Chapter 604: The Bombing Begins, and the Adviser Speaks
Time: 2:30PM
Location, Persian Gulf. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
On the black sea, the huge fleet is ready to go, and the first carrier-based aircraft are ready for the final takeoff. Ships and submarines float in their positions, and Tomahawk cruise missiles in magazines are ready to fire at the slightest command.
In the ground barracks, which have been in operation for a long time, thousands of fighter planes have also made final preparations, and F-14 and F-15 fighters are in the first attack batch, docked at the front of the runway and waiting for the order to be issued. In the rear, more fighters and even B-52 bombers lined up, waiting to take to the skies in a step-by-step manner.
In the command room, every staff officer and general was glued to the screen, and Cisco's teleconferencing equipment for transoceanic international communications was turned on, directly connected to Washington, D.C.
The air seemed to be frozen, and at this moment, it was not only the pilots who were waiting to fly who were sweating their palms, but also the signal soldiers and radar personnel who were sitting in front of the computers in that huge logistics information system, all staring at the screen without blinking.
Minutes and seconds passed, and the hour hand walked towards its predetermined position. Hardly anyone spoke, some were quickly thinking about the coordination of every step after the commencement, which were the thoughts of young people, and the older generals and officers and men could not help but return their thoughts to twenty years ago, to the days when the quagmire of Vietnam began.
Then, the minute hand finally points to the position of eight.
A majestic voice rang over the phone.
"Let's go. ”
"All the troops are on the move!"
"Navy units fire at predetermined targets!"
"Air Force units take off to the intended target!"
"Connect our AWACS aircraft, and the communications department will keep it open!"
"Guys, blow them up so that Mom and Dad can't recognize them!"
Amid the roar of the engines, the first fighters rushed to the end of the runway with extremely high acceleration, and flew into the sky with a roar of gusting winds. In the sea surface ship group, more than a dozen flames rose into the sky in the first round, and the Tomahawk cruise missiles came out of their sheaths and soared straight towards the land in Iraq and Kuwait!
"The third team, this is Eagle One, let's set off as a team. ”
"Fourth squad, this is Fox Hunter One, all the wingmen are keeping up. ”
"Roger. Brothers, remember, this is our territory, don't let the group of prey in the water rob all the prey!"
The Gulf base of the multinational force is extremely far from Iraq and Kuwait, and in just a few moments, the Tomahawk missile group, which was launched simultaneously with the take-off of the fighter planes, has already burst into flames on the first targets in the interior. Before the enemy sounded the air defense alarm, the relevant facilities were wiped out in the first round of strikes, and the radar prevention and control system was attacked first!
"Third squad, approach the target, prepare to drop bombs!"
"Eagle II, Roger. ”
"Eagle Three, Roger. ”
"Eagle Four, Roger. ”
The fighter bomb magazine was opened, and the first round of airdrop bombing was opened by the F-15 fighters, and the bombs were dropped and ignored, and the fighter group immediately spread out in a more dispersed formation, putting all its energy into the possible Iraqi fighters!
"Fourth squad, approach the target, prepare to drop bombs!"
"Fox Hunter II, Roger. ”
"Fox Hunt III, Roger. ”
A second round of airdrop bombardment followed, and skyrocketing flames flashed across the ground. Two groups of more than a dozen fighter planes quickly rushed into the enemy's hinterland by virtue of their speed superiority, and the targets with the radar and communications departments as the core were suddenly devastated. The US military is in action, and the air forces of Britain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, Italy, Qatar, and Bahrain are also taking off one after another.
After that, the heavy guys were able to reach the battlefield at a slower pace.
In the endless darkness of the night, a series of three B-52 bombers soared high in the sky. Ahead is the enemy's hinterland, and the first fighters to penetrate into the ground have already begun to engage enemy fighters and take into account the anti-aircraft fire on the ground. And their current goal is to destroy all the military and civilian airfields of the Iraqi army!
"Sixteen miles, nine thousand seven heights. ”
"Fourteen miles, nine thousand seven heights. ”
"Twelve miles, nine thousand seven in height. ”
"Prepare to drop bombs. ”
The fighters of the brigade were escorting the B-52 on both sides, and even if the comrades in front opened the way, it was inevitable that some fish would slip through the net and open fire on the bombers. In the distant sea, the first round of Patriot missiles had already been launched, intercepting the Iraqi Scud's scud in mid-air.
"Reach the target and start dropping the bomb!"
The three military planes simultaneously opened the magazines, and in an instant, a large number of high-explosive bombs fell to the ground like dumplings. The fire of the anti-aircraft guns kept shooting into the sky, and everywhere you could see bands of light rising into the sky. However, it was late at night, and how could they pose an excessive threat to a group of aircraft at extremely high altitudes?
