Chapter 611: The Fog of War (Killing Move)
Major General Ivanov was simply furious, but in fact he was in a very good mood before, because just before the news of the destruction of the Iraqi Second Air Regiment was sent, he successfully commanded the escort forces and broke up the desperate raid of more than 20 F-5E fighters of the Iranian Air Force.
Subsequently, the MiG-27 fighter-bombers of the Sixth Air Regiment, which had consumed too much ammunition and fuel during the previous attack on Iran's "Huo~~K" anti-aircraft missiles, and the 12 Su-24 "Fencer" fighter-bombers of the Ninth Bomber Regiment formed a double attack wave to carry out a surprise attack on Tehran, the capital of Iran.
At the same time, the Sixth Air Regiment, which has completed the replenishment of fuel and ammunition, will also join in later, thus completing the "three-stage strike" tactic of low-altitude and high-speed penetration of fighter-bombers conceived by Major General Ivanov, so that the Iraqi Air Force can carry out a continuous offensive against Tehran without air tankers and front-line airfields, which will not only give the Iranian Air Force no respite, but also completely tear Tehran's last air defense system to pieces.
The Tu-16 and Tu-22B bombers, which had long been on standby at high altitude, could easily enter Tehran's core area and begin to drop bombs and massacre without any scruples. It also made Major General Ivanov himself the first to make history.
What made Major General Ivanov make a thousand calculations, but what he never calculated was that the Iraqi Second Air Regiment, which went to carry out ordinary air raid and strike missions, would never return. This made Major General Ivanov's long-planned plan lose the most important link.
It's like the original airtight steel teeth, someone knocked out two front teeth, even if the other teeth are sharp, no matter how hard the bite is, the leaky teeth will still let the prey in the mouth retain a glimmer of life, and then cause the whole plan to fall short. How can you not annoy Major General Ivanov, who has high hopes, like this!
You know, he's not dealing with any of the regional cities. Rather, it is the capital of a country, although the national power of the country is not very strong, but the will of the people and the leadership is strong, as long as there is a little. Even if there is even the slightest respite. This country called Iran will bite the bullet~~Stand ~~ down.
But now that the Second Air Regiment has been wiped out, the Sixth Air Regiment urgently needs to be replenished, and although the twelve Su-24 fighter-bombers of the Ninth Bomber Regiment can still be supported in terms of fuel, they also consume a lot of ammunition, and the raid on Tehran is only playing the role of a spearhead
"I really can't. We'll use bombers to penetrate the defense!"
Just after a burst of furious scolding from Major General Ivanov, he sat aside. Fedyuninsky, an Air Force staff officer who has never expressed an opinion on this matter, suddenly spoke:
"Using the Su-24 to penetrate at low altitude, tearing apart Tehran's fragile air defense, and then under the escort of MiG-23 and Mirage F1 fighters, it is also enough to achieve the purpose of the attack!"
Listening to the words of his confidant and staff officer, Major General Ivanov couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, at this time he had recovered his composure from his previous anger, and immediately sat back in his seat, thought for a moment, and shook his head slightly:
"So the bomber fleet will suffer a lot of losses!"
When Fedyuninsky heard this, he was also stunned; although Tehran's air defense is already very weak, after all, it still retains a certain combat capability, especially those elusive F-5E fighters, which will indeed regard huge bombers as live targets, but even so, it is not the reason why the boss in front of him who has given up continuing the offensive because he has no means to achieve his goal, even if he is extremely ruthless.
Because losses and lives will never be taken into account by Major General Ivanov, let alone low-quality Iraqis, as long as they can achieve victory, it is not impossible to engrave their names in the Soviet military encyclopedia and military history, and pay some necessary price, you must know that there are vivid examples that abound in the history of the Soviet Union, however
"Seven or eight bombers, a dozen lives are nothing at all!"
