Chapter 844: Desert Storm (Part II)
The strong wind still raged the desert, and the wind and sand covered the cold moonlight, except for the sound of the wind, only a few gerbils that were active at night came out of the hidden sand holes, regardless of the invasion of the wind and sand, and probed the brain to find food for the stomach;
At this moment, a gerbil who was tasting tonight's delicious food, stopped squirming with its little mouth without warning, its little black eyes were dripping, and its ears were always supporting the direction of the little head, and suddenly its eyes were full of fear, and the fur on its body exploded, and it could no longer care about the hard-won insect, and let out a terrible squeak, and then turned its head and ran towards the cave not far away.
With the movement of this gerbil, the other species distributed in the vicinity also reacted in the same way, and in just a few minutes, the gerbils scattered on the nameless little sand dunes disappeared completely in an instant, so that the insects and small snakes who were struggling to avoid gerbil hunting were a little wondering, what happened to their natural enemies today?
But looking at the entire desert, in addition to the whistling wind, it is the yellow sand in the sky, even if the devil really crawls out of hell, it is estimated that when he sees this scene, he will not hesitate to go back, because such a harsh environment is worse than hell, but only the alert gerbil knows,
They do perceive danger, it is a unique sound hidden in the wind, very regular, very strong, naturally terrifying, although the gerbils do not know what it is, but their innate nature lets them know that it is a more terrifying existence than the devil..........
Gerbils are some of the most alert animals in the world, and they are right, there are indeed two black shadows in the dark sky that are as fast as lightning, and the strong sound of the wind obscures the noise of their advance, and the sand crackles against the steel shells with clear water chestnuts. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
It seems to be dissatisfied with these two uninvited guests, but no matter how strong the wind is and how dense the sand and dust are, the two uninvited guests still levitate their strong and powerful bodies in the air, and the rapidly rotating slurry wings at the top move forward more quickly with the help of the lift of the wind.........
They are silent, they hide in the dark, and in the whole world, except for God and Satan, only the terrified gerbils in the sand cave know their existence, and this is the "Normandy" air task force used by the US military to open up the passage, and their task is both simple and clear, that is, to use the ultra-low altitude that cannot be detected by Iraqi radar to quickly penetrate deep into the hinterland of Iraq and carry out targeted killings of several Iraqi radar stations that pose a great threat to US air strikes.
At this moment, the two AH-64A "Apache" helicopter gunships, a small detachment of the entire task force, codenamed "Sabre," were slashing at other targets than the Lighthouse A early warning radar station commanded by Major General Mustafa..........
"At 2:35, 12 kilometers from the target, as expected in advance, we will be the first to fire!"
In the first No. 5634 "Apache" helicopter gunship printed with a vicious ghost, after the weapon operator Lieutenant Ryan compared the GPS navigation and mission coordinate data, his freckled face couldn't help but smile proudly, as if he had won the jackpot, and said excitedly to the pilot in front of him, Captain Eisenberg, who was also the commander of the "Sabre" squad:
"Seriously, since I was born, I have never sat on such a meaningful thing, firing the first shot of the Gulf War!"
"What's the matter?" Captain Eisenberg also had a relaxed smile on his face, and with a joystick in his hand, he piloted the "Apache" gunship under him quickly and smoothly.
"Yes, my hands are sweaty, I have never been so nervous during the aviation school graduation exam, but it's okay, the sweat-stained gloves are more memorable, I have thought about it, after returning to the flight, I will treasure this pair of flight gloves, and when I am old, I will take him to my grandson, and he will have a good understanding of how I shot my first shot!"
Lieutenant Ryan was indeed a little nervous, but this nervousness had nothing to do with the upcoming battle, but a sense of excitement full of historical significance, and as for whether he could successfully complete the mission, he never considered it, not that he didn't care, but it was not necessary, because they were flying the world's most advanced "Apache" gunship.
Strong power, vigorous appearance, mighty combat power, make the "Apache" helicopter gunship become a well-deserved low-altitude king, it was born to cope with the powerful steel torrent of the Soviet Union, it is to improve the US military's air-ground integrated combat as its own responsibility, it concentrates all the possible imagination of the US military, which makes its attack power extremely fierce, not to mention dealing with a fixed radar station, even in the face of the rolling steel torrent, it can still sacrifice the fire of hell, wipe out all stubborn enemies.
