Dominate South Asia

Rick's figure was temporarily lost in the sky of the Middle East, but the battle continued, and it was almost a dramatic change.

After the missile attack on Dhahran, the US military concentrated journalists in the headquarters news center and carried out news control on the grounds of safety. This statement was certainly not recognized by the journalists. They all knew that the US government did not want them to report negative news, but there were no secrets for the free Western world.

So, the journalists learned from various channels that the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment of the 18th Airborne Army was annihilated, and that the 7th Armored Brigade of the 1st Armored Division of the United Kingdom was defeated. The seemingly large-scale offensive operation, and the American spokesman's complacent resolution of the battle within one day, did not come true. This "Operation Desert Sabre" led by the Americans became a complete laughing stock.

However, what none of them expected was that the final outcome was that the coalition forces launched this large-scale ground offensive with great fanfare, but retreated to the starting point and did not occupy the entire Kuwait as they wished.

The vanguard of the 101st Air Assault Division also withdrew from the fierce battle, just like the withdrawal from Vietnam, and was in disgrace.

This war was led by the United States, and the air-ground integrated joint operations led by General Norman Schwarzkopf advocated high-tech modern operations, trying to use the United States' technological advantages to reduce casualties in the United States and enhance the combat capabilities of the US military. However, they did not expect that they would be tricked by their opponents in the weak links!

April 7, the third day of Operation Desert Sabre, three o'clock in the morning.

Saudi Arabia, US Gulf Central Command.

"Supplies are being transported and are expected to arrive in half an hour."

"The E-3 early warning aircraft has been flying for 23 consecutive hours. The next early warning aircraft must be ready for takeoff."

"Calling the Hornet Squadron. Prepare for a new round of ground attacks."

Countless computers, screens flashing, and personnel in the rear are working intensively.

A war seems to be a brave battle of the frontline personnel, but in fact, the rear is also tense. The mobilization of troops, the replenishment of supplies, and the adjustment of various pre-made combat plans all require the rear to constantly adjust the plan. Notify the front-line troops.

The United States emphasizes air-ground integration, and achieves information sharing on the battlefield through various means such as data links. The powerful command system of the United States allows the highest commander to cross multiple layers of institutions and directly command a soldier on the front line.

However, this shortcoming is also obvious, that is, the absolute dependence on the network system!

An operator's fingers tapped on the keyboard, confirming the advancement of an armored battalion of his own side. At dawn tomorrow, it must reach the northern Kuwaiti city of Jahra. Fight with the armored forces of the Iraqi Babylon Division left there! Must quickly defeat them!

The command system of our side can be deduced, which is also an important task of the command here.

At this moment. The computer screen in front of him suddenly turned into snowflakes.

"What's the matter?" He stood up. At this moment, he thought he was staring at the screen for too long, causing dizziness.

But then, more people shouted: "What's going on?"

Everyone's computer screen turned into snowflakes.

The computer system at this time was not the Windows of later generations. That is, the Windows system. In order to ensure security, many machines are UNIX systems, and the interface is just white letters under a black background.

Now, this computer screen has turned into snowflakes, not because the screen is damaged, but because there are too many data jumping on it! It can't be refreshed, so it becomes snowflakes!

"Hackers are invading! Quick. Call the network security team over!" A technician reacted and shouted immediately.

A few minutes later, the network security personnel in pajamas came over and saw this scene. They were also stunned. This is a large-scale network attack! The recovery of the system cannot be completed in a short time.

"Quick. Unplug the external optical fiber and restore the system!" One person shouted.

"But in this way, our system can't be used!" Unplug the optical fiber and cut off the connection with the outside world. This is the brain of the entire coalition!

"If we don't disconnect, we can't use it! Moreover, if the other party starts to format our hard disk, we will be even more unable to recover!" A technician shouted, and quickly unplugged the external communication fiber in the cabinet next to him.

The screens of each computer were still flashing rapidly. The virus had already run into every computer in the system, and just now, through the main node of the headquarters here, it spread madly to the entire coalition network system.

"Warning No. 3, request the target attack direction." Over Iraq, a pilot flying an F-16 fighter saw that his data link was unusable and began to use voice communication. Without the command of the early warning aircraft, they became blind.

In the headset, there was a noisy sound, and there seemed to be many voices in it. He didn't know that the early warning aircraft was also busy at this time.

These viruses were so powerful that they spread to the early warning aircraft through the network system!

