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When the sun rises over the sea, the Persian Gulf is again lively, and the minesweeping formations begin a new minesweeper again, and today they will be able to open a one-way passage for ships to pass, and then, by clearing mines back from the outside, they will be able to open up a safe passage sufficient for two-way navigation. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo≦≧

No one knew that the minelayer of the Iranians, who had been hit in the battle that had taken place last night, had disappeared, and only some wreckage remained on the sea.

The sun shone on the rough sea, spreading a golden glow across the entire Persian Gulf, where three medium helicopters were quietly parked on an Iraqi tanker. On the deck next to the helicopter, there were people who were lazily lying on the deck, looking at the white clouds in the sky.

"Last night was really unlucky, I patrolled for four hours, and I didn't find any movement, why didn't I catch up with the Iranians' mine-laying operations, what was it like to launch missiles?" Said a pilot lying on the ground.

Last night, only a second helicopter on a cruising mission fired a missile that hit an Iranian minelayer, and the other fled back in a hurry, only to enter a minefield, and was killed or injured by a mine, and then the Iranian minelayer was never found again. ≦≧

This made the pilots of the third helicopter very depressed, they were the last to take off, cruising until dawn, seeing nothing, there were no Iranians to wipe them out, they felt very unhappy.

"I didn't feel anything, but luckily I closed my eyes when I launched, otherwise, I would have been blind for a few seconds." Said the pilot.

In the dark, people's pupils will dilate, and wearing night vision devices will affect the dense instruments in the viewing cabin, the light when the missile is launched is too strong, so when the missile is launched, the pilot closes his eyes in time.

"Alright, it's time for us to go." Seeing that the tankers have already entered the Strait of Hormuz, they need to fly to the nearest base on the island of Oman, replenish fuel, check the aircraft.

Although it did not agree to the request of Iraq's Excellency Qusayi to establish a large radar station on the island, Oman also made concessions and allowed Iraqi helicopters to patrol the Strait of Hormuz to conduct aerial patrols based on the Oman peninsula, which was also for the sake of the security of the Strait of Hormuz.

Oman's regression has already moved other Arab countries, because Oman does not need to use the Strait of Hormuz, its coastline is outside the Arabian Sea, and Oman does this for the benefit of the entire Persian Gulf other coastal countries. ≦≧

Therefore, although Qusay was rejected, he was not unhappy at all, and a few helicopters were stationed there, which can be regarded as the beginning of the deployment of military force, but Oman refused, and it would be a big deal to take it from Iran in the future.

In Baghdad, Qusay has been keeping an eye on the situation in the Persian Gulf, and whether he can crush the Iranians' mine warfare is the most important thing at this stage.

With the victory of the war on land, the Iraqi people are full of optimism, believing that Iran will not be able to hold out for long, and the Khomeini regime will soon collapse, but the Iranians blockade the Strait of Hormuz, which has caused a great deal of passivity to the entire Persian Gulf coastal countries, so it is necessary to take the initiative at sea and let Iraq completely grasp all the initiative.

"Your Excellency Qusay, Prince Sultan has called." A secretary said.

Because of the cooperation between the two sides in the Strait of Hormuz, Prince Sultan often contacted Qusay, and when it came to important matters, he would even come in person. ≦≧

"Bring me in." Qusay said.

Picking up the phone, there was a hearty laugh from Prince Sultan: "Qusay, Iraq has helped a lot in the matter of sweeping Iranian mines this time, and now, our waterway has been opened, and the first cargo ships have now sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz and into the Arabian Sea." ”

No wonder he was so happy, Qusay said: "We are all Gulf countries, these are all things we should do, we are all Arab brothers, Iraq is very willing to serve the surrounding countries." ”

Hearing Qusay's answer, Prince Sultan said: "Iraq has made a great contribution this time, and we will discuss it at the meeting of the Arab League and continue to provide a batch of funds to help Iraq's just cause." ”

When Iraq is fighting such a tense land war, it has also allocated a part of its forces to carry out sea escorts, and it has done such a good job that the Gulf countries are very rich, so it is normal for Iraq to provide some funds. ≦≧

"Thank you, Your Highness." "However, we are only temporarily emergency now, we are easy to spot the Iranians during the day, but at night, the Iranians will send out small boats at any time to rearrange mines, and our Super Hornet helicopters can only solve the situation in the near future, if we use it in the long term, I am afraid it will not work." ”

Helicopters have a service life, and if they fly every night, this is definitely super strength, and the fuselage will reach its service life in a few years, not because Iraq is stingy, but because this is not a complete solution.

