Babylonian Empire

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"So, are we just like this, watching the planes of the US imperialists flying in our airspace, while our air force has to stay behind and dare not fight them?" asked the Libyan ambassador.

"No! Of course not!" Qusay said: "Our airspace cannot be trampled on by the United States so recklessly. Anyone who violates our Arab airspace must make them pay the price!"

Hearing this, the Libyan ambassador suddenly felt excited.This Arabian man who has repeatedly created countless miraculous achievements, as long as he says yes, he will definitely do it!

"So, what should we do in Libya?" the Libyan ambassador said, suppressing his excitement.

"The reason why the Americans dare to be so presumptuous is because they believe that Libya's air defense system is backward, and they have powerful electronic countermeasure equipment. The Sam-5 missile positions were destroyed because of the advanced electronic jammers of the United States. Our defeat will make the Americans look down on Libya's air defense even more. They think that they can fly safely. Then, we can take advantage of the pride of the Americans, use reasonable tactics, and use one or two secret weapons. Let the Americans know that what they eat is not fat, but a piece of steel that cannot be chewed!"

Chapter 955 I Need Power

"The French refused us to use their airspace." In the White House, the high-level American officials who were meeting heard this frustrating news.

The last attack was just a tentative attack. Not only did they successfully test out the serious loopholes in Libya's air defense system, the fighter planes were aging, there were no modern fighter planes, the air defense missile system was weak, and they lacked electronic countermeasure capabilities. Both, unable to effectively guard Libya's long coastline, more importantly, they tested the attitude of the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union had no other reaction to this incident other than expressing protest, which greatly inflated the self-confidence of the top American leaders. The Soviet Union is no longer the powerful country it used to be. Up to now, they have not yet Completely solve the problem of nuclear reactor leaks. I am too busy to take care of myself. How can I have the energy to take care of the African little brother!

Therefore, the most important attack plan in the entire Grassland Wind Operation has finally begun to be intensively planned.

Physiologically, completely eliminate Gaddafi!

The attack focused on two major Libyan cities, Tripoli and Benghazi.These two cities are famous big cities in Libya.

Among them, there are three targets in Tripoli, Aziziye Barracks, which is Gaddafi's headquarters and residence; Sidi Bilal Port Barracks, which is the training center of Libyan commandos The most loyal force; Tripoli Airport military area, where nine Il-9 transport planes are parked, is the main strategic transport force in Libya.

In Benghazi, there are two main places, Jamahiriya Barracks, which is Gaddafi’s backup command post; Benina Military Airport, which is the main military airport in Libya, where a large number of MiG-23 and MiG-25 are parked airplane.

There were originally two other targets: Abinidal's office in Libya, because Abinidal is also a terrorist country they identified, and the headquarters building of the Libyan Intelligence Agency, but these two places are too close to residential areas. Therefore, they are not fully sure.

If the five important targets were completely attacked by the navy, it would not be enough, at most it would be superficial. Therefore, after careful planning, they decided that the main force of this attack would be to use the most powerful F111 bomber of the Air Force to complete.

F111 is the world's first variable-sweep wing fighter, which was the mainstream design style at the time. However, this fashionable technology did not bring more advantages. On the contrary, the resulting structure was overweight, which made designers I have a headache.

At the beginning of the development, the design index of F-111 was a general-purpose fighter that could not only meet the tactical ground attack of the air force, but also meet the air defense and escort requirements of the navy fleet. Turned into a pure bomber, the navy withdrew from research and development, and fully equipped the air force. After that, this fighter was used as a powerful bomber, except for the M61 6-pipe that was hardly used. The cannon has a fuselage bomb bay of 5 meters long and can carry 1360 kg bombs; there are 8 external mounts under the wings, which can carry up to 26 50 kg bombs or 340 26 kg bombs at a sweep angle of 454 degrees. Its bomb load can reach an astonishing 37 tons!

Compared with the Navy's A-6 attack aircraft, which can only carry 13 454 kg aerial bombs and 20 340 kg aerial bombs at a time, the bombing capability of the F-111 is more than twice that of the A-6.Therefore, after careful consideration, the military finally decided to use the F-111F fighter-bombers stationed at Lakenheath Air Force Base in the United Kingdom as the main bombing force, and the Navy's A-6 attack aircraft as the auxiliary attacking force. Blast these targets to the ground!

The 24 F111 bombers there are already ready, but another problem has not been solved, that is, the air route.

American fighter planes depart from the UK and need to go south and cross Europe to reach North Africa. The most suitable option is to go south directly from France via France. The distance is only 2200 kilometers. However, the Gauls did not agree to the request of the United States.

When the United States launched its first air strike on Libya, Western countries responded differently. Some believed that the United States was fighting terrorism, while others believed that the United States was violating a sovereign state. In international affairs, France is often following The United States is not an exception, and this time is no exception.

Of course, Reagan also knew the deeper reason, that is, France is also an important oil exporter of Libya. France needs Libyan oil to meet its domestic needs. If France agrees to the United States using their airspace to attack Libya, in order to Gaddafi's personality will definitely stop oil exports to France. In this case, where will the vacancies in French oil imports come from?

Therefore, France does not open its airspace to the United States, which is also expected by them.

"So, what about Spain?" Bush asked.

France is not open. If Spain's airspace is used, although it will go a little further, it will not be too far.

"Spain also rejected our request."

