With only operational intentions and no concrete plan of action, this operational meeting looks quite strange.

However, considering the current situation of the Iraqi civil war, it seems to be a self-evident inevitability to think about the opponents that NATA is facing in a hurry.

The so-called formulation of a battle plan and then resolutely implement it is an ideal situation in the eyes of soldiers that can only be achieved when the initiative in the war is achieved and the rhythm of the campaign is controlled. However, looking at the current situation of the new party and the powerful enemies of the party, it is very difficult to deal with the Liberal army that is killing from the south, and as for NATA, which has been pressed and beaten by the FIAF all day and encounters enemy planes almost as soon as it takes off, it is not qualified to point out at the conference table and scold Fang Zhao for the time being.

To be able to barely withstand the ferocious offensive of the Liberal fighters, and to be able to save wherever there is fire, is already quite good.

In addition, he is not optimistic about the financial situation and technical level of the new political regime, although he has just arrived at the Fort Scharqat base, Long Yun also knows what NATA's current operational command system and troop combat effectiveness will be like, and even if there is a complete set of meticulous combat plans, I am afraid that it will not be implemented at all.

Thinking of this, adjusting his sitting posture on the wooden chair, Long Yun had already snooped through guò consciousness to figure out Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed's train of thought, and he continued to look up politely to listen, but his hand slowly flipped through the flight manual he had just gotten. When listening to the lecture, he looked down and looked at it, and the rough line drawing of the Sukhoi fighter on the cover of the manual and the Russian title of the Су-27СК-М made him raise his eyebrows slightly, was the fighter he took over in the 3rd Separate Squadron Su-27SKM?

There will be such doubts, not that Long Yun is unfamiliar with this model of fighter.

Su-27SKM。 As the name suggests, it is an export and improved version of the single-seat standard Su-27 of the Soviet Air Force. This model was marketed to "foreign military subscribers" around the turn of the century, but without success. The reason is that domestic weapons technology experts believe that the integration of its multi-purpose functions is limited, the task load of a single pilot is too heavy, and the combat effectiveness of the guide is not up to the level on paper, compared with the two-seat Su-30MKKK, which is still a new one, is more in line with the needs of the military.

Time has passed, and in this era, the "advanced multi-role fighter" has long become obsolete, and this batch of Su-27SKM does not know how to come to NATA, and Long Yun has no interest in it.

What he is puzzled about now is that he is only a novice who has just reported in the 3rd Independent Squadron. Listening to Qi Hui's introduction before, there are not a few Su-27SKMs in the squadron, and the rest are more obsolete old SK/UBK, can he, a newcomer, directly fly a relatively newer fighter, instead of slowly sorting according to seniority and achievements?

As far as he knows, the Su-27SKM is an improved model, because a lot of equipment has been added on the basis of the Su-27SK, and the fuselage structure has also been improved, and the empty weight is larger than the standard type; However, because some adjustments have been made to the flight control system and the degree of freedom of maneuvering has been relaxed, the table in actual combat is naturally better than the old SK, not to mention that the performance of the ZHUK-27 radar is also better than that of the N001 on the Su-27SK, and it has the ability to launch R-77 active radar-guided missiles and a variety of air-to-ground missiles and guided bombs.

All in all, SKM's combat power is stronger than SK's. Then the approach of the independent 3rd squadron is a little strange; This may be the result of the "organization" trying to arrange, and Long Yun wisely didn't ask much about it.

Just when the chair was slightly distracted. Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed has finished his brief battle plan, which can be summed up as "doing what we can, keeping things in place" and trying to alleviate the serious threat of air strikes for the ground forces of the New Party. After finishing this speech, he put aside the paper manuscript in his hand for the time being, and the lieutenant colonel raised his hand and touched his chin, grabbed a glass of water and took a few sips, and then continued to speak as if he were improvising:

"So, guys, I'll say a few more words.

The current battle form must be as clear as I am, so I won't repeat it; However, for our independent 3rd Squadron and even for NATA, the battlefield movements reported by the headquarters must be known, which can be said to be crucial to our subsequent combat operations.

Here I would like to borrow a quote from a famous military strategist:

'Who is our enemy?' Who are our friends? This question is the first question of the revolution. The basic reason for the ineffectiveness of the revolutionary struggle in our country in the past was that it was unable to unite true friends in order to attack real enemies. ’

I'm quoting this sentence here, and I think you don't think it's necessary.

