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Chapter 321 A-10 Warthog Attack Aircraft Takes Off
On the ancient side, the person in charge of commanding operations in Persia was Zhuang Tianyou, deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region, and the troops participating in the battle were part of the 12th Group Army.
To attack a small English Central and Eastern Command, the Army does not need to deploy an entire army group. This is really overestimating them.
The troops that have been confirmed to participate in the battle are one heavy combined brigade, two medium combined brigades, and two light combined brigades.
There are also 13 brigades of ground forces, including air assault, aviation, artillery, air defense, combat support, logistics support and special operations, with a total strength of more than 7 people.
Zhuang Tianyou, commander of the Southwest Military Region and the front-line commander, has arrived in the Persian capital of Ray on an Il-76 transport plane.
As the king, Salihan has handed over the military command of the entire Persia to Zhuang Tianyou.
Zhuang Tianyou had the right to mobilize any troops or local governments in Persia to cooperate in the war.
The old king Salihan knew very well that his fate was in the hands of the ancient country. Only if the ancient country won could he sit firmly in this position.
In the command center, Zhuang Tianyou also received news from the front line.
English ground forces launched a massive invasion, attacking from Korte in Central Asia and Bahatta, the capital of Babylon.
At the same time, an attack was launched from the sea.
They launched a landing operation at Arbas, the largest port city in southern Persia.
From the map, you can clearly see three arrows pointing directly to the Persian capital of Ray.
"The Persians were no match for the English and were almost defeated at the first blow. Currently, the three English armies have successfully broken through the border and entered Persian territory, advancing triumphantly all the way.
The fastest of them all was the one that departed from Bahata. They were led by a heavily armored force, with no fewer than 300 tanks alone, and thousands of armored vehicles and other vehicles. They were truly an overwhelming force.”
In the Laiyi combat command center, Luo Qing, serving as chief of staff, introduced the current situation to the commander-in-chief Zhuang Tianyou.
Luo Qing is also the chief of staff of the Southwest Military Region.
Zhuang Tianyou looked at the situation on the map, chuckled, and said, "The English are very anxious."
"Now that we're joining the war, how can they not be anxious? What's Mr. Zhuang planning to do next?"
Zhuang Tianyou did not answer his question, but asked: "How is the troop assembly going?"
Luo Qing replied: "Currently, a total of 276 transport aircraft have been dispatched from the Southwest Military Region and the Southern Military Region to help us transport our troops.
Among them, there are 128 tactical transport aircraft and 148 strategic transport aircraft.
The transportation capacity is sufficient, but there are too few airports, with only one Salihan International Airport.
The first batch of engineering troops that arrived in Lai have begun to build a field airport.
It is estimated that we will have three more field military airports in 48 hours, and the efficiency of transporting troops will be greatly improved.
There will also be more fighter jets stationed in Rai.”
Building a field airport is different from the past. You just need to find a piece of grass.
Jet fighters have higher requirements for airport takeoff and landing.
What's more, a complete airport also requires a 3-kilometer runway, taxiways, insurance runways, aprons, landing points, touchdown areas, power systems, lighting systems, radar systems, control towers, oil storage areas, ammunition depots, repair shops, etc.
It would take at least 24 hours to complete all of this, and this is while the construction is being carried out non-stop for hours.
And this is despite the presence of the Salihan International Airport.
Fortunately, the performance of the strategic transport aircraft on the ancient country's side is strong enough.
After the three field military airports are built, the ancient country's air transport forces will transport ground troops to Lai on a large scale, and more than 100 fighter jets will be stationed in Lai.
This is when they launch a counterattack.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Tianyou said, "Send out fighter planes to harass these three forces, focusing on attacking the Bahata group. We can't let them advance recklessly, and we must break their momentum."
"Yes!"
Luo Qing saluted and went out to give orders.
A large number of ancient fighter jets are deployed at the Salihan International Airport, and from time to time one or more transport planes take off and land at the airport, delivering a large amount of materials for building the airport.
Fortunately, this airport is large enough and was built according to the specifications of Tempelhof Airport.
The 121st Fighter Squadron, the 125th Fighter Squadron, the 221st Fighter Squadron and early warning aircraft began to attack.
Among them, the 221st Fighter Squadron is a newly transferred squadron.
This squadron is not equipped with fighter jets, but professional ground attack aircraft.
The attack aircraft originally equipped by the Air Force was the Q-5.
However, it has now been replaced by the famous A-10 'Warthog' ground attack aircraft.
This attack aircraft is also said to be equipped with a GAU-8 7-barrel 30mm Gatling cannon.
This machine gun is also its sharpest fang.
In addition, it has 11 external racks and a maximum bomb load capacity of 7.2 tons.
In addition, Shenzhou Aircraft Manufacturing Group has also modified this attack aircraft.
It is equipped with a head-up display, a night navigation system, an infrared detector, a terrain tracking radar, etc., giving it the ability to fight at night.
