Chapter 1664

Sheikh and Gamal were good friends who talked about everything as early as they were in the Pakistan Air Force. With the expiration of their normal service term, Sheikh and Gamal could have used their excellent aircraft control technology to find a good job in Pakistan civil aviation, but at this time, the recruitment advertisement of the Saudi Air Force attracted them.

No way, the treatment given by the Saudi Air force is just good enough to explode. It will not only have a minimum base salary of 15000 US dollars a month, but also enjoy the treatment of Saudi citizens after one year of service. After three years of service, it will be given a high-end apartment free of charge in the capital Riyadh.

Not to mention the latter two, the monthly salary of US $15000 alone has exceeded three times that of Pakistan airlines, not to mention the basic salary, such as high temperature subsidy, purified water subsidy, flight hours subsidy, nutrition subsidy, communication subsidy and housing subsidy

All the extra expenses add up to a monthly salary of more than $20000.

Not to mention, there will be additional allowances and bonuses when Eid al Fitr and other traditional festivals in the Middle East are included. If all are included, the annual salary will be close to $300000.

With such generous treatment, Sheikh and Gamal said that they were not excited, so they made an appointment to go to Saudi Arabia.

After layers of selection, Sheikh and Gamal were employed by the Royal Saudi Air Force with their excellent foundation and excellent personal quality in the Pakistani air force, and then assigned to the 225th squadron of the third wing to become "gale" MK2 fighter pilots.

Jamal is the pilot and Sheikh is the weapon operator.

During the joint air force training held by the Gulf countries in the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi Air force transferred a number of troops to participate, including two "gale" MK2 fighters belonging to the 225th squadron of their third wing.

This is not to say that their squadron has only two "gale" MK2 fighters. According to the normal establishment, the 225th squadron has 14 "gale" MK2 fighters, of which 12 are the main combat force in the establishment and 2 are standby models.

As the main force of Saudi Arabia's current territorial air defense, the equipment establishment of the 225th squadron is naturally fully equipped. It is reasonable to send all of them to participate in the training. After all, this training is a one-on-one training for the instructors of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the opportunity is very rare.

However, the number of pilots of the 225th squadron is insufficient. With the mercenary pilots of Sheikh and Jamal, the number of pilots of the whole 225th squadron is only 8.

According to the calculation that two people operate a "gale" MK2 fighter, only 4 of the 14 fighters can keep on going at any time.

The pilot must be in good condition, otherwise he can't even reach this number.

Some people will say that since the number of pilots is small, it is better to buy fewer planes and at least save some national defense funds.

The question is, Saudi Arabia needs money?

In the eyes of Saudi princes, no matter how expensive the plane is, it's like a toy. What if it doesn't need to be locked in the warehouse for collection?

I have no other problems. With this hobby, what can you do?

Moreover, in the open comparison of military strength, the number of pilots depends on how many advanced combat aircraft you have. According to this routine, the muscles on Saudi Arabia's paper are going to explode. It's a proper brother in the Middle East.

If it were in the Pakistan Air Force, in the face of the constant pressure from New Delhi, Sheikh and Gamal would inevitably react with the Pakistan Air Force. Such an unrealistic situation is not enough to improve their combat capability.

The problem is that they are not in the Saudi Air Force now.

What they do is work and earn money. As for those who are not fighting, they have nothing to do with half a cent. As long as the money is in place, everything is not a problem. This is the way for mercenaries to survive.

For example, at the moment, the two took off in a "gale" MK2 fighter numbered 589, formed a two aircraft formation with two pilots from a remote branch of the Saudi royal family, and took off to the airspace near Abu Dhabi for air combat training under the command of Prince Salman who was visiting the United Arab Emirates.

The joint team leader promised that regardless of the success or failure of this additional drill, Sheikh and Gamal would each pay an extra $10000 for unplanned tasks, and another $20000 for each if they could win.

In this way, the two talents readily accept it, otherwise Sheikh and Gamal may not even talk to each other.

Of course, this is not a life-threatening drill. If it is a real battle, the two people promise to refuse directly, because tens of thousands of dollars is not enough. Don't work hard on their pants and belts. They have to pay more!

After all, it's a mercenary. Why don't you talk about price and feelings? I bah~~~

Because of this, Sheikh and Gamal have the idea of fighting quickly and walking quickly. Anyway, they haven't done much since they entered the Saudi Air Force. With the quality of their Pakistani air force, which often needs to be close to the actual combat, they are a hanging blow to the air force composed of old soldiers in the Shanghai bay country.

Especially after using today's "gale" MK2 fighter, they are like fish in water.

No way, as the adv in the "gale" series, that is, the so-called air defense interception type, its mission is to intercept the invading bombers of the former Soviet Union and conduct air combat with its escort forces.

Because of this, "gale" MK2 fighter is the best in the "gale" series in terms of radar, weapons and its own flight performance. Otherwise, it will not be known as the best air defense interceptor in Europe in the 1980s and 1990s.

Thanks to this excellent aircraft model and their excellent personal qualities, Sheikh and Gamal almost swept the Gulf. Even F-15 heavy fighters equipped by several countries could not move in front of them.

Based on this, they feel that they can also copy the previous fighters this time, so they first used the usual tactics of the two, that is, to quickly contact the enemy at high altitude and high speed, and then launch a thunderbolt attack on the unresponsive target under the guidance of the airborne radar with a maximum search distance of 185km.

If the action is quick, the whole air combat process may not be even a minute, even if round-trip is included, it will only be more than ten minutes.

Thirty thousand dollars can be easily pocketed in more than ten minutes. Sheikh and Gamal think it's worth it.

However, while they were leading the fleet to approach at a high speed and thinking about how to spend this additional income, the voice of the wingman came from the radio headset of the weapon operator Sheikh: "Medina is a little wrong. I didn't find any suspicious targets!"

"Oh?"

When Sheikh heard the speech, he withdrew his thoughts and immediately looked at the radar screen. There were no other targets except a civil aircraft. In their mission statement, there was indeed a civil aircraft flying across the edge of the exercise airspace at this time.

"Strange, where is the target?" Sheikh frowned, immediately increased the radar power and released the maximum detection range, but still did not find any possible situation. When Sheikh was ready to let the wingman go a distance in front and the installed formation conducted fan-shaped search at a fixed angle, the wingman's scream suddenly pierced Sheikh's eardrum: "no, I'm locked..."