Chapter 281 Engine Noise

Wearing an oxygen mask and holding the joystick, Andre looked at the sky outside. It was a clear blue sky. It was great weather for flying!

Coming out of the headquarters and flying the fighter again, this was Andrei flying the MiG-31 interceptor into the air again! As the highest commander of Hokkaido, Andrei was fighting in the sky, which was the most incredible. Almost everyone in the headquarters opposed it, but Andrei finally convinced everyone.

There is no suspense in the battle on the ground. The Soviet steel torrent can quickly advance to the southern part of Hokkaido! Now, the most important thing is still the air battle. As long as we kill the planes of the island country and the supporting American planes in the air battle, we can achieve our strategic goals!

Moreover, Andre also promised that he would not fight on the front line, but would only be in the rear, accompanying the early warning aircraft to take off and provide escort.

After all, the MiG-31 is not as good as the professional Moss early warning aircraft as an early warning aircraft. Therefore, it now flies next to the Moss. On the one hand, it provides escort missions. On the other hand, it can turn on its own radar at any time to provide additional early warning when necessary.

Flying back into the blue sky, Andre was in an exceptionally calm mood. The last fight had proved that the modified MiG-23 had the ability to fight with the F-15, and the biggest threat to their side, the Tomcat carrier-based aircraft on the US Navy aircraft carrier, was now gone.

The merchant ships on Sakhalin Island, loaded with main battle tanks, went around in a big circle and landed in Tokyo. This was of course a trick of strategic deception! This trick will not work if used twice in a row! Moreover, Tokyo Bay is not Kushiro. Landing there will take at least another ten years, until the Red Navy's aircraft carrier formation has strong enough combat power, and then land by sea!

Those merchant ships have completed their missions, and the American aircraft carrier fleet has been transferred away. Without the support of Tomcat fighters, Andre has sufficient confidence to seize air superiority on the current battlefield.

It's a pity that we can't see the scene of the battle between the MiG-23 and the Tomcat. The competition between these two variable-sweep wing fighters will definitely be more exciting. However, Andre doesn't want the Tomcat to cause trouble.

"The fighter jets from Chitose Base have taken off. Attention, 171st Regiment, go to airspace No. 6 for interception!" The Moss early warning aircraft has a scanning radius of up to 370 kilometers. It can keep a close eye on Hokkaido over the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. Bases such as Aomori on the opposite side are also within the surveillance range.

Use a decent battle to teach the hateful Soviets a lesson!

Misawa Base in Aomori, at the northern tip of the island nation of Honshu.

As the northernmost air force base in the state, this place is already a complete frontier. As soon as the command from the headquarters was conveyed here, the base immediately began preparations for the attack.

The 35th Wing deployed here originally had only the 14th Squadron equipped with F-15s, but now even the 13th Squadron has been equipped with the same F-15 fighters. As the situation in the Far East is getting worse, the United States has adjusted the equipment priority of the island garrisons to the highest level, and all new equipment will be provided here first.

Although it suffered several losses, the F-15 still has outstanding combat performance. As the third-generation fighter of the United States, it can carry all the advanced missiles currently in service in the United States. It is fully capable of suppressing the Soviet fleet head-on, except for the abnormal ones like the MiG-25!

Just a few days ago, the F-15 fighter jets of the island country's Self-Defense Force were actually besieged by a group of MiG-23s! The pilots who escaped from the island country described the Soviet MiG-23 as very evil, and it was just as difficult to deal with as the MiG-25! This made Major Dick, the squadron leader of the 13th Squadron, very angry.

The MiG-25 is really tough! Thinking of the experience two years ago, Major Dick still felt a chill. However, it was because he was flying an F-4 fighter at the time. If he was flying the current F-15, he could still let go and fight the opponent, as long as the opponent did not enter the high altitude!

That battle was still so fresh in his memory. Afterwards, Major Dick returned to the country and switched to flying F-15. He could have been transferred to the European troops, but he decided to return to the Far East. He wanted revenge!

Soviets, wait for the advanced F-15 fighters to beat you up! Major Dick sat in the cockpit, calmed his mind, and began to start the two F100 engines at the tail in an orderly manner.

Driven by the ground power vehicle, a soft roar came from the tail and the left engine started successfully!

Then, the right engine also made a roar, and the blazing tail flames bloomed into two beautiful flowers at the tail of the F-15.

"Startup successful!" The ground crew shouted and made a familiar gesture, directing the F-15 fighter to taxi towards the runway.

At this moment, suddenly, the ground crew frowned.

"Engine noise, engine noise!" The ground crew's voice was clearly transmitted to Major Dick's ears through the radio.

As a ground crew member, you need to master your skills proficiently, for example, observe the engine's tail flame to verify whether the engine is in normal working condition, and verify whether the engine has any faults by listening to the engine sound.

But now, the ground crew heard an abnormal squeaking sound amid the roar of the engine.

This sound also reached Major Dick's ears through the machine.

What should I do? The engine is making noises! This means that the engine is faulty. I don’t need to fly this flight! I need to inspect the plane.

Damn it! The worst thing is that we don't have any backup engines! You know, the current production of F100 engines is not enough to ensure that the newly produced aircraft can be equipped with engines immediately, and they need to wait before leaving the factory! And providing extra engines as backup engines for the front-line troops is even more impossible.

Not only are there no backup engines, but there is also a shortage of various spare parts. Many times, once the engine is disassembled, it will take at least ten days or half a month to repair it. There is no need for us to go out to fight in this war.

Thinking of this, Major Dick gritted his teeth and said on the radio: "Aomori, Fox Hunter heard no engine noise, all instrument data are normal, request to take off!"

The desire for battle and revenge made Major Dick forget the risk of engine failure, and his confident call made the tower think that the ground crew had just misheard.

"Clear to take off." An echo came from the tower.

Major Dick glanced at the ground crew standing on the outside of the runway, released the brake, and began to gently increase the accelerator with his left hand.

"Crack, whoosh, boom!" At this moment, at the tail of the fuselage, at the right engine, a flame jumped out accompanied by this sudden sound.

The engine is on fire!