After all, the EC-130H has always played the role of an electronic protective umbrella, and without this protective umbrella, the conventional fighter will become a living target for the newly formed Iraqi "Falcon" ground-to-air missile unit.

Therefore, after dealing with the easy-to-attack B52H strategic bomber group and the EC-130H fighters that are blindly rushing, the "Falcon" was able to lock on to the 12 F-15C fighters responsible for escorting the convoy with its sharp eyes, but this time the "Falcon" air defense missile system did not once again show its sharp eagle claws, but left the opportunity to the Sam-2 and Sam-3 air defense missiles for joint operations. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although US fighters have long been equipped with airborne jamming systems to deal with these two types of air defense missiles, the Sam-2 and Sam-3 air defense missiles, which have been integrated and optimized by Lu Jiadong and others, have undergone radical changes after they have been embedded in the command and combat system of the "Falcon" air defense missile system.

From locking, guiding to the final command attack, all are completed by the radar network of the "Falcon" air defense system deployed on the ground, and Sam-2 and Sam-3 only need to complete all flights according to the predetermined instructions, and start the warhead on time after finally approaching the target.

At best, the jamming equipment of the US fighters can only cut off the signal communication between the two Soviet-made air defense missiles and the original radars, but they do not play a role in the "Falcon" radar network, which has been reprogrammed by Lu Jiadong, and in addition, the 12 F-15C fighters responsible for escorting the aircraft have already entered the firing range of the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile unit in the immediate vicinity of the 2nd Strategic Bomber Wing.

Two minutes after the destruction of the 2nd Strategic Bomber Wing, seven F-15 fighters were shot down by a dense array of Sam-3 missiles, and when the EC-130H fighters were volleyed up by the sudden "Falcon" anti-aircraft missiles,

The six Sam-2 air defense missiles once again overturned four F-15s that did not flee in the future, and only one of them violently escaped from the attack radius of the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile unit because of its quick reaction and fierce afterburner........

In this way, the entire squadron of escort formations was completely wiped out in just a few minutes, and at this point, the bombing attack group with the 2nd Strategic Bomber Wing as the core completely became a record of the Iraqi air defense forces that went down in history, and when the news was transmitted back to the coalition headquarters in Riyadh, it immediately shocked all kinds of staff officers.

Because General Schwarzkopf returned home to report to President Bush, and Lieutenant General Jenny Hanks, the deputy commander of the coalition forces who was temporarily in command, was even more panicked and did not know what to do for a while.

So that he, General Taiping, who has been living in the Ministry of Defense and military academies, did not know what to do in the face of such a major emergency, otherwise the powerful General Schwarzkopf would not have asked him to be the deputy commander-in-chief, so for more than an hour, Lieutenant General Hanks could only listen to a bunch of staff officers babbling non-stop, making his head big I don't know how many times, but he still couldn't make up his mind.........

In the end, the opinion of the chief of staff, Vice Admiral Wallace, was agreed by most people, that is, to first inform Admiral Schwarzkopf of the destruction of the 2nd Strategic Bomber Wing in China as soon as possible.

During this period, it is impossible for the coalition forces to be unresponsive, at least to take some emergency measures to reduce some of their own casualties, and because of this, after Major General Wallace got everyone's consent, a staff officer wearing a lieutenant colonel military academy said to Lieutenant General Hanks bitterly:

"Sir, just three minutes ago, we received a distress signal from a total of 26 pilots, who are scattered in the desert of southwestern Iraq and must be in great distress, so I suggest that no matter what, these surviving pilots must be rescued first!"

"This ........."

Listening to the lieutenant colonel's staff officer's words, Lieutenant General Hanks hesitated a little, but before he could say the usual cliché, Wallace, the deputy chief of staff on the side, frowned and preemptively said:

"No, absolutely not, haven't we learned enough of the lessons of the first few days of war? This time, the Iraqi air defense forces are attacking fiercely, and it is obvious that they have made sufficient preparations, and if we rashly send a rescue fleet into the hinterland of Iraq, we will probably fall into their ambush!"

Wallace's remarks made some staff officers hesitate gradually: In the first few days of the war, the Iraqi "Falcon" ground-to-air missile unit used several preset ambush examples made by the surviving US pilots to make the coalition forces remember it vividly, so no one dared to guarantee that after suffering such heavy losses, the Iraqis would not repeat their old tricks and engage in such an air defense guerrilla war.

It's just that some people objected, and some people insisted, and the most determined of them was Air Force Major General Smith, who was also the deputy chief of staff, and in his opinion, there was nothing more precious than the life of an Air Force pilot, and because of this, as soon as Major General Wallace's words were finished, Smith stood up quickly:

"Ambush, ambush, everything is an ambush, is it possible that if we suffer an Iraqi counterattack, we have to learn from an ostrich to bury its head in the sand? Don't forget, although Iraq's 'Falcon' air defense missile system is powerful, is it still easily beaten into scrap metal by us?"

