Chapter 505: Resilience and Bloodiness (Updated)

'Coral' aircraft carrier fleet commander Anderson gasped when he saw the losses.

More than 240 aircraft participated in the battle, and nearly half of them were lost.

All electronic warfare aircraft were destroyed, and an E2 early warning aircraft was hit by a missile and crashed.

Almost all A-6 and A-7 attack aircraft were shot down.

Even several F-14 'Panda' fighters were shot down, and more than ten F/A-18 fighters were lost.

According to the current prices of these aircraft, the loss of aircraft alone in this battle exceeded 3 billion US dollars.

This loss made Anderson feel terrible.

You know, plus the loss of weapons and pilots, the total amount exceeded 5 billion US dollars.

Then, Anderson was furious.

Revenge!

Must retaliate!

Sure enough, the commander-in-chief of this operation, 'George', had the same idea as Anderson!

George was furious and scolded all the generals.

You know, this time they started full electromagnetic suppression, but they still suffered such terrible losses.

Although they shot down a large number of Libyan aircraft, radar positions, and missile positions, the loss was too great, so great that it was a headache.

George made a phone call, but it was to transfer aircraft from Europe.

At the same time, after the fighters on the three aircraft carriers were refueled and replenished with weapons, they began to take off. One after another, the aircraft leaped from the deck of the aircraft carrier and then headed for Libyan airspace again.

For many years, since the Vietnam War, the US military has never suffered such a big loss.

And they are all advanced aircraft!

This is simply unacceptable and a shame.

If the US Navy does not retaliate well, it will become like the Army, being ridiculed.

This wave, there are more than 250 aircraft, in addition to more than 100 F-14 "Panda" fighters and F/A-18 "Hornet" fighters, there are more than 100 F-15 fighters and F-16 fighters from Europe.

F-15 fighters and F-16 fighters arrived above the aircraft carrier formation and refueled directly through the tanker.

This is the benefit of having a large number of military bases, which can quickly mobilize military forces.

Soon, the aircraft formation had already entered the Libyan airspace.

The EA-6B 'Prowler' electronic warfare aircraft ambushed at an altitude of 8,000 meters and quickly released electronic interference. At the same time, the aircraft launched missile attacks on the radar positions and missile positions that had been figured out before.

Even with electronic interference, fighters were still shot down, especially the EA-6B 'Prowler' electronic warfare aircraft, which became the first hunting target of air defense missiles.

Because only by killing these EA-6B 'Prowler' electronic warfare aircraft can the SAM series air defense missiles and the Hongqi series air defense missiles play a role, otherwise they will be interfered and it will be difficult to hit air targets.

The Libyan Air Force was dispatched again to fight with US fighters.

Before, the Libyan Air Force was not superior in quality, but it was superior in quantity.

But this time, the Libyan Air Force was already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

Even with anti-aircraft missiles on the ground, the Libyan Air Force's planes were still shot down one after another.

Some were unlucky, and their planes were directly hit and exploded in the air, without even the opportunity to parachute. Some were lucky and had the opportunity to parachute.

As for whether the pilots could survive, that was another matter.

The news of the large-scale air battle between the US and Libyan armies quickly spread throughout the world.

The Soviet Union directly called this action "the United States' shameless and unpublicized air strikes on peaceful Libyan cities", and at the same time widely publicized that the SAM air defense missile system shot down hundreds of US military aircraft.

In addition, it launched a public opinion offensive to support Libya, hoping to put pressure on the United States so that the United States could not continue to attack Libya.

At the same time, the Soviet Union announced to the outside world that it would provide Libya with a batch of fighter jets, early warning aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft and SAM air defense missiles.

Even in order to put pressure on the United States, the Soviet Union also stated that it would support Libya's S-300 air defense missile system.

The S-300 air defense missile system, NATO codenamed SA-10, or the SAM-10 air defense missile system, is a third-generation air defense missile system developed by the Soviet Union. According to Soviet propaganda, the air defense missile system has a range of more than 150 kilometers and a firing height of between 25 and 30 kilometers.

The S-300 air defense missile system was developed by the Soviet Union's Almaz Central Design Bureau and the Antey Research and Production Association in 1965. The initial model was equipped in 1977 and entered service in 1981.

Since its release, the S-300 has been hailed as the world's most advanced air defense missile system and is also regarded as the biggest threat by NATO.

Because the S-300 air defense missile can intercept various types of aircraft, cruise missiles and short-range tactical ballistic missiles such as "Scud" and "Lance".

The Soviet Union's move is undoubtedly to support Libya.

Although the Soviet Union is now caught in internal friction due to internal power struggles and the leaders are too young and have no prestige, it is still doing well thanks to high oil prices.

Seeing that the United States has suffered a great loss, it is natural to take action, and it must also support Libya.

If the big brother does not support the younger brothers, then the people's hearts will be scattered, and once the people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team.

This move by the United States has caused a certain response in Arab countries.

After all, although Libya is a North African country, it is an Arab country and a Sunni Muslim country.

In addition, Gaddafi has a great influence, and the entire Arab world was undercurrent.

However, no Arab country immediately expressed its opinion on the first day, because everyone knew that if they had a stalemate with the United States for such a thing, it would definitely be more loss than gain, and only stupid politicians would do such a thing.

At this time, large-scale air battles are still continuing.

The U.S. Navy Air Force showed superb professionalism and bloodiness.

Even in the face of the threat of MiG-23 and MiG-25 fighters in the air, and the threat of anti-aircraft missiles launched from the ground from time to time, the U.S. Navy Air Force still insisted on fighting.

While fighting in the air with MiG-23 and MiG-25 fighters, they avoided attacks from ground anti-aircraft missiles.

The professionalism and resilience they showed are worthy of the title of maritime overlord.

Even if the losses are huge, they still fight to the end.

After returning to the aircraft carrier, they immediately replenished ammunition and fuel, and then took off.

This battle lasted until night.

Libyan ground forces set out everywhere to search for parachuting American pilots.

After all, not every plane exploded directly, and some American pilots were able to parachute and survive.

These pilots who parachuted to escape naturally could not be let go, but had to be captured.

In order to face the US military, Gaddafi used all means, even taking many people as hostages to make the US military afraid.

And these US pilots are undoubtedly more valuable than ordinary people.

After all, the people fighting on the opposite side are all comrades of these pilots, and I believe those soldiers will not bomb recklessly.

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