Babylonian Empire

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Iraq's angry revenge has finally begun, and this is just the beginning.

On the Iran-Iraq border, Iraq launched a total of [-] Scud missiles, attacking important Iranian military targets within [-] kilometers of the border, mainly military targets and transportation hubs near Bakhtaran in the north.

After the Scud missile launch was completed, the Iraqi Air Force began a large-scale air strike against Iran.

From the air bases of Basra, H-3, Kirkuk, Mosul, Rashid and Shuaiba in the rear, the Iraqi Air Force took off four squadrons of Su-22 attack aircraft and four squadrons of MiG-21, There are six MiG-23 squadrons, four F-20 squadrons, three Mirage F1 squadrons, and one Tu-22 squadron, with a total of more than 80 fighters. This bombing can be said to have concentrated most of the strength of the Iraqi Air Force.

In every war, the air force is the first to dispatch, and should play the leading role!The task of the air force is to seize the air supremacy, protect the ground forces, and strike the enemy's targets!

This was a huge air strike. When the Iranians attacked the southern military region of Iraq, the northern fighter planes did not have time to support them in time. As a result, the southern air force fought alone, struggling to deal with the crazy attacks of Iranian fighter planes, and almost failed to protect key areas. .

The dispatch of the Iraqi Air Force absolutely cannot reach the level of Israel. After two days of maintenance by the ground crew, all the fighters have finally returned to their best condition.

And now, the air forces of the North and the South have finally joined hands to carry out this attack together.

For this attack, Baghdad's staff, after several days of sleepless nights and revisions, finally determined the final plan.

The key targets of this bombing were Tehran, Qom, Kurdistan, Ahmadi and Isfahan.

Tehran is the capital of Iran, Qom is Iran's self-proclaimed holy city, Kurdistan and Ahmadi are the areas that the Iraqi army is about to attack, and Isfahan has an important air base in southern Iran.

Tehran and Qom are the key points. For this large-scale military operation by the Iranians, if Iraq does not counterattack and show its strength, the international community does not know how to comment on the combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army!

Destroy Iran's strength, completely attack Iran's war potential, and attack their will to war. Among them, attacking the enemy's capital is a very important way.

In later generations, in 1988, Saddam fired nearly [-] improved Scud missiles at Iran, which completely hit Iran's will and brought them back to the negotiating table.

Qusay personally made the decision in Baghdad, and the first focus of the attack was Tehran and Qom!

Here, two F-20 attack squadrons were the first to launch the attack, each carrying two Red Bird [-] cruise missiles, launching from [-] kilometers away, destroying the opponent's key radar stations, air bases and other targets, for the sake of Subsequent troops entered to create conditions. This is the same reason that every time the United States air strikes the opponent, it is always the first batch of stealth planes to kill the opponent's long-range radar and other bases.

The F-20s of the other two squadrons are air-superior mounts. After the cruise missile attack is completed, they will deter Iranian fighters. Although the first wave of strikes will kill important targets such as the opponent's airport, if the opponent still has If the fighter plane is cruising, then shoot down the opponent without hesitation!This air strike will completely destroy Iran's air force!

Then, the Tu-22 bomber squadron and two Su-22 squadrons repeatedly bombed and completely destroyed the more than [-] designated target areas!

And the electronic jammer modified by the MiG 23 of the Southern Military Region is in this formation. In case of danger, they can receive this kind of soft protection.

In the direction of Isfahan, after the first wave of ballistic missile attacks, two Su-22 attack aircraft squadrons and two MiG-23 squadrons were deployed, and a Mirage F1 squadron was provided with air cover by Mirage F1. Su-22 and MiG-23 completely bombed here.

In the direction of Kurdistan, two MiG-23 squadrons and two MiG-21 squadrons were deployed. The air defense force here is not very strong. They want to bomb the garrison in the capital Sanandaji.

The direction of Ahmadi is the main direction of attack in the south. Seizing the high ground there is a very important strategic measure of the Southern Military Region of Iraq. Here, two Phantom F1 squadrons and two MiG 23 squadrons are deployed for future Army offensive creates conditions.

With so many planes attacking at the same time, the coordination between them is a very important aspect, especially the F-20 fleet, which took off from Basra to attack Tehran, can only meet in the sky over Hamadan. The flight has put forward strict requirements.

Chapter 425 Entering the War Zone

Iraqi Northern Military Region Air Force Command.

Because of the importance of this air strike, Your Excellency Qusay came to the Air Force Command in person to monitor the situation on the front line.

What Iraq needs most at the moment is the support of an air early warning aircraft. In this way, during the entire command process, the position of each fighter plane can be tracked in an all-round way, and information such as navigation and early warning can be provided for them.

But now, Iraq's long-range radar can only track the sky over Hamadan at most, and the situation after that depends on the formation commander's own decision.

“雄鹰中队，你们已经到达4-3-5空域，请转向航向3-2-2，准备与野狼中队汇合。”

"Fighting Falcon Squadron, stay on course, keep going."

In the air force headquarters, the fighter planes of various batches are being guided to fly to the theater by voice transmission.

On a large-scale map next to it, the wargamers are also constantly moving the signs of the fighters.

When Qusay came here, it was as if the clock had gone back to the 50s. It was indeed quite laborious to organize such a large-scale attack. If the Iraqi air force becomes stronger in the future and is equipped with more fighters, it will be necessary to plan one Wouldn't it be more laborious to take big actions?

It seems that the C3I system being built by the Air Force of the Southern Military Region must be expanded to the entire Iraqi Air Force as soon as possible. As an important node of the system, the C3I system and the air pre-warning aircraft must also find a way as soon as possible.

