Chapter 286: Fierce Battle in the Bekaa Valley

After blinding the "eyes" of the SAM-6 missile, dozens of F-16 fighters pounced on the missile position like wolves.

But they miscalculated.

The SAM-6 actually launched missiles!

All the fighters that were hit by the SAM-6 turned into fireballs without exception.

"Boom boom boom~~"

The two barrels of the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun kept roaring and firing shells.

"Damn, I fell into a trap!" the Israeli pilot roared.

He didn't understand how the opponent could lock the fighter plane when the SAM-6's guidance radar had been destroyed.

Not only that, the Syrian Air Force had also taken off and came to help.

The tragic air battle in the Bekaa Valley kicked off.

By the end of the battle, there were all kinds of aircraft wreckage on the ground.

The Israeli army lost more than 60 aircraft, which was already a very large casualty, because along with the planes being shot down, a large number of experienced pilots were killed.

Syria's SAM-6 guidance radar was destroyed, SAM-6 missiles were exhausted, and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns fired two base shells. In addition, Syria lost more than 20 aircraft, some of which were shot down by the Israeli Air Force and some by its own side.

In the subsequent Bekaa Valley tank battle, the anti-tank team of the Syrian special forces, the armed helicopters and attack aircraft of the Syrian Air Force, and the latest T-72 main battle tanks dealt a heavy blow to the Israeli army, which lost more than 200 tanks and armored vehicles.

Although the Syrian army suffered a lot of losses, it did not prevent Syria from facing this war as a winner.

And no one expected that the Israeli army would lose so much.

Since the outbreak of the fifth Middle East war, Israel has lost more than 40 helicopters, more than 90 fighters, and more than 400 tanks and armored vehicles.

This loss is absolutely huge!

In the early offensive, more than 100,000 troops were dispatched to launch a large-scale offensive, occupying half of Lebanon in a few days. Everyone thought that this time, like the previous four Middle East wars, the Israeli army would win again.

The gap is really huge. The Israeli army is a modern army, while the others are at the level of World War II, or are guerrillas.

But no one would have thought that the Israeli army would suffer such huge losses.

The situation is already very unfavorable to the Israeli army.

The Israeli army has a particularly tough attitude. Instead of withdrawing, it quickly mobilized reserve forces to increase the total force to 400,000 under heavy losses and extremely passive conditions.

In the face of the favoritism of the old Americans, even pilots drove advanced aircraft in service to the Israeli Air Force base to make up for the losses of the Israeli Air Force, which undoubtedly angered the entire Arab world.

In just a few days, Fahd held a press conference and publicly stated that the current oil price is too low. In order to maintain the interests of OPEC member states, oil production should be reduced by 50% to protect the interests of each member state. Saudi Arabia will also urge each country to complete this plan.

And each member state has also responded to reduce oil production!

Even Iraq, which is in the Iran-Iraq War, has come out to support the decision to reduce oil production.

As soon as the news came out, the whole world was shocked.

Everyone knew that the oil crisis that shocked the Western world was staged again!

Soon, the international oil price directly broke through the $50/barrel mark, setting a new record for international oil prices.

Panshan Machinery Factory.

Liu Tao was stunned watching the news.

He had never thought that his careless flapping of wings would cause such a big chain reaction.

The Bekaa Valley air strike, which was supposed to be a textbook, turned out to be so tragic that the Israeli army lost more than 60 aircraft.

This loss has exceeded the point where even if the SAM-6 missile base in the Bekaa Valley is destroyed, it will not be worth the loss.

After all, Syria has invested more than a billion dollars in the SAM-6 missile base in the Bekaa Valley.

The loss of 60 aircraft, as well as the loss of pilots and weapons, exceeds this number.

"Damn, the Americans are still the same as always. As expected, when it comes to the critical moment of a son, it is impossible to abandon his father." Liu Tao sighed secretly.

Now that the price of oil has soared, who has suffered the most?

It is definitely the European and American world!

Because European and American countries are all oil importing countries, and they need to consume a lot of oil every day.

"This is troublesome. Can't the Soviet Union make a lot of money by exporting oil?" Liu Tao raised his eyebrows and thought of a tricky thing.

The pressure brought by the polar bear is absolutely huge.

But the old Americans are like crazy at this time, completely ignoring the overall situation.

"It seems that we have to produce more "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles!" Liu Tao said secretly.

After returning to Panshan Machinery Factory, he began to upgrade the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles, and made "Eagle Strike-4" anti-ship missiles, "Eagle Strike-5" anti-ship missiles, "Eagle Strike-6" anti-ship missiles, "Eagle Strike-7" anti-ship missiles, "Eagle Strike-8" anti-ship missiles, and "Eagle Strike-9" anti-ship missiles.

"Eagle Strike-4", "Eagle Strike-5", and "Eagle Strike-6" are of the same type, but they are air-launched, ship-launched, and submarine-launched respectively. This type of anti-ship missile, while the 'Eagle Strike-1', 'Eagle Strike-2' and 'Eagle Strike-3' anti-ship missiles look similar, the only difference is that they are longer and heavier.

This self-use version of the ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missile has a total length of 5 meters, a diameter of 0.35 meters, a wingspan of 1.1 meters, a total missile launch weight of 700 kilograms, a main engine of a solid rocket engine, a flight speed of 1.5 Mach, and a range of 100 kilometers to 200 kilometers.

‘Eagle Strike-7’, ‘Eagle Strike-8’, and ‘Eagle Strike-9’ belong to the same type, and they also correspond to air-launched, ship-launched, and submarine-launched types, and they look longer and thicker.

The missile is 7 meters long, weighs 2 tons to 2.5, has a flight speed of 2-4 Mach, a range of 100 kilometers to 300 kilometers, and a combat head of 800 kilograms of ultra-high explosives.

The self-use version of the ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missile has a characteristic, that is, it has greater explosive power, faster speed, longer range, stronger guidance capability, and stronger anti-interference.

The increase in range is mainly due to the fact that the fuel unit adjusts the launch range through the built-in fuel regulator before launch. Therefore, the built-in fuel regulator has a good adjustment and coordination effect, which makes the missile have a large variable in terms of flight speed and range.

The maximum range of 'Eagle Strike-4', 'Eagle Strike-5', and 'Eagle Strike-6' can reach 350 kilometers; while 'Eagle Strike-7', 'Eagle Strike-8', and 'Eagle Strike-9' can reach 600 kilometers!

Like 'Eagle Strike-4', 'Eagle Strike-5', and 'Eagle Strike-6' are mainly aimed at light aircraft carriers, destroyers, and frigates. If one shot hits them, it can basically write off a light aircraft carrier, destroyer, or frigate.

And 'Eagle Strike-7', 'Eagle Strike-8', and 'Eagle Strike-9' are aimed at medium-sized aircraft carriers with a displacement of 30,000 to 60,000 tons and large aircraft carriers with a displacement of more than 60,000 tons.

What Liu Tao has not yet gotten around to is the Eagle Strike anti-ship missile, which has a combat head weight of 1,200 to 1,500 kilograms. It is specifically designed to target aircraft carriers with a displacement of 80,000 to 90,000 tons, ensuring that a single hit can cause a devastating blow to such a large aircraft carrier.

I believe that with such anti-ship missiles, those aircraft carriers will not wander around at will.