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Chapter 139 Regional Air Defense

Ethiopia is the only country in the world that has a large number of combat fighters in the Su-27 fighter family.In the 1999-2000 border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Ethiopian Su-27 fighters defeated Eritrean MiG-29 fighters many times and became the modern "king of air warfare" in Africa.

Ethiopia is located in the northeast of Africa and its strategic location is very important. It is the vast Indian Ocean to the east, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden connecting the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans to the north. It has been a battleground for warriors since ancient times.Although Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in Africa, it attaches great importance to air modernization.In 1997, Ethiopia purchased eight modern Su-27 fighter jets from Russia at a cost of about 150 million U.S. dollars, and purchased ten more in the following two years.

However, the Ethiopian Su-27 troops had not had time to engage in actual combat and lost two.Among them, in the month of deployment, a Su-27 was undergoing night training and crashed suddenly and the pilot died.This is the first Su-27 fighter that Ethiopia has lost.

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This is the basic situation of the Ethiopian Su-27 that Li Lan understands. In the Ethiopian Air Force, there are not only the Su-27, but also many second-generation fighters.In addition, Ethiopian pilots are rare pilots with rich practical experience. Over the years, they have often had border conflicts with Eritrea. Intercepting planes in the air is more commonplace.

Therefore, facing the Ethiopian Air Force, Li Lan, who has no air strength in this matter, needs to maintain a high degree of attention.And to be honest, being attacked by the Su-27 is better than being attacked by an American f-15 or f-16.

Now, Li Lan's biggest capital is that he already knows that the enemy will come and have half a month to prepare. This may be his only chance.

Without the slightest help from the base, Li Lan can only rely on his country to help him.Although the help was very limited in just half a month, and the restrictions were also great, Li Lan didn't mean to give up.

In this matter, he is not without a chance.First of all, the air defense circle of the base is deployed from 20 kilometers. With the air defense capabilities of multifunctional infantry fighting vehicles, a dense air defense firepower network within 40 kilometers can be planned.

Forty kilometers away, you can also rely on the on-board radar on the multi-functional infantry fighting vehicle to provide surprise alert and early warning, to form a mobile air defense network capable of independent air defense, and to be alert outside the 40-kilometer scanning range of the base.

Considering that the ceiling height of the Su-27 fighter jet is more than 15,000 meters, Ethiopia is given a ceiling of 10,000 meters.At this height of 10,000 meters, Li Lan's anti-aircraft firepower could not be eliminated, and the limited range of an anti-aircraft gun was only 8,000 meters.

Although under normal circumstances, fighter planes will not launch ground attacks in the airspace of 10,000 meters, as long as Li Lan strikes back once, the next time may be possible.If the Ethiopian Su-27 is really knocked down, it would be a long-range air-to-surface missile.

When the time comes, what will he use to intercept these missiles.The air defense machine gun on the multifunctional infantry fighting vehicle can intercept missiles, but it needs early warning time to calculate the speed and trajectory of the missile.But this is when the missile is about to hit the target, and the multi-functional infantry fighting vehicle has the ability to intercept when it is at the very end of the missile. But if a missile is missed and it just hits the building unit, that’s not it. Can the mission be declared as failed?

Therefore, Li Lan now desperately needs the ability to intercept missiles. It will not take a day or two for regional air defense to be established, but Li Lan wants to build a temporary regional air defense capability.Such a term does not exist in the military, but he needs it now.

Even if you give him avant-garde and Hongying, he will not refuse.Although these two portable missiles are more for hitting helicopters and low-flying targets, some are better than none.

When he walked to the lobby downstairs, Li Lan immediately took out his mobile phone and dialed Lin Meiqi's number. In the territory, the wireless phone was already functioning, but there are currently very few people who own a mobile phone.

Li Lan didn't say anything to her on the phone, but asked her to come to the base as soon as possible.

Lin Meiqi did not let Li Lan wait for a long time, and soon came to the base.She just stepped into the living room, before she asked Li Lan what to do with her, she was picked up by Li Lan and walked to the meeting room.

When he arrived in the meeting room, Li Lan let go and said, "I am looking for you today, there are very important things."

"My general, do you understand politeness!" At this time, Lin Meiqi had the opportunity to speak, stretched out her right wrist and placed it in front of Li Lan's eyes, and pointed to the original white wrist on the four who was caught by Li Lan. Dao red handprint, said with a dissatisfaction.

