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120 Air Combat Basics The Defense Network Modern military forces link their early-warning and tracking radars via an interlinked network. This allows one search (or tracking) radar to share data with every other user on the same network. Consequently, the SAM launcher may not have to transmit from its own radar, instead relying on guidance from other tracking devices located elsewhere on the net. It may appear that all enemy radar sites are located several kilometers ahead of you, but you may be directly over the enemy launcher! “Blinking,” whereby different tracking radars on the network take turns tracking the target and guiding the inbound missile, is a very common practice. No one radar stays on long enough for your forces to counterattack, and the heading of the radar warning continually changes on your radar warning receiver. When caught in such a SAM trap, you must visually locate the incoming missiles, take the appropriate evasive maneuvers described later in this chapter, and get out of the trap as quickly as possible. Countering Against Enemy Air Defenses Successfully penetrating the enemy air defense network is difficult. The following suggestions will help you punch through, engage the target, and make it safely home again. Don’t Get Shot At It may seem rather obvious, but the best way to avoid being hit by a missile is by preventing the enemy from ever launching one. Fighter jets are often portrayed as modern knights roaming the skies in search of a duel, but are in actuality more like cats. Skillful hunters and powerful killers, they try to slip by silent and unseen while stalking unsuspecting prey. Try to avoid enemy air defense concentrations whenever possible. If possible, flight paths should be routed toward known weak spots or other areas which have been heavily attacked. Also, don’t wander from the instructed flight path. Other aircraft and ground forces will usually be working to keep a corridor open for you. Straying out of this corridor and into enemy SAM traps is usually fatal and is a common problem for simulation pilots. Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses The Su-27, being rather large, isn’t particularly stealthy. The pilot, therefore, must rely on tactics to mask his presence from the enemy. Perhaps the most effective way of preventing the enemy from firing is simply to shoot first. This generally means detecting the bad guys early, making a discreet approach, firing first and getting out fast. By launching a fire-and-forget anti-radar missile, such as the Kh- 31p, the targeted SAM is forced to switch off its own radar to have any chance of surviving. In air-to-ground terms, strike forces should generally be accompanied by a SEAD escort: two or more aircraft equipped to engage enemy air defenses and radar sites.
Air Combat Basics 121 Low-Level Flight A Typical Hi-Low-Hi Ingress Profile Such a brute-force, kick-them-in-the-teeth approach may not always be possible. There may not be sufficient aircraft available, or the enemy may have taken out friendly GCI radars. In this case, terrain masking may be the best choice. As the name implies, pilots fly extremely low (as low as 30 m above the ground in some cases), using hills, mountains, and other landscape features to remain discreet. All tactical detection systems rely on line-of-sight between the sensor and the target. Laser, radar, optical, and IR detection and tracking systems cannot penetrate hills and other such obstacles. Such nap-of-the-earth (NOE) flight is very effective, but is also very dangerous. At high speed and low altitude, the slightest mistake can result in an immediate crash. Also, AAA units will generally be placed to protect low-level ingress routes to high-value targets, further increasing the hazards of flying low. This type of tactical flying will not be effective against modern AWACS tracking, but will keep you clear of most AAA and SAM risk. The Effects of Target Altitude on Radar Propagation. Flying High (Left) Increases Chance of Detection as Opposed to Flying Low (Right). AAA Counter Measures AAA systems generally cannot engage targets above 1,500 m above them. That does not necessarily mean that flying 1,501 m above sea level renders you immune to AAA. The enemy will often place AAA on hilltops or ridgelines, thus increasing their effective altitude. Generally, the best way to evade AAA is to simply climb above it. Inside its engagement envelope, however, AAA is deadly. When AAA fire suddenly erupts around you, always remember: 1. Be unpredictable. Any erratic jinking maneuvers will help disrupt the AAA’s firecontrol computers. 2. Don’t waste energy. Each time you pull the stick to maneuver, you bleed energy and airspeed. Keep weaving, but don’t slow down. 3. Don’t fly in circles. Make your turns erratic and unpredictable. Whatever you do, keep flying along a general course that takes you away from the AAA. Don’t fly circles above it.
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