After all, after a week of high-intensity air strikes by the coalition forces, Iraq's losses have reached an astonishing level, not to mention the fact that trailers, portable generators, and other supporting equipment used for equipment support have been beaten to pieces, and even tanks, armored vehicles, and other main battle equipment have been knocked into parts by unscrupulous air strikes. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because of this, it is not easy for the remaining "Falcon" air defense missile system to be restored to its current level, and it is very difficult to use support and support equipment to enhance combat effectiveness, otherwise they would not have taken a decisive battle posture and implemented the "bunker" plan..........

"It should be about the same, right?"

When the afterglow of the setting sun spread out the vast sea of sand, the temporary underground combat command room rang a burst of telephone ringing, Major General Mohammed picked them up one by one, and after the last call was answered, Lu Jiadong, who was lying on the map, raised his head and asked, Major General Mohammed looked at his watch, and then nodded:

"15 minutes ahead of our scheduled time!"

"Then get them ready for battle, I think........ It's time for our enemies to come......."

Before the words fell, Lu Jiadong got up and walked to the command console on the side, and on the several blue rings strung by a few arrows on the military map left there, there was a striking red cross........

At the same time, the same red cross also appeared on the map in front of Brigadier General Krist, but unlike the map in the Iraqi underground air defense bunker, the place marked by Christer was the location of the newly formed "Falcon" surface-to-air missile unit, and at this moment he led a Q formation composed of 86 fighters of various types, and had just arrived in Area M, which was 260 kilometers away from Iraq's air defense positions;

This air force, which was originally used for air strikes on Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, can be called the elite of the coalition air force, and it is also the largest air formation formed by the coalition forces since the beginning of the war, including eight F-15C escort fighters, eight F-15E fighter-bombers, eight EF-111 electronic warfare planes, 24 F-4G electronic attack planes, 24 F-16C multi-role fighters, four British Air Force "Tornado" F3 fighter-bombers, and four French Air Force "Phantoms" 2000 multi-role fighter,

With the support of three KC-10 air tankers, one EC-130H electronic warfare plane, and one E-8 "United Star" battlefield joint surveillance plane, and under the unified command of an E-3A "Watchtower" airborne early warning plane, it has formed an aviation strike group with the strongest attack power in the world today.

The reason why so much effort was made to form this Q Formation, which is unique in the world, was mainly to use the momentum of thunder to destroy important targets in Baghdad in one fell swoop, so as to further deal a blow to the morale of the Iraqi military and civilians and prepare for the next ground war.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the formation was assembled and before it went to Baghdad, it received the news that the 2nd Strategic Bomber Wing of the US Army had been wiped out in the desert of southwestern Iraq.

With Lieutenant General Hanks' righteous words, Christ, who had just been promoted to Brigadier General of the Air Force, was furious, how could he not see that this was a sign of the bastards in the coalition command shirking their responsibilities, but as long as they were a little responsible, they would draw troops from the US military bases or aircraft carriers around Iraq to carry out strikes,

You must know that it is not difficult to form another Q-Formation with the existing air forces of the coalition forces, and there is absolutely no need to transfer back the Q-Formation attacking Baghdad, thus giving up the great opportunity to strike at Iraq's strategic targets, and the reason why he is so eager to attack the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile unit is that he will be able to carry the black cauldron of the unfavorable operation in the southwestern desert of Iraq with all his might.

After all, he Crist was the planner and organizer of the "ace" operation, so he was promoted to brigadier general ahead of schedule and received the Congressional Medal, the highest honor of the U.S. military.

A full 14 B52H strategic bombers, accounting for 17% of the existing B52H fleet, although for the time being did not cause fatal damage to the US air-based nuclear ~~ force, but it is undeniable that in the coming period, the US bomber strategic cruise will be seriously affected,

In addition, the loss of the EC-130H electronic warfare aircraft is also immeasurable; you must know that there are only six EC-130H planes deployed to the Gulf front, which can be used to carry out 24-hour uninterrupted jamming of Iraq's entire territory.

