In the flight briefing room, the precise wall clock on the wall kept running steadily, with units of seconds. The not-so-large flight briefing room was full of people. Except for the Tiger Squad, all the personnel involved in the capture operation were gathered here to wait.
Order.
No one spoke, and even the few members of the command team who occasionally spoke were whispering in hushed tones. People one or two meters away could hardly hear what they were saying.
At this time, the main thing is to adjust your mental state. Everything that needs to be discussed in the plan has been fully discussed and the final determination has been formed. Once the determination of the combat plan is formed, the next thing to do is to implement it unconditionally. It is best not to change the order overnight.
Appear.
However, what surprised Li Zhan was that the departure order had not arrived. The time passed by 17:30, and it had entered dusk, which meant that the troops had to fly across the day and night, and the arrest operation had to be carried out at night.
A bit difficult.
However, Li Zhan understands that the decision-making power of when to dispatch lies with the front commander. The front commander will discuss with the superior intelligence department to jointly decide the time of dispatch. The decision is made by the front commander. Li Zhan's role is the action team.
rather than a decision-making group.
Seeing the sky getting dark, Li Zhan walked to the front to face the crowd and said, "To clarify, the arrest operation is codenamed Operation Justice. The air support team is Gaoxin-P, the air cover team is flying shark squad, and the ground action team is
Tiger unit, use the No. 1 communication plan, and in emergencies, use the No. 0 communication plan, everyone must remember it."
Each combat unit is already familiar with it. The most critical component of any operation is communication. Good and stable communication means the stability of the command system, so that all combat units can execute their respective steps within a framework.
Li Zhan had just experienced a dangerous situation in which the communication system was paralyzed, and he felt this aspect even more deeply. For this reason, he specially formulated the No. 0 communication plan. Simply put, the commander of each combat unit carried a satellite phone and communicated with No. 1.
When the system fails or encounters an emergency, use the satellite phone to directly contact the decision-making commander.
After emphasizing several key points, Li Zhan asked the troops to continue to wait patiently. Although Guo Beimu had the highest level and military rank, Li Zhan was actually responsible for the overall command of the capture operation troops. Guo Beimu was good at commanding air gunboat and ground fire support and
Ground special operations command.
Guo Beimu's background is very interesting. He first served in the air defense force of the Air Force. His unit was among the first to be equipped with S-300 long-range surface-to-air missiles. After being promoted, he returned to the old unit and was transferred to the army within two years.
Artillery reconnaissance, artillery reconnaissance by the air force air defense force.
Artillery scouts are little known, but many people in the military know that these soldiers are no less inferior to special scouts. After two years of artillery reconnaissance, they were transferred to the paratroopers. When they were in the paratroopers, they were actually recruited and launched.
Boarded the Y-8 medium transport aircraft.
When Li Zhan's master Liu Guojian was ordered to form an air gunboat unit, he immediately took a fancy to Guo Beimu, who had both special reconnaissance command experience and Y-8 driving qualifications. From that time on, he continued to work in special air service until the unit was disbanded.
It can be seen that Guo Beimu is also a talented person. He was already 27 years old when he learned to fly. It would be difficult for him to complete such a long-term transformation without some ability.
In fact, the officers and soldiers of the air gunship unit at that time were not ordinary people. They were either flying geniuses like Li Zhan, or people like Guo Beimu, who had strong perseverance and strong academic ability.
Unfortunately, all the air crew were lost in the last battle, and only Li Zhan and his senior sister Zhu Qingying survived. The ground team that performed the mission with Li Zhan was the most tragic. No one survived, and they were all buried in other places. In order to snatch the bodies of the martyrs
Back, the Army Special Forces suffered more than a dozen casualties.
After experiencing the most brutal battle in the world, Li Zhan returned to the normal track and started anew. As a result, Li Zhan became a changed person. He became more fond of money and cherished his life. Many people said that Li Zhan survived so many dangers.
The reason he came down is because his flying skills are very good. In fact, this is only one of the reasons.
Another reason is that Li Zhan is very afraid of death. Because of his fear of death, he always activates his strong potential when life and death are at stake. With his strong desire to survive, he can always avert danger.
Of course, there are exceptions. When he was working in Beiku, he participated in the Western Military Exercise. In order to save the unconscious J-10 pilot, the only time he acted impulsively and took an extremely risky approach. That time it was really just luck.
