What is coming will eventually come. Although China has long realized that the long-awaited blow of the German Air Force will be very powerful, but when the blow comes, the senior commanders of the Chinese Air Force in Iran, including Qin Yue, are still

I was startled by the densely packed German aircraft that appeared on the sand table!

The first to appear were the attack aircraft units of the two air force groups in the north and south. On the first day of the attack, the two groups each sent out 2 bomber wings and 5 fighter groups, with a size of about 300 aircraft. This time, the Germans

Having learned lessons from experience, all air force units will converge at a fixed location before entering the target area, and then operate together. The aircraft of up to 3 wings will form a considerable air force.

A huge formation with a sense of hierarchy! The twin-engine bombers formed a huge box formation at an altitude of about 5,000 meters. Below them were the JU90 single-engine bombers performing tactical bombing missions. A large number of fighter jets were flying on the bombers at the same time.

The top, front and two wings of the troops were spread out to protect the front of the entire fleet! The attached electronic warfare aircraft acted alone under the cover of a small number of aircraft.

When the huge fleets of the German Air Force on the north and south wings appeared on the display screen of China's forward warning radar, Qin Yue's eyelids jumped slightly, because these aircraft alone far exceeded the number of all fighter jets that China could currently send! Although China has many

There are up to 750 fighter jets of various types. However, because the deployment method is very scattered, the number of aircraft that can be mobilized at one time is not the same.

Not many. Although many planes took off in advance, the number of fighter jets Qin Yue could use before the opponent's bombs were dropped on the target was no more than 350! Relying on a good command system and guidance, China could gather all these planes

It is not impossible to use 350 aircraft in a certain strategic direction to intercept the opponent, but it is obvious that the Germans have back-ups!

"The target of the opponent's attack is uncertain, but according to intelligence transmitted through reconnaissance aircraft, the German aircraft fleet contains a certain number of single-engine attack aircraft. These aircraft are not suitable for attacking deep targets. The opponent's main attack direction should be shallow-depth targets. We

The fighter force can be divided into two battle groups for interception. Although it is difficult to severely damage the opponent, it is still possible to interfere with their ground attack." A staff officer proposed a combat plan that took into account both directions.

"Wang Yue, as the former captain of the Haidongqing Brigade and the most experienced interception commander in the Chinese Air Force, I hope you can answer a few questions for me." Qin Yue did not comment on the staff plan, but

He turned his attention to an officer next to him.

"If we can gather 150 fighter jets in the next wave, can we block the two German wings of strategic bombers and escort aircraft?" Qin Yue asked the first question.

"Impossible. If there are two wings of strategic bombers, then at least two wings of fighter jets will be assigned to escort them. In order to ensure that the heavily armed interceptor fleet can smoothly enter the battlefield, at least about 80 fighter jets will be assigned to provide cover.

, even so, taking into account the battle losses along the way, the number of interceptors that can finally enter the attack range will not exceed 40!

Even according to the most optimistic estimate, the opponent's loss of strategic bombers will not exceed 30, which is not serious for the size of the strategic bombers of the two wings. Even if the interception scale is larger, as long as the opponent's nerves are tough enough. They

You can erase any unit on the ground! At least on this battlefield!" Wang Yue said simply.

"If you have this strategic force in your hands, where will you target it?" Qin Yue asked the second question.

"Airports! And all airports within a certain range! I will blow up these airports with hundreds of tons of bombs. In this case, the air force will be greatly restricted if it wants to mobilize or deploy. Airports do not only provide

It is a place for aircraft to rest and recuperate, and it is also an important node in the air combat network.

We need to remove these important airports. Then we can only use field airports for a period of time, but the conditions of the latter are very poor. The aircraft attendance rate and air combat command efficiency will be very low. More importantly, our large group operations

Capabilities will be weakened by overly dispersed airports," Wang Yue said.

