Chapter 188: Transforming the Phantom F1
Due to the desperate resistance of the Iraqi Air Force, the second batch of Iranian aircraft that arrived over Abadan did not achieve bombing effects. Especially the two MiG-23 formations led by Arslan successfully discovered the bombing formations prepared for raids at low altitude. They successfully shot down several F-4 and F-5 fighter jets, and the rest could only drop bombs and escape. The MiG-23 was also shot down by the free-out F-4 with the Rattlesnake missile.
The battle between Phantom F1 and Tomcat in the sky has also been decided. One Phantom F1 was shot down, one Phantom F1 was injured, and one Tomcat was shot down. Because the bombing formation could no longer continue the bombing mission, the Tomcat also stopped fighting with Phantom F1 and began to return.[]
This large-scale air battle has come to an end for the time being. In general, there are wins and losses for each other. However, today's air battle has made the Iraqi Air Force proud, because the Phantom F1 has finally verified its power: advanced radar and medium-range Matra missiles can finally kill the Iranian Tomcat head-on.
The ground battle has already begun. The first thing that fell into the war was the trump card of the 35th Division and the armored regiment brought by Ali. They creatively used inflatable models to attract the first wave of bombings of Iranian aircraft, which made Zhang Feng feel a little relieved. In terms of specific tactical command, this armored genius was indeed full of tricks. You must know that in the later Gulf War, the Iraqi Army deceived the US Air Force above its head, causing the other party to waste a lot of bombs, but achieved nothing.
The only difference is that the Iraqi Army's practice of burying tanks in the sand in later generations was not advisable because the United States has advanced infrared equipment that can observe infrared rays emitted by tank engines. Therefore, even if it is buried in the sand, it will be successfully locked and blown up.
The Iranian army launched a tentative attack on Ali's defense line. However, it was ruthlessly shattered by Ali. Because Ali's armored regiment was equipped with first-class weapons.
The BMP infantry fighting vehicle fired anti-tank missiles, and the T-72 tank shocked the Iranian army and discovered that the opponent had successfully aimed and fired artillery shells at 1,500 meters. What's even more terrifying is that the 125mm caliber smoothbore gun was extremely powerful and successfully tore open the armor of the chieftain tank.
The Iraqi armored soldiers in front of me were completely different from what they had originally come into contact with. In the hearts of the Iranian armored soldiers, Iraqi tanks only knew to rush forward and rush forward, and knew that they would simply use their visual aim to shoot against Iran's armored forces.
Therefore, they were very confident that they could kill all the tanks in front of them before they could get close to a distance of hundreds of meters.
However, the ruthless shells flew over and completely shattered their dreams. They found that the armored force in front of them had accurately shot themselves at a distance, even at a distance even further than the chief's artillery.
The fat Ali sat in the T-72 tank, commanding his armored assault power, as if a sharp bayonet had opened the opponent's strongest place.
Due to the automatic loader, the t-72 tank is a three-person system. The driver in front, the commander and the gunner in the turret have been cancelled.
The commander is responsible for searching for the target and handing the target to the gunner. The commander is responsible for manually inputting the fire control data to the fire control computer. Although this takes a little time, the tank soldiers who have been repeatedly trained have already become familiar with it.
Due to the advanced fire control system, the t-72 does not need to stop to shoot. During movement, the shells can be fired directly, which also increases the difficulty of the opponent shooting himself.
Although the British Chieftain tank has strong armor protection, the old T-62 tank can only penetrate the Chieftain from the side at close range, while the T-72's powerful 125mm smoothbore gun fired a stable armor-piercing bomb that can penetrate it effortlessly. If it is equipped with the Soviet army's own depleted uranium armor-piercing bomb, it will be even more refreshing. The depleted uranium armor-piercing bomb will burn during the armor-piercing process and increase the effect.
It’s just that this kind of thing pollutes the environment, and the Soviet army will never export the most advanced weapons.
In order to protect its armored power, when it discovered that it had no advantage, the Iranian army immediately retreated quickly.
