Big Time 1958

   On the same day, an improved Scud ground-to-ground tactical ballistic missile dragged a long tail flame and was launched from the central region of Iraq. It quickly passed through the atmosphere and entered the flight trajectory to attack Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Sixteen seconds later, an American missile warning satellite operating in a geostationary orbit at an altitude of more than 300 kilometers gave an emergency alarm, and an infrared telescope with a high-sensitivity infrared scanner began to track the flame of the "Scud" missile. The high-resolution visible light TV camera of the telescope performs tracking and shooting, and transmits the missile's flight trajectory, flight speed, direction, ballistic inclination and position to the ground station in real time.

  After all the ground preparations were completed, the command center ordered the launch, and the "Patriot" missile took off at a 38° inclination angle and changed the flight trajectory according to the preset program. At the same time, the ground phased array radar continued to track the "Patriot" in flight, and timely issued instructions to correct the flight trajectory according to the actual flight conditions.

  When the "Patriot" enters the final flight, its semi-active "auto-seeking head" starts to work, and feeds back the "Scud" ballistic parameters it captures to the ground command center in real time. According to the received relative angle deviation data, the command center will quickly feed back the correction instruction to the "Patriot" after accurate calculation. The "Patriot" approached Scud according to the accurately calculated interception trajectory, and both died together.

   This is the picture of the US Pentagon's announcement of the response to the Iran-Iraq Scud missiles. When the news came, the whole world fell silent, deeply shocked by the superb scientific and technological capabilities of the US. Even Baghdad and Tehran urgently communicated with Moscow, and Serov called back, "The Patriot air defense interceptor system is useful, but it definitely doesn't have such an exaggerated effect. And the cost of American products far exceeds the cost of Soviet missiles. It is the United States that will suffer."

  The success rate of Patriots' interception in the Gulf War is said to be 10%, which is still claimed by the United States. In fact, it is only 4%. Later generations say that the Patriots can intercept Scud with a 90% success rate. It is purely 21st century Americans who are bragging about themselves. I really think that people have forgotten the Gulf War for a long time.

"When the time comes, let them see what a real stealth fighter is!" Serov, who put down his telescope, muttered to himself. Above him, several fighter jets that were somewhat different from normal fighter jets disappeared into the sky with blue tail flames. . For a month, the U.S. bombed indiscriminately amid Soviet protests, overwhelmingly gaining air superiority over Iraq and Iran.

   seems to be a repeat of the Gulf War when the United States unilaterally slapped Iraq, but there are differences in the details. Iraq and Iran have not reached the point where they cannot fight back. Four or five hundred Scud missiles also hit a large number of targets in Saudi Arabia.

   In the beginning, the United States claimed that the Patriot air defense system had a perfect record against Scud. However, as the missile attack continued, the real interception success rate was exposed, because the casualty figures of the Scud missile attack began to be reported by the domestic media in the United States. Of course, this is still far below the psychological capacity of the United States. It is basically impossible for the American people to oppose the withdrawal of troops from the war with this number.

"Comrade Ufimochev, the Americans have realized your theory, I don't know what you, the client, think." Serov patted Ufimochev on the shoulder and said indifferently, "This kind of theft Act, I will charge a little interest."

"I didn't expect the theory I published in the early years to be carried forward in the hands of our enemies. Is it more beneficial to my motherland? Or is it more harmful? I didn't expect it to be borrowed by the enemy." Ufimochev shook his head and smiled bitterly. road.

"It's our country's lack of attention to intellectual property, what about the Americans? When we learn from them, we mention IP, and when they quote us, we don't mention anything." Shelov stopped and said, "No matter what. So, I'm not going to accuse the U.S. of that, we've got better now, don't we?"

  According to Ufimochev's theory, the radar scattering cross-sectional area of ​​a conductor can be accurately calculated and approximated, and no matter the size of the aircraft, it can be designed to be stealthy. Since the concept and importance of stealth were unknown to former Soviet officials at the time, the theory was deemed to have no military value after official scrutiny, so no secrecy measures were taken at all, and the paper was published. During the same period, the U.S. Air Force collected and translated a large number of Russian documents in order to collect information on the progress made by the Soviet Union in radar technology.

   But Serov knew about it. He didn't know the F117 made by the Americans. He also knew that the first generation of stealth fighters, in addition to being invisible, had zero survivability as long as they were found. Begin to allocate funds to support Ufi Mochev's continued research, and use the power to find aerodynamic experts and materials experts to establish the Ufi Mochev Institute.

   There is still no stealth fighter in the 21st century, but the anti-radar painting has made progress. Fighting against the semi-finished product of the F117 fighter, which has no self-defense capability, is like an adult beating a child.

