Chapter 1008 Toys of the Great Power (Part 2)

As the first batch of Tomahawk cruise missiles each found their own targets and landed, soon Russia's air defense missiles and the air-to-air interceptor missiles launched by the American fighter fleet also began to confront each other, because Russia did not have early warning aircraft to guide them. Although the air defense missiles were guided by Koxi, and Russia's ground radar was suppressed by US electronic warfare aircraft and early warning aircraft, the first wave of more than 300 air defense missiles and the interceptor missiles launched by the American fighter fleet almost died together.

Although nearly 30 air defense missiles broke through the first wave of interception, the second wave of interception missiles soon followed. This second wave of air defense missiles was not launched by the US fighter group, but 80 air defense missiles launched by the Burke-class missile destroyer below. Although there were still about 8 air defense missiles broke through the second wave of interception, and the dual guidance of the end infrared and radar of the air defense missile began to be started, but it only bite the 7 US fighter jets.

Four of them are the latest F35 improved models. These four F35 improved models directly climbed the hill and started to climb. The powerful improved engine gave the F35 a terrifying speed. Although it is incomparable to the speed of the Little Bee and the latest F22 improved models in the United States, and it is still a long distance away from the range of these air defense missiles, the infrared bait thrown out directly detonated these air defense missiles.

Only three other US F/A-18EF Super Hornet fighter jets that were targeted were unlucky, two of which were caught up by missiles and turned into fireworks in the air. One of the two was unlucky and was targeted by two missiles at the same time, and the other one also got rid of the missiles. The first wave of attacks posed very few threats to the US military. If it were the war against Iraq or the war in Afghanistan, it would have been considered big news. But now, when the report was at the Supreme Command, the four-star general William Gutney, as the supreme commander of this battle, did not even frown.

"Report to the commander, the first wave of air strikes has reached the target, and the bombing is expected to begin in thirty seconds." A staff officer next to him rushed over and saluted directly and spoke.

"The bombing was carried out as scheduled, how about the second batch of air defense missiles?" William Gotney still asked about the more than 80 missiles launched in the second batch.

"Interceptor missiles have been launched. So far, according to the data comparison of the first wave, the losses this time are about four to eight fighter jets." The staff officer replied directly and simply.

"It's acceptable, tell the login fleet to start after 1 minute and 30 seconds." William Gotney nodded and said without saying a word, "In addition, let the fleet prepare for air defense..." William Gotney's voice fell, and suddenly a harsh alarm sounded outside.

Another staff officer shouted loudly: "Report, 12 anti-ship missiles are coming, and the air defense missile has been launched. It is Russia's latest KH-31 supersonic anti-ship missile, and the target is unknown."

"Intercept with all your strength!" William Gotney immediately frowned and said loudly. If it were normal, these 12 anti-ship missiles could not have broken through the outermost defense net. However, there were too many cruise missiles flying from the sky and air defense missiles on both sides. These 12 fish that escaped the net actually broke through the outer defense circle and entered the inner defense circle. This is also related to the reason why the US fleet is too close to the Crimean island.

However, no one expected that the first missiles launched by Russia were not air defense missiles, and there were 12 anti-ship missiles. This was considered to be the luck of the Russian air defense forces. If it weren't for Xiaoxi's intervention, they would probably have suffered greater losses. These missiles could not have entered the sky at all. Although the first missiles launched by Xiaoxi now have basically not much effect, they consumed a large number of interceptor missiles from the US military.

After the second batch of more than 80 air defense missiles were launched, although American fighter jets launched interceptor missiles as soon as possible, because they carried only four medium-range interceptor missiles, the remaining were fighting missiles and long-range air-to-air combat missiles, the number of the second batch of interceptor missiles was seriously insufficient, because they had to use them to defend against Russian air force troops that had taken off for a while. In addition, their distance was still approaching the Crimea region quickly, so the second batch of air defense missiles almost just took off, and their fleet appeared within the radar scanning range of these air defense missiles.

