Red Alert Somalia

Within the U.S. Central Theater Command in Georgia, the United States, the Central Theater at this time integrated the African Theater Command, and all orders for war operations in Somalia were issued from here.

The African Theater Command is a very young command. The war against Somalia is by no means the original Gulf War, nor is it the Iraq war or the Afghanistan war.As the Central Theater Command with outstanding achievements, this time the war against Somalia, the Ministry of National Defense authorized the Central Theater Command as the main and the African Theater Command as a supplement to direct the war.

The candidate for the commander-in-chief has a very big article. Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Staff Conference, is the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. He has the greatest authority.However, it was supposed to be a commanding authority like going home, but the four-star general of Dempsey couldn't be happy.

If the war was directed by the Secretary of Defense, Dempsey would be very willing to fight, but he, reluctantly, still held the hot potato.

The Iraq War brought the US Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld into the limelight, and General Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was responsible for military command and coordination in accordance with the law, was unknown.This is a far cry from the Gulf War.At that time, Secretary of Defense Cheney did not command the army, and the Chairman of the Joint Council of Representatives Powell became famous for his direct command of military operations and the quick defeat of the Iraqi army with a sharp knife.In 22 years of Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, the roles of the directors and leading actors of the two wars-the Minister of Defense and the chairman of the Joint Council of Representatives-have taken a 180-degree turn.

The command system structure of the US military has determined the glory of many people and brought many people to a sad end.

Dempsey did not approve of this war very much. From his thinking, the commander of this war should be the Secretary of Defense Hagel, who called for the war.However, the officials at the senior level crushed people to death, and the Secretary of Defense naturally had a vicious vision. This war is likely to be the most difficult battle facing the United States after the Vietnam War.

It is very likely that it will be another Vietnam War, and Somalia's military strength today is even smaller than the original gap between the US and Vietnam.Nowadays, the domestic terrorist attacks have caused anger of the people, and then the war machine has transferred this sentiment, but once the war loses, the transferred public anger will truly be out of control.

In a war with a bomb on his head, Hagel would naturally not touch it.Naturally, as the military's highest staff, the military's strategic and tactical leader, and the chief military think tank of the highest leader of the military, Dempsey was awarded the title of commander-in-chief of this war.

Therefore, how this makes Dempsey happy, under the propaganda machine, perhaps there will be few negative news about the war in the country. This is also a very important opportunity.But for him, he would rather not have such an opportunity.He doesn't need to achieve fame, he just wants to make his fame a little more respectable before retiring.

When the matter came, he had no reason to refuse, he could only bite the bullet and lead the war as perfectly as possible.Perhaps, it can continue to show a beautiful war like surgery.

Sitting in the chair of the commander-in-chief of the Central Command, Dempsey is still thinking that if Hagel was like Rumsfeld, who was the second time Secretary of Defense in charge of the US Army, he was known as the core figure of the "hawks". He was almost alone in commanding the army during the Iraq War, and people could not see what role General Myers, the chairman of the Joint Council, played.The Iraq War has almost become a war controlled by Rumsfeld and President Bush.

He wished that it was the same now, he was so happy that he would not touch anything.

"It is reported that the ninth round of missile strikes has been completed, and the tenth round of missile strikes will be in one minute."

The sound of the report interrupted Dempsey's thoughts, and said: In this case, it can only avoid the thunder explosion above his head.

"Immediately submit the report on the results of the first eight rounds of strikes."

Soon, a brief battle report appeared in Dempsey's hand. Many of the pictures above were photos from the Tomahawk missile's own camera, and some were satellite pictures.

Quickly browsing the results of the battle, Dempsey frowned. The results presented in this battle report were the most direct reason why he did not want to be commander-in-chief.

Somalia's missile interception capabilities made him very disturbed.

In the first nine rounds of missile strikes, more than 1,200 missiles have been launched. The cost of this missile is not cheap. If it hadn’t been for the heyday of the U.S. economy and a large reserve, these missiles alone would be enough He put on the title of luxury.

Of course, these missiles are not produced by the United States alone. Italy and France have also dispatched their own cruise missiles. Since Japanese warships do not have the ability to launch cruise missiles, Japan will bear part of its military expenses.

Of course, it was not the waste of these missiles that Dempsey frowned, but the fact that these missiles were enough to destroy Somalia several times, but as a result, the city of Bagua was still intact, and the city of Bosasso was not greatly affected.

