Chapter 569: The Bombing Begins, The Advisor Speaks

Time: 2:30PM

Location, Persian Gulf.

On the black sea, the huge fleet is ready to go, and the first batch of carrier-based aircraft is ready for final take-off. The warships and submarines are all floating in their positions, and the Tomahawk cruise missiles in the magazines will be launched with a single command.

In the ground military camp that has been in operation for a long time, thousands of fighter jets have also made their final preparations. F-14 and F-15 fighter jets are in the first attack batch, parked at the front end of the runway and waiting for orders to be issued. In the rear, more fighter jets and even B-52 bombers lined up, waiting to take to the sky step by step.

In the general command room, every staff officer and general is staring at the screen. The teleconferencing equipment produced by Cisco and transoceanic international communication is on, and the opposite is directly connected to Washington DC.

The air seemed to be frozen. At this moment, not only the pilots who were about to fly were sweating, but also the communication soldiers and radar operators who were sitting in front of the computers in the entire huge logistics information system. Blinking at the screen.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the hour hand moved towards the predetermined position step by step. Almost no one spoke, and some were coordinating every step after the quick calculation began. It was the idea of ​​young people. The older generals and officers and soldiers couldn't help but return their thoughts to twenty years ago, back to the quagmire of Vietnam where they started that day.

Then, the minute hand finally points to the eight position.

A dignified voice rang through the phone.

"start."

"The whole army is dispatched!"

"Navy units open fire on intended targets!"

"All units of the Air Force take off to the intended target!"

"Connect to our early warning aircraft, and keep the communications department open!"

"Guys, blow 'em up so their parents won't recognize them!"

Amidst the crazily roaring engine roar, the first batch of fighter jets crazily rushed to the end of the runway with extremely high acceleration, and roared into the sky in gusts of wind. In the fleet on the surface of the sea, dozens of flames shot up into the sky in the first round, and the Tomahawk cruise missiles were unsheathed, and they flew straight towards the land in Iraq and Kuwait!

"The third team, this is Eagle One, we set off as a whole team."

"Fourth team, this is Fox Hunter No. 1, all wingmen follow."

"Received. Did you see the fire there? Brothers, remember, this is our territory, don't let the group of people in the water snatch all the prey!"

The Gulf base of the multinational force is as far away as possible from the territory of Iraq and Kuwait. It is only a moment, and the Tomahawk missile group launched synchronously with the take-off of the fighter planes has already burst into flames on the first batch of targets in the interior. Before the enemy sounded the air defense alarm, the relevant facilities were wiped out in the first round of strikes, and the radar prevention and control system was attacked first!

"The third team, close to the target, ready to drop bombs!"

"Eagle Two, received."

"Eagle Three, received."

"Eagle Four, received."

The magazines of the fighter planes were opened, and the first round of air-drop bombing was started by the F-15 fighter jets. The bombs were dropped and ignored. The fighter jet group immediately spread out in a more dispersed formation, focusing all their energy on possible Iraqi fighter jets!

"The fourth team, approach the target, prepare to drop bombs!"

"Fox Hunting Two, received."

"Fox Hunting III, received."

The second round of air-drop bombing followed, and the soaring flames continued to shine everywhere on the ground. Two batches of more than a dozen fighter planes quickly rushed into the enemy's hinterland with their speed advantage, and the targets centered on the radar and communication departments were immediately destroyed. The U.S. military is in action, and the air forces of Britain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, Italy, Qatar, and Bahrain are also taking off one after another. Even though the total area of ​​Iraq and Kuwait is vast, they cannot withstand a group attack on their core institutions by hundreds of fighter planes !

After that, the heavy guys can barely reach the battlefield at a slower speed.

In the endless night, a series of three B-52 bombers soared in the extremely high sky. Ahead is the enemy's hinterland, and the first batch of in-depth fighter planes have begun to fight against enemy fighter planes, taking into account the ground air defense firepower. And their current goal is to destroy all the military and civilian airports of the Iraqi army!

"Sixteen miles, altitude nine thousand seven."

"Fourteen miles, altitude nine thousand seven."

"Twelve miles, altitude nine thousand seven."

"Ready to drop the bomb."

The fighter planes organized by the brigade were escorting both sides of the B-52. Even if there were comrades in front leading the way, it was inevitable that there would be fish that slipped through the net and opened fire on the bombers. On the distant sea, the first round of Patriot missiles had already been launched, intercepting the Scuds of the Iraqi army in midair.

"Arrive above the target and start dropping bombs!"

The three military planes simultaneously opened their magazines, and in an instant, a large number of high-explosive bombs fell to the ground one after another like dumplings. The flames of the anti-aircraft guns are constantly shooting into the sky, and everywhere you can see strips of light rising into the sky. However, it is now in the middle of the night, how can they pose an excessive threat to the extremely high-altitude aircraft group?

"Encounter anti-aircraft fire, repeat, encounter anti-aircraft fire."

