In addition to the Ghost Squadron, there were also six mercenary pilots and four Aurelia Air Force pilots participating in the briefing.
In addition to being bored because he had no missions these days, Wang Yu took the time to do some research on the pilots in Orillia who were still capable of fighting, so he knew that the four pilots currently present were relatively powerful ones.
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As for the six mercenary pilots, Wang Yu has never cooperated with them and does not know their detailed level.
He only knew that these six guys seemed to have arrived in Orillia very early. They had achieved some results in the previous battles and shot down some of the Aisiya fighter planes. In the last emergency takeoff, they faced
The Ghost Squadron swept the entire field, and a few of them seemed to have gained a small amount of victory.
So the technology must not be bad either.
It seems that Orillia's supply line retrieval mission is based on the plan of failure or failure.
The person in charge of the briefing was an Orillia air force lieutenant colonel: "Very good, it seems that our people are all here. I know you are feeling bored these days because there are no flying missions, but this is because we hope
You can invest your strength in the most critical places, and after the planning of the Orillia General Staff, there is a mission that requires you this time."
Liu Lingxin whispered in Wang Yu's ear: "I think it may be because they feel that we have to pay for simple tasks, so they feel bad about it, so they only give us more difficult tasks?"
Wang Yu touched her hand but said nothing.
Although the emotional color in his mind made him not quite agree with this reason, but for some reason, the rational part in his mind told him that this reason... seemed to be quite convincing!
The lieutenant colonel didn't pay attention to the whispers between the two, or he cared but he dared not speak out in anger - in short, he cleared his throat: "So, let's start the mission briefing for this operation."
The lieutenant colonel turned on the projector and projected the unclear picture on the white screen in front of him.
Orillia was indeed pushed to the edge. This kind of mission briefing used a projector with extremely low resolution. The small words looked extremely blurry. Wang Yu could not even read the information on the enemy's deployment position if he didn't look carefully.
I can’t even see clearly...
"The last time we faced the enemy in an emergency, we severely defeated the enemy and thwarted Asia's attempt to end our last resistance - of course, it also greatly boosted the morale of our struggling army."
The lieutenant colonel began to explain the premise and background of this mission, "However, although war requires morale, it cannot be just morale. In the absence of supplies and equipment, we cannot fight back against the enemy.
Even we can't stop the enemy's war of attrition against us for a long time. As you know, Asia has recently changed its policy. They have begun to attack slowly, consuming the supplies of our frontline troops at the minimum cost. This situation is obviously very unfavorable.
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Wang Yu and the others naturally know that everyone knows that Asia has slowed down the pace of the attack in order to reduce its own casualties.
The lieutenant colonel continued: "We cannot let our soldiers fight empty-handed, and more supplies are needed to maintain the defense line. Therefore, after the decision of the staff, our future combat plan is to continue to defend or join forces with other countries to launch an attack on Asia.
Attacks require a large amount of supplies and equipment to reorganize our army."
As he spoke, he clicked the mouse in his hand, and the picture on the screen behind him also switched accordingly.
What is new is a satellite image that shows a hilly area. The main body should be a small town near the border of Orillia and the northern neutral country. Due to the climate and terrain, the town is not large in size, but it is relatively obvious.
It is a railway line that runs through the center of the town.
"If I guess correctly, this should be the railway line from the temporary capital of Orillia to the northern border." A mercenary pilot asked.
"Yes, as you said, what you see now is one of the important transportation railways in the northern part of the Orillia Federation. Before the war, it had been responsible for the transportation of major towns in the northern mountainous area. It is also the main transportation railway for Orillia.
The only transportation route for the northern neutral country to export/import materials."
Officer Aurelia briefly introduced: "Since most of the railway lines are in mountainous areas, Asia has not been able to control all the railways, but unfortunately, the railways close to the border areas have been occupied by a small number of Asia's troops.
The town you see on the satellite map now is the railway hub currently controlled by Asia."
After this officer's introduction, Wang Yu and the others finally understood the situation they were facing at this time.
To put it simply, this is a railway connecting the remaining territory of Orillia and the neutral country in the north. However, since most of the railway is located in the mountains currently controlled by Orillia, and the remaining part is also far away from the front line, there is only a small amount in Asia.
The army took control of railway hub towns near the border areas of neutral countries to control transportation along the entire railway line.
If the railway is successfully opened, a large amount of military supplies and heavy equipment accumulated in neutral countries can be transported directly along the railway to the mainland of Orillia, thereby alleviating the supply pressure faced by the frontline troops, and Asia's delaying tactics will not succeed. And because the force that Asia controls the hub town on this railway is a force that goes deep behind enemy lines, and the main force of Asia that wants to join them is blocked by the Aurelian army slightly south.
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Therefore, the Aisian army on this railway is currently fighting alone, which gives Orillia the opportunity to retake the railway line - after all, if the Aisian army is here, then Orillia will be able to take back the railway line at present.
To attack with the strength of the army, it is natural to attack with an egg against a stone.
"Then, what follows is the situation of this mission.
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"In order to retake this railway line, we have deployed an elite ground force. This ground force will gather near the railway hub and launch a surprise attack on the weak points of the enemy-controlled area to annihilate this controlled area."
To recapture this town, the enemy forces that have crossed the railway line, and your task is to attack from the air - whether it is a ground attack or an air attack, in short, do your best to ensure the success of their attack."
As the briefing progressed, the pilots present received more detailed information.
Their attack targets will be all enemy forces located around the town, including the Aisiya garrison in the town and the Aisiya garrison near the two railway bridges. They will act simultaneously with the ground troops to catch the Aisiya side by surprise.
, making sure they don't have time to blow up the railway bridge or damage the railway.
