Chapter 381: Project Eagle Claw
To face off against a hooligan like Iran is to be more hooligan, and in the world of hooligans, the fist is the boss!
After a series of diplomatic moves by the United States, the Iranians have no intention of compromising at all, on the contrary, the attitude of the Iranians is extremely tough!
Since this is the case, then the United States will start to act, and use a practical action to prove the combat effectiveness of the United States!
On the evening of April 29, the Arabian Sea. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
On the sea, there are some winds and waves, and a huge battleship is constantly busy.
This is the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier of the US Navy, a new warship in service for 75 years, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States, and the largest warship in the world! Full load displacement up to 90,000 tons!
On the flight deck, colorful navigation lights were lit up, the deck crew was busy nervously, and one RH-53 after another was making final preparations before taking off.
The H-53 series "Sea Stallion" large helicopter is a high-speed attack developed for the US Marine Corps, that is, a type of aircraft that forcibly enters the enemy's hinterland to attack or land, and is used to replace the obsolete H-37 large helicopter.
With a large diameter six-bladed propeller and two super-powered turboshaft engines, this unique helicopter is the most powerful helicopter in service in the United States! Nicknamed the Sea Stallion because it can transport 38 people at a time, and the improved model can transport 55 people at a time! The current RH-53 is the Navy's minesweeper, which also serves as a transport mission.
The most critical thing to rescue the hostages this time is these helicopters! Standing on the side bridge of the Nimitz warship, looking at these helicopters that were preparing to take off, the captain of the aircraft carrier was a little nervous, somehow, this veteran from the Vietnam War, always had an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
For this plan, the 76th Task Force, which is composed of special forces from the three services, has been carefully preparing and training for a month, and now, it is their actual combat! Will you be able to get those hostages out this time? Damn the Iranians!
"Report, Talon is ready, request to take off." The helicopters of the Marine Corps on the deck, ready for takeoff.
"You can take off, I wish you all the best, the weather department is forecasting a sunny night!" The captain said over the radio.
The climate in the desert is unpredictable, and if your helicopter encounters a sandstorm while crossing the desert, it will be a big problem! Therefore, the forecast of the meteorological department is an important reference for your own actions!
"Understood." The commander of this mission, Captain Walter, replied.
With the roar of the turboshaft engine at the top, the propeller turned rapidly, and eight helicopters took off from the deck of the Nimitz aircraft carrier in turn, heading towards the vast dark night sky.
Wearing night vision devices and looking at the surrounding scene, the pilots are operating accurately. This long-distance flight was a great test for them, they had to maintain radio silence and accurately reach the predetermined location, the landing site codenamed Desert One, 80 kilometers southeast of Tehran, where they would meet up with the rest of the personnel.
Almost at the same time, six C-130 transport planes and two C-141 large transport planes took off from the US military base in the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. Three of the six C-130 transport planes, the MC-130, are mainly responsible for air support operations, using advanced fire strike systems to strike at any Iranian army that tries to prevent the hostage rescue. The other three EC/KC-130 and MC-130 aircraft will carry 100 army special forces to carry out night operations against Manzariyah airfield, preparing to seize the airfield. Once the airport is under the control of the US military, the US military will fly two C-141 large transport planes to transport the hostages out of Iran. At the same time, the KC-130 is fully loaded with fuel and ready to refuel the helicopter in the air.
The plan is thorough, the American army is bloodied and disgraced, right tonight!
Below is the desolate desert, and the RH-53 helicopter, which is almost flying close to the desert, flies according to the predetermined course.
"Oh shit, what's that?" In the field of vision of the pilot, a large area of gray things appeared, and in the clear night sky, those things looked like the devil in the desert.
"Damn, it's a sandstorm! Attention, we're about to enter a sandstorm area! Attention, we're about to enter the Sand City Storm area! Captain Wought broke the radio silence and said to the helicopters in his formation.
Are all the guys in the meteorological department ****? The sky was originally clear, but how could there be such a big sandstorm now?
Almost at the same time, the sandstorm had already swallowed the entire helicopter formation, as if flying into a bowl of milk! The 10-ton helicopter was struggling in the sandstorm, and everyone was quite nervous.
This kind of sandstorm will destroy your own machine at any time!
Visibility was less than a kilometer, and night vision devices didn't work! Fly by feeling! The pilots' backs were wet with sweat, and it only took five minutes to traverse the entire sandstorm area, but all the pilots felt as if a century was long!
Finally, the front is calm again! Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Attention, keep up with the formation, keep moving!" Captain Walter said on the radio that he had just crossed the desert area and had been delayed for a certain amount of time, so he had to speed up and join up with the C-130 fleet that had landed in Desert One!
"Report, engine six fails, engine six fails!" Just then, a terrible voice reached Captain Walter's ears over the radio.
Damn it! Captain Walter pressed the intercom and said, "Six, helicopter eight landed, helicopter six, all the crew took helicopter eight, abandoned six." ”
Just when flying over the sandstorm, the helicopter's turboshaft engine sucked in a large amount of sand, causing engine failure, and the No. 6 helicopter, which had a sharp decrease in power, had to land, and behind, the No. 8 helicopter also landed, and the soldiers of the Marine Corps wearing full equipment ran to the No. 8 helicopter.
No more problems! To complete this mission, there must be no less than six helicopters! There should have been a margin of two more planes, and if there were ten helicopters, it would have been more generous! Captain Walter thought to himself.
"Report, helicopter four gyroscope malfunction!" Afraid of something, at this moment, another news came from the radio that made him depressed. (To be continued.) )