Rebirth of the Flying Era

Back in Kuching Du Fei carefully assessed the current situation.

And secretly inspected the four F-1 fighter jets.

Three of the "no problem" planes were not really without problems. After being stored in the carry-on space, it was discovered that there were also many problems.

On the contrary, it was the one with the problem, except for the engine, there was nothing wrong with it.

Du Fei couldn't help but frown, the actual situation was even less optimistic than he expected.

It is not without reason that Northrop failed to compete with the F-16 before.

Du Fei didn't know the specific situation of America. Could it be that a new type of aircraft looked like this when it first came out?

But no matter what, there is no point in considering those. Being able to obtain these aircraft is already the best result that can be achieved at present.

And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Just like the plane with engine problems, if we couldn't solve this situation, we had to ask for technical support from Northrop.

They send people over, and in the process of solving the problem, it is a good opportunity for us to learn.

The more questions we ask, the more we learn.

However, the issue of dispatching F-1s to directly confront the MiG-25 still needs to be carefully considered.

This is not a purely technical or tactical issue, but a very important strategic issue.

It was not until three days later that Lin Tiansheng secretly flew back from the front line, and the two discussed for several hours before making a decision.

Three F-1s were sent to the front line. At the same time, the guided missile cruiser Pontianak, which had just been refitted and was undergoing trial training, and the cruiser Kuching was transferred back from the Maru Islands in the east to form a dual guided missile cruiser formation heading to the Gulf of Siam.

Previously, in order to deal with the possible conflict with Austria, Du Fei pressed the cruisers Kuching and Guixu in the direction of Papua.

Now that there has been some relaxation there, the two sides have reached a tacit balance, and only one Guixu is enough.

Lin Tiansheng was very determined this time to completely reverse the situation on the Zhenla battlefield. He believed that the time was ripe.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

At present, the Vietnamese army is exhausted. The previous defeats have caused them to gradually lose confidence in victory.

Especially the illusion of 'I'm strong' that came from 'defeating' America was completely shattered.

Before, they were really fearless, even in the face of flowers and fruits, especially in the middle and lower classes, their mentality was very arrogant.

I consider myself to be at least on the same level as Huaguo in terms of military matters, except for America and Su Lian.

On the contrary, the top management is more clear-headed and knows how their victory came about.

Until this time, they met the Nanyang intimidation force in Chenla.

At first, the Nanyang Intimidation Force was not taken seriously at all. The only thing worth mentioning was Lin Tiansheng's identity, which only middle- and high-level officers knew.

Unexpectedly, after the war started for a year, not only did they not gain any advantage, but they suffered losses in several large-scale battles.

This had a great psychological impact on the Vietnamese army.

It doesn't matter if you can't beat America, Speed ​​Link, or Huaguo, but to fight like this with this 'rabble' is simply a shame and a huge humiliation.

It is precisely for this reason that Ruan Xiongqi, who did not make a big mistake, was replaced.

But Huang Wen's arrival did not change anything. He launched two battles, and according to their propaganda, they were both complete victories.

Especially the second time, the forward advanced as far as more than 30 kilometers.

But in fact, the top management knew that they did not take advantage both times.

Even though more enemies were eliminated, most of the coalition losses were Siamese warlords, which had little impact on the main force.

This result allowed them to gradually calm down from their fanaticism and return to their objective judgment of their own strength.

It was because of this that there was a secret visit to Wu Ting last time.

It's a pity to disappoint them. They are an important fulcrum in the great power game, and Huaguo doesn't want to change the status quo at all.

"Old Lin, we will leave these precious planes to you. You must protect them!" Du Fei did not forget to remind Lin Tiansheng.

Lin Tiansheng smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, have you forgotten where I come from? I will definitely protect these precious little things of yours."

Du Fei nodded. He and Lin Tiansheng had already discussed this time to launch a major battle to cover the F-1 fighter jets.

If the F-1 fighter jet performs well, write a big book about it and publicize it well.

If it performs poorly, or even malfunctions, crashes, or is shot down, use the scale of the campaign to grab hot spots and minimize the negative impact on the fighter planes.

At the same time, Lin Tiansheng was also very ambitious this time.

Not only has a Pontianak with more powerful firepower been added to the sea, but if the F-1 fighter can offset the air superiority of the MiG-25 to a certain extent, it can dispatch gunships and bombers to once again gain a crushing firepower advantage. , pushing the front lines of both sides eastward, closer to the Yue-Zhen border.

