Chapter 490: Sneak Attacker
As the world's largest modern air battle since World War II, the Soa-Arab air battle has attracted great attention from militaries around the world.
The Arab League has recruited a large number of mercenaries from various countries, and the intelligence agencies will naturally not give up this opportunity to blow sand.
In addition, a few days before the start of the battle, a large number of spy satellites converged over the battlefield.
Not long after Crown Prince Salman got the news, the relevant results appeared in front of the leaders of various countries.
Suddenly, the White House, the Elysee Palace, and No. 5 Downing Street were immersed in silence.
No one expected that in this battle, which seemed to be evenly matched on the surface, and even the Arab League side had an advantage, there would be such a disparity in strength and weakness.
The well-known F-15, F-16 and even the European twin winds (Rafale, Typhoon), in front of this Somali Air Force, which is converted from second-hand goods, has achieved humiliating results.
For the first time, the leaders of Western countries, who are accustomed to technological superiority, have felt the sense of aggrieved that their weapons have been thoroughly suppressed by the enemy under high-tech conditions.
As far as China and Russia are concerned, the combat power displayed by the Somali air force can be described as shocking.
When the Arab League coalition forces dealt with Somalia with such fanfare, both the top level of the Chinese government and the top level of the Russian government advised Chen Xin, hoping that he would not hold on to it, completely abandon Somalia when necessary, and go all out to run the Golden Dragon battery business in China and Russia.
But Chen Xin has always turned a deaf ear to this and ignored it.
Now that the Somali Air Force has won such a great victory, China and Russia are relieved, but they are also secretly shocked by the combat effectiveness of the Somali Air Force.
With the level of equipment and combat effectiveness of the Arab League Air Force, even if the air force units of China and Russia are replaced to deal with Somalia, I am afraid that the final result will not be much different.
From this, one can imagine the combat effectiveness of this Somali air force.
What's more, there are also four Typhoon-class nuclear submarines under the banner of the War Suddenly Bureau. If Somalia can win this war, then I am afraid that it will not be long before Chen Xin's subordinates have an armed force that can sit on an equal footing with the five permanent members.
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Washington, Pentagon conference room, the atmosphere is oppressive.
Defense Minister Leon Panetta looked at O'Guanhai, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. President. The results of our war games are not reliable, and we still underestimate the combat power of Somali UAVs! Last time, the Raptor fighter squadron only engaged in medium- and long-range combat with these UAVs, and although we suffered a lot of losses, the other side eventually retreated. At the time, we thought it was because the enemy was not mobile enough to fight the F22 at close range. Now it seems that we take it for granted, and the RAND company only deduces the close-range combat ability of these fighters according to the maneuverability of the F14, F15, and F16 fighters themselves. The numerical superiority of the Tongguò fighters forced enemy aircraft to engage in close-quarters combat ......"
NSA Director Alexander: "I think what really deserves our attention is the level of intelligence of these drones. Compared with the drones in the war, the gap between our X47B is still too big!"
Although the U.S. military launched the concept of unmanned fighters a long time ago, and even developed an X47B unmanned fighter that is really used for tactical bombing purposes, it is still far from replacing manned aircraft with drones for air combat.
Everyone present frowned, and no one expected that he would sincerely help the Arab League Air Force to fight against Somalia and would make such a big oolong.
And the Somali Air Force UAV unit shows its combat effectiveness. It's terrifying.
Ao Guanhai waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "It's too late to say this now...... There is no air superiority. What else will the coalition forces fight with Somalia, unless we go into battle in person......"
"It doesn't have to be a ......," CIA Director David Petraeus interjected.
"Oh, what do you say?"
All eyes were on David Petraeus.
David Petraeus smiled slightly: "According to the CIA just received information, the Arab League also sent an F22 stealth fighter detachment to infiltrate from the direction of the Indian Ocean, preparing to attack the Mogadishu air base, and they have not yet been discovered by the Somali Air Force, in addition. THE HIRMARS ROCKET ARTILLERY SYSTEMS ORDERED BY THE ARAB LEAGUE NOT LONG AGO HAVE ALSO ARRIVED IN ADDIS ABABA AND ARE READY TO STRIKE AT HARGEISA AIRBASE. Without the airport, no matter how advanced the Somali Air Force aircraft are, I am afraid that they will be like tigers with their teeth pulled out, and they will not be able to get through......"
At this time. Neither the Arab League nor the Americans expected that Chen Xin was quietly approaching the Raptor fighter detachment that was preparing for a sneak attack.
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In the western waters of Socotra Island, a formation of 12 F22 fighter jets shuttled silently over the ocean.
Because of the war, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea were included in the warring seas, and ships from other countries were prohibited from entering, so this once busy shipping lane is unusually deserted today.
In order to prevent detection by the enemy, this Raptor fighter detachment lowered its altitude and carried out an ultra-low-altitude sea-skimming flight after leaving the civil aviation line.
As the commander of this mission, Lieutenant Colonel Samara is very clear about his mission, that is, to drop the 24 "Storm Shadow" cruise missiles hanging under the wings to the Mogadishu air base, as long as more than 10 missiles hit the target, then the Mogadishu air base will be paralyzed for at least a day or two, and then the Arab League will have a way to deal with the Somali air force.
Lieutenant Colonel Samara is confident in this.
As the main long-range strike weapon of the air forces of European countries, the "Storm Shadow" cruise missile adopts a stealth treatment, which is difficult to detect by the enemy.
The Range of the "Storm Shadow" cruise missile is only 650 kilometers, and with the use of a planned detour route, Samarra's Raptor detachment must approach about 400 kilometers of the Somali coastline before launching the missile.
This distance is a safe distance for the F22 Raptor fighter with excellent stealth capabilities, so this mission poses little threat to the squad led by Lieutenant Colonel Samara.
"Attention to all units, attention to all units, is about to arrive at the scheduled launch airspace, ready to pull up, ready to pull up!"
"Number One understands!"
"Number Two understands!"
"Number Three understands!"
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Listening to the sound of the number of announcements ringing in the headphones, Lieutenant Colonel Samara couldn't help but feel a little excited, as long as this sneak attack was successful, then there would be no obstacle for him to be promoted to colonel. (To be continued......)