"Okay! I'm a little anxious, I apologize." Li Lan shrugged helplessly, and first expressed his apologies, but he was not in the mood to discuss this with her now, and said: "I need to talk to the high level of the motherland."

"Now?" Lin Meiqi could also see that Li Lan seemed to have something important suddenly, and her face became serious.

"Yes, it's now." Li Lan nodded.

"Okay, wait for me." Lin Meiqi finished speaking, she was about to leave.

"What are you going out for?" Li Lan grabbed Lin Meiqi's hand and asked.

"Please, of course I went back to get the device. You think you can talk to the country as you like! At least you need to encrypt it!" Lin Meiqi seemed to ignore Li Lan again and grabbed her own pussy, looking at you Said idiotically.

"If it's just encryption, then don't have to be so troublesome. Use my phone to ensure that no one can listen." Li Lan released her hand again, took out the phone with the control panel turned into a phone, and handed it to Lin Meiqi.

"Really?" Lin Meiqi took Li Lan's mobile phone and looked up and down, with a skeptical expression on her face.

"Do I have to lie to you? You can contact the country now." Li Lan had to emphasize it again. In his opinion, if even the mobile phones turned out by the base would be monitored, then the existence of the base would have long been no secret. .

"Okay." Lin Meiqi didn't ask too much, but simply called.

"Minxin International Insurance is here for you. For language selection, please press..."

In the mobile phone, there was a very rigid computer-synthesized voice, and Lin Meiqi quickly said after the computer-synthesis was over: "No. xxxx, code xxx, agent code: Shaqima."

A few seconds later, a message came from the phone: "Agent confirmed, Lin Meiqi. Can I help you?"

"I want to establish a call with China, number xxxxxx, feature code......."

After nearly a minute of various verifications by Lin Meiqi, the call was established.

Soon, Zeng Zhihua's voice appeared on the phone: "Lin Meiqi, has something happened?"

"Director, nothing happened, but Li Lan wanted to talk to you." After Lin Meiqi finished speaking, she directly returned her phone to Li Lan.

"Director Zeng, I want to talk to a high-level person?" Li Lan said simply after taking the phone.

"Oh, Mr. Li, I don't know who you want to talk to?" Zeng Zhihua asked at the end of the phone.At this moment, he was looking at the series of strange codes on the satellite call channel with a look of confusion, and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Li, did Lin Meiqi use his own mobile phone to contact me?"

"No, it's my cell phone. As for who I want to talk to, the more advanced the better. This matter is very important, and I need someone who can immediately call the shots." Li Lan said.

"I understand, wait a minute and don't hang up." After Zeng Zhihua finished speaking, he did not pay attention to the status of the satellite call channel. Instead, he picked up the exclusive landline next to him and said: "I want to talk to the number one leader."

Li Lan didn't know what Zeng Zhihua was doing on the phone. He didn't hang up the phone either. Instead, he sat in a chair in the conference room and waited patiently.At the same time, it is also the rhetoric under Zheng Li.

He certainly hoped that he could get the results he wanted during this call, but in his heart, he didn't report much hope.

Zeng Zhihua did not let Li Lan wait for a long time, "Mr. Li, I will change the line for you right away. The Chief No. 1 has agreed to talk to you, but you only have two minutes."

"Okay, two minutes is enough." Li Lan said.

"Okay, then I'll change the line."

Soon, an old but majestic voice came on the phone: "Li Lan, what are you looking for?"

Very simple and direct, without any extra words, Li Lan's heart was very calm at the moment, and she was not lost because of hearing the voice of one of the most powerful people in the world.Instead, he replied in very simple words: "Do I need a batch of missiles with regional air defense capabilities?"

"Why?" On the side of the phone, the voice of Chief One did not fluctuate at all.

"Because I need it, and it will be soon, it is best to arrive at me within half a month." Li Lan's voice did not change at all.

"Why should I give it to you?" Chief One said.

"On the basis that I will be able to return to my own nation hundreds of times and thousands of times in the future." Li Lan said simply.

"Too ideal, too far from reality. I can't see any practical basis for your words. Now, the support for you has put the country under great diplomatic pressure. We cannot give you again until you have no better reason. Greater support." Chief One simply refused.

"I don't need anyone's belief. The country just needs to know that I am a Chinese, a real Chinese." Li Lan didn't talk too much nonsense, but replied sonorously.

"If you are not a Chinese, we will not support you, but this is not a bargaining chip to expand support." On the other side of the call, Chief One was surprised at Li Lan's confidence, but he still didn't want to relax. .