Dominate South Asia

Peshawar.

The atmosphere before the war was very strong. The Soviet Union had lodged a serious protest to Pakistan through the diplomatic department. The Pakistani Air Force crossed the border to attack Soviet fighters in the Afghan airspace. This was a naked provocation. The Soviet Union would take necessary measures to show that Afghanistan's airspace was inviolable!

Facing the Soviet protest, Pakistan was very rational. Pakistan cited many examples. In the past two years, the Soviets have been invading Pakistan's airspace. Pakistan was also very angry. Please reduce such airspace violations in the future!

Pakistan must do this, although it is private. Even the president is very scratching his head. This time, the Peshawar Military Region caused itself a lot of trouble and provided an excuse for the Soviets. However, after receiving the report at that time, Zia-ul-Haq did not mean to blame. After all, if he did not fight back at that time, three planes would be shot down.

And now, the two sides are full of gunpowder, and the battle will start at any time.

Under such circumstances, the new US delegation flew to the Peshawar Military Region. This time, not only people from Grumman Company but also several pilots from a carrier-based aircraft wing of the US Navy arrived.

The leader was still John.

Muhammad didn't even have time to go to the airport to greet them. When John got off the plane, he immediately felt the strange atmosphere here. Is the war really about to begin?

Only a junior officer greeted them. Fortunately, they were already familiar with the route. After getting off the plane, they went straight to the operations room.

"Our intelligence personnel deployed in Bagram found that the Soviets had a new fighter plane flying." Muhammad was calmly saying: "This is also a twin-engine, twin-tail fighter, with wing-body fusion, no variable swept wings, and belly air intake. Our personnel only took this blurry photo. From the photo here, we can judge that this is the Soviets' latest MiG-29 fighter."

MiG-29! The Soviets actually sent the MiG-29 to the Afghan battlefield!

In the current US-Soviet hegemony, the competition between the two sides is constantly going on. In the 1960s, when the second-generation fighter jets had just started to test-fly, the pre-research of the third-generation fighter jets had already begun. In response to the US FX plan, the Soviet Union proposed the corresponding PFI plan, namely the "Advanced Tactical Fighter". Later, the derived LPFI plan gave birth to the MiG-29 fighter jet. In 1972, the Soviet army proposed to the MiG Design Bureau to develop a new fighter jet to replace the MiG-21 and MiG-23 in the Soviet army. The development officially began in 1974, the test flight was in 1977, and after several years of flight, it was finalized in 1981 and mass production began at the same time.

According to the historical progress, this type of aircraft began to equip the troops in 1983, and first entered Eastern Europe. But now, this batch of aircraft has been sent to Afghanistan first.

The Soviets faced Pakistan's air force in Afghanistan. In later times, Pakistan's F-16 fighters only began patrolling the border in 1984, and there were not many battles with the Afghan Air Force. Therefore, the conflicts between them were not serious, and the Pakistani Air Force had no ability to protect the airspace in the mountains. Now, with the deployment of powerful Tomcat fighters, E-2 early warning aircraft, and EC-130H electronic jammers, Pakistan's air superiority has greatly increased, and the Soviets have to send more advanced models into Afghanistan, which has become a bridgehead for the US-Soviet hegemony.

After saying that, Muhammad looked up and saw John and others standing at the door. He immediately said, "Our American allies are here. Let's welcome them with warm applause."

With the applause, Muhammad walked to John and said, "I'm very sorry. There is a new situation. The battle may happen at any time. I didn't go to the airport to greet you."

"It doesn't matter." John said, "The Soviets are now aggressive and have a tendency to invade Pakistan. We in the United States will never tolerate such an incident. All the missiles ordered by your country will arrive in the next few days. Our government has decided to provide you with an additional 50 Phoenix missiles and 100 AIM-9L combat missiles free of charge. Missiles are consumed very quickly in the current air battle. A-7 attack aircraft will also arrive soon."

It's not that the United States is kind. A fierce air battle is about to happen, and the consumption of missiles will be very large. At this time, the United States will not play any tricks. After all, the Soviets' intentions are very clear now, which is to escalate the situation.

The negotiations for the A-7 attack aircraft have ended, but the Americans have been delaying and are unwilling to deliver quickly. Faced with the current situation of the Soviets, the United States immediately and quickly carried out the export of the A-7.

