The Iranian Air Force pilots obviously did not expect that the Basra fighter jets would actually follow them into Iran. They had the idea of counterattack, but the idea disappeared in their minds for less than a second, although the other party followed them into Iran. territorial waters, but there is still a huge disparity in strength.
In terms of aircraft performance, radar, or weapons and equipment, they are weaker than the Basra Air Force. There is absolutely nothing false about this information, but it is real, because this was provided by the Russian military before given to them, and they don't have any advantage in terms of numbers. The opponent has twenty-four, twice as many.
However, they had already made plans. Instead of fighting head-on with the Basra Air Force, they would lead them step by step into the hinterland of Iran. With the cooperation of the Air Defense Force, the Basra pilots would be buried in Iran even if they were very capable.
But soon they felt something was wrong. The twenty-four aircraft behind them actually separated in formation, and eight followed them. Sixteen of them veered to the other side and quickly disappeared from their radar. This They didn't understand why the people of Basra deviated from the course and went to the other side when they clearly had a numerical advantage.
The experienced formation commander immediately reported the situation to the base, and soon they got the answer. The target of the sixteen aircraft was actually Khomeini Port. This time they were shocked. From the "radiation" frequency of the radar, Look, they are obviously all fighter jets, fighter jets carrying out bombing missions, [
This is not something that has never happened before, because the opponents are all heavy fighters, not light bombers. Light fighters have excellent combat performance, but do not have a large load capacity, while heavy fighters have a large load capacity and relatively low combat performance. It will be weakened and the price is very expensive, but it can carry out some ground bombing missions accordingly.
But their headquarters in Khuzestan Province did not expect that after sinking their warship, the Basra Air Force would make such a big circle and actually use fighter jets to carry out air strikes.
Although there is an air defense force in Khuzestan Province, it is relatively weak. From the Iran-Iraq war to the present, Iran has put most of its military power on the Persian Gulf coast in the southeast and Tehran in the north.
The north is close to the capital of Iraq, while the southeast faces the Persian Gulf. Opposite is the No. 1 Air Force Base in Tehran of the US military stationed in Bahrain and other air force bases in the southeast.
Now they are faced with a problem: should they turn back to meet the enemy, or should they return home?
In the end, Commander Yacoubi of the Dizful Air Force made the decision for them to turn back to face the enemy, destroy the enemy planes, and immediately support Khomeini Port.
At the same time, ten other aircraft in the base scrambled to support Khomeini Port.
For Yacoubi, the commander of Dezful Air Base, today is a very unusual day. He first received an order to support the navy. When the plane arrived, a small formation of the navy had been sunk. Against the powerful Basra fleet, they could only return,
But he never expected that the Basra Prophet's Army, which in their eyes was weak, would not only send its air force to attack their warships, but would even go deep into their territory and threaten their military port.
Yacoubi could hardly believe it. As a member of the Revolutionary Guards, Yacoubi never believed that Fa'o's failure was a manifestation of the Iranian army's lack of combat effectiveness, but that the president's regular troops were of too poor quality and equipment. There is a blind pride of orthodoxy,
But what happened this time completely changed his previous view of the Prophet Army. When he notified the Air Defense Force to shoot down these aircraft, the commander of the Air Defense Force actually replied to him: "Yakubi, you didn't burn it, did you?" , how could the weak Basra Air Force air attack us, and our radar did not detect any UFOs intruding into Iranian airspace. At that time, Yacoubi had the urge to slap the commander. The air defense air force was arrogant, which is very common in the Iranian military. Unique, this is okay in normal times, but he is still so lax during the war. Yacoubi really can't hold back his anger: "My planes have already been dispatched to fight. You'd better wash your eyes and check your radar." Screen, if the military port causes damage, then you will be shot."
The commander stopped making fun of Yacoubi. After the communication was interrupted, Yacoubi realized that it was too late. The air defense air force obviously failed to fulfill their duties, allowing the Basra Air Force to take advantage of it and enter the Khomeini military port. , he quickly received a call for help from the military port,
But he can't do anything because he has done everything he can. It is certain that the military port will be attacked this time. It depends on how much loss they can recover.