"Blow up those turtle grandchildren."

Twenty AGM-69A short-range air-to-ground missiles equipped by B-52 were launched, and the escorting fighter planes also moved quickly. It's not the Phalanx anti-aircraft guns installed on the Nimitz aircraft carrier, there is no heat-seeking, and there is no computer-aided calculation lead. These purely manual Iraqi defense and control troops can only pose a threat to helicopters.

The minute hand made less than half a circle, and the ground burst into continuous flames and roars. The first batch of airports in Iraq and Kuwait suffered devastating bombing, and a large number of fighter planes that had not had time to take off were scrapped at the door of the house.

At this moment, massive amounts of data communications are flowing through the network. In order to support the "Desert Shield" for additional troops and the offensive "Desert Storm" operation, Cisco, IBM and other companies have jointly built a communication network C31 for the Ministry of National Defense. Gather one of the most mainstream strands into a rope and head across the ocean to Washington, D.C.

Everything that happens on the battlefield can be received by the US military field command room; all information received by the field command room can be simultaneously received by the Pentagon!

"They did not launch an attack on our carrier."

The commander-in-chief of the Navy stared at the screen and said: "They don't have this capability. Dealing with our non-stop military planes is enough to consume all of Iraq's air-to-ground firepower. A total of 33 target Patriot missiles were launched, but none of them were for Launched in defense of itself."

"General Holler, this is the Pentagon, don't you have any more planes to send?"

"General Holle, there is no need to stop the launch of Tomahawk missiles, we will immediately assign you new targets."

"Let me see... well, we did put all the mainstream aircraft on the airfield. F-15s and B-52s, the carrier took off the AWACS but..."

"...unguided munitions."

In one corner of the Pentagon's command room, a girl's voice was thin but clear.

"What did you say?"

The commander-in-chief of the navy was about to give another order to General Holle on the battlefield, but he was taken aback when he heard the sound, and looked towards the corner.

Alice Wang, a part-time consultant who had been watching the battle from the beginning, expressed her views earlier than the former President Reagan who also came as a consultant.

"Your navy is equipped with unguided bombs from the Vietnam period, including 500-pound, 1,000-pound and 2,000-pound general-purpose bombs of the MK-80 series."

Seeing that she had attracted the attention of the boss, Alice said calmly: "But in today's battle, what we are going to do is not to bomb the jungle indiscriminately, but to carry out precise attacks on the key targets of the Iraqi army in the territory. At present, the only aircraft equipped on the carrier that can launch laser-guided bombs is the A-6E. The A-7 and F/A-18 aircraft can also carry and drop laser-guided bombs, but only when the A-6E aircraft is nearby to provide it with target designation The attack can only be carried out when it is time. But you have also seen that Iraq's short-range air defense force is not weak, and the A-6E dispatch will be very dangerous."

Just as Alice finished speaking, the correspondent reported the latest battle situation. On the return journey, the B-52 escorted the fighter formation and just knocked down a lot of fierce anti-aircraft artillery positions.

A few words hit the core of the problem, which made the commander-in-chief's eyelids jump wildly, and made many people around immediately put on a pensive face. This is indeed the case, and the practical ceiling of the A-6E is only thirteen kilometers, which happens to be within the effective range of most anti-aircraft guns.

"In addition..." Alice continued without stopping: "In order to fight at a height above the threat of shoulder-fired infrared anti-aircraft missiles and enemy anti-aircraft artillery, combat aircraft must attack targets in the mid-to-high airspace outside the defense zone. Because Leaving the target at a greater distance, the visual weapon delivery method would be less accurate, which would be detrimental to bombing an individual target."

"Then, it seems that the 'White Star Eye' photoelectric guided bomb currently equipped by your navy can only be used during the daytime when the weather conditions are good? So all in all, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, you really can't blame General Holle for being a bit inefficient, because he There's really nothing to do right now."

The fighting on the battlefield is still going on, and the field command room and the Pentagon are also very busy, but if the commander-in-chief is distracted for a while, it is of course acceptable.

"Miss Wang, are you saying that the combat thinking of our navy lags behind?"

"The last time there was a war was during the Vietnam period. The current aircraft carrier equipment is still mainly for defense against the Soviet navy. But you are also watching now. The Soviet Union is too busy to take care of itself now. How can it be time to pay attention to the affairs here in the Gulf. Focus on the protection of the aircraft carrier The lack of precision strike capability against the enemy, and anti-air, anti-ship, and anti-submarine warfare capabilities is a major loophole in your deployment of troops this time."

Looking at the time, it's just after three in the morning, and the first batch of airdrop bombings has not yet ended. Here at the headquarters, the commander-in-chief of the navy just complained a little about the weak firepower of his troops. Who would have thought that this little girl who was invited to be an audience would put forward so many opinions in such a short time?

And if you think about it carefully, it really hits the nail on the head!

"...I see, thank you, Miss Wang, but for now, let's keep an eye on the battlefield!"