Chapter 189: Target: Faw Peninsula
Although he had gained the upper hand in air combat and shot down a number of Iraqi warplanes, Hashmian was not happy.
Originally, I thought that with the help of Tomcat, it would be easy to suppress the Iraqi Air Force, but who knows, the situation is not optimistic at all.
The Tomcat fighters that were transferred before the war were shot down and three were damaged, and after these three barely returned to the base, they were under intense maintenance, and it is estimated that at most two of them will be lifted off again. If it weren't for the Tomcat's strong survivability, today's Air Force would definitely be disgraced, and the downed F-4 and F-5 would be even more disgraced.
No matter how many fighter jets of the other side are shot down, Iran will not have the upper hand in this air battle, because its own fighters cannot withstand such a scale of attrition, especially Tomcat fighters.
"Today's battle is simply the wrong way to play, especially the Air Force, which must not be so consumed." A chief of staff said: "Our air force is used to protect key cities, so it is not cost-effective to consume them, and our tanks are also very short and must not be placed on the front line of the charge." Today, more than two dozen of the Chieftain tanks have been destroyed, and if they are not quickly withdrawn, they will all have to be buried there. ”
Hashmian turned sharply and looked at the staff officer with fierce eyes, eager to strangle him with both hands.
This staff officer was sent by Khomeini, or rather, Khomeini was still not at ease that he could command so many troops, and this person was sent to monitor him.
This person, from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, climbed up from an idiot who shouted crazy slogans to support Khomeini, who did not know how to fight at all, but climbed to a high position, and the person who received his own systematic military education had to be lectured by such an idiot, whose military rank was several levels higher than that of the other party, but, looking at the other party's expression, it seemed that he was the highest commander.
Hashmian suppressed his anger and said, "Tahe, what do you say should be done? Without the Air Force, then the overhead will face the bombing of the opposing aircraft, and without tanks, then what will we use to charge? ”
"We have young soldiers, great spiritual leaders, who have called on our young men to participate in this great holy war, who can charge ahead, who can open a road to Abadan for us!"
Boy soldiers? Hashmian was eager to pull out the U.S.-made M1911 pistol with the handle of the ivory gun at his waist, which was his most beloved pistol, and shot the head of the man in front of him, who had no scruples about the future of Iran and only knew how to use the death of others as a stepping stone for himself, and blew off the other's head.
"Juveniles are the future of our motherland, and if juveniles are all caught up on the battlefield and die, then, there will be no future for our country, this is the most despicable method!" Hashmian shouted angrily.
"Our population in Iran is much larger than that of Iraq, and even if we fight one by one, the victory will be ours!" Tahe shouted: "Long live the great spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini!" ”
"Shouting slogans won't save Iran, you idiot and idiot!" Hashmian hates this ignorant idiocy the most, war is definitely not a simple comparison of numbers, you think it was as a child as a street bully?
Tahe was dissatisfied, and shouted: "You are slandering our great spiritual leader, I will report to the leader!" ”
"I'll report it to the leader, I don't need you to convey it!" Hashmian said: "Pick me up Tehran." ”
"General." The few people next to him were all Hashmian's henchmen, who were released from prison, and they knew that this matter was going to make a big fuss, and it was no good at all, so it was better to stop.
Hashmian suddenly felt a pang of sadness, is it Iran's luck or misfortune that the theocracy leads the country? Although the previous Bavilie dynasty was arrogant and luxurious, no one dared to send a young man to the battlefield like this. However, now that Iraq has invaded, and Iran's various military equipment has been cut off from the source of spare parts, what advantage does it have other than Iraq's?
Hashmian shook his head and suppressed all kinds of thoughts in his heart, the army is to obey the order of the supreme commander, whether this order is appropriate or not, if the army has thoughts, it is a harbinger of the destruction of the country. Unless it was in a very special situation, such as the mobilization of troops against his own people, which he absolutely could not approve of, which was why he refused to carry out orders in the Islamic Revolution. The army is to protect the people, not to use the sons and daughters of the people as cannon fodder for them!
In today's battle, he miscalculated, he did not expect that the other side actually had a new type of aircraft to come to the other Tomcat, especially in the case of the lack of long-range immortal bird missiles in the Tomcat, and the opponent carried out medium-range air-to-air missile fire, and the other side obviously had an advantage.
And the army, too, did not expect that the Iraqis would actually deploy the most advanced Soviet-made T-72 tanks they were equipped with at the forefront of the battlefield, which shows that the most elite Republican Guard in Iraq has arrived at the front line in Abadan?
Although he suffered a temporary setback today, Hashmian did not lose heart, because he still had a ruthless trick to use Iran's powerful navy to directly occupy the Fawu Peninsula in Iraq and burn the war to the other side's land!
He remembered that during the training in the United States, an instructor who gave them a class said that in modern warfare, there is no longer the concept of front and rear, give full play to the advantages of one's own army, and use powerful mobile surnames to fight in the places where the enemy least expects them!
Just when all the Iranian officers were thinking about how to regain the lost territory, Hashmian's vision had already seen the forefront, using the navy, transporting troops to the Faw Peninsula, and landing here, which would deal the heaviest blow to Iraq!
The Faw Peninsula is located on the south side of Basra, on the west bank of the Shatt al-Arab, although it does not border Iranian territory, the army occupying it here will face strong resistance from the Iraqi army, but the Iranian Navy has a strong advantage, and the navy's warships can support the troops on the Faw Peninsula at any time, and occupying this place is equivalent to closing the door of Iraq to the sea, Iraq will definitely gather all its eyes here, and when the time comes, the pressure on Abadan and other places will be suddenly reduced, and it will be easy to regain lost territory.
This is Hashmian's last resort, after Khomeini appointed him as commander-in-chief, he put forward this proposal together with the request for the Tomcat fighter jet to move south, Iran's navy, absolutely not just decoration, when the battle on land is in full swing, the land is in full swing, how can Iran's navy not have any achievements?
The Faw Peninsula is the fat on the mouth of the Iranian Navy, and it is the moment when the Iranian Navy shows its prestige!
Hashmian is full of confidence, the navy in the port of Khomeini is ready to go, the Iraqi Air Force, which can only drop ordinary bombs, and the Iraqi Navy, which has only a few gunboats, is simply powerless to stop the offensive of the Navy!
The Persian Gulf, that's the back garden of the Persians!
Hashmian didn't notice the vicious look in the staff officer's eyes when he went out.
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