Chapter 595 American Strategy

Baghdad.

The addition of foreign aid instantly reduced the pressure on Iraq's air force defense. In particular, the Iranian Air Force's combat effectiveness was quite strong. As the leading US fighter group was killed, the attack aircraft in the rear had to return without even entering the airspace over Iraq. It was very unwise to carry out bombing without gaining air superiority.

During the entire air battle, both sides suffered casualties. The United States was caught off guard and more than a dozen Tomcat fighters were shot down. At the same time, the Iranian Air Force also lost three fighters. In terms of exchange ratio, the American side won.

"It seems that the Americans will calm down today," said Abid, commander of the Iraqi Air Force. "The U.S. Navy Air Force is also unable to achieve a victory against us. Their only reliance is the bombing of stealth aircraft."

Now, the only aircraft that can invade Iraq’s airspace without fear of Iraq’s air defense capabilities are the stealth aircraft that come and go without a trace!

"Yes, the American stealth aircraft poses a huge threat to us. At the same time, it was this type of aircraft that directly caused the death of President Saddam. We must eliminate the threat of stealth aircraft!" said Adnan.

The threat of stealth aircraft! Every night, American stealth aircraft would fly over Iraq! Every attack was very precise, and Iraq's key departments, power stations, military departments, etc. were all hit. Therefore, the biggest problem for Iraq now is stealth aircraft!

"As long as tonight, we can determine the location of the American stealth aircraft." Andre said: "We have sent a capable team to infiltrate various possible airport locations. When night falls, we can observe which airport the American stealth aircraft takes off and lands from."

It is still very difficult to destroy the American stealth aircraft. Although Andrei has already proposed to use meter-wave radar networking to locate stealth aircraft, this requires engineers to exhaust their ingenuity and it will take a period of time for it to continue to develop and mature. Even if the Soviet Union already has advanced electronic technology, it cannot expect a breakthrough in such a short time. Moreover, the accuracy must reach the level that can guide missiles, which requires even more technological progress.

Want to attack stealth planes now? No way! Then there is only one other solution, find the airport where the stealth planes are parked and blow them up!

According to later data, it is speculated that the combat radius of this stealth aircraft is limited, and it will conduct aerial refueling on the border between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, so the bases within a thousand kilometers or so are the targets of its own detection.

There are seven such bases in total!

Sending a small team into the desert would be absolutely stealthy, especially now that the war on the front line is fierce and the Saudis' rear is extremely empty.

"We need to solve the problem of the Americans' stealth aircraft once and for all, but now, we have more problems to deal with." Andre said: "Today, do you think the actions of the US Navy Air Force are a bit strange?"

The actions of the US Navy Air Force were strange? After hearing Andre's statement, everyone was stunned. No feeling?

"The US Navy Air Force set out from the north and attempted to bomb us. If it weren't for Iran's air support, all the key military departments in northern Iraq would have been bombed by the Americans by now." Andre said: "And now, the focus of the battle is not our north at all, but Riyadh!"

The street fighting in Riyadh is still going on fiercely, with heavy casualties on both sides. It is trending to turn the battle in Riyadh into the bloodiest battle in the 1980s! With the support of the Americans, the Saudis have been beaten back to their old nest and are now fighting desperately.

The U.S. Army is fighting and the Air Force has been destroyed, so the U.S. Navy Air Force should support them!

Although there are some tricks between the U.S. Navy and Air Force, they do not have much hatred with the Army. Even though the integrated combat system of the three services has not yet been formed, the U.S. Navy should now focus on bombing its own troops in Saudi Arabia, even if it is just bombing the transportation line from Iraq to Riyadh!

The fighting on the front line requires support from the rear. A large amount of military supplies are being transferred from Iraq to Riyadh. The fighting on the front lines of both sides is very fierce!

In this situation, the Americans did not bomb their own siege troops or their own transportation lines, but instead launched an all-out attack on Iraq! Isn't this very strange? The Americans love to support their ground operations from the air!

After hearing this, others also reacted: "Yes, what do Americans want to do by doing this?"

As a commander, you must have a strategic vision! From the enemy's clues, judge the enemy's strategic intentions!

"When we started to attack Kuwait, the United States began to gather its forces, and then NATO responded one after another, and deployed its troops in Europe and prepared to go to the Middle East. According to the time calculation, those large troops should have landed in Saudi Arabia long ago. But now, where are those European troops?"

The United States' war mobilization capabilities are definitely more than what we see on the surface now! This time the United States is determined. Even if the Soviet Union holds another West-81 military exercise in Eastern Europe, NATO will gather its forces and launch a war in the Middle East, because the interests of the Middle East cannot be abandoned by the Western world!

But now, the NATO troops have not landed in Saudi Arabia. Where are they? Andre pointed at the map and said to everyone: "They are here!"

Here! Everyone looked in the direction Andre pointed. There was a place they had never noticed before, Türkiye!

Turkey, a country that straddles Asia and Europe, borders northern Iraq! From here, the Americans can march straight down and fight all the way to Baghdad! Now, because they have occupied Khuzestan, occupied Kuwait, and are fighting with the Americans in Riyadh, northern Iraq is extremely empty.

From a geographical point of view, the north is definitely not suitable for large-scale military operations, because the north is full of mountains! It would be difficult for the Americans to even transport logistical supplies. However, if you look at it from another angle, there is no problem, because northern Iraq is a gathering place for Kurds, and these guys have always wanted to establish a Kurdistan! These people have no loyalty to Baghdad at all, and it is easy for them to change their flags under the instigation of the United States. If there are locals as guides, the Americans can even reach Baghdad without any effort!