The F117 is a modern fighter aircraft without radar. It generally drops laser-guided bombs. In addition to the data link support provided by the early warning aircraft, the detection methods used are the airborne downward-looking infrared sensor and laser designator and the dual-field forward view. Infrared sensor.
Among them, the downward-looking infrared sensor is mainly used for aiming during attacks, and the forward-looking infrared sensor is mainly used for flying at night. Its head-up display is much larger than that of other fighters, and it is also used to display the information obtained from these sensors.
As Donaldson continues to approach the target, he can capture the infrared rays emitted by the aircraft carrier formation from a distance of one hundred kilometers, and he can clearly identify each warship from a distance of fifty kilometers. After all, aircraft carriers are too easy to identify.
What's more, the aircraft carrier had lights on, guiding fighter planes home. At the same time, another fighter plane took off from the jump deck of the aircraft carrier. He didn't pay attention. Even if it was a stealth plane taking off, he was also a stealth plane. Can't see my own.
He came out this time without carrying a bomb, but he still made an attack movement. He accurately entered the attack route, turned on the weapon system, and let his laser pointer emit a laser beam invisible to the naked eye. That aircraft carrier.
If there is a real war, then he can throw laser-guided bombs and directly blow up the aircraft carrier!
Can two bombs destroy an aircraft carrier? Of course there is no problem, because among the weapons of the F117, there is a special ground-penetrating bomb that can penetrate reinforced concrete fortifications, not to mention the deck of an aircraft carrier. It can hit it from the top to the bottom, penetrating the entire aircraft carrier! Even if the aircraft carrier is not detonated and the ammunition and fuel are not detonated, it will sink into the water.
F117 is the most advanced attack weapon!
Donaldson piloted the F117, flew over the aircraft carrier, made a large circle in front, and slowly embarked on the return journey.
He glanced at the fuel gauge. He didn't know whether it was because of the headwind, but there were only more than three tons of fuel left. When he returned to the tanker airspace, he probably only had more than one ton of fuel left, but there was nothing good about it. Don't worry, if you fill up the tank by then, you will be able to return safely.
As for whether the refueling will fail? That's not something that U.S. Air Force fighter pilots consider. They use a hard-tube refueling solution. The pilot only needs to fly the plane behind the tanker's butt, and leave the rest to the aerial refueler at the tail of the tanker. The failure rate is small. To the point where it can be ignored.
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Donaldson glanced at the black night sky. He seemed to see a bright light in the airspace in front of him. What was that? Jet engine exhaust?
Is there an airplane in front of my route?
What is that plane going to do? Flying the same route as yourself?
Suddenly, cold sweat broke out on Donaldson's back. If that plane flew past like him, it was definitely not a mid-air refueling aircraft. That plane should be the carrier-based aircraft that had just taken off from the aircraft carrier!
Is it trying to kill the air tanker?
Donaldson gave up the principle of radio silence and shouted loudly: "Nighthawk called the nanny, Nighthawk called the nanny, found a fighter jet, flying towards Airspace 14!"
Airspace No. 14 is the airspace where aerial tankers fly!
The air tanker instantly became nervous: "Nanny received, call the watchtower, can you find any target approaching me?"
Although there is only one F-117 to perform the mission, the U.S. Air Force is still well prepared. In addition to aerial tankers, there are also early warning aircraft. Although the early warning aircraft is located closer to the center of Xi'an Bay, it relies on a search of more than 600 kilometers. The distance can completely provide the necessary early warning support for this operation.
At this time, the call from the air tanker was heard, and the early warning aircraft immediately responded: "Received from the watchtower, no target was found approaching."
No target approaching? The people on the air tanker finally breathed a sigh of relief, but in the next second, the pilot of an escorting F-15 fighter immediately shouted: "The chick is calling, there is a radar in the nine o'clock direction, I have been locked, Already locked!"
The nine o'clock direction is the direction coming from Aman Bay!
“Hunter calls the chicks, get rid of the lock immediately, and then go to fight!” The pilot of another escorting F-15 fighter immediately shouted, and at the same time turned around and flew in the direction of the radar wave.
Hmph, you actually dare to come for a sneak attack? Let you know how powerful the US Air Force is!
The hunter called, turned, and turned on the radar at the same time. However, the airspace ahead was empty and nothing could be seen.
It doesn't matter, as long as you go in the opposite direction in the locked direction, you will definitely find the other party! If the opponent wants to launch missiles, they must maintain a smooth flight! During this period of time, I can find and shoot down the opponent.
What's so scary about a stealth machine!
Two blazing flames burst out from the tail of the F-15. The hunter skillfully turned on the afterburner and flew quickly towards the target. At this time, he was not afraid, only excited. Since the opponent had turned on the radar to lock on his own fighter plane, don't blame your own side for shooting him down!
The air battle broke out in just a few minutes, or even in seconds.
However, he kept flying forward but found nothing.
"The chick is calling the hunter, the chick is calling the hunter, it has got rid of the lock, it must be free of the lock!" The pilot nicknamed the chick is very proud. This is the first time he has been locked in actual combat, and the first time he has escaped the lock in actual combat. , so cool!
