Chapter 224: Target: Srinagar (End of Chapter 3)
The air battle in the morning ended, Pakistan lost two Tomcats, one F-16, and the opponents, the Soviet Air Force and the Indian Air Force, suffered heavy losses.
The MiG-29, which the Indian Air Force has just equipped, was all shot down, the MiG-21 was shot down eleven, over Afghanistan, the MiG-31 was shot down three, the MiG-29 was fifteen, and the Tu-22 Backfire was four.
The losses of the Soviet Union were not as great as those of India, mainly because they were supported by AWACS aircraft, and the flying skills of Soviet pilots far exceeded those of the Indian Air Force.
Although Pakistan also suffered losses, they were negligible compared to those of the Soviet Union.
"We must suspend military operations over Afghanistan!" Andropov was very dissatisfied when he heard such results: "This is simply a disgrace to our Soviet Air Force, is this the combat effectiveness of our Soviet Air Force?" ”
"General Secretary of the report, we are not facing the Pakistan Air Force, but the US Air Force, Pakistan has received all the military aid from the United States, and their weapons are the most advanced weapons of the United States, especially, we did not expect that they actually have the United States' E-3 early warning aircraft." Marshal Ustinov said.
Originally, in this large-scale group raid, the opponent's E-2 early warning aircraft could not command it at all, and moreover, the E-2's early warning capability was limited, so it had to fly over Afghanistan, and they planned to use the MiG-31 to shoot down these early warning planes first, so as to create an advantage for their own side.
Who would have thought that the American E-3 AWACS! The AWACS aircraft with the best performance even surpassed the A-50, which has just entered service with its own side, in this early warning, the A-50 exposed a lot of shortcomings, the on-board equipment is unreliable, and. Communication lines are susceptible to interference.
"Half of our country's expenditures are spent on the military, and it can't compare with the equipment of the United States." Andropov said coldly.
Andropov has been working on reforms, which are all about money, and now. Andropov was keenly aware that the huge army was actually the culprit that dragged down the Soviet economy, and he was even thinking about ending the war in Afghanistan and reducing part of the army, so that the Soviet giant could get a respite.
However, definitely not now! If the USSR had always had the upper hand, end the war in Afghanistan. This can be said to be reasonable, and there is no shame in front of the world, but now, if you lose the battle, it will be even more humiliating to withdraw again.
"General Secretary, our fighter development is lagging behind the United States. Because we want to completely surpass the American fighters in all aspects of the development of new fighters. Now, the latest fighter of our Sukhoi Design Bureau is about to be finalized, and we just have to wait a few more months until this new fighter enters service and forms combat effectiveness. It will be possible to completely defeat all the fighters of the Americans in the front! Marshal Ustinov said.
The development of the T-10 is nearing completion, and a large number of problems exposed during the test flight are being tackled by the Sukhoi Design Bureau, and the USSR has a powerful military industry. As long as this aircraft is finalized, it will soon be mass-produced and delivered to the troops.
For such an aircraft, the Soviet military was full of expectations.
"We have to win the next air battle." "This is our only chance," Andropov said. ”
Marshal Ustinov knew what the general secretary meant, the Soviet Union had already lost face once, and it could not be lost again, even if it first let Pakistan run rampant for a while, it had to accumulate enough strength and use a complete victory to justify the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army.
Islamabad.
From the Peshawar base on the front line, Mhammad, who hurriedly returned, met Zia-ul-Haq at the presidential palace, as well as a large number of army leaders.
The atmosphere in his office was unusually tense, and Mr. Muhammad knew that the president had finally made up his mind.
"This is the best opportunity ever." "The Indians are a cancer on our backs, and whenever the Soviets come to make trouble, the Indians will follow us and cause trouble for us, and now it's time for us to teach the Indians a lesson that they will never forget!" ”
This is an opportunity, an absolutely good opportunity, the Pakistani side is fully prepared and has been secretly training for several months according to the tactics of Mhammad, especially the first C-130 military aircraft and Black Hawk helicopters, which have been simulated many times at the airfield in central Pakistan.
Airborne Srinagar Air Base and seize the Kashmir Valley!
This war shows that the Indians are a dog of the Soviet Union, which will jump out and bite people at any time, and it is very reasonable for Pakistan to launch a counterattack.
All the faces were full of excitement, although Lieutenant General Mirza Aslam Berg did not agree with Mhammad's tactics, but, after the president had already made his decision, he did not oppose it again, but did what he had to do, which is discipline, obedience, absolute obedience.
