Chapter 72: Another Undying Bird!

  Enduring the high-G load, Arslan's eyes had already started to bleed, but he could still see the various instruments on the instrument panel clearly.

  At an altitude of 500 meters above the ground, Arslan struggled to pull up the nose of the plane. At this time, the whip did not disintegrate, it was a miracle.

  Set the wing's angle of attack to its minimum, to get the maximum lift, Arslan pulled the control stick with all his might, using every last bit of strength in his body, and finally leveled the plane.

  The MiG-23 uses a conventional hydraulic flight control system, which results in very high stick forces in certain situations, such as low altitude and high speed. Sometimes flying the fighter is also a physical activity.

  The terrifying "dudu" sound in the headphones finally disappeared, and Arslan knew that he had accomplished a miracle: he had survived the attack of the pandas and the undead birds!

  He rubbed his sore eyes with his hands, feeling a bit relieved. Ahead was Kachimayin, where an air defense missile site was deployed. Once he crossed this place, he would be safe.

  Suddenly, the headset rang again with a "ding" sound, damn it, I've been locked on again!

  Four F-14 Tomcats provided air cover, one was shot down by Arslan, two lost their targets, but another Tomcat remained at high altitude monitoring.

  Two pandas launched two expensive phoenixes, which self-destructed in the sky. Colonel Avshalomov, dissatisfied, turned to the weapons operator in the rear seat and said: "Prepare the phoenix."

  At the distance just now, the panda didn't have to use the expensive Phoenix missile at all. Iran's entire stock of Phoenix missiles is now less than 100 rounds and can't withstand the consumption of combat at all. Using AIM-7E-4 Sparrow medium-range air-to-air missiles would be enough.

  The Sparrow missile has been in development since the 1950s, with early versions being quite immature and having various defects. Many problems were exposed during the Vietnam War, but by the time of the E series, it had become somewhat more stable. The AIM-7D was specifically developed for the F-14 Tomcat, with a range of 30 km (19 mi) and using semi-active continuous wave radar illumination for guidance, sufficient to destroy an opponent at that distance.

  And now, with a distance of over 30 kilometers, to eliminate this potential threat, the entire squadron's last Kh-55 must be used.

  Although the Phoenix just had a problem and didn't hit the target, now the most suitable weapon is still the Phoenix, because only the Phoenix can shoot so far.

  The rear cabin's weapon operator activated the missile while locking onto the opponent with radar.

  It seems that he wants to break away from the low altitude, at this distance, the AWG-9 radar can still play a very good role, and the opponent has nowhere to hide.

  Colonel Avshar accelerated the fighter to 1.5 Mach, the huge undead bird detached from under its belly and began a rapid flight.

  Arslan felt tragic now, he was already in low altitude, the previous set of movements could not be replicated at all, wanting to dive again would directly crash into the ground.

  Pull up? The speed of ascent is definitely not as fast as the descent, and during the ascent process, precious kinetic energy will be lost, which is unacceptable.

  Take advantage of the terrain to escape? This area is not a mountainous region, and there are no shelters!

  Fly towards the sun? The opponent's missile is radar-guided, and this way of dealing with infrared missiles is useless against radar guidance. Besides, today's infrared missiles are also very advanced, and this method has become outdated.

  MiG-23 lacks an integrated electronic warfare system for self-defense. The only defensive equipment fitted is the PKiBP-23 flare/infrared decoy dispenser. Located on a central pylon under the fuselage, the dispenser contains two cassettes of 6 rounds each of downward-firing flares. Iraqi-imported aircraft added two BVP-50-60 flare/infrared decoy dispensers, located on either side of the fuselage.

  Arslan knew that whether he could escape with his life depended on whether these decoy shells would work.

  A distance of several dozen kilometers is merely a time of twenty-odd seconds for the undying bird flying at Mach 5 in high altitude.

  As Arslan was ready to drop the bait bomb, the undead bird had already dived down from high altitude.

  Arsalan quickly opened the switch, and countless sparks splashed in the sky.

  Chaff is a conductor, when the opponent's radar shines over, the radio wave hits the chaff and reflects back, forming a patch of snowflakes on the radar screen, which is very useful against backward radars.

  However, against the powerful AWG-9 radar, this effect is very small, especially since the Alshaf squadron was an experienced squadron, and when dealing with this enemy, the radar had already been adjusted to the most suitable mode, and those chaff interference had been filtered out.

  Arsalan raised his head and saw a flame flying towards him. He pulled down the ejector handle in the middle of the seat without hesitation.

  Although Arslan is brave, he is by no means reckless. By the time the enemy's planes come crashing in, he would already be doomed. The enormous power of the planes makes it almost impossible to jump out with a parachute and escape from the plane that has been hit.

  Before being shot down, Arslan jumped out of the plane with a parachute. He was not afraid of the enemy, otherwise he would not have flown to fight against the pandas. However, he was also not foolish and desperately protected his beloved plane. Would he rather die together with the plane? No way! Arslan's life was the most precious thing, and he had to survive in order to share his experience with everyone this time.

  Arsalan felt a loud crash on his head, the ejection gun broke through the hatch cover, and then the rocket ignited under the seat, sending the seat together with him out of the cockpit.

  After flying out of the cockpit, I heard a loud noise below, and saw that my plane had become a fireball.

  The phoenix, really isn't a bird that doesn't die under its attack, Arslan thought with relief, if he had been one second later, he would have probably ended up buried in the sea of flames.

  The parachute unfolded in the air, becoming a beautiful flower-like shape. Underneath it, a young man with an expression of worry that didn't match his age hung from two straps, his eyes filled with melancholy.

  After the excitement, Arslan only thought of facing the consequences. This time, he had disobeyed orders and taken off in his own aircraft, ending up being shot down. He wondered if the Air Force Commander would let him off scot-free? This was already after repeated warnings, especially since this time he had also written off a fighter jet. What consequences would befall him now?

  Arsalan is not afraid of being subject to military law, with his father's connections, everything can be resolved. He is only worried that if his father gets angry, he won't let him fly a fighter jet anymore. What if the air force retires him?

  God is above, you can bless me, I must drive a fighter, only when I go to the sky, can I feel my own existence.

  Arsalan took a deep breath and prepared himself for landing.

  PS: Under the repeated interception of several pandas, he was able to break through the siege and seemed a bit unrealistic. In history, Arslan was shot down several times but returned to the blue sky every time. So this time, after shooting down one panda under Arslan's command and rescuing two undying birds from pursuit, he was finally hit by the third undying bird. However, this is just his beginning. He will drive even more advanced aircraft in the future and dominate the Middle Eastern skies!

  Regarding economic construction, the introduction of various weapons will have to wait until after the next big battle: After the Battle of Abadan is completed and the Iranian offensive is contained, the situation will be stabilized, and then it can begin. Basra was originally an oil city, new oil refining, southern construction, introducing new weapons, all will start.

  The struggle between the great powers, the contention of various forces, Iran, Israel, Europe, the United States, and the Soviet Union will all be added in. Thank you to all book friends for your valuable opinions!

  Thanks for the reward from "O-type Gemini"!