Chapter 856: Killing (Part II)
At the same time that the two attack detachments of the "Walrus" and the "Killer Whale" carried out the attack, the "Shooting Fish" detachment in the center immediately turned on the power of the AN/ALQ-99 tactical jamming pod carried by it to the maximum to carry out indiscriminate suppressive interference with the Iraqi anti-aircraft missile positions.
At this point, the US "Stonis" aircraft carrier wing and the Third Air Tactical Strike Group really showed their ferocious fangs; even if the Iraqi army can skillfully use radar concealment and continuous positioning tactics, what can it do? Even if it can actuarially calculate the accurate firing parameters of its own aircraft group?
As long as the direction of the fighters' attack is adjusted at the last moment, the valuable data obtained by the previous painstaking efforts will instantly turn into useless digital garbage, not to mention, before that, there are electronic warfare planes and high-performance anti-radiation radars to suppress and strike, and the "Walrus" ground attack detachment that follows even carries out carpet bombing against the enemy with a terrifying density of four cluster bombs per F-18 fighter, even if the two F-- planes that are a diversionary attack mission. The 14D fighters are also equipped with two ground attack ammunition each, and with such a powerful ground attack capability, it can be said that even if the gods descend to earth, they will not be able to avoid the thunderous blow of the US military..........
This is the powerful US military, this is the advanced technology of naval aviation, he can know everything about the opponent silently, can launch a fatal wound against the enemy without noticing, and when everything settles, all that is left is the devastation on the ground.........
Colonel Knox looked at the real-time information on the integrated display screen, proud to be a member of this powerful army, and even more proud to personally blow the Iraqis back to the Stone Age in front of him, so the corners of his mouth with a golden beard curved a hideous arc, and then slowly leaned back in his chair, crossed his hands, nodded with satisfaction, and then completely removed his gaze from the integrated display screen and turned to the staff officer on duty next to him:
"Nahab is already a foregone conclusion, and the next step is to discuss the battle plan in the direction of Lower Baghdad!"
"Yes!"
The staff officers on duty did not have any objection to Colonel Knox's words, in fact, they all had the same idea, Nahab's Iraqi air defense forces were just a small episode on their way forward, and they just solved it by beating rabbits in the grass, and they didn't take the air defense forces in this small place seriously at all.
The reason why it took such a lot of effort was just to show the incompetent air force how much better the naval aviation was capable of than theirs, and because of this, when the entire third tactical attack group launched the attack surface, it also meant that the Iraqi air defense forces were officially put on a noose, and there was no point in discussing it, it was better to think about how to attack Baghdad next, so as to achieve greater results, so the staff officer on duty took the battle plan that had just been revised and began to report at a glance:
"As a result of this attack on the Nahab air defense position, there will be a significant drop in our ammunition, so there will be certain adjustments to the bombing of industrial facilities on the outskirts of Baghdad..........
"If nothing else, the plan to attack Baghdad will be greatly adjusted........."
The same remarks were not only emanating from the E-2 "Hawkeye" early warning plane, but also from the captain of the "Killer Whale" escort detachment, which was carrying out the task of attacking the air defense missile positions of the Nahabui army; although Captain Keating was the commander of the "Killer Whale" escort detachment, he was also a pilot of the F-14D "Tomcat" carrier-based fighter.
Because of this, he is more looking forward to a duel with his opponent in the air, rather than using the eagle that dominates the sky as a bomb truck and becoming a dispensable delivery vehicle, knowing that the reason why he joined the US Navy is all thanks to the sensational "Top Gun" four years ago.