"Your Excellency Qusay, you are welcome to come to the Air Force Command for inspection. We are currently conducting this large-scale aerial bombing operation. Our fleet will enter the sky above the intended target in half an hour." Abid reported excitedly road.

Your Excellency Qusay attaches great importance to the Air Force, and the Air Force of the Southern Military Region has new weapons emerging one after another.For example, in this attack, around Tehran, which is the most heavily defended, the F-20 fighter planes of the Southern Military Region were the first to tear through their air defense network and attack Iran's long-range radar and surface-to-air missile positions. Risk, they launched it [-] kilometers away. Currently in the north, there is no such weapon at all!When the pilot ventured to drop bombs on the opponent's head, the opponent's surface-to-air missiles were also a very big threat.

"Well, you continue to command." Qu Sai said, he saw that everything was going very smoothly, and he was quite satisfied.

"Your Excellency Qusay, the fighter planes of our northern military region are all aging seriously. For example, the F-20 fighter jets of the southern military region can mount the Red Bird II missile. We don't have this capability." Abed saw Qusay So happy, I finally spoke up.

"The Northern Military Region is also our focus. The Air Force will update a batch of modern fighters, but it is not available yet." Qusay said: "The F-20 fighter is currently the priority for the Southern Military Region. This is a light fighter, and we The threat to the north is greater, and the first thing that needs to be equipped is a heavy air superiority fighter."

Heavy air fighter?Abid thought, wouldn't it be the Soviet MiG-25?This kind of thing is heavy enough, but... "I have already sent Reyel to France. Our heavy fighter is the French Mirage 4000. Only this fighter can fight against the F-15 fleet listed above "Qu Sai said: "The pressure on the Northern Military Region is very high, do you have confidence?"

"Totally confident!" Abed said.

With this attack by the Air Force, the Iranians have failed several wars and been blocked by the outside world. They are simply unable to make up for the losses suffered in the war. Their strength is shrinking sharply. If it is only to fight against Iran, then Iraq The existing F-20 fighter jets are sufficient, and it is still unknown how many Iranian Tomcats can take off.

However, if Iraq can sit back and relax because of this, it is completely wrong, because Iraq still has an enemy who is eyeing it, Israel!

If Iraq wants to be strong, then it faces a wolf-like neighbor, Israel. Although Israel is small in size, its combat effectiveness is definitely the strongest in the Middle East. As a big Arab country, Iraq is on the rise During the process, they will definitely be threatened by Israel. Israel will not sit back and watch the Arab countries become stronger. The combat effectiveness of Israel's air force is absolutely top-notch. This is also the purpose of Qusay's active introduction of Mirage 4000.

And when the Red Empire collapses in the future, the current close relationship with the United States will eventually end. At that time, if Iraq does not conform to the interests of the United States, it will be oppressed by the other party at any time. The Iraqi Air Force will definitely conflict with the United States in the future Yes, a powerful air force is what Qusay has been working hard to build.

Thinking of facing the world's first-class and powerful air force, Qusay felt the pressure on his shoulders, and the clock was ticking!

"The F-20 fighter planes of the Southern Military Region have merged with our northern fighter planes, and they have begun to lower their altitude, preparing for a low-altitude raid on Tehran."

The front-line radars can no longer capture the trajectory of their own low-flying fighter planes, and the rest depends on the front-line pilots.

Adnan was flying an F-20 fighter plane. This was the first time they had carried out such a large-scale air strike. This filled every pilot with an inexplicable excitement. Two Red Bird [-] missiles were mounted, which meant that he would not reach the front at all. After launching the missiles [-] kilometers away from Tehran, he should return.

Thinking of the guys behind with Sparrow air-to-air missiles, Adnan was a little envious, because they all knew that the strength of the Iranian Air Force was no longer comparable to them. After this large-scale bombing, the Iranian Air Force They don't know how much combat power they can have. If the Iranian Air Force only has a few propeller trainer planes left, who will they play with in the future?

However, Adnan strictly followed the order. In fact, throwing the Red Bird II missile was more important. This was the first wave of strikes. Although the inertial navigation system of the Red Bird II began to work since it took off, but It is also very important to throw such missiles at the correct position so that they can find their own definite course as soon as they start to ignite, which will directly affect the subsequent flight.

The large-scale operation of the Iraqi Air Force was discovered by the few remaining long-range police radars in Iran. Suddenly, the Iranian Air Force became tense.

In order to cope with the war in the south, the main force of the air force has been transferred to Isfahan. Just a few hours ago, the air force base in Isfahan was attacked by two surface-to-surface missiles from Iraq, which completely paralyzed the airport. , and destroyed several fighter planes. Now, the fighter planes in this base can no longer be counted on.

At the Tehran base, there are only three fighter squadrons left. Excluding the fighters that are still under maintenance, only eight can be dispatched, two F-14 Tomcats, three F-4 Phantoms and three J-[-]s.

The once powerful Iranian Air Force deterred the entire Middle East fleet, but now, only this size remains.

For the last attack, they used almost all the fighters available at the air bases in the east, not even letting go of the two-seater fighters for training missions. In this way, the seemingly powerful air force was assembled last time. , Successfully suppressed the fighter planes of the Iraqi Southern Military Region, creating conditions for the Army's attack.

But now, there are less than ten fighter planes left in their family that can take off.

The Iranian weapons procurement personnel stationed in Chengdu, China, are anxiously urging every day that the second batch of eight J-[-]s will not be delivered until ten days later.

They need to persist for a few days, but the eight fighters are still a drop in the bucket.

In the city of Qom in southern Tehran, Khomeini's eyes were staring blankly at the sky.