The Soviet Union had never planned a tank war, and never. The United States used air force to cover the ground forces, and the Soviet Union used ground force to support the air iron curtain, and its ultimate goal was to support air supremacy. It was not forty years ago. A simple tank war would basically not happen. If the US Air Force directly and decisively started the war when the Soviet Red Army entered the Middle East, or if the sandstorm did not occur, this unexpected tank war would not happen.

Nature's little willfulness made the US Seventh Army and the Soviet Red Flag Tank Sixth Army engage in a ground confrontation in an era when tank wars are basically impossible. General Baglamyan clearly understood that this was temporary, unless the sandstorm continued forever, once the sandstorm that hindered the intervention of air forces stopped, the Air Force would become the protagonist.

The most dangerous place is not the battle zone between the two armies. First, the distance is too close, and the air force will inevitably cause accidental injuries. The second battle zone is the range of sandstorms, but the main force of the southern theater led by General Baglamyan himself. The US Air Force took off from major bases and came for itself.

"Build a field air defense system and carry out maneuver defense. The radar is turned on, Doyle's anti-terrorism missile is progressing and the entire army accelerates Basra. We must bear it this time." General Baglamyan's order was conveyed to all troops. Facing the air strikes from the US Air Force, the Southern Theater troops immediately launched a full-scale deployment, using air defense missiles, low-altitude barrage and armed helicopter groups to defend layer by layer. At the same time, the 24th Soviet Air Force, which has been deployed in the Middle East, is also taking off urgently to intercept fighter jets with the US Air Force and Navy aviation.

The Doyle air defense missile system is mainly equipped with the air defense missile regiments of the Soviet Red Army Tank Division and the Motorized Infantry Division. Each Soviet division-level unit is equipped with all. Without exception, the total number of air defense missile regiments carried by General Baglamyan is 500,000 air defense missile launchers.

The major air force bases of the United States and the Soviet Union were all busy at this time, and the ground crews were sweating profusely. First, the attacking US military teams were attacking the sky and the sun directly attacked General Baglamyan's troops from all directions. This ground force was so huge that it was terrifying to take a look. They must not be allowed to join the Sixth Army of the Red Flag Tank, otherwise they could definitely sweep everything once they started.

The launch of Doyle air defense missiles, the roar of Shileka River air defense vehicles, and the roar of Tunguska vented all the achievements of the Soviet Union in the field air defense over the past decades. When the number reaches a certain scale, it is enough to cause qualitative change.

The missiles that came from the sky faced the complete Soviet field air defense system, with thousands of surface-to-air missiles, portable missiles, and air defense machine guns soaring straight into the sky, telling the Iraqis what it means to truly control air by land.

There are constant volleys of missiles attacking from outside the combat zone, and the situation of the US Air Force unilaterally attacking the Iraqi Army has not reappeared today. The United States has 1,100 combat aircraft in the entire Middle East air base, and there are even fewer aircraft with ground-to-ground capabilities. Excluding transport aircraft and maintenance aircraft, it is very difficult to face the Soviet field air defense system that looks like a hedgehog.

From time to time, aviation bombs exploded on the ground, causing earth-shaking loud noises, but for the southern war zone with 400,000 soldiers and more than 7,000 tanks, this loss was irrelevant at all.

The thirty-eight-day air strikes weakened half of the Iraqi Air Force, which had 4,000 tanks and 2,000 armored vehicles. Several batches of air strikes had to face the full mechanized Soviet army with doubled heavy weapons and a complete field air defense system.

Xie Ning, the 24th Air Force of the Red Flag, was the first major city of the Caucasus in the Soviet Union. He had learned that the US Air Force had dispatched. Among the several air forces transferred to the Caucasus, the 24th Air Force of the Red Flag was very unique because this unit is one of the five air forces directly under the Soviet Air Force, and is more important than the position of the 14th Air Force and the Seventh Air Force in the Soviet Air Force.

"General Baglamyan has arranged a field air defense system, but due to the disruption of the US Air Force, the speed of advancement has been affected!" An air force staff pointed out the difficulties encountered by the Southern Theater troops and in what direction they are for General Xie Ning, saying, "The casualties of the entire unit are currently unknown."

"It won't be too much. This intensity cannot be considered great in our previous exercises." General Xie Ning comforted him in reality and said, "But the Army has an army mission. The US Air Force should give us the order to take off the 14th Air Force in Syria to intercept the US air base in the Mediterranean and Turkey, the Iranian Seventh Air Force and the short-range missile forces of the Air Defense Force to destroy Saudi air force airports. Our Air Force's mission is to face the carrier-based aircraft fleet flying from the Persian Gulf, that's it!"

