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Military experts of later generations generally believe that the first day of the attack on Niger was a disaster for the French Air Force, and it was so embarrassing that it lost its face! For the French Air Force, the losses in this battle cannot be described as huge; a devastating blow may be more appropriate.

280 fighter jets swooped towards Niger; as a result, 243 were directly shot down by anti-aircraft missiles and had to make an emergency landing in Niger due to mechanical failure.

In the end, only 31 aircraft were able to fly back to the Algerian air force base; in one day, the frontline air force could basically cancel its establishment. For France as a whole, half of its air force fighters were lost. The military strength will be reduced by several points, and it will also prove to the world that Paris was captured by Germany in the early days of World War II; it was not an accident, the strength of the French military was already like this.

Fortunately, the loss of pilots was not very large, with only more than 20 killed on the spot; but for the rest, if they want to return home, they will probably have to wait until the end of the war.

As for the results achieved, let alone almost none; but the damage caused to Niger is really not that big. The death toll of the entire Niger army was not as high as that of French pilots.

A great victory is what Niger is in at the moment.

Even Mr. Bao did not expect that France would be so vulnerable; could it be that the so-called air power was just an illusion? With France's strength, even if no results were achieved, the losses should not be so great, and the script would not dare to be so.

What is going on makes people very curious.

Zhang Zhan came to Bao Zixuan's office and said very excitedly: "Boss, good news, Niger has won a great victory, and the French army has lost at least 200 fighter jets. In addition, the French army commander has ordered the troops to stop attacking, all tanks and armored vehicles have been turned off, and Take off the disguise.”

Although they knew that the Nigeriens should be able to withstand the first wave of French attacks, no one would have thought that the French air force would be so weak. It is equivalent to directly destroying the air force of a medium-sized country. The French are really good at it.

You must know that this is only the first day of the war, and there is no air force support; the next battle will not be so easy to fight.

In today's war, there is no air superiority; especially in a battle like France's, which is far away from the mainland and has no popular base, there is no chance of winning. But if you want to win, you must pay a heavy price.

Admiral Jacques didn't dare to gamble, and of course he couldn't gamble; that would be making fun of the lives of his soldiers, and no one dared to take the risk.

Without investigating how many advanced weapons the Nigeriens have, we must not attack rashly. Of course, he also knew that his military career was coming to an end; when he returned home to report on his duties and await trial, someone must be responsible for the defeat.

Admiral Jacques unknowingly set a record; the shortest tenure as frontline commander in French history, only for one day.

Although no domestic orders have been received, the overall situation has been decided; it is only a matter of time before the command is handed over. It is probably impossible to stay on the front line and make meritorious service.

But before that, we still need to investigate the matter clearly and then report it to the country.

Admiral Jacques said with a serious expression: "Someone must be responsible for this failure. As the supreme commander, there is no shirking the responsibility."

"At this moment, the country is still waiting for news, and the top priority is to investigate the cause of the failure; what is the strength of the Nigeriens, and the intelligence agency must take action."

"Of course, it's too late to say more now, but the overall strength of our army is still far stronger than Niger, and there is hope for final victory. We must not be as arrogant as today; we don't even know the specific strength of the enemy. , attack rashly."

"Call the pilots who have returned from the front line to come over. Some things are better asked in person!"

Colonel Vande Vliet set out relatively late; of course it had a lot to do with his excellent skills. He managed to escape multiple missile attacks and successfully flew back to the base.

As the person with the highest military rank who has returned alive from the front line, it is only appropriate for him to report!

General Jacques said directly: "Colonel Van der Vliet, I want to know the specific situation; what kind of weapons and equipment did Niger use to shoot down so many aircraft of our army? Don't feel pressured, the main responsibility lies with me; I did not understand the specific situation of the enemy. , and launched an attack rashly."

Taking over all the responsibilities is the best protection for your subordinates. Of course, Admiral Jacques was not as upright as he imagined, mainly because it was inappropriate to blame others. In addition, his subordinates all obeyed orders, and it was really difficult to find someone to take the blame.

