Chapter 624: Switching Offense and Defense

The command and communication plane modified from the Tu-16 bomber is still hovering in a safe airspace 200 kilometers away from Tehran, the capital of Iran, and the two surging jet engines emit a piercing roar, and even the slender fuselage is constantly resonating with it, producing a muffled sound of "buzz~~" in the cabin.

This made Major General Ivanov, who was already upset, even more uneasy, so he frowned twice, threw the radio intercom in his hand on the operating table with a "pop~~" sound, picked up the military flask on his waist, unscrewed the lid, and poured two sips of vodka into his mouth, which calmed down a little bit of confusion

"General, look"

At this moment, Colonel Fedyuninsky, the chief staff officer, who had been standing beside him and had seen everything in his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly opened his mouth to ask for instructions:

"Are we going to brief the Military Advisory Group on Air Tactical Strike Group C?"

Listening to Fedyuninsky's words, Major General Ivanov was slightly stunned, but after a long silence, he did not answer, but nodded solemnly.

Fedyuninsky understood, so he did not say much on this issue, but asked about the most important matter of the moment: "In this case, then we will fight this battle"

Colonel Fedyuninsky was only halfway through his words, and in the most intriguing place, he paused in an appropriate way, for he knew that the reckless man in front of him, who seemed to be an alcoholic, was in fact an air force general with a meticulous heart. It was clear what he was trying to say.

In fact, Fedyuninsky was right, Major General Ivanov, who was drinking non-stop. It is indeed known what the words of his chief staff officer means, and it is precisely because of these unspeakable words that he was still fighting before, and vowed to blow Tehran into a stone age, Major General Ivanov, fell into a passive situation of riding a tiger and being in a dilemma

Just as Air Tactical Strike Group C was on the orders of the head of the Military Advisory Group, Lieutenant General Konstantinovich, it went to carry out an air raid on the Nodge airbase. Major General Ivanov, reinforced by the 10th Air Regiment consisting of 18 Su-22 fighter-bombers, also launched a long-awaited large-scale offensive on the Iranian capital.

And so. The 18 MiG-27s of the 6th Air Regiment, 18 Su-22s of the 10th Air Regiment, and 12 Su-24s of the 9th Air Regiment formed three uninterrupted and continuous low-altitude assault groups. Under the cover of dozens of MiG-23 and Mirage F1 fighters. The so-called "three-stage air strike" of "three-stage air strike" with full coverage of high and low altitudes and a carpet type coordinated with strikes on key targets was carried out against Tehran.

When the offensive was launched, both Major General Ivanov, who was in charge of the overall command, and Colonel Fedyuninsky, the chief of staff, thought that with the overall air defense system heavily damaged, such an uninterrupted surprise attack would inevitably make Tehran's remaining worthless air defense force lose sight of the other, and finally bomb the Iranian capital into a hell of gunsmoke in the face of a powerful air attack group

However, the actual situation. But it surprised two people, first deployed in the urban area of the high-density anti-aircraft artillery under the guidance of the anti-aircraft artillery sighting radar. The implementation of high-density fire strikes on low-altitude penetrating fighter-bombers forced low-altitude penetrating fighter-bombers to choose to pull high.

But at this time, they fell into the trap laid by Iran's two "Huo~~Ke" anti-aircraft missile battalions and four "Chang~~Jian" anti-aircraft missile companies, and at the same time, more than 30 air defense groups composed of F-14A, F-4E, and F-5E fighters appeared out of nowhere.

In just over 10 minutes, three Su-24 fighter-bombers, four Mirage F1 fighters, six MiG-23 fighters, and five Tu-16 bombers became the latest sacrifice of death under the ferocious artillery fire and sharp counterattacks of the Iranian Air Force.

In the face of such a sudden situation, the shocked Major General Ivanov and Colonel Fedyuninsky almost didn't pop out of their eyes, you must know that in the previous intelligence, the Iranian top brass carried out a large-scale purge of the Air Force because of their extreme distrust of the Air Force of the Pahlavi era,

As a result, many experienced pilots, ground crews, and ground-to-air missile officers and men have fled or been purged, resulting in a sharp decline in the combat effectiveness of the Iranian Air Force, and the state of weaponry is even worse, and there are many cases of aircraft lying in their nests and missiles being scrapped, and the final result is that Iran's overall air defense combat capability has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and in particular, the air defense force in the capital area has fallen to less than one-third of the normal level.