Yes, for the current new regime, the Liberal regime and the Syrian rebels are our enemies, and the international community is our friends, and we all know that; It is also very clear that the FIAF, FSA, IAF and ECJA are our enemies and the ALSA, UNSA and SRAF are our friends at the military level.

But now, why do I bring this up, which is that in the next battle, we must recognize the real, main enemy, and then we can unite our friends and attack them forcefully. - Yes, I'm referring to the ECJA, the combined air force of the European Community, which is entrenched in Turkey, which has recently begun to intervene more frequently in the Middle East, to put it bluntly, on the side of the Liberals, to interfere and sabotage our operations. This practice not only does not conform to the basic norms of external forces intervening in the Middle East situation, but can also be regarded as a very dangerous declaration of war. The decision of the command is to resolutely counter this provocative action of the European Community, and for this reason, not only the fighter squadron in the northern region will be on standby, but also our third squadron, as one of the current elite forces of NATA, must also be prepared as necessary. ”

As the lieutenant colonel finished saying these words, there was a brief silence in the not spacious bungalow; After looking left and right in their chairs for a moment, the pilots, of all colors and appearances, looked at Sami Ahmed in unison, and after a while someone raised his hand slightly:

"Lieutenant Colonel, we probably know the situation. But to be honest, with the strength of our squadron, or even if the whole NATA were to fight against the ECJA, I don't think it's hopeful. ”

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel, 'Mensa' has a point,"

As the brown-haired young man with the call sign "Mensa" finished speaking, the Georgian pilot with two beards next to him also opened his mouth to pick up the conversation, "Didn't you just say that you want to 'preserve your strength'?" We're not afraid of war now, but the 'European Community Joint Air Force', tsk...... They have Galvoe raiders stationed in Asia Minor, and if a conflict does break out between the two sides, I don't think our fighter force will survive the fierce fighting. ”

"Yes! At present, we are fighting on two fronts, and it is already difficult, if we ......"

With a gossip and an argument, seeing that the pilots would be wrong, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed, who was standing at the table, did not immediately stop everyone's spontaneous debate, and only cleared his throat after the pilots exchanged views with each other and many people looked embarrassed:

"Yes, you're right.

On this point, I fully agree with everyone that it is clear that we at NATA cannot be a match for the ECJA, and that there are also the Liberal Party in Iraq and Syria eyeing each other. However, I personally have a little idea about the plans of the command; Let me ask you all of you what kind of prospects will be for the outcome of this civil war if the current situation continues, and as for the ECJA or something, even if it is put aside for the time being?

I think it is a very good answer to this question: the new regime will inevitably be unable to cope with the heavy military pressure from three directions, and will only end in defeat.

Now, then, the provocative act of the EC military can be said to be both a very real threat and a new turning point for us: only by making an all-out effort to counter this brutal interference in the regional situation, which is actually an act of pulling the strings, even if it suffers heavy losses in it, can we change the wait-and-see attitude of the international community and let the forces that control the situation in the Middle East come to the front of the curtain, so that the nascent Iraqi regime can have any hope of survival. ”

After saying these words in one breath, in front of the Iraqi pilots and foreign volunteers in front of him, Sami Ahmed did not explain more, but sat down at the table very calmly.

In the face of a group of hired pilots, talking about the life and death of the state power, it seems to be doing a kind of futile work that requires extravagant attention; However, after working in the position of person in charge for such a long time, the lieutenant colonel knows very well the true identity of these volunteers in front of him, if it were not for the state behind them, they would not have traveled thousands of miles to feel that they were fighting on this land, and the position of these pilots undoubtedly had to obey the arrangements of the commanders behind the scenes.

Perhaps in the eyes of the major powers, the civil war in Iraq and even in Syria does not need to end immediately, but with the old European countries tearing off their masks and going shirtless, the new regime and the Syrian government are already in danger, and if some countries really want the situation in the Middle East to calm down, then it is time to take decisive action.

Admittedly, as a professional soldier employed by NATA, Sami Ahmed is not interested in wrestling between countries, and those things should be the concern of the political family. As a former fighter pilot and now the head of the 3rd Squadron, how to organize the battle and complete the mission is what he is most concerned about.

After sitting at the table for a while, seeing that the volunteers were gradually expressing their understanding and understanding the mystery, Ahmed clapped his hands and announced the dissolution of the meeting:

"Well, everyone rest as soon as possible and prepare for tomorrow's combat operations." (To be continued......)