Chapter 480: Entry Map-22M

If you don't do stupid things, you won't die. This is a widely circulated Internet term in later generations. In fact, it was first mentioned in the 1985 cartoon Gundam. Now, this sentence was also mentioned by Andrei when he reported to Moscow. Gromyko felt that this sentence most aptly described the stupidity of the North Koreans at this time.

Without the aid of the Soviet Union, North Korea could do nothing. However, North Korea actually used the aid of the Soviet Union to develop their ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. This is really a suicidal behavior!

If it were in the past, perhaps the Soviet Union would have condoned it. After all, North Korea was considered the front line of the Cold War confrontation. Unfortunately, it is nothing now!

If you don't do stupid things, you won't die! Andrei, who was commanding in Turkmenistan, got the information that the North Koreans were deliberately pretending to be confused in an attempt to deceive the customs. Andrei also said this in his mouth: These North Koreans really have their heads on their butts.

In short, Moscow’s top leaders will definitely take tough measures in the future. For them, North Korea is just a small episode, and the focus is still to fight the war with Iran!

"Our naval fleet is still confronting the Americans at sea. They are obviously not satisfied with the status quo and are looking for an opportunity to break through. Just yesterday, the Americans launched more than 20 carrier-based aircraft and provoked our aircraft carrier fleet 200 kilometers away. Our aircraft carrier also dispatched more than 20 carrier-based aircraft, and we almost had a real conflict." The military district chief of staff said to Andre.

The war on land also needs the cooperation of the battle at sea! At sea, the Soviet aircraft carrier formation is confronting the United States, while the Americans are still complacent about the combat effectiveness of their aircraft carrier formation!

"It seems that it is time for us to drive the Americans away." Andre said: "What is the current situation of the Zahedan Air Force Base?"

Zahedan Air Force Base! After the passage to the south was completely opened, the military bases along the way were naturally taken over by the Soviet Union. Among them, there were three most important air force bases, Mashgabat, Kerman and Zahedan! These air force bases were quickly controlled by the Soviet army and then renovated. Among these three air force bases, the closest to the south was Zahedan Air Force Base!

"We have already recovered this base, but Zahedan is only a second-line base for the Iranians. We only obtained one squadron of Mirage fighters from this base." The chief of staff said: "Also, Zahedan has relatively few hangars and can accommodate at most one flight regiment."

Iran's main threats are on the Iraqi border in the west and the Persian Gulf in the southwest. There has never been any conflict in Iran's east, so the Zahedan Air Base is an absolute second-tier base and is not large in scale.

"Yes, that's what we want!" Andre said, "Mobilize a regiment of Tu-22M and station them here!"

Tu-22M? The chief of staff was stunned: "Our original plan was to mobilize MiG-23 and MiG-29?"

Zahedan is close to Pakistan. In order to guard against the US Air Force stationed in Pakistan, the Soviet Union urgently needed to increase its own air power. Therefore, after reorganizing the Zahedan base, it planned to mobilize front-line fighters to be stationed there.

Needless to say, the MiG-23 is almost the Soviet Union's main fighter. After modification, its combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced.

The other is the latest masterpiece of the Mikoyan Design Bureau, the MiG-29. Although this fighter is now undergoing the final stage of finalization, the Mikoyan Design Bureau is very confident about the current war. It will test the performance of this fighter in actual combat, find out the shortcomings and make improvements, which will make the MiG-29 more sharp. Therefore, in addition to the MiG-23, there will be several pre-production MiG-29s stationed. For this kind of front-line fighter, the harsh airport environment is not terrible.

However, Andrei wanted to deploy the Tu-22M, which was inconsistent with the original plan! There was no need for large-scale bombing missions anymore, so why deploy the Tu-22M?

"But now the situation has changed. Our Tu-22Ms need to carry anti-ship missiles and conduct patrol flights in the Arabian Sea." Andre said, "Their mission is to operate with the carrier-based aircraft formation and conduct maritime attack drills!"

Anti-ship missiles! As soon as he heard this, the chief of staff already knew Andre's plan.

The Soviet aircraft carrier fleet is still too weak! With the addition of the third US aircraft carrier, the overall situation is not favorable for the Soviet Union. However, the Soviet aircraft carrier fleet has completed its mission. They were not engaged in combat with the US aircraft carrier fleet. They were providing ground support and have already opened up the port of Chabahar. No matter how many aircraft carriers the Americans mobilized, it would be useless!

The Soviet Union has conducted countless anti-aircraft carrier drills. In the Soviet Union's anti-aircraft carrier operations, land-based aviation also plays a big role. For example, the Tu-22M relies on supersonic penetration and then uses long-range anti-ship missiles. This strategic bomber is simply designed specifically to attack aircraft carriers!

"Yes, it's a maritime attack exercise! The time is set for two days from now!" Andre said: "The exercise area is in the Arabian Sea!"

Are aircraft carriers awesome? In the face of the Soviet Union's saturation attack, everything is rubbish! Aegis can't stop supersonic anti-ship missiles!

There are some strong winds and waves in the Arabian Sea.

The bridge of the USS Nimitz was shaking slightly. As the warship with the largest displacement in the history of the U.S. Navy, they were still able to maintain their combat effectiveness in such winds and waves. However, standing on the tall bridge, Captain Miller was in a bad mood.

The arrival of the Nimitz did not increase the combat effectiveness of the US aircraft carrier fleet, because they came to replace the Independence. Due to a terrible landing accident, the Independence had problems with its rear deck and several carrier-based aircraft were affected. It can be said that the Independence had lost its combat capability. In the past few days, the Independence was wandering on the sea, just trying to fool the Soviets.

Now that the Nimitz has arrived, the Independence should retreat. Can the dual-carrier fleet still keep the Soviets in check? During the arrival, he had been analyzing the battles of the past few days. The Soviet MiG-23 seemed to have taken a drug, and its combat effectiveness soared, comparable to that of his Tomcat fighters! Although his carrier-based aircraft were numerous, there were only a few dozen Tomcat fighters that specialized in air control.

And now, there is a new threat. The Soviet Tu-22M bomber has entered Zahedan Airport! For bombers with a range of more than 5,000 kilometers, the depths of the Indian Ocean are their stage!