"Then how do you explain Iraq's air defense counterattack? Is it because our aircraft configuration is unreasonable, or is there not a good coordination between them? No, but the Iraqi air defense forces have once again applied new tactics and countermeasures, that is to say, they have adapted to our fighting style this week, and from this point of view, the Iraqi air defense forces are indeed very ........strong."

"If you always preach that the enemy is strong, it can only show that you are afraid in your heart........"

"Acknowledging that the enemy is strong is fundamentally different from fear, and there is no shame in facing up to reality........"

"Speaking of which, I'm still afraid, since I'm afraid, then hurry up and pack my bags and go back to my hometown, there is no need for cold-blooded generals to ........ surviving comrades."

"Smith, you ........."

"Alright!"

Just when Wallace and Smith were about to stage an all-military parade, Lieutenant General Hanks finally couldn't help it, and stopped the two of them with a loud shout, and then sighed helplessly in his heart, although he was a Taiping general and a little indecisive, but people are not stupid,

Naturally, I know that the two of them have a point, not to mention Wallace, there is a painful lesson to learn from the past, and Major General Smith is not wrong, putting aside the political creed of the United States that has always respected life, rescuing the surviving pilots is also a powerful measure to ensure morale,

After all, as a pilot, danger is everywhere, if there is a complete rescue mechanism, it will make many pilots less worried in the process of performing the mission, and then be able to better complete the combat mission, the first few days of the war is the best example,

However, when the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile battalion suddenly stirred up the storm and made it impossible to rescue the surviving pilots, the morale of the coalition air force plummeted.

Because of this, this concern cannot be considered, but the problem is that both opinions are right, but they are opposed to each other, if it is an ordinary person, it may be a headache, but for Hanks, a senior bureaucrat who has worked in the Ministry of Defense for a long time, it is not a difficult thing, it is nothing more than mud, anyway, because of the contradictions between the two branches of the military, they have a deep relationship with each other, if they are biased, they will inevitably offend the other party, it is better to make a middle plan that does not offend each other to be happy.

The old bureaucrat Lieutenant General Hanks's mind turned quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he made up his mind, looked at Wallace and Smith left and right, cleared his throat, and then said:

"Personally, I think the two generals are right, in this case, you see that this is not possible, the surviving pilots we can't just abandon it so easily, but since the strength of the Iraqi air defense forces has increased, out of prudence, it is inconvenient for us to dispatch a large-scale rescue team, so I consider sending one or two small-scale search and rescue teams, and at the same time ordered Brigadier General Christ, who was heading to Baghdad, to lead the 'wild weasel' and 'safari' strike formations to immediately turn to the southwest desert area to cover the rescue operation, after all, he is the "trump card" The actual commander of the operation, it makes no sense for him not to take a look........."

Lieutenant General Hanks was foaming at the mouth and talking eloquently, and when he heard Smith and Wallace, he all looked complicated, and said in his heart, who said that this old fellow has no decisiveness? In a few words, he threw out a huge trouble, not only did not offend the two of them, but also gave the most important task to Brigadier General Crist.

There is no way who will let this young man who has just entered the ranks of generals be the leader of the entire "trump card" operation, he will not carry this black cauldron, who will carry it? What is mixed up in the Ministry of Defense is different, such a black cauldron, you are sent to death, and the exquisite mind that I have come to occupy is not something that ordinary people can cultivate.

At this moment, Smith and Wallace all admired Lieutenant General Hanks, and if they didn't agree, they really couldn't say anything, so the two nodded without saying a word, and after a long discussion, the second decision to gather the consensus of the coalition command was finally freshly released, and it was immediately converted into an order by the communications staff and issued to all participating troops, and in an instant, dozens of advanced fighters surged towards the desert in southwestern Iraq.........

In the strong fortifications, Lu Jiadong held a telescope and glanced at the wreckage and the wailing American pilots on the ground, and there was not the slightest joy on his face, but an indescribable regret, because the long-awaited coalition rescue team did not appear, and it was obvious that the coalition forces had begun to become cautious.

"It seems that it is impossible for the coalition rescue team to come. Major General Mohammed on the side said with disappointment, and Lu Jiadong nodded:

"Yes, if you can't expect their rescue team, then there will only be a strike team, so ........." As he spoke, Lu Jiadong raised the telescope again, looked meaningfully at the previous results through the lens, gritted his teeth and sighed:

"Our tough battle has just begun.........." (To be continued.) )