Chapter 402: Delegating Power Doesn't Mean Letting Go!
Through the data transmitted from the main control center of the base, Cheng Gong was very relieved to see that the use of missiles by his generals had basically passed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
This is the first time that tactical ballistic missiles have been used in warfare in this world.
For different targets, the Tomahawk cruise missile uses different warheads.
The "Tomahawks", which assaulted the Italian air base, were loaded with forty-eight multipurpose projectiles weighing 12 kg each. Each bullet can not only blow up a large crater with a diameter of three meters and a depth of half a meter on the runway, but also blow through the unreinforced hangar and destroy the aircraft inside. or blow up airport infrastructure and logistical equipment, such as fuel depots and fuel trucks.
Missiles against the Italian barracks were loaded with 120 anti-personnel / armor warheads weighing 4 kg each. Each projectile has a radius of 15 meters and can also destroy infrastructure such as barracks, blow up ordinary vehicles, and penetrate the top armor of tanks and armored combat vehicles.
The Tomahawk missiles that bombed the air defense command center were equipped with high-explosive warheads weighing 1,000 kilograms each. Capable of easily destroying various non-reinforced structures within a radius of 150 meters.
Faced with a rain of bullets falling from the sky, the well-armed Italian Afrika Korps simply did not know how to respond, and the commander who was lucky enough to be alive roared to gather the remaining troops.
When the smoke cleared, only the runway of the six Italian air bases that had been raided was still available for fighter jets to take off, but not for warplanes to land. At least 150 new jet fighters were destroyed on the ground. The loss of other propeller-piston aircraft was not less than 300 units.
Seven large armies in Ethiopia and Sudan were hit even harder. Thousands of Italian Afrika Korps officers and soldiers were blown to pieces by a rain of bullets falling from the sky without knowing what was happening, and hundreds of tanks, more armored vehicles, and hundreds of military vehicles were devastated.
Air defense command centers, located near Addis Ababa and Khartoum, were more fortunate. Both air defense command centers were built in reinforced underground bunkers. The Tomahawk cruise missiles that attacked this time were not equipped with ground-penetrating warheads, and the high-explosive warheads could only destroy the ground facilities of the air defense command center, and could not threaten the commanders inside the bunkers.
But even so, the senior generals of the Italian Afrika Korps armies in Ethiopia and Sudan still suffered heavy casualties, and some electronic jamming missiles were also in the missile attack, so that the entire Italian Afrika Korps command system was in danger of collapsing for a while.
However, this retaliatory raid launched by the Donghua Empire did not stop there.
After the two waves of missile attacks, nearly 600 F-4G "Phantom" fighters, A-6 "Intruder" carrier-based attack planes, A-10 "Thunderbolt II" attack planes, and B47 jet bombers took off from the five air bases deployed by the Royal Donghua Naval and Air Force and the Royal Air Force in Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan.
"Hehe, there is still a little bit of the framework of the Desert Storm operation of the US imperialists in Iraq in the future!"
Cheng Gong muttered to himself happily as he turned off the satellite reception screen of his watch, wondering if it was necessary to call the headquarters of the Royal Marines Expeditionary Force in Mombasa.
With such a big move, Cheng Gong guessed that after dawn, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Donghua would definitely submit a declaration of war to the Italian Embassy in Donghua.
After thinking for a while, Cheng Gong took out his mobile phone and directly dialed the private number of Defense Minister Jiang Fangzhen.
Paradise Island, Pentagon.
Even though it's still half past three in the morning, the entire Pentagon is brightly lit.
In the joint command and operation center of the navy, army and air force on the second floor, Jiang Fangzhen stood with his hands on his elbows, watching the blue dots representing the military facilities of the Italian Afrika Korps displayed on the electronic screen gradually disappear one by one, and his expression on his face looked quite relaxed.
After the strengthening of the body by the Type I Genetic Optimizer, Jiang Fangzhen now looks like he is only in his early forties at most, and his inner energy and wisdom are even more abundant and excellent than when he was young.
In Jiang Fangzhen's view, the Donghua Empire currently has the absolute national strength to dominate the world.
World War II will be the golden age of the Great Donghua Empire!
Suddenly, Jiang Fangzhen felt that the mobile phone in the inner pocket of his military uniform was vibrating.
Jiang Fangzhen unhurriedly took out a silver-white mobile phone that looked like a Nokia 8210, and saw the familiar special number on the caller ID, Jiang Fangzhen hurriedly pressed the answer button, and said respectfully: "Minister, Jiang Fangzhen respectfully invites the emperor to be a saint!" ”
"Hehe, Fang Zhen, you should be quite lively there at this time, right?"
"Your Majesty, is your new experiment over?"
"How can it be so fast, it's still early! It's just that you're making such a big fuss in the Gulf of Aden, I can't even if I don't want to know! ”
"Please rest assured, against Italy, we have an absolute chance and certainty!"
"I've never had Italy in mind, I just want to know, what's your excuse for making a sudden move this time?"
Hearing the emperor's question, Jiang Fangzhen hurriedly and truthfully reported to Cheng Gong the "fishing" plan jointly planned by the CIA and the military commanders.
Knowing that it was Canaris and Dai Yunong who teamed up to set up a trap for Italy, Cheng Gong was relieved.
"I am a person who loves world peace, and our Great Donghua Empire has always taken it as our responsibility to maintain world peace and stability. Since the Italian army has dared to kill our innocent merchants and sink our merchant ships so cruelly, your plan to declare war is confirmed! ”
"Please rest assured, the emperor, the soldiers of the royal navy, land and air force, swear to die for the emperor to fight the strongest empire in history!"
"Hehe, the strongest empire in history, I like this title! Then I will sit in the laboratory and wait for your good news. Maybe I might be able to use your good fortune to get the Type XII Genetic Optimizer out as well. ”
"The minister resolutely completes the task!" Jiang Fangzhen was so excited that he was about to make a military order to the emperor.
The emperor is really developing a new type of genetic optimizer in the royal laboratory!
The hole cards in the emperor's hand are really endless, unfathomable!
Jiang Fangzhen was thinking about something at the moment, and Cheng Gong didn't bother to care.
Knowing that the Pentagon was fully prepared to enter the war, Cheng Gong naturally planned to stay in Africa for a while with peace of mind. After all, in the next few years, the strategic center of gravity of the Donghua Empire was Africa and the Mediterranean.
While taking out the type xi gene optimizer for a large number of use in the army, Cheng Gong also made the base make a batch of exquisite mobile phones with similar functions to Nokia 8210 mobile phones, but with a built-in camera.
In addition to the mid- and high-level military generals, the mid- and high-ranking officials in the cabinet government are also assigned one as a high-level welfare package.
In addition to strengthening the communication convenience of the military and political management of the Donghua Empire, the most important thing is that this mobile phone can be used as a monitoring terminal in the intelligent control center of the base.
It can be said that Emperor Cheng, who is suspicious by nature, has strengthened the monitoring and management of every important part of the entire state apparatus.
As long as Cheng Gong is willing, he can use this mobile phone anytime and anywhere to supervise every word and deed and every move of the military and political officials of the Donghua Empire!
(To be continued.) )