It is precisely on the basis of this intelligence from inside Iran, which has been corroborated by aerial reconnaissance and satellite photos, that Major General Ivanov will boldly launch this fierce air offensive, as the saying goes, take advantage of your illness, take your life, and in the early stage of the campaign, the air attack group commanded by Major General Ivanov did achieve brilliant results on the weak patients.

I thought that I would take this opportunity to sweep Tehran clean up and achieve a greater victory, but I never expected that Iran had already reintegrated its air force internally, not only repairing a large number of damaged active equipment in a short period of time, but also including the current chief of the general staff of the Iranian Air Force, Major General Fakuri.

A large number of Pahlavi-era air force officers, pilots and technicians were re-drafted into the army, and under the command of Major General Fakhuri, Tehran's air defense forces were rearranged and integrated, and the real combat forces were carefully camouflaged while deploying a large number of false targets.

In this way, what Major General Ivanov attacked was not a weak patient, but a huge hornet's nest that was thoroughly stabbed, with antiaircraft artillery, process missiles, and medium-range missiles being properly coordinated, tacit coordination, and mature tactical application; in the high altitude, the F-14A, F-4E, and F-5E were also skillful in technique and precise in operation, and from any point of view, this Iranian air defense force did not have any state at all that it should be after being purged. On the contrary, the low-quality Iraqi Air Force, whose clumsy performance in battle, has a sense of déjà vu after suffering a major accident.

Because of this. Major General Ivanov, who was really hurt, had no choice but to suspend the offensive and prepare to use the AS-4H anti-radiation missile to open an offensive channel for the offensive group after the mission of the C air tactical strike group was completed, so as to reverse the passive situation.

However, no matter what the two of them do, they don't count. I did not anticipate how many battlefields might be possible, and I did not expect that C Air Tactical Strike Group would be almost completely wiped out when it raided Nojie Air Force Base. As long as you know a little bit of air force common sense, you will know that no matter how powerful the air combat cluster is,

In the absence of electronic suppression of the C airborne tactical strike group, it is also impossible to break through the dense network of Iranian anti-aircraft fire. Of course. It would be a different matter if the cluster was equipped with early warning planes, but that was just a beautiful illusion, and the Tu-16 command and communication plane, which seemed to be the core, was nothing more than a simple communication liaison and was still far from the real early warning planes

Come to think of it. Major General Ivanov picked up the flask again and poured it twice. It seemed that only under the stimulation of alcohol could his brain have sufficient nutrients to think, and in this way, after another moment, Major General Ivanov finally frowned, and his drunken and hazy eyes suddenly revealed an intriguing gaze, staring closely at Fedyuninsky beside him, and slowly asked:

"What do you mean?"

"I" Colonel Fedyuninsky couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then looked at those translucent but sharp eyes, and his heart suddenly understood, and then sighed deeply, and continued:

"General, I think we have achieved enough!"

Although Fedyuninsky did not answer positively, this sentence "There are enough results" is worth a thousand words, and the shrewd Major General Ivanov naturally understands the truth, and his solemn face finally flashed with a hint of a smile, and bowed slightly:

"That's right, we've had a great time!"

"Then, we will draft a report telegram based on this principle!"

"Yes, and it's better to send it directly to Lieutenant General Konstantinovich himself, knowing that he values the 'results' more than anyone else!"

Major General Ivanov bit the word "result" very hard, and Colonel Fedyuninsky hurriedly nodded: "Don't worry, General, I understand"

In this way, under the discussion between the two men, a telegram with brilliant achievements was sent along the airwaves, and at the same time, after hitting the head and bleeding and paying a very heavy price, the previously fierce air combat group finally stopped the offensive with many casualties, began to turn the nose of the plane, and returned in the direction of Iraq

Just as the Iraqi fighters were slowly retreating, in the air defense headquarters of the Iranian Air Force located on the outskirts of Tehran, the chief of staff of the Air Force, Major General Facuri, stared closely at the formation of planes on the air defense situation map that was constantly moving in the direction of Iraq.

"W Air Force Base hasn't replied yet?"

"Not yet, General!"

Major General Facuri did not answer, but only looked at his watch, and then gave a categorical order: "Immediately order the formation of fighters located over Tehran, chase after it, and hold me for a minute if you can hold it for a minute" (to be continued). )

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