After entering his own assessment airspace, Wang Yu drove the F-15E and parted ways with the four Su-27s.
The training airspace assigned to these newcomers is not here, the previous formation was just along the way.
The first phase of the mission is a ground attack simulation. In the air force's dedicated ground range area, there will be various forms of targets in different terrain environments. Pilots need to use various weapon systems to attack them under different conditions.
Conduct targeted attacks on targets - for example, what to use for dynamic armor targets, what to use for fortress targets, what to use for dense targets, etc.
The F-15E fighter jet does not carry live ammunition on its pylon, only training ammunition.
It seems that there are too many weapon options for this assessment. If all live ammunition is used, the cost will be really scary. There is really no need to spend the funds of the Shadao base on such a place, so the assessment will use training ammunition.
Complete.
For example, some air-to-ground missiles that use the man-in-the-loop function cost more than 10 million for live ammunition. They are only used to attack some extremely valuable targets, and it is impossible to use them for daily training or assessment.
Shadao Base’s money is not such a waste.
And if there are weapon systems that cannot be accurately simulated by training bombs, they will be completed through a training pod mounted under the belly of the aircraft.
When the pilot operates in the fighter aircraft, the pod will perform calculations to simulate a specific result in the system, and then the result will be automatically scored by the exercise system.
Although the effect is definitely not as strong as the live ammunition attack, it is enough for the assessment.
The F-15E assessment mission is not completed in one day. The first day is just the ground attack part.
For the two pilots who have already had actual combat experience and have good performance in various trainings, passing this assessment cannot be said to be easy, it can only be said to be very simple, and it is easy to do it.
Not to mention that they made preparations in advance for this assessment.
For combat missions, adequate preparation can make the combat process extremely simple.
Before taking off, the two made an attack plan. They arranged the target locations given in the briefing according to factors such as target type, threat size, attack distance, and attack efficiency, and finally came up with a flight route.
, and set more than a dozen turning points and attack points in the fighter's navigation system through coordinate input.
After entering the assessment airspace, Wang Yu, as a pilot, quickly flew according to the navigation points, while Liu Lingxin quickly assisted Wang Yu in determining the weapons needed to correspond to each attack target, ensuring that when Wang Yu was about to enter the attack
When in position, the fighter's weapons are in a fully prepared state to be fired.
I have to say that compared to a single-seat pilot, the two people's cooperation makes the work much easier.
The pilot does not have to look at the screen to find the target while flying, and the weapons operator can concentrate on finding the target without worrying about the flight attitude and bomb delivery. In this way, both of them have their own work, and the combination can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Thanks to the skilled cooperation between the two through actual combat and training, the F-15E shuttled through the attack area as nimbly and dexterously as an eagle, and continuously dropped various training bombs.
The pod was used to simulate the bombing. On the tactical interface responsible for monitoring the assessment situation at the Shadao base, they could see that every time the F-15E passed through an attack point, the target below would turn into a "destroyed" mark.<
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"What a high licking efficiency..."
I don’t know which officer who was observing the attack sighed in a low voice.
This sigh caused the officers nearby to nod repeatedly. They felt as if they were watching a pilot with many years of flying experience showing off his skills, rather than watching the training and assessment of a new pilot.
"Have they made a plan?"
Colonel Zhang was a pilot when he was young. He could see better than those officers who were blindly sighing. He could tell at a glance that the attack targets that kept "disappearing" on the screen were because they had a complete attack plan.
Arrived.
So he asked instructor Xu who was standing aside: "Old Xu, you probably didn't give them any suggestions."
Instructor Xu shook his head without hesitation.
"Of course not. We were serving in the same squadron back then. Who do you think I am? I will never do anything like cheating for them."
Colonel Zhang nodded with satisfaction: "Then their cooperation and professional proficiency are very good. A pilot with excellent flight awareness, and a weapons control officer who graduated from the military academy at the top, their cooperation has really produced results
The effect is different, and according to the feedback I received from the forest farm base, their psychological quality is also very good."
"You really found a treasure in Shadao Base." Instructor Xu grinned, but his smile was uglier than crying. "I can already imagine that they will perform well in the future, and other bases are trying to get you here in a roundabout way."
It’s time to poach people’s future.”
"I already have a plan for this." A smile appeared on Colonel Zhang's lips, "Let me tell you, in fact, I originally planned to make him a benchmark at Shadao Base, but after the previous actual battle, my
My mind has changed."
Instructor Xu was stunned for a moment: "Ah?"
Colonel Zhang nodded: "To put it simply, I don't plan to let them stay at Shadao Base."
Instructor Xu was immediately stunned.
You don't plan to let them stay at Shadao base, so why did you spend so much energy to invite this pilot from there, and then arranged for me to be their instructor and conduct live-fire training and actual combat exercises?
?
Just to train them and send them to other bases to serve as benchmarks?
Are you a living Buddha in today’s Air Force?
He even suspected that his old comrade who had become the head of the base was a little demented.
"Don't show this expression." Colonel Zhang patted Instructor Xu on the shoulder, "Although they are not serving at Shadao Base, I will not let them be poached by other bases..."
"What do you want?"
"You will understand in two days. I have found a place that is most suitable for them."
While they were chatting, the ground targets in the assessment area had almost disappeared.
The tactical interface shows that the F-15E's mounts have been completely consumed, and the fighter is leaving at this time.
The calculation results that the observing officers were most looking forward to came out soon. In the ground attack mission, Wang Yu and Liu Lingxin successfully simulated "annihilation" of 95% of the targets using training bombs.
This has far exceeded the 65% required to pass the assessment.
In other words, if this is not an assessment with training bombs mounted, but a real ground attack mission with live ammunition mounted, then after they complete the attack, the enemy will already be littered with corpses... I don’t know who took the lead, but the officers started to applaud.
Is this result normal?
If you are a pilot in the army, it is barely normal. A slightly more powerful pilot can actually achieve this kind of attack and annihilation rate as long as he can skillfully control his fighter planes, but the efficiency may not be so high. p>
But this result is very abnormal for a new member group.
Like those newcomers who participate in elite internships, during the assessment, if there is a similar ground attack assessment, a hit rate of 80% is considered an excellent level, and those who can reach more than 90% are considered excellent.
I don’t meet you once a year.
Therefore, the officers who subconsciously regarded Wang Yu and Liu Lingxin as newcomers were all surprised.
"The ground attack is very good. Tomorrow should be the air-to-air part."
Colonel Zhang did not applaud, he looked at Instructor Xu next to him and asked.
Instructor Xu nodded: "Yes, the air combat assessment is completed by using training bombs to fight. The best pilots in the elite internship will be selected as their opponents, and we will give comprehensive scores."
Colonel Zhang immediately replied: "Don't let the newcomers get involved. In tomorrow's simulated confrontation, you, the instructor, will personally be their opponent and force them to reach their limits. I want to see how far their flying skills have reached."<
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Instructor Xu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, but he still nodded: "I understand."