Chapter 506: Fight with all your strength (please give me monthly tickets to make up for the update)
In the daytime air battle, Libya's air force had almost all its fighters destroyed.
Even though they also destroyed a large number of US aircraft.
But there is no doubt that the US military won the largest air battle since World War II.
Even if it was only a miserable victory!
More than 250 US aircraft were shot down!
Among them, only six EA-6B "Prowler" electronic warfare aircraft were shot down, three E-2 early warning aircraft were shot down, four RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft were shot down, two SR-71 high-altitude supersonic reconnaissance aircraft were shot down, and two EF-111 "Raven" electronic warfare aircraft were shot down.
But even if 250 aircraft were shot down, the US military still had a large number of aircraft, which could be mobilized directly from the United States, or from Europe or other places.
And Libya lost almost all its fighters!
There is no doubt that this is a pain that Libya cannot bear.
For Libya, something worse happened. The SAM missiles originally purchased were either bombed or launched, and they were gone.
The Red Flag air defense missiles carried by the smugglers also had the same fate, either launched or destroyed by US aircraft.
As for the ‘Aegis-0’ air defense missile system and the ‘Aegis-1’ air defense missile system, although there are still missiles, the number of air defense missiles is not much.
If there is another battle of this scale, these air defense missiles will not be able to support two days.
In fact, I am afraid that they will not be able to support a day.
Because the Libyan Air Force is almost annihilated and has lost air superiority.
Without air superiority, the pressure on US aircraft is greatly reduced, and they can attack the air defense missile system at will.
When Gaddafi got the news, he regretted it very much. He regretted why he did not import more ‘Aegis’ series missiles.
In today’s air battle, the excellent performance of the ‘Aegis’ series missiles was fully demonstrated.
Facts have proved that the ‘Aegis’ air defense missile system has better performance.
Under the action of electronic jammers and jamming bombs, it is difficult for SAM air defense missiles to hit the target.
But Gaddafi also knew that even if he wanted to buy it now, it was too late.
It would take at least a month just for transportation.
Now the US military is approaching with three aircraft carrier battle groups. This is the first time that Gaddafi has experienced such great pressure.
Originally, he thought that the United States would not dare to take action at this time because the Soviet Union was eyeing it covetously, and Libya was in the Soviet camp.
But he did not expect that the United States was like crazy.
Gaddafi has achieved his current success and has become a hegemon. Naturally, he is not a really stupid person.
On the contrary, Gaddafi is smarter than most people.
Gaddafi gritted his teeth and said, "Now it depends on the navy, whether it can sink a few US warships and let the Americans retreat!"
Now, Gaddafi is like a gambler who has lost his mind and wants to fight hard.
As long as a few US warships are sunk, the Americans are likely to retreat, at least they can buy some time.
After Gaddafi's order was issued, the Libyan navy was dispatched.
Missile boats, missile patrol boats, and submarines were all dispatched.
It's just that the Libyan navy was monitored immediately after it was dispatched.
Even at night, the US aircraft carrier formation did not relax its vigilance.
Then, several F-14 ‘Panda’ fighters and F/A-18 ‘Hornet’ fighters were dispatched urgently.
The US Perry-class frigates, Spruance-class destroyers, and Ticonderoga-class cruisers moved to sink the Libyan Navy warships.
But at this moment, missiles were launched one after another, fired at the three surrounding warships.
"Ding ding ding~~" The air defense alarm sounded sharply.
"Da da da~~~" A powerful air defense firepower network was formed immediately to intercept missiles.
At the same time, the interference strip was released.
The Americans were very afraid of the ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missiles and the ‘Exocet’ anti-ship missiles, and they had already had a plan for this.
The launched ‘Upstream No. 1’ and Sea Eagle-1 anti-ship missiles were intercepted and continued to explode.
Even most of the ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missiles were intercepted.
But there were still ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missiles that were not intercepted.
Although the F-14 ‘Panda’ fighter and the F/A-18 ‘Hornet’ fighter had already launched missiles to attack the warship, the ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missile had already attacked the warship before the missiles fell.
I saw an ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missile only 5 meters away from the sea surface, and it directly hit the middle of a Perry-class frigate.
“Boom~~”
With a loud bang, a huge hole was blown out in the middle of the Perry-class frigate.
The powerful impact caused the Perry-class frigate to shake violently, and the officers and soldiers on the ship were scattered and embarrassed.
But the seawater had already rushed in crazily, and the captain who reacted first hurriedly commanded that he had to save himself now.
In the distance, four ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missiles flew almost close to the sea level, flying towards a Ticonderoga-class cruiser.
The Ticonderoga-class cruiser is the first main combat ship of the US military to officially use the Aegis system. It is equipped with an integrated surface combat system with the AN/SPY-1 phased array radar as the core.
In 1977, the U.S. Navy proposed a construction budget of $510 million for the first ship, but when it was completed, the displacement of this cruiser had increased from 8,800 tons to 9,700 tons, and the cost soared to $938 million.
As for now, the cost of each ship has exceeded the $1 billion mark.
"Boom~~"
Four "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles hit the Ticonderoga-class cruiser at different locations. This 9,700-ton behemoth shook violently, and the shocking holes showed how miserable it was at the moment.
Although the Ticonderoga-class cruiser intercepted many anti-ship missiles, as long as it did not intercept an anti-ship missile, it would be severely damaged if it was not sunk, not to mention that it was attacked by four anti-ship missiles at this moment.
"Boom~~" The violent explosion attracted the attention of other U.S. warships and navies, and everyone was stunned.
You know, this Ticonderoga-class cruiser is the first Ticonderoga-class cruiser of the United States, which is of great significance.
But now, it was hit.
Now they only hope that this Ticonderoga-class cruiser was only severely damaged, not sunk.
And at this time, two "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles hit a Spruance-class destroyer.
The Spruance-class destroyer was built by the Soviet Union at an unprecedented speed after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. A powerful nuclear submarine force was established. In order to enhance the anti-submarine force, the United States launched the construction of a new generation of destroyers.
It can be said that this is a far-reaching destroyer.
It not only allowed the US Navy to re-establish its absolute advantage over the Soviet Navy, but also laid a solid foundation for the subsequent mass construction of Aegis, making the US Navy unmatched in surface ships.
Such a large destroyer with a full load displacement of 7,700 tons, whose main weapons are only the combination of Asroc anti-submarine missiles, Sea Sparrow short-range air defense missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles, is almost powerless in the face of the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles flying almost close to the sea surface.
Two "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles directly punched two huge holes in this large destroyer.
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