Chapter 149 Island Seizure Operation

Although the declassified data later showed that the MiG-31 was not put into military service until 1981, the development of the MiG-31 had already begun. Before Belenko defected, the Mikoyan Design Bureau planned to develop an interceptor based on the MiG-25 with a powerful radar, the ability to look down and shoot, high speed, and long range.

In 1975, this interceptor had already begun flight testing, and after being equipped to the troops, it continued to conduct subsequent flight tests. Even in later generations, this interceptor remained Russia's unique magic weapon.

Compared with existing fighters, the biggest feature of this interceptor is its powerful combat system! Although the Soviet Union was backward in electronic technology, this fighter completely made up for the previous shortcomings. The nose is equipped with an SBE-16 electronic scanning phased array fire control radar with a search distance of up to 200 kilometers. It can track 10 targets at the same time and attack 4 of them. It also has a medium and long-range navigation system, radar warning receiver, APD-578 data link system, infrared search/tracking sensor, etc. The powerful performance of the fighter can even be used as a small early warning aircraft to command four fighters of the same model or other models!

If the MiG-31 was available now, the American Tomcat fighter jets would be caught off guard and might even suffer losses!

I just don't know what the progress of this fighter is now. At least it has to be ready after the fuselage and avionics are complete before it can be used in actual combat, especially the coordination between the phased array radar and the R-33 missile. If there are technical problems, it would be even more dangerous to rush into combat.

"Report, Marshal Ustinov is here." At this moment, a notification from an adjutant outside made everyone in the conference room excited.

Marshal Ustinov! Many people present here have not seen the Minister of Defense for a year, and now the Minister of Defense has come to Vladivostok in person!

Andrei was also shocked. Ustinov is here? What is he doing here? He is definitely not here to present the award. Thinking back to what Lieutenant General Burman said just now, this war is most likely to start!

"Hello, Marshal!" When Ustinov walked in, the scene broke into warm applause, and everyone expressed their warm welcome to the arrival of the Minister of Defense.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to hear that our Far Eastern Military Region has severely taught the Americans a lesson. Now, I bring the General Secretary's cordial greetings from Moscow!" said Ustinov.

There was another round of applause, and Andre suddenly realized that most of the leaders were the same and liked to indulge in this kind of atmosphere.

"However, the Americans will not accept defeat. They will definitely have new tricks. In order to continue to hit the Americans hard, to create a good situation for our Far East, and to allow our Pacific Fleet to obtain a good port, the General Secretary, ****** has approved our island-grabbing operation!" Ustinov said, "We will launch this operation within ten days!"

Island seizure operation! They must be attacking Hokkaido! Andre looked at the people around him. The senior officers of the military region behaved normally. It seemed that they had received the news in advance. The chief officers at the division level had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Andrei felt Major General Manitsky beside him push him and said, "No wonder we have newly stationed the 5th Tank Division and the 73rd Guards Motorized Infantry Division on Sakhalin Island in the past six months. It turns out that they are all for cross-sea operations!"

Why were the Americans so eager to conduct reconnaissance on Sakhalin Island? Why did they use civilian airliners to conduct reconnaissance when the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft could not be used? It was because the Americans noticed that the number of troops stationed on Sakhalin Island had suddenly increased, which aroused their strong concern!

Sakhalin Island was equipped with Soviet long-range ballistic missiles and had a large number of air force and air defense forces, which was understandable. However, the island could not be invaded from the ground, so deploying a large number of ground forces on it would be problematic.

The lowest-ranking officials among the people present at the meeting were division commanders. They knew something, but not everything they knew was complete. Now, the Minister of Defense came here in person and issued an exciting mission: the battle to seize the island! Find a good port for the Pacific Fleet!

This is a problem left over from World War II and must be resolved!

After hearing what Major General Manitsky said, Andrei was also excited. It was finally time to fight! From Sakhalin Island to Hokkaido, there was only a Soya Strait, and the smallest width of the strait was only 40 kilometers!

It's a pity that the sea here cannot freeze. If it were like the sea further north, such as the Sea of ​​Okhotsk in the north, once it freezes in winter, tanks could even drive directly across!

Therefore, if the Soviet Union wanted to occupy Hokkaido, it would definitely have to use Sakhalin Island as a springboard. Moreover, with the powerful combat effectiveness of the Soviet Army, sending a tank unit and a motorized unit would be enough to sweep across the entire Hokkaido.

The key issue is the surprise attack! Before the Americans could react, the Soviet tanks had already driven over Hokkaido, creating a fait accompli! At that time, how would the Americans support the island nation? Transfer the army from Hawaii? The U.S. Army had just ended the tragic Vietnam War and would definitely not fall into a quagmire again.

The Americans have always been on guard against the Soviet Union. There are no American troops stationed in Hokkaido, and the Americans are afraid of rushing to the front line.

Therefore, the way Americans support the islanders is through air support. As long as they block the American air strikes, the Americans will be forced to accept the status quo and sit down at the negotiating table to negotiate.

The current president of the United States is not the old Bush who was always fighting wars, but just the cowardly Carter.

"This time, our Pacific Fleet will cooperate with the army's landing operations and land on Hokkaido as soon as possible. Our air defense force also has a very arduous task. We expect the Americans to have a round of fierce air strikes. We must withstand it and cover our army." Marshal Ustinov said.

"Make sure the mission is accomplished!" All the officers present were chief officers of the Air Defense Force. Upon hearing Marshal Ustinov's order, they immediately answered in unison.

"The specific combat plan will be distributed to everyone, and each division will have its own tasks." Marshal Ustinov said: "All combat preparations will be completed within ten days."

Ten days may seem very short, but in fact, preparations for this battle began last year, and up to now, the only thing left is the order to issue a battle.

"Any other questions?" Ustinov's eyes swept across the crowd and finally stopped on a young face.

"Andre, do you have a question?"

"Report, I have a new idea." Andre didn't know why an idea popped into his mind, and when people around him heard his words, they immediately gasped.