Chapter 604 F-117 Base
In the past few days, the F-117 stealth aircraft has demonstrated its unique performance. While other aircraft were facing Iraq's air defense firepower and the Iraqi Air Force's interception, the F-117 completely treated the airspace over Iraq as its own backyard. It could go wherever it wanted and drop bombs whenever it wanted. The Iraqi air defense force had no means of dealing with the F-117 at all.
From the initial fear, now the pilots of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing have completely relaxed. They know that there is no threat to their mission because the Iraqis cannot find them at all!
Whitley was also very relaxed. After walking around the fuselage and conducting a comprehensive inspection, Whitley stepped onto the plane. He entered the destination of the bombing, several chemical plants in Iraq, into the computer and then made preparations for takeoff.
The front door slowly opened, and with the help of a tractor, the F-117 slowly left the hangar and was towed towards the runway.
A few kilometers away, in the desolate desert, the sand was slowly moving, and heads slowly emerged from the sand. They moved their hands, placed a device in front of their heads, and then looked at the base in the distance.
"They've moved! They've sent out fighter planes!" One of the personnel stared at the night vision goggles and said to the people around him, "Kurunov, calibrate the coordinates and send a message to the rear."
He speaks pure Arabic. He has lived here for many years and has integrated into the community. No one knows that his real identity is a KGB agent.
The people around him were all wearing desert camouflage uniforms and a full set of special operations equipment. They were all Central Asians, and it was not easy to arouse suspicion when they were mixed here. Their combat equipment was also available on the international arms market. However, their every move showed that they had been strictly trained. They were the most elite A unit in the Turkestan Military Region!
They lurked near various air force bases in Saudi Arabia, and their only mission was to find out which base was the take-off and landing base for their F-117!
It is quite difficult to intercept the F-117. Iraq’s air defense forces cannot detect the F-117 at all, so we can only think of special ways!
For example, look for the airport where the F-117 takes off and lands! Based on the combat radius of the F-117 and the airspace for aerial refueling, we can know the possible location of their base! Then, wait and see!
If it was the B2 bomber of later generations, which could reach all over the world with a single aerial refueling and was only deployed locally, Andre would have no way to fight back. However, now, this F-117 is just a front-line attack aircraft with limited range, and it must be stationed at a base in Saudi Arabia!
It's very simple. Just look at which base's fighter planes are taking off and landing at night, and you will know! Led by the local KGB agent, their team came to the outskirts of the base and lurked quietly until night. When they heard the movement of the base over there, they came out to observe.
Waiting for the rabbit, and catching the rabbit! From the night vision device, we can clearly see that the fighter planes are taxiing on the runway and preparing to take off. Their appearance is so unusual. They must be American stealth aircraft!
Although stealth aircraft are invisible in the airspace of enemy countries, it is not the case in their own bases, because the F-117 is complicated to operate, and the canopy glass is small, which greatly limits the field of vision. In order to allow the fighter to take off and land safely, the runway lights are turned on, and the F-117's own navigation lights are also on. It is normal to be seen from several kilometers away.
That’s why the Americans chose such a special base, which is hundreds of kilometers away from Prince Sultan Air Force Base! It’s surrounded by desert and has a very high level of confidentiality.
Unfortunately, in the eyes of those who are interested, all secrets are not secrets!
The F-117 base has been discovered! Through the satellite overhead, the news was transmitted directly to the headquarters of the Turkestan Military District, then to Baghdad, and then from Baghdad to a convoy in the Saudi desert!
Saudi Arabia is full of deserts, and in the desert, there is almost no one! It is easy to hide a convoy!
After the Iraqi army entered Saudi Arabia, Iraq's ballistic missile forces followed. A round of missile attacks destroyed the Prince Sultan Air Force Base. Although the Scud missiles were backward, they were very effective!
Afterwards, the Iraqi army continued to attack Riyadh, while the ballistic missile force was broken up into several small teams and hid in the vast desert in Saudi Arabia. This was a surprise force of Iraq!
If the Americans had the time to use battlefield reconnaissance aircraft to search the entire desert, they might be able to find Iraq's ballistic missiles. However, the Americans did not have the time as their main forces were tied down on the Iraqi battlefield.
Therefore, these ballistic missile troops were able to roam freely in the Saudi desert without getting lost, thanks to the Soviet Union's global positioning system. The satellites above their heads allowed them to accurately determine their position! At the same time, using satellite positioning, the launch of ballistic missiles was also much faster than before!
Now, after receiving the order, an Iraqi Scud missile battalion in the Rub' al Khali Desert quickly maneuvered one hundred kilometers to the west, deployed its formation in the desert three hundred kilometers away from the target, erected Scud missiles one by one, bound the data, and waited for the order to arrive.
Wait! The F-117 can only be discovered when it takes off. If we notify the Scud missiles at this time, it is impossible for them to hit us immediately. Now that the plane has taken off, what can it hit? The only thing left is the airport? It is useless to attack the airport!
So, they are waiting, waiting for the moment when those fighter planes return! Then, they will launch a fierce attack!
As a rule of thumb, this takes three hours.
Time passed by little by little, the night was getting darker and darker, and even the sand that had been heated during the day began to slowly cool down! The wind and sand were quite strong.
The lurkers are motionless, they have wills of steel, they are waiting for the final moment.
In the distant sky, the unique roar of a jet was heard.
"Enemy planes are returning, prepare to launch!" The message was transmitted quickly, and after making a circle, it reached the Scud missile position. In the dark night sky, brilliant fireworks were ignited, and the Scud missiles took off from the ground and swooped down on the distant target.