Chapter 843: Desert Storm (I)
In this wave of strong electronic attacks in Iraq, the entire command and early warning system fell into extreme chaos, and before the war officially began, the vital power to control the electromagnetic system ceased to exist.
However, there are exceptions to everything, and although the US military's large-scale electronic jamming has achieved remarkable results, it is not a panacea, and there are always a few fish that slip through the net, so that the US military's sharp "soft kill" cannot be wiped out, and among them, the two early warning radar stations located in the southwest of Iraq are the most conspicuous. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Not long after the start of the US military's electronic jamming operation, these two hidden radars, which Iraq had high hopes for, were also turned on as soon as possible, thus shouldering the early warning task in the entire southwest direction, thanks to the help of the French a year ago, the two radars were completely modernized;
Not only has it abandoned the Soviet-style rough technical style, but it has also ranked among the world's best in terms of character and ability, especially in dealing with electronic jamming, and has made great progress, coupled with the unique signal spectrum implanted in the West, which makes it impossible for the US military's electronic jamming equipment, which was born to deal with Soviet-style electronic equipment, to deal with it effectively.
Because of this, although the US military successfully intercepted the spectral signals of the two lighthouses, codenamed Lighthouse A and Lighthouse B, it had no way to interfere with them, and could only bypass the search range of the two "lighthouses," thus surviving the devastation of the "White Snow" operation and becoming one of the few trump cards against the enemy..........
"Six ground-to-air missile battalions around you, nearly 200 surface-to-air missiles are ready for battle, and when your target indication is issued, you can strike head-on at the invading American Satan...........
At this moment, in the underground command room of Lighthouse A, Major General Mustafa Mohammed, who is in charge of commanding two modern early warning radars, is holding the telephone in his hand and listening to the eager voice coming from the receiver with a solemn face.
At the very beginning of the US military's "White Snow" operation, Iraq's air defense system was pierced by invisible interference radio waves, and not only did the original old-fashioned radars go down one after another, but even the high-performance radar and communications facilities that had been carefully hidden were knocked out one by one by the powerful US electronic jamming units like whack-a-mole, and in just a few hours, the Iraqi air defense system was opened.
This made Lieutenant General Qajim, who was based in Hajib, very frightened, knowing that the air defense in southern Iraq under his command was the focus of the entire air defense operation, because nearly seventy percent of the air forces of the US-led coalition would be able to launch attacks through his defense area.
It can be said that once the southern air defense is unable to implement an effective defense, the whole of Iraq will be completely reduced to a lamb to the slaughter, and he himself will inevitably be implicated and become a sinner reviled by everyone, which is why Lieutenant General Kajim, who is under great pressure, has to contact Major General Mustafa by fiber optic cable telephone, because the two radar stations under his command are already the only trump cards in his hands:
"The president has always valued you, and I believe that after this mission is completed, you will be greatly improved.........."
You must know that while the US military is carrying out strong electronic jamming, it has also begun to carry out large-scale psychological warfare, which has shaken the confidence of Iraqi officers and soldiers to varying degrees, so it is also helpless for Kajim to say these words.
Major General Mustafa was obviously aware of Lieutenant General Kajim's intentions, but he did not rush to show his loyalty, but thoughtfully set his eyes on a photo on his desk, which was taken in the center of Baghdad.
And the other one with a bright smile is none other than Colonel Mohammed, the commander of the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile battalion that has just been formed, but at this time he has another identity, that is, the sibling of Major General Mustafa.
The eight-year Iran-Iraq war took his father's life, so that his mother died with hatred, and even his sister and sister did not survive the air raids.
Now, the war has swept across Iraq again, Major General Mustafa can't help but be a little worried, for fear that his brother will encounter an accident, and it is not a pity for him to die, but his brother can not happen anything, but now, he has not contacted Mohammed for a whole week, so he regrets a little, and feels that he has spent a huge price to transfer his martial brother to the "Falcon" surface-to-air missile battalion;
You must know that the reason why the "Falcon" air defense missile system was procured by Iraq was ostensibly because this missile system won the competition with the Soviet "Beech" system, but Major General Mustafa understood that the real reason was far from being as simple as it appeared.
In the final analysis, the entire air defense missile system procurement case was actually set up by President Saddam Hussein himself, and the purpose was to take this opportunity to eradicate the main peace faction headed by former Air Force Commander General Salah.
