Chapter 454: The Third Wave of Attacks
The atmosphere in the White House operations room was depressing, and the two waves of attacks by cruise missiles and high-altitude stealth bombers were futile, and while a large amount of expensive equipment was lost, a number of excellent air force pilots were also sacrificed, which was the biggest military setback for Citi since the last world war.
There was still a little time before the third wave of fighter groups reached the sky above the target of the attack, and Admiral Field was a little hesitant in his heart, whether he should stop the operation in time and withdraw the planes? Who knows if the mysterious Star Empire still has some unpredictable means waiting for these planes.
Pu Chuan also thought of this question in his heart, "Field, what is the success rate of the fighter air strike?"
If it had been an hour ago, Field would have smiled lightly and replied that it was 100 percent, of course, but now the situation was completely different, and he wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, "Mr. President, we can't predict this." ”
Maybe the enemy was just lucky enough to defuse the first two waves of attacks and collapse in the face of such a large number of fighter attacks, but it is also possible that the other side really has unpredictable means and may be able to destroy these Citi fighters as well.
Pu Chuan's face is very ugly, if this third wave of fighter attacks is also cracked by the other party, then this defeated military operation will definitely make it difficult for him to explain to the people, I am afraid that he will have to follow in the footsteps of the bull and resign from the presidency, but if he gives up halfway like this, it is by no means a good way, and the surging public opinion will spray his current government to death, and the presidential throne he has just obtained may not be stable.
In a dilemma, the Minister of Defense relieved the siege and said: "I think it is not very likely that the Star Empire has the ability to defeat so many of our fighters, because the first two waves of attacks rely on high-tech equipment, whether it is cruise missiles or stealth bombers, if they are attacked, they can be easily destroyed." But our fighters are different, not only are they numerous, but they are also very flexible, and their survivability in the face of attacks is much higher than that of cruise missiles and stealth bombers. So I feel like going ahead and attacking as planned. ”
Everyone thought about it, and it was also the truth, just now the Star Empire's methods of cruise missiles and stealth bombers were very mysterious, which made everyone have a delusion in their hearts, and after thinking about it carefully, they also felt that it was absolutely impossible for the other party to deal with the third wave of attacks as easily as they did with the first two waves of attacks, and destroy thousands of fighters.
"Tell the front-line troops, increase vigilance, and continue the offensive!" Pu Chuan made up his mind, "By the way, let the satellites of the Space Administration increase their support for the battlefield troops, and be sure to detect any changes in the enemy in time!"
The president's request was immediately uploaded to the front-line troops of Citigroup, and the Citigroup satellites over the South Seas also aimed their cameras at the battlefield position, and the satellites of Citigroup's allies such as Europa and the island countries were mobilized, so it was necessary to monitor the situation on the battlefield in real time.
More than 1,000 carrier-based planes flew murderously into the territory of the Star Empire, and the Citimen waited for their proud fighter jets to defeat the enemy and reverse the current unfavorable situation.
According to the intelligence, there is almost no air force in the Star Empire, and the only larger airfields are also the ones that the original Nanyang Country and Kangaroo Country already have, I believe that with the airfield on Kiris Island, there will be no real fighters, at best, some helicopters are good.
However, events often unexpectedly unexpected, with a group of fighters from the USS Washington and USS Stennis forming a reinforced battle group attacking Kiris Island, the heart of the Starfield Empire, behind which an E3 AWACS aircraft hovers at heavily protected heights.
The E3 early warning aircraft is another important piece of equipment that Citigroup is ahead of other countries on the planet, integrating the functions of air early warning, command, control, communication and electronic warfare, and is an air activity radar station and air command center, which can greatly improve the combat capability of fighter groups.
A fighter group without AWACS aircraft is a rabble in front of a fighter group with advanced AWACS aircraft.
In air combat, the early warning aircraft can detect enemy planes as early as possible, can quickly draw up combat plans, and implement them to every soldier, fighter pilots only need to operate according to the prompts of the early warning aircraft, and even the launched missiles can be handed over to the early warning aircraft to guide, and the fighter itself can make the next tactical move after firing the missile, which has a great advantage over the fighter without the early warning aircraft.
The reason why Citigroup's air force is leading the world is not only that its fighter jets have excellent performance, but more importantly, Citigroup's early warning aircraft are much more advanced than other countries, and others cannot compare with them at all.
However, this advantage will not work in front of the Star Empire, Shi Xuan did not make early warning aircraft, but Penglai has already played this role, and it is countless times better than Citigroup's, at present, all the combat units of the Star Empire are commanded by it, and Citigroup's early warning aircraft can only command a few hundred fighters.
At this moment, on the Citigroup early warning aircraft under the command of the USS Stennis aircraft carrier battle group, the Citi soldiers in charge of radar monitoring suddenly found that many bright spots appeared on the screen, and they couldn't help but be taken aback, nervously adjusted the radar, confirmed that it was not a false alarm, and hurriedly said loudly in a trembling voice: "Report to the chief!
The commander of the AWACS aircraft was Lieutenant General Varus, a black general who had been in the Air Force in Citigroup for 32 years.
"The number is 830, the model is unknown, the shape is similar to our F22, the size is slightly smaller, and it is flying from the direction of Kiris......"
A total of 1,105 fighters were dispatched in this wave of Citigroup's attack, 530 fighters in the direction of the attack from the north to Kiris Island, and the rest were divided into several parts to attack important targets in the South Seas and Kangaroo States.
Originally, I thought that the Star Empire did not have an air force, but now suddenly the opponent's air force fighters turned out to be more than the fighters on my side, and they were all a little caught off guard.
"Immediately assign combat missions, let the fighters prepare to launch missiles beyond the visual range, and be guided by the AWACS aircraft to carry out the first batch of attacks!" Lieutenant General Varus only hesitated for a second, then immediately reacted, and said to the adjutant: "Immediately report the sortie of the Star Domain Imperial Air Force to the superiors!"
At the same time, Citigroup's AWACS planes attacking from other directions also discovered the Star Empire's Air Force fighters, and the number of them was more than Citigroup's fighters.
When the news came back to the White House war room, their faces suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"TMD! Don't you all say that the enemy doesn't have an air force!" he yelled at Admiral Field and the CIA.
Admiral Field and the CIA director looked at each other, they didn't know how this could be, in fact, the airfields in the country of Kiris were very limited, where did so many warplanes come from?
No matter how surprised and angry the Citigroup top brass was, the air war inevitably began......