The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 741 Revenge
Saddam was determined to teach the Americans a lesson.

Iraq has no way to deal with the US Navy in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.

Firstly, the distance is far, and secondly, it has to pass through the airspace of other countries, which makes it too easy to be discovered.

So Saddam targeted the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf.

Iraq had no way to deal with the US Navy in the Arabian Sea because that was beyond the range of Iraqi missiles and the combat radius of its fighter jets.

It was just dawn that day.

Iraqi fighter jets take off on the runway.

There are all kinds of aircraft, and you can even see J-5 and J-6 fighter jets!
These planes are equipped with various weapons.

The missiles carried by the MiG-29 fighter include both air-to-air missiles and "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

Some Soviet fighter jets are equipped with both air-to-air missiles and Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles.

After taking off, these fighter jets immediately split into two parts. One part flew at high altitude and high speed, reaching supersonic speed, and the other part flew at low altitude close to the sea surface.

This time, Iraq dispatched more than two hundred fighter jets, which can be said to be a huge investment.

But it was not the fighter jets that launched the first attack.

But it's a missile!

This time, Iraq launched 450 missiles at one time, and the missiles flew towards US and coalition warships in the Persian Gulf.

Because the warship is moving, whether it can hit the target depends entirely on fate.

If a warship did not move and was hit directly, it would be unlucky; if a warship happened to be within the missile's deviation range and was hit by mistake, it could only blame itself for bad luck.

Launching 450 missiles at one time is not intended to sink a certain number of warships, but to consume the missiles and air defense firepower of the US and coalition forces and divert attention.

The real killer is actually those low-flying fighter jets, all of which carry "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

Just one hit can sink a large surface warship with a displacement of several thousand tons.

As for whether it can sink an aircraft carrier, that is not known.

After all, the warship with the largest tonnage sunk by the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile was the British Invincible-class light aircraft carrier.

But the Americans all have large aircraft carriers, and the ability of large aircraft carriers and light aircraft carriers to withstand attacks is two different things.

"Oh no, missiles are coming!"

The Iraqi missiles were quickly discovered by the radars on American warships.

Suddenly, the warship sounded the air defense alarm.

"Swoosh~Swoosh~" The American anti-aircraft missiles were launched to intercept these missiles.

The Iraqi missiles were not advanced or fast, so it was not difficult to intercept them.

Even if some of the incoming missiles managed to break through the anti-aircraft missiles, the dense array of warships and jamming bars were still playing a role.

Iraq's SAM missiles and Hussein missiles have weak anti-interference capabilities.

But some missiles still hit the target.

It is not known whether the target was truly locked and hit, or whether a warship was hit due to an error.

Soon, the incoming Iraqi aircraft was also discovered by American radar.

The planes on the aircraft carrier began to take off one after another.

At the same time, the fleet commander also reported the intelligence and requested support from the Air Force to destroy the attacking air force in one fell swoop.

At this time, twenty planes flying close to the sea level were not discovered.

The Americans launched anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down the J-5 and J-6 fighter jets.

The J-5 and J-6 fighter jets are relatively backward, and once they are locked by American air defense missiles, it is difficult to escape.

But now Americans have discovered an embarrassing problem, that is because of the previous interception of the incoming missile.

There are not enough anti-aircraft missiles! And the steam catapult of the aircraft takes time to take off.

"Boom~~"

A missile was launched and landed right on the deck of the aircraft carrier, destroying several F/A18s and making it impossible for the aircraft carrier to launch any more fighter jets.

At the same time, planes flying close to the sea surface also launched attacks on the warships.

"Boom~~" Two "Eagle Strike" missiles hit a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, and a huge hole appeared where it hit. The warship shook violently and seawater continued to pour in.

The warship is tilting and it's probably only a matter of time before it sinks into the sea.

"Boom~~" A Spruce-class destroyer was hit and a big hole appeared directly.

The fleet commander was roaring and giving orders.

Without anti-aircraft missiles, we can only rely on the dense array of warships and jammers to interfere with incoming missiles.

Now he regrets it very much, regrets why he didn't be more careful.

But the commander believed that as long as they held on for a while and waited for the air force to come to support, these Iraqi planes would not be able to escape!
"Damn it~~" The commander couldn't help but curse when he heard a destroyer was hit.

He didn't even know how many warships were sunk!

After all, there are more than 200 warships in the Persian Gulf, as well as a large number of transport ships. Although these transport ships are civilian ships, they may also be attacked at this time.

"No~~It's the Eagle Strike anti-ship missile!!" The captain of a Perry-class frigate showed a look of horror.

The 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missile is not only a nightmare for the British, but also for the Americans.

In Libya, US warships were sunk by Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles.

In the "ship attack war" after the Iran-Iraq War, four US warships were sunk, all by "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

Now the US military knows that once hit by the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile, a normal warship cannot withstand a single hit.

Large warships like the Ticonderoga-class cruiser are often useless even if they are hit by two or three Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles!

"Boom~~" The 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missile was almost sticking to the water surface, estimated to be about two meters away from the water surface, and hit the middle part of the Perry-class frigate hard.

The entire Perry-class frigate was shaking violently and had already shown a noticeable tilt, with sea water constantly pouring into the hole.

The captain commanded the officers and men to save themselves.

Including throwing life rings to soldiers who fall into the sea.

At this time, we should save as many people as possible.

As long as you hold on a little longer, you will definitely be rescued.

"Damn it~~" The captain cursed in his heart when he saw this scene.

What a warship fears most is not being attacked on the deck or other parts. These parts can at most cause damage to the warship, which can be repaired by being pulled back to the shipyard and can continue to be used after repair.

But being hit in this part is different. Basically, seawater will rush in and eventually cause the warship to sink.

No matter what measures are taken, they can only delay the sinking time and allow more people to survive.

"Damn Eagle Strike missile!" the captain gritted his teeth.

It hurts, it hurts too much!
Such a frigate is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and with its weapons and equipment, the loss would be huge.

But how much does an Eagle Strike anti-ship missile cost?

In the air, there was also a battle going on.

American pilots were flying carrier-based aircraft and fighting with the Iraqi Air Force.

Relying on the excellent performance of the aircraft, US pilots hunted down Iraqi military aircraft one after another.

After all, fighter jets like the J-5 and J-6 are too backward compared to the third-generation fighter jets.

Before it even spotted the US military aircraft, it was shot down by the US military aircraft's air-to-air missiles.

(End of this chapter)