"Our focus this time is to completely kill those Indian troops at the Srinagar Army Base, let them go to see their gods in their sleep, and at the same time, completely bomb the Srinagar Air Base, except for the runway, the rest of the air defense facilities, let them go to hell." Zia-Haq said: "Now, I announce. ”
All the generals stood up and waited for the president to give the order.
"Mhammad Kamaran, promoted to general, deputy chief of staff of the army, with full command of this military operation!" Zia-ulak said: "Sargoda airbase, ready for bombing, transport fleets, ready to take off at any time, Lieutenant General Mirza, lead the Third Army, regain the Kashmir Valley of our fellow Muslims!" The First Army, do a good job of preparing for a counterattack by the Indians! Operation codename, Genghis Khan! ”
"Yes." All of them replied in unison.
Mhammad was stunned for a while, last time, Zia-ul-Haq had promised him the deputy chief of staff of the army, but he didn't care at the time, after coming back, a few months, Zia-ul-Haq seemed to have forgotten about it, and Mhammad was also forgotten, and now, Zia-ul-Haq has promoted his rank to general! In the Pakistani army, the number of generals can be counted on one hand, and now, the generals in their twenties, there is only Mhammad alone.
Lieutenant General Mirza is fifty years old and has participated in several wars before he survives to become a lieutenant general.
Mirza looked at Mhammad's eyes, some envious, some ... Later it was back to normal.
A large-scale invasion requires a lot of preparation, and for this battle, Pakistan has been preparing for several months, from the previous idea of Mhammad, slowly expanding step by step, into a well-prepared military operation.
Sagoda Air Base.
Twenty A-7 attack aircraft, which were ordered last time, are already in place, and the current Sagoda airbase has forty A-7 attack aircraft.
Now, all the attack planes are undergoing a final inspection before taking off, and this night bombing is even more of a test for them.
Under the wings, heavy bombs were hung, and as the first wave of attack forces, they were going to bomb the Srinagar Army Base.
The runway at the Srinagar base is arranged from northwest to southeast, with two main runways, the northwest part of the runway, which is a large-scale hangar area, at the end of the runway is the conning tower, and in the northeast of the runway, there is a large-scale army camp.
There used to be several anti-aircraft missile launch positions, but the Pakistani Air Force, which has already won the no-fly zone, will not allow such a threat to appear on the ground, and after several attacks, the Sam-3 anti-aircraft missile has ceased to exist, and now the Srinagar Air Base is the meat on the plate of the Pakistan Air Force.
Although there were several exchanges of fire in the air, it was still quiet on the ground, Pakistan's advantage was in the air, and their troops remained in the barracks until the Indian army planned a large-scale land offensive. That's Pakistan's best chance!
The A-7 attack aircraft will do their best to attack the Indian army base, while the F-16 fighter will be mainly responsible for bombing the hangar of the air base, as well as the possible anti-aircraft fire in various places to cover the landing of their own transport aircraft.
Tomcat fighters will faithfully guard the skies, and if the Indians are not willing to lose, they will be ruthlessly shot down if they send their air force.
At Rawalpindi Airport, C-130 transport planes are also doing the final checks before takeoff, and they will carry army soldiers directly into the war zone.
The first to land will be the advance team carried by the Black Hawk helicopters, who will control the tower and various positions to protect the safety of the runway.
Black Hawk Helicopter is an excellent helicopter, after being introduced from the United States, it quickly replaced Skylark Helicopter, and its excellent performance made Pakistan want to continue to order a batch.
One qiē is already ready to fly.
Srinagar base.
As a base in the Kashmir Valley, it is at the forefront of the confrontation with Pakistan.
At the beginning, because of the competition for Kashmir, the two countries fought fiercely, and as a result, Pakistan occupied 40% of Kashmir, most of which is high mountains and very barren, while India occupied the most fertile and beautiful Kashmir valley.
In order to protect this place, India has deployed a large number of troops, and the warplanes here, after taking off, can directly support the frontline fighting, and this is one of India's proudest military bases.
Alas, that was a year ago.
When it became a no-fly zone over Pakistan, the pride of the Indians was completely shattered. The Indians have several times the air force of Pakistan, but they have been repeatedly defeated, and just today during the day, India once again dispatched a large number of air forces, they were all watching from the ground, watching the battle in the sky, and as a result, it was their own planes that fell! They sent several rescue armies to rescue the parachuted pilots, Indians and Soviets. (To be continued......)
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