Hanoi will only feel the pressure the closer it gets to its doorstep.

After careful preparation, two weeks later.

South of Chenla, Phu Quoc Island.

This is a large island near Chenla. It was conquered by the coalition forces as early as the beginning of the war and served as a logistics base for the navy.

At this time, the Kuching, Pontianak, and six destroyers had completed their rest on the island.

Less than thirty kilometers to the north is the land of Chenla.

According to Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng's plan, since they have the advantage of maritime firepower, they should take advantage of it.

The troops were still concentrated to attack along the coastline in the south. After breaking through the defense line, they deployed again and circled north.

At the same time, H-7 bombers were dispatched to drop bombs on important enemy positions.

In this case, the Vietnamese army will definitely dispatch the MiG-25.

The F-1 fighter jets lurked on the side, taking advantage of the radar scanning distance to be the first to detect the lock and launch the missile.

Fighters have developed into the third generation, and as the performance of air-to-air missiles has become stronger and stronger, the mode of air combat has undergone fundamental changes.

On the battlefield, it is difficult to see the previous machine gun dogfights, which often involve launching air-to-air missiles from long distances.

This time Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng planned to take advantage of the information gap to catch the enemy off guard.

It is best to achieve results and curb the unbridled arrogance of the MiG-25 on the battlefield.

Even if there is no victory, as long as they are not shot down, they are evenly matched. Use this opportunity to make F-1 famous in the world.

everything's ready.

Du Fei glanced at the time in the Kingdom Council Building in Kuching.

The scheduled time for launching the attack has passed.

A communications officer wearing a headset suddenly shouted: "Report, according to plan, the Kuching took the lead in shelling the enemy's position ten minutes ago..."

Du Fei's face was expressionless, but his heart moved slightly, and he muttered silently: "It's about to begin~"

War is never absolute.

As Principal Chang said, 800,000 versus 600,000, the advantage lies with me.

In the end, he lost miserably.

Going back to ancient times, Sarhu's 140,000 Ming army, Dou Jiande's 100,000 to 3,000 troops, and Chibi Cao Cao's 830,000 army...

Although Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng were fully prepared this time, they not only dominated the sea and air, but also dispatched additional personnel, gathering 17 divisions, 1,800 cannons, and nearly 200,000 people.

But no one can guarantee what the final result will be until the result comes out.

Even Du Fei had made the worst preparations. If Lin Tiantian failed to make a mistake, he immediately asked the navy to bombard the west supply and at the same time go north to threaten Hanoi.

Sun Tzu Bing said, before you seek victory, seek defeat first.

At the same time, the Chenla front line erupted with the most violent shelling since the war began.

The Nanyang Weihe force concentrated nearly 2,000 cannons, plus two cruisers and six destroyers at sea.

Intense firepower rained down on the Vietnamese army's position.

Before that, Huang Wen had a premonition that a war might break out through some intelligence, and made preparations for it.

But he didn't expect that the fear of insufficient firepower was contagious.

The core of these people under Lin Tiansheng's command are all from China, and that's all for the troops in Borneo.

In addition, Du Fei is also considered to be wealthy, at least he has a large amount of artillery and ammunition.

The first round of shelling lasted half an hour.

After stopping, the Vietnamese army immediately came out of the anti-gun holes and prepared for the charge.

Unexpectedly, ten minutes later, there was another intensive artillery fire, which caught them off guard and caused many casualties.

At the same time, coalition bombers also took off from rear airfields and passed over frontline air defense positions.

Although it had previously obtained air supremacy with the help of the MiG-25, the Vietnamese army had no use for the so-called air supremacy because it did not have decent bombers and attack aircraft.

The most they can do is fly around in the sky showing off their power for a few times without even daring to enter the range of coalition anti-aircraft missiles.

It stands to reason that with the performance of the MiG-25, there is a high probability that the anti-aircraft missiles deployed by Du Fei will not be able to defeat them.

However, these MiG-25s are also treasures in the Vietnamese army. They also dare not take risks and regard anti-aircraft missiles as a minefield.

The H-7 took off from Siam Airport and was quickly detected by the warning radar behind the Vietnamese army after entering the battlefield airspace.

Accompanied by a burst of sirens, the operator who was watching the radar loudly reported: "Captain, enemy aircraft have been detected, five large signals suspected to be bombers, and ten small signals suspected to be fighter jets..."

The officer in charge of the radar did not dare to neglect and reported immediately.

