In the bridge combat command room of the amphibious assault ship Shangri-La, Zhang Juzuo, who had just taken over the post of captain for not long ago, was full of ambition. He is the second captain of the Shangri-La, the first captain is a red alert soldier assigned by Qi Yiming, Zhang Juzuo has been serving in the Hainan amphibious ship before, as an air traffic control officer, and is already very familiar with the affairs of the ship, this time he is also at the helm of the Shangri-La, which is also an amphibious ship converted from an old aircraft carrier, so it can be regarded as handy.

The Shangri-La was located in the Persian Gulf, and the Fujian, another of the two core ships of the PLA expeditionary fleet, was cruising farther away from the Gulf of Oman, because it did not expect Iraq to move so quickly, so it did not enter the direct attack radius.

In addition to the six aircraft carriers of the US Navy (USS Independence, USS Eisenhower, USS Saratoga, USS Kennedy, USS Midway and USS Raider), the French army also brought the USS Clemenceau, but this aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of just over 30,000 tons, it is a light aircraft carrier, and the carrier-based aircraft that can be carried are relatively limited, and more importantly, it can only carry old carrier-based fighters like the F-8E Crusader. The tonnage of China's two amphibious assault ships is not as small as the Clemenceau aircraft carrier, and the Fujian is 10,000 tons larger than the Clemenceau.

This time, the Shangri-La was basically used as an aircraft carrier, and the Fujian had both dock bays to send hovercraft to land and attack, as well as a larger hangar to send more helicopters, so it was obviously more suitable as a platform for launching landing operations. The Shangri-La carried a total of 20 J-7 stealth attack aircraft, four J-8V fighters, two AWACS helicopters and two anti-submarine helicopters.

The Multinational Force values the Shangri-La for its ability to send stealth attack aircraft to penetrate defenses and attack important enemy targets. So keep the Shangri-La at the forefront of the war zone and ready to carry out attack missions at any time.

"Captain, the Joint Operations Command has sent an order to deliver tactical strikes against targets in the area from Kuwait to Basra." The communications officer said solemnly.

Zhang Juzuo took off his military hat, put it on his chest, and pondered: "The coalition forces suffered a big loss in Haf-Abatein, and the U.S. military dispatched troops to recapture the lost place, and it seems that the U.S. military is unwilling to suffer a loss, and is ready to burn the war back to the enemy's side, after the air raid begins, the allies are estimated to launch a large-scale offensive to retaliate against the Iraqi army." It is not enough to take back Haf'Abatin, I am afraid that we will have to enter Iraq all the way and recover Kuwait. ”

Gao Yuan, the political commissar beside Zhang Juzuo, hesitated: "It is impossible to act so quickly, although Hafu Abatin is bound to recapture, but if the main defense capability of the Iraqi army is not paralyzed, it will advance in such a large depth, I am afraid that there will be relatively large losses." ”

Zhang Juzuo smiled: "That's why we have to attack first." ”

Gao Yuan speculated: "I think the Iraqi army is relatively well prepared, and it is very difficult to destroy the Iraqi army's resistance ability with air strikes in the short term, in fact, the allies see this matter too simply, and if you really wait until the air attack target is achieved before launching a ground battle, I am afraid it will be more than 20 days later." ”

Zhang Juzuo nodded in agreement, but he added: "If you let the US military come by itself, I'm afraid the result will be similar to what you said, but now with us, our understanding of the Iraqi army's various key places and important facilities is much stronger than that of the US army, plus what we need to do is to constantly divide the battlefield, when our army wants to attack where it wants to attack, the air force will use bombs to separate this area, and in addition, the continuous bombing in the rear of the Iraqi army will also make the Iraqi army throw a rat into a trap and cannot attack with all its might." This is a question of the pace of the war, and the Allies cannot just passively wait for the Iraqis to make a move, and they are bound to let the Iraqis dance with them. ”

Zhang Juzuo ordered the air traffic control officer: "All the attack planes will be inspected for the last battle, and after the completion of the battle, they will take off into the air for combat!" ”

"Yes, Captain!"

The Shangri-La was immediately busy, with all sorts of flower vests lifting the attack aircraft out of the hangar, refueling and refueling, and installing the wings. The first to take off and fight were the attack planes left on the flight deck, these planes were reserved for urgent missions, all in the highest state of readiness, when the order was given, the pilots were in position, the four vector engines of the J-7 defenders were facing down, the attack aircraft slowly rose like a helicopter, and then flew out of the air.