The two allies of the Soviet Union have been indiscriminately bombed by the United States for a month. What the Soviet Union can do is not just watching. Recently, Serov and General Bagramyan have been communicating frequently. In a month, the Soviet Union can basically see clearly that the United States How the war is fought now is indeed very different from the Vietnam War, and the technology is more advanced. The U.S. military has also become more proficient at using the leading generation of technology to play fancy slingshots.

   Serov repeatedly confirmed to General Bagramyan if the Soviet Red Army would be able to withstand the blow of the US Air Force. General Bagramyan, who is in Baku, replied that there is no problem at all. With the current US air force in the Gulf region, the Soviet tank army can completely withstand it.

Of course, it's not all good news. Serov is more worried about the US army aviation force, that is, the Apache gunship group. Strictly speaking, the Apache gunship group in the hands of the US military is more advanced than the female deer gunship in the hands of the Soviet Union. Quite a few, the Hind gunship has been in service for more than fifteen years, and the Apache gunship has just been produced for three years. If the latecomers did not use the new technology in the product, needless to say, Serov would look down on the Americans.

"The Apache of the 227 Army Aviation Brigade needs special attention. You have 1,200 helicopters in your hand, of which 740 are stags, which is 2.5 times that of the Apache. You must not let your opponents It's better." Serov, who was holding the phone, said in a low voice.

"You can rest assured, Yura, as long as the Air Force is in place, I will never let those Apaches leave the Middle East alive." Admiral Bagramyan assured, "The only thing to worry about is how we will make the American aircraft carrier battle group in trouble. Back off and come to a compromise.”

"When the time comes, we will kill the Ark Royal and test the water first, to prove that we have the ability to send them to the bottom of the sea. Looking at the reaction, the Americans must consider that the Soviet Union has 40,000 nuclear bombs, which can not only blow up American cities, but also destroy Villages with more than 1,000 people will be bombed once!” Shelov looked at his watch with his phone in his hand, “I estimate that the air raids will be over in the next few days. If the United States does not conduct a ground war, this matter will be forgotten. If there is a ground war. turn on..."

   "The Soviet Red Army cannot evade the country's expectations, even if it is to die." General Bagramyan's voice was decisive.

For a long time, the two of them were silent, listening to each other's breathing from the microphone, Serov said with difficulty, "Brother, soldiers should not be given up, when it's time to take responsibility, it's still me, a secret police with a bad reputation. more suitable."

"Have all the equipment been tested? We must fight in the strongest state." General Bagramyan ordered that U.S. aircraft, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and even individual weapons are equipped with infrared night vision devices and laser night vision devices. and infrared thermal imaging equipment and other night vision night sight equipment, which enables the U.S. military's weapons and equipment to play the same combat effectiveness at night as in the daytime, enabling the U.S. military to continuously fight day and night, more effectively attack the Iraqi army, and faster. Advance the course of the campaign battle. Of course, the Soviet Union used T54 to hit eggs and rocks. This time, none of the subordinate units in the southern theater used T54, and they also changed their clothes.

Knowing the U.S. military well, in addition to the spy satellites that the Soviet Union urgently launched over the Persian Gulf, there is another thing that is indispensable, that is, the giant long-range radar in the Red Star Operational Plan, which can be used as a landmark. The radar is located in the municipality of Baku. In the Col of the North, facing directly to the south, the situation of the whole Persian Gulf was fed back to the Soviet Union.

After the air strike continued for the thirty-third day, when Serov talked about the war again, his tone had become very solemn, "If it is for the purpose of punishment, the current intensity of the war is enough, and I must ask President Bush to seriously consider a ceasefire. Don’t continue to expand the war, go back to negotiations to resolve the Gulf crisis. Expanding the war is not a good choice, it is a very dangerous act of playing with fire.”

  The Soviet Union's peace mediation has been going on for a month. During this month, the Soviet Union's attitude has changed from being ambiguous at the beginning to now. The tone also began to turn tough, and even began to mention the friendship and mutual assistance treaties with the Iraqi and Iranian governments, of course, to prevent the start of a ground war.

   It is impossible for an air strike to destroy a country, and Iraq will not withdraw its troops voluntarily. Although the bombing suffered a lot of damage, as long as Kuwait is still occupied, this is a great victory. However, it is clear that the United States can not be relieved by bombing twice.

   "The United States must guarantee the sovereignty of Kuwait and Bahrain, and nothing will change." The attitude of the White House did not change.

Serov, who had just received the good news of the establishment of the People's Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was immediately relieved. Spy satellites showed that the coalition forces stationed in Iraq had begun preparations for ground war, and ordered, "Turkestan Military Region and North Caucasus. The troops of the military region can leave the station and go to the Transcaucasus to assemble!"