"Received on the 2nd."
"Received on the 3rd."
"Received on the 4th."
In an instant, the responses of each student pilot came from the encrypted communication channel. The remaining thirteen Falcons, led by No. 109, spread out to maintain a safe distance, quickly raised their heads and climbed to an attack altitude of one thousand meters.
The scheduled target point in the distance has come into view. Four Type 59 medium-sized tanks with damaged body structures are parked quietly. The surface is stained with rust, and the 100mm tank gun is twisted and deformed, losing its original strong appearance.
These four Type 59s, produced in the late 1950s, were withdrawn from active combat after their service years were reached, and were sent to this military restricted area, where they stood in the center of the shooting range and used the remaining heat of their life journey.
The collision between steel and steel!
"Swish swish!"
As the relative distance between the two sides continued to shrink, the fourteen Falcons in the attack formation launched a fierce fire attack on the ground shooting range. Deadly 'Sky Arrow' 90mm rockets poured out like a torrential rain. , forming a dense and deadly firepower network, covering the four tanks in the center area of the target.
In the target area, fire clouds rose, shock waves containing high energy struck the surrounding areas, countless metal shrapnel spread everywhere, dust flew, and it instantly became a life-limited area.
"Report to the command plane, the fire strike is over, please give instructions." The seven rocket launchers mounted on both wings were empty, Zhou Hai called to Lin Jian, who was in charge of invigilating the exam.
Lin Jian, who was staying in the drop-shaped cockpit of the J-10a, carefully watched the fourteen Falcons flying smoothly, and then looked at the fire strikes on the ground. He nodded and issued a new order: "Formation low-altitude penetration strike assessment Successfully completed, all personnel passed, the special training fleet returned to rest and prepare for the night low-altitude penetration assessment."
"Received on the 1st, among all the special training aircraft, the rightmost one, the 14th, will turn right and return first." After receiving the order from the command aircraft, Zhou Hai responded and immediately conveyed the instructions to each aircraft, pulled the lever and stepped on the rudder. Serve as the lead aircraft.
The turnaround of the fleet needs to be done in an orderly manner under normal circumstances, from left to right, or from right to left.
Of course, if it is a real combat situation, the fighter planes in a free-firing state will not care about the usual position and order.
Hainan Airlines student Yang Zhigang, who was controlling Falcon No. 14, quickly responded: "Received on the 2nd." His words contained a strong sense of exhaustion.
A three-hundred-kilometer-long high-speed, low-altitude penetration flight is more physically taxing than a ten-kilometer armed cross-country trip.
Fortunately, all trainees successfully completed the formation low-altitude penetration and strike assessment, which was a good start.
The No. 14 Falcon High School on the far right turned around and returned, and the other trainer aircraft followed. Immediately afterwards, the special training group that completed the mission, accompanied by Lin Jian and the other three J-10a pilots, turned around and returned to the Quzhou base. .
Fourteen Falcons landed in a two-plane formation, which was particularly difficult for ordinary higher education trainees. Afterwards, the trainees, who were physically and mentally tired except Zhou Hai, went through the aviation doctor's routine basic inspection to confirm that everything was correct, and then went to the air crew kitchen to have a meal. Replenish energy.
After doing all this, everyone took a short afternoon break to recover a lot of energy and energy.
As for Zhou Hai, he was alive and kicking as if nothing was wrong. Under the watchful eyes of a group of trainees, he followed the base maintenance ground team to learn about the maintenance of the J-10A fighter and watched this domestic third-generation main fighter at close range.
Everyone was exhausted, Zhou Hai was busy studying, and the two sides formed a sharp and special contrast.
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Time passed, and it was nine o'clock in the evening.
The gentle breeze blew away the heat that enveloped the base.
At this time, the lights in the dark base apron area were bright, and the yellow lights on the top of the fourteen apron flashed. After a short rest, the students and Zhou Hai were ready to board the plane again, preparing to carry out the night low-altitude penetration strike assessment.
Low-altitude penetration strikes at night are more difficult than low-altitude penetration strikes during the day.
Due to the influence of environmental factors such as weak light at night, the visual distance and visibility of the human eye decrease sharply. The brain's response is slower at night and its ability to process information is slightly worse. This situation is slightly difficult for a fighter jet that can easily reach a speed of one to two hundred meters per second. If you are not careful, it will lead to tragic flight accidents.
Even modern fighters with complete detection equipment and night flying capabilities, in the context of modern air combat that emphasizes all-weather operations, many pilots from various countries still have lingering fears about night flying.
During night flights, every student pilot cannot trust his own eyes. He can only trust the fighter aircraft beneath him, the aircraft design team, and the accuracy of the terrain data provided by the onboard avionics system.
Of course, this definitely does not include Zhou Hai.
Not only do the eyes have excellent vision, they can easily see objects about the size of a smartphone dozens of kilometers away. In a dark night environment, only weak light is needed to ignore the negative effects of the environment and clearly observe the target object.
There are many suppliers of faint light. In addition to the eternal stars, moonlight and city light are all available, and they are always available.
Such eyes and abilities allowed Zhou Hai to be at ease in night flight training and even close-range air combat without any difficulty at all - when he was on night shift for the first time, he defeated the Japanese student Bai Ying and was able to defeat Japanese student Bai Ying in thirty seconds. In addition to superb flying skills, these eyes play an important role in defeating the opponent.
You must know that visually searching for enemy aircraft to obtain information is an important part of the ability to perceive situations. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is crucial.
The stars in the night sky are bright, the moon is like a hook, and the sky is full of silver flowers falling.
The quiet and peaceful Quzhou base was once again plunged into hustle and bustle.
Falcons and J-10As with their internal fuel tanks filled with ground attack weapons took off one after another. Under the combined navigation of Beidou satellite navigation and inertial navigation, they carried out difficult low-altitude penetration strikes at night.
Zhou Hai, who ranks first among the special training trainees in terms of overall performance, still serves as the lead aircraft. The safe distance between the aircraft in the fleet has been doubled from 30 meters to 60 meters.
In fact, if the special air combat training was not required to be as close to actual combat and highly realistic as possible, the vast majority of student pilots would wish to increase the safe distance to a hundred meters, even if they have several experience of night flying and penetration, and even work night shifts students can also rush to the eastern waters to start a life-or-death confrontation with Japanese students.
The danger of flying at night has never diminished!
"Each machine reports its own situation in real time. If there are any abnormalities or problems, please report them immediately."
Zhou Hai held the control stick tightly, staring at the familiar landscape in front of him under the darkness of night, and gave instructions to the special training aircraft group.
