The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

For the "Prairie Fire" operation plan, the United States mobilized 34 ships, including 3 aircraft carriers, with a total of more than 240 aircraft, to conduct routine exercises in the Mediterranean region.

This time, the flight intensity of the US carrier-based aviation force has been greatly improved. In just three days, the carrier-based aviation aircraft formation on the "USS America" ​​aircraft carrier completed a total of 480 flight missions, the carrier-based aviation of the "USS Coral" aircraft carrier completed 336 sorties, and the carrier-based aircraft of the "USS Saratoga" aircraft carrier completed 626 sorties.

In three days, the carrier-based aircraft of the three aircraft carriers took off 1,442 sorties.

It has even appeared that fighter jets have penetrated 300 kilometers into the Libyan territory!

On the fourth day of the exercise, the US military officially announced that it had crossed the so-called Libyan territorial waters boundary announced by Gaddafi in 1983-32 degrees and 30 minutes north latitude!

This is undoubtedly a slap in Gaddafi's face.

Gaddafi ordered a counterattack.

That afternoon, the F-14 ‘Panda’ fighters, F/A-18 ‘Hornet’ fighters, A-7 and A-6 attack aircraft flying over the Gulf of Sidra entered Libyan airspace. Libya’s ground radars quickly began to track, and SAM-5, SAM-6 and other SAM series air defense missiles also targeted these fighters.

In addition, the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were dispersed, and the vehicle-mounted radars were turned on to continuously search the air.

The radars of the ‘Aegis-0’ air defense missile system and the ‘Aegis-1’ air defense missile system also began to track, aiming at the aircraft in the sky.

The Hongqi-1, Hongqi-2, and Hongqi-3 air defense missiles were also aiming.

Finally, the Libyans could not hold back, and the radars of the ground air defense forces quickly locked onto the American fighters.

At various air bases, MiG-23 and MiG-25 carried weapons and began to taxi on the runway, flew into the sky, and headed north.

Following the order from the superior, more than 30 SAM series air defense missiles took off and flew towards the American fighter planes.

In addition, the Aegis series air defense missiles and the Red Flag series air defense missiles were also launched one after another, firing at the targeted American fighter planes.

The US Air Force fighter planes immediately began to dodge upon seeing this, and the electronic warfare aircraft immediately carried out electronic interference on the missiles and guidance radar. It released a large amount of broadband signals, making it impossible for the radar to identify the real fighter plane. The missiles directly passed over the aircraft and detonated at the end of the range.

Most of the missiles failed to attack the aircraft, but ten missiles hit the target.

Two electronic warfare aircraft were hit by a "Aegis-1" missile each, and they turned into a fireball directly in the air and exploded.

One A-6 and A-7 attack aircraft after another could not dodge, and were hit by eight missiles and exploded directly in the air.

The pilots of other F-14 ‘Panda’ fighters and F/A-18 ‘Hornet’ fighters were dodging and releasing jamming bombs, narrowly avoiding the ‘Aegis-0’ and ‘Aegis-1’ air defense missiles. The pilots were horrified and sweating on their backs.

“Saber, report the situation, repeat - report the situation!” The voice of the action commander in the E-2 airborne early warning aircraft came from the radio.

Soon, the situation was reported.

Not long after, the order to attack came from the radio!

The loss of two electronic warfare aircraft and eight A-6 and A-7 attack aircraft at once made the commander very angry.

The missiles of the fighter jets were fired at the radar positions and air defense missile positions.

Since these radar positions and air defense missile positions were exposed, they naturally had to attack and destroy them. Only by destroying them would the Libyan army become deaf and blind.

“Swish~~” “Swish~~”

An air defense missile was launched one after another, flying towards the US fighter planes in the air.

At the same time, the US fighters in the air also launched bombs and missiles to attack ground targets.

Some US fighters in the air were hit by missiles and exploded into fireballs. On the ground, radar positions and air defense missile bases were also hit, exploded, and destroyed.

Especially for the SAM series missiles and the Red Flag series missiles, it is not so convenient to move. Once discovered, being attacked often means being destroyed.

The "Aegis-0" air defense missile system and the "Aegis-1" air defense missile system are much more flexible, and they can move immediately after launching.

At the same time, two F-14 "Panda" fighters fired missiles at a Libyan missile boat approaching the US Navy attack group. The missiles finally hit the missile boat, and the boat exploded violently. The missile boat and 27 Libyan naval officers and soldiers quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

In addition, two F/A-18 "Hornet" fighters fired missiles at a Libyan missile patrol boat sailing out of the port of Benghazi, sinking the Libyan missile patrol boat.

Compared with Libya's army and air force, Libya's navy is undoubtedly much weaker.

The entire naval formation has only 8,000 people in total!

Just as the two F/A-18 Hornets were about to fly away, a car was parked at the port, which was the 'Aegis-0' air defense missile system.

With the press of a button, four missiles quickly flew towards the two F/A-18 Hornets in the sky.

The radars of the two F/A-18 Hornets captured them, and the alarm in the cockpit sounded. The pilots were very experienced. Although they were nervous, they fired jammers and pulled the joystick to maneuver and evade.

"Boom~~"

"Boom~~"

The two F/A-18 Hornet fighters each dodged an anti-aircraft missile, but they were unlucky and failed to dodge the other anti-aircraft missile. They exploded directly in the air and turned into a fireball, like a firework blooming with brilliant brilliance.

After shooting down the two F/A-18 Hornet fighters, the Aegis-0 air defense missile system immediately moved quickly.

"Quick, move quickly!" A young man with yellow skin and black eyes who spoke Chinese shouted and commanded.

Soon, the transfer was completed, and then the radar was silent and the surface was covered with camouflage cloth.

At the same time, the two F-14 Panda fighters that had just shot down the missile boat were performing maneuvers, obviously demonstrating.

Even the flying altitude was not high, estimated to be more than a thousand meters.

A young man with yellow skin and black eyes held a telescope and saw the performance of the two F-14 Panda fighters clearly.

"Damn, the Panda fighter is such a good treasure, it's a pity to destroy it." The young man muttered.

Another middle-aged man next to him said, "We can't help it. We are hired by others, we get paid, and we help them get rid of disasters!"

"After returning home, maybe we will have a chance to visit the Panda fighter properly!" said the middle-aged man.

"Fire!" The young man nodded and then gave the order.

Libya does not have so many technical talents to operate the 'Aegis' air defense missile system, and there is no time for training, so Libya directly spends a lot of money to hire.

Mercenaries, they get paid to help people get rid of disasters.

Moreover, when they come to Libya, all kinds of subsidies are counted, which is almost equivalent to a monthly salary of ten times that of domestic wages. This income is already quite generous.

Add to that the bonuses given by Libya, which is at least dozens or even hundreds of times!

For example, if they shoot down an F-14 'Panda' fighter, they can get a bonus of 1 million US dollars; if they shoot down an F/A-18 'Hornet' fighter, they can get a bonus of 800,000 US dollars; if they shoot down an A-6 or A-7 attack aircraft, they can get 500,000 US dollars.

In order to boost morale and get people to fight for their lives, Gaddafi also spent a lot of money.