Chapter 776: Bloody Battle of Baraka (6)
"Do you want to call our F-15 squadron back?" Looking at the radar screen, the F-16C/D fighter of the Ugandan Air Force was killed by the J-10C of the PLA Air Force almost instantly, and even a missile was not even sent out in time. Zieland was taken aback, as one of the former Air Force pilots, Nick. Zieland is very familiar with the F-16C/D fighter, although this fighter seems a little outdated now, but he knows that even with a complete F-15 squadron that is now in the air, it may not be able to kill these F-16C/D so quickly, not to mention that the PLA has only dispatched 10 fighters.
So, for the combat effectiveness of the J-10C fighter, Nick . In his opinion, if the PLA J-10C fleet now launches an attack recklessly, according to this combat effectiveness, the US F-15E/F squadron is estimated to not be able to support it for long, because the PLA is now concentrated in this airspace with more than 30 J-10Cs.
"No, now we are in a dilemma, and if we retreat, we will be exposed to our lack of confidence, and at the same time, we will lose the opportunity to annihilate our opponents with the F-35 fighters, because once they are allowed to retreat, our fighters will not be able to fly quietly to Dar es Salaam, where we must face a double attack from the air and the ground. Let's not forget that the latest model of the PLA Hongqi-9 long-range anti-aircraft missile system is no worse than our Patriot. Lieutenant General Reilly shook his head and said.
"Now we can only bluff and wait for the F-35 squadron to come, if we can't take out this air force unit of the PLA in one fell swoop, our ground forces can't be dispatched, otherwise it's too dangerous." Although Lieutenant General Reilly had a high regard for the PLA before, so he formulated a combat plan to use the superior strength of two squadrons of fighters against the PLA J-10C flying regiment, but now it seems that even if two squadrons are dispatched, it will take a lot of money to kill them.
Although it is said that the F-35 fighter has a good stealth effect, after the air battle of Diaoyutai, the US military knows that for the PLA's land-based radar system, the stealth fighter may not be able to be truly stealth, and within a certain distance from the opponent, the F-35 fighter will be exposed to the fire control radar of the PLA Air Force.
The U.S. fighter jets watched the PLA take out the F-16 of the Ugandan Air Force and did not move, Song Jihong of course they would not miss this good opportunity, they ordered the Destroyer drones to bomb the ground forces of the Ugandan coalition army again, and began to mobilize troops on a large scale to prepare to cross Lake Tanganyika.
The two infantry battalions have a total of more than 160 combat vehicles of various types, including wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled large-caliber mortar vehicles, and self-propelled howitzer fighting vehicles, plus more than 60 light all-terrain combat vehicles of the reconnaissance battalion.
Therefore, the command decided to first transfer two infantry companies and one fire company. With these more than 20 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and more than 10 self-propelled large-caliber mortar vehicles, this heavy firepower has completely overwhelmed the existing firepower level of the Rwand-Ukrainian coalition army, coupled with the almost non-stop bombardment of the destroyer drones, even if there are more than 10,000 people in the Rwan-Ukrainian coalition army, they will not be able to hold out for long.
However, in this way, the PLA Air Force must hover near Kigoma to monitor the movements of US F-15 fighters and avoid them from suddenly launching air strikes on the Destroyer drone fleet and the PLA infantry battalion.
Song Jihong did not let the chariot carry out the floating crossing, because Lake Tanganyika is too wide, and it takes more than 4 hours to float over at the speed of the chariot floating, not to mention the long time, so that it is difficult to ensure the original precious fuel and safety, although the speed of the ferry is not fast, but it is at least twice as fast as the chariot floating.
The commanders of the Rwan-Ukrainian coalition still do not know that the PLA has begun to dispatch tank troops, and they are now worried about the air strikes from the other side, and in their eyes, these dozens of J-7 fighters of the Tanzanian military are simply too bizarre to be able to dispatch once in more than an hour, as if the pilots are machines that do not get tired at all. Rwandans and Ugandans do not yet know that these J-7 fighters, which come and go almost regularly, are PLA's destroyer drones.
The air support they called to the headquarters did not appear in the sky for a long time, and the commanders of the Rwedish and Ukrainian coalition forces did not know that their air force had already been killed by the PLA Air Force, and the Ryan and Ukrainian military leaders did not explain this matter, and they were now busy coordinating and urging US warplanes to dispatch to provide air protection for their ground troops. Zieland repeatedly assured them that American warplanes were in the air and would soon be able to reach the war zone.
It is precisely because of this guarantee that these high-level leaders, who have no regard for human life, have repeatedly ordered their troops not to retreat, but to choose a suitable way to temporarily evade the opponent's air raids. This order forced the commander of the Uzbek-Ukrainian coalition to disperse his forces on a large scale, or simply bring part of his forces into the mountains and forests around Baraka, waiting for the air force from headquarters to arrive and continue the attack after addressing the air threat of the adversary.
At this time, the commanders of the Ruk-Ukrainian coalition also sent a number of scouts into Baraka to conduct field reconnaissance. The predicament of the Kurtu side is also well understood by the commanders of the Lu-Ukrainian coalition forces, and in their opinion, it is indeed only a matter of adding more strength to completely defeat the Ka. Kurtu is armed.
What's more, after this bloody battle, Ka. Almost all of the main forces of the Kurtu armed forces are buried here, and then they will be able to break through the card. Kurtu's turf was won. Especially the legendary Japanese Doujin Kalemi, as the victorious side, the commanders of the Lu-Ukrainian coalition will certainly not return empty-handed.
It was precisely because of these temptations to make a fortune that the commanders of the Luuki coalition would succumb to the strict orders of the headquarters and continue to stay in the vicinity of Baraka, otherwise the virtues of these officers would have found a good reason to return to Bukavu. Since it was said that the Air Force is coming in a blink of an eye, then put up with it now, and wait for the Air Force to take out the old group of J-7 fighters on the other side. The Kurtu forces were routed in one fell swoop.