Euphrates Delta, just past 1 p.m. local time.

Before flying over Basra, Hassan took control of the Super Flag attack plane, reducing its flight altitude to 150 meters to avoid the carrier-based AWACS aircraft to the east.

A few years ago, the Iraqi Air Force witnessed the great value of AWACS.

In fact, it was "been" used to prove the value of AWACS.

At that time, the war with the Boi State was going on in the second year, and after receiving the full support of the Hindan Empire and the acquiescence of the Liangxia Empire, the Iraqi army launched a counterattack and achieved a series of victories. In the last counterattack, the Iraqi Air Force deployed nearly 300 combat aircraft in an attempt to seize the Low Provinces of the Polish-Iraqi State in a large-scale offensive and force the Polish-Iraqi authorities to admit defeat.

In this general battle, which decided the final outcome of the Iran-Iraq war, Hassan flew fighter jets to charge the front line.

Unfortunately, the sweet dream only existed for 3 days.

On the fourth day of the campaign, the night of the third day to be exact, the Poi Air Force launched a Jedi counterattack that turned the tide of battle in just a few hours.

The next morning, when Hassan arrived in a fighter jet, the winner was decided.

In fact, in the first four hours, the Polish Air Force destroyed the anti-aircraft positions deployed by the Iraqi Air Force on the outskirts of Basra through a surprise operation.

All 8 anti-aircraft missile systems of 32 battalions were destroyed!

Since then, the Polish Air Force has shot down more than 50 Iraqi fighter jets in air battles, claiming that it has not lost a single fighter in the air battle.

Of course, this is certainly bragging.

Hassan's squadron shot down a Boi fighter jet during the day's fighting, and it was most likely an F-14A imported from the Republic of Nuland.

Only, no one can deny that the Iraqi Air Force suffered a crushing defeat on that day.

Losing this air battle directly led to the loss of battlefield air supremacy of the Iraqi Air Force and the inability to continue to provide air support to the ground forces.

After months of fierce fighting, with hundreds of thousands of casualties, the Iraqi army had to abandon its operation to capture the Low Provinces.

After six years of fighting, the Iraqi army failed to enter the Low Countries.

It was not until exhausted that the two sides sat down to negotiate.

Hassan has long known that in those "black 12 hours", it was the three AWACS planes that the Nuland Republic urgently provided to help the Polish Air Force achieve victory.

All are carrier-based AWACS aircraft.

It is not that carrier-based early warning aircraft are more advanced, but on the contrary, that is, the technical threshold is lower, the export restrictions are much smaller, and it is easier to master and operate.

Throughout the air battle, the Polish Air Force relied on AWACS aircraft and mastered every move of the Iraqi Air Force.

To put it mildly, the Iraqi fighter was spotted by an AWACS aircraft shortly after it took off, and its movements since then are even more clear.

The Iraqi Air Force, which relies on ground-based radars, has never grasped the initiative on the battlefield.

The enemy is dark and I am clear, can I still be undefeated?

It is precisely for this reason that before the end of the Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqi communist army sought to purchase early warning aircraft all over the world.

Although after some efforts, last year, a large early warning aircraft jointly developed by several member countries of the Western Continent Group was purchased through the Empire, but this early warning aircraft, which cost billions of marks and has very advanced performance indicators, has not formed combat effectiveness one year after delivery.

According to the consultants, it is because it is too advanced, so the reliability is not high.

Feelings, that AWACS aircraft is not a weapon used to fight a war, but a high-tech gadget that serves as a façade.

The performance of the Liangxia Navy AWACS aircraft will definitely not be much worse.

The world's first carrier-based early warning aircraft was born in the Liangxia Navy, and in the decades since, the Liangxia Navy has always had the most advanced carrier-based aircraft.

The carrier-based early warning aircraft sold by the Republic of Nuland to Poland are actually copycats of Liangxia's carrier-based early warning aircraft.

Of course, under the guidance of the advisers, Hassan and other Iraqi pilots have long known that the best way to evade the AWACS aircraft at this stage is to fly at an ultra-low altitude.

Before entering the skies over Posha Bay, Hassan once again lowered the flight altitude and also checked the status of the main equipment.

Previously, in order to avoid prematurely revealing the intent to attack, Hassan followed a group of "Mirage" F1 fighters flying to Kuwait City for a bombing mission after takeoff. It was only at the first time of lowering the flight altitude that he turned to break away from the fighter formation.

However, according to the tactics provided by the advisors, the altitude of flying over the sea must be controlled to less than 50 meters.

