Chapter 466: A New Means of Blockading the Strait of Hormuz
readx;
A very violent way to deal with anti-ship missiles is to use short-range multi-barreled speed guns, such as the Phalanx and 730 guns of later generations, and anti-ship missiles can also use a method to dodge, that is, to carry out a serpentine maneuver at the end, and by changing the trajectory, so that the opponent's dense firepower cannot keep up with its own changes. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.infoβ¦β§
It's a pity that now it can only be a show, because the warships of the Iranians are defenseless at all.
Only one person saw it, that is, the captain of the Babur-class standing on the deck, when the anti-ship missile flew from the west, the captain's line of sight had already found the flying missile, looking at the trajectory with white smoke, the captain was full of doubts at this time: where did it fly from?
Until the captain reacted and shouted: "Dodge!" β
As soon as the words fell, the two missiles had already climbed high, and then carried out a rapid dive attack, and the sound of the missiles diving through the air stimulated the captain's eardrums.
Then, at a very high speed, the missile hit the waterline of the port side of the Babur class.
The semi-armor-piercing blasting warhead, after drilling into the steel plate on the port side of Babur, made a violent explosion inside. β¦β§
Then, a second missile flew again and hit the steel plate behind the port side.
Sea water began to pour into the Babur-class cabins, and the hull began to tilt gradually.
The captain began to direct the crew to carry out emergency rescue, and at the same time, he also saw an unforgettable scene for him, and the rest of the large warships were also shot one after another and began to sink.
Rather than being bombed here tragically. Why don't you go out and fight those Iraqis!
Although he didn't know who attacked him, the captain was very sure that it was definitely Iraqi!
The Hawkeye preview machine in the sky watched this scene. The lights that saw the radar screen hit the warships in the port of Chakhbahar, the Iraqis, who were Iranians. Sure enough, there are already anti-ship missiles with a range of 100 km!
After several hours of salvage, helplessly several warships sank, the pride of the Iranian Navy. Two destroyers with a displacement of three thousand tons. A corvette with a displacement of 1,000 tons, after being hit by two anti-ship missiles each, sank into the water, and only one supply ship next to it, still struggling, hit only one missile, and the other missile. β¦β§
This sudden blow wiped out the large ships of the Iranians. The news reached Tehran,
When Rafsanjani received the news, he was taken aback.
Today, in the fighting on the ground, the Iranians have been losing all the time, in the south, almost the entire province of Khuzestan has been occupied by Iraqi troops, and in the north, the Iraqis are also attacking fiercely. In order to counter the fierce offensive of the Iraqis, under the instructions of the Supreme Leader. They launched a ship raid in the Strait of Hormuz, hoping to hit the economy of Iraq and other countries in the Middle East that support Iraq by attacking passing ships, but it has not worked very well so far.
Their weapon was the Silkworm missile, which was imported from China, but only after the first batch of such missiles was used, China temporarily stopped selling them under the pressure of world public opinion.
In this case, Iran's top-secret weapons will be gone, and subsequently, an air strike by the Iraqi Air Force will destroy all the few sets of hair plants in Iran.
So, Iran can only think of other ways, because, they have other sellers, for example, can get this missile from North Korea!
Iran is currently trying its best to regain access to this weapon, and at the same time, it is also researching new tactics, such as the use of small boats, using pirate-like attack tactics, and in the first attack, it has achieved very good results, somewhat similar to the German wolf pack tactics in World War II, besieging those slow-moving ships without weapons and equipment, with a high success rate. β¦β§
However, now those Arab countries have united to escort those ships, and Iraq has deployed several armed men on each cargo ship, and they will use all kinds of weapons to attack the speeding speedboats, and the results of the speedboat attacks have begun to become less and less.
The Arabs were arrogantly conducting exercises in the Gulf of Oman, and they held back, and, moreover, let their own fleet stay honestly and did not provoke the other side.
However, these Arabs are actually very shameless, and they actually took the initiative to bomb their own port bases!
Although there is no complete evidence that the exercise of the escort formation was carried out so far, there is absolutely no second object other than them.
The Mirage F1 was sent at a distance of 100 kilometers, and it was flying at an ultra-low altitude, so until now, the port was attacked, and they did not have definite evidence, the evidence was the US Navy's pre-jing aircraft, but unfortunately it would definitely not be provided by them. β¦β§
It doesn't matter if there is evidence or not, as long as there is a motive.
