Chapter 443 Airborne Division

The roar was so loud in the night sky.

This is a large fleet. The more than 100 Il-76s in the center of the fleet alone are already a very large fleet. Even in the last Western 79 military exercise, so many transport planes were not dispatched at one time!

Moreover, the transport plane was escorted by a flying regiment of MiG-23 fighter jets. These fighter jets were all of the latest modifications. After adding auxiliary fuel tanks, their range was increased, which could meet the needs of this flight.

Moreover, to the Soviets, Iran's sky was almost defenseless, and the key focus was on Iran's ground-based air defense missiles. Therefore, more than half of the escort fighters in this flight regiment were equipped with air-to-ground anti-radiation missiles. As long as any anti-radiation source on the ground was discovered, a ruthless ground attack would be launched!

At the same time, in order to ensure the smooth progress of this flight, at the rear of the fleet are electronic warfare aircraft. Two large Il-76s are the main force. One of the Il-76s has a huge mushroom disk on its back. This is the An-50 early warning aircraft developed based on the Il-76!

The Il-76 is a transport aircraft similar to the American C-141 heavy transport aircraft developed by the Soviet Ilyushin Design Bureau in the 1970s. This transport aircraft is designed to replace the old An-12 transport aircraft. It can carry more than 40 tons of cargo and fly more than 5,000 kilometers in 6 hours. It can also take off from most airports in the Soviet Union that are not fully equipped or have simple facilities. At the same time, it must adapt to the different climates of the Soviet Union, mainly to overcome the severe cold climate in the near-polar regions and the changeable temperature environment in the Caucasus region.

The Soviet Union's aviation technology developed rapidly. This four-engine transport aircraft, which was developed completely according to the requirements of military transport aircraft, was quickly developed and first tested at Moscow Central Airport on March 25, 1971. It was publicly exhibited at the 29th Paris International Air Show on May 27 of the same year. The test flight lasted until 1975, and then it was put into mass production and delivered to the troops and civil aviation.

Although from Andre's point of view, this type of transport aircraft has many problems, such as the inability to fully airlift main battle tanks, that is, if the carrying capacity and cargo box size were 10% larger, it would be quite good, but this transport aircraft capable of taking off and landing at front-line field airports quickly became the Soviet Union's main transport aircraft after its birth. So far, the entire Soviet Union has been equipped with more than 400 of these transport aircraft!

At the same time, other special aircraft that have been improved based on the body of this transport aircraft have also begun research and development in full swing. Among them, the most important is the early warning aircraft!

The old moss only solved the problem of whether or not it existed, but it could not adapt to future needs at all. The new early warning aircraft based on the Il-76 fuselage began to be developed in 1975.

Historically, this type of early warning aircraft was not developed until 1984 and had combat capability, used to command MiG-29 and Su-27 fleets. Now, with the electronic technology of the island country being taken over by the Soviet Union, the development of the early warning aircraft is going quite smoothly, and this first An-50 early warning aircraft can already be deployed in actual combat!

It uses the latest flat-plate slot radar antenna, installed in the top radar cover, and coupled with advanced digital processing technology, this early warning aircraft can effectively filter out the targets it needs to find from the clutter on the ground. Even the convoys on the ground can be observed clearly!

Therefore, with the help of this early warning aircraft, the entire formation can fly more smoothly in the Iranian sky, which is as clean as the Soviet airspace!

At the same time, the one at the back is also an electronic jammer built using the Il-76 fuselage.

The development of this type of aircraft actually started earlier. After Andrei forced the American EP-3 electronic warfare aircraft to land, the aircraft was disassembled into pieces by Soviet technicians and various researches were carried out. It was from this aircraft that they came to the conclusion that the US electronic technology was at least ten years more advanced than their own. They also began to gradually abandon the idea of ​​vacuum tubes and shift to integrated circuits that were more suitable for the future.

However, the technology at that time was still limited, so various imitations were very difficult. Until now, with the inheritance of electronic technology by the island country, they can finally successfully develop this latest electronic warfare aircraft!

High-power electromagnetic interference fills the entire airspace. The radar frequencies of weapons such as **** air defense missiles equipped by the Iranians have been optimized to maximize the interference with the Iranian ground forces!

In the sky, a large fleet of more than 130 planes were flying freely in the Iranian airspace. There was no other choice because they had to cross the entire north-south region of Iran and land in Sistan Province in the southeast corner of Iran!

It would take at least two days of hard driving for the ground troops to get here. For this major military operation of the Soviet Union, the focus was not the Iranian resistance, but the American counterattack!

Initially, the United States invaded Iran from the southeast corner of Iran, using Pakistan as a springboard. Later, the United States had to admit its defeat and withdrew its troops from Iran’s land. Part of the troops returned to their original bases, but nearly half of the troops remained in Pakistan!

The Soviet Union was of course clear about the Americans' plans. They were unwilling to accept defeat and wanted to make a comeback!

And now, this is a very good opportunity. When the Soviet Union begins its attack from the north, the Americans will definitely be ready to launch another attack from the south!

Of course we cannot give the Americans any chance. Our best option is to control the southeastern province of Sistan first!

Therefore, in order to achieve its strategic goals, the Turkestan Military District transferred its two airborne divisions, the 103rd Guards Airborne Division and the 105th Guards Airborne Division, two reorganized airborne divisions, here!

Even with the Soviet Union's huge air force, airdropping an entire fully-strength airborne division at one time was already the limit, so the first to be transported was the 105th Division. After the fleet returned, the waiting 103rd Division could be airlifted again!

Airborne troops are the most dangerous type of troops. At the same time, airborne at night is also extremely dangerous! However, for the Soviet Union, the fearless Soviet airborne troops will never be afraid!

The noise in the cabin was very loud. Like other soldiers, the fully armed airborne division soldiers were on high alert. In the past few years, they have almost always been in combat. For example, when they landed in Hokkaido, they were one of the first troops to raid in!