Red Alert Somalia

The White House of the United States.

Secretary of Defense Hagel looked at the thick "Somali Military Power Report" document, and his brows were tightly twisted together.

Earlier, when the Red Police Corps captured Bosasso, the top Americans were already shocked. Now, when the three fully formed armored brigades in Ethiopia and the Somaliland armored brigade, and the Red Police Corps under Li Lan’s eruption, the largest In a large-scale tank battle, the combat strength of the Red Police Corps' armored units was further exposed, shocking the entire US military.

The entire battlefield has always been under the high attention of U.S. drones and spy satellites. After the armored forces of the two sides rushed together, the half-day battle was all recorded in detail.Not only the United States, but China and Russia are already the world's major mainstream countries, and they all have their eyes on the battle in Somalia.

No one can calm down when the Rhino tank is rampant in Ethiopia's t-72 and t-80.In the eyes of many countries, t-72 can be regarded as the originator of the third generation of tanks.Although decades have passed, there has been no limelight after it was designed, and many people have been reduced to a second-generation semi-tank or a quasi-third generation, but no one doubts its still existing combat effectiveness.

Especially in the land of Africa, the t-72 and t-80 are invincible, and only Egypt equipped with the US military m1a1 tank can crush them.However, the Rhino Tank, a mysterious tank that has only entered the world's field of vision for less than a year, has proven its value in actual combat while speculating its origin and performance in various countries.

125mm main gun.It can be seen at a glance, but how powerful it is.It has always been a mystery in the past. Those early second-generation tanks that attacked Bosasso’s government forces did not allow the world to have a clear understanding.Now, this weapon has achieved its prestige in the battle against the t-72 and t-80 main battle tanks of the Ethiopian Armored Brigade.

The defense capabilities of the T-72 and T-80 tanks are actually similar, and the frontal armor protection capabilities are not much worse than Russia’s current T-90s.Naturally, all tanks have weak points.t-72 and t-80 are also more obvious.

However, the frontal armor that these two tanks are proud of was penetrated by another mysterious tank. The 125mm high-pressure smoothbore gun and the high-performance armor-piercing projectile produced by the base can penetrate these two main battles effortlessly. The frontal armor of the tank is still equipped with reactive armor.Moreover, the protection capabilities of the Rhino tank itself have also been paid attention to by various countries because of the main guns of the t-72 and t-80.Unable to penetrate the frontal armor of the rhino tank.The Rhino tanks lost by the Red Police Corps were all penetrated through the top or rear, and only then lost their combat effectiveness, and none of the hit tanks suffered secondary damage such as martyrdom.The defense capability does not seem to be weaker than its own attack capability.

Moreover, the mobility and first-round hit rate exposed in this battle also surprised all countries in the world with their advanced combat auxiliary system equipment.Just half a day.Countries around the world have improved the performance of this tank by an index, confirming that it can already be comparable to the world's advanced main battle tanks.

If such a tank appears in mainstream countries in the world, perhaps no one will be surprised, because mainstream countries in the world have the technology and funds to develop advanced third-generation main battle tanks.However, such a tank.But it appeared in the world of Somalia, under such factors.No one can remain calm in the face of such news, including high-level Americans.

Russia is also facing an awkward situation, because of the more than 20,000 tanks in the Russian Army, more than 80% of the tanks will not be able to compete with this tank.Even those derivative models such as the t-72 and t-80 that have been modernized and modified, the main gun against the rhino tank is absolutely choking.The tank main gun that can penetrate the frontal armor of the t-72 and t-80 has meant that it can threaten the safety of all main battle tanks on the tank rankings.

However, it is not only this mysterious main battle tank that has surprised the world. The multifunctional infantry fighting vehicle has also exerted great combat effectiveness on the battlefield.This conclusion can be drawn clearly from the video taken by the drone.This is a very mature advanced tank, with the same body but with a variety of weapon modules. Such a military system is by no means commonplace.Especially the anti-aircraft tanks, the Ethiopian Air Force dare not even attack at low altitudes. The accurate and dense air defense firepower allows the Ethiopian fighters to be at high altitudes, and their alert capabilities and fire control radars are very advanced. The level is already at the top of the world, and it can only be compared with the world’s top tanks.

In addition, the long-range artillery that caused Ethiopia to suffer a big loss in this battle also made the world's attention.Although artillery has been gradually replaced by missiles in modern warfare, no one has yet to deny that artillery still exists in modern warfare.