With Major General Ivanov's vicious gaze, how could he not see the doubt in Fedyuninsky's heart, and before he could open his mouth to ask, Major General Ivanov preemptively spoke in a very intriguing word:
"I'm not worried about the opposite side, but behind the back"
"This"
Colonel Fedyuninsky opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he slowly closed it, he knew what was behind the fears of Major General Ivanov, the head of the Soviet Military Assistance Corps who had always been opposed to this air campaign and had always been in the rear command post,
It is not known how Major General Kurochkin of the Territorial Defense Forces will react when he learns of the total annihilation of the Second Air Regiment, whether Lieutenant General Konstantinovich, the commander of the regiment, who had agreed to it very far-fetched, will continue to support it, and whether Iraq, which has suffered heavy losses, will continue to agree to fight despite its losses
"But no matter what, we can't give up, even if it's only a symbolic blow to Tehran, it's also very political~~ political!"
Although he knew the truth, Colonel Fedyuninsky, who was not reconciled, still insisted on his own ideas, although he did not know the old Chinese proverb "the general is outside, the king's fate is not affected", but he had the instinct to seize all the opportunities in front of him and achieve his goals, not only him, but also Major General Ivanov.
So after a long silence, Major General Ivanov's eyes were cold, and he seemed to have made a decision, but at this moment, an Iraqi communications staff officer hurriedly walked in. Facing Ivanov and Fedyuninsky, he reported:
"General, Lieutenant General Konstantinovich is going to talk to you!"
"He wants to talk to me?" Major General Ivanov was taken aback at first. But he reacted immediately, and a sneer flashed: "Kurochkin's movements are really fast!"
"What then?"
"What should I do? Let's hear what our captain has to say!"
After speaking, he picked up the special communication phone next to him, Major General Ivanov was right, Major General Kurochkin, who was sitting in the rear, did move quickly, but it was not the excuse that Ivanov expected to suffer heavy losses and let him stop his actions. Instead, Lieutenant General Konstantinovich ordered him to shift the focus of his attack from Tehran, the capital of Iran, to the Nojie airbase. Such a move also made Major General Ivanov a little confused, and he couldn't help but argue:
"Now we are close to the door in Tehran, at this time, to hit an inconsequential Noge airbase"
"Major General with ~~ Chi. I've already told you that!" over the radio. Lieutenant General Konstantinovich was slightly drunk, but more impatient:
"A conspiracy is being hatched there, a big conspiracy, both from informants and from satellite images just sent by the General Staff of the Soviet Army, which show that the Nojie airbase in Iran is likely to be the staging point of the Iranian Air Force Reserve!"
"But"
"It's nothing, I just want you to wipe the Nojay Air Base off the map, and do whatever you want. Even if you turn Iran into a hell on earth, that's all. Execute, Comrade Major General!"
Hearing this, Major General Ivanov wanted to argue a few words, but the other party had already hung up the radio, seeing this, Ivanov could only slam the phone on the table and scolded angrily:
"What kind of dog~~ fart order, satellite pictures, satellite pictures, such a reason can also be imagined, no matter how important an inconspicuous Nojie Air Base is, it is important to have a country's capital?
"But in any case, it did not stop us from the current offensive, and the two Su-22 fighter-bomber regiments that Kurochkin had been detaining in Iraq were allocated to us, so "
Colonel Fedyuninsky did not finish his words, but the meaning he wanted to express was self-evident, especially after thinking of Lieutenant General Konstantinovich's last sentence "You can do whatever you want", Major General Ivanov's gloomy face finally flashed a hint of imperceptible cold smile, and he slowly asked:
"Since the one deployed on the periphery of the Nojie Air Base is an anti-aircraft missile, do you know what model it is?"
Fedyuninsky flipped through the intelligence summary on hand, and then said in a firm tone: "According to the report of the pilots of the 1st Aviation Regiment in charge of escorting, it should be a Chinese copy of the Sam-2, the Hongqi-2 anti-aircraft missile!"
"So, the scum of the Second Air Regiment are all fools, and they were actually knocked down by outdated missiles!" Hearing this, Major General Ivanov couldn't help but curse again, and then stared at the map and ordered:
"In that case, let the replenished C Air Tactical Strike Group pass, and also, the 18 Su-22 fighter-bombers of the Seventh Air Regiment will also be reinforced to them, and the rest will surprise Tehran according to the established plan!"
With the order of Major General Ivanov, the sky over Iran was once again cloudy, only this time it was like layers of dense clouds of fog, and I don't know whose eyes were covered (to be continued). )
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