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Although in the equipment sequence of the US military, the representatives starting with f are fighter jets, but the f-117 does not have the slightest air combat capability! There are two laser-guided bombs mounted in the bomb bay inside the aircraft's belly. Other than that, there are no weapons! Not even an ordinary cannon!

It shuttles in the night sky, completely relying on stealth ability!

In later generations, when the United States fought the Gulf War, the air raids on Iraq were almost always at night, because the night vision goggles equipment in later generations of the United States was quite mature, and all pilots wore night vision goggles to fight at night. , as in the daytime.

However, it is only in the 1980s, and the head-mounted infrared imaging night vision device has not been put into use on a large scale. For example, in the Falklands War next year, the British Army will also be equipped with low-light night vision devices and infrared passive devices. The imager needs to be illuminated by infrared headlights, so there is a saying that the Argentine army uses the headlights to illuminate the other party and make the other party's night vision device scrapped.

There is no head-mounted infrared imaging night vision device, and there is also a lack of navigation and targeting pods with night vision function, so there is no large-scale night attack. The US air raid on Iraq was mainly carried out during the day, although some aircraft can fly at night. , but also mainly rely on instrument flight.

For the f-117, no matter how expensive this device is, it must be standard, because this is a stealth aircraft! Its black color means that this kind of aircraft will not fly in the daytime at all, it is a ghost in the dark! In order to maintain radar stealth, in addition to reducing various radar reflections, it does not release electromagnetic waves itself, that is to say, f-117a does not have the radar used on traditional aircraft at all! Instead, it uses photoelectric sensors such as passive forward-looking infrared and TV to undertake the task of searching and targeting targets.

There are two positions for these devices, an optical window under the f-117a cockpit windshield for the dual-field FLIR sensor, and a window on the right side of the nose landing gear bay under the forward fuselage for retractable DLIR Use with laser pointers. The upper and lower systems work together to provide the pilot with a complete field of view in various flight attitudes. Among them, the infrared sensor above the nose is responsible for the initial search and calibration of the target, while the downward-looking infrared and laser designator under the fuselage provide continuous calibration, surveillance and target damage assessment required for guidance after weapon delivery.

These passive infrared sensors provide perfect nighttime imaging, allowing them to fly at night as if they were during the day.

However, although this aircraft was designed to emphasize stealth performance, and after the finalization, various tests have shown that the radar will not detect this aircraft, but the pilots are still not confident, God knows whether the Iraqis will Come up with all kinds of means to deal with yourself! Behind the Iraqis is the Soviet Union, and in the Soviet Union, all kinds of black technologies are emerging in an endless stream. Even fighters with three times the speed of sound can come up with them. Maybe they have special radars to lock themselves and shoot them down?

Hearing the words on the radio, Colonel Whitley was a little dumbfounded. At the beginning, he was the first pilot to fly the f-117a, and he deservedly became the commander of this tactical fighter wing. Now, he is this time. The soul of the formation.

"Watch out, the formations take off, lads, let's drop the bomb on Saddam's bed!" Colonel Whitley said over the radio. His confidence infected everyone, and the noise from the radio disappeared.

take off! This unique-shaped aircraft is extremely difficult to control, and only the telex system can complete the task of controlling the aircraft, and this telex system is transplanted from the f-16.

The engines in the tail were not powered, otherwise there would be an excessive infrared signature, and just like that, the fighter slowly left the runway and took off with two heavy bombs.

With the exception of the two navigation lights on the wings, the plane had no other features, and Colonel Whitley took a last look at the picture tied to the knee, which was the target of his attack, the Defense Ministry building and the TV broadcast in Baghdad. The building was on a flight path, and he could return by dropping the bomb as long as he slipped past it.

The night sky is dark, and since flying the F-117A, they have been living a life of day and night upside down, sleeping during the day and going out at night. After a long time, they have almost forgotten what the day looks like.

God bless! Wheatley said in his heart.

"Nighthawk calls the babysitter, Nighthawk calls the babysitter." Flying forward for nearly an hour, Wheatley made the first call on the radio.

"The nanny received it, the nanny received it, please turn on all the navigation lights in the scheduled refueling airspace on No. 3." A clear voice came from the earphones.

"Nighthawk understands." Whitley flipped the switch to turn on all the navigation lights. In particular, a small protrusion on the top canopy is shining, where the aerial refueling light is placed, which is used to illuminate the fuel receiving port on the back of the aircraft during night aerial refueling operations.

The f-117 is not only radar stealth, it is completely black. At night, it is like a black person walking at night. Occasionally, the big white teeth are exposed, and it seems that only the big white teeth are moving in the air.

A kc-135 tanker on standby in the scheduled airspace, the refueler operated the refueling probe flexibly, aiming at the refueling port at the rear of the f-117~www.readwn.com~ With the successful docking, the rolling fuel , which quickly flows into the f-117's inboard fuel tank.

The U.S. Air Force's hard-rod refueling method minimizes the difficulty for pilots.

The f-117 is a partial student who pays full attention to stealth and ignores aerodynamic characteristics. When this aircraft was developed, there were all kinds of objections, thinking that this aircraft could not fly at all. Now, although this aircraft has been in service, the short legs are still a shortcoming. Using only in-flight fuel, the maximum range of this aircraft is only 1,000 kilometers. Therefore, before entering the Iraqi airspace, one refueling is required, and when returning to the flight, another refueling is required to complete the voyage.

"Attention, turn off all navigation lights and reconfirm heading." Leaving the tanker, Whitley gave the most important order.

The Nighthawk is the king in the dark. He believes that it will not be discovered by the Iraqi air defense forces. However, if the navigation lights outside the aircraft are not turned off, it will be sad. The poor maneuverability will make it an Iraqi ground anti-aircraft artillery. 's target.

After shaking the wings, reminding the neighboring fighters to pay attention, and after making sure that all the navigation lights were turned off, five f-117s, like ghosts in the night, entered the airspace of Iraq. (To be continued.)