the Siamese Air Force to consecrate our flag!
Unbeknownst to them, two twin-engine Q-6 fighter jets were already targeting them 100 kilometers away!
"The missile is fifty kilometers from the target, and the target is still flying in the original direction!"

"Missile is 30 kilometers from the target, preparing to dive!"

"The missile is 20 kilometers from the target and has begun its dive. According to the radar, it has successfully intercepted the target!"

The terrain is complex, and even the airborne radars of many fighter jets cannot filter out ground clutter. Yet, this missile's seeker can filter out clutter and detect the target within it. This technology...

Eastern technology, number one in the world!

Flying in the thin air at high altitude, Lightning Twenty's speed was gradually decreasing, but now, as it began to dive down from an altitude of 32,000 meters, potential energy was converted into kinetic energy, and its speed was constantly increasing.

Mach 3, Mach 3.5, Mach 4...

The warhead, with its active radar seeker, accurately acquired the target, calculated its own attack trajectory based on the target's status, generated commands, and input them to the servo motor...

This set of movements is so fluid and graceful!

"The missile is 10 kilometers from the target!"

"One kilometer from the target!"

"One of the targets has disappeared!"

boom!
The first lightning bolt, number twenty, has successfully eliminated one target!
and many more!

Maha stared wide-eyed at the radar screen in astonishment. This…

The second Lightning-20 missile that flew over actually blasted at the destroyed wreckage again.

Sure enough, there are still problems with this kind of blind firing!

Two missiles destroyed only one target!
Simultaneously.

"Attention, we are 150 kilometers from the target. Reduce altitude to 300 meters!"

"Godzilla II received."

"Godzilla IV received."

Udanta suddenly had a bad feeling and shouted into the radio.

"Godzilla III, please respond! Godzilla III, please respond!"

There was still no response from Godzilla III over the radio!

Did he fall asleep and hand the plane over to the autopilot?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
There are two types of four-aircraft formations: one is a diamond formation, and the other is an extension of one side of a three-aircraft triangle formation, usually on the right. Many facts have shown that the diamond formation is not very effective, so the latter is used more often.

Godzilla III was the last one in their formation, the part that extended to the right of the triangle.

The lead pilot can't see it, but if you turn your head hard, you can still see Godzilla IV on the right side of the formation!

Mehtab, the pilot of Godzilla IV, turned his head sharply to look, but there was nothing to his right. Had Godzilla III fallen behind? And was the radio broken?

They all had a bad feeling, but they dared not voice it.

They have entered Siamese airspace. Did Godzilla III disappear because it was shot down?
But I didn't see the fireball from the explosion, nor did I see any pilots parachuting!

Of course, they didn't know that just moments before, Godzilla III had been hit so hard that its rear fuselage caught fire, and before the pilots could even eject, a second missile struck and blasted the front fuselage to pieces, causing the entire aircraft to explode in mid-air, leaving not a trace.

If the lead plane is shot down, they can see it, but if the tail plane is shot down, they really can't see it!

But... that shouldn't be the case. If it was destroyed, there should at least be a radar lock-on process, right? Whether it's airborne or ground-based radar, locking onto a target requires triggering the radar warning receiver. French technology is world-class! They would never fail at a crucial moment!
Mehtab looked around but couldn't find it. Just as he turned his head back, suddenly his pupils dilated—in the distance…

What are those two points of light?
"Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! This is Godzilla IV, at three o'clock, two missiles are coming at me, help me!" Mehtab panicked completely.

"Attention, activate afterburner and fly towards the missile!" At this moment, Udanta was still able to maintain a sliver of rationality.

Should we throw a bomb?
No, the Mirage 4000 is a twin-engine heavy machine with plenty of power. Even with bombs, it can easily climb!
As he spoke, he engaged afterburner and flew towards the missile. At this point, it was still unclear which missile was targeting, given the density of their formation.

Mehtab hadn't even engaged afterburner when he saw the lead aircraft already ahead of him on the flight path. So, he instinctively pushed the control stick to fly in close formation, which is also very dangerous. If he wasn't careful, they could easily collide in mid-air!
Then, the earth rushed towards him. Only then did he realize that he was flying at a low altitude, only 500 meters. Luckily, it was 500 meters. If it were only 50 meters, he would have hit the ground!

After the dive, he quickly pulled up. The lead plane was already flying over him like a big bird. If it had been any later, both planes would have been blown up in the air!

Having survived the ordeal, he felt his heart pounding wildly, and then...

boom!
An explosion rang out, the fire alarm light flashed, he glanced at the rearview mirror, and without any hesitation, pulled the ejection pin.

Bang!
The canopy flew off, and then flames surged beneath his rear. He had been thrown out of the cockpit. The immense G-force made him feel like he was dying and ecstasy. His vision began to blur, and a new ball of flame appeared, exceptionally bright.

Godzilla II didn't follow the lead aircraft's turn; instead, it turned tail and ran! After two planes were shot down in succession, it was completely terrified. Its inner fear made it a deserter. Unfortunately, apart from the MiG-25, no aircraft could outrun a missile!

boom!
Godzilla 2 exploded too! The pilots didn't even have a chance to eject!
At this moment, Udanta's heart sank to the bottom. Before coming, he was planning a surprise attack on Siam Airport, but now, three of his four Mirage 4000s had been shot down in the blink of an eye, leaving him with only his lone aircraft...

Should we return to base?
We've already penetrated over a hundred kilometers into their airspace. Even if we turn back now, we might not be able to get out! We might as well fight them! We're flying the world's most advanced heavy fighter jets; we're fully capable of fighting!
He can drop bombs, and he also has two Super Matra 530F missiles and two Magic missiles. That's the power of a heavy fighter!
Just then, the radar alarm receiver sounded in my headphones!

　PS: Two types of four-aircraft formations.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)