Chapter 571 The no-fly zone mission begins
Turkmenistan.././
Turkmenistan was the main focus of the Central Asian Military Region of the Soviet Union. Now, due to the need for the Afghan war, Turkmenistan has become an important logistics base for the Soviet army. Almost all armed helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft that fought against Afghanistan took off from Turkmenistan's air base.
Now, in the south of Turkmenistan and in the west of Afghanistan, two Soviet mechanized divisions are making final preparations.
The mechanized divisions stationed in Afghanistan have experienced several years of combat in Afghanistan and have rich combat experience. The armored divisions in Turkmenistan were newly mobilized from Kazakhstan. Although they have not yet fought, their sense of war is already very high, because they were taught that now Iran has split. As the great Soviet, they have an obligation to help Iran maintain the stability of their region, especially to help them maintain the security of the eastern region, and their upper classes have received requests from Iran.
Soviet soldiers were filled with great ideals, and they were going to help Iran!
But, at the top, that's not the case.
Because, as the Soviet army had just been assembled, the huge logistics supplies required for mechanized troops to attack were being transported continuously, they received a message that made them very dissatisfied.
The current Iranian government wants to draw a no-fly zone in the eastern part of Iran!
This no-fly zone is mainly in Khorasan Province, almost on the route of their expected attack. The Iranian government issued a stern statement, which is a military force of the old government in this area, which seriously hinders the Iranian unification process, especially. There is also an Iranian air force in Khorasan Province, hoping that they can turn back and obey the leadership of the new government. Otherwise, the Iranian government will be able to strike them!
On the surface, this statement seems to have nothing to do with the Soviet Union. It is just a struggle of the Tehran government to encircle and suppress the country. However, from the region they chose, it was almost for the Soviet Union.
The Tehran government is still so unpretentious?
You should know that if the Soviet army goes south, it is essential to protect the air. When the armored forces advance, there are fighters in the air to seize air supremacy for them in advance. Now, the no-fly zone mentioned by the Tehran government prohibits all aircraft from flying, and even Khorasan's civil aviation has been closed. If the Soviet Air Force enters Iran's airspace, will it encounter Iraqi fighter jets? Will the other side strictly implement the regulations on the no-fly zone and shoot down any aircraft flying in the sky?
Could it be that the Soviet Air Force would engage in air combat with the Iraqi Air Force? The Soviet Air Force was absolutely not afraid. However, politically speaking, they would be isolated like this.
You should know that when the discussion was held, at the "request" of the Tehran government, their army helped the Iranian government and maintained the public order in the eastern region. They planned to inform the Tehran government and then put pressure on them. The army began to cross the border and caught them off guard. Before the Tehran government responded, it had occupied these areas. After the facts were formed, it would bargain slowly and organizedly, and bickering with each other in diplomacy. At that time, it would not retreat.
Who knew that the Tehran government seemed to know about this and actually wanted to block the airspace there in advance!
All of this angered the Minister of Defense Ustinov, who urged the logistics to be transported as soon as possible so that the offensive could be started at any time.
However, he did not expect that the logistics department would delay such a major event that would affect the development of the Soviet Union in the next few decades! The reason he presented was ridiculous. They had no money and some of the urgently needed materials were still working hard to raise.
A huge Soviet Union, a powerful army, the logistics department actually said something that had no money, which made the Minister of Defense very angry. This is a drag! Such things must not be allowed to continue to develop!
However, the current general secretary of the country, Comrade Andropov, has begun to be hospitalized, and it is already difficult for him to coordinate with the general secretary. And the guys below always spread their hands to him with a sad face. They have tried their best?
The ongoing Afghan war has already involved the main energy of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union's treasury has long been empty. Comrade Andropov has been carrying out reforms, and reforms also require investment. The Soviet Union has begun to borrow money from Western Europe.
In Iraq, after receiving the notice, the two main Phantom 4000 fighter squadrons, two Phantom F1 squadrons and Hunter Early Warning Aircraft, had already transferred to the Tehran Air Force Base and began the mission of carrying out the no-fly zone in eastern Iran.
"Report to the Sky Eye, the Falcon Squadron has flew over Semnan." The F-20 fighter squadron, carrying four Mavericks air-to-ground missiles under the wings, was flying towards the Iranian armored company. This time they were acting for the Soviets.
