Babylonian Empire

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After filling one missile, the soldier picked up the fuel tube and started filling another missile.

A total of two missiles need to be launched this time. The warhead of the Scud missile weighs 1 ton. Under normal circumstances, it is loaded with 860 kilograms of explosives. The killing radius is about 150 meters, and the circumference error is 300 meters. Therefore, it is very likely that the missile will be missed. .

Therefore, according to the instructions of their superiors, they did not use ordinary explosive warheads, but cluster warheads.

If you want to destroy the airport, it is most suitable to use ballistic missiles to carry cluster warheads. If you spread small bombs over a large area and spread them all over the airport, then their fighter planes will not be able to take off at all.

Even considering the possibility of miss, if two missiles are used, one of them will always hit, which can completely destroy the airport.

After filling, the test vehicle began to test the missile.

After the test, the huge missile began to rise slowly.

The most exciting moment has finally arrived.

The vehicle loaded with the Scud missiles is a three-purpose vehicle for transporting, erecting and launching. The process of transporting and erecting trees is all done by this vehicle, and the launching is the same.

At this time, more than an hour had passed, the eastern sky had just brightened, and the two Scud missiles standing quietly on the ground were fully prepared.

"The last missile self-test." An order came from the command vehicle.

"The last missile self-test." On the second row of seats in front of the three-purpose vehicle for transporting vertical launchers, it has become a temporary launch station at this moment. Two soldiers are operating nervously. They press Press the self-test button on the front, and then watch the lights on the dashboard flash one by one.

Except for the two vehicles on the ground, except for the fire engine, the rest have already left, and even the command vehicle is one kilometer away.

The fire truck is just in case, and the few people operating in the missile truck are the most dangerous right now.

"Self-checks have been completed." Having been tested by an external test vehicle, missiles rarely fail.

"Inject all data."

Through the cable, various data from the ground survey vehicle just now began to be continuously injected into the missile.

"The data injection has been completed, and we are preparing for the final launch."

This kind of launch does not require a countdown like launching a launch vehicle, which increases the tense atmosphere out of thin air.

After the preparations were completed, an order came from the command vehicle: "Launch!"

Hearing the final order, the operator pressed his hand on the firing button.

A puff of thick smoke emerged from the bottom of the rocket, and then, a burst of flame suddenly appeared at the bottom of the missile. In this flame, the missile weighing several tons began to rise slowly, and then, the speed became faster and faster. Quick, only the hot ground is left, and the missile has already flown into the sky.

The magnificent scene opened the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the missile force.

The missile unit is different from other units. It is likely that they have been soldiers for several years and have not fired a single missile.

Chapter 424 The Iraqi Air Force Deploys Its Nest

Isfahan Air Force Base.

This was originally an ordinary base, and the scale was not very large. However, after the Iraqis occupied Port Khomeini, it suddenly became more important. It is located in a mountainous area, geographically safer, and closer to the front line. , It is a very suitable place to take off from here and attack Abadan or southern Iraq.

Therefore, in this battle, this base has been greatly used. A large number of F-4, F-5 and J-[-] have entered this base. This base, which originally only had more than [-] hangars, is not enough. , some fighters had to be parked in the open air.

As the battle progressed, the ground crews were working unremittingly to maintain the normal combat of the fighter planes. However, every time they attacked, some fighter planes would never come back again, and they had begun to despair about the future.

In particular, according to the news on the front line, the attack of our own armored forces has failed, and they were all wiped out by the Iraqi army. That's nearly [-] people!That force was their entire hope for this battle. The air force lost so many fighter planes and so many pilots in the attack on the first day, so that this force could conquer Abadan and wash away the shame of the Iranian army.

But now, they are the ones who are ashamed.

Although they are discouraged, they are still working hard. They need to maintain the normal operation of the air force. Just last night, the order came again, asking them to continue bombing Abadan and Basra.

However, they all know that the current bombing is meaningless, and the Iraqis will no longer be so easily attacked. Their defense must be more complete, and an attack means that they will have greater casualties.

Soldiers are honored to die on the battlefield, but it also depends on whether such a death is meaningful.

The pilots of the Iranian Air Force were making final preparations before departure, and the ground crews also began to mount the ammunition needed for this attack on their fighter planes.

Now, only one and a half squadrons of F-4 fighters and two squadrons of J-5 fighters plus two F-[-]s can be dispatched. There are only [-] fighters in total. If they cannot take off due to battle damage and mechanical failure, let their lineup lost half.

The Iranian procurement personnel are now urging the factory to work overtime in Chengfeili, hoping to ship more fighters.

On one side of the airport, a radar antenna was rotating, monitoring the situation around the airport and preventing it from being attacked by the other side.

Suddenly, the radar operator found two strange signals approaching rapidly.

Looking at the altitude, it is already at an altitude of more than 2 meters. This altitude can only be reached by the MiG-25 in Iraq. However, looking at the speed, it has exceeded the limit speed of the MiG-25, and now there are more than Mach [-]!

It is flying towards the air force base quickly!

Suddenly, this signal on the radar screen disappeared.

The radar operator was shocked. He knew that the disappearance of the signal did not mean that the opponent had disappeared, but because the opponent flew obliquely above him, exceeding the maximum elevation angle of the radar, and the radar beam could not reach it. Therefore, during this time Inside, the radar cannot capture the target.

However, generally speaking, such a fast target will appear on the radar screen again in a few seconds. As long as the opponent flies over the radar, it can be captured by the radar again.

However, unexpectedly, after a few seconds, the target was still not found.

Well, there is only one possibility!

The opponent did not fly away from the sky above his head, but fell from the top of his head!

There is only one thing capable of such an attack, ballistic missiles!

The Iranian radar operator immediately reported to the commander of the airport that the airport was attacked by Iraqi missiles!

However, before he finished his report, bad luck had arrived.

The Scud missile finished its flight and started its final attack. At this time, because it was lowering its altitude, its speed also increased sharply, reaching a maximum speed of 1500 meters per second.

The interception of ballistic missiles is a very complicated project. The difficulty is that the speed of ballistic missiles is too fast!It is almost impossible to accurately intercept.

The two Scud missiles all flew over the destination, and the warheads rubbed against the air violently, making a sound that made people feel like the end of the world.

The ground crew at the airport raised their heads and saw the god of death in the sky attacking.

Then, as if it was raining, the thing in the sky exploded ahead of time, and countless tiny bombs flew out.

For everyone at the airport, this day is the end of the world.

Because of the accuracy of ballistic missiles, many cluster bombs are used for the warheads of ballistic missiles. They explode above the target area and release many small bombs, which can cover all areas of the target.

The bombs that fell from the sky bloomed everywhere on the airport, and the bombs that fell on the runway brought countless craters to the runway. Although they were not big, they were definitely fatal to fighter planes.

And some bombs fell around the fighter plane. Although the explosion did not completely destroy the fighter plane, it caused more damage: the fragments after the bomb exploded hit some parts of the fighter plane, and the damage was not serious. They were all small holes. The damage is great, and it brings even greater challenges to the repair work of fighter jets.

The two Scud missiles completely made the air force base lose its combat effectiveness, and the unexploded small bombs left behind will continue to bring new damage to the Iranians in the next period of time.