211 Iraq needs two thousand sets of such anti-aircraft missiles (monthly ticket 1850 plus more)
In just a few seconds, one of the two F-14 fighters that were still showing off their might in the sky at the beginning ejected, and the fighters lost control and landed on the ground.
The other one, which was volleyed into a ball of fire.
"Click! click!" the flash sounded, and the scene was faithfully recorded by the photographer brought by Ibrahim on the ground.
This cargo is also lucky, just now crawled to death, especially when the first bomb fell, let him be overturned by the violent explosion of the bomb, when he fell, subconsciously protected the camera in his hand, got up, just saw the avant-garde missile dragging the blazing tail flame towards the fighter in the sky chasing.
The habit he has developed over the years has made him no longer care about the environment around him, and keeps pressing the shutter against the sky until the rubber ring runs out.
"This!" Ibrahim was pleasantly surprised.
The personnel of the air defense forces, who were in a hurry to prepare for evacuation, were shocked by the volley of two fireballs, one large and one small, and there was an eerie silence on the battlefield, followed by cheers.
"Kaza! Horrell! Answer!" Zaire heard Kaza's exclamations, followed by explosions.
And then there was no news.
On the radar, two friendly troops were also lost.
"Evacuate everyone, abandon the mission! Repeat, evacuate everyone, abandon the mission!" As a trump card, as an excellent mid-level commander, Zairi gave the right order at the first time.
Two F-14s were shot down at the same time, and the opposing side already had advanced anti-aircraft missiles in their hands that they did not understand.
This news must be told to the commander and come up with a countermeasure, otherwise, they can no longer continue their mission.
"What? Did they shoot down two planes? Or two F-14s?" General Qasim got the news, and the Iranian offensive was at its peak.
The Iraqi army, lacking ammunition, could not stop effective resistance.
Let the Iranians begin to break through their defenses.
"Yes, General. The supply depot is delivering ammunition to the front line, and it should be almost there now. The intelligence staff officer said happily.
"Ask them what planes they shot down and with what they used to shoot them down!"
That's a lot of credit, and it's even better if they beat up their F-14.
Kasim also just thought about it, he knew better than anyone that the 57 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns at the logistics supply transfer station could not hit the F-14 at all.
"When the ammunition is replenished, let them beat the damned Iranians and take out their artillery positions, where are our fighters? Let them kill the Iranian flying fighters!" Qasim doesn't care so much now, the ammunition is replenished, and he can launch a counterattack.
General Al Teddell, who was urging the front line to speed up the attack and break through the Iraqi line, already knew that the Iraqis were running out of ammunition on the front line and were unable to counterattack.
"Commander, I just received the news from the Maheshahr Air Force Base, our side has just lost two F-14 Tomcats again, and now only seven are left that can take off for combat duty......" The report of the communications staff officer made General Al Tedder, who was about to break through the Iraqi defense line, feel like a lightning strike.
After several inquiries, it was determined that it was really the F-14 that was shot down by the Iraqis ground anti-aircraft fire.
"Commander, the Air Force asked if it was going to continue to carry out the order. ”
"Order them to prepare for a counter-attack by Iraqi fighters, and order the front-line troops to stop the attack!" Al-Tedl gave a decisive order.
Intelligence staff officers were then summoned and asked that they must find out what exactly the Iraqis used to shoot down the F-14.
Now they can dispatch only 7 F-14s, plus the north can dispatch, less than 40, other F-4, F-5 and other fighters, simply cannot compete with the new super flag and Mirage F.1 purchased by the Iraqis.
You can only continue to defend.
"The Iranians' offensive has stopped, and there is no need to pursue them, in case they counterattack again. Qasim was not surprised at all by the withdrawal of the Iranians.
The Iranians are also short of ammunition and have not organized an effective offensive for almost a year.
"Find out whether it is clear, what was used to shoot down the two fighters of the other side? What are the models? I want to ask His Excellency the President for the credit of the air defense forces!" It was the air defense units that shot down the Iranian fighters, and this was the first time since the start of the war.
"General, there is no need to investigate, it was the anti-aircraft missile that we brought, and it was the most advanced Iranian F-14 that shot down. Ibrahim walked in with Harry Mossan smiling.
"Shoot down two F-14s?" Qasim asked in disbelief.
"Yes, both are F-14s, one exploded in the air, and the wreckage of the F-14 can still be seen, and the wreckage of the other is still intact. General, we hope that you will immediately arrange for someone to help us hide the wreckage...... This is very useful to us. Ibrahim said.