The two sides stopped contacting, and Alibaba did not continue to pursue it because it did not have its own fighter jets to protect it in the sky.
He was very wise, otherwise, as long as he chased for a hundred kilometers, the Iranian Cobra helicopter would be dispatched and ruthlessly devastatingly attacked him.
Since I did not successfully seize air supremacy, Iran's armed helicopters did not dare to reach places too close to the Abadan front.
Today's battle has put aside the previous phenomenon of fighting each other. The Air Force and the Army cooperated so closely, which made Zhang Feng feel that the other party's commander must be very clever.
In order to prevent Iran from retaliating on the sea, Zhang Feng sent a reconnaissance plane to detect the movements on the sea.
Although the Air Force and the Army have been fighting repeatedly in the past year, but the Navy has not been involved, Zhang Feng attached great importance to it this time. If the Iranians join the Navy, then the situation will reverse.
It is precisely because of this that he attaches more importance to the personnel of Aerospace and Dassault.
Zhang Feng guessed well. The old virgin Alina did feel that it was a bit unprofitable after Zhang Feng left, so he changed his mind and added this step to get more orders.
This missile was originally just assembled on the production line and was about to be sent to the French Navy, but it was intercepted by Alina and was first used for demonstration purposes for Iraq.
After Dassault learned about it, it immediately sent its own personnel. If Iraq wants to launch the Flying Fish missile, it must use the Phantom F1 carrier. Maybe Dassault will also obtain an unexpected contract.
If Phantom F1 can launch flying fish, it must upgrade the fire control system. Therefore, Dassault sent engineers from the fire control system to upgrade the fire control software and hardware, and at the same time helped Iraq master the use of this missile.
When they arrived, they heard that Iraq and Iran had already had a large-scale air battle. Although Iraq lost five Phantom F1s, it also successfully restrained the Iranian tomcats. I couldn't help but feel a little happy. In order to supplement the consumption, Iraq may buy a new Phantom F1.
So, although he was greeted in the hangar of Phantom F1 just after getting off the plane, the engineers did not complain.
Joseph got off the plane and looked around. This was his first time to arrive in the Middle East. As a country who likes to travel, he also has great interest in the Middle East. In history, powerful empires have appeared here, and it is also the center of Islamic culture.
However, the last trip to Moscow brought some shadows to Joseph, and he felt that his interest had been reduced a lot.
Besides, he didn't have time. As soon as he got off the plane, he was taken directly to the hangar by the reception staff of the Southern Iraq Military Region.
The Chief of Staff of the Southern Military Region, Fat Halad, first of all, paid a warm welcome and high respect, and expressed his sincere gratitude for their arrival. He then said that due to the urgent war situation, the Phantom F1 needs to have the ability to carry the Flying Fish missile. I hope they can start as soon as possible and modify a Phantom F1.
The huge hangar has been much empty. Just today, the Phantom F1 of two squadrons of the Southern Military Region have been shot down by five aircraft and lost four pilots. This is a cruel war.
They were infected. After all, they all died several pilots in battle. They just took some effort, so it shouldn't be a big deal. Besides, in addition to the travel expenses given by the company, the other party also provided considerable subsidies.
As a result, the engineers overcame the fatigue of the journey and devoted themselves to the stressful work.
The same was true for Joseph, who came to the front of a Phantom F1 and took apart the hatch of the equipment on the fuselage.
When designing Phantom F1, it emphasizes maintainability very much. Just open several hatches on the front skin to easily disassemble various electronic devices.
After nightfall, the pilot who went to investigate finally returned with the MiG-23, which had been hit by several anti-aircraft shells.
He ventured deeper and flew into the port of Khomeini along the sea. He found that the warships at the other side's port were nervously transporting various supplies, especially the images of crane lifting missiles loaded on the warship. The Iranian Navy may have signs of dispatching!
Upon hearing this news, the military region headquarters immediately became extremely nervous.
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Chapter completed!