"If this is the case, the target of the German Air Force, which has not appeared for a long time, will be an important airport in a certain area of ​​ours? And our next wave of concentrated aircraft will not be able to stop their bombing. It can be concluded that if after today,

It will be more difficult for us to gather a large-scale aircraft fleet?" Qin Yue thought for a while and said. At this time, Qin Yue realized that his deployment was not appropriate. He originally thought that in today's decisive battle, the German Air Force's strategic bomber force would

Will take the lead

After fighting over, the 350 fighter jets that I had worked hard to gather were waiting for the German Strategic Air Force. The second batch of 150 aircraft were for last-minute damage and dealing with other forces. But what I didn't expect was that the first batch of Germans to attack was actually a tactical bomber.

formation, but even so, the Chinese Air Force cannot let it go, because the distance is relatively close, and these ju88 and do217 bombers are equipped with a lot of bombs! And to be honest, the Chinese Air Force still underestimated the size of the German Air Force!

Qin Yue did not continue to ask. He had already obtained enough information. Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for the Chinese Air Force to stop all opponents! The so-called overcoming the disaster without damage is just a beautiful idea! The Germans

The attack was very level. The most deadly wave of attacks was hidden, and cheap tactical air force was used to contain China's strongest wave of defense. Although Qin Yue did not know which air force base group the Germans would attack.

, but he was sure that after the German strategic bombing, it would be very difficult for him to gather such a large fighter force again, and the Chinese Air Force was unable to stop the Germans. Even if it was lucky enough to severely damage the opponent's strategic bomber force, it would still be

There is no way to stop the opponent from dropping the bomb. This is like the Allied bombing of the German bearing factory in history. Although the losses were heavy, the German factory was still bombed to pieces!

The German Strategic Air Force must not be let go. Qin Yue must take advantage of the opportunity to gather a large number of fighter jets to severely damage the most powerful fleet of the German Air Force. Otherwise, a small fleet can deal with tactical bombers, but it cannot deal with strategic bombers.

Now. Even if a heavily armed interceptor is armed to the teeth, if you want to defeat the rough-skinned and flesh-covered

There must also be a certain number of strategic bombers with machine guns! And if a large airport is destroyed and a large number of fighter jets are forced to disperse to small airports and field airports with poor conditions, then even if there are a large number of aircraft, if you want to maintain a high attendance rate and

It is also difficult to gather enough numbers. The necessary infrastructure and scattered airports are there!

Therefore, after only thinking for a few minutes, Qin Yue decided to maintain the original policy unchanged! Isn't it just that some of the strategic bomber units that desperately crippled the Germans took off early? The Foxbat fighter's 250 gallons of internal fuel plus 200

A gallon of external fuel is enough to fly for 8 hours

That’s all. When it comes to consuming time and fuel, China is really not afraid of the Germans! So Qin Yue decided to first take out 6 squadrons of about 100 Foxbat fighter jets from the existing fleet on standby, and the second wave of aircraft taking off.

After rendezvous, wait for the arrival of the German strategic bomber force.

Then the most difficult moment came. The remaining 250 aircraft were only enough to block attacks from one direction. Attacks from the other direction could only be dealt with. Should we defend the southern line or the northern line? This is a very serious question! And Qin Yue

This choice was left to Peng Yi.

"Xu Huaide, I'm sorry!" Peng Yi muttered in his heart and then said decisively to the other end of the phone: "Block the German Air Force on the northern line to me, and do your best on the southern front!"

In one minute, the Chinese Air Force was the largest military force in Iran.

The action was finally finalized. Just as Peng Yi ended the call with Qin Yue, Xu Huaide, who was heading to the southern line, couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. He also sneezed a few times. "Damn, it's that guy behind me again.

Are you plotting against me?!" Xu Huaide said to himself.

("Old Xu, it's difficult for me too. We all come from the same military region, and our palms and backs are full of flesh. The Germans have a huge advantage on the northern front. If the air force still has an advantage, then Zhou Xuan and the others can

It's too difficult. You have to understand me. I can't help it if things happen in a hurry!" Peng Yi complained while patting Xu Huaide on the shoulder. His words were sincere and the listener shed tears.)

"Now that it has been determined, let's prepare for action. In addition to the aircraft fleet on standby in the air, another group of fighter jets will be used to interfere with the German air force's attack on the southern front. The remaining aircraft fleet will concentrate on attacking the northern front! Tell Sun Xin to fight hard

, 200 fighter jets to fight 300 fighter jets and bombers. We still have air guidance, if we can't fight again, he will stop being the commander of the unit!" Qin Yue's voice was stern.

