Chapter 848: The Real Enemy (I)
At 2:46 a.m., in the coalition headquarters outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Army General Schwarzkopf, commander of the Central Command and commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, was staring at the changes in the battle situation on the big screen with his hands behind his back, and his unsmiling serious face also bloomed with a subtle smile at this moment;
Until this time, the development of the war situation was in his expectation, Iraq's air defense facilities were completely suppressed, several important air defense nodes were devastated, and tactical strike formations from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and naval aircraft carriers had already followed the previously opened channel;
Eight B-52H strategic bombers from the 596th Squadron of the 2nd Strategic Bomber Wing of the 8th Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana have also arrived in the waters of the Red Sea and are ready to launch strategic strikes at any time.
However, compared with the devastating situation, the most gratifying thing for Admiral Schwarzkopf is the current almost zero war damage, as a veteran of the brutal Vietnam War, Schwarzkopf is well aware of the preciousness of life, and understands what kind of waves mass casualties will cause at home.
Because of this, before the launch, he tirelessly polished the battle plan, almost morbidly sketched every detail seamlessly, in order to strive to minimize casualties, in one sentence he said when he made a pre-war report to President Bush, that is:
"Do everything possible to get all the children who went out back safely!"
Judging from the current situation, he has achieved this, except for an F-16 pilot who was injured in a forced landing due to a mechanical failure, there were no casualties among the other exhibitors, and even those US pilots who went deep into Iraq, which is said to have the highest air defense density in the world, were unscathed..........
At this moment, a vigorous figure walked quickly towards the command room where General Schwarzkopf was, dressed in a decent air force uniform looked particularly energetic, and the colonel's collar on the collar made the guards at the door slightly stunned, you must know that although the comprehensive command is large, there are few people who can enter this command war room with an area of less than 80 square meters, let alone a colonel, even if it is a brigadier general and lieutenant general If there is no special pass issued by the commander-in-chief, they will not want to enter. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
But now the Air Force Colonel in front of him wanted to go in in a grand manner, didn't he know the rules set by the Commander-in-Chief? So the guard wanted to step forward to stop him, but before he could take a step, the Air Force Colonel, who walked quickly, raised the red ID card on his chest, and the guard was shocked when he saw it, and then respectfully gave a military salute:
"Good evening, Colonel Crist!"
That's right, there is only one person who can hold the red special pass issued by Schwarzkopf several times and hundreds of thousands of American troops, and that is Air Force Colonel Christ, who is known as the brain of the coalition and the chief planner of Desert Storm, who single-handedly created the "Desert Storm" air raid plan.
To this end, an epoch-making circular air attack theory was proposed, that is, the most important local strategic command center was taken as the center of priority strikes, and then air defense facilities, industrial potential, ground forces, and other targets were included in the strike ring in a radial form according to their degree of importance, and on this basis, targeted tactical strike measures were formulated.
As a result, the U.S. air raids have become more clear, and the results are self-evident, as for the major results achieved since the beginning of the war are the best proof, and because of this, in the coalition forces, Christer's status is very transcendent, and Admiral Schwarzkopf is even more extraordinary to him, although he is only a mere colonel, but even a major general, lieutenant general, he has to give three points when he sees him.........
"Hi, our speaker is back!"
Seeing Colonel Crist walk in, Admiral Schwarzkopf's smile finally bloomed completely, and a greeting with a sense of ridicule exposed the intimate relationship between the two, which made all the generals present hot, but there was no way, it was really Crist's ability to be too strong, the same army, Crist can exert 100% of its power, others may not even be able to play 70% of its ability, how to compare with others?
But that's fine, as long as the battle in front of you is won, everyone will naturally have a share in the merits, since you don't need to exert too much effort to get the merits, why not do it? Those who can survive to the star of the US army are not an old fox who has been boiled for thousands of years, and the abacus in his heart is not ordinary fine, because of this, although Colonel Crist is sharp and stubborn, in the face of the big cheese called "war exploits", these US generals choose to turn a blind eye without hesitation!
Colonel Crist never took the temporary compromise of the generals to heart, and the capable man went up, which was not only the core of the American dream, but also the criterion of his life, so he was arrogant, withdrawn, and even a little arrogant, so that he had many enemies in the army, otherwise he would not have been in the army for more than 20 years, and barely survived to a colonel.