Except for Iraq, no other country has made Iran a direct enemy until now, so it must have been the Iraqis!
The port base was attacked, all the large warships were destroyed, this blow is really too big, can the supreme god leader withstand it?
Rafsanjani came to Qom to meet the Supreme Leader.
Jane's Defense Weekly once published a commentary praising Iraq's air raids on Qom and saying that the Supreme Leader had also died in the air strikes, but later it turned out that it was only a miscalculation, and the Supreme Leader's house was hit by a bomb, but the Supreme Leader was unscathed.
It's just the undamaged body, and in Jing God, the Supreme Leader has always been bad.
Rafsanjani was followed by Ali, the commander of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. β¦β§
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has always been Khomeini's most trusted armed force, and this force, which now also has a navy, is those armed speedboats.
Moreover, when Iran's economy grows in the future, new warships will definitely equip the nascent IRGC navy.
"Hello Great Divine Leader, Allah will always guide the great Iranian people!" When Ali saw Khomeini, he was a little excited.
"Hello Leader." Rafsanjani said.
Khomeini nodded: "This time, it was our blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and there was a problem with the attack on those cargo ships?" β
Khomeini already knew that with the beginning of the Arab escort operation, their attacks were very passive.
"It's been a lot of fun, but we've been persevering." Ali said, "We will definitely complete any task given by the leader!" β
Seeing the fanatical Ali, the fire in Khomeini's heart began to ignite again, with these people who believe in themselves, Iran will definitely not collapse!
"There was a problem with our escort operation, but what is more serious is that Iraq took advantage of the opportunity of the exercise in the Gulf of Oman to sneak attack our base in the port of Chakhbahar, and several of our large warships have all been sunk." Rafsanjani said.
What the? When Khomeini heard the news, he was also very surprised, how could those warships, which were still far away from the opponent's exercise area, suddenly be attacked?
"It should have been the Iraqis who flew at low altitude and then attacked us with long-range missiles, and this Iraqi was the best at attacking us, and the first few times they attacked us, they used long-range missiles as the first wave of attacks." "Our naval vessels, without any reaction at all, have already been sunk," Rafsanjani said. β
Thinking of the blow suffered by Qom, Khomeini clenched his fists, Iraq actually ran to their own port of Chakhbahar, which is more than 1,000 kilometers away from their homeland, and sank several of their own warships, which is simply a shame for the Iranian Navy!
We must come up with a practical solution, otherwise, not only will we lose on land, but also on the sea, Iran will lose all its advantages, in fact, Iran has no advantages now.
"Our anti-ship missiles, when will they arrive?" Khomeini asked.
"There's no definite news yet, and it's expected to be a few months away." Rafsanjani said that North Korea is probably only now starting to imitate this kind of missile, and it may take a year or two to export it to Iran, at least a few months, if it is more.
"We put in more small boats to carry out a large-scale assault on the merchant ships coming and going at night!" Khomeini said.
"Great leader, I have a better idea." Ali said suddenly.
A better idea? Khomeini looked at Ali, hoping that something would come out of his mouth that would make him happy.
Rafsanjani too, looking at Ali, this guy actually came to the leader to show off without telling himself, this kind of atmosphere must not be promoted!
"If we want to block the Strait of Hormuz, we just need to use a few minelayers of our Navy to lay mines along the entire channel." Ali said.
Mine? Both Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Rafsanjani are eye-catching.
A mine is an ancient underwater weapon, an explosive device placed in water against a ship or submarine. Like a landmine, it is pre-cast in the water and detonates when a ship approaches or touches. Mines can block enemy ports or shipping lanes during an offensive and restrict the movement of enemy ships; In defense, you can protect your own waterways and ships, and open up a safe zone for them.
And, more crucially, the low cost and ease of laying mines make them a frequently used weapon in asymmetric warfare, and in general, mines are 10 to 200 times more expensive to lay. So until now, some mines laid during World War II have not been cleared due to cost.
These advantages of mines make them a weapon for poor countries. Originally, Iran disdained to use such things, but now, when Ali mentions it, Khomeini and Rafsanjani are tempted. To be continued.