The target of the first batch of attack planes that took off was the air defense early warning radar in Iraq, because of the rigid and outdated tactics of the Iraqis, since the invasion of Kuwait, these radars are still constantly kept on, and the electronic reconnaissance planes of the multinational force have intercepted the corresponding electromagnetic spectrum and position, and these radars are not advanced and maneuverable types, they are huge and bulky radar stations, and it is impossible to change their position, so after the air raid begins, these radars become the first targets to be hit.

The huge bomb compartment of the J-7 is equipped with anti-radiation missiles, and with the help of its stealth ability, it has escaped the detection of Iraq's air defense warning radar, and several J-7s have easily entered the range of anti-radiation missiles. After pressing the launch button, the magazine was opened, the anti-radiation missile was dropped, and then there were several explosions and skyrocketing fire, and the campaign of the Chinese air force to attack Iraq officially began.

Many of these radars not only provide air defense and reconnaissance, but also provide fire control for anti-aircraft missiles, so when these radars are removed, a considerable number of Iraqi anti-aircraft missiles also fall into a state of inoperability.

Until the moment when the J-7 defender stealth attack plane dropped the missile, Iraq's air defense forces still did not find out the true location of the J-7 with certainty, and the good stealth capability, coupled with the interference of the electronic warfare fleet sent by the multinational force, made it more difficult for ground radars to detect stealth attack planes in the air.

"The next target, airfield facilities and aircrew command facilities!" After receiving the news that the radar target had been cleared, Zhang Juzuo smiled and commanded the attack planes of the second echelon to continue the offensive.

In this place, it can be seen that the strength of the Iraqi army is insufficient, after being attacked by the air, the Iraqi Air Force simply does not have the ability to quickly send fighters into the air to meet the enemy, in the direction of the US fleet there are a few MiG-21/J-7, but they were quickly picked up by the F-15, and the Chinese air force from this direction from the sea, did not encounter any aircraft to intercept at all.

"It's really not powerful, it's all hit the door, and I haven't reacted yet." Piloting the Tomcat fighter that he had upgraded, Chen Feng pursed his lips with disdain. However, most of the enemies he has encountered over the years have also been like this, and none of them can make a few moves in front of the Chinese air force, either they are beaten on the ground on one side, or they dare not fight.

"If you compete with the Americans, I guess it will be very interesting." Chen Feng thought, but he also felt that it was unlikely, now that China and the United States are still allies, it is the least likely to go to war. Moreover, Chen Feng also understood that the inevitable result of the war between China and the United States was the war of the world, although he longed for meritorious service, but it was not to the point where he had to drag the whole world to experience war together for the sake of meritorious service.

Because there were not many escort fighters on board the Shangri-La, and the J-8V itself was not the best air supremacy fighter, HNA still took off F-14 fighters from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The main force of the F-14 fleet remains in Gwadar, there are not many in Udeid, and here it is mainly the J-9 Shadow Leopard fleet of the Air Force.

The Air Force also sent two squadrons of Shadow Leopards to escort the air not only to China's own bombers and attack aircraft, but also to protect the military aircraft of the US military and other multinational forces.

Chen Feng has carried out countless times of training to escort attack aircraft, and he also escorted bombers during the Taiwan War, and he still doesn't like this job very well, because Tomcats must fly at a slower speed in order to accommodate attack aircraft, and they can't fight well when they encounter the enemy, so they must protect attack aircraft as a prerequisite.

Four J-7s, protected by two Tomcats, flew to the military airfield in Kuwait, which appeared to have been swept away by a fleet of U.S. planes, with smoke from the explosion rising from the runway and some facilities destroyed. However, this job is incomplete, and there are still some threatening things to deal with, for example, Chen Feng now sees that on the runway below, a MiG-25 that has just driven out of the hangar is ready to take off.

"What are you waiting for, do it!" Chen Feng urged.

I saw a strange-looking attack plane swooping down from the sky, and then the 30mm cannon in the nose fired a strafing shot, directly blowing up the MiG-25 that was already preparing to slide on the runway.

"There's another one!" Chen Feng saw that an aircraft that didn't know whether it was a J-7 or a MiG-21 had climbed up from the runway, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a wicked smile. He piloted this Tomcat fighter, widened the angle of the variable sweep wing, enhanced the low-altitude performance, the passing Tomcat was like an eagle catching its prey, and it was also using a cannon, Chen Feng used a string of aerial artillery shells to knock down the Iraqi fighter that had been dozens of meters above the ground.

Not to be outdone, the remaining attack planes carried a large number of attack weapons, and after entering the free strike period, each one calmly selected its own target, and then dropped the guided bombs, and a series of facilities such as hangars, towers, oil depots, and runways were completely destroyed, and the airport turned into a sea of fire for a while, and the billowing smoke even somewhat obscured the vision of the pilots in mid-air.

"All targets have been destroyed, ready to return!"

"Permission to return, well done!"