The A-221A attack aircraft equipped by the 10st Squadron have all been modified, and the modification location is still at the factory of Chengdu Aircraft Manufacturing Group.
In this attack, the three squadrons were divided into three groups and launched air strikes on the three British troops respectively.
The F-15 also sent four fighter jets to escort the A-4A squadron.
So the number of fighter jets along the way reached 28.
At this time, the British troops marching from Bahata were less than 500 kilometers away from Ray.
At this distance, the A-10 'Warthog' attack aircraft can be mounted in beast mode, and its hovering time can reach 500 hours within 2 kilometers.
In beast mount mode, the A-10 fighter carries 18 250 kg general-purpose bombs.
In addition to these 18 bombs, it also has 750 30mm shells.
A distance of 500 kilometers only takes less than 40 minutes for a fleet of aircraft.
Rushing at the forefront along the way was the 17th Armored Division of the Royal English Army, which belonged to the 3rd Armored Corps.
The 17th Armored Division is also the only armored unit in the hands of the China-Saudi Arabia Command.
The division has three armored regiments and one armored reconnaissance regiment, equipped with a total of 327 tanks and vehicles.
Among these tanks are infantry tanks, cruiser tanks, and armored vehicles modified based on various tanks.
When this large-scale armored cluster of troops marched through the desert, it raised a cloud of dust, and the scene was quite spectacular.
The 17th Armored Division was also full of confidence. Who could stop such a huge armored force?
Then they were greeted by the 221st Attack Squadron.
The fighter jets that took off this time did not carry the Maverick air-to-ground missiles that can carry out long-range attacks, but were equipped with various types of aerial bombs.
Therefore, a low-altitude flight mode is adopted to launch an attack directly at close range.
4架F-15不参与攻击，而是为A-10机群提供空中掩护，所搭载的武器也都是清一色的AIM-9响尾蛇和AIM-7麻雀空空导弹。
At an altitude of less than 500 meters, the two turbofan engines on the back of the A-10A fighter jets roared, pushing the fighter jets forward at a speed of more than 800 kilometers per hour.
Soon the smoke and dust rising in the distance came into the sight of the pilots of the fleet.
This also means that both parties have entered the visual range of each other.
"Air strike!"
"Ancient Countryman's Jet!"
At the forefront of the troops was the armored reconnaissance regiment equipped with the new Crusader cruiser tanks.
The arrival of the fleet immediately put them all on high alert.
"Organize air defense, all air defense vehicles move forward."
The commander of the 17th Armored Division shouted on the radio channel.
Among the armored marching troops, tracked anti-aircraft vehicles equipped with twin 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns began to accelerate forward.
This is also the Crusader anti-aircraft vehicle improved on the basis of the Crusader cruiser tank.
It is also the only field air defense force of the armored force, with more than 20 vehicles in total.
But their advance was still a little slow, and the armored reconnaissance regiment in front was caught off guard and suffered the first round of air strikes.
As an A-10A attack aircraft took the lead and flew over the head of a Crusader cruiser tank, a dark shadow also fell from the sky.
It was a 250-kilogram general-purpose aerial bomb that landed less than 10 meters away from the tank and exploded.
The flames engulfed the 20-ton cruiser tank in an instant. The huge impact force directly blew the tank to the ground, and the armor surface that was exposed to the shock wave also suffered serious dents.
As the A-10 fighter jets flew low over the area, bombs fell, destroying one tank after another.
Although general-purpose aerial bombs are not as accurate as air-to-ground missiles, they are extremely powerful and can destroy thin-skinned cruise tanks even if they are off by a few meters.
The thickest part of its armor is only more than 50 mm, which is equivalent to a light tank.
After bombing the armored reconnaissance regiment in front, the A-10 fleet did not turn around, but continued to fly forward, and bombs continued to fall.
This is intended to explode from beginning to end.
"Boom boom boom..."
At this time, the Crusader anti-aircraft vehicle also began to roar.
20mm shells continuously spurted out from the muzzle, forming a dense chain of ammunition in the air.
The A-10 attack aircraft easily avoided the anti-aircraft fire and continued forward.
The A-10 attack aircraft following behind began to target these air defense vehicles.
"Woooooooo..."
The 30mm 7-barrel Gatling cannon on the nose began to roar.
Incendiary armor-piercing shells and high-explosive incendiary shells whizzed out.
The dense explosions instantly covered the Crusader anti-aircraft vehicle that was firing into the air.
"boom....."
Under a wave of attacks, the anti-aircraft vehicle exploded directly.
The fuel tanks were directly penetrated by the incendiary armor-piercing bullets, causing a secondary explosion.
Half of the anti-aircraft vehicles that were targeted were destroyed in less than a minute, but they did not hit the A-10 attack aircraft.
Even if it hits, it is difficult to cause fatal damage to the thick-skinned A-10 Warthog.
When the anti-aircraft firepower could no longer cause damage to the A-10 Warthog, the end of the 17th Armored Division had come.