The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 503 The battle begins
For the "Prairie Fire" operation, the United States mobilized 34 ships, including 3 aircraft carriers, with a total of more than 240 aircraft to conduct routine exercises in the Mediterranean region.

This time the flight intensity of the US carrier-based aviation force was greatly increased. In just three days, the carrier-based aviation aircraft formation on the "USS America" ​​aircraft carrier completed a total of 480 flight missions, the carrier-based aviation on the "USS Coral" aircraft carrier completed 336 sorties, and the carrier-based aircraft on the "USS Saratoga" aircraft carrier completed 626 sorties.

In three days, the carrier-based aircraft of the three aircraft carriers took off 1442 times.

It has even appeared that fighter jets have penetrated 300 kilometers into Libyan territory!
On the fourth day of the exercise, the US military officially announced that it had crossed the so-called Libyan territorial waters boundary announced by Gaddafi in 4 - 1983 degrees 32 minutes north latitude!
This is undoubtedly a slap in Gaddafi's face.

Gaddafi ordered a counterattack.

这天下午，飞行在锡德拉海湾上空的F-14‘熊猫’战斗机、F/A-18‘大黄蜂’战斗机、A-7、A-6攻击机进入利比亚领空。利比亚的地面雷达迅速地开始跟踪，萨姆-5、萨姆-6等萨姆系列防空导弹也瞄准了这些战机。

In addition, the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were dispersed, and the onboard radars were turned on to continuously search the air.

The radars of the 'Aegis-0' air defense missile system and the 'Aegis-1' air defense missile system also began tracking and aimed at the aircraft in the sky.

The HQ-1, HQ-2 and HQ-3 air defense missiles are also being aimed.

Finally, the Libyans could no longer hold back, and the radar of the ground air defense force quickly locked onto the American fighter planes.

At various air force bases, MiG-23s and MiG-25s loaded with weapons began to taxi on the runways, flew into the sky, and headed north.

Following an order from the superior, more than 30 SAM series air defense missiles took off and flew towards the American fighter planes.

In addition, the Aegis series of air defense missiles and the Hongqi series of air defense missiles were also launched at the targeted US fighter jets.

The US Air Force fighter planes immediately began to evade the missiles and guidance radars, releasing a large amount of broadband signals, making it impossible for the radar to identify the real fighter planes. The missiles flew over the planes and exploded at the end of the range.

Most of the missiles missed the plane, but ten of them hit their targets.

The two electronic warfare aircraft were hit by an Aegis-1 missile each, and turned into fireballs and exploded in the air.

The A-6 and A-7 attack aircraft were unable to dodge and were hit by eight missiles, exploding directly in the air.

The pilots of other F-14 'Panda' fighters and F/A-18 'Hornet' fighters were dodging and releasing jamming bombs, narrowly avoiding the 'Aegis-0' and 'Aegis-1' air defense missiles. The pilots' eyes were filled with horror and cold sweats on their backs.

"Saber, reporting the situation. Repeat - reporting the situation!" The voice of the operations commander in the E-2 airborne early warning aircraft came over the radio.

Soon, the situation was reported.

Soon, the order to attack came over the radio!

The sudden loss of two electronic warfare aircraft and eight A-6 and A-7 attack aircraft made the commander very angry.

The fighter jets' missiles were fired at radar positions and air defense missile positions.

Since these radar positions and anti-aircraft missile positions are exposed, it is natural to attack and destroy them. Only by destroying them will the Libyan army become deaf and blind.

“Swoosh~~” “Swoosh~~”

One anti-aircraft missile after another was launched and flew towards the US military aircraft in the air.

At the same time, US military aircraft in the air also launched bombs and missiles to attack ground targets.

Some American warplanes in the sky were hit by missiles and exploded into fireballs. On the ground, some radar positions and anti-aircraft missile bases were hit, exploded, and were destroyed.

Especially for the SAM series missiles and the Hongqi series missiles, it is not so convenient to move. Once discovered and attacked, it often means being destroyed. However, the Aegis-0 and Aegis-1 air defense missile systems are much more flexible and can be moved immediately after launch.

At the same time, two F-2 "Panda" fighter jets fired missiles at a Libyan missile boat that was approaching the US Navy attack group. The missiles finally hit the missile boat, which exploded violently. The missile boat and 14 Libyan naval officers and soldiers quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

In addition, two F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets fired missiles at a Libyan missile patrol boat sailing out of the port of Benghazi, sinking the boat.

Compared with Libya's army and air force, Libya's navy is undoubtedly much weaker.

The entire naval formation has only 8000 people in total!
Just as the two F/A-18 Hornets were about to fly away, a vehicle was parked at the port. It was the Aegis-0 air defense missile system.

With the push of a button, four missiles quickly flew towards the two F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets in the sky.

The radars of the two F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets captured the attack. Alarms began to sound in the cockpit. The pilots were experienced and although nervous, they fired jamming bombs and pulled the joystick to evade the attack.

"Boom~~"

"Boom~~"

The two F/A-18 "Hornet" fighter jets each dodged an anti-aircraft missile, but were unlucky and failed to dodge the other anti-aircraft missile. They exploded directly in the air and turned into a ball of fire, blooming like a firework with brilliant brilliance.

After shooting down the two F/A-18 Hornet fighters, the Aegis-0 air defense missile system immediately moved quickly.

"Hurry, act quickly!" A young man with yellow skin, black eyes and speaking Chinese shouted and gave orders.

Soon, the transfer was completed, then the radar was silenced and the surface was covered with camouflage cloth.

At the same time, the two F-14 'Panda' fighter jets that had just shot down the missile boat were performing maneuvers, apparently as a demonstration.

In fact, the flight altitude was not very high, estimated to be only about one thousand meters.

A young man with yellow skin and black eyes held a telescope and saw the performance of the two F-14 'Panda' fighter jets clearly.

"Damn, the Panda fighter is such a great treasure, it's such a shame to destroy it." The young man muttered.

Another middle-aged man next to him said, "We have no choice. We are hired by others and receive money to help them get rid of disasters!"

"After we return home, maybe we'll have a chance to take a good look at the Panda fighter!" said the middle-aged man.

"Fire!" The young man nodded and gave the order.

Libya does not have enough technical personnel to operate the Aegis air defense missile system, and there is not enough time for training, so Libya directly spends a lot of money to hire them.

Mercenaries are people who take money to help others get rid of disasters.

Moreover, when they come to Libya, taking into account various subsidies, their monthly salary is almost ten times that of what they earn in China, which is already a relatively generous income.

Add to that the bonus given by Libya, it would be at least dozens or even hundreds of times!

比如他们击落一架F-14‘熊猫’战斗机，能够获得100万美元奖金；击落一架F/A-18‘大黄蜂’战斗机，能够获得80万美元奖金；击落一架A-6、A-7攻击机，则是能够获得50万美元。

In order to boost morale and get people to fight for their lives, Gaddafi also spent a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)