The Liangxia Navy's carrier-based early warning aircraft has been optimized for mirror interference generated by the sea surface, and has a strong ability to detect sea-skimming flying targets.

Of course, this is also the only place that requires the attention of pilots.

Just east of Basra, at an altitude of 10,000 meters above the "Super Flag" piloted by Hassan, a patrol plane belonging to the Central Theater Command is using a sea-to-sea search radar to monitor the Liangxia frigate that has been hovering on the high seas.

Later, the patrol plane will use the data link to send battlefield information to the attack plane piloted by Hassan.

It was not necessary to climb to an altitude of 500 meters and search for the battleship with a fire control radar before launching an attack.

In this way, the possibility of exposure is even less likely.

In fact, the attack process is also greatly simplified.

Without the support and assistance of patrol aircraft, two "Super Flags" usually work together, one of which is responsible for navigation and target search.

With patrol aircraft, it's different.

That's why, this time it was Hassan who carried out the mission alone.

If anything, his task is to fly the "Super Flag" to the sea area where the attack was launched, and after receiving the target information provided by the patrol plane, he will launch the mounted anti-ship missile.

The key is that missile!

The "Exocet" anti-ship missile introduced from the Rock Country along with the "Super Banner"!

What the Iraqi Air Force wants most is the "Exocet" missile, and the "Mirage" F1 fighters, which are also imported from the Locke Country, can also use this missile, but the Locke State insists on bundling the missiles and is unwilling to sell them separately, so the Iraqi Air Force has no choice but to purchase a batch of "Super Banner" attack planes.

Of course, the "Super Banner" is not without use.

The Mirage F1 is a fighter with a low-wing aerodynamic layout that does not allow it to fly at a high subsonic speed of Mach 0.95 at an altitude close to the surface of the sea. The "Super Flag" itself is an attack aircraft, with a much higher wing load than a fighter, and therefore much more stability in low-altitude flight.

However, the focus is still on the Exocet missile.

This is the world's first high-subsonic anti-ship missile with the ability to fly close to the sea.

In addition, it is also the anti-ship missile that has achieved the most results so far.

In the Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqi Air Force's "Exocet" can be said to have exerted great might and achieved a large number of results that shocked the world.

It's just that most of them are not worth showing off.

In addition to sinking a few small ships of the Boi Kingdom, one of the most shocking results was the accidental damage to a frigate of the Liangxia Navy.

Of course, the Liangxia Empire was furious because of this, blowing up several Iraqi oil fields.

In addition, all the tankers hit by the "Exocet" were unarmed tankers.

According to the previous results, the "Exocet" has a single shot hit rate of up to 80% against large ships.

Now, that Liangxia frigate is a large target!

There is enough reason to believe that as long as it is locked by the "Flying Fish", even if it is a battleship, it will be impossible to escape!

At the beginning, after being locked by the "Exocet", the Liangxia frigate carried out maneuver evasion and released jamming bombs, but was still hit by missiles in the end.

As for locking the missile onto the frigate, Hassan is equally confident.

The advanced point of the "Exocet" missile is its attack method.

After launching, the missile first flies according to the planned route, and the radar is activated in the predetermined sea area to search for the target, and then it takes the initiative to attack.

For large targets such as frigates, the radar detection and locking distance is between 20 and 30 kilometers.

This distance is not much closer than the detection range of an air defense radar for ultra-low-altitude targets.

The key point is that the "Exocet" missile is not large, the launch mass is only 670 kilograms, and the strength of the reflected radar signal is much lower than that of a fighter.

Theoretically, the detection range of the "Exocet" by the air defense radar is between 20 and 30 kilometers.

It is precisely in this way that unless it is detected by an early warning aircraft, the warship will certainly not be able to detect the approaching "Exocet" missile in time by relying only on its own radar.

However, the "Flying Fish" is not flawless.

In addition to the fact that the warhead is not large enough, resulting in poor damage ability, the biggest problem is that the firing range is slightly shorter, usually only capable of reaching 40 kilometers.

In the face of modern air defense, the range of 40 meters is simply too close.

The regional anti-aircraft missile of the Liangxia Navy has a range of 120 km!

It is precisely because of this that experienced Hassan is needed to carry out this attack mission.

While Hassan was thinking about this, the signal light turned on, and a message had been received from the patrol plane that the Liang Xia frigate had not left.

The "Super Banner" is already less than 50 kilometers away from the Liangxia frigate.

Without much thought, Hassan immediately entered the received target information into the fire control system, which automatically wrote the relevant information into the missile's control system.

The key is to look at the last ** work!