Therefore, the losses caused by the second batch of air defense missiles far exceeded the imagination of the US military. A total of 11 fighter jets were shot down directly in the second batch of air defense missiles, of which only 7 fighter pilots successfully parachute. Nowadays, parachute jumps in the night sky are quite dangerous, and the entire airspace is a huge group of aircraft. Not to mention that the planes directly hit, even the airflow flying by the aircraft at high speed can directly cause the automatically deployed parachutes to be rolled into a ball.

Fortunately, these pilots were not that tragic, but the US bombers had already flew directly over the Russian army. For the first batch of bombings, the US military still used ordinary conventional bombs, and did not use terrifying special bombs such as cloud bombs. It is probably because they were afraid of getting angry with the Russians. As the first wave of bombing was not coming to an end, the US landing ship was approaching the shore.

"Boom boom boom" Just as the landing ship was about to approach the shore safely, about seven or eight kilometers away from the shore, it was extremely obvious in the dark night. A violent flame suddenly appeared on the ground, and at least 200 howitzers above 120 mm began to roar. The terrifying shells, machine guns defending on the shore, and anti-aircraft guns from the air defense forces formed a fire dragon that pulled out terrifying lines of fire in the night sky, looking extremely charming and beautiful.

"This is the battlefield that is truly evenly matched. It seems that the United States is not arrogant. The attack methods are different for different opponents." Yang Yiwei looked at the extremely gorgeous scene in the picture and shook his head. It has to be said that if the United States really relied on air force and missiles in the early stage like it did when it attacked Iraq, it would probably become a war of attrition soon. Russia is not Iraq, although Russia has now widened the gap with the United States in terms of high-end air force.

But it is many levels higher than Iraq, and Russia's air force is basically impossible to be destroyed because Russia's territory is right next to it, but does the United States dare to attack? This is the tacit understanding and bottom line maintained by both sides. When Russian cannons began to roar, Russia's first batch of fighter jets had already taken off directly from the temporary airport in Crimea and the Russian mainland airports.

However, the United States had planned it for a long time, and the troops sent out had far exceeded Russia's imagination. Although the US military's entry and combat was not completely unscathed as Russia's ground forces began to counterattack, the final outcome was not big. By almost dawn, the US military had successfully occupied the largest port in the Crimea region, the Port of Sevastopol, and the US fleet began to transport troops on the shore.

The two mechanized infantry divisions of the US Marine Corps who were logged in directly began to advance rapidly towards their destination. They were about 120 kilometers away from their destination. Not many Russian troops stationed in the port were annihilated. Others began to retreat and gather to prepare to establish a second line of defense. Russian air force also began to fight against the US air force. According to the current situation, Russia's goal is to defend the Kerch Strait, that is, to directly log in to the Crimea Island from Russia's mainland. If this place is lost, it is basically impossible for Russia to grab it back, because the Russian fleet is not here.

The Black Sea is now the world of the US fleet. Although such a distance can allow the Russian air force to start a direct battle, don’t forget that the US military is also the EU army behind it. If the ground forces cannot intervene in the battle, unless Russia wants to open a second battlefield directly from Moscow to west to Ukraine, such a local war will be over.

Russia is very clear about this now, and the United States is obviously very clear about this. If Russia can directly drive Russian troops out of the Crimea region before mobilizing its troops, it means that the US military has won two-thirds. If not, it depends on what purpose the two sides want to fight next.

But William knew that the United States had to fight, or that the United States had a reason to fight, even if it was a full-scale war, it was possible. When he came here to command the battle, William Gotney had already obtained authorization from the White House and the Pentagon. So William Gotney knew where his bottom line was, that was, there was no bottom line, but Russia didn't know. Of course, Russia would definitely not be able to go to war with the US military in full swing directly.

Anyway, the first night has passed, and the second day will be the key factor that determines the direction of the entire Crimean War! "Can the losses of both sides be counted?" After watching the war blockbuster for the whole night, seeing that the current situation between the two sides began to gradually calm down, Yang Yiwei asked directly.
Chapter completed!