How can this make him satisfied? A tactical Tomahawk missile costs 300,000 U.S. dollars, while a normal Tomahawk missile costs as much as 800,000 U.S. dollars, especially those submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles, which cost as much as one. One million U.S. dollars.

This time the United States took the lead. In the first nine rounds of attacks, more than 800 Tomahawk missiles were launched, with a total value of more than $600 million.It is more than the total number of cruise missiles used in the fight against Iraq.

If such an effort can achieve the most basic strategic effect, it is not a loss.But the result is that Somalia's air defense capabilities in these two cities have caused most of these Tomahawk missiles to fall into the sand.

The Tomahawk missile, originally a low-altitude cruise missile, is difficult to be detected by radar. In addition, it has many stealth designs in its shape, and the radar cross-sectional area is very small.As a good long-range strategic strike weapon, the Tomahawk missile has always been placed high hopes by the US military.

However, the end of this war has left the US military helpless. Nine consecutive waves of missile strikes still have not achieved the strategic effect, and the tenth round of missile strikes can only continue to prepare.Unless the strategic effect has been achieved or the missiles have been exhausted, the strike will not stop.

"Continue to prepare for the 13th and 14th wave of missile strikes. No matter how many missiles I use, I must let the other party have no room for backhand. All the established targets must be killed." Dempsey has no patience. Although the Ministry of National Defense has deeply criticized the F-22 against Somalia’s radar and anti-missile capabilities, the current Somalia’s long-lasting anti-missile capabilities still makes him unbearable. "Let the f-22 dispatch immediately to destroy the opponent. Radar and anti-missile system. Don’t tell me, too many can’t."

It’s better to fight. Even though the opponent has a record of intercepting and shooting down stealth fighters, the Raptor fighters were not taken into consideration when formulating early attack tactics. However, the result is that the penetration of low-altitude cruise missiles is not easy.The result can only be returned to normal war tactics, using the stealth performance of the Raptor to use anti-radiation missiles to attack the radar and anti-missile forces in Somalia.

This is a no-brainer choice. If you don't break through these damn anti-missile systems and radars as soon as possible, then a few more waves of missile strikes will still fail to achieve your strategic goals.

Dempsey now turned his eyes to the Raptor in helplessness. The last few words in the order were to block everyone's persuasion.While awarding the war, the Ministry of National Defense also issued a verbal order not to send out birds of prey unless the missile strike is effective.

The facts are obviously helpless. The first round of tactical offensive must have an established ideal result. Without a strategic effect, there will be no way to carry out the next stage of military operations.

After thinking about it, the Raptor can only go on the battlefield.

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Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.The base is located in the depths of the desert about 80 kilometers south of the Saudi capital Riyadh.

The base is about 64 kilometers long and 40 kilometers wide, with a runway more than 4,500 meters long and complete aircraft take-off and landing and storage facilities.There are units such as the US Joint Air Combat Center, the Southwest Asia Joint Task Force Command, and the Joint Intelligence Center, equipped with various types of combat aircraft and command and control facilities.The Air Force Command of the US Central Command is also located here. It is responsible for commanding and dispatching all US air forces in the Gulf region. It is also responsible for leading the Southwest Asia Joint Task Force to patrol the no-fly zone in southern Iraq.

In addition, the U.S. military has deployed the 320th Air Expeditionary Group, the 4409th Air Base Group, the 54th Communications Battalion, and the "Patriots" at the bases such as Escanvilic and Dhahran about 20 kilometers south of the Riyadh Air Force Base. "The Task Force Missile Company, the 831st Transport Battalion Detachment, and the US Military Training Corps.

Today, the Prince Sultan Air Force Base has stationed a group of powerful fighter forces, up to 24 F-22 fighters, which are the most important expeditionary combat capability of this airport.

After the war broke out, this air base also entered a state of combat readiness. When the order from the headquarters arrived, the air base began to become busy.

Six consecutive Raptor fighters were towed out of the hangar. The maintenance technicians began to conduct the final pre-war inspection, and all the pilots came to the aircraft and took their positions.

Twenty minutes later, as the maintenance technicians signaled that there was no problem, under the control of the control tower, two aircraft took off at the same time. Soon, after the six Raptor fighters took off, they were flying at an ultra-low altitude. Go southeast.