Hearing this, everyone present frowned a little. In this case, they would have to detour through the Buralta Strait and fly from the Western Mediterranean to Libya. The one-way journey will reach 5188 kilometers. The plane needs to refuel four times in the air before it can reach over the target.

This is probably the most arduous mission F-111 has performed since it entered the army. It takes more than ten hours to go back and forth. Not to mention the bombing operation, flying for such a long time will be a test of the pilot's endurance.

"I believe that our air force can execute this battle plan well." Weinberg said, how about a detour?So what about multiple aerial refuelings?Nothing compares to their determination to eliminate Gaddafi!

Just as the U.S. government was intensively planning a new violent attack, the Bedouins in the desert also started their own arrangements.

No one noticed that a military transport plane took off from the Basra base in Iraq and secretly flew to Sudan. Then, from the Soviet Union, they took a car and entered Libya. In Libya, they took a helicopter. After several twists and turns, Came to Tripoli.

The sky in Africa is exceptionally blue, without any air pollution. In the south of the outskirts of Tripoli, the capital of Libya, there is a city-like building, which is the Aziziye Barracks.

There are high walls and reinforced bunkers all over here, and every post is guarded by commandos and plainclothes wearing black berets.And in the zheng zhōngyāng is Gaddafi's official residence, which covers an area of ​​about 4 hectares, surrounded by watchtowers and concrete fortifications.And on a piece of open space inside, a simple Bedouin tent was set up. This is where Gaddafi lived and worked every day.

"Crunch!" The car stopped, and a group of people got out of it. They were technicians from Iraq, and the leader was Marwan, one of President Qusay's capable officers.

Seeing these people come down, the tall and tall figure turned around, wearing an Arab robe and hat, with a smile on his mouth, Gaddafi said: "Welcome to the support of my closest Arab brothers!"

"Colonel, we are running out of time, we must speed up the deployment, and our technicians need to quickly modify your air defense missiles." Marwan said: "From now on, your air force and air defense forces, They must always maintain a state of combat readiness, and they need to receive training to know how to deal with American anti-radiation missile attacks."

After hearing that Marwan came down, he didn't talk about it, but urged him to enter the fighting state immediately. Gaddafi was very happy and said, "So, what do you need? We can provide everything."

Gaddafi at this time was very sincere, but the words he heard later made him hesitate.

"Power, I need power." Marwan said: "We need full command of your air force and air defense force. We really can't believe the quality of your command staff."

When you come, you need power, and what you need is the command of the air force and air defense forces. Then, if the other party has any conspiracy, just mobilize fighters and bomb them here, and his life will be destroyed. The explanation is here.

That is, he completely fell to the Soviet Union. Even in Libya, he hired a huge Soviet military adviser, but the other party did not ask for all the power.

Therefore, Gaddafi hesitated. Although he usually looks a little out of tune and always makes all kinds of very low-level mistakes, whether it is diplomacy or handling government affairs, he has always attached great importance to military power. , although his military rank is colonel, but even if he is a general, he has to obey his command with full authority.

Gaddafi's obviously paused expression let Marwan know that such a request was indeed very difficult for the other party to accept.However, if you want to command the backward Libyan air force and air defense force to complete this mission, then you must do so.

This time, apart from the technicians, some of the people brought by Marwan were drawn from the Iraqi air force and air defense force. Their mission this time is relatively dangerous, and they are absolutely not allowed to be messed up by the Libyans. .Of course, another purpose is to deepen military exchanges between the two sides.

Looking at the white clouds in the sky, Gaddafi said: "I need to know all your plans."

"No problem at all," Marwan said.If this request is not met by the other party, then they are too overbearing.

Chapter 956 The Eve of the Bombing

"Our combat mission this time will be the longest voyage in our history. As for our specific operations, we have already arranged them. Do you have any questions?" Inside the Lakenheath Air Force Base, the commander of the base pointed towards the upcoming The athletes who were dispatched asked loudly.

At this moment, when the lanterns were first put on, the sky outside had already turned dark.

Seeing these determined young people, the commander is very satisfied. This is the solid backing of the powerful US Air Force that can garrison troops around the world. They have a firm and brave team!

"Then, I will issue the last mission." The commander said.

Come out temporarily for the last task?The pilots felt a little strange, they all stood at attention and focused on following the commander's orders.

"Now, everyone goes to the toilet for 15 minutes, and then each puts a piece of our new equipment." The commander said seriously.

But the following couldn't help laughing, looking at the things distributed to them by a ground staff: That's a big piece of diapers!

"Remember, this is an order!" After the commander finished speaking, he strode back.

It takes more than ten hours to go back and forth. This is the first time. Although the F-111 is big enough, it is not big enough to have a small toilet behind the cockpit. It is okay to design the seat directly as a toilet. Anyway, the F-111 is the way to shoot the whole cockpit. However, when the fighter plane performs a large overload maneuver, it might suck the pilot's butt into the toilet seat.

Therefore, the only solution is to let them get rid of the filth in their bodies in advance, and then put on a diaper, and it is okay not to defecate for more than ten hours, but if they don't urinate, they will definitely suffocate these unlucky guys.

Padding diapers is also an expedient measure. At the beginning, the first astronaut who went to the sky used diapers to solve the problem.

While they were still whistling in the toilet and making final preparations before the battle, at Fairford and Mildenhall Air Force Bases near London, 28 KC-10 and KC-135 tankers had already Start taking off half an hour early.