Chapter 325 325 Mercenary Air Raid
A 20,000-ton amphibious assault ship sails on the magnificent Indian Ocean, and the prototype of this ship is a foreign trade version of the amphibious assault ship launched by China in another plane, which has been modified and produced by the base to obtain stronger combat capabilities. Naturally, the domestic navy is very worried about the size of 20,000 tons, and they still use the 075 type 40,000-ton large amphibious assault ship, and this relatively small amphibious ship is mainly supplied to foreign countries, but the shipbuilding industry of the countries that need amphibious assault ships is not bad, and they do not need China's export type.
Therefore, the amphibious assault ship USS Command & Conquest, which is 202 meters long and 30 meters wide, is the first LHD (Landing-Helicopter-Dock) "exported", with a huge dock that can carry two Type 726 air-cushion landing craft, a total of 56 armored vehicles of various types, and a standard hangar that accommodates 4 FC-8 Skua fighters for air supremacy, 12 Z-20 utility helicopters and 4 Wuzhi-10 gunships.
After receiving the commission from Sri Lanka, Westwood's war machine rumbled into action, and they soon sent a fleet of the Command and Conquest and a 30,000-ton ocean-going ship to Sri Lanka. Westwood brought a tactical group of more than 300 men to Sri Lanka using the amphibious assault ship USS Command and Conquer as a platform.
Sri Lanka paid $40 million in advance to hire this extravagantly equipped mercenary company, which was originally intended to purchase weapons against the LTTE, but later the Chinese gave them a big gift, and this money was saved. Lai Zhenping recommended Westwood to Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lankans thought that China was asking them for rebates in disguise, so they agreed to this request, but also set up a lot of rules to prevent this kind of mercenary organization from doing bad things.
Anyway, there are already nasty Indians on Sri Lankan soil, and they don't care about any more power.
"The tour leader has three hours left to enter Sri Lanka's territorial waters, will they be notified?" Vice-captain Kent said to Jacqueline with a respectful face. He was originally obsessed with Jacqueline, and then Jacqueline showed her strong side, which made Kent respect her like a goddess. However, this former American soldier is much more honest, and he doesn't even dare to have an impolite gaze.
Jacqueline nodded, "Let them open their territorial waters and airspace, and inform us that the military operation will start immediately." ”
She waved her fist, and a pair of surging **** trembled a few times between the movements, but no one had the courage to watch this scene, "I have to let these people in Sri Lanka know how good we are, we are not here to play at home." ”
"The satellite tactical support line has been opened, and the Beidou positioning system and the Skynet intelligence detection system have been launched." The intelligence officers in the command center are professional technicians from the Red Guard base, and it is difficult to recruit real mercenaries for such a role, so they are dispatched by the base.
Even if it is a mercenary organization, it is impossible to break into a completely unfamiliar battlefield to fight a life-and-death war, just like private security companies such as Blackwater in another plane, they all have cooperation agreements with the US military, and can connect many tactical systems of the US military to get intelligence support. Of course, Blackwater companies are not as extravagant as Westwood to have weapons such as fighter jets and amphibious assault ships, so the need for intelligence support is relatively small.
The Sri Lankan military, which is still relatively backward, still does not understand what kind of force they have invited, and when Ximu asked them to open their territorial waters and airspace and authorize military operations, they did not react much, and one of the senior officers in charge touched his head and felt that these mercenaries were originally brought to fight for war, so their request was not asked knowingly? Without much thought, Nishiki's request was all approved.
A seductive smile escaped the corners of Jacqueline's mouth, but it was a dangerous one.
"The spy satellite has located an enemy barracks, and there are no civilian facilities nearby."
There are many problems with mercenary warfare, and Nishiki is still fighting on someone else's homeland, and if there is too much collateral harm and violation of the safety and interests of the locals, then even if they win, the Sri Lankan side will be very resentful of them. Therefore, civilian casualties should be avoided as much as possible. Jacqueline emphasized the discipline of Westwood's tactical brigade when she was in PNG's training camp, and if someone blatantly broke the rules, Jacqueline was willing to let them relive the memories of the previous tearing alive.
"Take off fighter-attack aircraft to strike." Jacqueline calmly ordered.
The Command & Conquer carried four FC-8STOVL fighters, and Qi Yiming originally wanted to use the Qiang-7, which had a larger bomb load and stealth effect, but after all, the technical content was a bit high, and the Qiang-7 lacked the necessary air combat capabilities, so it was not as versatile as a Skua machine. Although the J-8V Skua carries more than three tons of ammunition but less than four tons at most, as a mercenary organization, it does not need much strong firepower, and if it is too strong, it will cause the fear of other countries. In addition, even in air combat with fighters such as the F-16 and MiG-29, the Skua will not fall behind, and it is much safer than the Qiang-7, which can only attack and cannot dominate the air.
