Chapter 521 Bombing
At this time, on the high ground near the barracks, the Soviet army set up a complete anti-aircraft artillery position, and deployed the SAM-7 portable anti-aircraft missile position and the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system.
Because the time was too short, the Soviet Union only had time to mobilize 8 sets of S-300 air defense missile systems to Libya.
If the Americans really dared to launch an air strike on Libya again and fly over the Aziziye Barracks, this anti-aircraft artillery position would definitely make the Americans pay a heavy price.
Valery is the head of the Soviet Military Observer Group in Libya and is also responsible for all Soviet affairs in Libya.
He is very clear about the importance of this time to the Soviet Union.
If Libya cannot be saved this time, it will be a huge blow to the Soviet Union, and the chain reaction caused will exceed the original "Cuban Missile Crisis"!
"That madman Gaddafi is too unreasonable!" Valery couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
Originally, the situation here was good, but it was Gaddafi's constant provocation that made the situation worse.
But what Gaddafi did was completely untenable.
Even the Soviet Union did not dare to plan so many terrorist attacks against the United States.
Besides, after the setback of the US "Prairie Fire" operation, Gaddafi not only did not restrain himself, but became more arrogant and provoked the United States even more.
It seems that the sky is the boss, the earth is the second, and Gaddafi is the third.
You know, even if the Soviet Union has the upper hand in the past ten years, it has never provoked the United States like this.
Judging from the current news from all parties, the Americans will continue to attack in the near future.
Valery has a hunch that the scale of the Americans' actions this time will be larger than the last time.
On this day, at Windenhall Air Force Base in the UK.
The plane was ready to take off at the end of the runway, but the ground crew still surrounded the plane and continued to check the details nervously. This is a long-distance raid, a difficult and dangerous operation, and no place can be sloppy.
This air base will take off 25 F-111 "Aardvark" fighter-bombers and 3 EF-111 "Raven" electronic warfare aircraft.
The F-111 Aardvark fighter-bomber is a heavy fighter-bomber of the US Air Force. It is the world's first practical variable-sweep wing aircraft, mainly used for conventional and nuclear attack missions at night and under complex weather conditions.
This fighter first flew in 1964, was equipped with troops in October 1967, and stopped production in 1976. A total of 562 aircraft of various types were produced, and the price of each aircraft reached US$17.125 million in 1975.
The F-111 fighter-bomber has a crew of 2 people, a maximum take-off weight of 45,360 kg, a maximum bomb load of 8,250 kg, a maximum level flight speed of 2.2 times the speed of sound at an altitude of 11,000 meters, and 1.2 times the speed of sound at sea level. The minimum level flight speed is 540 kilometers per hour, the maximum climb rate is 74 meters per second, the practical ceiling is 14,400 meters, and the combat radius is 500~2,400 kilometers.
The EF-111 Raven electronic warfare aircraft is an electronic warfare/electronic jammer jointly designed and developed by General Dynamics and Grumman based on the F-111A Aardvark tactical attack aircraft to replace the US Air Force's EB-66 Destroyer electronic warfare aircraft.
This electronic warfare aircraft made its first test flight in March 1977 and began to be delivered to the US Air Force in October 1981.
At another US Air Force base, 20 bombers including B-52 bombers and B-1B bombers were also making final preparations before takeoff.
The B-52 bomber is a subsonic long-range strategic bomber developed by Boeing Aircraft Company for the US Air Force. It first flew in 1952, began to be delivered in 1955, and stopped production in 1962. A total of 744 aircraft were produced. The aircraft is 49 meters long, has a wingspan of 56 meters, and weighs 219 tons. At an altitude of 10,000 meters, its endurance is between 12,000 kilometers and 14,000 kilometers, and its flight speed is 1,000 kilometers per hour. Its cargo hold and under the wings can carry a total of about 27 tons of bombs, air-to-ground missiles or cruise missiles.
The B-1B Lancer supersonic heavy long-range bomber was developed by North American Aviation in the 1970s, first flew in 1974, and entered service in 1985. In 1981, the Reagan administration announced the purchase of 100 B-1Bs. This bomber has a maximum speed of 1.2 Mach, a combat radius of 5,543 kilometers, a maximum range of 11,998 kilometers, a flight ceiling of 18,000 meters, and can carry 8 AGM-86 cruise missiles or 24 AGM-69 short-range attack missiles or 12 to 24 small nuclear bombs or dozens of conventional bombs with a total weight of 34 tons. Each aircraft costs up to $350 million.
At a U.S. military base in Africa, dozens of F-4 fighters are making final preparations before takeoff.
The F-4 fighter is a typical representative of the second-generation fighter jets in the United States. It has good performance in all aspects. It not only has good air combat performance, but also has strong ground attack capabilities. It was the main fighter jet of the U.S. Air Force and Navy in the 1960s and 1970s and participated in the Vietnam War and the Middle East War.
At this time, in addition to dozens of F-4 fighter jets preparing at this air force base, there are also several tankers preparing.
In the Mediterranean, the U.S. aircraft carrier "Coral".
The sky gradually darkened, and the sun gradually set towards the sea, casting golden rays of light from behind the clouds, covering the vast Mediterranean with a layer of fragmented golden light.
The ground crew on the aircraft carrier deck was working hard, hanging missiles and bombs on the F-14 ‘Panda’ fighters, F/A-18 fighters, A-6 and A-7 attack aircraft participating in the air strike.
All three aircraft carriers were doing the same job!
These aircraft were equipped with night attack equipment and were good at low-altitude precision bombing under complex conditions at night.
This time, the scale was much larger than more than a month ago.
The US Navy and Air Force were holding back their anger, and this time they wanted to vent their anger on the Libyans.
The pilots of each plane had already boarded the cockpit.
When the sun was setting into the sea, there was a magnificent view in front of them. It was exactly 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time.
Operation Golden Canyon had begun!
The carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier formation took the lead in launching the attack.
On this night, all major military targets were attacked.
Explosions continued to sound!
Buildings were hit by bombs and missiles, and violent explosions occurred.
Military targets were being destroyed one by one.
There was no Libyan air force taking off at all.
Because in order to preserve the strength of the air force, Gaddafi secretly transferred 100 Soviet-supported MiG-23 and MiG-25 fighters to neighboring Sudan, transferred military transport planes from the coast to the inland desert, and closed several radar stations on the border.
Electronic jammers made many Libyan radars "click~" blank.
From time to time, fire rose from the ground, attacking the planes in the sky. If the planes were hit, they would explode into brilliant fireballs.
These rising fires were both Aegis series air defense missiles and S-300 air defense missiles.
Other SAM missiles would be interfered with, but the S-300 air defense missiles were still very resistant to interference.
After the first wave of attacks, the planes did not fight and returned directly to the aircraft carrier to replenish fuel, bombs and missiles.
Prepare to launch a second wave of attacks!
In the second wave of attacks, planes from nearby military bases participated, and there were more targets to attack.
In addition to military targets, there were also some special targets.
Buildings were blown up and turned into ruins.