"Thank you for your support. You are our loyal ally." Muhammad said.

"This is Captain Glitt, from the 67th Carrier Aircraft Wing. This time, we have 16 naval officers following us. If you need, they can also change into your military uniforms and fly Tomcat fighters into the air to fight." John continued.

"Very welcome, sincerely welcome the arrival of our friends." Muhammad said.

The last time the American side came, there were naval personnel mixed in, but they were all maintenance personnel, and this time, it was all Tomcat pilots. Muhammad knew what they meant. They really wanted to fly fighters into the air. The US Navy has been equipped with Tomcat fighters for so many years, but it has never fought a decent battle.

A direct confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union would have terrible consequences, such as the Cold War turning into a hot war or a nuclear war. However, secret contests have always existed. During the Korean War, many Soviet pilots put on military uniforms. In an air war with the Americans, both sides had a tacit understanding.

Now, Americans have the same mentality. No matter what their purpose is, in short, Americans are now willing to fly into the air to fight when needed. This is indeed helpful to Pakistan.

"Colonel Glitter, welcome to your arrival." Mhammad said: "In this most tense period, your arrival is our closest friend of Pakistan. Let us fight side by side!"

"It's a great honor." Glitter said: "Now, let's continue talking about the MiG-29, and we will have a meeting together."

The American carrier-based aircraft pilot sat down and looked at the pictures on the slide projector.

"In Afghanistan, the Soviets deployed two advanced aircraft, the MiG-29 and the MiG-31. Next time they come to provoke, these two aircraft will definitely be dispatched at the same time." Mhammad said: "The MiG-31 With powerful radar systems and data links, it's likely they'll be there this time The rear, acting as an early warning aircraft, directs the fighters in front to engage, and at critical times, uses long-range missiles to attack our fighters. The MiG-29, with its excellent maneuverability, will be under the command of the MiG-31. Come within sight and fight us."

This is an original method created by the Soviets. In addition to long-distance interception, the MiG-31 can also serve as an early warning aircraft. The phased array radar is so excellent.

The MiG-29 has very powerful maneuverability.

"Also note that the maneuverability of the MiG-29 far exceeds that of previous Soviet fighters, and their targeting system is also very powerful. In addition to relying on radar, they also have photoelectric targeting devices on the nose, and "They are also equipped with helmet sights that are linked to the missiles. As long as they turn their heads towards our fighters, it means that the missiles have also tracked our fighters and can be launched at any time," Mhammad continued.

The MiG-29 is a very flexible fighter, and its roll angular speed can reach 250 degrees per second. The pitch angle speed reaches 30 degrees per second. These data have surpassed the heavy air superiority fighter F-15. In particular, it can also use the helmet sight to quickly aim at the target and attack it. This is a unique advantage of the Soviets.

Although the R-73 long-off-axis short-range ammunition used with helmet sights was historically only equipped to the army in 1987, the trial production work had begun long ago. Mhamad was very worried if they put this kind of test If the state-of-the-art missiles are brought to the Afghan battlefield to test their actual combat performance, they will pose a great threat to their own troops.

"Mr. Hamad, you said they have helmet sights?" Colonel Glitter asked Mr. Hamad.

"Yes." Mhamad said. He knew that these Americans were going to ask this. If it wasn't to remind his pilots, Mhamad would not have said all this, although the current helmet sights are still in their infancy. The stage, volume, and weight are not small, but it is still a new and effective way of aiming. In a sense, it is even a revolution.

"How did you know?" Colonel Glitter continued to ask.

"We have our own informants in Bagram." Mhamad said, he had already thought of these words. "You should also have your own channels to know about this new type of fighter plane of the Soviets, right?"

Although they have taken many photos with satellites and also captured things on the opponent's flight helmet, the United States did not know what it was. Now that they heard what Mhamad said, they suddenly realized that in this case , we must not embarrass our country.

"Yes, we know that too," Colonel Glitter said.

"We try to use medium-range bombs to solve the problem, even if it is a cross-border attack!" Mhamad said: "We try not to get into a fight with this kind of fighter plane. If we do get into it, then we will use the power of our fighter planes to let They know how good we are!”