"Is it really your missiles that hit me?" Qasim still couldn't accept it, "That's the most advanced F-14, and since the start of the war, our air force has not taken it down, let alone the ground air defense forces." ”
"The two missiles were personally shot down by me and Lieutenant Colonel Harry Mosan, and these anti-aircraft missiles are easy to operate and can be used with simple training. Ibrahim said, "Soon, there will be a number of troops equipped to strengthen your air defense." ”
"Can't we get it now?" air defense, this is the most headache for the front-line troops.
Kassim didn't think about it for a while, and when he arrived yesterday, he was still suspicious, and he didn't even know the specific parameters of that kind of anti-aircraft missile.
"I need at least 500 sets to get to our front-line troops...... Qasim said firmly.
As a front-line commander, he has the right to ask the logistics and military procurement to provide him with this kind of powerful and easy-to-operate air defense missile to fill their gaps.
"The president has not yet approved the large-scale purchase of such missiles, we have only ordered 200 sets of ......"
"I don't care so much! I'm going to ask the president personally. Qasim said firmly.
Iraqi commanders never ask about the price of every weapon.
The country has money, and it only needs to consider whether it is easy to use or not.
"Two shots, two hits?" Saddam Hussein did not expect that a small individual air defense missile that Ibrahim got back from China would have such an effect.
"Yes, General Qasim asked for five hundred sets for the Tikrit divisions to be used to strengthen their air defense. "Now he's on his way back with Ibrahim." ”
Qasim is a fellow Saddam Hussein, an absolute confidant.
Take control of Saddam's most elite Tikrit division.
"Ibrahim said that the Chinese don't have these missiles each?" Saddam asked.
Kalam shook his head.
He was there when the president drove Ibrahim away, and he didn't even introduce him.
"500 sets is not too much, so when the time comes, we will purchase more to strengthen the air defense capacity of our army. "As long as it is easy to use, Saddam Hussein does not mind paying money, not to mention that the money he is paying now is supported by other fraternal countries. "Let's talk to the Quartermaster Department about how many of these missiles we can procure. ”
He didn't plan to pay it back.
I am resisting Khomeini's religious revolution for Saudi Arabia and other countries!
"Colonel Ibrahim, I wonder if you are interested in having this missile production technology? If so, we can cooperate in this regard......" A Pakistani lieutenant colonel came to Iraq with Ibrahim.
They also want to know the performance of this anti-aircraft missile.
If the technology for the production of this missile can be obtained from China, the cost will definitely be reduced even more.
Ibrahim was interested, but calmed down.
The Chinese are deliberately showing them targets, obviously with great confidence, the cost of each of these missiles is not low, and the technology is definitely more expensive.
"Ibrahim, contact the Chinese side immediately, we need 2,000 sets of these individual anti-aircraft missiles!" Ibrahim appeared in front of Saddam Hussein again.
This time the president gave him a warm hug......
"So many, Your Excellency the President, we can't buy so much at once, even if we have to ask for 2,000 sets, the Iranians don't have 2,000 planes for us to fight...... The missile has too close range...... "Ibrahim said, shaking his head.
Iraq simply does not need so many individual anti-aircraft missiles.
There are only a few hundred planes in the whole of Iran?
As long as the other party is clear, the plane will not fly too low.
At that time, these missiles were useless.
"This kind of suggestion is very reasonable, so let's buy a thousand sets from them first, and wait until their new generation of modifications comes out, and then continue to purchase. 1,000 sets is only 100 million US dollars, and our two F-14 fighters have already earned back their costs!" Saddam Hussein said with a smile and a nod.
"Your Excellency President, I don't know if you are interested in this missile technology of the Chinese. If you have production technology in your hands, you can improve it on your own on the basis of such technology, and you may even use this missile to develop your own advanced air-to-air missile......" the Pakistani lieutenant colonel said to Saddam.
His words did not attract Saddam, but attracted the interest of Kamal, the Iraqi minister of military production, who was on the side.
"Can you get this technology?" Kamal asked.
"China's missile has not yet been finalized, and the only time it hit a target, three were test-fired, and only two of them successfully shot down the target aircraft. Colonel Ibrahim knows this. "It should be easier to get when they don't know the actual results, and they need more money to improve the performance." ”
"We need this technology, as long as we can produce it ourselves, without worrying about being stopped in times of war. Cumlam said to the president.
The same is true for Kamal.
"In that case, let's discuss it! We must first purchase a batch of emergency supplies from China. The Iranians are buying Soviet fighters in large quantities...... "Saddam stressed.