Set up risks for each other to study tactics to increase chances of winning
——Information about confrontation training between the Army Air Defense Forces and Air Force Aviation in the Eastern Theater
Open ground attack and defense, old opponents frequently use new tricks
■Zhu Qiang Huang Zhiwei
In midsummer, heat waves hit people. An "enemy plane" roared in, and after penetrating at an ultra-low altitude, it went straight to the ground air defense command post. The officers and soldiers of a certain brigade of the 73rd Army who had just completed a long-distance attack quickly erected a firepower net, and the combat instructions were transmitted quickly, and a strong smell of war was in the air.
"Although it was anticipated, the'enemy plane' came so suddenly and made such a ruthless move that it almost fell out of the battle." According to the brigade commander, a certain unit of the Air Force aviation unit, an old opponent, fought in the air again and again. There were frequent killer moves in the confrontation. Although the brigade officers and soldiers had many years of confrontation experience, they did not dare to be careless.
The offensive and defensive situation of the two sides changed several times, and the confrontation was anxious and difficult to distinguish. The fighter plane continuously and rapidly maneuvered and released strong electromagnetic interference, and a "snowflake" appeared on the air defense radar display. Sergeant Yao Haiyang quickly determined the interference mode and constantly adjusted the radar anti-jamming measures.
A battle had just ended, and a surprise attack followed. The air defense forces quickly caught the target, but the "enemy plane" seemed to be prepared, quickly adjusted the flight altitude, released strong electromagnetic interference, and escaped.
As night fell, a certain aviation unit that failed the raid did not stop. In the vast night sky, the "enemy aircraft" formation quickly moved towards the target airspace. Cross assault, ultra-low-altitude flight, jump and reversal...Highly difficult tactical actions are staged in turn.
After the previous few contests, the pilots began to try new tactics. Radar operator Yao Haiyang discovered the "enemy aircraft" again, but unexpectedly it was a decoy tactic by the opponent. The "enemy aircraft" formation had already moved along the electromagnetic blind zone and used the valley terrain as cover, successfully breaking through the layers of firepower nets.
At the resumption summary meeting, both sides' comments were straightforward, and each question hit the weakness of the training. Afterwards, the war eagle rose into the air and once again merged into the boundless night; the radar antenna flew, and the air defense sword pointed directly at the sky...
Land-air confrontation, multi-airspace research new swordsmanship
■Zhang Xu reporter Li Huaikun special correspondent Xue Weigao
Recently, a brigade of the 71st Army and a certain unit of the Air Force’s aviation unit jointly launched a high-intensity confrontation exercise. Reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance, jamming and anti-jamming, locking and anti-locking were performed in turns. The air defense weapon units were flexibly combined to find the ability in real resistance. Short board.
According to the leader of the brigade, in previous air defense drills, most of them set up their own "enemy situation," and it was easy to fall into the vicious circle of "self-design, self-inspection, and reciprocating cycle", which was far from actual combat standards.
In a joint exercise, "enemy" fighters launched attacks from different directions and released strong electromagnetic interference. The officers and soldiers of a certain battalion who had excellent training performance in ordinary times failed miserably because of wrong air information research and improper target allocation.
To this end, they took the initiative to contact a certain unit of the Air Force Aviation to invite air force commanders, pilots, and navigators in to discuss countermeasures.
From the transition of combat readiness, long-range maneuvering, occupying positions to confrontation, the land and air sides closely follow the actual combat improvement plan step by step, and conduct drills and fights in multiple airspaces. Each time the two sides are not merciless and continuously improve their combat capabilities in fierce confrontations. .
"The adversary sets up dangerous situations, dangerous situations, and difficult situations to test out the shortcomings of our combat capabilities." Zhou Zheng, a staff officer of the brigade's training section, told reporters that the complex electromagnetic environment in the air-to-ground confrontation training was carried out by a certain unit of the Air Force Aviation. For the deployment, the other party used various interference methods such as airborne jamming equipment and jamming bombs. The two sides were stuck in a stalemate in the first round of the match, and the fight was inextricably difficult...
As soon as the confrontation exercise was over, the land and air sides sat together to reveal each other's shortcomings, sorting out 18 problems in six categories, including large gaps in the configuration of firepower, unstable long-distance transmission of information, and blind spots in short-range low-altitude search, and strive to achieve a further battle.