Chapter 564: Stay in Baghdad
Hunting down the American AWACS is the goal Andre has always pursued! Because the Americans cherish high-value targets such as AWACS. If the American AWACS cannot be deployed, the pressure of the air battle will be reduced several times! How to determine the location of the American AWACS? The MiG-25 is not enough, and we must use our own AWACS. In order to win this battle, Andre also tried his best. The An-50 AWACS that was just equipped with the Turkestan Military District is the latest advanced AWACS developed by the Soviet Union!
"Thank you very much, General Andrei. I knew that our most steadfast ally is the Soviet Union!" Hearing this, Saddam was of course extremely happy.
"We have anticipated your losses on the first day of the war, so we will supply Iraq with new aircraft as soon as possible. As for these expenses, we can leave them for after the war." Andre continued to say what Saddam wanted to hear most.
The size of the Iraqi Air Force cannot be reduced. Only by helping the Iraqi Air Force gain air superiority can we win the next war. Not to mention those retired and sealed fighters, later on, Andre can even directly transfer his own active fighters to Iraq, and even transfer the people together!
Because, Iraq must not lose this war! If it wins, Iraq, supported by the Soviet Union, will be able to dominate the entire Middle East and win the great victory of the oil war. If it loses, even Iraq will be abused by the United States! From then on, the Soviet Union and the United States confronted each other on the border between Iran and Iraq!
The cost will be calculated later. By then, the oil of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait must be at least entered by Soviet oil companies, and the shares must be controlled by half! Under this premise, it is completely possible to support Iraq with some aircraft.
"However, we also need to understand that the Americans are so eager to attack now because they have their own purposes." Andre continued to analyze the situation to these brain-dead guys. Otherwise, these guys would not know how to fight this battle at all!
The Americans suddenly issued a statement, and then suddenly took action! Even in the later Gulf War, the United States gave Iraq a deadline. Why now?
Of course, they had to use a thorough blow to destroy the confidence of the Iraqi army and let them know that with the intervention of the United States, Iraq would not be able to achieve its previous tactical goals at all, and even the territory of Kuwait would have to be spit out again! The Americans had to take the initiative because they had no choice!
"The Americans don't want the Iraqi army to have a chance to attack Saudi territory." Andre said, "So, we can't give the Americans this opportunity now! It's time for our ground forces to enter Saudi territory! No matter what the reason was before, now American fighter planes are taking off from Saudi air bases and bombing Iraqi territory. Isn't this reason enough?"
Andre's words made Saddam's face turn red. At first, Saddam was troubled by this reason. After all, Saudi Arabia was the leader of the Middle East! But now, Saudi Arabia was colluding with the United States and trying to use the power of the United States to attack Iraq!
In this case, we have to fight even if we don’t want to!
"However, the American air force is still very strong. We have not yet completely seized air superiority. Our ground forces may suffer heavy casualties under the attack of the US Air Force," said Defense Minister Adnan.
Today's battle has made the Iraqis who only know the world know the true power of a military power. This is just the vanguard of the Americans! After more American fighters are stationed, the battle will be more difficult. Today, the Iraqi Air Force suffered a lot of losses!
Without air superiority, the ground forces will be used, which will expose their own ground forces to the attack of the US Air Force! In particular, after setting foot on Saudi soil, the Saudi Air Force will certainly strike the Iraqi ground forces mercilessly!
"If our troops can enter Saudi territory, then these air forces will not be a threat." Andre said, "Don't we have Scud missiles? As long as we can cross the Saudi border, our Scud missiles can destroy all Saudi air bases!"
At this time, Andre even regretted not exporting more advanced missiles to Iraq. If they had exported missiles with a range of 600 kilometers, they could have hit the Prince Sultan Air Force Base directly from Kuwait! But now, they could only put up missiles by entering Saudi territory!
There are deserts everywhere. Unless we use early warning aircraft to scan the ground, we can find these convoys. However, the Americans' early warning aircraft have a nemesis to deal with, so as long as they cross the border and get into the desert, it will be difficult for the Americans to find them! At that time, the missiles erected will be enough to destroy the main Saudi air base! Without the air base, let's see how the Americans can fight!
By then, the only one left will be the US aircraft carrier fleet patrolling in the Red Sea, and it will be easy to deal with!
Although the Scud missiles are relatively backward, they are in large quantities! Iraq now has thousands of Scud missiles! Moreover, it can get continued support from the Soviet Union at any time, as many as it wants!
"General Andre, your plan is very good. You have unparalleled experience both in strategy and tactics. I really hope you can stay here and help us command the army to fight." Saddam said.
When Saddam said this, he was just speaking casually. He did not expect that after he finished speaking, General Andre would agree without hesitation: "In that case, I will stay. You don't need to give me any real power. I will just be a staff officer."
Nonsense, this is a rare opportunity! Since Saddam has said so, it would be embarrassing to just take it back, right? And if I stay here, it will certainly play a big role, at least I can prevent these guys from making blind decisions!
As for the Turkestan Military District, Andrei is more relieved because there is a deputy commander in charge there. Moreover, in the future, this will also be an area that the Turkestan Military District needs to take care of. Maybe some troops will be stationed there. Now he is just adapting in advance.
Saddam opened his mouth wide. He never expected Andre to agree to it. He kept his mouth in an O shape for two seconds, his beard curled up, and finally closed it: "This is the best. With you in Baghdad, we will definitely be able to create the greatest achievements!"
"Okay, then let's work out a specific tactic. It would be best if we attack tonight. The Americans will be caught off guard! Tomorrow during the day, our missiles will be able to explode on the American bases!"