The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 521 Bombing
At this time, on the high ground near the barracks, the Soviet army set up a complete anti-aircraft artillery position, and deployed SAM-7 portable air defense missile positions and S-300 air defense missile systems.

Because the time was too short, the Soviet Union only had time to mobilize 8 S-300 air defense missile systems to Libya.

If the Americans really dare to launch another air strike on Libya and fly over the Aziziye Barracks, this anti-aircraft artillery position will definitely make the Americans pay a heavy price.

Valery was the head of the Soviet military observation group in Libya and was also responsible for all Soviet affairs in Libya.

He was well aware of the importance of this incident to the Soviet Union.

If Libya cannot be saved this time, it will be a huge blow to the Soviet Union, and the chain reaction it will cause will exceed the original "Cuban Missile Crisis"!
"That madman Gaddafi is so unreasonable!" Valeri couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

The situation here was originally good, but it was Gaddafi's constant provocations that caused the situation to deteriorate.

But what Gaddafi did was completely untenable.

Even the Soviet Union did not dare to plan so many terrorist attacks against the United States.

Moreover, after the setback of the US "Operation Prairie Fire", Gaddafi not only did not restrain himself, but became more arrogant and provoked the United States even more.

It’s like the sky is the boss, the earth is second, and Gaddafi is the third.

You know, even when the Soviet Union had the upper hand in the past decade, it never provoked the United States like this.

Judging from the current information from all parties, the Americans will continue to attack in the near future.

Valeri had a hunch that this time the Americans' actions would be larger than last time.

On this day, Windenhall Air Force Base, UK.

The plane was ready for takeoff at the end of the runway, but the ground crew were still standing around the plane, nervously checking the details. This was a long-distance raid, a difficult and dangerous operation, and no carelessness was allowed anywhere.

This air base will take off 25 F-111 'Aardvark' fighter-bombers and 3 EF-111 'Raven' electronic warfare aircraft.

The F-111 'Aardvark' fighter-bomber, a heavy fighter-bomber of the United States Air Force, is the world's first practical variable-sweep wing aircraft, mainly used to perform conventional and nuclear attack missions at night and in complex weather conditions.

This fighter jet made its first flight in 1964, began to be equipped to the troops in October 1967, and production stopped in 10. A total of 1976 aircraft of various types were produced. In 562, the price of each aircraft reached US$1975 million.

The F-111 fighter-bomber has a crew of two people, a maximum take-off weight of 2 kg, a maximum bomb load of 45360 kg, a maximum level flight speed of 8250 times the speed of sound at an altitude of 11000 meters, and 2.2 times the speed of sound at sea level. The minimum level flight speed is 1.2 km/h, the maximum climb rate is 540 meters/second, the practical ceiling is 74 meters, and the combat radius is 14400~500 kilometers.

The EF-111 'Raven' electronic warfare aircraft is an electronic warfare/electronic jammer jointly designed and developed by General Dynamics and Grumman based on the F-111A 'Aardvark' tactical attack aircraft to replace the US Air Force's EB-66 'Destroyer' electronic warfare aircraft.

This electronic warfare aircraft made its first flight in March 1977 and began to be delivered to the US Air Force in October 3.

At another US Air Force base, twenty bombers including B-52 bombers and B-1B bombers were also making final preparations before takeoff.

The B-52 bomber is a subsonic long-range strategic bomber developed by Boeing Aircraft Company for the US Air Force. It first flew in 1952, began to be delivered in 1955, and stopped production in 1962. A total of 744 aircraft were produced. The aircraft is 49 meters long, has a wingspan of 56 meters, and weighs 219 tons. At an altitude of 1 meters, its endurance is between 1.2 kilometers and 1.4 kilometers, and its flight speed is 1000 kilometers per hour. Its cargo hold and under the wings can carry a total of about 27 tons of bombs, air-to-ground missiles or cruise missiles.

B-1B‘枪骑兵’超音速重型长程轰炸机乃是由北美航空于1970年代研制，在1974年首次试飞，1985年才开始服役。1981年里根政府宣布采购100架B-1B。这款轰炸机最大速度为1.2马赫，作战半径5543公里，最大航程11998公里，飞行升限18000米，可挂8枚AGM-86巡航导弹或24枚AGM-69短距攻击导弹或12颗至24颗小核弹或总重34吨的常规炸弹数十枚，每架造价高达3.5亿美元。

At a U.S. military base in Africa, dozens of F-4 fighter jets are making final preparations before takeoff.

The F-4 fighter is a typical representative of the second generation of fighter jets in the United States. It has good performance in all aspects, not only in air combat, but also in ground attack. It was the main fighter of the US Air Force and Navy in the 4s and s, and participated in the Vietnam War and the Middle East War. At this time, in addition to dozens of F- fighters being prepared at this air base, there are also several tankers being prepared.

Mediterranean Sea, USS Coral aircraft carrier.

The sky gradually darkened, and the sun gradually set towards the sea, casting golden rays of light from behind the clouds, covering the vast Mediterranean with a layer of fragmented golden light.

The ground crew on the aircraft carrier deck were working intensively, attaching missiles and bombs to the F-14 'Panda' fighters, F/A-18 fighters, A-6 and A-7 attack aircraft that were participating in the air strike.

All three aircraft carriers are doing the same thing!
These aircraft are equipped with night attack equipment and are good at conducting low-altitude precision bombing under complex conditions at night.

This time, the scale is much larger than more than a month ago.

The U.S. Navy and Air Force are both holding back their anger, and this time they want to vent it on the Libyans.

In every plane, the pilot is already in the cockpit.

As the sun was setting into the sea, there was a magnificent view in front of us. It was exactly 19: Greenwich Mean Time.

Operation Golden Canyon has begun!

The carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier formation took the lead in launching the attack.

On this night, all major military targets were attacked.

Explosions continued to sound!
Buildings were hit by bombs and missiles, causing violent explosions.

Military targets were being destroyed one by one.

There was no Libyan air force taking off at all.

In order to preserve the strength of his air force, Gaddafi secretly transferred 100 MiG-23 and MiG-25 fighter jets supported by the Soviet Union to neighboring Sudan, moved military transport aircraft from the coast to the inland desert, and closed several radar stations on the border.

Electronic jammers caused many of Libya's radars to go blank.

From time to time, flames would rise from the ground and attack the planes in the sky. If a plane was hit, it would explode into a dazzling and gorgeous ball of fire.

These rising flames are caused by both Aegis series air defense missiles and S-300 air defense missiles.

Other SAM missiles will be interfered with, but the S-300 air defense missile is still very anti-interference.

After the first wave of attacks, the planes did not linger in the battle but returned directly to the aircraft carrier to refuel, bombs and missiles.

Prepare to launch a second wave of attack!
In the second wave of attacks, aircraft from nearby military bases participated, and there were more targets to attack.

In addition to military targets, there are also some special targets.

Buildings were blown up and turned into ruins.

(End of this chapter)