Forward or backward? After the appearance of the mysterious missile, it became a problem.

Now, this life-and-death issue is in front of US Air Force Major Jefferson.

It is irrational to continue the mission, because no one knows how many such "stealth missiles" are waiting ahead; But if you want to return to the sea without the approval of the air command, you will definitely go to court-martial. It's a real dilemma.

The formation continued to climb, still circling over the ridge, waiting for Major Jefferson's final decision.

But the attack didn't end there.

While the commander was still struggling with the question of "to go or stay", three more unlucky fighters became torches in the air, and the pilots died randomly, without exception!

Two "Super Hornet", one A-10 "Warthog".

They were all hit by ground-launched anti-aircraft missiles and exploded! Jefferson was very convinced of this, and at the same time affirmed the idea of returning immediately, and because of the urgency of the situation, he had to go over the early warning plane and directly contact the US ground command center to return home......

After receiving the order to return home, the Jefferson formation immediately turned around and flew straight west away from the battlefield - this was the closest safe passage to land on the deck of the nearest aircraft carrier in the shortest possible time, and thus completely escaped from that damn missile strike!

But just as he finished turning, before he could turn on the afterburner, Jefferson felt a shock from the landline, and an explosion occurred!

However, the imaginary death did not come.

Two seconds later, Jefferson was pleasantly surprised to find that he had become God's favorite.

The missile clearly hit the right engine, and the resulting explosion not only blew the engine out of sight, but also took away the entire right vertical tail! But in any case, with the Warthog engine and the solid armor of the fuselage, Jefferson was finally left with one engine - and that was enough to go back.

Jefferson immediately turned off the right tank, dragged smoke and flames, and continued to evacuate westward. But along the way, they were still constantly pursued by the Shenmeng missiles, and they could only flee desperately for their lives. By the time they landed on the deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Steanis", there were twenty fighters in formation, but only eight returned......

As a veteran officer who is well versed in Warthog's performance and the strength of the U.S. Air Force, Jefferson knew exactly what that meant and what impact it would have on U.S. Navy and Air Force fighters, as well as the ground forces that were about to go into battle:

The Jefferson formation, which entered Syria from the north-west, suffered such heavy losses, what about the fighters that were facing south and east from Turkish bases, from the western Mediterranean?

On this afternoon, this afternoon of December 6th, it may be the biggest disaster day in the history of the U.S. Navy and Air Force!

The reason is that it is with the mysterious missile that cannot be detected by radar!

They are simply like the internal forces in Chinese martial arts novels, invisible and indestructible, indestructible, unprepared, and unguardable!

Before the major got down from the wounded "warthog" and had not had time to return to the command center of the aircraft carrier to report on the specific battle situation, he saw a large number of planes flying in from the east, some of them even dragging long smoke. Jefferson sighed: this must have been the same group of planes that had gone to carry out a ground attack like himself, and had to flee back with bruises after being hit in the head by the ferocious blow of the anti-aircraft missile.

I don't know what kind of losses the eagles of the US Navy and Air Force suffered in this round of "1,000-plane bombing."

Jefferson believes that the loss is definitely not small! To survive a silent missile attack is already God's favor, as for the future? He is a soldier of the United States, a proud member of the United States Air Force, and once the order is given, he will still fight without hesitation!

The premise, of course, is that the trouble caused by that missile can be solved immediately. Otherwise, some of the young eagles will definitely lose the courage to take to the skies......

All the carriers were busy retrieving the returning fighters, and because there were many injured planes among them, they landed in a hurry, causing many accidents, and even almost detonating the ammunition on other aircraft. Fortunately, when the sun set, after losing more than a dozen planes and a few hapless pilots due to the accident, the U.S. Navy's First Task Force finally completed all the recovery operations and turned to the central Mediterranean.

As long as you see those colorless pilots, everyone knows that it is the most correct choice to protect themselves and stay away from danger.

However, in order to maintain the dignity of the United States, the "Ticonderoga"-class cruisers and "Arleigh Burke"-class guided missile destroyers escorting the escort launched more than 100 cruise missiles based on the coordinates of the opponent's air defense positions transmitted back by the pilots, hoping to destroy these damn dangerous positions.

The aircraft carrier group has left the eastern Mediterranean Sea without any danger, but various situations have occurred from time to time on the military and civilian airfields of southern European countries such as Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria, which is simply jaw-dropping.

