Chapter 1570 SEA’s Fangs (First update, please subscribe)
The Enemy Analysis Office is located in a small office on the second floor of the defense building. There are usually four officers staying behind, and these four officers will come from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.
The reason why it comes from four services is because this enemy situation analysis office is a joint operation of the services, and multi-service cooperation is beneficial to the formulation of joint action plans.
It is impossible for outsiders to enter this office. Like all confidential government offices, in addition to a reception room for external personnel, there is also a confidential area inside. In short, through layers of fortification, it is ensured that confidentiality will not be compromised. leaked.
At the same time, all confidential information needs to be sealed in envelopes and placed in a steel container with a combination lock. In short, as a confidential department, it is almost impossible to penetrate here.
As usual, Alcide first passed the military police inspection before entering the corridor where the office was located, and then passed a combination lock to enter the office.
Although the office's barred windows overlook a highway, the heavy curtains are always closed.
The commander in charge is a Marine Corps colonel named Lin Chaodong. He has been analyzing the upcoming operation in his office.
"We are going to attack 13 training camps this time."
Lin Chaodong listened to the sound of entering the door and said without looking back.
"These training camps are all in the border areas between Kenya and Ethiopia. The Ethiopian border is his protective umbrella."
He pressed his hand to the corner of his desk. On the whiteboard in front of him was a photo with a magnetic card. Those photos were aerial photos of the Free Army training camp taken by a reconnaissance plane while conducting reconnaissance over Ethiopia.
In the past two years, the intelligence agency has used high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft to conduct all-round reconnaissance of Ethiopia, and has already had a clear picture of the Free Army's training camp in Ethiopia.
"The armed personnel of the rebel groups receive training in these training camps abroad. If they are attacked in Kenya, they will retreat to these training camps."
This is the truth behind the so-called "internal song title". With the help and support of foreign forces, some organizations train and arm forces abroad, and then initiate infiltration into a certain country through the border.
If everything goes well, they will continue to penetrate and attack, and eventually seize power.
It doesn't matter if they fail, they can still escape abroad. However, the infiltrated national army is often powerless in the face of these armed elements who have fled abroad, because they cannot go abroad to fight.
If I cross the border, they become the so-called "invaders."
Faced with this situation, most of the time they could only watch the armed men fleeing abroad, recuperating and recuperating before infiltrating again, and then the war continued like this.
Under these circumstances, there was little prospect of an end to the war. If other countries continue to provide support in terms of manpower and other aspects, the other side of the war is likely to fall into an endless cycle of exhaustion.
"Colonel, you are right. For Kenyan rebel organizations, these overseas training camps are not just a place for them to conduct military training, but also their logistics center. They rest here, wait here, and then start from Attack here.”
Although Major Alchid is from the Navy, he is also very familiar with this joint military operation. After all, the Navy will play a vanguard role in this military operation.
"Yes, it's because their training camp is abroad. So every time we are unable to eliminate their backbone. We can severely damage them in a battle or defeat them, but we cannot completely eliminate them."
Zhang Yongjian on the side said:
"As long as these training camps exist, we have eliminated all rebel organizations in East Africa. There is no way to completely eradicate them. After all, they can train more rebels at any time through these training camps, and the Soviets will also pass them through These training camps provide them with more weapons, more assistance.”
"So the core of the mission of "Operation Punisher" this time is these training camps, so that they understand that the days when they are safe hiding abroad are completely over."
Lin Chaodong said in a cold tone.
"From now on, our attacks against them are not limited to Kenya, that is, the East African Federation. They will also go deep into other countries. No matter it is any country or organization, as long as there are those training camps, we will Destroy those training camps ”
Listening to the colonel's cold words, Alchid said in agreement:
"Colonel, although this kind of attack can solve certain problems, I don't think it is enough to fundamentally solve the problem unless we can force Ethiopia to end its support for the Free Army, prohibit the Free Army from setting up training camps in Ethiopia, and prohibit the Free Army from setting up training camps in Ethiopia. They launched their attack through Ethiopia.
As long as Ethiopia allows them to use their country to launch attacks, it will be impossible for us to completely eliminate them. And just through such air strikes, it is difficult to achieve the goal of completely annihilating the opponent. If we want to completely eliminate them, I am afraid we need to take other actions. ”
As an Italian naval officer, Archide knew very well what the Libyan army had encountered in Ethiopia, so he said:
"Compared to air strikes, I prefer to fight out. Of course, I am not saying that we will launch an attack on Ethiopia."
Once again Alchid spoke his advice.
"After Mengistu launched his army and came to power, Ethiopia was not an iron-clad interior. In fact, the opposition still exists until now. We can completely plunge Ethiopia into civil war by supporting the opposition.
This leaves them unable to support rebel groups in Kenya,”
"This is not realistic."
Zhang Yongjian said immediately.