On the one hand, it was a competitive test with the Soviet Union to make a stubborn posture, and on the other hand, it entrusted its partner Pakistan to quietly send Salah's guilt, which Saddam Hussein wanted, and only felt that the Chinese side was very good at handling things, coupled with his personal feelings with Musharraf, the order was naturally sent to China as a favor.
It is precisely for this reason that this kind of arms deal reached out of political interests was doomed from the very beginning, and everyone regarded the "Falcon" air defense missile as a bargaining chip for the fulfillment of the political deal, so they only focused on human favors and interests, and did not pay much attention to the missile's performance and combat capability.
Therefore, although the "Falcon" missile battalion has been established, and the Chinese instructors seem to have the support of the Iraqi high-level, no matter how they toss, they will let it go, but it can be said that they are just giving Chinese favors, and after the outbreak of the Gulf crisis, Iraq urgently needs to win over the permanent members of the Security Council.
As one of the five permanent members, China is naturally the object of its efforts, so it turns a blind eye to the practice of Chinese instructors in the "Falcon" missile battalion; in any case, they are all inconsequential troops, and they are left to the Chinese to mess around; as long as Iraq's established strategy and interests are not involved, what is the value of a mere missile battalion?
It is with this attitude that many Iraqi generals do not take the "Falcon" anti-aircraft missile battalion to heart, and Major General Mustafa is no exception, but such a unit is not useless, at least he is much safer than those elite troops.
At least at the time of the outbreak of war, no one would have thought of this forgotten missile battalion, which is why Major General Mustafa made great efforts to transfer his younger brother to the "Falcon" surface-to-air missile battalion, in order to ensure that his younger brother, who did not want to retire, could ensure that his life would be worry-free after the outbreak of war.
However, what he never expected was that such a force that was used for political ~~~ struggles seemed to have evaporated from this world, and disappeared out of thin air..........
"Sir, I want to ask where the Falcon surface-to-air missile battalion is, I haven't heard from them for a long time!"
Lieutenant General Kajim listened to Major General Mustafa's reply, and couldn't help but pause, but even though he understood that he was worried about his brother's safety, his tone suddenly slowed down, and he comforted softly:
"Now the U.S. military has strong interference, and even civilian broadcasts cannot be received normally, and it is normal that the radio-based 'Falcon' missile battalion cannot be contacted for the time being, but I don't think you need to worry too much, you also know the situation of this battalion, it is difficult to play a role in such a high-intensity war, so you should also relax your heart!"
The implication of Kajim's words is very clear, that is, the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile battalion is not valued at all, and it is very difficult to have the possibility of participating in the exhibition, and since it cannot touch Mars, what danger can be discussed? Major General Mustafa naturally understands these truths, but he is just concerned about it, and when he heard Lieutenant General Kajim say this, a hanging heart gradually fell, and he immediately looked at it and said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, sir, the two radar stations will definitely choke the southern gate of Iraq, as long as the Yankees dare to take a step, extinction will teach them that there is no return!"
Hearing this, Lieutenant General Kajim finally put his mind at ease, so he exchanged some tactical countermeasures with Mustafa, and hung up the phone, Major General Mustafa put down the phone, raised his hand and looked at his watch, the time was already 2:20 in the morning, the large-scale electronic jamming against the entire territory of Iraq seemed to have weakened, and the experienced Major General Mustafa understood that the US fighters were about to swarm in, so he glanced at the airspace map of southern Iraq twice, and immediately grabbed the phone and ordered in a deep voice:
"Instantly switch to the L-band, max the power, and search in all directions!"
With Mustafa's order, the two early warning radar stations of Lighthouse A and Lighthouse B completed the spectrum conversion in just a few minutes, and the powerful radar wave completely covered the entire southern area, but in this way, the large-scale search lasted for ten minutes, and the radar screen was still empty, not to mention the US military fighters, not even a bird feather was seen.
However, at this moment, the airspace searched by Lighthouse A and Lighthouse B is not empty, but with the characteristics of the two radars, it has extremely accurate detection capabilities for long-range targets, but it has no achievements for low-altitude and ultra-low-altitude targets, and the US military is taking advantage of this to tailor a set of practical and effective strike plans for it, as for the way is naturally an air attack, but this time the protagonist is not a fixed-wing aircraft that flies thousands of miles, but a new "Apache" armed helicopter (to be continued. )