The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Saddam was determined to teach the Americans a lesson.

Iraq had no way to deal with the US Navy in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.

First, the distance was far, and second, it had to pass through the airspace of other countries, which was too easy to be discovered.

So Saddam targeted the US Navy in the Persian Gulf.

Iraq had no way to deal with the US Navy in the Arabian Sea, because it was beyond the range of Iraqi missiles and the combat radius of fighter jets.

On this day, the sky had just dawned.

One after another, Iraqi fighter jets took off on the runway.

There were all kinds of aircraft, and even J-5 and J-6 fighter jets could be seen!

These aircraft were equipped with various weapons.

The missiles hung on the MiG-29 fighter jets included both air-to-air missiles and "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

Some Soviet-made fighter jets also had both air-to-air missiles and "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

After these fighter jets took off, they immediately split into two parts, one part flew at high altitude and high speed, reaching supersonic speed, and the other part flew at low altitude close to the sea surface.

This time, Iraq dispatched more than 200 fighter jets, which can be said to be a huge investment.

But the first to launch the attack were not fighters.

But missiles!

This time, Iraq launched 450 missiles at once, and the missiles flew towards the US warships and coalition warships in the Persian Gulf.

Because the warships are moving, whether they can hit the target depends on God's will.

If a warship does not move and is hit directly, it is unlucky; if a warship happens to be in the deviation range of the missile and is hit by mistake, it can only blame itself for bad luck.

The purpose of launching 450 missiles at one time is not to sink a certain number of warships, but to consume the missiles and anti-aircraft firepower of the US and coalition forces and divert attention.

The real killer is actually those low-flying fighters, all of which carry "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

As long as one hits, a large surface warship with a displacement of several thousand tons can be sunk.

As for whether it can sink an aircraft carrier, it is unknown.

After all, the largest tonnage of the warship sunk by the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile is the British Invincible-class light aircraft carrier.

But the Americans are all large aircraft carriers, and the ability of large aircraft carriers and light aircraft carriers to withstand attacks is two different things.

"Oh no, missiles are coming!"

The Iraqi missiles were soon discovered by the radar on the American warships.

Suddenly, the warships sounded the air defense alarm.

"Swish~swish~" The American air defense missiles were launched to intercept these missiles.

The Iraqi missiles were not advanced and not fast, so it was not difficult to intercept them.

Even if some incoming missiles broke through the air defense missiles, the dense array and interference strips of the warships were also playing a role.

These SAM missiles and Hussein missiles of Iraq have weak anti-interference capabilities.

But some missiles still hit the target.

It is not known whether it was really locked on the target, or because of the deviation error, some warships were unlucky and were hit.

Soon, the incoming Iraqi aircraft were also discovered by the American radar.

The aircraft on the aircraft carrier began to take off one by one.

At the same time, the fleet commander also reported the intelligence and asked the air force for support to annihilate the incoming air force in one fell swoop.

At this time, twenty planes flying close to the sea level were not discovered.

The Americans launched anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down the J-5 and J-6 fighters.

The J-5 and J-6 fighters are relatively backward, and once they are locked by the American anti-aircraft missiles, it is difficult to get rid of them.

But now the Americans have found an embarrassing problem, that is, because of the missiles intercepted before.

Not enough anti-aircraft missiles!

And it takes time for the aircraft to take off by steam catapult.

"Boom~~"

A missile was launched and landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier, blowing up several F/A18s, making it impossible for the aircraft carrier to take off fighters.

At the same time, the aircraft flying close to the sea surface also attacked the warship.

"Boom~~" Two "Eagle Strike" missiles hit a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, and a huge hole appeared where it hit. The warship shook violently and seawater continued to pour in.

The warship was tilting, and it was probably only a matter of time before it sank into the sea.

"Boom~~" A Spruce-class destroyer was hit, and a large hole appeared directly.

The fleet commander was roaring and commanding.

Without anti-aircraft missiles, they could only rely on the dense array of warships and interference strips to interfere with the incoming missiles.

Now he regretted it very much, regretting why he was not more cautious.

But the commander believed that as long as he held on for a while and waited for the air force to come to the rescue, these Iraqi planes would not be able to escape!

"Damn it~~" When he heard that a destroyer was hit, the commander couldn't help cursing.

He didn't even know how many warships were sunk!

After all, there are more than 200 warships in the Persian Gulf, and a large number of transport ships. Although these transport ships are civilian ships, they may also be attacked at this time.

"No~~ It's the Eagle Strike anti-ship missile!!" The captain of a Perry-class frigate showed a look of horror.

The 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missile is not only a nightmare for the British, but also a nightmare for the Americans.

In Libya, all US warships were sunk by the 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missile.

In the ‘ship attack war’ after the Iran-Iraq War, four US warships were sunk, all by ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missiles.

Now the US military knows that once hit by an ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missile, a normal warship can’t withstand a single shot.

Large warships like the Ticonderoga-class cruiser are often hit by two or three ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missiles, and there is no rescue!

“Boom~~” This ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missile was almost close to the water surface, estimated to be about two meters away from the water surface, and hit the middle part of the Perry-class frigate fiercely.

The entire Perry-class frigate was shaking violently, and it had already tilted significantly, and the seawater was constantly pouring into the hole.

The captain commanded the officers and soldiers to save themselves.

Including throwing rescue rings to the soldiers who fell into the sea.

At this time, as many people as can be saved count.

As long as you hold on, you will definitely be rescued.

“Damn~~” The captain cursed in his heart when he saw this scene.

What warships fear most is not being attacked on the deck or other parts. These places can only cause damage to the warships at most. They can be pulled back to the shipyard for repair and can continue to be used after repair.

But being hit in this part is different. Basically, the influx of seawater will eventually cause the warship to sink.

No matter what measures are taken, they can only delay the sinking time and let more people survive.

"Damn 'Eagle Strike' missiles!" The captain gritted his teeth.

It hurts, it hurts too much!

Such a frigate is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, plus weapons and equipment, the loss is huge.

But how much does an 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missile cost! ?

In the air, the same battle is taking place.

American pilots are flying carrier-based aircraft and fighting with the Iraqi Air Force.

Relying on the excellent performance of the aircraft, American pilots hunt Iraqi military aircraft one by one.

After all, fighters like the J-5 and J-6 are too backward compared to the third-generation fighters.

Before it even spotted the US military aircraft, it was shot down by the US military aircraft's air-to-air missiles.