If crashing into an aviation building, detonating a fuel depot or an innocent airliner is considered a terrorist act, the US fighter plane that only wants to land as soon as possible is the standard ****.

Because the United States has sent more air-to-ground attack forces on Turkey's southern front, and because in the north, the League has also deployed more covert air defense positions and equipped with more missiles that make the Americans cry and howl, so the US Air Force has suffered particularly heavy losses in this direction.

One hundred and ninety-eight A-10 "Warthog" ground attack planes, two hundred and fifty-six F/A-18C/D and E/F series "Hornet" fighter-bombers, more than 200 F-15 and F-16 escort fighters, and a total of more than 700 air strike forces, were destroyed at that time during the battlefield clearance mission, and excluding the more than 50 fighters that were lost in various accidents during landing, only 312 fighters were able to successfully stop on the ground -- including all kinds of minor and serious injuries!

In other words, the US Air Force lost more than 400 fighters in just over an hour. What's even more sad is the more than 400 pilots!

As long as they are directly hit by that kind of missile, the fighter and the pilot will only end up together. Only if you are lucky enough to encounter a missile fuse and produce a close explosion, you will have a chance to be injured, and those with hard lives can return, such as "warthogs" with thick skin and thick meat; If you have a bad life, you may suddenly disintegrate on the way back, or you may lose control when landing, and you still can't escape the grasp of death after all.

What's even more strange is that the ejection seats that were relied on to save lives all failed during this period!

Therefore, the pilots are not only operating an advanced fighter plane, but also a flying coffin from which there is no escape.

Of course, this is all the investigation report of the US Navy and Air Force after the fact, and it will not help at all to the current unilateral air decline.

By the time everything was done, all the fighters had returned, and the injured planes and pilots had been repaired or treated, it was already seven o'clock in the evening of the 6th.

The blood-red moon unique to the Middle East has appeared in the sky, and the cold blood color seems to be mocking some people's incompetence, and it seems to be provoking some people's ignorance of life and death. But none of this is on Admiral McKinson's mind.

To be precise, it is the American four-star general who is not in the mood to appreciate or grasp the true meaning of this blood moon.

Because not only in the plans for a ground war in the north, American air power suffered an extremely disastrous defeat. Even in the air duel in the south, the US Navy and Air Force were swollen by the Arabs and were speechless until now.

Is this a prelude to God's preparation to abandon America?

McKinson, who returned to Europe, looked at the battle report in his hand, and was no longer in any mood.

When I was in the White House, I was full of spirit and swear in front of the president, and before I had time to stretch my ambition, I waited for this inhumane blow?

How can you get mixed up with the Pentagon in the White House in the future?

Didn't the Tomahawks confirm that they destroyed the enemy's anti-aircraft fire network and caused huge casualties among civilians? So who can tell me how there are so many anti-aircraft positions that shoot so many weird missiles at the American warhawks? So much so that it caused a tragic heavy casualty?

CIA, MIA, Special Forces...... And what does NASA do for food?

What kind of missile is this? What are its performance figures? For example, the firing height, speed, guidance method, warhead power, maximum range, etc., why do the intelligence departments know nothing, and even the most basic advance warning?

The setback suffered by the US military -- the general firmly believes that this is only a temporary setback, and that no one in these departments can escape responsibility!

In fact, the admiral's mood is easy to understand.

Anyone who is still flying to the Atlantic Ocean in Europe receives the bad news that the US military has collapsed, and probably his mood is not very good. Especially as an excellent military politician, how can you not pull some people to support your back in advance?

Besides, I haven't even been to Europe yet, so this fiasco has nothing to do with me! The American people need to blame, of course, the departments and people who made this stupid plan -- even though I myself approve of this battle plan from the bottom of my heart, but so what?

As soon as he landed, McKinson urgently ordered the immediate purchase of more fighters and supporting equipment, including arms and weapons, and at the same time issued a call-up order to retired US pilots, so that these old birds could return to their original units and jointly deal with the challenge of evil forces to world peace.

"This is the most dangerous moment for global security, the moment when American heroes are most needed to step up and save the world, so ......"

As soon as he finished recording the interview program in the United States, the general looked impatiently at the chief of staff of the European and American armed forces:

"I guess it's time for you to tell me carefully what really happened to the United States, right?"