Especially the digital artillery. The artillery strength demonstrated by the Red Police Corps this time, even if it is the US Army.That large-caliber rocket launcher with a very long range is enough to make the U.S. military's m270 pale. The only thing that is not comparable is that in this war, this mysterious rocket launcher did not fire a missile.In terms of ordinary rocket launchers, their range and hit rate, the variety and types of shells are no worse than m270.

This battle also tested the actual combat situation of China's foreign trade type 97 assault rifle, especially the red police soldiers whose combat qualities are incredible to the world, making this war full of incredible shouts all over the world.

Even the United States has continuously improved the assessment of the combat effectiveness of Li Lan's soldiers.At this moment, the assessment of military strength in Hagel's hand has recorded in detail the various situations exposed by this campaign.American think tanks have begun a comprehensive analysis of the specific combat capabilities of this army, and have used the active US Army as a reference.

The results of the assessment made the U.S. Army surprise and anger, because with the same weapons and equipment as a single comparison, the U.S. military will pay an extremely high price if it wants to defeat such an army.However, if the navy, land, air force and missiles are used, this army will not have any threat capabilities.

Because in this battle, a big shortcoming was exposed, that is, this seemingly powerful army that attracted worldwide attention, and it did not have other arms that fully matched it.There is no air force, no missiles, and even the air defense relies on low- and medium-altitude artillery to push back the enemy air force.For such an army, if it compares the overall combat effectiveness, it is nothing.

However, he knows this truth, but no one can feel relaxed.Is it possible to build such an advanced ground force without the strength to build the navy and air force? And who provided the technology and who is helping to build such an advanced military system?

China, the identity of the person behind it can no longer escape.As for some people saying that this was created by the Somalis themselves, fools would not believe it.The center of the world is Africa. This sentence is still an international joke of the 21st century.

When Hagel finished reading the report, he could no longer calmly continue to sit in his office chair, picked up the documents and hurried to Obama's office.

"Mr. President, I think it is necessary to change the policy towards Somalia. We have miscalculated, a very serious miscalculation." As soon as he entered, Hagel went straight to the subject, "The three-year estimate is the biggest mistake. We missed It is a very stupid decision to support Awell and Ethiopia with a good opportunity. Therefore, we must adjust as soon as possible."

Obama didn't say anything right away, but took the document in Hagel's hand, read it briefly, and then said: "Use force directly against Somalia?"

Hagel has always advocated that he should try his best to avoid military means if he can achieve his goals by peaceful means. This is his philosophy of governance and diplomacy.In this regard, he is exactly the opposite of the previous defense ministers.Moreover, this ruling philosophy is the same as that of the first black president in the United States. Although he and Obama are not a party, they are more consistent on this point.

Therefore, after hearing Obama’s words, he simply shook his head and said: “It’s not yet necessary to use force, but the existence of Li Lan has seriously threatened our interests in Africa and surrounding areas, especially in the Gulf of Aden. Position, such a situation, must not lose control anymore.

Now the Ethiopian army has shown a defeat, and the top Ethiopian leaders have decided to withdraw the ground troops as soon as possible.However, the Egyptian military also assured us that the Air Force will increase its attack on Somalia and will spare no effort to save face.

Ethiopia has taken action, and China has already made a very strong protest. Once we use military means, I am afraid that the Chinese side will rebound vigorously. This is not in line with our strategy for China, and there is also an ambitious rise to the Soviet Union. Russia in the period.

In order to prevent things from getting out of control, what we have to do now is to increase diplomatic pressure to allow China and Russia to retreat, especially China. The weapons and equipment in this report are absolutely inseparable from China."

"The current situation is not within our control." After weighing in his mind for a while, Obama said straightforwardly and continued: "The current situation in Egypt, the Iranian issue, and the plan that is about to be launched in Ukraine, Somalia is a concern. Move the overall situation in a single trace. In terms of diplomacy, we must release our bottom line, especially in the area of ​​weapons. We must not continue to lose control. At the same time, we warned China that if Li Lan's power further expands, we will directly intervene."

"I see, where is the Congress?"

"Congress, I will go to make it clear, and at the same time order the aircraft carrier strike group of the Fifth Fleet to go around the Gulf of Aden and order the Sixth Fleet to prepare to go to the Red Sea to deal with any emergencies." After Obama finished, he added: "This is our attitude."