The French then began a comprehensive bombing of Magzur Province. In a short period of time, the air force destroyed bridges and roads in Magzur, and also blew up a large number of oil pipelines and other facilities to pieces.
Although the Libyan Air Force also dispatched fighter jets to try to drive the French out, let alone air combat, the Libyans, whose radar had been destroyed, had to rely on the most primitive visual means to find the French aircraft. The dispatched MiG fighter jets were either circling in the sky or Flying everywhere with no clue at all.
"These incompetent armies!"
At Magzul Air Force Base, Captain Musa of the 773rd Aviation Regiment heard on the radio that another bridge had been destroyed by the French, and he punched the table in anger.
Although it was the French Air Force that attacked the bridge, the major felt that if the army had not been incompetent and failed to defeat Chad in one go, how could the situation have turned out like this?
But Major Crusa, who was on combat readiness duty with him, looked indifferent. He was even drinking coffee slowly while reading a French book.
"Major, are you not in a hurry?"
"What's the use of being anxious?"
The major closed the door and looked at himself, a prosperous wingman pilot. He had good flying skills after studying in the Soviet Union, but he also learned the Soviets' attitude of coming and going to war. Any disagreement was like a big deal. of.
As soon as the war started between Libya and Chad, he was waiting to prepare to bomb N'Djamena. Now that the French are coming, he wants to take the initiative to attack the French airport.
Although there is no problem with this kind of thinking in the military, politically it is seeking death. Fortunately, the superiors are also understanding, so no matter what kind of plan, they were all rejected and the captain was reprimanded. Let him do his job honestly.
But now, the captain can only wait in the base for the order to attack.
Soon, the alarm at the air force base sounded, and the two pilots in the combat readiness duty room also received the order to attack.
"The French phantoms bombed the Akela oil field ten minutes ago. We have been asked to dispatch!"
After receiving the order to attack, the major put down the phone, picked up his flight helmet, and said as he walked out the door.
"Finally I can have a good fight with those guys!"
After the two people rushed out of the room, they jumped on the jeep at the door. Then, the jeep took them to the combat readiness hangar on the side of the runway. .
At this moment, the busy ground crew has completed the basic preparations. They confirmed the mounting status of the MiG-21 fighter, checked various parts of the aircraft, and powered on the fighter to ensure that it can start as soon as the pilot is in place. fighter plane.
"Have you checked everything?"
"Yes, everything has been checked!"
The major jumped out of the jeep and looked at his fighter. He first touched the fighter's fierce skin as affectionately as if he were stroking his wife Oppai, and then asked.
The ground attendant answered while holding a confirmation board and ticking boxes.
Then the major jumped into the cabin. All the instruments in the cabin were turned on. The ground crew helped the major fasten his seat belt and plug in the data cable to his helmet. The major first turned on the high-frequency radio and adjusted the channel to the squadron's designated megahertz. .
"Major, please move the steering wheel!"
The major followed the ground staff's instructions one by one, and the ground staff also ticked all the boxes on the board. Finally, he handed the board to the major.
After the latter signed, the ground crew removed the ladder, and the major also closed the canopy. Then, he turned on the front wheel brake switch, skillfully opened the oil distribution switch, and then started the engine. Soon the aircraft roared. After getting up, the engine tachometer slowly reached the 20 percent position. Then the major turned his head and saw that the ground personnel had removed the last compressed air pipes and power lines.
Then, the major slowly pushed the throttle, and he could feel the vibration of the plane increasing. When the engine speed slowly increased to 50%, the major immediately released the brakes, and the plane began to move slowly.
When the major drove out of the hangar, he could see that his wingman was also keeping up with him.
After synchronizing the progress, two MiG fighter jets entered the runway one after another.
After taxiing for a certain distance, the two MiG fighter jets rushed into the sky one after another.
"Scutter One, ground units reported that those phantoms are heading northwest, and their target may be the oil wells in Kani Town!"
"Oil well? Scimitar One received it!"
The major sighed helplessly. If the ground radar had not been attacked, then he was very confident to catch the opponent's tail. But now, waiting for the radar to be destroyed and the new one not yet in place, the only one he could rely on in the sky was himself. There is a search radar on the MiG-21 fighter jet, but this radar has a limited field of view, the detection range is only 30 kilometers, and the field of view is not large.
However, the major still dutifully led his wingmen to turn in the air. They were currently located in the southeast of Meghzur Province. When the French entered from the west, they had to turn to their three-point direction.
Only in this way can we see if there is a chance to catch the latter.
"Scutter II, let's climb first!"
The major thought carefully for a few seconds about how he should fly if he were a Frenchman. But no matter what, if they want to catch each other, they must first climb to a high altitude. Although there is a chance of being detected by radar, standing high can see farther. , it can only be said that there are advantages and disadvantages.
Subsequently, the two MiG fighter jets climbed to 5,500 meters. For the MiG-21, climbing to this height was easy.
After climbing to an altitude of 5,500 meters, the MiG-21 immediately turned to the three o'clock direction. The major did not turn on the afterburner. The MiG-21 fighter's fuel tank is limited. Turning on the afterburner will consume a lot of fuel, which will greatly affect the airborne time. .
In fact, the major wanted to fly the MiG-23 fighter jets that Libya purchased from the Soviet Union, but those aircraft were assigned to the elite troops stationed in Benghazi, and frontline combat units like them had no chance to fly them.
After flying in the sky for about ten minutes, the major still couldn't find the French plane in the intelligence. The sun was shining warmly in the cabin, which made the major want to return to the flight and go back to sleep.
"Command, is the ground intelligence correct? We didn't find the French!"
"The information is correct, those guys just dropped the bombs and then went west!"
"To the west? What are the ground air defenses doing?"
The ground commander hesitated for a few seconds and then answered.
"They dare not open fire for fear of being bombed!"
"These cowards, it's all the Army's fault that we are in this situation!"
The deputy sitting in the wingman said angrily.