Said. Sun Xin is an old subordinate of Qin Yue. This guy has just arrived in Iran with his regiment from China. Sun Xin's regiment is deployed in Tianshui, Gansu Province. In the past period of time, it was mainly studying how to use early warning aircraft with the help of early warning aircraft.

Therefore, he failed to catch up with the early battles. When he came to Iran with a complete regiment, a dispute broke out between the new troops and the old troops participating in the war over the issue of command authority.

In terms of scale, the new unit has a higher aircraft integrity rate and number than the old unit that is still fighting on the front line. It has also specifically conducted combined air combat training. However, the latter is more familiar with battlefield conditions and has also conducted actual combat in cooperation with early warning aircraft.

Neither side was convinced by the other, and they fought fiercely for battlefield command. In the end, Qin Yue handed over battlefield command to Sun Xin with his own authority.

, it cannot be said that there is no human reason. Where there are people, there must be rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there must be mountains. It is the same in China, and it is the same abroad. After all, when Qin Yue was the captain, Sun Xin was the squadron leader. For

Xu Jie also acquiesces to this point. It's okay if you prefer it, but if you mess up, you will never tolerate it! So Qin Yue is also under a lot of pressure!

The Germans are not moving very fast. Both the northern and southern fleets are a mixture of single-engine fighters, twin-engine fighters, heavily loaded single-engine ground attack aircraft and heavily loaded twin-engine bombers. The load conditions of various aircraft are different.

The altitude cruising speed is also different. The formation flying situation is as complicated as that of Grimm on the Italian battlefield.

The situation of leading the German and Austrian air forces is similar! In addition, the Germans are not walking in a straight line, hoping to distract the Chinese Air Force through a more tortuous route, so they are not moving very fast, and it is precisely because

This excessive caution gave the Chinese Air Force enough time to arrange its own attack plan.

If in Operation Babylon, relying on the help of AWACS aircraft, the Chinese Air Force's defense network caused the Germans to hit their heads with blood, which reflects the value of AWACS aircraft in defensive operations. Then this time, the Chinese Air Force will use actual actions to prove the effectiveness of AWACS aircraft.

Value in air offensive operations!

"As the first commander to sit in the early warning aircraft and direct the battle instead of leading everyone forward, I am under great pressure!" After receiving the telegram from his old boss Qin Yue, Sun was on the Pillar No. 3 early warning aircraft.

Xin couldn't help but wipe his sweat. It was not because he was scared, but because the temperature in this cabin was indeed a bit high. The generator that powers various electronic devices generates a lot of heat!

Sun Xin has been flying airplanes for seven years. Until half a year ago, he never thought that he would be able to command airplanes like this. In his impression, if you want to be a front-line officer of the Air Force, you only need to do two things well. The first thing is

He is very capable, and the second thing is to make his subordinates also very capable of fighting! And today's situation is that he has to command his subordinates and tell them where to fight! This is why

Isn't it the task of the ground commander? Even though Sun Xin is already the captain, there are many cases in the air force of various countries where the captain personally leads the team to PK. Although he is a little older and his hands are a little raw, with experience

And talent, Sun Xin is still a difficult guy to deal with. He was even nicknamed the old fox by his colleagues on the Italian battlefield!

The information scanned by the radar was quickly marked on the tactical board by the staff officer next to him. The huge German aircraft fleet could not escape the tracking of China's air and ground surveillance systems. Even by integrating intelligence sources, China could even integrate several larger aircraft in the entire formation.

The details of the large aircraft group can be inferred, such as the height of a certain medium bomber squadron, the relative height and distance between several large aircraft groups, etc.!

While synthesizing the information, Sun Xin repeatedly deduced the fighting situation. Because he knew the opponent's flight path clearly, Sun Xin planned to abandon the previous rigid frontal interception plan. The tactics of fighter jets covering and interceptors rushing in were too inefficient.

It’s too stiff! Sun Xin plans to do something technical this time!
Chapter completed!