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407 Air Raid on Khafji

The Rhino 1 main battle tank became a roadblock. When two NHT106s appeared, their artillery fired up. Perhaps the gunners were too sloppy and rough. The bombardment in a hurry did not follow the instructions of the fire control system, but completely

Based on the previous method of firing the T5569, neither of the two guns hit the target. However, one of the guns hit near a NIP multifunctional infantry vehicle, damaging the infantry fighting vehicle.

Although the NIP has relatively good defense among wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, it is absolutely impossible to withstand the NHT106 tank gun. As long as it takes a hit, it will definitely be over, so the Saudi army is very nervous.

Of course, the Saudis were not completely unprepared. The weapon station of one of their infantry fighting vehicles was equipped with an anti-armor missile Red Arrow. After locking one of the tanks, they immediately launched a Red Arrow missile. This missile was

After being fired, it quickly hit one of the tanks. Compared with the Red Arrow-73 missile, the Red Arrow missile is larger and has stronger armor-piercing ability. Although the NHT106 has good defensive power, it cannot withstand the power of a single bullet.

Although an Iraqi tank was destroyed in one blow, the Saudi side still used all infantry fighting vehicles after all. They did not dare to stay within the enemy's 2m range. After receiving the rescued Marines, they immediately relied on their high maneuverability

The nature is withdrawn to the periphery. The NIP's maximum highway speed can reach more than 100 kilometers per hour, and its cross-country speed is also 6 kilometers per hour, which is much faster than ordinary main battle tanks.

How could the Rhino 1 tank that had just bombarded them let go and they withdrew safely? It immediately raised its muzzle and prepared to shoot at them again. This time the gunner was more cautious, using the more advanced fire control system of the NHT106 tank to prepare.

One hit.

The multifunctional infantry vehicle can run fast, but it cannot run faster than artillery shells. All the Saudi soldiers are praying that the Iraqi tanks will not hit them. As long as they can break out of this distance and enter 26 meters away, the danger will drop suddenly.

At this moment, something suddenly fell from the sky, and then there was a loud bang. The NHT106 tank that was preparing to attack was blown up on the top of the vehicle. Small weapons were used to resist the Saudi infantry fighting vehicles around here.

The Iraqis did not understand what was going on, and saw their own main battle tank being blown up before their eyes.

In fact, even some Saudis didn't understand what saved him. The operational commander of the Saudi National Guard involved in the rescue saw the aircraft that launched the air-launched missile just now.

“Is it a Chinese drone?”

Before this, many people had heard that China had developed some large drones for war. Some people also speculated that these drones have attack capabilities, but China has not verified similar claims. After the Gulf War began, China

The Air Force has deployed a certain number of drones in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi military is also aware of this, but it does not take it seriously.

But today it seems that China's drones are far from as simple as people think. The drone just appeared out of nowhere, and then threw an AR- at the Rhino tank with great accuracy.

lThe drone used an air-to-ground missile to accurately penetrate the tank's weakest roof.

This is a Pterosaur UAV. Its main role in the Air Force is now to carry out reconnaissance behind enemy lines and target positioning and guidance. Because its radar reflection cross-section is quite small and it can fly at relatively low altitudes, it is difficult to be detected by the enemy.

Fang realized that Wing Loong UAVs are not commonly used for strike missions like this, because their payloads are relatively small, and only relatively lightweight missiles like AR-l can be mounted on a pair of pylons. In terms of efficiency,

It is difficult to compare with the annihilation, Qiang and other manned fighters.

However, its strikes are extremely concealed and sudden, so it is easier to accomplish some special tasks.

After the Chinese troops heard about Saudi Arabia's surprise attack on Khafji to rescue the US Marine Corps, they took the initiative to dispatch two Wing Loong drones to conduct intelligence collection and cover work, so that after the Saudi troops contacted the enemy, they could immediately eliminate the danger.

The drone that had just knocked out a tank did not stop there. Instead, it chose a new target, a small building guarded by more than a dozen Iraqi soldiers. The Pterosaur drone dropped another one.

The AR-l missile razed this small building to the ground. Although not all the Iraqi soldiers inside would die, it completely eliminated this firepower point.

The appearance of the Pterodactyl gave the Iraqi army the illusion that a large-scale air strike by multinational aviation forces was coming. They no longer dared to send tanks and armored vehicles to pursue the Saudi infantry fighting vehicles. Instead, they hurriedly asked the soldiers to find their own cover and

The tanks were hidden and their engines turned off to dissipate heat, fearing that subsequent strikes would destroy these tanks.

Another Wing Loong also took advantage of this panic and threw out all two AR-l missiles on the pylon, causing the casualties of more than 20 Iraqi soldiers and the destruction of a Type 6 armored personnel carrier.

The Pterosaur, which had completed its attack cover mission, did not withdraw from here. Instead, it continued to patrol the outskirts of Khafji, providing relevant intelligence to the multinational forces.

