Chapter 123 Open Fire and Shoot Down

In Moscow, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. In the Ministry of Defense, Ustinov rubbed his eyes.

There are many things to deal with in the next few days, especially some troop movements at the lower levels to increase military strength in the Far East. Although the General Secretary has not yet agreed to wage a military war in the Far East, such normal troop movements can be decided by Ustinov alone.

According to Ustinov's idea, coupled with a warship defection incident that occurred last winter, Ustinov took this opportunity to strengthen the naval strength of the Far East and mobilized several destroyer-level warships. After a long voyage, those warships are already in place, which will greatly enhance the Far East's ability to compete with the United States. In terms of the army and air force, the Far East is not inferior, only in the navy, the Far East is still a little worse.

However, the main task of the navy is escort. Hokkaido is very close to Sakhalin Island. Equipment can be transported quite quickly from Sakhalin Island to Hokkaido. The combat effectiveness of the islanders is very poor. Ustinov is very confident that he can win this battle, gain advantages in the Far East for the Soviet Union, and break the encirclement of imperialism!

At that time, if the Americans acquiesce to this status quo, it will be fine. If the Americans want to fight back and expand the scale of the war, the Soviet Union is not afraid! Since the beginning of the Cold War, the Soviet Union has been on the defensive. Now, the Soviet Union's national strength has been able to support the Soviet Union to break through the blockade of the Western world!

Moreover, do Americans dare? The Americans could not even defeat Vietnam and left in disgrace. Americans certainly do not have the courage to start another large-scale war. Americans can only accept the status quo!

What a pity! This important action related to the future of the Soviet Union was actually denied by Kirilenko. This guy is simply a sinner of the Soviet Union!

Couldn't he see how great a strategic advantage it would bring to his side if he gained Hokkaido?

Now, Ustinov could only pin his hopes on Andropov. Unconsciously, he was increasingly inclined to support Andropov, a man of courage and foresight, who was completely acting in the interests of the Soviet Union.

After finishing the day's work, it was time to go home. Ustinov rubbed his head, took out a cigarette from the drawer with one hand, and just as he put it to his lips and was about to light it, he heard the telephone on the table ring rapidly.

At this time, the phone call to his office must be urgent! Ustinov picked up the phone and heard a familiar voice. Marshal Pavel Fedorovich Batitsky, commander-in-chief of the Air Defense Force, said anxiously: "Marshal Ustinov, an unidentified large aircraft was spotted in the eastern part of Sakhalin Island in the Far East. Two Su-15 fighters of our Air Defense Force are monitoring it. Now, the other side is heading towards our Sakhalin Island intercontinental missile position."

An unidentified large aircraft was flying to the ICBM position on Sakhalin Island? And it was in the Far East? Marshal Ustinov was immediately delighted. Great! He had been planning to find an excuse, but now it was delivered to him!

"Order, continue monitoring and use force to warn! If they do not change their route and fly within 50 kilometers to the east of our Sakhalin Island, open fire and shoot them down!" said Ustinov.

Large aircraft, no matter what kind of aircraft it is, a reconnaissance plane or a passenger plane, as long as it dares to cause trouble in Soviet airspace, it will bear the consequences of being shot down!

After giving the order, Ustinov made a cup of hot Mogajaba in his office, waited for a while, and then went to report to the General Secretary!

Order, force warning!

Hearing the order coming from the headset, Captain Osipovich turned on the weapon switch and adjusted it to the position of the machine gun.

Then, he pushed the joystick, and the Su-15 fighter slowly moved forward, getting closer and closer to the enemy, and then he pressed the button.

"Boom, boom, boom." With a series of crisp sounds, 23mm shells were fired from the front machine gun muzzle. The moment the shells flew out, Captain Osipovich closed his eyes briefly to avoid temporary blindness caused by the muzzle fire.

However, the common light bands did not appear in the air. The shells fired by these machine guns were all high-explosive shells, and there were no tracer bullets mixed in them.

Even so, it is absolutely impossible to say that the people on this plane could not hear the roar of nearby machine guns. Captain Osipovich pulled up and looked at the plane. At this time, the other side still continued to fly forward without fear, aiming directly at their own Sakhalin Island.

Captain Osipovich absolutely did not believe that the other party had no purpose. It was clearly a military reconnaissance plane disguising itself as a civilian airliner!

"Report, 467 has issued a force warning, and the opponent is still flying according to the original route." Captain Osipovich reported on the radio. Just now he really wanted to move the machine gun to a slightly different position and directly make a few holes in the opponent's skin. A 23mm high-explosive shell could tear a hole more than one meter long as long as it hit the target.

"Keep monitoring." The voice of the ground controller came from the headset: "Prepare to launch the missile!"

It can be seen from the radar station on the ground that the enemy is still 80 kilometers away from Sakhalin Island. In the air, this distance is almost a blink of an eye.

"Received, prepare to launch missiles!" Captain Osipovich looked at the wingman not far away. As the leader, he was the one who handled such matters. Only when his missile malfunctioned would he hand over the attack to the wingman.

Under the wing, an infrared-guided R-98 missile has already locked onto the target. That large aircraft is a four-engine aircraft with a wing-mounted layout, and the exhaust gas from the engine is the best heat source.

"Launch the missile!" As the order came out, Captain Osipovich pressed the button, and the R-98 missile that had locked onto the target, flames came out of the tail, and then it detached from the launch pad and flew over.

"Go to hell, Americans! This is what happens when you dare to invade Soviet airspace!" Captain Osipovich cursed in his heart as he closed his eyes a moment before launching.

"We are a civilian airliner. The Soviets dare not attack us." At this time, in the cockpit of the Boeing 747 passenger plane, the captain was speaking to the main pilot next to him.

This plane is a genuine civilian airliner. It took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the United States, stopped in Anchorage, Alaska for refueling, and then landed at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea. It is a Korean Air civilian airliner.

Moreover, as a civilian airliner, this plane also carried 240 passengers and 29 crew members. If the Soviets really dared to open fire on their own plane, it would simply lead to a tragedy in the history of world civil aviation! The Soviet Union would be drowned in spit.