Li Zhan behaved completely different from his original self in planning this arrest operation. His old battalion commander Guo Beimu felt the deepest impression. Back then, Li Zhan would never hesitate to think about it.
, he even proposed to organize a special air cover unit in a relatively difficult environment. In the final analysis, deep down in his heart, he hoped that there would be no sacrifices.
From this point of view, Li Zhan does not have the qualities to be a senior general.
The former order has not yet been issued.
The four J-15 fighters are fully armed, two engines are in operation, and the ground support vehicle pipelines are connected with the fighters to ensure that the fighters are in a complete state at all times. Except for the No. 513 J-15 driven by Han Hongjun, the remaining three J-15s
All are equipped with anti-air ammunition. Each one is equipped with four PL-12 medium-range air-to-air missiles and four PL-9 combat missiles. It can be said that it is armed to the teeth.
As far as combat missiles are concerned, in actual use, pilots prefer to use the older PL-9 rather than PL-10, which is an imitation of Viper (not PL-10E. Although the bomb does not have a single serial number,
The performance is qualitatively improved compared to the prototype). It was developed nearly ten years later than the former, but the performance has not been significantly improved.
The PL-9 is very different. There are many improved versions of this bomb. The performance of the latest version has surpassed the latest version of Sidewinder and is very reliable.
The PL-12 is even more powerful. The performance of the model from the same period (the 1990s) has surpassed the famous AIM-120B in some aspects. The guidance method is more advanced, the range is longer, and the maximum overload it can withstand is greater.
The West Pacific Pirates may be equipped with AIM-120B, but if they encounter a J-15 carrying a PL-12 without electromagnetic control, they may only get beaten.
Theoretically speaking, based on the calculation that every two PL-12 medium-range air-to-air missiles hit one target, four J-15s can deal with seven enemy aircraft. This is enough for Li Zhan. He and the Air Force of the West Pacific Pirates
The troops have had long-term confrontation experience, and the combat capabilities of the West Pacific Pirate Air Force pilots are limited.
Our side also has one of the biggest advantages - early warning aircraft. The West Pacific Pirates have four of them, but they are restrained by Chengda's team and are trapped in their lair in the north and do not dare to move.
The West Pacific Pirates have their own abilities to grow bigger. If their early warning aircraft dares to leave the range of the ground air defense network, the front commander will most likely order the team led by Cheng Da to divert the attack and use long-range anti-radiation missiles to attack their early warning aircraft.
Li Zhan test-fired the Monster air-to-air missile in Beiku that year, with a maximum range of more than 300 kilometers. Although it has not been officially installed, there are always test bombs. After the decision was made to turn the live-fire exercise into a combat against piracy, the manufacturer quickly sent them to various sites.
Played.
A J-15 can carry two bombs, and the Chengda team brought a full eight, which is enough for the West Pacific Pirates' early warning aircraft to drink a pot. Those four E-767 early warning aircraft are the lifeblood of the West Pacific Pirates. Each of them
The price is as high as 600 million U.S. dollars, and they only have four of them. Leaving the ground air defense network is a dead end, and no amount of escort fighters can stop the U-Monster air-to-air missile from taking the first stage among thousands of troops.
Battlefield early warning has become the one-man show of Air Police-2000.
The overall battlefield environment is quite friendly to the capture operation troops, but they need to go deep into the Overlord Islands. Not only are there airports that their own forces have not yet reached, but there must also be a network of ground anti-aircraft firepower. These unknown factors will affect the capture operation.
produce a greater impact.
The crux of the problem is that when the time reached 19 o'clock, the fore finger still did not give the departure order. At this time, the sky was completely dark.
At the front point, Wang Jiaqi and Peng Hongbing were waiting for orders from above, and they were also in a hurry. From a tactical point of view, it is best to launch an attack at dusk. At this time, the enemy is generally in a handover state and defensive.
Relatively weak. Everyone knows this.
However, going deep into the Bawang Islands to arrest the pirate leaders in the West Pacific is not only a military operation, but also requires taking into account international political factors. Therefore, the guesses of Li Zhan and others are wrong - there is no decision yet on when to launch the attack.
right.
Peng Hongbing glanced at the time and said in a deep voice, "It's a quarter past nineteen, and we have lost the best time to attack."
Wang Jiaqi stared at the Overlord Islands on the satellite map and asked, "Can the main force destroy the enemy's main fleet in advance?"