It can be said that this war really hit the pain of the US military, and it also means the complete failure of the "trump card" operation, and as the leader and biggest beneficiary of the operation, it is natural to shoulder the due responsibility of the action.........

Crist is not a person without responsibility, the reason why he is angry is that he thinks that Lieutenant General Hanks and others really do not distinguish between priority and priority, and they are extremely stupid, and the desert in southwest Iraq is only a secondary direction, and the most important strategic direction is always in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, if Saddam Hussein can be defeated here, the whole war will end.

Such an effect is obviously impossible to do in the desert area of southwestern Iraq, not to mention that after a week of fierce air raids by the coalition forces, the Iraqi heavy army group has long been yesterday's yellow flowers, even if it has the ability to carry out a powerful counterattack, it is only a flash in the pan like a flashback, and it will not last long at all, as long as the coalition troops tighten their vigilance, seal off the periphery, advance step by step, fight steadily, do not underestimate the enemy, and do not need to force a surprise attack at all, they will be able to completely trap this seemingly formidable air defense force in the yellow sand..........

Brigadier General Christ is worthy of being the number one think tank in the coalition command, and an analysis can be described as a bloody throat, if Lu Jiadong hears this remote and reasonable analysis, he will definitely give a thumbs up and praise Brigadier General Christ is worthy of being a genius in the army, and then he will not hesitate to call the army to defend the army, and return to China directly without saying a word, because Christ's method is what Lu Jiadong is most afraid of, the kind of encroaching attack carried out by relying on strong air power is a "falcon" that loses mobility and lacks replenishment and foreign aid The ground-to-air missile forces will not be able to resist it in any case.

However, fortunately, Brigadier Krist's thoughts could only stay in his mind, because while he underestimated the responsibility of Lieutenant General Hanks and others, he also overestimated the strategic judgment of the bigwigs.

I thought that this four-star general, who had always stood on the same front as him, would be able to agree with his judgment, but he did not expect that before he could finish speaking, Admiral Schwarzkopf on the other end of the phone strictly ordered the entire Q formation to immediately go south and completely wipe out the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile unit in the fastest possible time.

Brigadier General Krister couldn't believe his ears, and thought that it was not Schwarzkopf who was talking to him, but a strategic idiot with no military experience, until the other party said that, it suddenly dawned on him:

"The loss is too great for either Congress or the president to withstand such pressure, so ......... We have to change the order of strikes and kill the Iraqi surface-to-air missile force first, otherwise none of us will be able to explain it........."

It turns out that striking at the anti-aircraft missile forces in the desert area of southwest Iraq is not a simple military task, but an out-and-out political ~~~ political task, and the destruction of the entire 2nd Strategic Bomber Wing is tantamount to a political ~~ earthquake, and the earthquake will be scorched inside and out, if it is not possible to achieve satisfactory results in a short period of time, to calm down the political ~~~ offensive and surging public resentment from all directions;

Not to mention an army general who has no political ~~ governance foundation, even those lawmakers on Capitol Hill ~~ who have rich experience in governance, and even the supreme president of the United States, will be bombarded by the monstrous political ~~~~ governance frenzy, because of this, Admiral Schwarzkopf must find the most reliable subordinate.

to complete this military operation to protect the "net worth", and Brigadier General Christer, as Schwarzkopf's most hardcore confidant, is tantamount to the most suitable person for this operation, so the old bureaucrat Hanks and Schwarzkopf, who is eager to protect himself, coincide at this moment.

No matter how correct and tough Christ is, he can't disobey the dual orders of the commander-in-chief and the deputy commander-in-chief, and in desperation, Brigadier General Christ can only order the Q formation to turn back to the south, go straight to the desert of southwest Iraq, and stop for a short time in the M area 260 kilometers away for air refueling,

However, in the face of the next offensive, Brigadier General Crist did not have much sense of being about to be destroyed quickly~~~, but was a little tasteless, because somehow he always had a feeling of being slowly roasted on the fire until he became a delicacy on someone else's plate - maybe this is the so-called political ~~~ treatment victim! (To be continued.) )