Chapter 928 Approaching

Two Somali Air Force Seagull patrol planes took off from Hargeisa Air Force Base in Somaliland with anti-ship missiles and went on patrol missions in the waters of the Gulf of Aden.

This kind of patrol aircraft, which has almost more electronic equipment and radar than the propeller aircraft in World War II, and more advanced weapons such as missiles, has gradually been accepted by the forces around the Gulf of Aden. Even for the multinational fleet carrying out "escort missions" in the Gulf of Aden, the world's only naval patrol aircraft is also a "bright" landscape.

The aircraft patrolled the waters of the Gulf of Aden near northern Somalia at a cruising speed of 480 kilometers per hour in the air of 3,000 meters. Although the territorial sea area of Somalia on the side of the Gulf of Aden has decreased, it will not prevent these aircraft from expanding the scope of patrols and extending the patrol area to the high seas.

When the aircraft patrolled more than 80 kilometers northeast of Berbera, the pilot found a large fleet, which was the aircraft carrier Nimitz, which was hurriedly recalled by the United States after the Third Economic Conference announced the Persian Gulf exercise.

Fourty kilometers away from the aircraft carrier formation, two 'seagull' patrol aircraft wandered unwilling to leave, which made the 'Nimitz' aircraft carrier battle group a little nervous. Soon two F/A-18 'Bumblebee' fighters took off urgently to try to expel the two 'flies'.

The F-18 fighter is naturally much more advanced than the 'Seagull' patrol aircraft, but the pilots of the 'Seagull' patrol aircraft in Somalia are not afraid, still wandering in the airspace 40 kilometers away from the aircraft carrier battle group.

The reason why the 'Seagull' patrol aircraft is so bold is that since the 'Nimizi' aircraft carrier battle group entered the Gulf of Aden, it has reduced its speed and is getting closer and closer to the exercise. The feeling of such a powerful aircraft carrier battle group staying around makes the Somali military uneasy, so There will be a scene of surveillance followed by the 'Seagull' patrol plane.

At several major air bases in Somaliland and the Northern Military Region, vigilance has been raised for a long time. All aircraft and pilots are fully equipped and on standby. Once a conflict breaks out, they will rush to the conflict area as soon as possible. The strategic missile regiment, which is also hidden in the depths of the Hansuga Mountains, both the Sky 11 missile with nuclear warheads and the Sky 1 missile with conventional warheads, have also entered the combat readiness duty.

At the strategic air base in southern Somalia, a batch of extremely strictly confidential special ammunition was also secretly transported here. The staff in protective clothing stored all the ammunition in a special warehouse, but some of them were equipped with two "Godhawk" fighters parked in the hangar.

The same logo is sprayed on the shell of these ammunition. Ocean blue background, a magenta circle, around this 'circle', there are three magenta patterns similar to fan blades.

Colonel Jababa, the commander of the Strategic Air Force, stood aside in protective clothing and silently watched the staff carefully put the ammunition into the magazine of the aircraft.

Each of these bombs is very large, with a length of more than two meters and a diameter of more than 50 centimeters. The bombs need tools to be moved and loaded into the plane.

Each aircraft has the same number of 12 bombs. These bombs are not heavy ground bombs, but are called 'nuclear bombs'.

When all the bombs were loaded on the plane, Jappa took a look at the cockpit of the plane. Unlike the previous 'Eagle' fighters, these two 'Eagle' fighters are two-seat models.

... "These are the information we have. An hour before the start of the exercise, our people will take action, the people of 'Allah's right hand', especially its leader Iman? Kayem must be in control. And this person, who is directly controlled by the Crown Prince of Qatar, catches this person, and we have enough reasons to take action against Qatar. Li Mo handed the intelligence information of 'Allah's right hand' to Safavid and said, "At present, this person is in the United Arab Emirates, and our people have been monitoring him for 24 hours. Now I need your help here. Once I control this person, I want to transfer him to Iran for interrogation."

After reading the information of 'Allah's right hand', Major General Safavi nodded without hesitation and said, "This is no problem. It's just a question. What if Qatar refuses to admit it? In addition, the U.S. military has nearly 100 fighters at the Udeid base. If we attack Qatar, will we attack this base first?

It can be said that Iran and Somalia dominate the upcoming conflict. The purpose of Syria and North Korea's participation in expressing their positions is far greater than practical significance. Therefore, in the 'exercize headquarters', the attitudes of Iran and Somalia also play a role in determining the surname.

"No, we can't take the initiative. We took the initiative and found a legitimate reason for the American politicians to go to war. But we must strictly monitor the movement of the U.S. military. As long as the Americans intervene, we will teach them a lesson. Li Mo shook his head and said. In this battle with the Persian Gulf and the United States, Iran has the greatest pressure, but it also has the most benefits. Once it wins the conflict, it is equivalent to the defeat of the strategy pursued by the United States to contain Iran, and it will even be taken by other major countries to seize the dominance of the Middle East.

