Chapter 549 347: Aerial Combat_2
Because in aerial combat, detection and destruction rely on who spots the enemy first or reduces their own chance of being detected, that is the key to victory.
The Spiritual Vulture Fighter, in addition to its powerful biological radar for enemy searching, is also wrapped in a flesh membrane that effectively eliminates radar scanning. Its radar reflective surface is incredibly small, reaching a world-class standard.
"Sending you on your way."
Wu Boyan had no hesitation; he decisively controlled the missile launch through his nerves.
The belly of the aircraft opened, and an active radar-guided medium-range air-to-air missile fell away. It was only after it detached from the aircraft that a cold launch successfully ignited. The missile's engine operated, swiftly flying forward.
After launching the missile, Wu Boyan did not turn back, but continued to use biological radar to continuously track and lock onto the target, guiding the launched missile.
Only when the launched air-to-air missile entered the range of the active homing head did Wu Boyan release the radar illumination.
It was not until then that the enemy aircraft detected the incoming air-to-air missile, performing drastic maneuvers and releasing decoy flares.
However, the opponent ultimately did not escape the lock of the air-to-air missile. The missile, which accelerated to several times the speed of sound, was significantly faster than the jet. Once its decoy flares failed to fool the air-to-air missile, the survival probability greatly decreased.
Boom!
A Siamese JAS-39C/D Gripen fighter disintegrated in mid-air, turning into a ball of fire in the sky.
The pilot had just ejected seconds before, and was hit by flying shrapnel. By the time the parachute landed back on the ground, it only brought back the upper half of the pilot's body; the lower half had vanished, with no clue where it had gone.
"Perfect."
A smile appeared on Wu Boyan's face; one missile had destroyed the enemy jet worth tens of millions of US dollars, starting off his day of combat on a good note.
Steering the aircraft through a turn, he was now over Siamese airspace. Looking down from a high altitude, there was a Siamese city below.
Wu Boyan lowered his flight altitude and flew across the city overhead, causing the crowd of Siamese people below to scream and run around in panic and disarray, acting very arrogantly.
This move naturally attracted the attention of the enemy, and soon other hostile jets were pursuing him, which was also Wu Boyan's intention.
The Spiritual Vulture Fighters are outstanding in combat. To not waste the opportunity and have their jets scrapped for no reason, they need to act as decoys, drawing in enemy jets to destroy them.
"Another jet, I wonder what model it is."
Wu Boyan, using the biological radar, once again detected an enemy jet appearing out of visual range, and shortly after pressing the missile launch, he abruptly heard a series of urgent alarms sounding.
"Alert, incoming missile from 11 o'clock direction, please evade, please evade."
The console's display emitted frantic alarm sounds. Wu Boyan, with a serious expression, deployed decoy flares while the aircraft began large-scale maneuvers, opening the jet's afterburner, boosting the speed to beyond Mach two.
The so-called afterburner refers to jet aircraft using an afterburner chamber, sacrificing fuel consumption for speed, allowing the aircraft to gain substantial thrust for a brief period.
When Wu Boyan activated the Spiritual Vulture Fighter's thrust, the enchantment array pattern located at the engine erupted with powerful kinetic energy. Amidst the trembling of the engine as if it was about to explode, it provided robust and surging power to the Spiritual Vulture Fighter.
Wu Boyan caught a glimpse of the incoming missile from the corner of his eye as he continued to flee at high speed in his aircraft.
Typically, the flying state of air-to-air missiles is divided into two parts: one is powered flight, and the other is unpowered glide.
The first half relies on engine thrust, while the second half relies on missile inertia to fly and gradually slows down.
Missiles are most threatening in the first half because, during this period, missiles fly at maximum speed, potentially reaching several times the speed of sound, whereas inertia flight will slow down, reducing the threat to the aircraft.
The speed burst by opening the Spiritual Vulture Fighter's afterburner was crucial. Wu Boyan gained two to three seconds for himself. Air-to-air missile propulsion fuel typically only lasts about ten seconds before entering inertial deceleration flight, during which the missile hit rate drops sharply.
With the acceleration, Wu Boyan piloted the Spiritual Vulture Fighter, evading the air-to-air missile's fastest propulsion acceleration, allowing its fuel to deplete and its speed to decrease. With Wu Boyan's maneuvers, he narrowly avoided the incoming missile.
"That was close! Nearly lost my life."
Wu Boyan's heart pounded as he watched the missile he had launched fail to hit the target.
The enemy aircraft, by opening its afterburner, caused the air-to-air missile he had launched to exceed the maximum thrust phase. Subsequently, the enemy aircraft executed a high-angle sideslip, shedding the fuelless missile.
As the two fighter jets approached each other, having both opened their afterburners, the short distance of a few dozen kilometers flashed by, and they were already within visual range of each other.
"Turns out it's the Beautiful Country's F-35 that was sold to Siam. No wonder it's so fast."
Wu Boyan, with the eyesight of a Genetic Warrior, clearly saw the other jet, which was the Beautiful Country's F-35 stealth fighter.
Siam had initially purchased twenty F-35 fighters from the Beautiful Country, each costing upwards of a hundred million US dollars, treasures of the Siamese Air Force.
"Wang Defa, what the hell is that?"
In the cockpit of the F-35 stealth fighter, a black pilot was at the controls. He was the Beautiful Country's designated pilot, Somjet Thorn, who, upon seeing the Spiritual Vulture Fighter, widened his eyes in shock as if he had seen a ghost.
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