The Orillia troops on the front line will also launch a small-scale diversionary offensive operation. They want to divert attention to ensure that the main force of Asia is unable to reinforce the troops near the railway line.
If everything goes well, Aurelia's troops will be able to annihilate the Aisian troops near the railway line and successfully clear the railway line, allowing the train that has been waiting for a long time in the neutral country to pass through this transportation artery smoothly and deliver supplies and equipment to Austria.
Within Rilia.
The mission is roughly like this.
After seeing the mission information, the mercenary pilots and the official Orillia pilots immediately said that they would complete the mission brilliantly. On the contrary, the members of the Ghost Squadron fell into thinking as they looked at the mission arrangements.
Perhaps this is an ability that ace pilots must have, that is, a comprehensive consideration of mission plans and possible variables.
After they carefully studied the information about this mission, they discovered something.
——A mission, or an action, will have variables that may cause the mission to fail.
To briefly summarize this mission, it can be said that this is a joint air-ground operation, with the air covering the ground troops' attack.
Perhaps if you think about it according to general thinking, you will feel that the biggest variable in this kind of mission is the attack of the ground troops, that is, the ground troops cannot successfully complete the predetermined combat objectives, resulting in the entire mission being lost.
After all, this is not magic thunder. Landing the plane and driving directly into the point can also suppress the point...
No matter how powerful the air force is, it cannot complete the task of occupation.
Therefore, the key to this kind of mission generally lies in whether the ground forces can successfully execute the plan.
But the Ghost Squadron discovered that the situation of this mission was different.
The biggest variable in this mission is not the performance of the ground forces.
The biggest variable in the mission lies precisely in whether the troops providing air cover can control the sky according to the predetermined plan.
Or in other words, it’s called ensuring air superiority.
This is a surprise attack, and the enemy's ground forces may not be able to respond quickly due to their mobilization and mobility.
But on the contrary, the enemy's air forces are different.
From receiving the notification that the troops are under attack, figuring out what the Orillia Federation is thinking, and then mobilizing fighter jets to check it out, this process does not take too long in wartime.
As for Asia's fighter jets, it only takes about ten minutes at most to rush from the nearest base to the combat area.
Even if Orillia kills the Aisiya plane that arrived first as quickly as possible, it will face a large number of enemy fighter plane reinforcements later.
In short, from the time the enemy receives the notification to the time fighter planes arrive over the mission area to check the situation, this set of procedures adds up to an hour. An hour is not a long time in a large-scale battle. At best, it can only allow O'Reilly to
Asia's ground forces arrived at the railway hub and were unable to fully gain control of the railway and its surrounding areas.
When looking at the troops on the ground from the sky, not only are their targets obvious, but their attacks are also easy to hit. This is simply the most suitable combat feat for the enemy's air power.
Not to mention the fighter jets from the Gaolaigao area, even if Asia dispatched several gunboats or helicopters under the condition that they have air superiority, it would be a devastating disaster for Orillia's ground forces. p>
Therefore, in the entire process of the mission, ensuring air superiority is the most critical factor.
Someone must be responsible for handling aircraft that may appear from the enemy.
The biggest risk factor of this mission must be left to the members of the flying force to deal with.
The burden on the shoulders of air power is greater than that of ground troops.
The Ghost Squadron is willing to accept this challenge, but are other air forces really capable of accepting this challenge?
At the end of the briefing and when they began to prepare for the mission, Wang Yu called the members of his squadron over and told them to be careful during this operation. Except for the members of his own squadron, do not trust other teammates to be able to cover them.
A certain direction.
Although trust is very important in combat, the so-called trust can only be formed after many battles. You let Wang Yu and others develop trust with a few mercenaries and completely unfamiliar Aurelian pilots, and believe that they can cover
If you live in your own six o'clock direction, it is better to go to Po Meng's place to get the soup. The latter is more convenient.
Luo Yu and the others naturally understand this truth - throughout the entire process in this foreign country, the only people they can fully trust are the members of their own squadron.
The "teammates" during other missions, well, to put it bluntly, the Ghost Squadron has to consider how to maximize their value. If that doesn't work, it would be nice to sell them at a good price.
When the pilots came to the apron to inspect the fighters, the ground crew had already moved their fighters to the apron and began to mount corresponding weapons and equipment on their fighters.
The early warning aircraft also took off one step ahead of schedule and began to hover in the airspace above the base to provide intelligence support for subsequent missions.
Speaking of which, Orillia's early warning aircraft is indeed quite miserable.
Like previous large-scale operations launched by the empire, each early warning aircraft would be surrounded by four fighter jets to provide close escort and four fighter jets for long-distance escort.
And every time the Orillia Air Force early warning aircraft takes off, it can only fly alone without any escort.
It’s just thanks to Asia’s lack of interest in attacking early warning aircraft...
Wang Yu came to his fighter plane and looked at the weapons mounted on his fighter plane.
The Silent Eagle uses built-in bomb bays, but it can also be equipped with external pylons to mount more missiles and bombs. Especially compared to the F-15E, the Silent Eagle supports multiple mounting pylons, which can be mounted on
Under the wing is equipped a special composite pylon that can simultaneously mount four medium-range air-to-air missiles and an auxiliary fuel tank.
Of course, there is no need to use this special rack this time.
Therefore, Wang Yu’s fighter plane is still an ordinary dual-mounted pylon.
In this mission, he had four medium-range radar bombs in the bomb bay and two infrared combat bombs on the outside of the wing pylon.
There are also four dispersers with wind direction correction on the fuselage pylon, which can drop a large number of small bombs and are used to kill soft targets and open-air targets in a large area.
In addition to these, a laser-guided air-to-surface missile is mounted on the inside of the wing pylon.
With the addition of two pods, the fighter jet takes off directly with the maximum load.