He flew the fighter plane and followed it towards the target airspace. The two blazing flames on the tail of the pilot in front were the most obvious guidance.
Two F15 fighter jets were searching in the air and flew fifty kilometers, but still found nothing.
Except for the Phoenix missiles used by Tomcat fighters that can fly hundreds of kilometers, normal air-to-air missiles can only fly dozens of kilometers, and their effective range is within 50 kilometers, or even 20 or 30 kilometers, so it should be safe now.
Suddenly, the hunter thought of something and said in a nervous voice: "Damn it, hurry up, fly back to the airspace of the aerial tanker, and **** the aerial tanker!"
You fell into the opponent's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain! The chick didn't get rid of the lock at all, but the other party immediately flew away after a brief lock! They wasted time searching here. With this time, the other party was able to fly to their own aerial tanker!
They need to fly back quickly!
However, just as the hunter made his decision, a panicked voice came from the radio: "The nanny calls the hunter, the nanny calls the chicks! An unknown fighter plane appeared next to us!"
Having been in the East for many years, Delano has thoroughly studied the Eastern Art of War by Sun Tzu, and even used it in air combat.
Due to the danger of the mission, and also because there were not many fighter planes left after the mission was completed, only one Delano fighter plane came over. However, he could easily control the Yankees.
He diverted the escorting F-15 and rushed to the side of the lone aerial tanker. Now, it was his time to show off!
When Delano appeared from behind the tanker, the tanker was the first to see this huge monster and immediately screamed: "We found a fighter plane, a fourth-generation stealth aircraft produced by Dongfang!"
In the past few years, stealth aircraft produced in the East have spread to many countries. Of course, they have long been familiar with the appearance of this aircraft. After all, most of these aircraft are equipped with countries that are not friendly to them. They must be careful to guard against them. .
In fact, the maneuverability of this kind of aircraft is not strong, which is the level of third-generation aircraft. The avionics system of this kind of aircraft is not strong, which is also the level of third-generation aircraft. However, it can be invisible. As long as the aircraft can be invisible, then it can All other shortcomings are offset to make this aircraft an advanced fighter.
Now, the other party has easily appeared beside them by relying on their invisibility. At this time, what is the other party going to do?
The captain in front suddenly changed his expression, and then shouted loudly: "Quick, put fuel in the air!"
Why do we need to release oil in the air? Others did not react, but since the captain gave such an order, they would do it!
This is a KC-10 air tanker modified from a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airliner. It is the product of the famous three-engine curse. There is an engine hanging under each wing, and there is another engine under the vertical tail. Although this kind of aircraft was notorious when it was used as a passenger aircraft, as an aerial tanker, there were no accidents. It is still a very stable aircraft. At the same time, like a passenger aircraft, it has a passenger plane at the end of its wing. Special air drain pipe.
The air refueler at the tail first reacted. The captain was really smart. He wanted to use this method to create obstacles for the elusive and ghostly fighter jet. If the opponent wanted to cause trouble behind him, it would enter the aviation fuel. This kind of flight is uncomfortable in the diffuse wake. Aviation fuel falls on the opponent's canopy, which will blur the opponent's vision. More importantly, if it is sucked into the engine, it will definitely cause the engine to stop in the air, or even explosive.
So, this method can force the opponent away.
Of course he guessed wrong. The captain's order was just to reduce the weight and allow the air tanker to escape faster. However, the captain remembered clearly how the other party dealt with his own aircraft. The other party flew to his companions. overhead, and then activated the vertical takeoff and landing system, nearly causing the plane to crash. Now, will the other party do the same thing again?
He has to reduce his own weight so that he can drive more easily and be able to save himself in time if an unexpected situation occurs.
That’s right, that’s what he thought. As for refueling that F-117? They can't protect themselves, so what do they care about other planes!
When he saw the other party releasing fuel in the air, Delano was also stunned. He immediately pulled up and got out of the white mist formed by the diffusion of aviation fuel. At the same time, it was a little funny. He had originally prepared it. There are many programs, but I didn’t expect that the other party would turn around and run away in fear as soon as it started!
It’s so bad!
But this is fine. This aerial tanker has released the fuel, and naturally it will not be able to refuel the F-117. If a second aerial tanker is sent over, it will take off from Kuwait and fly here. It takes more than an hour. Can that F117 last for such a long time?
Definitely not! It couldn't wait for the second aerial tanker to come over, so it had no choice but to make an emergency landing!
Donaldson learned the news more than ten minutes later. He had already flown across the narrow strait and into the Bay of Rest, and then tried to contact the aerial tanker. Then, he saw on the HUD that the aerial tanker was actually in the distance. My own airspace four hundred kilometers away!
“The nighthawk calls the nanny, the nighthawk calls the nanny!” Donaldson was anxious at the time: “Please fly to the designated aerial refueling airspace immediately, my plane cannot support a very long range!”
