Dominate South Asia

Madurai Babu was lying under a table. Just now, a bomb fell from above, smashed the roof of the command tower, and landed in the center of the command tower. At that time, he thought he was going to die soon. Fortunately, the bomb did not explode. It just killed one person when it fell.

The bombing outside had ended. He didn't dare to look. He was trembling all over and hid under the table and didn't dare to get up.

"Commander, the Pakistanis have left." The guard next to him said: "This bomb has not exploded yet, but there is a danger of exploding at any time. You'd better evacuate immediately."

Yes, the bomb threat is still there! Only with these words did he come out from under the table and walked out with a pale face.

It was over, Madurai Babu knew that his military career was over.

The Adampur base is the main base for Pakistan. It is responsible for New Delhi's northwest defense mission and has a heavy responsibility. Hundreds of fighter planes are deployed here. After decades of construction, it has reached its current scale.

However, a few minutes of bombing completely changed the appearance of this place. Madurai Babu walked out of the control tower and looked at the debris after bombing everywhere outside. Countless ground crews were putting out fires, and medical soldiers were running around. .

"Statistics on the damage," Madurai-Babu said.

If all the planes enter the cave, the Pakistanis will blow up the runway at most. They can repair the runway and fight again, but now, all the fighter jets have been destroyed.

"Only three MiG-23 fighters that were dragged into the hangar were not lost. The rest of the battle was bombed. Among them, 11 fighters are expected to be recovered."

Of the hundreds of fighter planes, only a dozen were bombed.

"Pakistani! I will fight with you!" Such a helpless voice floated in the empty airport.

"Two Tomcat fighter jets took off to monitor our eastern defense line day and night." Mhamad said calmly in the control tower of Sargoda Air Force Base.

Everyone's face was filled with a smile of victory. On the ground, the Indians occupied dozens of their outposts, and they bombed an Indian base. Only one of their fighter planes suffered a mechanical failure and withdrew from the battle. The rest flew back unscathed.

Since the war between India and Pakistan, this is the first time that the Air Force has achieved such a major victory!

Among the bombing fleet, the last ones to return were the two Mirage III reconnaissance aircraft. They flew at the back and were responsible for taking photos of the ground and evaluating the bombing effect.

The photos have been developed, and you can see the bombed fighter planes, with smoke everywhere. The specific number may need to be counted, but it is certain that the air force of this base has been disabled.

"Chief of Staff, your phone number." Just after Mhamad reported the results of this battle to Islamabad, an adjutant said to Mhamad that there was another call.

Hamad picked up the phone and heard a familiar voice.

"Lieutenant General Hammad, congratulations on your great victory." The voice was Colonel Glitter of the US Navy at the Peshawar Air Force Base.

"The damn Indians tried to sneak attack our base. Fortunately, we responded in time." Mhamad said. In front of the Americans, he had to look like he was forced. It was the Indians who took the initiative. The one who started the dispute!

"Yes, we have to teach the Indians a lesson." Colonel Glitter said: "Now that the war is over, can those two early warning aircraft continue to patrol the west? In the past two days, Soviet aircraft have frequently contacted We are at war, we don’t have early warning aircraft, we are very passive.”

For the Americans, attacking Soviet talent is their focus. They are not willing to see India being significantly weakened. This is not in line with their strategy. In the past two days, the E-2 has been cruising eastward as soon as it took off. , the pressure on the west side of Peshawar suddenly increased. The ground was almost successfully attacked by the Soviets. Thinking of the situation at that time, Colonel Gritt sweated on his forehead. Colonel Gritt, who was landing at the time, pulled up the Tomcat again, fought with the Soviets, and wounded the Tomcat with a rattlesnake. A MiG-29 drove them away.

The pressure on the Peshawar base is great, but the Pakistani personnel in the base are not willing to drag down the war in the east. Fighting the Indians is more enjoyable than fighting the Soviets. They have been insisting on it, and the E-2 early warning aircraft are still stationed at their base. Yes, when I came back this time to talk about the results, the Peshawar base also cheered.

Colonel Glitter was very dissatisfied. After talking to the American ambassador on the phone, he decided to communicate with Mhamad first. In this way, the call came to Sargoda.

