1567 Your Majesty, the Air Force must be dispatched(1/2)
"All troops, set off now!"
Tazak became excited when he heard that Colonel Tirad's troops were bullied by American air forces.
It is true that the Young Officers are armored troops, and they cannot fly with wings, but they are not afraid of attacks from the air.
There is no other reason.
The entire young officers' regiment is equipped with a large number of individual air defense missiles, as well as the flying shield-359, which specializes in air fighter jets. Even American stealth fighter jets can be accomplished...
Under the command of Tazak, the 359 tank of the Youth Army Bone Regiment was quickly activated, and even the Flying Shield-359 was hidden in the entire armored force.
The Fei Shield-359, which has no attack form, looks no different from the 359 tank from a distance. It is both a wedge-shaped turret, and the front gun barrel also exists.
"Out of the lights, move forward in seclusion, keep the radio silent before encountering the enemy!"
Thanks to the training in Qilian Mountains, Tazak knew clearly that if the armored troops operated at night, it would be like specifying a position for the air reconnaissance troops, and it would be a target.
The Iraqi army was taught by Soviet instructors, not Soviet instructors who hadn't taught them these.
During the eight-year-long Iraq War, both sides rarely set off at night.
What's more, there are few air attacks on both sides.
In this regard, the Iraqi Defense Forces rarely operated at night because the Soviet Union was equipped with poor night vision devices.
The young officers' corps are different. When they were trained in Qilian Mountains, they had experienced all kinds of fighting styles, especially the night battles that the People's Liberation Army is good at, which made them remember them deeply. Even if they move forward with their headlights turned off at night, they are easily bombed by the Air Force...
"Captain, it's so dark, if you don't turn on the lights..."
The new chief of staff, Hrataki, looked at Tazak with concern, who had never been to China for training.
"Herataki, operate at night, hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles operate on a large scale. Do you think the lights are not bright enough to illuminate our location for the US air reconnaissance planes?"
Tazak is not polite at all.
"Isn't there a very faint low beam?" Herataki retorted.
He didn't go too far with Tazak either.
Once upon a time, the Youth Officer Group was commanded by Mataji, Hrad and Tazak.
In the end, both Mataji and Hrad were hung up, and the grave grass was already ten feet tall, leaving only Tazak, who had the least power in the Youth Officer Corps.
Just because Tazak is cautious enough, he is not as sexy as Mataji and Hrad.
"That's also light, you can see it from a distance..."
Tazak has no explanation.
"From here to Hefji, the road is flat. As long as you don't run the wrong direction, there will be no problem... Order the troops to advance as required!"
When Hrataki went to arrange it, Tazak was not calm either.
Instead, he called the front line command.
Katsim has not slept, waiting for news from the frontline.
He was not optimistic about the attack of the National Defense Forces.
After so many days of war, their air force was dispatched except when they first attacked Kuwait and later attacked the US aircraft carrier fleet, and there was no movement at all.
Without air supremacy, ground air defense firepower is poor, and even individual air defense missiles are not equipped. How likely can you win?
Sure enough, not long after, he received the frontline battle report.
The attacking Defense Forces First Regiment lost eight T-72 and five BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles under the attack of armed helicopters of the US Army Aviation Force...
"Please prepare for long-range support? Don't worry, Tazak, our artillery troops have targeted Hefgie..."
Kachim did not expect that Tazak actually requested remote support before departure.
It is indeed a training from the poorest army in the world, with strong combat effectiveness and tenacious combat troops.
Even if the equipment is poor, you must give full play to your advantages.
"No, general, we not only need artillery support, we need ground red flag missile troops to prepare, and when we need it, use the ground red flag missiles from the special warhead to block the arrival of the US reinforcements. At the same time, we need air force support..."
Tazak is not so arrogant that he thinks that the young officers can compete with the huge combat teams of the US military and the multinational forces.
Even Katsim was in a dilemma even if he was the front-line commander.
The red flag supports it, no problem.