Because of this, in Ryan's heart, this victory and defeat have long been a foregone conclusion, and all that needs to be considered is how to do a good job of the commemorative activities afterwards, knowing that the comrades-in-arms at the Saudi base have already set up the venue for the celebration party, the silver meritorious service medal issued by the president himself has also been prepared, and even the media who have heard the wind have begun to be eager to try, just waiting for him to return, these halos and glory that he never even dreamed of in the past will be blessed on his head, which makes Ryan, who has always been unknown, how not excited, how can he not be nervous?
Ryan is not the only one who is excited and nervous, Eisenberg in front of him is not like this, but the pilot's profession makes him not too exposed, but the fire hidden in his heart is not much worse than Ryan, he has already made up his mind, and when the mission is over, he will immediately call his girlfriend in Georgia to share this historic achievement..........
However, just as Eisenberg was thinking about flying with his girlfriend, the radar warning display suddenly fluctuated, and although the beating pillar of light was fleeting, it still did not escape Eisenberg's eyes as sharp as an eagle's falcon:
"There's radar shining on us!"
Eisenberg's words were like a thunderclap, waking up Lieutenant Ryan, who was also immersed in a sweet dream, and immediately moved a few switches, the passive alarm system in the weapon compartment did not respond at all, and there was no harsh alarm in the headset, but the silent blind sound of the radio as always, so he shook his head with a smile:
"Man, are you too nervous? nothing!"
"No, I can't be mistaken, just now the radar warning display flashed a crest, it is obviously a signal irradiated by the fire control radar!"
Listening to Eisenberg's words, Ryan also began to get nervous, others don't know, but he knows how outstanding Eisenberg's ability is, otherwise he wouldn't have let him take on the task of striking the first blow, so when he listened to Eisenberg's words so confident, he already believed seven or eight points in his heart, and suddenly felt like he was facing a great enemy:
"What should I do? Attack or return?"
Ryan did not get a reply from Eisenberg's questioning, which made Ryan even more uneasy, so he asked again, but Eisenberg still ignored him, which made Ryan's heart fall to the bottom, and it seemed that he was really targeted by the Iraqi air defense system, didn't it mean that the "White Snow" operation blinded all Iraq's fire control radars? How could there still be an irradiation signal? If they really wanted to be attacked, what were the chances of survival? Can the three "Paving Claw" helicopters 30 kilometers behind him rush to the rescue as soon as possible? Ryan's mind was unusually confused, and he didn't know what to do..........
At this moment, a hearty and hearty laugh came into his ears, and it was none other than the driver, Captain Eisenberg, who came back to his senses, Ryan was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, it turned out that all this was just a prank:
"Hey, this can get a heart attack!"
Ryan protested, but Eisenberg disagreed, although he was steady and rigorous, he was a bad boy at heart, and often liked to play small pranks behind his back, even the high-ranking officers often fell into his trap:
"I'm not scaring you, there was indeed a flash on the radar warning just now, but the EC-130H 'compass call' electronic warfare aircraft quickly informed the CLAD through the No. 11 data link that it was a clutter jamming signal..........
"So you're doing such a prank?"
"Look at how well you can bear it!"
Hearing this, Ryan had some integrity, and said angrily: "When I go back, I will apply for a logistics maintenance team to say anything, and install a data link display system in the weapon operation warehouse!"
"Whether to install or not to install is a matter of the future, and now, what we have to do is to give the Iraqis some surprise!"
After speaking, Eisenbergera grabbed the control stick and hovered the "Apache" gunship in mid-air, Ryan also knew that they had arrived at the designated attack location, and he no longer spoke, and his hands flew up and down in the weapon bay,
The weapon safety is completely released, and the integrated photoelectric probe on the nose adjusts its position with the swing of Ryan's head to the sight, and when a strong retraction is received by the probe, it is instantly input into the "Hellfire" missile as a shooting element, Ryan appeases the red weapon launch button, and when the target confirmation information is transmitted back again, Ryan instantly breaks the radio silence:
"Attack!"
In an instant, the flames of the two "Apache" helicopter gunships were blazing, and the four "Hellfires" swept through the night sky with a dazzling red light as if an evil dragon had been born, and crashed towards the lighthouse A radar station six kilometers away......... (To be continued.) )