Twenty minutes after the rescue team quickly evacuated Khafji, a large-scale air strike by multinational forces finally came.

The first one to drop two 20-kilogram bombs on the Iraqi army stationed in Khafji was the Saudi Air Force's Tian B Flying Leopard fighter-bomber. In another dimension, the main force of Saudi Arabia's participation in the Gulf War was the Tornado fighter bomber, but in this plane

Saudi Arabia has become a loyal user of Chinese military aircraft, so not only is there no hurricane, even the B15s purchased earlier were sold to Japan. This batch of Tian B will actually be returned to China after the war for upgrades and improvements, and become a complete version.

The F9 Shadow Leopard fighter jet.

More than 20 Clouded Leopard fighter bombers carrying eight or nine tons of ammunition bombed any place in Khafji that looked like it was hiding enemy troops, tanks and armored vehicles. Thanks to the deal with China

China often presents some weapons with aircraft, and Saudi Arabia has a large number of LTFT series guided bombs in reserve. Especially in order to cope with the war, Saudi Arabia also urgently ordered 26 various types of guided bombs and air-launched anti-surface missiles from China.

Even though Khafji is a home city, the Saudi Air Force has no intention of being soft at all. Compared with the U.S. Navy's carrier-based aircraft, which pay attention to efficiency and cost, the Saudi Air Force does not pay so much attention to throwing bombs.

He dropped the guided bomb worth tens of thousands of dollars without hesitation, not caring whether it was worth it or not.

After the Saudi Air Force launched an air attack on this small town with the momentum of destroying Khafji, several Chinese warships also appeared in the sea outside Khafji, namely two 052 destroyers and 54HI frigates. These three ships came to Khafji

Overseas, Saudi Arabia also responded

In response to requests from other parties, we specially came to provide artillery support from the sea to the Arab coalition forces. The 052 is equipped with a 13Um gun, and the 0545 is a 10Umm gun. Although the number is not large, the naval gun fire control system is relatively good, and the strike effect is also very good.

The two Pterosaur drones have been hovering at a relatively low altitude, looking for traces of the enemy through TV imaging. When it is determined that they are enemies, the operators of the Pterosaur drones will send the attack coordinates to the navy warship.

The captain of the destroyer Kunming ordered: "Weapons officer, this is the bridge, one round of fire, fire from 10 yards from the bow."

"Weapons officer understands, call surface combat system."

"The water surface is clear, the naval gun hits the track B1437. One high-explosive round, fired 10 yards away from the forward direction."

The naval gun shells equipped with high-explosive warheads fell on the buildings, immediately destroying the Arab buildings into rubble. The two HTB armored vehicles hidden in the shadows were also injured by the explosion, and were hit by the collapsing rubble and lost.

Provides immediate response combat capabilities.

Immediately, more intensive naval gun attacks began. The firing rate of the main guns of both destroyers and frigates was quite considerable, so what limited them was actually the acquisition of the target position. However, in this case, they often chose to attack at the same location.

Fire several more shots at the target to completely destroy the enemy.

Under the double blow from the sky and the sea, almost half of the small town of Khafji was destroyed. Although the Iraqi soldiers hiding here were not completely wiped out, they suffered heavy losses.

During the entire air raid, they lost 70% of their tanks and armored vehicles, and hundreds of people were killed and wounded. It became almost impossible to defend the newly captured city.

In addition to bombing Khafji, China's air strikes also carried out merciless attacks on several Iraqi ground forces that were gathering in Kuwait. While these Iraqi troops were hiding in various bunkers and urban buildings,

, it is difficult to eliminate them all in air strikes, but when they need to take action and have to be pulled out to assemble, it gives the Air Force an excellent opportunity to severely damage them.

The air strike from the Shadow Leopard Aviation Group arrived first, followed by the six Maintainer stealth attack aircraft that took off from the Shangri-La, and finally the Thor bomber force that came all the way from Kashgar. In this air strike, a large number of Chinese military aircraft

Cluster bombs, submunitions, fragmentation bombs and other types of bombs that could cause serious damage to personnel were used. According to subsequent statistics, the bombing killed at least 104 Iraqi soldiers and injured three times as many Iraqi soldiers.

Due to the unruly nature of cluster bombs, after multinational forces re-occupied this area, it became clear that various unexploded bombs had caused accidents. In the end, the Chinese engineers took the initiative to completely eliminate this dangerous situation.

The performance of the huge H-B Thor bomber in this air raid was also impressive. Unlike the B6, which basically drops iron bombs on a blanket, the H-B used a large number of joint strike smart bombs. After being dropped at high altitude, these

The bomb attacked according to the input attack coordinates, causing a huge blow to the Iraqi armored forces. A single strike by four H-bombers destroyed 22 Iraqi tanks and armored vehicles.
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