"This is what I want to discuss with you." Mhamad said: "Now, we are under great pressure. The Indians have just suffered a defeat and will definitely attack again. We must not relax our vigilance, and The West is indeed in a tight situation. The current situation is that we have a serious shortage of early warning aircraft. Not enough. Can you temporarily lease us two E-2 early warning aircraft? When we originally talked about the early warning aircraft, we originally wanted four, but you reduced the number by two. If you agreed happily at that time, then There is no problem now. The root of the problem is that it was missing.”

Less then? Lieutenant General Mhamad actually complained about this without blushing at all about what happened at that time! A Backfire actually got so many things back from his own country! Grit thought angrily.

"Leasing is impossible. Our navy's E-2 early warning aircraft are all in service on aircraft carriers. There are no redundant ones. It is impossible to lease them to you." Glitter said: "We still discuss letting these two aircraft Early warning aircraft, please patrol the western border for the time being."

"As far as I know, the Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier that you are rushing to the Indian Ocean this time should have six E-2 early warning aircraft, right? Four are enough to complete uninterrupted patrols, which can give us two aircraft. Can you wait until the dispute between us and the Indians is over?" Mhammad said: "We are in the most critical moment now. As our most loyal ally, your country will definitely help us with this. of."

The number of early warning aircraft carried by an aircraft carrier is not completely fixed. It ranges between four and six. The Kitty Hawk that came this time brought exactly six.

How is this possible? That's a U.S. Navy early warning aircraft, not Pakistan's. Lend-lease? What kind of borrowing method? Have to pay rent? Or borrowing it for nothing? Just when Grit didn't know how to respond, a sharp air raid siren sounded on the other party's phone.

"The Indians are coming for a sneak attack. I have to hang up the phone immediately. I leave it to you to rent the early warning aircraft." After the other party said this, the phone got a busy signal.

Putting down the phone, Glitt felt embarrassed. Do you really want to fly two E-2s from the aircraft carrier? Isn't this ridiculous? However, apart from this method, what else can alleviate the current situation? If you want to blame, blame the Indians.

This is a mountainous area. Without early warning from early warning aircraft, the blind area is too large and there is a possibility of being attacked at any time.

In the past few days, Glitt has been fighting with these Pakistani air forces. Unknowingly, he has considered himself a member of this place. He has no hesitation in fighting the Soviets, and now, he seems to have no other choice.

After thinking for a while, Glitter reluctantly picked up the phone and dialed the number of the US Embassy again.

"Are the Indians coming?" Mhamad asked the base commander, Colonel Chudli.

"No, we found a large aircraft in the Amritsar area on the border and thought it was an Indian bomber. After our Tomcat fighter jet flew closer, we found that it was a civilian airliner," the base commander said.

The Amritsar base is a small dual-use airport, which is very close to Pakistan. The flight of such a civilian aircraft made them suddenly nervous.

Fortunately, the pilot of the Tomcat fighter did not fire immediately. If it were a bomber, it would be too unrealistic for the opponent to fly over like this, so the pilot took the risk to get closer for visual confirmation.

Civilian airliner! Hamad said: "We must prevent accidental shooting of civilian airliners. Now our actions are supported by Western countries. If we accidentally attack civilian airliners and the media exaggerates it, we will be in trouble."

Hamad's concerns are very reasonable. No matter which country shoots down a commercial airliner, it will be condemned by the whole world. This is the most serious air disaster.

Pakistan helped Afghanistan to resist the Soviet aggression, which was recognized by the whole world, and Western countries also strongly supported it, including the F-16 fighter jets purchased by Pakistan, part of which came from U.S. military aid. Now, when the war between Pakistan and the Soviet Union may expand, India is taking chestnuts from the fire. The West is very dissatisfied with this. Pakistan stands on a moral level and announces the establishment of a no-fly zone. In addition to the Indians themselves, the West The country did not say anything, but now it bombed the Indian air force base, and the West also applauded, well done! Teach the Indians a lesson!

However, if a civilian airliner is shot down, things will suddenly change. Those human rights activists will drag the families of the passengers to protest, especially if there are Westerners among the passengers. Even one of them will bring strong dissatisfaction to the West. The West Pakistan’s no-fly zone will be reviewed.

Is this sudden appearance of a civilian airliner a test by the Indians? Mhammad was very suspicious that with Asan's character, once he was at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation and found that conventional means were unable to make a comeback, he would have bad ideas.

"Understood, I will immediately notify the fighter planes patrolling over Kashmir." Colonel Chudley said seriously. He knew how terrible the consequences would be, especially since it was already night.