"We all know that it is not Ethiopia that supports the rebel groups, but the Soviets. We can support the Ethiopian opposition and provoke war there like the Soviets did.
But this will only lead to another situation, that is, Mengistu will become more dependent on the Soviet Union. They need to rely on the weapons and funds provided by the Soviet Union to suppress the opposition. In this case, in order to obtain the support of the Soviet Union, they will definitely Further sacrifice of national rights and interests in exchange for support from the Soviet Union. By then we may not be facing more than just these 13 training camps. ”
As an army officer, Zhang Yongjian had direct communication with the military's intelligence personnel in Kenya before entering the Enemy Situation Analysis Office.
Almost all intelligence officers opposed supporting the opposition because it would only lead to increased Soviet influence in Ethiopia.
"So will our implementation of this air strike now cause Ethiopia to fall further towards the Soviet Union?"
Alchid then asked rhetorically.
"We must see that Mengistu will not close those training camps because of our strikes, nor will he stop cooperating with the Soviets because of our failure to strike.
In this case, should we consider another possibility? Just take some measures to replace him. ”
After listening to Archide's suggestion, Lin Chaodong thought for a while and then said:
"The Punisher action plan has been formulated. Now all the military needs is to implement the next combat operations according to the plan, and we...assess the results of this operation based on the enemy's situation, and then formulate a report and submit it."
This is what the Enemy Situation Analysis Office needs to do. As a joint office, they are only a link in the implementation of the plan and do not have the decision-making power to formulate the plan.
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Listening to the colonel's words, Archide nodded and said.
"I understand, but I hope, Colonel, you can attach my suggestions to the report. After all, Operation Punisher is a long-term operation, and we can provide some suggestions."
After listening to Archie's suggestion, Lin Chaodong did not answer him, but looked at the clock on the wall beside him, looked at the time, and then said:
"Now the action has begun."
……
To the west of Paradise Island, at the junction of the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, the destroyer Yongye was cruising at sea. At about 12 o'clock in the morning, Zheng Mingshi, who was on the deck, stood on the bridge and stared at the stars in the sky.
Then, he glanced at his watch and said to himself:
"There are still ten minutes. In ten minutes, the action will be implemented."
As the weapons commander, Zheng Mingshi couldn't help but show a trace of expectation when he thought about the next action. The destroyer Yongye is the No. 9 ship of the Yongchang class. It will enter the Third Fleet upon commissioning, which is the main force of the S.E. Navy Indian Ocean Fleet. , usually stationed with the fleet at Diego Garcia Island or Paradise Island Naval Base, responsible for the entire Indian Ocean defense zone.
Although the Third Fleet has average strength and only has three Yongchang-class destroyers, Yongye, Yongjing, and Yongan, it is still regarded as the mainstay of the Western Allies in the Indian Ocean.
There is no other reason than that they have multi-functional launchers - two launchers at the front and rear, which can carry 96 missiles of various types. The Haitian Arrow-3 anti-aircraft missile has a range of 70 kilometers, which can provide allied aircraft carrier battle groups with Effective air defense cover, but its more deadly power is that it usually carries 36-48 "Tomahawk" cruise missiles. It can attack land targets 1,000 kilometers away, and can even carry 150,000-ton nuclear bombs.
It is precisely because of this that it is called the "Sea Flagler" by navies around the world and is regarded as the most effective long-range strike force in the Western world.
When the operation entered the countdown, Zheng Mingshi entered the weapons control room under the bridge, where radar operators and sonar operators performed their duties, while the weapons operator was on the console, waiting for the final order.
"Get ready for action!"
When the hour hand was about to point to 12 o'clock, following the order, the expressions of all the naval officers and soldiers in the command room changed slightly.
On the high seas east of Djibouti, as the hour hand pointed to 12 o'clock, the order was issued,
In the weapons control room of the destroyer Yongye, the weapons operator pressed the launch button. In an instant, a ball of flames burst out from the bow of the ship, and the "Tomahawk" cruise missile hanging on the launcher separated from the launcher amid smoke and flames. Flying into the distance.
Such a scene has appeared in news media around the world since the "Operation Restoration of Freedom" in Iraq, and has been broadcast repeatedly in the past few years.
It has almost become a symbol of a new era.
When the Tomahawk cruise missile is launched, the flames illuminate the dark sea surface, and the cruise missile roars into the distance. This picture is epoch-making.
Of course it also marked a change in the way war was fought.
In the past, naval attacks on land were basically based on artillery bombardment. Unless there were aircraft carriers, it was simply impossible to attack inland.
However, a destroyer equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles can launch deep attacks on enemy countries from a distance of 800 kilometers. Like a hundred steps piercing the Yang, hit the target accurately.
This method of combat completely subverted everyone's imagination and understanding.
The "Tomahawk" has even become a symbol of war.
And now, it roars through the night sky again, showing SEA's fangs to the world in its own unique way!
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