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And now that it is still in the period of the Iran-Iraq War, Iran will never give up this opportunity. I am afraid that Iran's counterattack will start soon. Without the command of the zhōngyāng regime, can the Iraqi army maintain its current advantage?

The United States and the Soviet Union are even more excited. This is the most appropriate time. Intervening in Iraqi affairs is a very important interest of the two countries.

However, the observers hadn't finished their spitting, and something that surprised them happened again. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein suddenly appeared in Baghdad again and delivered a harsh speech.

Iraq is a country with a great history. Iraq's territory is complete, and it is absolutely not allowed to be trampled on, and the emergence of separatist forces is absolutely not allowed. In particular, this separatist force is still promoting the theory of endangering the country, and they actually say that they have been arrested by them!

This force must disappear from the land of Iraq, otherwise, it will be a contempt for the Iraqi government and a blatant violation of Iraqi laws. These forces are not allowed to exist!

The appearance of Saddam immediately reassured the panic-stricken Iraqi people that the president is still alive!It was not captured by the separatist forces and the Kurds at all, everything was their trick!

Newspapers from various countries also began to report how the Kurds in Iraq did everything possible to split and destroy the Iraqi regime, and even found a fake president to stage the arrest of President Saddam Hussein.

Who is Saddam?That is the backbone of the Middle East, how could it be caught by the Kurdish armed forces?It's just ridiculous.

The Kurds didn't respond. Although they knew that the president had been captured by them, but now, that was no longer an honor, but a destruction that made them tremble with fear!

After delivering his speech, Mekhail met His Excellency Qusay again. He had just returned to Baghdad when he delivered the televised speech. He still didn't know what happened.

"Mekhail, you have suffered this time. The Kurds didn't make things difficult for you, did they?" Qusay asked.

"Fortunately, thanks to the president for personally sending someone to rescue me, I want to express my gratitude in person," Mekhail said.Being able to escape this time must be due to the President's special care for him. He was very moved. Although he was originally working for the President, he was still very grateful that the special forces were able to rescue him in such a short period of time.

"The president has very important things to do. During this time, I hope you can temporarily replace the president to carry out various activities." Qusay said: "Including sitting and working in the president's office."

Mekhail was puzzled. Although he was the president's stand-in, he only occasionally went out to meet various people and inspect the work of the subordinates for the president. He was never in the office and needed to replace the president for a long time.

"If you encounter anything that needs to be dealt with, please ask me for instructions." Qusay continued: "Mekhail, this is a very honorable task. Is there any problem?"

"No." Mekhail had a bad feeling in his heart. He had a faint feeling that something might have happened to President Saddam.

However, he knew that he was just a chess piece. In the big chessboard in the Middle East, he himself could only be a chess piece that was moved by others. Since he became the president's stand-in, he had no life of his own.

With President Mekhail in Baghdad, he can deter many people who have made changes, and it will play a good buffer role in Qusay's gradual rise to power.The next priority is to completely resolve the Kurdish armed forces!

In fact, this crisis, for Qusay, is also an opportunity to grasp the army. In the military struggle to command and wipe out the Kurdish armed forces, all people must obey his command. Invisibly, the military power is in his hands. .

Although it is not convenient now, it is definitely Qusay's goal in the next stage to gradually insert officers from the Southern Military Region into these units.

For example, now, during the encirclement and suppression of the Kurdish forces in the north, Qusay has transferred Ali's troops from the No.30 Fifth Armored Division to defend several large cities in the northern provinces.

In the air force of the northern military region, a small number of air force personnel of the southern military region also entered to assist the Phantom F1 fighter jets of the northern military region in mastering the method of using Paveway laser-guided bombs.

After the efforts of Joseph's leadership team, a series of problems were finally overcome, allowing the F-20 to mount the air-launched Red Bird II cruise missile, and allowing the Phantom F1 to mount the laser-guided bomb imported from the United States.

In the tense preparations for the siege of the Kurds, a large number of intelligence personnel entered the Kurdish mountains to search for places where Kurdish armed forces might appear.

Although there has never been a Kurdish country of its own in history, the Kurds have been working hard. The leader of the Kurdish mínzhǔ party, Barzani knows that this is the most dangerous moment. He and the Kurds who split from the mínzhǔ party The Stan Patriotic Union is uniting together, preparing for the arrival of the last moment.

In the northern part of Iraq, these two factions are the largest armed groups. They moved out in order to preserve their strength during Saddam's siege last time, but now, they will never remain silent again!

fighting!Use our blood to sacrifice gloriously for the establishment of our country!

In the general environment of Iraq, the engineers of China Chengfei took their newly developed aircraft to Basra, apparently without being noticed by anyone.

The two prototypes of Super Seven departed from the airport of Chengfei, via Pakistan, and arrived in Basra.

At the same time, in addition to experts from Chengfei, including the chief designer Tu Keda, there were several more Pakistanis.

After arriving, they immediately negotiated with Kashin, who was in charge of the F-20, hoping to enter the J-[-]'s avionics modification work.