Hunter early warning aircraft that took off from Tehran Air Force Base was also flying east under the protection of two Phantom 4000s. Because Khorasan is too far away, the early warning distance of Hunter early warning aircraft cannot reach this far, so it is necessary to continue to go east and cruise over the Kavel Salt Desert to cover the eastern part of Khorasan in order to fully cover the eastern part of Khorasan.
The Kavel Salt Desert is a salt desert in the northern part of the Iranian Plateau, with a width of more than 450 kilometers from east to west. The terrain is lower than the surrounding area, with clay or mud mixed on the surface, and many salt crusts are distributed. There are many "Saudi" (i.e. mud and swamp depressions) in the salt crust, making it difficult for people and animals to pass through.
Therefore, although flying over this salt desert is not an occupied area in Iraq, there is no need to worry that the Iranians who have not obeyed the Tehran regime will deploy Hawk air defense missiles here. Even if they want to come, they can't get in.
Therefore, this air is safe. Iraq still uses two Phantom 4000s to protect the safety of early warning aircraft. At the same time, the other two Phantom 4000s are cruised and flying over Khorasan, carrying super Matra air-to-air missiles and magic short-range air-to-air missiles, ready to strike objects that are not allowed to fly in the no-fly zone proposed by the Tehran government at any time.
"Continue to fly, the surrounding airspace is normal." said the early warning aircraft staff.
Suddenly, two highlights appeared on the radar screen of the early warning aircraft, the two planes that had just taken off from Mashhad.
"Tian Falcon, direction 3-3-1, distance 300, two Iranian aircraft." The staff of the early warning aircraft notified Reyer who was cruising.
"The Falcon received it." Reyer took his wingman and turned to the northeast, where there were Iranian planes! Since the Iranians dared to take off, kill them!
Meanwhile, two F-20 squadrons had already flown to the nearest target, which was an armored company in Kashmal.
Although Iran purchased a large number of weapons from the West during the Pahlavi dynasty, during the three-year Iran-Iraq War, Iran had consumed its elite armored troops on the defense line in the western region. This armored company only had the old m48 tanks.
Now, this tank unit is basking in the sun lazily. As the second-tier troops, as the easternmost part of Iran's Western front, they have no sense of defense. Although the Tehranian government said that it would draw a no-fly zone above their heads, it has nothing to do with their ground forces, unless the Iraqis are confused, they will airborne them on their heads.
The barrels of several tanks were towering, with colorful clothes that Iranian armored soldiers had just washed. Among them, several underwear were hung on the radio antenna, fluttering in the wind, like their battle flags.
A tanker was driving a tank towards the barracks. Behind the tank, a car that could not be started due to a failure, was pulled by their supplies. Due to the collapse of the old Iranian government, they suddenly turned from the child raised by the stepmother to the child raised by the stepmother and completely without the mother. This time the supplies were sent from Yazd.
The tank hand lazily started the tank, thinking about whether there was fresh beef this time. They really wanted to pull a few cows from nearby villages and slaughter them, but they never dared to do it.
The tank hand looked around, and suddenly, his eyes stared at something in the sky. What was the firelight flying in speed?
He lacked enough awareness. If it was the front line troops, he already knew at this moment that it was the missile that was flying in to attack them. What he had to do was either increase his horsepower and start the tank's rush, or jump off the tank immediately, the farther the better.
He just stared at the thing, and the thing flew so fast that after a few seconds, he felt the hot flame coming, and then, a big thing had already pierced the top of the tank's turret.
The huge impact made the tank hand feel that his internal organs were about to be shattered. He realized in his heart that something might have happened this time. He tried hard to wake himself up. When he opened his eyes, he saw that there was a big guy on the top of the turret. At this time, there was a big guy, much thicker than his tank barrel and infrared headlight. There were four triangular wings underneath, and four small rectangular wings at the tail.
At this time, the tanker knew that his tank was hit by this big guy, the legendary missile, and the entire turret was penetrated. However, this big guy didn't know why there was no explosion. He felt lucky and unlucky. Luckily because this thing did not explode, otherwise he would have flew into the sky. Looking at this guy, I'm afraid the entire tank would be burned to ashes. What's depressed is that the car dragged behind had to be replaced with a tank. However, his tank is already the best tank in the entire armored company. I don't know if other tanks can be started immediately. Maybe they have to roast it under the engine for a long time. (Your support from this site.com is my greatest motivation.)
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