The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 506: Fight with all your strength (ask for monthly ticket supplement)
In the daytime air battle, almost all of the Libyan Air Force's fighter jets were destroyed.

Even though they also destroyed a large number of US aircraft.

But there is no doubt that the US military won the largest air battle since World War II.

Even if it was just a narrow victory!

More than 250 US aircraft were shot down!

其中仅仅EA-6B‘徘徊者’电子战机就被击落了六架，E-2预警机被击落了3架，RC-135战略侦察机被击落了4架，SR-71高空超音速侦察机被击落2架，EF-111‘渡鸦’电子战机被击落了2架。

But even if 250 planes were shot down, the US military still had a large number of planes that could be mobilized directly from the United States, or from Europe or other places.

And Libya lost almost all of its fighter jets!
There is no doubt that this is a pain that Libya cannot bear.

For Libya, something even worse happened. The SAM missiles originally purchased were either bombed or launched and are no longer available.

The Hongqi air defense missiles that were carried along suffered the same fate, either being launched or destroyed by US aircraft.

As for the 'Aegis-0' air defense missile system and the 'Aegis-1' air defense missile system, although they still have missiles, the number of air defense missiles is not large.

If there is another battle of this scale, these air defense missiles will not last for two days.

In fact, I'm afraid it can't even last a day.

Because the Libyan Air Force was almost wiped out and had lost air superiority.

Without air superiority, the pressure on US military aircraft is greatly reduced and they can attack air defense missile systems at will.

When Gaddafi received the news, he regretted deeply. He regretted not importing more "Aegis" series missiles.

In today's air battle, the excellent performance of the "Aegis" series of missiles was fully demonstrated.

It has been proven that the Aegis air defense missile system has superior performance.

Under the influence of electronic jammers and jamming bombs, it is difficult for SAM air defense missiles to hit targets.

But Gaddafi also knew that even if he wanted to buy it now, it was too late.

The shipping time alone will take at least a month.

Now the US military is approaching in large numbers, with three aircraft carrier battle groups. This is the first time that Gaddafi has experienced such great pressure.

He originally thought that the United States would not dare to take action at this time because the Soviet Union was watching covetously and Libya was in the Soviet camp.

But he didn't expect that the United States would go crazy.

Gaddafi has achieved what he has today and has become a regional overlord, so he is certainly not a truly stupid person.

On the contrary, Gaddafi is smarter than most.

Gaddafi gritted his teeth and said, "Now it depends on whether the navy can sink a few US warships and make the Americans retreat!"

Now, Gaddafi is like a gambler who has lost all his money and is ready to make a desperate attempt.

As long as a few US warships are sunk, the Americans will most likely retreat, or at least buy some time.

After Gaddafi gave the order, the Libyan navy was dispatched.

Missile boats, missile patrol boats and submarines were all dispatched.

However, the Libyan Navy was immediately monitored as soon as it set out.

Even at night, the US aircraft carrier fleet did not relax its vigilance.

Subsequently, several F-14 'Bearcat' fighters and F/A-18 'Hornet' fighters were dispatched urgently.

The Perry-class frigates, Spruance-class destroyers, and Ticonderoga-class cruisers of the United States moved to sink the Libyan Navy warships. But at this moment, missiles were launched one after another, firing at the three surrounding warships.

"Ding ding ding~~" the air raid alarm sounded sharply.

"Da da da~~~" A powerful air defense firepower network was immediately formed to intercept missiles.

At the same time, release the interference bar.

The Americans are very wary of the Eagle Strike and Exocet anti-ship missiles and have already made plans for them.

The launched 'Upstream No. 1' and Sea Eagle- anti-ship missiles were intercepted and continued to explode.

Even most of the 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles were intercepted.

However, there are still some "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles that have not been intercepted.

Although the F-14 'Panda' fighter jets and F/A-18 'Hornet' fighter jets had launched missiles to attack the ships, the missiles had not yet landed, and the 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles had already attacked the warships first.

An "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile was only 5 meters away from the sea surface and crashed directly into the middle of a Perry-class frigate.

"Boom~~"

With a loud bang, a huge hole was blown in the middle of the Perry-class frigate.

The powerful impact caused the Perry-class frigate to shake violently, and the officers and soldiers on the ship were scattered all over the place, looking very embarrassed.

But the sea water was already pouring in wildly, and the captain, who was the first to react, quickly gave orders, saying that they had to save themselves.

In the distance, four Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles were flying almost close to the sea level, heading towards a Ticonderoga-class cruiser.

The Ticonderoga-class cruiser is the first main combat ship of the US military to officially use the Aegis system. It is equipped with an integrated surface combat system with the AN/SPY-1 phased array radar as the core.

In 1977, the U.S. Navy proposed a construction budget of $5.1 million for the first ship, but when it was completed, the displacement of the cruiser had increased from 8800 tons to 9700 tons, and the cost soared to $9.38 million.

As of now, the cost of each ship has exceeded the $10 billion mark.

"Boom~~"

Four "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles hit the Ticonderoga-class cruiser at different locations. This 9700-ton behemoth shook violently, and the shocking holes showed how terrible it was at the moment.

Although the Ticonderoga-class cruiser intercepted many anti-ship missiles, as long as it failed to intercept a single anti-ship missile, it would have been severely damaged if not sunk, not to mention that it was attacked by four anti-ship missiles at this moment.

"Boom~~" The violent explosion attracted the attention of other US warships and navy, and everyone was stunned.

You know, this Ticonderoga-class cruiser is the first Ticonderoga-class cruiser of the United States, and it is of great significance.

But now, he was hit.

Now they just hope that this Ticonderoga-class cruiser was only severely damaged and not sunk.

At this moment, two "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles hit a Spruance-class destroyer.

The Spruance-class destroyer was built after the Soviet Union built a powerful nuclear submarine force at an unprecedented speed after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. In order to enhance its anti-submarine force, the United States started building a new generation of destroyers.

It can be said that this is a destroyer of far-reaching significance.

It not only allowed the U.S. Navy to re-establish its absolute superiority over the Soviet Navy, but also laid a solid foundation for the subsequent mass production of Aegis, making the U.S. Navy unmatched in surface ships.

Such a large destroyer with a full load displacement of 7700 tons, whose main weapons are only a combination of Asroc anti-submarine missiles, Sea Sparrow short-range air defense missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles, is almost powerless in the face of the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile that flies almost close to the sea level.

Two "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles directly created two huge holes in this large destroyer.

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