"It's difficult to handle." Peng Hongbing shook his head slightly and said, "The superiors asked us to control the scale. Without the input of new troops, we can only gradually advance according to the established combat plan. We caught them off guard more than ten hours ago, and now they are very
If you are vigilant, it will not be easy to achieve results."
Strategically despise the enemy and tactically attach importance to the enemy. These two commanders firmly grasped this principle and did not despise their opponents in the slightest.
"We can only look at Li Zhan and the others." Wang Jiaqi crossed her arms and said in a deep voice.
Peng Hongbing was relatively relaxed and said with a smile, "I don't think the problem is big. His idea of attacking the main island first and then attacking Island A is very good, and it conforms to the principle of attacking the island. The terrain of the Overlord Islands is very special. Although the main island is relatively large,
It is large, but it is not as important militarily as Island A, and satellite reconnaissance information shows that Island A has stronger defenses and is more difficult to capture."
He pointed at the map and said, "The most important thing is that the two islands are only fifteen kilometers apart. No matter which island they attack, they can support each other in a very short time. Eliminate the threats that are relatively easy to deal with first.
It’s right to stop worrying about the flanks and focus on attacking Island A.”
"With the troops Li Zhan currently has at his disposal, he can secretly infiltrate into reconnaissance and guide the air force to conduct long-range attacks outside the defense zone, which will be very effective. He will be fine."
Wang Jiaqi thought about it carefully and smiled lightly, "Of course there is no problem with his ability, and there is a veteran like Guo Beimu sitting in charge. Fighting is no problem, but what I am worried about is evacuation."
"Mr. Wang, are you worried about the intervention of the simulated blue army on Kai Island?" Peng Hongbing immediately understood Wang Jiaqi's concerns.
Nodding slightly, Wang Jiaqi said in a deep voice, "Yes, they always don't play their cards according to common sense, and they might come out to cause trouble at some point."
Peng Hongbing said, "It has to cross the entire Philippine Sea from Kaidao to Bawang Islands, a voyage of 2,300 kilometers. Even if they want to intervene for a while, they will not be able to reach the battlefield. I think they just need to keep paying attention."
Wang Jiaqi picked up a cigarette, lit one and took a puff. Holding the cigarette in her right hand, she said, "We can't underestimate their efficiency. A large number of tankers were deployed on the island, and it took at most an hour and a half to get here at full speed. Weird.
Yes, after we expelled them during the exercise, they suddenly withdrew all of them and have not appeared again until now, which is very strange."
As if he had thought of something, Peng Hongbing strode to the communications staff post to find the clear telegram, then quickly returned and handed it to Wang Jiaqi and said, "The third department's daily intelligence report, the waters near Kaidao last night
An air crash occurred, and what crashed was an RC-135 strategic electronic reconnaissance aircraft. The relevant situation is being verified and there is no feedback yet."
"Will it be the one Li Zhan is responsible for expelling?" Wang Jiaqi suddenly understood.
Peng Hongbing shook his head, "We don't know yet. But one thing is for sure, the simulated blue army troops on the island will not be dispatched in a short period of time."
After an air crash, all flight activities are generally stopped, and it was initially determined that the main cause of the RC-135 air crash was weather, so the flight activities of the special-shaped aircraft were also affected. Therefore, Peng Hongbing's judgment is well-founded.
But Wang Jiaqi was not so optimistic. He shook his head slightly and said, "There is still the possibility of imitating the Blue Army's intervention. If they smell it, they will definitely not miss the opportunity to show their faces. So Lao Peng, Li Zhan and the others, the faster we move
The more proactive you are.”
"Yeah." Peng Hongbing also felt a little uncomfortable.
A major communications staff officer rushed out of the confidential communications room, holding a telegram in his hand. He came straight to Wang Jiaqi, stood at attention, saluted and handed over the telegram, "Urgent message from higher-level leadership!"
Wang Jiaqi took a quick look at it and handed it to Peng Hongbing decisively, "They gave the order and ordered the arresting troops to dispatch!"
"yes!"
Peng Hongbing immediately left quickly and gave the order: "Start the Operation Justice combat plan, the mission code is West Pacific Justice!"
The staff officer quickly issued the command loudly: "The mission code name is West Pacific Justice! I will say it again! Start Operation West Pacific Justice!"
The order was quickly issued to Dachang Station, the alarm suddenly sounded, and the air crews of the arresting force rushed out of the flight briefing room and plunged into the night...