He glanced at the numbers on the HUD and saw that there was one ton of fuel left. He would have to fly three to four hundred kilometers at most before running out of fuel. If the aerial tanker was waiting for him in that airspace, he would be in great danger. The tanker has to fly back.
The two sides are flying against each other. If you fly more than 200 kilometers, you can find the aerial tanker, and then dock and refuel.
“The nanny is calling, the fuel has been drained and only the fuel for the return flight is left. I can no longer refuel you.”
What, fuel drain?
Donaldson was dumbfounded at the moment: "Nighthawk called the nanny, how could you empty the fuel? What should I do?"
“I’m very sorry, we were threatened by a fighter jet at that time.”
“Did it attack you?”
"No."
“In other words, as soon as it flew in front of you, you were so scared that you peed your pants. In order to protect your own safety, you let go of the fuel prepared for me, and then ran away in a mess? You cowards and idiots!”
Donaldson's angry rant echoed over the radio.
After receiving this news, the navy had a special feeling.
The Air Force has made a fool of themselves, and they should be happy, but when they think that it was their former allies who made them look embarrassed, they can no longer be happy.
What they have done is lose the face of their entire military. Moreover, what should we do next?
"This situation should have been deliberately created by the other side. However, the other side did not actually launch an attack from beginning to end. Therefore, they can pretend they don't know anything, or they can say that they are doing flight training. Everything It was all an accident." Swift said: "However, the Air Force had to lose an F117!"
“Yes, the F117 does not have enough fuel to fly back, and there is no suitable alternate landing site nearby.”
The northeast is the Parthian Kingdom, a country that once called them the Great Satan, and the southwest is other countries. The navies of these countries are currently gathered in the Aman Bay, where they are conducting joint exercises to show off their muscles.
Next, this huge problem faced the Air Force.
“Report, the Air Force requested us to dispatch carrier-based aircraft to refuel their aircraft.”
The Air Force’s aerial tankers could no longer arrive, so the Navy had to help. Although the Air Force bowed to the Navy, which made the Navy officers happy and let out a bad breath, this was, after all, beyond their limits.
The Air Force uses hard pipes for refueling, while the Navy uses hoses. This is not universal at all.
“We don’t have this capability. The most we can do is help them search and rescue the pilot who fell into the water.” Swift said, he had already predicted the outcome of this incident: the F117 ran out of fuel and fell into the sea, and the pilot parachuted and waited for rescue.
Fortunately, their navy's warships are everywhere in the entire Bay of Rest, and helicopters can be launched at any time to fish out the unlucky pilots.
But Donaldson didn’t dare.
Since he flew the F117, Donaldson has been very proud. He has been on the battlefield many times and watched the shells fired by anti-aircraft guns explode around him, blooming brilliant flowers. At that time, he was not afraid.
But this time, he was really scared.
He is going to run out of gas and he can't fly back. What should he do next?
You can't go to Parthia. That would be like surrendering to the enemy. If you go there, you won't become a hero, and you might even be beaten to death. The risk of jumping into the sea is too high. Can the navy rescue you in time?
No, you have to fly to land and parachute, so that you can be safe!
Donaldson made up his mind.
If he had turned around from the beginning, he would have flown across the strait with the United Arab Emirates next to him, and he could still have landed on the territory of the United Arab Emirates. Although the United Arab Emirates also went to participate in joint military exercises, after all, it was not the leader and had to give face to the United States. .
But at the beginning, he was still waiting for arrangements from the Air Force, imagining that an aerial tanker might appear out of thin air and save his tragic fate. He wasted time while waiting. Seeing that the fuel was getting less and less, he could no longer wait. By that time, his left side was already the land of the big dog owners.
Donaldson listened to the call in the earphone telling him to jump directly into the sea. He felt very contemptuous in his heart. I am not a three-year-old child. If I were asked to jump directly into the sea, who knew whether he could be rescued?
Donaldson's heart suddenly changed, and he turned the fighter plane and flew to the left.
The fuel was getting less and less, and his heart was getting heavier and heavier. Suddenly, the roar behind him disappeared, and the two engines behind him had stalled!
Have you reached the land space? Donaldson looked down and couldn't see any lights. He didn't know whether it was the sea or the land. He took another look at the cockpit HUD, which was still powered by the auxiliary power supply. It was at an altitude of 8,000 and could continue to fly. It could glide for some distance depending on the altitude. , the farther away, the safer, but three minutes later, the HUD lost power and the plane began to swing violently.
If it is an ordinary second-generation aircraft, even if the aircraft is out of fuel, it can continue to taxi for a certain distance, or even taxi back to the airport, but third-generation aircraft cannot rely on fax. The auxiliary power supply cannot support it for long, and then the wings will lock. As for a statically unstable aircraft like the F117, if it loses its power supply, there will be no room for salvation.
Donaldson had no other choice, so he put his legs together and pulled the ejection handle.
Bang!
The canopy, which was like a coffin lid, was thrown away. Then, flames rose under his buttocks. The ejection seat took him out of the cockpit and flew into the sky. Relying on the light of the ejection rocket, he glanced down. Fortunately, It should be land.
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