Taking off from the thru flight deck, two FC-8s carried two PL-9C combat missiles, two AR-2 anti-armor missiles, four 250-kilogram FT-1 satellite-guided bombs. This airspace will not face any enemy fighters to intercept it, so there is no need to escort or anything, just find the target and drop bombs.
The two warplanes followed the guidance of the datalink system to find the enemy military camp marked by the spy satellite. The data and intelligence support system used by Westwood is connected to the system of the Chinese military, and Qi Yiming has established an autonomous intelligent reconnaissance system before, mainly with the help of high-resolution spy satellites to scan maps, and through computer independent identification and then assisted by manpower. This system also gives the PLA and Westwood a strong level of intelligence that can be used to carry out surprise attacks on the enemy.
"The target has been positioned, drop the bomb!" The pilot of the fighter-attack aircraft pressed a button, and an FT-1 satellite-guided bomb fell from the pylon. After the bomb wings were opened, it flew a short distance under the guidance of the seeker, and then directly hit the LTTE barracks. When the bomb exploded, these people had not even noticed the enemy in the sky.
The two fighters repeatedly dropped bombs until the entire camp was blown to the point where there was no intact place, and the Tigers scattered and fled, and the fighters swooped down again and fired a burst of 23mm guns from the nose of the aircraft, cutting down the enemy to the roots.
It wasn't until they felt that they were almost done that the two fighters pulled back up and returned to the amphibious assault ship USS Command and Conquest.
During the entire attack, not only did the Sri Lankan military lack air defense alert capability and did not detect Westwood's air strike, but even the Indian peacekeepers not far from the front line did not react until the two warplanes returned to the amphibious ship. Still, the strike was very effective, and the barracks was actually a new battalion of LTTE, with about 400 soldiers being trained, because the blow was so sudden that it caused more than 200 casualties.
Such a record is naturally not worth mentioning for Westwood, but the Sri Lankan military was overjoyed when they learned about it. Sri Lanka has always suffered from a lack of sufficient air strike power, and now that they only invited Ximu with the intention of intention, they still have such an air strike capability, which will inevitably make the Sri Lankan military's strike more powerful.
Subsequently, Jacqueline led Westwood's fighters to Sri Lanka, when the dock was opened, and ten main battle tanks and dozens of armored vehicles of various functions were driven out of it, Sri Lankan officials did not have a secret way, the money they spent was really worth it, except for a few big countries in the world, no country's army has such a level of equipment. They invited a small army from a military power to help in the war.
In contrast, the so-called "peacekeepers" of India's Ahsan look like crooked melons and cracked dates, with no heavy weapons and poor military discipline, and have fought the LTTE for so long without achieving a decisive victory. Although Sri Lanka is afraid of India's national strength and regional influence, it inevitably looks down on Ah San's inability.
However, the Indian people still felt very good about themselves, and the Indian ambassador to Sri Lanka soon called on the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and said in a domineering manner: "...... Your country's invitation to illegal mercenary organizations of unknown origin to enter the country could further destabilize the situation and bring with it many unforeseen dangers. My country strongly deplores this and calls on Sri Lanka to expel these illegal mercenaries immediately. ”
Sri Lanka did not dare to reject the Indians too blatantly, but it was just a hypocritical and reckless affair, first with various reasons, and then with a retrospective reckless reckon, and coaxed away this diplomatic envoy who felt that he was a great power and a regional leader.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka did not have the slightest intention of sending Westwood away, and after some in-depth discussions between the Sri Lankan military and the command of the Westwood organization, the mode of action and the issue of authority and responsibility were generally determined. Before the people of Ximu could recuperate, the Sri Lankan military sent them a new order, requiring the company to launch another air attack on the target they had designated.
Jacqueline did not shirk this, and sent four Skas fighters to take turns to attack LTTE strongholds in the northern region with guided weapons, causing heavy casualties to the LTTE. However, the LTTE has also become smarter, they have not experienced air strikes before, and after discovering who did not know who supported the Sri Lankan military, they immediately broke into pieces and hid their strongholds in residential areas and other places, which also made the Sri Lankan military and the Westwood company jealous.
Millions of dollars of ammunition were dropped in the airstrikes over the past few days, and because a contract was signed, the cost of each airstrike was not counted separately, which actually cost Westwood a lot of money. It's Ximu is a vest that Qi Yiming erected, and the ammunition and equipment are all supplied for free, although it looks like it's lost, but it's actually nothing.
After the air raids, Westwood joined the Sri Lankan military's ground offensive.