The F-14 pilot auditioned by Tom Cruise in the film is simply his idol in his heart, and the scene of piercing the blue sky and bombing enemy planes in the air is also the scene he dreamed of, but when he really joined the Navy, he found that the movie was so far away from reality, and he spent more than three years training as training, even if his position was promoted, it did not let his restless heart settle down;
However, the outbreak of the Gulf War finally found a place where Keating's youth could not be placed, the elite air force tempered in the Iran-Iraq war, the ace pilots trained by the Soviets, and the first-class air combat equipment of the eastern and western powers, such a luxurious configuration, as long as he thought about it, Keating was excited, and he was looking forward to the moment when he could face off with his ace pilots in the skies over Iraq;
But the so-called ideal is very plump, but the reality is very skinny, Keating has the intention to drive the sitting Eagle in the sky over Iraq to kill seven in and seven out, but his superiors do not agree, the reason is very simple, Keating's squadron was not assigned to the safari group responsible for hunting the Iraqi Air Force, but was assigned to the ground strike group, as an escort and auxiliary ground attack mission. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Keating was very depressed about this kind of task of waving flags and shouting on the side, beating gongs and blowing drums, and mending knives by the way, but there was no way, who let the military order be like a mountain, even if he was reluctant, he had to obey the order, because of this, tonight's mission operation, he was just holding the mentality of watching the excitement, and the mind of flying around Iraq, after all, under the strong blow of the safari formation, it is estimated that there is not even a single residue leftovers, and the so-called escort is just about participation..........
It's just that the world is unpredictable, who would have thought that an Iraqi surface-to-air missile unit that suddenly appeared in Nahab would be like a butterfly's wings, gently fanning, stirring up the offensive deployment of the entire US military, although Keating does not know how complicated the entanglement of interests is involved, but he knows that this may be an excellent opportunity for him to face off head-on with the Iraqi Air Force;
Because the route to Baghdad will inevitably be affected by the interference of the Iraqi surface-to-air missile forces in Nahab, it is very likely that several Iraqi airfields north of Nahab will be preserved, so that the chances of encounters with Iraqi fighters in the next operation against Baghdad will be greatly increased.
And this is Keating's long-cherished wish, but before that, he must first completely turn the F-14D into an air combat fighter, you must know that the F-18 is not weak in air combat, if the ammunition he has attached is not solved, it is very likely that the F-18 that has dropped the cluster bomb will be responsible for air combat in the future, and this is what Keating does not want to see in any case..........
“......... Therefore, we must completely get rid of the two burdens under the belly of the plane in this attack operation, and air combat is the real meaning of the existence of the F-14D, and hanging two cluster bombs is simply a desecration of it!"
Lieutenant Carl, the weapon operator behind him, also felt the same way, although they didn't know the entire battlefield situation, but through the subtle changes they saw with their own eyes, they could still judge the changing trend of the situation, if they didn't even have this ability, they wouldn't be worthy of being dancers on the steel knife called the aircraft carrier, so Lieutenant Carl nodded approvingly:
"Then let's create a fait accompli that all ground ammunition is depleted, and make the 'Tomcat' the real king of Top Gun..........."
"When the time comes, there will be no one to stop us from our frenzied hunting, well, full throttle, I'm going to drop the first bomb on the heads of the Iraqis.........."
After saying that, Captain Keating yelled at his wingman, and then suddenly broke through the parallel trend maintained by the "Walrus" ground attack detachment, and took the lead in striding towards the Iraqi army's surface-to-air missile position..........
"Buzz~~~"
Just as Keating was leading the team to carry out a frenzied assault, the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile position also began to emit a piercing air defense alarm, and the backup band, which had been planned in advance, was activated at the same time, and the equipment that was subjected to strong electronic interference seemed to be reborn at this moment, and there was no longer the slightest sign of interference.
The YJL-8 long-range target search radar, which had been stripped off the windbreaker, also slowly rotated at this time, and a surging wave of radar waves was like a river bursting its banks, instantly flooding the entire Nahab airspace, and then the YJL-10 phased array fire control radar that was activated at the same time began to locate the target and assess the threat.
Then through the electronic computer to attack the dozen or so air targets all included, and from which the six most threatening priority targets were calculated, although the whole process was complicated, but it was completed in just a few seconds, looking at the constantly flickering integrated display, the corners of Colonel Mohammed's mouth oozed a sneer,
"I didn't expect that EA-6B and F-18 were not the biggest threat, but that the F-14D, which was used in air combat, became their vanguard.
After speaking, I suddenly mentioned the intercom in my hand, and without hesitation, I issued an order code to the whole battalion to carry out the attack:
"Kill!"
A few seconds later, the earth suddenly erupted into a deafening roar, and the six launch vehicles equipped with the whole battalion burst out at the same time, and the six flashing swords were like long-sleeping dragons, roaring and rushing out of the vertical launch system that bound them............ (To be continued.) )