He seemed to have fallen into painful contemplation. The scene just now touched him too much; it could even be said to have left a psychological shadow. Fortunately, pilots are elites selected from a thousand. Their adaptability and mental endurance are far beyond ordinary people, so they can react quickly.

Colonel Vande Vliet said with a serious expression: "Everything went smoothly at first. We entered Niger's airspace and were not attacked at all. But when the first batch of fighter planes approached Niamey, the Nigerien army suddenly launched a saturation attack."

"Many pilots were hit by surface-to-air missiles before they could react."

"This time Niger used two types of missiles, the Sam 4 individual air defense missile. And it is not a castrated version for foreign trade, otherwise our aircraft should be able to evade it."

"Although I don't know the exact number, the number is definitely not small; my plane alone was attacked by four missiles. Fortunately, I was well prepared and the flying altitude was not low, so I escaped the missile attack and came back alive. "

As a general, he is naturally familiar with missile models from all over the world; he knows that Niger dares to confront France because Lao Maozi is behind it. But I didn't expect that the support would be so thorough and that so many missiles would be sent over, clearly to embarrass France.

But the other party is the Soviet Union, and if you want to retaliate, it depends on whether your fists are strong enough; they will not admit it even if you beat them to death, and it is a normal business transaction; outsiders can't find anything wrong with it. Directly condemning the Soviet Union seems to have no practical effect other than helping the other side with advertising.

Polar bears are not afraid of heaven or earth, and they don't mind getting a bad reputation.

Besides, Niger is a sovereign country and can purchase weapons and equipment from any country; even the United Nations has no control over it.

France used to only strangle Niger's economic lifeline; strictly speaking, the two sides no longer have a subordinate relationship.

Admiral Jacques thought for a moment and said: "First of all, we must investigate clearly how many missiles Niger has in hand; and learn as much as possible about the enemy's military deployment!"

Because of the involvement of Kerberg, French intelligence work was very unsatisfactory; therefore, it is not very clear what the current status of Niger is. It's ridiculous to say that after so many years of operation, there has been no results at all. It can only be said that France is lonely and cannot blame others.

At the same time, Bao Zixuan received a call from Moscow. The voice on the other end was very excited. The Soviet weapons had achieved such great results. As the head of the General Armament Department, he was definitely in a good mood!

Little Ustinov smiled and said: "Yes, you should have received the battle report from Niger!"

"You don't know, the old men at the General Staff couldn't believe it when they saw the real data, and they were shocked after repeated confirmations. The French are not strong in combat and have not won any battles since Napoleon's death; but they are also shocked. I didn’t expect it to be so weak. It couldn’t even take down a small Niger, but more than 200 fighter planes were shot down.”

"I am going to use this opportunity to promote these two Soviet anti-aircraft missiles; what do you think?"

Not only the Soviet Union, but the general staff of any country in the world will follow up on wars in various places in real time. Even if I don't play in person, I still want to participate in it through war games. It can be regarded as a means to increase combat experience and learn to fight.

I had predicted countless times before that France's attack was likely to be frustrated; but I certainly didn't expect that it would suffer such a tragic defeat, with a direct loss of more than 200 aircraft. As a hostile country, how could the Soviet Union not be happy to see the French being unlucky.

As for Ustinov Jr., he thinks it is a good time to promote weapons and equipment. I believe that many countries, especially small countries with weak economic strength, will definitely rush to buy air defense weapons.

I can take the opportunity to eliminate some old models, and I have been in contact with Bao Zixuan for so long; I naturally know how to turn waste into treasure!

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Actually, there is no rush now. Let's see what the French army is going to do next; it's not too late to make the next step."

"As for selling weapons and equipment, there is no need to be deliberate; there is no airtight wall in the world, and customers will naturally come to you."

After that, the two communicated about the details, mainly how to dig a hole for the French; then they hung up the phone!