Fortunately, Crist met Admiral Schwarzkopf, and his admiration and respect allowed Crist to find hope to display his ambitions, and even more fortunately, Crist encountered the epoch-making Gulf War, and the treacherous war smoke allowed Crist to finally find a broad stage to shine.
Whenever he dreams back at midnight, he even dreams that he is on a par with Eisenhower, Patton, Arnold and other famous US military generals, because they are all like himself, buried in peace, but they have cast brilliant generals on the battlefield, because of this, he who is also the spokesman of the US military, he behaved proudly at the five-minute media briefing just now, and he wants to use this firm and confident charm to tell the world that he is very strong, and the US army he commands is even stronger!
"What's going on? Those venomous reporters, they didn't make things difficult for us, did they?"
Just when Colonel Crist was slightly stunned, Admiral Schwarzkopf's words made him suddenly return to reality, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a firm and confident smile:
"They were all shocked and believed that in less than an hour, the world would be just as shocked as they were about our performance!"
Schwarzkopf patted Christ on the shoulder with great satisfaction and laughed loudly: "Haha, this is tantamount to a loud slap in the face to those who want to see our jokes..........."
"It's not enough to slap them, you have to make them break their hearts!"
Colonel Crist hated the Soviet Union's argument of declining the US military before the war, and he had long held his breath, ready to use a hearty victory to give the Soviet Union an unforgettable lesson, not only Crist, but also Schwarzkopf, as the commander-in-chief.
You must know that this Gulf War is not only to teach Iraq a lesson, but also to demonstrate to the Soviet Union, so that the Soviet people who are dying in the sun know that the powerful US military can easily crush any enemy, including the Soviet Union..........
"They should be almost there!" Schwarzkopf looked at his watch, and Christ, who was standing next to him, nodded: "Two minutes left!"
As soon as the voice fell, the original colorful and war-torn real-time picture on the big screen in front of him was suddenly replaced by the pitch black of the screen, just like the black screen of the system, which seemed lifeless, but the person with excellent eyesight could see a strangely shaped thing through the thick darkness, moving quickly in the depths of the darkness;
The angular body and triangular overall structure are hidden in the dark and silent, just like a movie science fiction, more like a visitor from outside the world, but he does not have the justice in Star Wars, let alone the friendliness of ET, born to kill, he is an assassin without a trace in the sky;
When the time jumped to 2:51 a.m., the rectangular cabin cover slowly hit, and then a 1,000-kilogram laser-guided ground-penetrating bomb suddenly fell against the whistling sandstorm.........
"It was just perfect!"
Seeing that Nahab, the air defense guidance command center in southern Iraq, which posed the greatest threat to US fighters, was hit by a bomb, General Schwarzkopf, who was in a high position, could not suppress the excitement in his heart and shouted excitedly..........
"Toot ~~Toot ~~~"
At this moment, the command intercom connecting the various combat units suddenly rang, and Colonel Christ, who was overjoyed by the success of the attack, could not help but say to everyone:
"Gentlemen, good news for the lads!"
"Quick ........."
Admiral Schwarzkopf was a little impatient, he was ready to personally talk to the pilots who had successfully attacked in recognition of their fearless and accurate bombing, Colonel Christer also understood what Schwarzkopf meant, and when the cheers in the command room subsided, he grabbed the intercom and said loudly:
"I'm the Eagle's Nest! Congratulations to you Night Hawk .........."
"No, sir, I'm 'Normandy'!" Before Colonel Crist could finish speaking, an urgent and fearful voice came from the intercom:
"Just three minutes ago, the Sabre squad responsible for attacking the Iraqi 'Lighthouse' A radar station suddenly disappeared, which, in our judgment, may have been shot down by an Iraqi anti-aircraft missile, because of the ......... No........ Missile......... Missile.......... Rumble.......... Toot ~~~T ~~"
The deafening explosion exploded in the command room, which suddenly stirred up the joyful atmosphere just now, and at the same time, it also made the hearts of everyone present beat fiercely, as if they had also been hit by a missile, shocked to the extreme, and terrified to the extreme........... (To be continued.) )