The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 745 Largest-Scale Strategic Bombing

Just when Saddam had just finished his celebratory banquet.

"Woo~~"

In the evening, shrill air raid sirens suddenly sounded in military camps across the Iraqi border.

This kind of air defense intelligence has become familiar since the outbreak of the Gulf War.

The soldiers of the Iraqi army are very skilled in finding cover.

And the air defense forces are making preparations.

However, after the consumption in the previous few days, the "Aegis" air defense missiles on the front line were almost used up, with only some SAM series missiles left.

In addition, there are anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns and "Vanguard" individual air defense missiles.

However, these three types of air defense weapons are completely useless against high-altitude missiles and aircraft.

However, the coalition air force led by the US military did not descend in altitude at all and launched missiles when there was still a certain distance.

There are also the coalition's cruise missiles, which are not so easy to intercept.

After all, anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns consume a lot of bullets and shells.

At this time, the first wave of attack was still missiles.

"咻咻咻~~"

"Da da da~~"

Anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns continued to fire at the missiles.

Some missiles were unlucky and hit anti-aircraft fire and exploded.

But there are also those who fall down and attack.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~~"

A series of explosions continued to sound.

Sand flew up from the anti-aircraft machine gun position, and countless Iraqi soldiers were killed or injured in the explosion.

One anti-aircraft machine gun after another was destroyed.

There were also anti-aircraft artillery positions. Except for the mobile Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, all other fixed anti-aircraft guns were attacked by missiles.

It wasn't just Iraqi frontline troops that came under attack.

Even Iraq's highways, transportation hubs, warehouses, etc. were severely hit.

The first places the missiles attack are the places where the missiles were launched or the planes took off.

Once discovered, there will be retaliation.

After the missile attack wave came the coalition aircraft.

The aircraft of each participating country were formed in their own formation, were not unified, and did not follow the leadership of the United States.

Thousands of planes were divided into three groups and swarmed into the Iraqi army's defense line in an overwhelming manner.

"咻~咻~~"

The heavy bombs dropped from high altitudes and the air-to-ground missiles launched from fighter planes slammed heavily into the target with a whistling sound.

“Boom~~Boom~~Boom~~”

Violent explosions continued to sound.

Military facilities and important civilian facilities have all suffered severe damage.

Countless fortifications that were built with great effort could not hold out under such bombardment.

The Iraqi troops hid in concealed fortifications and dared not show their heads.

During the Iran-Iraq War, the Persian Air Force had the upper hand from beginning to end, and the Iraqi army was not without bombing.

However, the strength of the Persians' air strikes was far from comparable to that of the multinational coalition forces.

Under the coalition air strikes, the Iraqi army's air defense positions were destroyed one by one, and radar positions were also destroyed one by one.

Occasionally, there were soldiers carrying "Vanguard" anti-aircraft missiles to destroy coalition aircraft. However, there were only a few who destroyed coalition aircraft with a single anti-aircraft missile.

Kuwait.

Iraqi Army General Command.

Rashid and others are inside the headquarters.

They had lost contact with Baghdad, and Saddam's orders could no longer reach Kuwait. Everything was subject to Rashid's orders.

Here in Kuwait, Iraqi troops were also bombed.

However, because Rashid had already hidden his troops and dispersed them relatively far, the Iraqi army did not suffer much loss in Kuwait under the strategic bombing of the coalition forces.

"The Americans are crazy!" the chief of staff said with emotion.

Who could have imagined that the Iraqi army had just inflicted heavy damage on the US fleet, and before they had even gotten over the joy, they were immediately met with frenzied retaliation from the US military.

Under this wave of bombing, the Iraqi army in Kuwait completely lost contact with Baghdad.

Fortunately, there is a communication system, otherwise the headquarters would lose contact with the troops below.

"Bomb it, bomb it. Missiles and bombs cost money anyway!" Rashid said calmly.

He is now waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the US military.

Only by inflicting severe damage on the US military could he avoid being liquidated by leading the Iraqi troops in Kuwait to withdraw to Iraq.

Otherwise, based on his understanding of Saddam, he would probably remove him from his position and arrest him as soon as he led his troops back to Iraq.

But we need to wait for this opportunity, as the time is not yet ripe.

"Don't worry, the Americans can't keep bombing. Such a high-intensity bombing can't last too long!" Rashid said, "Also, tell the troops on the front line to maintain radio silence, don't gather too densely, and stay hidden!"

Kuwait is said to be very small, but it has an area of ​​1.78 square kilometers after all. If 54 Iraqi troops are scattered in the vast desert, they only need to hide well, and it will not be easy for the coalition forces to find them.

In addition, the Arab coalition forces did not have a strong desire to fight, and their air force did not carry out large-scale bombing. They often just dropped a few bombs at random and managed to get away with it.

During this period, Rashid has thoroughly perfected the battle plan and even determined the retreat route.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" others responded.

They all knew they wouldn't be here in Kuwait for long.

Because with the outbreak of the Gulf War, the multinational coalition launched bombings on Iraq and Kuwait, and material supplies became very difficult. It was difficult to transport supplies from Iraq to Kuwait.

The food they have now is only enough to feed the troops for more than a month.

This means that they must withdraw to Iraq or surrender within more than a month, otherwise they will starve to death.

This bombing, the largest since the war began, lasted a full day.

Many military facilities and important civilian facilities were destroyed by the coalition forces.

Even some roads used for aircraft takeoff and landing were bombed by the coalition forces.

Three batches of fighter jets, one after another, launched air strikes on Iraq and Kuwait.

Many Iraqi cities were hit by air strikes.

The US military even attacked schools and hospitals.

Normally, he always talks about humanitarianism, acting like a savior or a beacon of humanity.

But in times of war, they were like bandits and pirates, completely uncivilized.

The pirate gene in their bones will always be activated during war.

In their eyes, there is no difference between military facilities and civilian facilities, nor between soldiers and ordinary people.

Photos of the devastating conditions in bombed schools and hospitals quickly spread around the world, and Iraq protested and condemned the U.S. military.

The cruelty of war was also fully displayed to the whole world.

This was like a stick, hitting some domestic public intellectuals who advocated abandoning national defense construction hard in the face, leaving their faces swollen.

Other countries in the world have protested and condemned the US military's actions, but Americans don't care at all and continue to do as they please.

(End of this chapter)