Neither the lead aircraft nor the wingman of the Blue Army noticed the fuel remaining problem.
Logically speaking, they would not make such a low-level mistake. However, after being beaten so hard by Li Hai, they all panicked. They were embarrassed and embarrassed. After gritting their teeth and completing the attack mission against the Red Army surface ship formation, at least they I regained some confidence, and then I noticed, Oops, there’s not enough oil!
"Forget the Reef Tower, the Haidongqing two-plane formation is requesting an alternate landing. Repeat, we don't have enough fuel. Please make an alternate landing at your site." The lead aircraft of the Blue Army had to call the Forget Reef Airport according to the record.
This is the first time that the famous long-legged heavy-duty fighter jet has made an emergency landing due to insufficient fuel.
With a maximum combat range of 1,500 kilometers, the J-11B should not be short of fuel. But this is the data when the fuel is fully loaded. None of the four J-11Bs take off with full fuel. Loading according to the specific requirements of the mission can remove excess weight and help the fighter's maneuverability.
The Blue Army just broke their heads and never imagined that they would be confused by two J-8Fs, and excessively consumed fuel during the confrontation. The fuel consumption rate of a fighter jet with afterburner turned on is multiple times that without afterburner, and frequent large overload maneuvers will undoubtedly aggravate this situation.
The remaining fuel at the moment can at most fly to Yongxingxing Airport. In this case, it is better to make an alternate landing at the nearby Forgotten Reef Airport, fill up with enough fuel, and then return to the main airport.
The combat staff on the tower guided two J-11Bs that were low on fuel to make an alternate landing. The remaining two J-11Bs were not short of fuel and had already turned around and returned home.
The pilot's situation was also reported. The leader of the Blue Army was Lin Xiaotong, the captain of the 3rd Brigade of the Haidong Youth League, and the wingman was the squadron leader of the 9th Squadron. They are all the best among the Haidong Youth League pilots.
In the absence of Xue Zhengrong, Li Hai had to come over to greet him. When Li Hai came over, Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian naturally came over too. Dang Weimin ran over and followed Li Yuanchao's maintenance team to prepare for the support of the two J-11Bs.
"Hello, Chief! Thank you for your hard work, Chief!"
Li Hai stepped forward to greet them, and stood at attention to salute the two Blue Army pilots who were walking side by side with flying helmets between their arms.
Lin Xiaotong was flattered by the word "chief", and he quickly returned the courtesy and said, "No, no, no, I am not the chief, Lin Xiaotong of the Third Brigade of Haidong Youth League!"
As he spoke, he clearly saw the military ranks of Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly saluted Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian, "Hello, chief!"
Li Hai couldn't help grinning.
Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian came here to help the master. The Forgotten Reef Flying Squadron is affiliated to the Eighth Hai Division and is the only flying group equipped with J-8 fighter jets as its main equipment. The J-8Fs of two brigades and the JH-7s of one brigade are JH-7s, not JH-7A...
The other group was the Sea and Air Guards group that Li Hai had met Wang Xiaowei on Eternal Prosperity Island. This regiment is so famous that it is generally considered to be the first-class main force of the Eighth Hai Division. The Haidong Youth League has been competing with this regiment for this position.
The Sea and Air Guard Regiment is the regiment with the most diverse equipment, including a squadron of J-8Fs, a brigade of J-10A, a brigade of JH-7A, and a squadron of J-11BS. There were still some J-7Gs in the past few years, but later they were all withdrawn from active service, leaving room for the second-hand Su-30MKK from the Eastern Eagle Regiment.
The Haidong Youth League is the only third-generation aircraft regiment, all equipped with J-11B fighter jets, and looks more like a first-class main regiment. In fact, from the organizational structure point of view, it is very likely that the Air and Sea Guards Regiment will be upgraded to an aviation brigade in the near future. Looking at their configuration, they have fighters and fighter-bombers, which can be said to be complete.
In order to compete for this promotion qualification, the leader of the Haidong Youth League joined the prestigious Sea and Air Guards.
Li Hai's temporary job in the Hai Kong Men's Group, despite its powerful nickname, is actually a fringe group of the Eighth Hai Division. They are the younger brothers who watch the two elder brothers arguing with each other in the corner...
Everyone knows these internal relationships. Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian were worried that Li Hai would be suppressed by the tall and powerful "J-11B", so they followed him and used their military rank and level to help.
Shi Shiran returned the gift, and Zhao Feiyan said with a smile, "Captain Lin, please don't be polite. We are just ordinary pilots of the Forgotten Reef Squadron now, so there is no leader."
Zhan Yuntian also smiled and nodded.
"We are all brothers, haha." Lin Xiaotong said with a smile. After exchanging a few words, he asked, "Where's Xue Da? I deliberately chose to divert to Forgettable Reef for selfish reasons. Xue Da's operation today was really slippery. You must ask for advice.”
Several people were stunned and suddenly remembered that Li Hai was flying Xue Zhengrong's plane, and they all understood. Zhan Yuntian was outspoken and pointed at Li Hai and said, "Just ask our master, it's him who flies the plane."
"Huh?" Lin Xiaotong and his wingman didn't understand and frowned.
Zhao Feiyan said with a smile, "Xue Da is unwell and went back to the rear for treatment some time ago. Comrade Li Hai is now in charge of the Forgotten Reef Airport and the Forgotten Reef Flying Squadron. Today, it is Comrade Li Hai who is driving Xue Da's plane to form the Red Army with Comrade Party Weimin. The air cover formation participated in the exercise. At the same time, Comrade Li Hai is the master of the two of us."
This is clear enough.
Lin Xiaotong and his wingman both looked at Li Hai in surprise, finally taking a serious look at this simple-looking young pilot. You are really young. Nowadays, many new recruits in the army have the rank of captain. The military rank is not important. What is important is the feeling of the whole person.
They are all veterans. There are too many details to distinguish who is a novice and who is a veteran. When Li Hai first arrived at the Fertile Land Naval Flying Training Base, he saw Zhu Wei, Shi Leilei, and Cao Zuofei walking side by side along the taxiway, and he could see the joystick from their words and deeds.
It's a feeling, a temperament.
Even Li Hai could tell, let alone an old bird like Lin Xiaotong.
"Did you break through our defense line and attack the attack formation? Are you...Li Hai?" Lin Xiaotong quickly recalled the entire confrontation process. It was not a tactical confrontation action that a new member could do.
Li Hai nodded with a smile, raised his head and said, "It's me, Li Hai."
The wingman suddenly pointed at Li Hai in surprise and said, "Are you the new pilot Li Hai who flew back safely during a Category 12 typhoon some time ago and landed smoothly?"
"It's me." Li Hai said with a smile.
Lin Xiaotong put everything together in an instant, and looked at Li Hai with a different look. He took the initiative to hold Li Hai's right hand and shook it, "You are the awesome brother who was praised by the whole army! You are the awesome brother, disrespectful." Disrespectful! Disrespectful!”
On the contrary, Li Hai felt embarrassed and said with an embarrassed smile, "It's nothing, just basic operations."
His original intention was to be modest, but he heard Lin Xiaotong and his wingman twitching at the corners of their mouths. Oh my god, this is still a basic operation. Pilots all over the world have to go back to training for hundreds of years before they can fly an airplane again.
What Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian heard was another meaning, and they made eye contact.
Zhao Feiyan: Master, this slap in the face is a bit harsh.
Zhan Yuntian: It’s not just a slap in the face, it’s a slap in the face.
Zhao Feiyan, Zhan Yuntian: Master is awesome!