Because it involved the MiG-25, the news reached Huang Wen directly.

Huang Wen, who was at the rear command post, had a sinking face and a calm expression on his face, but his head was actually buzzing.

He expected that the enemy would make a move, but he didn't expect the move to be so 'big'.

Three rounds of artillery preparations that lasted for nearly two hours made his scalp numb.

This is completely different from the Meguo people's fighting style.

The Meguo people have been fighting in South Vietnam for many years. Although they seem to be aggressive and fancy, they don't do any hard work.

At first, he wanted to help the South defeat the North. Later, although he ended up personally, due to multiple considerations, he always stayed in South Vietnam and did not launch a large group of aircraft operations like the North.

It wasn't until they fought against Lin Tiansheng in Zhenla that they saw the capabilities of such a large army.

Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, use the right combination to win by surprise.

Withstand on the frontal front, followed by tactical insertion of secondary units, detours on the flanks, and encirclement of points for reinforcements.

This model can be regarded as Lin Tiansheng's family tradition. At first, he was a little bit reluctant to let go.

As I played against Ruan Xiongqi and Huang Wen many times, I became more and more familiar...

Huang Wen received the radar base report and didn't think much about it.

It was taken for granted that those fighter jets were J-8 modified to escort the bombers.

Previously in the air, the MiG-25 encountered the J-8 several times and was suppressed steadily.

The only flaw is that after the MiG-25 was discovered, the coalition bombers became a coward and did not give the MiG-25 a chance at all.

Unexpectedly, five planes came at once this time!

Huang Wen did not hesitate and ordered the MiG-25 to be dispatched to annihilate the enemy aircraft.

At the same time, over the bomber formation, three F-1 fighter jets formed a "pin" shape.

"Dongyao, Dongyao, altitude 12,000, speed 700, direction due east..."

In the cockpit of the fighter plane painted No. 11003, Li Jianguo, wearing a flight helmet, reported to the lead aircraft with an expressionless face.

11003 means that his plane is the 1st Aviation Division, 1st Flying Group, fighter No. 003.

Although it was his first actual combat mission, Li Jianguo didn't feel nervous at all.

He has been like this since he was a child and doesn't know what it means to be afraid or nervous.

Four kilometers below is the fleet composed of five H-7s and ten J-8s.

Through the cover of the fleet below, the reflected signals of these three F-1s on the radar are blocked.

Even if they can't be covered, it doesn't matter. The opponent will only think that they are a fleet.

Once MiG-25s are sent to attack, these three F-1s can take advantage of the detection distance of the airborne radar to detect the lock in advance and launch air-to-air missiles.

A few minutes later, as originally planned, the bombers in the fleet suddenly turned around and returned.

Bombers are larger and slower, making them more likely to be hit by air-to-air missiles.

These bombers were sent out as bait, but if they were shot down, they would suffer big losses.

The two sides have played this cat and mouse game more than once before.

The bomber appeared, and the MiG-25 took off; the bomber turned around and ran back behind the air defense position, and the MiG-25 chased and showed off its power, and finally went home.

But this time the bombers left, but the fighters didn't.

It is a pity that although the J-8 modification uses a lot of American technology, it cannot be adapted to the long-range air-to-air missile of the same type as the F-1.

If it can, it can greatly make up for the performance disadvantage of the J-8 modification.

At this time, at an altitude of 12,000 meters, three F-1s each suspended six long-range air-to-air missiles, for a total of eighteen missiles.

The performance of the F-1 is somewhat different from the original YF-17. The airborne radar can scan up to 120 kilometers, and the fire control computer can lock on three targets at the same time.

This data exceeds the MiG-25.

The MiG-25 uses a very powerful radar, but due to the relatively backward electronics industry, the radar's detection range for bombers is only 100 kilometers.

Smaller fighter jets need to get within 80 or even 60 kilometers to confirm the discovery.

This distance has entered the range of the F-1 air-to-air missile.

This time the Vietnamese army dispatched six MiG-25s at once. They previously purchased 30 MiG-25s from SLA, but they have not yet been fully delivered.

It's not that Sulian didn't give it, but that Yueguo couldn't take it.

There is basically no industry in the north of Vietnam, but there is some industrial foundation in the south, and most of it was destroyed when America withdrew.

There are absolutely no conditions for maintaining advanced fighter jets.

Then there’s the talent. All the needed manpower must work together to teach. It’s amazing how fast the progress can be.

Up to this time, in their hands, there were only ten MiG-25s that could take off at any time.