Chapter 325: Intercepting Ballistic Missiles

Islamabad.

The air battle has been going on for the fifth day.

"The Soviets have changed their tactics and have not used the tactics of large aircraft groups, and we can be sure that our strikes in the past few days have let the Soviets know that it is not so easy to seize air supremacy over Afghanistan." This was stated by the Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force, Arslan.

In the past few days, the Pakistan Air Force has made frequent sorties, firmly guarding the air supremacy in northern Afghanistan, shooting down hundreds of Soviet fighters, while its own side has lost less than 10 planes.

Now, the Soviets have run out of tricks, the air is completely controlled by Pakistan, and on the ground, the Soviets are fighting fiercely, and without the cooperation of bombing forces in the air, they have actually entered the mountains for hundreds of kilometers.

"Well, it seems that we have begun to carry out the second phase of the operation, the main forces of the Soviets have entered the mountains, our free army, it is time to come out and move, order the free army of Afghanistan, take the initiative to attack, and surround Jalalabad!"

Diverting the tiger from the mountain, the entire ground battle is also under the control of Mhammad, let the main forces of the Soviets enter the mountains first, so that the big cities of Jalalabad and Kabul, which remain on the periphery, will be empty, and take advantage of this opportunity to start recovering the big cities! It starts in Kabul!

The siege of Jalalabad is also a decoy.

Mhammad's real purpose is Kabul! The capital of Afghanistan and the largest city in the north! Didn't the Soviets want a big war? Let's really fight!

"President, we are concerned that the Soviets will continue to use ballistic missiles, and this time, they may launch more ballistic missiles. Destroy all our air bases in one fell swoop. Musha'f said to Mhammad.

Mhammad nodded, it is true, when the Soviets are faced with defeat in battle, they think of using ballistic missiles, this kind of weapon, which is very powerful. Moreover, maybe the Soviets, who are in a hurry, may use mushroom bombs if they really tear their faces.

Afraid? Of course, I'm not afraid!

"The Americans are always slow, their missiles, aren't they ready?" Mhammad asked.

American!

After the Soviets used advanced ballistic missiles to attack Pakistan's Peshawar base, the United States immediately lifted restrictions and decided to export Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to Pakistan. It's just that these missiles are operated by American troops, who wear Pakistani army uniforms and come to help Pakistan fight the threat from the air.

Moreover, these are provided free of charge, and Pakistan does not have to pay any military spending.

These anti-aircraft missiles alone are far from enough. At the strong insistence of Mhammad, the United States finally dropped a Pershing-1 missile. Shipped to Pakistan.

The Pershing-1 missile is a solid-mobile surface-to-ground tactical missile of the US Army, as a medium and short-range missile, which is used to provide rapid support to the theater of operations or general support to front-line troops. Deployed in West Germany, it could attack the Soviet Union at any time.

And now, the more advanced Pershing-2 missile has been successfully developed, gradually replacing this Pershing-1 missile.

"Last night, they did their last commissioning. Now, it should be in a firing ready state. Musha'f said.

"I really want to kick Americans in the ass, so slowly!" Muhammad said: "Now that everything is done, don't rub it off, let them intercept it immediately!" ā€

Intercept the real yĆ n!

Ballistic missiles are difficult to intercept, and even in later generations, the Americans have diligently experimented with their NMD and TMD, spending a lot of taxpayers' money, and the interception effect seems to be there, but many people have pointed out that this kind of interception is a fraud.

When a ballistic missile falls at an extremely high speed, it is quite difficult to intercept it, and the speed is fast, leaving a short reaction time for one's own side, and one's own interceptor missile must move to the vicinity of the target missile in order to accurately destroy the missile. Therefore, the later generations have been developing for decades, and the results are still not ideal.

The attacking side, on the other hand, only needs to adjust its technique slightly, for example, when the warhead re-enters the atmosphere, make a maneuver, and completely throw off the opponent's interception system.

The idea of building a big umbrella that protects one's own sky, which can strike at others, and at the same time prevent others from striking and putting oneself in absolute security, is the idea of the Americans, but unfortunately, this idea is wishful thinking. The security of a country lies in mutual checks and balances.

The Soviet Union, near Moscow, deployed a set of Soviet anti-missile systems that could deal with incoming missiles, and the Soviets did not have the problems of the Americans, because their interception system used nuclear weapons for warheads. It doesn't need to be very precise, as long as it is within the explosion range of the nuclear warhead, it can intercept the opponent's warhead.