However, Yacoubi obviously did not expect another thing. He received a call from the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards in Khuzestan Province, and the content of the call actually asked him to dispatch the air force to reinforce the border.
At that time, Yacoubi was stupid. After asking about the situation, he learned that the Prophet Army had launched a full-scale attack on the border and was covered by the air force. At this time, Yacoubi suddenly thought of something. The pilot reported that there were thirty fighter jets. attacked the naval formation, but only twenty-four came to them, which means six returned.
And now these six returning planes took off again after returning to Basra Air Force Base and launched an attack on the Iranian border.
"This is an all-out war." Yacoubi suddenly understood something. This was not the local friction they imagined, but an all-out war. The people of Basra launched an all-out war against them.
Even he himself couldn't believe this result. Once upon a time, they had always had the absolute advantage. Whether it was at the border or at sea, they were on the active side. But now, the side they thought was weak, actually took the initiative to attack. How could he believe this?
However, the commander-in-chief of the Khuzestan Command told him that without the support of the air force, they would lose the entire Khuzestan Province and they must retreat,[
After receiving this news, Yacoubi's first reaction was, how is it possible? Khuzestan Province is heavily guarded with 50,000 regular troops and 10,000 Revolutionary Guards, while the total military strength in Basra is only more than 30,000. If not counting In terms of militia, this is 50,000 animals. It would take a long time for the prophet army to kill them. What’s more, they are all human beings, soldiers with flesh and blood and weapons.
But since the headquarters asked him to support him in such a miserable way, it was obviously beaten badly. Yacoubi regretted that he underestimated the Prophet Army. Maybe the Sixth Army was beaten so badly because they underestimated it. Prophet Army, now he is faced with another choice, whether to support the 6th Army or to support the military port.
After weighing the pros and cons, Yacoubi rejected the request of the Army because he knew very well that even if he did return to fight, once his plane reached the border, it would not face the Basra Air Force, but the damned Prophet Army. Guide brigade, a guide brigade that is more advanced than the Iranian Air Defense Force,
At least they can keep the military port here and they can still have the maritime advantage. As long as the fleet is destroyed, they can have absolute maritime superiority back home.
But Yacoubi never expected that what he heard in the base was the last screams of the pilots, and with these screams, the plane disappeared from the radar.
Seeing the planes being shot down one by one, Yacoubi became angry. He picked up the phone, dialed the air defense force and cursed: "Are you all eating shit? Where are the air defense missiles? Watching my plane being shot down
Is it fun to shoot down.”
But the commander of the air defense force replied to him: "The headquarters requires us to immediately support the border areas and prevent the Prophet Army's attack."
At that time, Yacoubi almost fell to the ground. If Iranians had the habit of cursing their mothers, Yacoubi would definitely have cursed their mothers at that time. Unfortunately, they had this habit, so he remained silent.
In his eyes, this damn air defense commander was a fool. Now he could only watch helplessly as a group of fighter jets destroyed their planes, bombed their military port and then left.
The air defense air force also fired a missile. In the end, the Prophet's army quickly flew towards the high seas with the slight battle damage of one aircraft and returned to Basra.
And they lost almost all their aircraft. The only two Mirage fighters that returned were slightly damaged and could not continue to fight.
However, he knew that all the warships in the military port were probably sunk. Sixteen heavy fighter jets combined were equivalent to bombers, and he did not believe that the Basra Air Force did not understand what precision strikes were. That included a frigate and two light aircraft.
Frigates, a naval base of ten guided speedboats,
That's it now. Yacoubi is angry in his heart. Angry that this pig-brained air defense commander actually doesn't understand what strategic value is. If he had discovered the Basra Air Force earlier, even if he had discovered it, if he cooperated with himself to eliminate the military port
Basra's fighter planes will directly cause the Prophet Army to lose its air power.
As long as the aircraft attacking the military port are eliminated, the losses at the military port can be reduced to a minimum and free up to support the 6th Army. Then they will have air superiority. After waiting for a few days, troops and fighter planes will be transferred from other provinces.
, then it will be the end of all the prophet armies,
But he knows that there are what-ifs or assumptions in war, only cruel reality. Once the fighter plane is lost, the initiative on the entire battlefield will be lost, and the war will be lost.