The reason why Britain was determined to launch a battle to attack the Cabernet Island was of course because the Argentine government refused to accept the peace agreement.
But then again, the peace agreement proposed by Britain is really hard to accept... It is mainly about the ownership of the Falkland Islands, which requires the islanders of the Falkland Islands to vote.
This seems fair, but everyone knows that the island of Maharaja has been under British control for a hundred years, and 80% of the islanders are English-speaking British descendants... In this case
Let the islanders vote, isn’t the result obvious?!
"In fact, the operation started eight hours ago!" Klap pointed to a point on the map and said: "Our bombing is here, the air base on Ascension Island, which is more than 6,000 kilometers away!"
"More than 6,000 kilometers!" Looking at the distance on the map, I couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Then how did these bombers get here? Recharge in the air?"
"You're right!" Clap nodded and said, "Just come back in the air!"
"This is not simple!" I couldn't help but gasp after hearing this.
Because I know that the aerial refueling aircraft of this era are not as advanced as modern as modern times, and it takes eight hours to fly over, and sixteen hours to fly back... This high intensity, long-term pressure and
Fatigue is not something that ordinary people can bear.
But I soon knew that the British army was not just about this.
"Do you know?" Clap said: "We can only dispatch two Vulcan bombers in this air strike!"
"What? There are only two?!" I was surprised to hear this.
The bomber in my impression should be black and the bombs dropped should explode on the ground like a carpet. Now the British army has been preparing for so long. Now it has finally started but can only send two out
Bombers... what do you mean by this?
"The main reason is that the distance is too far!" Clap explained helplessly: "The bomber raids back and forth require four air refueling times. Our air refueling machines are modified from the 'Victory Bomber', which causes
The tanker itself also needs to refuel to complete the refueling mission at such a long distance. Finally, although we only have two Vulcan bombers participating in the mission, we need eleven tankers for air support!”
I felt helpless after hearing this. The British Air Force could really make trouble, but in the end, I was afraid that the effect it could play was still very limited.
"Our purpose is to cause a severe blow to the Stanley Port Airport on the Island of Cavaliers!" Then Clap continued: "This is the largest airport on the Island of Cavaliers. It is reported that the Argentinians are likely to transform this airport into enough jets."
It is obvious that we cannot make them successful when the fighter takes off and lands.
Of course, just two bombers is far from enough, so the nine 'Harrier's carriers of cluster bombs on the Invincible were also involved in this operation."
As he was talking, the whistling of the plane sounded in the air.
"Here you!" said Brigadier General Clap, picked up his telescope and looked out the window of the command room.
To be honest, I'm really a little interested in this bombing. There are only eleven fighter jets in total, and nine of them are the "Harrier" with small ammunition capacity. I don't need to think about how much it can play.
It's right.
But after all, this was also the beginning of the official start of the Falklands War, so I walked towards the window with my telescope.
The telescope's aperture quickly locked in a group of aircraft, as Clap said, there were eleven aircraft in total.
After flying near the island of Horse, they quickly lowered their altitude and began to dive, and then dropped bombs at Stanley Airport...
This battle can be said to be extremely dull. There was no TV or filming of air-resistant machine guns in the movie. There was no black fog that exploded from the anti-aircraft guns. From beginning to end, more than a dozen fighter jets flew over like exercises and threw down one
Batch bombs and then flew away.
Of course, there are several other planes that may have failed to catch a suitable bombing target for the first time, so they turned a few more times until the bomb was dropped.
For me, who has faced a group of Soviet armed helicopters on the battlefield in Afghanistan, this can be said to be a pediatrician.
But then I thought about it, there was nothing I could do about this for Britain. The distance was indeed too far, and as I said before, the actions of the British government were still more political than military purposes until then...
It is hoped that through this blow, Viagra can capture the Argentine government and force them to accept the peace agreement.
"Do you know?" I told the truth to Clap: "I don't think it's like a war!"
Clap didn't say anything, but just walked back to the map of the podium in silence.
I believe that as a naval paramilitary, Clap must be a person who has seen the world, and of course he also knows what I am right.
