Volume VII Chapter 963 The Second Persian Gulf Air War Begins
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The sound of sirens in Iran's Abbas airbase made the huge base chaotic for a while. After the initial nervousness, the officers at the base all returned to normal and coordinated their work.
One by one, the elite pilots of the United Air Force were dressed in messy clothes, and under the command of their commanders, they rushed to the fighter planes on the runway one by one.
The nearby ground air defense units entered a combat state, and after the radar was turned on, a dense light point signal appeared on the display screen.
Although they had been prepared for a long time, they could see the signals of enemy planes on the electronic screens, and the representatives of the five countries of the joint air force command were still taken aback.
Is the United States planning to come directly to the Persian Gulf Armageddon?
Soon, the monitoring teams were able to compile the information. The USS Nimitz, the aircraft carrier Nimitz, which is stationed at the three US air bases in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain, dispatched a total of more than 150 large-scale fighter planes under the early warning command of many early warning planes to menacingly cross the dividing line in the Persian Gulf and head toward the northern Persian Gulf.
Looking at the posture, it seems that if the joint air force does not take off to fight, the US air force and naval aviation will directly enter the territory of Iran to carry out air strikes.
Naturally, the representatives of the five countries have set up a command group at the Joint Air Force Command, which is the former exercise command center, and has become the highest decision-making and command organ of the Joint Air Force. At this moment, it's too late to think about anything else, the first thing is to meet the enemy.
When Abbas's air defense sirens sounded, Iran's air bases in several places along the coast of the Persian Gulf responded in the same way.
Under the control of the pilots, one after another the main fighters of the United Air Force took off urgently, and formed attack formations to assemble on the Iranian continental shelf. And many people at this time accidentally discovered that the meeting place was the island of Ravan, Iran.
The site of the joint OECD-3 live-fire exercise, which used to provide cover for Operation Lightning for Peace.
The second air battle with the United States will likely be launched in the airspace near Rawan Island, which shows that regardless of the outcome of the air battle, Rawan Island will once again become world-famous.
The joint air force commander remains Iranian Air Force Colonel Yazdani, who is said to have received a promise from the Iranian top brass that he will soon be promoted to a major general if the Persian Gulf War ends. Naturally, there are pilots from other countries of the United Air Force, and at this time, the temptation of the officers is also to enable the pilots to use 200 percent of their energy to win this war.
In short, this large-scale air battle, which is known as the Second Persian Gulf Air War, began suddenly.
"The United States fighter jets are currently integrated into three groups, respectively from the southeast, south and southwest three directions, of which the southeast is the United States in Oman's three air bases, the United Arab Emirates air base took off from the F-15 and F-16 mixed fleet, the scale of about 40-45 aircraft, the south is the United States in Qatar Al Udeid Air Base, is also the main force of the United States Air Force, there is an F-22 fighter squadron, two F-15 fighter squadrons, a total of about 70 fighters. In the southwest, there are the US 'Nimitz' aircraft carrier-based aircraft, and the fleet includes all 36 F-18 'Hornet' and a number of 'Super Hornet' fighters of the 'Nimitz', and the number of enemy planes in the three directions is estimated to be about 150. A staff officer was briefing the representatives of the five countries on the information of the US aircraft fleet, "150 is only the number of US fighters that we have discovered, not including a considerable number of early warning aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, tankers, and other auxiliary aircraft. ”
"Wait......" Brigadier General Assad, deputy commander of the Somali Air Force, asked with a frown, "you mean, these 150 fighters, it is impossible to confirm the number?" ”
The staff officer was a little nervous and nodded, "Yes sir, because there are many ships and islands in this area of the Persian Gulf, and the terrain is relatively complicated, if the US Air Force uses the influence of terrain on radar detection, it is also possible to try to hide some fighters." And...... Moreover, we are inferior to the United States in radar and electronic technology, and if the other side interferes with or deceives us in this regard, it will be difficult for us to discover in a short time on such a battlefield where the opportunity is fleeting. ”
The words of this staff officer made the second son of Libyan Gaddafi, who did not know much about military affairs, feel a pain in his head. If the US Air Force is only 150 combat aircraft, the United Air Force will not be afraid in this air battle in which the United States suddenly attacks, after all, after the current replenishment, the United Air Force also has more than 100 main fighters, and there is also the support of the Somali Strategic Air Force, at most the losses are larger, but the final result should not be different from the last air battle. However, the staff officer's words told him that it was very likely that the United States, relying on its advanced technology, would hide more aircraft groups in some places and wait for the fighters of the two sides to strangle together to suddenly attack, reverse the air superiority and balance of the two sides in one fell swoop, and finally wipe out the unsuspecting joint air force.
It's a bit chilling, but it's not impossible.