Hassan kept an eye on the reading on the navigation screen, and when the distance reading turned to "40", Hassan jerked up the joystick and pushed down the throttle at the same time.

Actually, this distance is a little closer.

In the past, Hassan would pull up an attack aircraft 50 to 45 kilometers from the target, thus launching missiles 40 kilometers away from the target.

Hassan reduced the distance to which the missile could be launched by 5 to 10 kilometres, mainly because the target was unknown.

There is a time difference of about 10 minutes in the location information of the target warship provided by the patrol aircraft, and the Liangxia frigate will definitely not anchor in place.

If you are sailing in a southeasterly direction, you can sail several kilometers in 10 minutes.

It is said to be pulled up, but in fact, it only slightly increases the flight altitude.

The altitude readings reappeared, and Hassan pressed the button to launch the missile when the altitude hand flicked a few times.

Actually, this is a little trick taught by Locke's instructor.

The minimum launch height of the Exocet missile is 50 meters, and the minimum reading of the Super Flag altimeter is 50 meters.

This can be used to determine the launch altitude in the event of a serious threat, rather than having to wait until the altimeter is back in working order.

In the words of the instructors, by the time the altimeter returns to normal, the flight altitude will definitely be much more than 50 meters.

The attack aircraft shook slightly, and then jumped sharply.

Fortunately, Hassan was very experienced, and when he felt the shock, he took the throttle a little and then controlled the attack aircraft to steer.

The flight altitude was not immediately lowered because it was certain to lose altitude when turning.

If the altitude is not enough, the attack aircraft will crash into the sea.

After confirming that the attack aircraft was in horizontal flight, Hassan glanced back.

The missile had already been fired and was heading east almost close to the sea.

Three minutes later, perhaps in 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the Exocet, equipped with a 165-kilogram semi-armor-piercing warhead, would hit the frigate.

However, that has nothing to do with Hassan.

Before leaving, the commander of the base clearly told Hassan that if his fighter plane was shot down and unfortunately fell into the hands of the enemy, he must insist that it was a Kuwaiti freighter carrying dangerous goods, and did not aim at the Liangsha frigate.

Hassan had long thought that even if the attack was successful, the authorities in Baghdad would not recognize his credit.

It may be a few years before he is given a medal of honor.

Of course, if there was a war with the Liangxia Empire because of this, he would immediately become an Iraqi national hero!

Turning around, Hassan was stunned for a moment, in fact, it was only a few tenths of a second, and then immediately turned back and looked at the eastern sky.

He felt that it was his own dazzle, or that he was too nervous.

Unfortunately, he was neither dazzled nor delusional.

High in the air, two straight white plumes swooped down and shot towards the "Super Military Flag" piloted by Hassan.

Finished!

After years of fighting with the Boely Air Force, fighting the F-14A many times, and being shot down twice, Hassan knew exactly what the two white smoke meant.

Hassan didn't think much of it at all, and immediately grabbed and pulled hard the ejection handle between the two thighs.

This is the third and last time he uses fighter jet ejection seats.

…………

Xiboshawan, the missile frigate "Panzhihua".

About five minutes ago, when the "Super Military Flag" entered the sky over Posha Bay and flew towards this direction, Wei Shaolong ordered the battle alarm to be sounded.

As a matter of fact, the AWACS planes that arrived in the morning had already spotted the Iraqi attack plane.

As for why the AWACS aircraft went more than 400 kilometers forward and lowered its flight altitude to less than 5,000 meters, Wei Shaolong does not know.

Of course, even at an altitude of 4,500 meters, the "Finger-6C" can detect enemy planes at a distance of up to 120 kilometers.

This detection capability is sufficient to detect imminent threats in a timely manner.

It was only after receiving the news from the early warning aircraft that Wei Shaolong issued a combat alarm and let more than 300 officers and men of the whole ship enter combat posts.

It's just that no one knows whether there is a threat or not.

The AWACS aircraft only detected the attack aircraft, not the missiles launched by the attack aircraft, and the attack aircraft was already beginning to turn and fly away.

However, Wei Shaolong did not take it lightly.

More than four years ago, when the "Zhaotong" was hit by an anti-ship missile, Wei Shaolong was the ship's chief sailor.

At that time, he saw the missile fly over and hit the hull of the battleship!

Although the Imperial Navy launched a 24-hour indiscriminate bombardment of Iraq after that, it did not bring back the more than 30 officers and men who had been martyred.

That was the time, Wei Shaolong clearly realized.

On the battlefield, any negligence must be compensated with blood and lives!

For this, he swore that he would never make such a mistake in his life!