"I find it strange!" I asked knowingly: "Why did the Argentine army only start to transform the Stanley Airport until now? It has been a month since Britain declared war on Argentina and the special mixed fleet."
"It's because they're hesitating!" Clap replied.
"That's right!" I said: "We in China have a saying, "Warplanes are fleeting." It refers to the stupid behavior of Argentina. Before, there was obviously too much time and opportunity to transform the airport but did not do it. I waited until
At this time, the British army had the ability to bomb it and regretted it. I will be honest, Britain is making the same mistake!"
"The colonel means..."
"The British government is hesitating!" I said: "They are thinking more about politics than military. Of course, the military needs to serve politics, but if it is too politically delayed, it is very likely to cause military failure.
.Argentina’s mistake is already obvious, and this mistake is likely to appear on the British army!”
Clap couldn't help but show a contemplative expression on his face. It was obvious that he didn't like this style of playing either. In fact, few soldiers would like such a drag-and-drop style.
At this time, a communications soldier reported something to the British army, and the British command room couldn't help but feel jubilant.
"They are celebrating the victory!" Lin Xia explained from the side: "Just just got the news that British bombers have severely hit the Stanley Port Airport, and the radar station in Argentina at Stanley Airport was also hit and stopped working!"
I just smiled, and in fact I knew very well that Stanley Airport did not suffer such heavy losses.
"Look!" Clap also smiled: "At least we have achieved some results!"
"General!" I said, "I doubt this result!"
"There's nothing to doubt!" General Clap replied: "We have hit their runway, and they are still in the vital area. If nothing unexpected happens, the airport will take at least a few days to repair! Of course, if they
If you don’t worry about our subsequent bombing!”
I understand what General Clap means. Argentina can repair it, but the British army will continue to bomb it. This almost means that the Stanley Port Airport will never be available.
But this is not the case.
This is actually the trick of the Argentine army. The British army thought that Stanley Airport was bombed, so they did not impose a blockade on the largest airport on the Cambridge Island. The direct consequence is... Argentina has been using this airport to use transport planes continuously
The transportation of large quantities of military supplies for the Malay Island.
Later, it was not until the British army landed at the Port Stanley airport that they discovered that the results of their bombers were the airport runway they severely damaged... In fact, it was a large bomb crater caused by Argentine soldiers pouring paint on them.
Of course, this is the cleverness of the Argentines. They had actually expected that the largest airport on the Horse Island would inevitably be bombed by British troops, so they prepared several barrels of paint before this.
While waiting for the British bomb to drop and explode a piece of smoke... At this time, the British pilots were unable to see the ground clearly. It was still five o'clock in the morning and the light was not good, so Argentina's actions were not completely eliminated by the British army.
The pilot discovered.
The British pilots simply thought that there was no "pit" on the plane runway. They had it after they exploded like this, so they must have it. So they could not wait to report the results of the battle. The radar station was
The explosion was real, but the radar station was not broken, or it was just a little fault and it was re-activated after a few hours.
"So that!" I said: "When we fight with the Soviets, we often use this method to confuse the enemy. For example, we hold up a piece of brown cloth on our heads. Soviet pilots thought that the bottom was full of soil and could not find anyone else.
!”
"You mean..." Clap looked at me incredibly: "Is this an Argentinian disguise? Impossible! The Argentinians don't know this!"
"What's impossible?" I said: "You must know that the purpose of you asking us Chinese advisory groups is because the Argentine troops on the Cabernet Island have dealt with the opposition's guerrilla warfare, and you must know that the opposition has to face it too.
The Argentine air force, so they have these ways to avoid planes... It's not surprising at all!"
Upon hearing this, Klap's expression changed, and then he quickly walked to the phone and said something. He must have contacted other fighter jets to verify the results of the battle.
It is actually not difficult for the British army to verify this point, just send a few fighter jets to shoot at this "bucket crater"... Of course, at this time, a reconnaissance aircraft needs to take photos of it, and then enlarge the photos before and after.
By comparing and other processing, you will soon know the authenticity of this matter.
In less than half an hour, Clap walked up to me with a few photos in frustration and said, "Col. You are right!" (To be continued...)