The Soviets solved the problem in a simple and crude way, and Khrushchev even claimed that the Soviet Union could hit flies in space, but in fact, this was a way to lose everything, and even if the warhead was successfully intercepted, the nuclear explosion would also threaten Moscow.

At present, although this Patriot missile claims to have the ability to intercept ballistic missiles, I am afraid that even the American companies that developed them have no confidence in their actual efficiency.

Even so, it is necessary to make this interception successful! This is made for the Soviets! Let the Soviets know that even if they launch missiles again, they can stop them, and moreover, ballistic missiles are also deployed on their own land, and if the Soviets dare to continue to launch ballistic missiles, then Pakistan will unceremoniously hit ballistic missiles!

This was a kind of intimidation, a pretense for the Soviets to think clearly before they did it, but in fact, the Americans only provided this one ballistic missile, and the Americans did not want to provoke the Soviets too much.

Now, it's time to show it to the Soviets!

In southwestern Pakistan, next to the Dasht River, near the small city of Gigi.

The tracked launcher slowly unfolded, and the hydraulic cylinders on the top raised the pointed ballistic missile on its back.

The ballistic missiles of the United States have long been fully solidified, and it only takes five minutes for the marching state to turn into a combat state, and then they can run.

The ballistic missile was erected, and the US Army soldiers in the launch vehicle operated nervously.

"Inject the number of emissives."

"Open all levels of insurance."

"One last self-test before ignition."

"Countdown before launch."

For this launch, the mainframe computers in the United States conducted a complete simulation test to ensure that the ballistic missile could accurately collide with the Patriot missile.

If it really can't be touched, then the seeker of this missile will self-detonate at a suitable altitude, in short, no matter what, you have to make it look like it can be intercepted!

"Launch!" When the countdown reached zero, the launcher's hand pressed on the red button, and the tail of the missile spewed out a puff of smoke, the fire shone brightly, and the missile began to slowly leave the launcher, faster and faster, and finally disappeared into the sky.

Northern region of Pakistan, Bergel.

The Patriot missile position here is also fully prepared, and when the missiles over there start to be launched, this side will enter the final interception state, and the number of launches will be continuously transmitted.

In space, the early warning satellite of the United States is also monitoring the Pershing-1 missile, and in case the trajectory of the missile deviates, it is necessary to immediately notify the Patriot missile interception force and change the interception direction.

The Patriot's plane radar, aimed at the south, kept scanning the sky, waiting for the appearance of the warhead, and not far away, the quadruple missile launchers had also been turned to the corresponding positions.

This interception is just a pre-calculated and accurate collision!

A few minutes later, in the predetermined airspace, the missile appeared precisely and, at a speed of almost Mach 10, entered the atmosphere.

Here, the interception entered the final critical period, and all the numbers entered the computer of the Patriot air defense system, and according to the predetermined program, it was quickly calculated.

Exactly the same as calculated in advance, missiles can be launched according to the program!

"Bang." The top cover of the quadruple Patriot missile popped open, and inside, a missile dragged a tongue of fire and pierced the sky.

This is also the first time for the United States to carry out ballistic missile interception, which is of great significance, and the number of satellites has been transmitted to the United States simultaneously, and countless people are staring nervously at the screen, watching this interception.

Finally, at an altitude of 30,000 meters, two targets, at the same time, disappeared on the radar screen.

The interception was a complete success!

The Americans cheered, and the Pakistani side was even more happy.

Just 15 minutes after the interception test was completed, a Pakistani spokesman appeared in front of reporters.

"Fifteen minutes ago, we conducted a ballistic missile interception test, and we launched a ballistic missile from the southwestern region, and the target was the desert near our Bergle, where we deployed the Patriot missile, and the radar of this missile, accurately captured the ballistic missile, and intercepted it, and shot down the ballistic missile accurately at an altitude of 30,000 meters."

"Excuse me, is this ballistic missile Pakistani? What is the range? Can it carry a nuclear warhead? A reporter asked.

"I'm sorry, this is a secret." The spokesman said.

"How many sets of Patriot missiles has the United States provided to you?" The reporter continued to ask.

"Enough to protect all our air bases."

"Now that the Soviet Union is at a disadvantage in the air war, and you have completed the ballistic missile interception test at such a time, are you warning the Soviet Union that it will be ineffective to attack Pakistan's air bases with ballistic missiles?" The journalist was very clever and asked one of the most crucial questions.

The press spokesman looked at the reporter with a smile on his face and said, "Yes, that's it!" We, Pakistan, no longer have to be afraid of ballistic missile attacks, we can effectively intercept them! (To be continued......)