The deputy commander of the Iranian Air Force, Karsaki, shook his head at Saif who was about to ask a question, and motioned for the staff officer to continue the explanation.
"Our side has deployed a total of 116 main fighters in five air bases, which is less than the number of the US incoming air force, and in terms of combat effectiveness, it is also slightly inferior, but we have the support of the 'Condor' fighter squadron from Somalia, and the two sides are still on the same ladder in terms of strength. One of the concerns of the General Staff now is how many Air Force fighters is the United States hiding? The second is whether the United States has a killer idea? After all, according to the results of the last air battle, if the United States does not have a killer weapon, although it can make us suffer a little greater losses, under the blow of the 'Divine Eagle' fighters, the United States itself will also suffer great losses, and the final result will be nothing more than no loss or victory. ”
After the staff officer finished speaking, he carefully wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, looked at several officers whose faces were already solemn, and gently walked to the side and stood up.
Deputy Commander Karsaki waved his hand to let the staff officer out, and then his face was a little ugly.
"This time I don't know the bottom of my heart." Karsaki thought about the US 'killer weapon' mentioned by the staff officer just now, and said with a little worry, "If the United States really has a killer weapon, I think it will definitely be aimed at the 'Divine Eagle' fighter." The result of the last air battle was because the United States underestimated the surname of the 'Condor' fighter and thought that the F-22 fighter would be enough, but in the end it returned home. This time, the United States took action because of the sinking of the "Barry" in the Mediterranean, and secondly, it must have prepared a killer weapon to deal with the "Condor" fighters, so that it intended to end the confrontation in front of it. ”
"At present, the most prominent surname of the 'Condor' fighter is speed, and it can have the current fame, entirely because there is no missile that can catch up with it at present, even if some missiles have a large enough speed, but the altitude is not as high as the flight altitude of the aircraft, and the air-launched missiles have the problem of altitude difference. I wonder if the United States has developed a missile that can shoot high enough and fly at a very high speed. Deputy Commander Assad's face became more and more heavy as he analyzed.
If the United States really develops such a missile specifically designed to deal with the 'Condor' fighter, it will not be good news for Somalia, and the Somali strategic air force, which has never been defeated, is likely to suffer losses this time. As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't sit still, and summoned a Somali staff officer and asked him to immediately transmit the news back to Somalia, and be sure to make the reinforcements of the strategic air force be cautious.
"There shouldn't be such missiles, right? If there really were missiles with an altitude of more than 30 or 40 kilometers and a speed of more than Mach 6, the United States would have deployed them a long time ago, and wouldn't the latest model of the 'Patriot' reach a speed of Mach 6 but an altitude of less than 30 kilometers? The representative of Syria analyzed with some doubts.
Karsaki didn't think so, he shook his head slightly and said, "Not deploying doesn't mean that the United States doesn't have it, do you think that rockets or long-range missiles can reach an altitude of hundreds of kilometers and close to the speed of sound of more than 20 times the universe?" Technically, there is no problem, but because there was no market for such missiles in the past, conventional missiles have already met the needs of use, but now with the "Condor" fighter, the United States needs to produce such special-purpose missiles. It's definitely a little more expensive, but no matter how expensive it is, it won't be more expensive than an F-15, let alone an F-22. I think the Americans are more than willing to exchange an F-15 for a Condor fighter. ”
What Karsaki said is very clear: The United States is not short of money, but it will not be able to develop an aircraft to counter the Somali strategic air force for a while, but the United States has the technology, and even if it cannot develop the same fighter as the 'Condor' fighter, it is not difficult to get close to the speed and altitude in some aspects, and the missile is even easier. It was not deployed before or because the surname-to-price ratio was too low and it was not cost-effective. However, Somalia has only a few dozen advanced planes, and the United States is desperately spending billions, so as long as all the Somali "Condor" fighters are taken down, it is also very cost-effective.
"Hey, whether the United States has a killer weapon or not, we need to face it. Now it is impossible for everyone to quit, and there is only one way to go. Although Assad is very worried, he went back to Somalia a few days ago and knew that the Star Group had some good things to produce, so he was still very confident in the final outcome of this war.
"Attention groups...... This is the 'Eagle King'. Now I order, everybody, check the fuel and ammunition of the aircraft...... Repeat, check whether the fuel and ammunition of the aircraft are in normal condition...... "At an altitude of 10,000 meters, Colonel Yazdani piloted an F-14A Tomcat fighter jet, while giving an order to prepare his own fighter formations in the airspace of the front, rear, up, down, left and right.
According to the information provided by the four "Condor" fighters of the high-altitude "Cobra" group, the straight-line distance between our own group and the US group is less than 80 kilometers.
(To be continued)