Chapter 1317 Mastering the Rhythm of War III

Boom, boom, the camps of the main British forces, such as the 4th and 7th Armored Brigades of the 1st Armored Division, the 1st and 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigades of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 1st, 4th and 5th Army Aviation Regiments, and other main British forces, constantly sounded the sound of explosions, which were the anti-aircraft search radars of the various units and the fire control radars of anti-aircraft missiles, which were suddenly attacked by Hamm anti-radiation missiles.

Under the cover of the F-14 Super Tomcat electronic warfare aircraft, twenty-four single-seat twin-engine supersonic stealth all-weather multi-purpose road-based fighters, without causing the slightest reaction from the British radar, came to the sky over the camp, and the first strike completely destroyed the eyes and ears of the enemy.

With the whistling sound in the sky, ten Tu-22M3 strategic bombers arrived, and four hundred and twenty conventional bombs of 500 kilograms turned the ground of the camp over. It was followed by twenty-four Shield Defender 1 roadbed fighters and twelve F-15 Eagle fighters, carrying Maverick air-to-surface missiles and precision-guided bombs, and carried out air strikes on main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.

About a hundred nautical miles from the area where the special forces submerged, under the protection of the aircraft carrier battle group, two Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships, two Anchorage-class dock-type landing ships, and two Newport-class tank landing ships, are advancing at high speed.

Two Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships can carry 4,000 Marines, two Anchorage-class dock-type landing ships can carry 730 Marines, and two Newport-class tank landing ships can carry 800 Marines, for a total of more than 5,500 Marines.

With the help of mercenary corps, although there were so many people in the Argentine Marine Corps, a large part of them needed to carry out airborne operations, so this time only amphibious assault ships carried marines, and the other four were all munitions and vehicles.

"Call the General Command and the Command of the Naval Mobile Forces, our department has successfully completed the task, cleared a safe area, the paratroopers can be airborne according to the coordinates, and the landing force can also carry out the landing according to the plan." The squadron leader of the special forces, standing next to a Super Big Lynx helicopter, touched the anti-ship missile and said.

The aircraft carrier, named Argentina, is equipped with four Trident-class missile destroyers, two battleships, and four American Sturgeon-class attack nuclear submarines, making it the most powerful aircraft carrier battle group in South America.

"Order all missile destroyers to immediately launch cruise missiles according to the original plan to destroy the port's defenses and important military targets, and the nuclear submarine formation will keep a close eye on the British Trafalgar-class attack nuclear submarine, sink it as soon as it is discovered, and prepare for artillery bombardment." The commander of the Argentine Navy personally commanded right on the aircraft carrier.

The military operation to occupy the Falklands is just a warm-up for the beginning of the war, like the calm before the storm, and the most pitiful thing is that the main force of the British Army, which has just arrived on the Falklands and has not yet gained a firm foothold, was attacked so fiercely, the Argentine army is no longer the quality and strength of the first Falklands War, and has been built into a modern and strong army by mercenaries.

"It's unimaginable that Argentina actually launched a war to seize the island in the early hours of the morning, how could this be the situation? According to the deduction of the General Staff, the Argentine army will not complete its pre-war preparations until at least September, and their battleships and aircraft carriers have just joined the navy and have not gone through the run-in period, so it is not logical to rush to the battlefield in such a hurry! The Chief of Defense Staff said with a shocked expression.

Immediately after receiving the report from the Falklands from the Ministry of Defence, the Prime Minister convened an emergency meeting at his official residence in Downing Street, and an eight-member wartime cabinet consisting of the Deputy Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Permanent Undersecretary, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Deputy Chief of Staff of Defence formed a wartime cabinet to command the armed forces of the whole country.

"It may also be a preemptive strike, after all, Argentina's overall military strength is far behind that of the United Kingdom, and if we wait until we are ready to go to war, their chances of victory are very small, and it is cunning enough to say." said the Chief of Staff of the Navy.

"We are in trouble now, the time to prepare for this war is too short, there is a great lack of work in all aspects, and if we rush into battle, our strength will be greatly reduced, which is enough to affect the outcome of the war." The Deputy Minister of Defense said with a frown.

The British government is not unanimously saying that it wants to start a war with Argentina on the Falklands, and the forces in all sides are arguing fiercely, and the strength of the British army is gradually weakening, especially the sale of more than a dozen warships, including the aircraft carrier Invincible, which is not as strong as in the first Falklands War, and in the face of the increasingly powerful Argentina, most of the parliamentarians are reluctant to go to war, and even feel that they are wasting their lives and money.

Britain is thousands of miles away from the Falklands, while Argentina is close at hand, the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides are obvious, although the gentlemen of the British Empire pay attention to the face of the empire, but their actual interests seem to be more important, if it is not for the oil and gas resources of the Falklands, they may simply give up.

"Everyone, we must immediately send troops to support the Falklands, the early arrivals are the main elite troops of the army, and now they are seriously short of food supplies and ammunition, in the face of such a fierce attack by the Argentine army, it is very good to support us to arrive!" said the Chief of Army Staff.

"We can lease a strategic transport aircraft from the United States, as long as the army can hold Port Stanley, there will not be too many problems with logistics support, and we can deliver ammunition and materials in more than ten hours for transit refueling in the British Virgin Islands, and I believe that the US government will not refuse this request, after all, Argentina is also leasing equipment from the Golden Triangle Federation."

"In addition, the B-52 strategic bombers sold to us by the US government can fly to the Falklands without refueling, and if they use the British Virgin Islands to transit, they can carry out air support to the Falklands, but they cannot do so unless they have to, and if they dispatch strategic bombers without air supremacy, they can easily be shot down by the enemy." said the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

"The Royal Navy has never been afraid of any war or challenge, and I am confident that I can complete the preparation of the fleet in one day and sail to the Falklands to support our fighters. said the Chief of Staff of the Navy.

Modern warfare is about logistics, not to mention the consumption of ammunition in the war, except for nuclear-powered submarines, the rest of the navy, including aircraft carriers, need to be refueled, and all of them are big oil burners. It takes at least 10 days to travel from the UK to the Falklands, how much fuel does it take?