The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

"Keep bombing!"

Schwarzkopf was very tough: "We can't stop. Any area that could be used as a missile launch site, as well as roads where fighters can take off and land, and even areas where fighters may hide, must be bombed!"

"As the commander of the coalition forces, we are doing this to reduce the casualties of coalition soldiers! As for the casualties of Iraqis, we don't care. It's better for all Iraqis to go to hell!" Schwarzkopf said very impolitely.

The large-scale strategic bombing has lasted for three full days.

The three-day large-scale strategic bombing dealt a huge blow to Iraq and caused great losses to Iraq.

So far, the air defense firepower of Iraq's front-line troops has basically been destroyed.

The government buildings in every city have also been blown up.

In addition to the large-scale air strikes launched by the Air Force, warships in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf launched more than 1,000 cruise missiles.

Although people have been accused of attacking schools, hospitals and other targets, Schwarzkopf doesn't care.

Anyway, because the two aircraft carrier formations were severely damaged before, his career has come to an end and it is impossible for him to move up. In this case, what should he worry about?

"Commander-in-chief, if this continues, our logistics supply pressure will be very high!" The general in charge of logistics persuaded.

The United States has not prepared so many missiles at all. If it continues to throw them, it will only take two days for the missiles to run out.

It is conceivable how intense the large-scale strategic air strikes have been since the outbreak of the Gulf War.

Not only missiles, but other guided bombs have also been consumed after this period of large-scale strategic bombing.

Even one-third of the bombs prepared before have been consumed.

The materials prepared at the beginning did not expect such a huge consumption.

If there are enough bombs and missiles, he would be happy to let the Air Force continue to bomb.

The double aircraft carrier formation was severely damaged, especially one of the aircraft carriers was the "USS America", which made the US military lose face.

He wanted to wipe out Iraq from the earth.

But the logistics of this scale of bombing are simply unbearable.

Except for American planes, planes from other countries, even British ones, no longer take off.

First, the consumption of bombs and missiles is too great, and their logistical supplies cannot keep up. Second, this is a high-intensity operation, and the pilots are very dissatisfied. After all, except for the United States, other countries are not willing to participate in the war. Being able to join the coalition forces is already a great face for the United States. They don't want to fight desperately at all.

Another point is that high-intensity aircraft takeoff and landing operations have already caused great damage to aircraft.

Some countries' aircraft can't bear it.

Not to mention that the strategic bombing during this period does not mean that the coalition aircraft has no losses.

On the contrary, the coalition aircraft losses are huge.

In other words, if this high-intensity strategic bombing is carried out now, only the US military will be left.

"Logistical supplies can't keep up? How is it possible!" Schwarzkopf widened his eyes.

The war preparations were carried out for 75 days before, and the materials transported were huge.

Not to mention that after the assembly, the ultimatum was issued to Iraq, and the transportation of materials did not stop during that period.

"Commander-in-chief, Saudi Arabia's ports are overloaded. Port workers are protesting loudly, and a lot of equipment is broken. Now they are being replaced, and there are also vehicles for transportation." The general in charge of logistics couldn't help complaining.

The conditions here in Saudi Arabia are really too bad.

There is no way to compare with Europe and the United States.

The port is small, the cargo throughput is limited, and Saudi Arabia's transportation conditions are very poor.

Saudi Arabia's high social welfare makes workers' enthusiasm for work not high. If the work intensity is a little higher, they will not do it.

Not to mention, the image and reputation of the US military in Saudi Arabia are not good.

"Yes, our guys have been exhausted during this period, and everyone has a lot of opinions about this!" The head of the US Air Force also expressed his views.

The soldiers of the US military are not very hard-working.

Since World War I, when fighting in Europe, American soldiers have to eat and drink well, otherwise it will be a big deal.

In every war, the first priority of the US military is not to have sufficient weapons and equipment, but to have sufficient supplies of materials, so that the US military can eat and drink well.

And it's all business here.

Schwarzkopf frowned.

Then, he thought about it and had to agree to change the air strike strategy.

After all, what they said was true.

First, the logistics pressure was great, and second, their pilots were tired and needed to rest.

After all, with such high-intensity bombing, pilots are not made of steel, so how could they not be tired?

Moscow.

At this time, more intelligence came back.

The Soviet Union organized a group of experts to conduct research, and the American war mode this time made the Soviet Union very interested.

"There are some merits in this, but we should also see that a very important reason for this bombing is because of the special terrain of Kuwait and Iraq. If it were Afghanistan, the US military's way of fighting would not work." A soldier with many medals on his chest said in a deep voice.

This is an experienced general who has personally experienced the entire process of the Afghan War.

He has a lot to say about this and saw the difference between the two at once.

Afghanistan has a complex terrain, with many mountains and rugged roads. The most difficult thing to fight is not the war between regular armies, but the guerrilla tactics against guerrillas.

Guerrillas hide in the mountains and cannot be fought at all.

Unlike Kuwait and Iraq, Kuwait is all desert, flat and without any dangerous places, and can be seen at a glance.

There are Kurdish mountains in the north of Iraq and desert areas in the west. Between the plateau and the mountains is the Mesopotamian Plain, which occupies most of the country, and most of the altitude is less than 100 meters. The Euphrates and Tigris rivers run through the entire country from northwest to southeast. The two rivers merge into the Shatai Shatt al-Arab River in Kurna and flow into the Persian Gulf. The southern part of the plain is low-lying, with many lakes and swamps. East of the plain is the western edge of the Zagros Mountains. The southwest is part of the Arabian Plateau, with the Syrian Desert.

The place where the war broke out is really too favorable for the US military.

In the Kurdish mountains in the north, the troops deployed by the US military only played a role in restraining troops, and no fighting occurred.

If it were the Soviet army, it would have directly overwhelmed the Iraqi army with a torrent of steel, without any need for strategic bombing.

No army in the world can withstand the Soviet Union's torrent of steel.

This is the Soviet Union's absolute confidence in its powerful army.

As for the Americans' fighting style, if they were facing the Soviet Union, they would definitely beat the Americans to death.

From the beginning, they could attack those military bases with missiles, and would not allow the Americans to gather their forces at all. At the same time, they could also use the air force to bomb these military bases.

Even if they were head-on, the Soviet army was absolutely sure to defeat the opponent!

So this kind of bombing, in the eyes of the Soviet Union, has its merits, but it is not worth learning, because the Soviet Union does not need it!