"We need an AWACS aircraft capable of staying empty for a long time to monitor the entire Strait of Hormuz, and even the entire Persian Gulf." Qusay suddenly said this.

AWACS! This is something that Qusay has always wanted, and the C3I system of the Southern Military District has been developed, but it lacks this important air node.

Referring to the AWACS aircraft, Prince Sultan said: "Our Saudi AWACS aircraft are already urging the United States to deliver goods, but the United States has been delaying. ”

AWACS aircraft for the Saudis! Kusai asked sharply: "It's the American E-3 AWACS, right?" ”

Qusay has remembered that in history, the Saudi Air Force ordered 5 E-3A and 6 Ke-3 tankers (the refueling version of the E-3) from the United States in 1981, as well as accessories, training and logistics equipment, until the delivery was completed in 87. ≦≧

It's only 83 years now, and the United States has not yet delivered the first AWACS aircraft.

The E-3 AWACS is a good thing! Qusay is already drooling.

The E-3 watchtower air alert and control system is based on the Boeing 707-320B civil aircraft, with engine replacement and the addition of rotating radomes and electronic equipment.

With the help of the powerful electronic capabilities of the United States, the pulse Doppler radar with downward vision capability is used as the core, and the various electronic equipment subsystems on board are integrated into a whole through the control of the on-board computer.

When the E-3 is on duty at an altitude of 8,850 meters, it can effectively detect large high-altitude targets with different radar operating radii of 667 kilometers; 445 km for medium targets; Low-altitude small target 324 km. It can obtain the deployment of the ground and navy through the transponders on ships and vehicles, and display the complete land, navy, and air force posture to the air commander, so as to command the air forces of the side to complete various air combat missions such as interception, combat, ground/sea support, interdiction, air transportation, air refueling, and air rescue. The system has a large target processing capacity and strong anti-jamming ability, which can process 600 different targets at the same time and guide the tracking control of 100 targets.

Moreover, with the help of rotating crews, the E-3 can have a cruise time that lasts for ten hours, which can also be extended by refueling in the air.

The capabilities of this large AWACS aircraft far exceed those of the US Navy's E-2 AWACS aircraft.

AWACS aircraft are definitely a force multiplier for future wars!

"Yes, we in Saudi Arabia have purchased a total of five, each of which is nearly $300 million." Prince Sultan said: "Moreover, deliveries are always delayed. ”

Qusay was tempted to impulsively say if he could give the Iraqi Air Force a plane, but he knew that it was absolutely impossible.

The United States will certainly have a very strict examination and approval of such advanced scientific and technological things as early warning aircraft, and it is absolutely strictly forbidden for third countries to transfer them; no matter how good the relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq are, it will not work; moreover, the United States will absolutely not export this kind of early warning aircraft technology to Iraq, let alone export this kind of early warning aircraft technology to Iraq; in the future, once something happens, as long as the Americans stop selling parts, they will still become a pile of scrap metal like the powerful Tomcat fighter of the Iranians.

"Then we can only hope that the United States will deliver the goods as soon as possible." Qusay said. The relationship between the Saudi government and the United States is very close, so it urges the US government to deliver this early warning aircraft as soon as possible and assume the task of air vigilance.

"Long live Allah, we will definitely protect the safety of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz." Prince Sultan said.

Putting down the phone, Qusay stopped envy, the Americans are blocked out and cannot bring their forces into the Strait of Hormuz, where will it be so easy to supply AWACS aircraft to the Saudis, they will definitely continue to delay deliveries.

So, if you want to protect the security of the Strait of Hormuz, before the arrival of the Saudi AWACS aircraft, you can only exhaust those pilots of your own Super Wasp?

Absolutely not, I have to think of another way!

With a flash of inspiration, Qusay had a new idea.

The Iranians want to use minelaying to artificially create danger and prevent passing ships from navigating safely, so as to achieve the goal of blockading the Strait of Hormuz.

Then, with the way of others, and with his own body, he will lay mines on the side of the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coastline, so that those speedboats of the Iranians will not be able to dispatch at all!

With mines, blockade the Iranians! Khomeini, don't think that only you can be ruthless, now that you have done such an outrageous thing, then don't blame me for being ruthless.

Qusay made up his mind and picked up the phone: "Let the commander of the Navy come to my office." ”