The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 590: The Ship Attack War Breaks Out (Seeking monthly tickets and subscriptions)
This move by the Iraqi Air Force undoubtedly angered the Persians.

The Persians took immediate retaliatory action.

Previously, for some reason, the Persians had not attacked the Iraqi navy and oil tankers.

But now that the Iraqis have taken the lead in attacking the Persian navy, the Persians will naturally take retaliatory measures.

In terms of air force and navy, the Persians are stronger than the Iraqis.

The most intermediate force of the Iraqi Air Force is the more than 200 modern Soviet aircraft it purchased, including the MiG-23 and Su-22. The most advanced fighter is the Su-25, but the Su-25 is not strong.

Over the years, the Iraqi Air Force has lost a lot of aircraft. Although it has added a batch of J-6 and J-7 fighter jets and recently introduced a batch of J-8 fighter jets, the number of aircraft is more than before the war, but the strength of the Air Force has not increased but decreased, and is even worse than before the Iran-Iraq conflict broke out.

The Iraqi navy was very weak and could be almost ignored, with only 4250 people. Its main force was four Soviet Osa-II missile patrol boats. In addition, there were two medium-sized minesweepers, six coastal and river minesweepers, four large landing ships, and a dozen P-4 torpedo boats.

The navy's aviation force is a squadron of 11 French SA321 Super Freron helicopters.

原本在1980年1月的时候，伊拉克与意大利签约购买了4艘‘狼’级护卫舰、6艘Wadi Mragh级导弹护卫舰和1艘改进型斯特隆波里级补给舰。

If these ordered warships can be equipped, the Iraqi navy's strength will be greatly enhanced, even surpassing the Persian navy and becoming the strongest navy in the Gulf region.

But when the Iran-Iraq War broke out, the ugly face of the Italians was exposed. They were determined to take advantage of the situation and not a single warship has been delivered to date.

In contrast, the Persians had a much stronger navy and air force.

Now the Iraqis have taken the initiative to attack the Persian navy, causing the Persian navy to lose seven warships and even nineteen aircraft. Naturally, the Persians will want to retaliate.

The Persian rear air force base became busy once the combat plan was drawn up and combat missions were issued.

The ground crew was busy checking the condition of the aircraft and loading weapons on it.

The pilots are adjusting their status. Their combat goal this time is to destroy the Iraqi navy and retaliate against the Iraqis.

Among them, there are those equipped with "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles that are intended to attack Iraqi naval warships.

There are also aircraft responsible for air combat and intercepting Iraqi Air Force aircraft. These aircraft do not carry "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

Finally, when everything was ready and the pilots were in the best condition, they started to board the plane.

It was five o'clock in the morning.

Planes taxied on the runway and took off, climbing rapidly.

These aircraft include the F-14 'Bearcat' fighter and the F-4 'Phantom' fighter.

The aircraft formation did not fly directly into Iraqi airspace from the airspace over land, but flew into the Persian Gulf and flew over the Persian Gulf, which was equivalent to turning a corner.

Then they headed straight for the Iraqi naval base - Basra!

At this time, the residents of Basra were in deep sleep and had no idea that the Persians would launch an air strike.

Even the radar was not turned on.

So much so that no one noticed when the Persian plane approached.

When the Persian planes arrived, the roar of the fighter planes' engines woke up a soldier, who sounded the air raid alarm.

The shrill sound of air raid sirens rang out in Basra.

Only then did we realize that planes were coming to attack Basra.

The Iraqis knew without even thinking that it must be the Persians coming.

But it was too late to attack the naval base in Basra.

Because the Persians had already launched an attack, anti-ship missiles were launched and flew towards the warships docked at the naval base. The "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles can sink even large surface warships such as large frigates and destroyers, not to mention the missile patrol boats and torpedo boats of the Iraqi Navy.

One missile patrol boat and torpedo boat after another were sunk by the angry Persian pilots.

After launching the anti-ship missiles, the Persian air force formation returned.

At this time, the Iraqi naval base was in a mess. Countless warships were sunk. There were raging fires and thick smoke everywhere.

Other missiles attacked the buildings at the naval base.

Just when the Iraqis thought the Persians had left, the second wave of Persian attacks began.

This time the Persians' goal was clear: to destroy the Iraqi navy.

These warships and this military port are targets.

They wanted to sink any warships, destroy the buildings in the naval port, and make the Iraqis pay the price for their stupid actions.

After four consecutive waves of attacks, the entire naval port was burning with raging flames and thick smoke. Even on the edge of Basra, the billowing smoke could be clearly seen.

The Iraqi Air Force, which came to support, engaged in an air battle with the Persian Air Force, but the Persian Air Force was superior in terms of aircraft performance and pilot quality.

Although some Persian planes were shot down, more Iraqi Air Force planes were shot down.

When the news reached Baghdad, Saddam was furious and cursed, and his hatred for the Persians became even greater.

"Damn Persians, you will regret it!" Saddam gave the order to attack the Persian oil tankers.

The Persians responded tit for tat.

The Iran-Iraq ship attack war broke out just like that!

There is no doubt that the changes on the Iran-Iraq battlefield quickly attracted the world's attention.

Compared with Southeast Asia, the Middle East is an energy center. Its every move involves the world's energy supply. Its importance and influence are simply incomparable to Annan.

At this time, no one paid attention to Annan anymore. Instead, everyone focused on the Middle East, Iran and Iraq, and the Persian Gulf.

The news of the Iran-Iraq shipping attack quickly spread around the world with the coverage of mainstream media, and the world's international oil prices soared in response.

Persian Gulf, no one knows how many oil tankers are shipped from the Persian Gulf to all over the world every day.

Now that the Iran-Iraq ship-raid war has broken out, it means that these tankers are no longer safe.

International oil prices naturally soared in response, and the rise in oil futures was so fierce that it even surpassed the time when the Iran-Iraq War broke out.

And as news of attacks on oil tankers continues to come out, the upward trend continues, and the price of sea freight to the Persian Gulf has also risen sharply.

This is not just about tankers, it includes other commercial ships as well.

After all, no one knows whether the Iraqis and Persians will only attack oil tankers or other merchant ships as well.

The risk is so great, and the shipping companies are not stupid, so they will naturally increase freight rates. Otherwise, if a ship is attacked, the loss will be huge.

Ocean freight is relatively low, and everyone earns their money through hard work. If you buy a ship, you don’t know how many years of hard work it will take to make the money back. Now, if you take such a big risk and go to the Persian Gulf, if it is sunk, it can even cause a shipping company to go bankrupt.

The outbreak of the Iran-Iraq ship attack war caused countless people to jump up and down and curse.

For example, European and American countries have suffered from severe inflation in recent years due to high oil prices and high inflation rates, rising manufacturing costs and declining competitiveness in the international market, forcing them to shift low-end manufacturing.

If oil prices rise again now, the mid-range manufacturing industry will no longer be able to survive.

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