Due to the sudden attack by hackers, the US command system was seriously disordered.

Just before the war, the United States used the virus in the printers previously exported to Iraq to completely paralyze Iraq's air defense system. Now, the Americans have tasted the same taste. Their command system is in chaos!

While the US military was in a panic, the specific positions of various armies on the battlefield were exposed by this hacker attack. Iraq would not miss this opportunity. They launched a violent missile sea attack on the coalition forces!

Fifty mobile missile launchers were all dispatched, firing more than a hundred Scud and Hussein missiles in one breath, and then quickly evacuated the position.

This stick hit the coalition forces directly, especially the high-precision position. Except for more than 20 missiles that missed the target, the remaining more than 80 missiles all fell on the heads of the Americans. The most fatal thing is that these missiles are equipped with cluster warheads. After exploding above the target, the cluster bombs spread over a large area, making the Americans even full of death threats when they retreat.

Angry Admiral Norman Schwarzkopf was still roaring at the headquarters, what was going on, were the Iraqis crazy!

The missiles had just been fired, and an Iraqi army of 50,000 people, 300 tanks, 500 infantry fighting vehicles, 40 armed helicopters, and 100 self-propelled artillery, under the cover of 40 fighter jets of the Air Force, took the initiative to launch a large-scale ground offensive against the coalition forces!

This force is equipped with world-class equipment including Soviet-made T80UM tanks, BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, Mi-24 armed helicopters, BM-21 "Hail" rocket launchers, Pakistan-made Type 90 tanks, "Leopard" 8X8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, South African GC-45 155mm artillery, etc. The personnel are all selected from the backbones of the Republican Guard veterans such as "Hammurabi" and "Babylon" who participated in the 8-year Iran-Iraq War. They have a high school education and can skillfully use these advanced weapons and equipment. They can be called the flowers of the Iraqi army! And the most terrifying thing is that the commander of this unit is Lieutenant General Noha Mohammed Shehri.

Noha Mohammed Shehri has studied in many military academies in the West and the Soviet Union. It is said that when he was studying at the Frunze Military Academy, he had a teacher-student relationship with Marshal Ogarkov of the Soviet Union. The two had common views on future high-tech wars and the development and construction of high-tech armies. The two were rare confidants and friends. Although Noha's family and Saddam's family have been in-laws for generations, Noha himself is Saddam's cousin and is also highly regarded by Saddam. He served as the commander of the most elite Republican Guard "Hammurabi" Division. However, because he advocated the idea of ​​building an efficient high-tech army, he was disliked and rejected by the top leaders like his teacher Marshal Ogarkov. He was soon transferred from the front-line troops and became a benchwarmer in the logistics department. He watched his country's army clumsily holding modern weapons and fighting an 8-year war with an equally clumsy enemy at the level of World War I. In history, this man served as the commander of the Baghdad Military Region in the Iraq War in 2003. In the end, he committed suicide in anger under the general trend of "willing to kill the enemy but unable to turn the tide", and was respectfully called "the last Iraqi soldier" by the US military.

A person respected by powerful enemies is undoubtedly a terrible person. In this time and space, Noha was able to come out again because of the strong fanning of the wings of the old butterfly Muhammad. It is ironic that with the secret support of Muhammad and the acquiescence of the Soviet Union, the Iraqi army obtained a large number of advanced weapons and equipment through smuggling channels and certain black market channels. However, Saddam suddenly discovered a problem, that is, his military commanders did not have the ability to organize, coordinate, and command an army equipped with high-tech weapons, so Saddam, who chose the tallest among the short ones, suddenly promoted this general who had been in cold storage for a long time.

Noha, who was ordered to take the task in a critical situation, did not retreat. Knowing that the enemy was extremely powerful, he asked his cousin for the right to choose the personnel and equipment of the troops, and no troops or individuals could refuse. With Saddam's tacit approval, a joint air-ground command center was established, and any Iraqi army must obey the orders of the center.

Noha did not disappoint Saddam in the end. Although the United States has an air force advantage, the virus has completely ruined the U.S. air-ground integrated combat plan. The U.S. Army wants to call for air support, but there is no way. Facing the surging Iraqi armored torrent, the Americans can only choose to retreat.

Even the troops that invaded Kuwait began to retreat. Without heavy weapons and air support, their street fighting would be more brutal, resulting in a large number of casualties. (To be continued ~^~)