The Isad Division was equipped with three ground-red flag tactical missile support battalions.
And the Air Force, that requires the president's authorization.
"I try my best to get the support of the Air Force..."
"Let the Air Force carry graphite bombs, the kind that can explode in the air..."
Tazak told his plan.
"I try to..."
Katsim still can't guarantee it.
Tazak is looking for a way out for himself.
Kachim also knew that once he could not prepare, the entire young officers' regiment would be swallowed up by the multinational troops.
Even if rescue is not possible, it will disrupt the defense of the entire Iraqi army.
Once the troops are mobilized, they will be subject to more serious air strikes from the air forces of multiple countries. However, there is no way to hide them well like on the defensive positions and avoid excessive losses.
But if you don’t send out a group of young officers with better equipment, it will be useless to go to the National Defense Forces.
The air defense equipment is too poor and has no air force support, so it can only become a target.
In desperation, he could only contact Amad, the Minister of Defense.
Everything is for Iraq.
"Your Majesty, the front-line troops have rushed into Saudi Arabia and are operating to Hefji. Lieutenant Colonel Tazak, commander of the Youth Officer Corps, requested fighter jets to prepare for support..."
Amad didn't want to bother the president so late.
However, things on the front line are urgent.
"They want to consume all the Air Force's assets? The Air Force of Multinational Forces is advanced than ours in terms of quantity and performance... Waiting for the MiG-29 to arrive..."
Sha Damuke disagreed with sending fighter planes to fight with multinational troops.
It is not easy for the Air Force to accumulate some wealth.
"Your Majesty, they are not asking the Air Force to conduct air combat... I hope the Air Force will drop graphite dust bombs in their designated airspace to prevent air force reinforcements from multinational forces..."
Amad introduced to the president.
"Graphite bomb?" The president was a little confused.
"Yes, the bomb we used to attack the US aircraft carrier fleet before would explode, and the air would be covered with graphite dust. Once it entered the inside of the US fighter jet and was stained with various electronic components in the electronic system, it would cause their fighter jets to crash directly..." Amad still hoped that the Air Force would dispatch it.
Even the incompetent guy, Air Force Secretary Onimoka, could not bear to see the Air Force they had been huddling.
Without the interception of the Iraqi Air Force, the multinational air force has always been in an unmanned territory. Bombers even often bombard various targets in Iraq without the protection of air force fighter jets.
"Will not join the battle?"
The president had some abnormal movements.
He really hopes that the US military will suffer more losses.
"But for the sake of security, we still have to send fighter planes to escort... we set out from Basra and passed through Kuwait along the way..."
The president fell silent.
Because he thinks that is also very dangerous.
The dispatched air force may be surrounded by multinational air force at any time.
"Your Majesty, if the air force is not dispatched, once the front line troops are attacked by a large number of superior air forces by multiple countries, our losses will be very heavy, especially the Youth Officer Corps, which is the cradle of the Tikrit Division's officer training. Once the losses are made, it will be extremely unfavorable to the development of the entire Tikrit Division..."
Amad directly used the Youth Officer Group to explain things.
The Youth Officer Corps is the president's heart and the most important force.
All members of the Youth Officer Corps must come from Tikrit and are absolutely loyal to the President...
These officers were trained in the Youth Officer Corps for three years before they could enter the other Tikrit divisions' troops.
The entire Youth Officer Corps is the training cradle for the backbone officers of the Ticret Division.
How can the president tolerate losses?
Sha Damu's face changed, "Why do you need to dispatch a Youth Officer Corps? I want to remove Kachim from his post!"
The president has no choice but to be angry.
Kachim is no longer caring now, and the young officers are actually going to be a pioneer!
Isn’t it just to preserve Iraq’s defense power to the greatest extent?
"Your Majesty, the Pioneer Regiment is the first regiment after the reorganization of the First Armored Division of the National Defense Forces. Due to the lack of effective air defense forces, they were attacked by their armed helicopters when they were in contact with the US armored forces..."
To be continued...