The United States also saw this, so it spared no effort to deploy troops.

If Iran wants to break through the U.S. blockade, it will have to work hard. Otherwise, when the rope tied to the neck of the U.S. Iranians gets closer and closer, the Iranians will be strangled sooner or later.

"Although Qatar's military scale is small, its strength is not weak." Major General Safavi suddenly said something mindless.

Li Mo was stunned, and then nodded and smiled, "Others have money and all the legal equipment. If the conflict breaks out, more than a dozen Mirage-2000s in Qatar will be handed over to the Somali Air Force.

Qatar is currently equipped with more than a dozen Phantom-2000s, half of which are the latest Phantom 2000-5. If the Somali Air Force uses a Su-27SS fighter to take off, the results of the air battle between the two should be similar, that is, the air combat capabilities of the two are close. In fact, the external factors are far more than the aircraft's last name. If it is a follow-up improved model of the Su-27, such as the Su-35/37, then the Phantom 2000-5 is definitely not a rival.

However, the Somali Air Force has a 'Eagle' fighter. Although it has not participated in the actual combat, Li Mo has full confidence. Among other things, the laser anti-missile system equipped on the 'Eagle' fighter is a 'cheating device' that reverses the comparative advantages. Moreover, the front-wing design and stealth ability make the 'Eagle' fighter have an advantage in air combat.

Time passed slowly, and the whole world lost its sound. What I heard in my ears seemed to be the ticking sound of the alarm clock every second.

In the Persian Gulf, the Third OECD gathered more than 200 fighters of all kinds and more than 400 helicopters of all kinds. More than 30,000 elite troops from various countries.

And the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have also raised their vigilance to the highest level. Everyone can see that the purpose of the Third OECD's Persian Gulf exercise is not simple, and there is a sharpening driver. Many people have determined that there is a big conspiracy behind this exercise.

In contrast, another irrelevant country - the United States. One Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group is swimming in the Persian Gulf, and another aircraft carrier Nimiz is swimming in the Arabian Sea. In Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the U.S. military once again deployed a large number of air forces in the region to prevent the "sneak attack" of the Third OECD.

Some people expect that the U.S. military has deployed nearly 200 fighters in the Gulf region, and there are even some rumors that the U.S. Ax is planning to transfer a squadron of F-22 fighters into the Gulf region.

If you enlarge the map, there have been signs of abnormal military mobilization in the surrounding areas of the Gulf, Djibouti in Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and many military bases in the United States in Europe.

Let's talk about the two aircraft carrier battle groups that are rushing to the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf on the sea.

The U.S. Political Axe suddenly announced on February 10 that Secretary of Defense Robert? Gates will visit Udeid Air Base in Qatar on the 11th.

This high-profile announcement hides the importance that Americans attach to the Persian Gulf exercises from the table.

On February 12, it was only two days away from the Persian Gulf exercise. On this day, in the city of Abbas, Iran, five senior officials from Iran, Somalia, Syria, North Korea and Libya made their first appearance and participated in the special press conference of the Third OECD on the 'Persian Gulf Exercise'.

In Abbas, hundreds of news media from all over the world gathered to a stadium in Abbas. The stadium with a capacity of 2,000 people was soon full.

The press conference was presided over by Karsaki, deputy commander of the Iranian Air Force. Kalsaki said to hundreds of media reporters that the exercise was not aimed at any country and was aimed at strengthening military cooperation and exchanges between third OECD member states.

He said that now military exercises have broken away from the definition of political purpose in the past. Most of today's military exercises are implemented by countries in order to test this [***] in peacetime, and so is this Persian Gulf exercise.

Karsaki then briefly introduced to the outside world the precautions for ships and aircraft in the vicinity of the exercise process and routes, and hoped that neighboring countries would remain calm and not react fiercely, leading to unexpected changes in the exercise.

In the process of the reporter's question, a reporter asked, "General Karsaki, after your organization announced the area and time of the exercise, the maritime transportation volume of the Persian Gulf has been reduced by two-thirds, which has a serious impact on global oil prices. May I ask if your organization wants to compensate those countries that have suffered losses on this matter? Compensation and apology?"

In the rise of international oil prices, Japan also suffered heavy losses. In vain, billions of dollars have been spent, and even now it is difficult for oil imports to maintain the needs of the whole country, so they have to use their oil reserves. Don't mention how resentful it is in the heart of the political axe.

Karsaki smiled without any mind and said, "Mr. Japanese reporter, do you understand the map of the exercise area I divided before? If I'm not right, our exercise area is only within 100 kilometers around Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf, which has no impact on the transportation in the Persian Gulf. As for why the transportation volume is reduced, you have to ask those transportation companies about this. As for the rise of oil prices, I personally think this is the inevitable law of economic development. Of course, if you think the oil price is too expensive, I personally suggest you don't buy it. It's very simple.

(to be continued)