"Encountering anti-aircraft fire, repeating, encountering anti-aircraft fire. ”
"Blow up those turtle grandchildren. ”
Twenty AGM-69A air-to-surface missiles from the B-52 were launched at close range, and the fighters accompanying the escort also moved quickly. Instead of the Phalanx anti-aircraft guns installed on the Nimitz aircraft carrier, there is no thermal tracking, and there is no computer-aided calculation of the advance amount, these purely manual Iraqi defense and control units can only pose a threat to helicopters.
The minute hand had gone less than half a circle, and the ground erupted with continuous fire and roar, and the first airfields in Iraq and Kosovo were bombed devastatingly, and a large number of warplanes that had not yet had time to take off were scrapped at their doorsteps.
At this moment, a huge amount of data communication is flowing through the network. In order to support the "Desert Shield" of the troop surge and the offensive "Desert Storm" operation, Cisco, IBM and other companies have jointly built the communication network C31 for the Department of Defense, which is reporting countless battlefield situations to the field command rooms of various countries, and gathering the most mainstream strands into a rope across the ocean towards Washington, D.C.
Everything that happens on the battlefield can be received by the US military field command room, and all information received by the field command room can be simultaneously received by the Pentagon!
"They did not launch an attack on our aircraft carriers. ”
The commander-in-chief of the Navy stared at the screen and said: "They don't have this ability, and dealing with our non-stop military planes is enough to consume all of Iraq's air-to-ground firepower." A total of thirty-three target Patriot missiles were launched, but none of them were launched to defend themselves. ”
"General Holler, this is the Pentagon, don't you have any more planes to send?"
"General Holler, there is no need to stop the launch of Tomahawk missiles, we will assign you new targets at once. ”
"Let me see...... Well, we did put all the mainstream planes on the airfield. F-15 and B-52, the aircraft carrier took off AWACS aircraft, but ......"
“…… Unguided munitions. ”
In a corner of the Pentagon's command room, the girl's voice was subtle but clear.
"What did you say?"
The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy was about to give another order to Admiral Holler on the battlefield, when he heard the sound and looked into the corner.
Alice Wang, a part-time adviser who had been watching the battle from the beginning, spoke out before former President Reagan, who was also an adviser.
"Your navy is equipped with unguided bombs from the Vietnam period, including 500-pound, 1,000-pound and 2,000-pound general-purpose bombs of the MK-80 series. ”
Seeing that she had attracted the attention of the big man, Alice said calmly: "But in today's battle, what we have to do is not to bombard the jungle indiscriminately, but to carry out precise attacks on the key targets of the Iraqi army in the territory." Only the A-6E, A-7 and F/A-18 aircraft currently equipped with aircraft capable of launching laser-guided bombs are also capable of carrying and dropping laser-guided bombs, but only when the A-6E aircraft is in the vicinity providing target designation. But as you have also seen, Iraq's short-range air defense is not weak, and it will be dangerous for the A-6E to be sorted. ”
Just as Alice's voice fell, the communicator reported the latest battle situation, and the B-52 on the return journey with the escort fighter formation had just knocked out a number of fierce anti-aircraft gun positions.
The three words and two sentences hit the core of the problem, which made the commander-in-chief of the Navy suddenly jump wildly, and even made many people around him immediately put on a contemplative face. This is indeed the case, and the practical ceiling of the A-6E is only 13 kilometers, which happens to be in the effective range of most anti-aircraft guns.
"In addition......" Alice continued, "in order to fight at the height of the effect of shoulder-fired infrared anti-aircraft missiles and the threat of enemy anti-aircraft artillery, combat aircraft must attack targets in medium and high altitude outside the defense zone. Due to the longer distance of the flight inclined to the target, the accuracy of the visual weapon throwing method will be low, which is very disadvantageous for bombing individual targets. ”
"Then, it seems that the 'White Star Eye' optoelectronic guided bombs currently equipped by your navy can only be used during daylight days when the weather conditions are good, right? So, all in all, Your Excellency, you really can't blame General Holler for being a little ineffective, because he really has nothing to do at this time. ”
The firefighting continues, and the field command room and the Pentagon are all busy, but if the commander-in-chief takes a moment of distraction, of course it is acceptable.
"Miss Wang, are you saying that our navy's operational thinking here is lagging behind?"
"The last time there was a war was during the Vietnam period, and the current aircraft carrier is still mainly equipped to guard against the Soviet navy. But you also look at it now, the Soviet Union is now too busy to take care of itself, how can it bother to pay attention to the affairs here in the Gulf. Focusing on the protection of aircraft carriers and the ability to fight against air, ships, and anti-submarine warfare, and lacking the ability to accurately strike at the enemy, this is a major loophole in your troop dispatch this time. ”
Looking at the time, it is just after three o'clock in the morning, the first batch of airdrop bombing has not yet ended, and the headquarters here is just a slight complaint about the weak firepower of his troops. Who knew that in just such a moment, this little girl who was invited to be an audience would put forward so many opinions?
And if you think about it, it's really right to the point!
“…… I know, thank you, Miss Wang, but for now, let's keep an eye on the battlefield!"