"Chief Engineer Kashin." Tu Jida said: "Our airframe has completed the test flight according to the original plan. Now, we need your help to install the avionics system on the aircraft."

Looking at the two lonely fighter planes on the tarmac outside the window, Kashin was surprised. As an aircraft designer, he naturally knew all kinds of aircraft like the back of his hand.

China's J-7 is imitated on the basis of MiG-21.This kind of nose-intake fighter is small and flexible, but it cannot accommodate large radars, so it is completely outdated.Therefore, what was discussed at the beginning was to let Cheng Fei modify the airframe first.

I originally thought that with China's technology that can only be copied, it will take more than ten years to build an enlarged version of the J-[-]. It will take a lot of effort to modify a fighter with belly air intake. In particular, changes in the aerodynamic shape lead to differences in flight quality, and it takes a long time.

Didn't expect the other party to make it in such a short time?Originally, I thought they would ask the company for help and provide technical guidance!

Kashin looked at the technical experts from China, and now he admired them a little.

"We want to know whether your fighter jets can achieve the function of combat. The fighter jets are used for air combat. If you change it like this, the aerodynamic layout will be completely destroyed. Although it can fly, if the flight performance will be degraded, Using our avionics will not give full play to its due capabilities," Kashin said.

When he said this, he was obviously trying to make things difficult for Chinese engineers, which is also common. The project that is currently being carried out with the UK to introduce Spey engines is also full of difficulties.

Hearing what the other party said, the Pakistanis who came with the regiment are not happy. They are officials of the Pakistan Air Force. They are very satisfied with this fighter. Get started here.

"Our Pakistani Air Force has completely taken this fighter. Its air combat capability is comparable to the F-16 just imported from your country. We need this fighter very much. Coupled with advanced avionics, it has a medium-range Air combat capability, it completely surpasses the F-16, if you doubt this fighter so much, then please do a simulated air combat with the F-16 after refitting!" said the Pakistani.

Hearing what the other party said, Kashin was tempted instead. How could it be possible to surpass the F-16 in aerial combat? The maneuverability of the F-16 is obvious to all, even the F-20 is still a bit behind the F-16. Is this Super Seven fighter modified by the Chinese really so amazing?

Beyond the F-16, this has always been a dream of Northrop. Now, it has been realized on this fighter in China?If the Chinese say so, Kashin will never believe it, but the Pakistanis have a great say. If they say so, even if it is not as good as the F-16, it will not be too far behind.

Kashin changed his mind and helped them refit the avionics first. This is one of the projects negotiated last time. It has been fully approved. While the company is making profits, it is possible to thoroughly understand the structure of the aircraft. Let's see What's so special about this plane!

At this time, the international trend is the fusion of large side wings and wing body. Northrop has not done much research on this kind of delta wing fighter.

Moreover, when publicizing in the future, the development of this aircraft will also be carried out by Northrop. With the publicity of the Pakistan Air Force, the company's reputation will definitely improve, and it will also be very beneficial to the sales of F-20.

Chapter 396 The Air Bombing Begins

June 1983, 3.

The weather on this day was very good, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the sea breeze blowing from the Persian Gulf caressed the land of Iraq.

The air force base in the north is extremely busy. Today, they will conduct a large-scale military operation to bomb the base of the Kurdish guerrillas entrenched in the north!

Regarding the Kurdish armed forces, every Iraqi soldier already knows that they are trying to split Iraq and establish a country. This kind of separatist forces must be ruthlessly attacked. Moreover, they dare to slander and arrest their own president. It is absolutely unforgivable that rumors are spreading and throwing the country into turmoil!

The Kurdish guerrillas seem to be endless wildfires. They just carried out a siege last time, and they are all over the place like weeds.

In several northern provinces, the Kurdish guerrillas became active again. They attacked everywhere, and the lines of communication and zhèngfǔ army camps were often harassed. President Saddam Hussein responded resolutely to this kind of action!

In addition to the two main military bases in Kirkuk and Mosul in the northern province, even the remote H-3 Air Force Base and even the Basra Air Force Base in the Southern Military Region have dispatched aircraft.

A total of twelve flying squadrons were dispatched, including four MiG-23 squadrons, four Mirage F1 squadrons, two Su-20 squadrons, one F-20 squadron and one MiG-25 squadron.

All the planes are mounted for ground attack. The Kurdish guerrillas have no planes, so there is no need to worry that they will have an air battle with the zhèngfǔ air force.

The only thing to watch out for is the portable anti-aircraft missiles that the Kurds may use. There are a lot of such things in Iran. If the Iranians have them, the Kurds will definitely have them.

Therefore, in key areas, F-20 squadrons and Phantom F1 squadrons will be deployed to use laser-guided bombs for precise bombing, and at the same time, it can also reduce danger.

The lack of use of backward bombers is also based on this idea.

Air Force Commander Abid was very happy. He knew that the Air Force of the Southern Military Region was highly valued. Under Qusay's leadership, the Air Force of the Northern Military Region would also become stronger.