The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 223: The Ambush Formation
The fighter jet is very fast.

They were almost reaching the sky above the nuclear reactor, but had already entered the range of the anti-aircraft fire network.

Rashid was very calm. The radar on the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was tracking the aircraft at all times.

"beat!"

As Rashid gave the order.

"Boom boom boom~~"

All twenty self-propelled anti-aircraft guns opened fire, and shells flew out one after another.

"Da da da~~"

Hundreds of anti-aircraft machine guns spewed flames and fired bullets into the sky.

A barrage of bullets was formed directly in the air.

A shell hit the wing mailbox of an F-16 fighter jet and exploded immediately.

A huge fireball shone in the sky, even more brilliant than the sun.

Another F-15 fighter jet was hit by a shell and was smoking.

"Damn it, we've been discovered! We've been ambushed by the enemy's air defense forces!" A pilot roared and immediately wanted to pull up the plane.

But the anti-aircraft firepower network was too dense.

The aircraft was flying at an altitude of only over 1,000 meters but less than 2,000 meters, well within the range of anti-aircraft machine guns, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and "Vanguard" air defense missiles.

A Vanguard air defense missile was launched, and it was not affected by the jammer of the F-15 fighter, and it directly hit the F-15 fighter, causing the F-15 fighter to explode immediately.

The F15 fighter exploded in the air, very dazzling.

"Hmph, now that you're here, you still want to leave!" Rashid held the telescope, looked at the sky, and sneered in his heart.

The order he gave to the troops was not to worry about the consumption of artillery shells!
One Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has 640 rounds of ammunition, and 20 of them have 12800 rounds of ammunition. The anti-aircraft firepower network formed by this would be very powerful.

Not to mention the one hundred anti-aircraft machine guns and over a hundred "Vanguard" anti-aircraft missiles, with a total of five hundred anti-aircraft missiles.

"It's worthy of being a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It's really advanced. It can even detect F-15 and F-16 fighters. Those radar positions are really a bunch of idiots. They haven't discovered this enemy aircraft formation until now!" Rashid said inwardly. At this time, another F-16 fighter exploded in the air.

"Liu is indeed a trustworthy person and would never lie. The anti-interference capability of the 'Vanguard' air defense missile is indeed strong. The jamming bombs released by the enemy aircraft still have no effect on the 'Vanguard' air defense missile!" Rashid sighed.

Fireballs kept appearing in the air.

One F-15 and F-16 fighter jet after another was shot down.

Of course, not all pilots died when the plane exploded. Some pilots chose to parachute.

As to whether the parachuting pilot was killed, it is not known.

"Reporting to the brigade commander, all targets have been shot down, and no new enemy aircraft have been found within the search range."

高射机枪、80式自行高炮已经停止射击，因为6架F-15战斗机、8架F-16战斗机已经全部被击落了。

"Keep the radar on one self-propelled anti-aircraft gun vehicle activated, and shut down the other vehicle-mounted radars. Keep an eye on the situation in the air." Rashid gave the order, and then looked at the eight dazzling parachutes in the sky, "Don't let the enemy escape. We must find them alive or dead."

Those parachuting pilots who are unlucky will be blown to pieces by anti-aircraft machine guns or anti-aircraft artillery, while those who are lucky can survive.

However, the parachute descends very slowly, and it is impossible to escape here. Even if you survive, you will be captured.

Rashid then reported to Saddam via the walkie-talkie.

"Great leader, we have shot down all the enemy planes, and now we are capturing the enemy pilots who parachuted." Rashid reported simply and clearly. Saddam was very happy to hear Rashid's report.

All 6 F-15 fighters and 8 F-16 fighters were shot down, which was a very great achievement.

All eight parachuted pilots were found. Facing the cold tank guns and heavy machine guns, the five surviving pilots did not move and were captured.

As for the remaining three pilots, they were already dead.

I did some statistics.

Six F-6 fighter jets and eight F-15 fighter jets were shot down. According to current international market prices, one F8 fighter jet costs 16 million U.S. dollars and one F15 fighter jet costs 2730 million U.S. dollars. That is to say, the value of the destroyed fighter jets alone is as high as 16 million U.S. dollars.

These fighters also carry missiles, which cost $40 each, so 60 missiles will cost $2400 million.

There are also weapons such as MK84 bombs, which cost more than 1000 million US dollars.

In other words, the enemy lost nearly $3 million in fighter jets and weapons alone, not counting the loss of pilots.

The anti-aircraft machine guns fired 5 rounds of bullets, 100 "Vanguard" anti-aircraft missiles, and 10000 anti-aircraft shells, which totaled to about $2000 million.

It can be said that this exchange ratio is very amazing.

"Rashid, congratulations, you have done a great job!" The commander of the Usilak nuclear reactor defense force, Sudani, congratulated Rashid enviously.

Sudani knew that Rashid was definitely the one who contributed the most to protecting the nuclear reactor by bringing down the attacking plane.

After all, all 14 attacking planes were shot down by Rashid's armored brigade.

Their defending troops didn't even have a chance to fire.

There is no way. It is not easy for their anti-aircraft artillery units and air defense missile units to move.

Sudani knew very well that Rashid would definitely be promoted since he had made such a great contribution.

The Iraqi Air Force has never been strong. Although Iraq is rich, it cannot buy advanced fighter jets like the F14, F15, and F16.

Even the Iraqi Air Force was no match for the Persian Air Force.

As a result, the air supremacy on the battlefield was in the hands of the Persians.

"Sudani, thank you for your congratulations, it's just what I should do!" Rashid said with a smile.

At this moment, his heart was filled with joy. He found that he had been going smoothly over the years and everything he did seemed to be going smoothly.

He was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel, and this year he was ordered to return to China to form a new armored brigade. The newly formed new armored brigade had not yet formed combat effectiveness, but was ordered to rush to the nuclear reactor, and then successfully ambushed the enemy air force, wiped out all the enemy planes, and even captured five enemy pilots.

This was definitely a great achievement. Rashid knew that with this battle, he would be able to rise to the top.

"Rashid, these damn pilots, they dared to attack us, let's execute them!" Sudani looked at the captives with hatred in his eyes.

Rashid shook his head and said, "Sudani, I also want to execute them, but we can't do that. This matter should be left to the superiors to decide!"

After hearing what Rashid said, Sudani did not insist on executing the prisoners, but still stepped forward and slapped each of them in the face to vent his anger.

If it weren't for Saddam's call, Sudani would have found it hard to imagine how bad things would turn out.

Because according to the plan, Sudani was going to Baghdad to attend a friend's wedding.

These bastards chose to attack at dusk, when everyone is having dinner and it is the most relaxed time of the day, making it easy for them to succeed.

Once the Usilak nuclear reactor was blown up, he, as the garrison commander, would definitely be brought to a military court. He might not even be able to go to a military court and would be shot.

(End of this chapter)