General Xie Ning's confidence in the ability of ground troops to withstand attacks comes from understanding NATO's air power in Europe. The northern Soviet clusters and Western clusters will face the air strikes of NATO countries during wars. NATO's about 7,000 combat aircraft are the enemy of two clusters of 800,000 Soviet ground assault forces.

After calculations by the Soviet Union, as long as the Soviet Union takes the lead and withstand the bombardment of all NATO air forces, it can also occupy the entire Federal Germany. At that time, the second-tier troops and the troops of the Warsaw Pact allies will continue to attack continuously until victory.

Now General Bagramiyan leads the 600,000 Soviet troops, including the Sixth Tank Army of the Red Flag. Faced with less than one-sixth of the North Vietnamese Air Force, and uses a field air defense system that is no inferior to the Soviet troops stationed in Europe. For the US Air Force with only such a little air force, as long as it does not make mistakes, there will definitely be no problems.

What's more, the Soviet Air Force still exists. General Xie Ning doesn't know why the military service with political achievements is so low. Could it be that the Soviet ground forces are too strong that they have seized the glory of the air force? The Soviet Air Force is definitely not weak, and it is even more powerful in cooperation with the ground forces!

"Kvashning, bite the Seventh Army, once you get out of contact with the US Air Force, you will be launched an air strike on you. The situation on my side is quite stable. In eight hours, I will arrive at the war zone." When General Bagramiyan was talking, he suddenly looked up and saw a squadron fighter flying overhead. The red five-pointed star on the tail was very conspicuous. He added again, "Maybe it will be four hours!" With the Soviet Air Force ensuring that the ground forces are not disturbed, the speed of advance will be greatly accelerated.

After several rounds of air strikes, the main force of the Southern War Zone also suffered losses, and more than 170 tanks were destroyed. No country could bear such losses, but for the Soviet Union, this loss was less than one-thirty. To put it bluntly, it only made General Baglamyan's troops break a little.

Forty kilometers south of Basra, the raging sandstorms of the Red Flag Sixth Tank Army and the US Seventh Army have gradually subsided. In the battle zone that lasts dozens of kilometers, abandoned tanks are everywhere with thick smoke. The tank war in the simple sense has ended. With the end of the sandstorm, the fighting style will become more three-dimensional. The commanders of both sides know this. However, Lieutenant General Franks became more and more heavy. The Seventh Army, who attacked the first, did not defeat the opponent. Although he knew that the Soviet Army was not just accumulating tanks, but a field air defense system like a hedgehog, was as difficult as a field air defense system, but it was another thing to see.

"Disengage from contact and use armed helicopter groups to stop the opponent's pursuit." Lieutenant General Franks sighed. In terms of exchange ratio, the US military might have to be cheaper. However, there are too many tanks on the opponent, so many of them are as cheap as the first attack, so they did not make the opponent feel damaged.

Faced with this situation, Lieutenant General Franks had to order the Seventh Army to turn off the attack and defense. He had learned from General Schwartzkopf, commander of the US Central and Eastern forces that the take-off air force was intercepted by the Soviet Air Force, and the two sides could not tell the winner for a short time. The power balance and time on the entire battlefield were not good for the United States.

"Captain, it seems that you are in a little depressed." Lieutenant General Franks' combat staff asked with some concern.

"I have never missed the Fifth Army so much!" Lieutenant General Franks said with a wry smile. Another heavy-armed US unit in the Federal Republic of Germany was a friendly force of the Seventh Army when facing the raid of the Soviet Western cluster.

The first battle between the Soviet Red Army and the US military was full of unexpected factors, but the whole world did not pay attention to how the fight started, but instead accused the Soviet Union and the United States in a consistent manner. The criticism of East and West Europe was only a small part of this voice. France and China called on third-world countries to jointly call for a ceasefire. The strongest voice among them was the one that called on the third world countries to jointly call for a ceasefire.

"The US spokesman said that it is not ruled out the use of nuclear weapons? Swap the United States with the Soviet Union and return this sentence. Tell them that it is absolutely impossible to withdraw troops at the same time as the Soviet Union. As for the joint initiative between France and China, it seems to be a huge momentum, but it will take time to brew public opinion pressure. Another issue that I pay attention to," Serov said with a ugly face, "We have suffered 4,000 deaths in the capture of Soviet Eagle. Today, we fought for a few hours, and even the air strikes and the battle between the ground and the Seventh Army, the number of casualties today has reached nearly 3,000, which is simply scary."

"After all, the opponent is the United States. Although we have also captured a lot of US fighter jets, it is unrealistic to pull back the casualties compared to the casualties of our ground." Marshal Akhromeev replied, "Our advantages have not been exerted yet. The ground forces and the air force are compared with the combat radius. Comrade General Secretary should understand the difference."
Chapter completed!