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Text 391 Multinational Force Command System

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    The first Chinese troops to enter the war zone were the Red Alert Rapid Response Brigade under Qi Yiming, and their equipment was also transported to Saudi Arabia by air.  The main vehicles of the Red Alert Rapid Response Brigade are NIP6 infantry fighting vehicles and dozens of helicopters including Z-9, Z-20 and WZ-10.  In order to deliver this 86-man quick reaction brigade, the Air Force used nearly a hundred Y-20 sorties to send them into the theater.

    Therefore, on the third day after China announced that it would dispatch troops to prepare for the situation in the Gulf, the rapid reaction brigade had basically completed its assembly in the theater and became the fastest allied force to arrive in the theater besides the US airborne troops.

    Since the initial troop projection is the so-called strategically most vulnerable window period, the United States is also very worried about being attacked by the Iraqi army before the troop buildup is completed, so the U.S. military has used many methods.  For example, reporters were organized to visit the mysterious Bl17 stealth attack aircraft, and the scale of troop dispatches by the US military and its allies was publicly announced, creating a menacing appearance for the Allies, which served to deter Saddam and Iraq.  On the other hand, the United States tried its best to avoid saying anything that would irritate Iraq in public. In his national telephone address on February 2nd, Bush said that the mission of the US military was purely defensive.  At the press conference at noon, Bush reiterated that the mission of the US military was not to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.

    At the same time, the troops deployed were at the highest level of combat readiness. In order to prevent the US military from being attacked when they landed at Saudi airports, some troops distributed ammunition before completing their deployment; supplies and equipment were quickly moved to safe areas as soon as they arrived at airports and ports.  ; U.S. ground troops and marines were quickly dispatched to defensive positions as soon as they got off the plane; the air force was forced to immediately perform patrols and airport standby missions as soon as it arrived at the Saudi air base.

    Therefore, when the first large-scale allied forces, the Chinese ground troops, arrived, the United States used reporters to exaggerate and report the situation on a large scale, creating the impression that the coalition forces pulled by the United States were arriving in the theater in large numbers one after another, telling them that  Iraqis should not act rashly to embolden themselves.

    At the request of the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Defense, White House Office and the press, China has limited access to Western media interviews with the first arriving Red Alert Rapid Response Brigade.  All the Western media pounced on it like sharks smelling blood.

    "New York Times" reporter Tracy has just completed the interview with the American troops who arrived first. This time, she came to interview the Chinese army again, and she couldn't help but have some thoughts of comparison.

    The huge Chinese military transport plane looked fat and wide, which made people feel a little cute. Tracy raised the camera and took a few photos of this huge dark silver transport plane.  She knew that this kind of transport aircraft was made by China itself. There are very few countries in the world that have the ability to build such large military transport aircraft. The United States and the Soviet Union can build it. Even European countries that claim to be advanced do not have large military transport aircraft of this level.  Transport aircraft.

    ¡°China¡¯s scientific and technological level is indeed very impressive,¡± Tracy thought, wondering how to write this out in reports.

    This plane is specially designed to transport soldiers. After the tail door of the transport plane is opened, the fully armed soldiers inside carry weapons and backpacks and file out of the cabin.  The biggest shock to Tracy was that she had also witnessed the scene of the US military walking out of the cabin, but the Chinese soldiers were completely different from the US military.  Of course, the American soldiers also lined up, but they were never as neatly lined up as the Chinese soldiers. Even when they walked out of the cabin, their steps were uniform, and several of them were holding guns and patrolling the outside with vigilant eyes.

    A French reporter next to him said: "Is it necessary to be so rigid? Are all armies from GC countries like this?"

    If Tracy hadn¡¯t hooked up with this guy, she was a female reporter, and women¡¯s talents pay more attention to details.  This troop wears desert digital camouflage uniforms, Kevlar helmets, and bulletproof vests also in desert digital camouflage. Some people also wear protective sunglasses. There are large and small pockets on the military uniforms, which contain various items.  All kinds of little things.  Judging from the individual equipment of Chinese soldiers, Tracy, as a military reporter, can judge that their equipment is better than that of the US and European armies.

    At this time, the US military did not have its own ACH all-terrain digital camouflage. The first person in the world to use digital camouflage was the Chinese army.  Tracy also knew that after discovering China's new clothing, the US military conducted some research and experiments. The result was that the camouflage properties of digital camouflage were better than the current US military camouflage, and the United States was also stepping up the development of its own digital camouflage uniforms.

    Tracy had to come to the conclusion that in terms of equipment, the Chinese army is likely to be superior to the US military.  This was a bit unacceptable, but as a reporter, Tracy knew that the more gimmicky the report, the more eye-catching it would be, so she began to list various supporting arguments to support her point of view.

    Not far away, a Chinese officer pressed a button on his helmet and said: "The 2nd Battalion arrived successfully, over."

    Tracy quickly discovered this detail. He did not see any complex communication facilities on this officer, but there was no doubt that he??, he was just reporting the situation of his troops to the chain of command.  Tracy found a new piece of evidence of her own. The Chinese army has advanced, complex and sophisticated individual communication devices. She has already planned to ask about this clearly during the interview later.

    The officers and attach¨¦s of the US military who had arrived rushed to the airport to welcome the arrival of the Chinese allies.  I don¡¯t know if it was intentional or not, but both Chinese and American officers were colonels. The two men saluted and shook hands with each other. Reporters rushed up to them and kept flashing their flashlights at the two guys.

    "Welcome, welcome, are you ready to kick some Iraqi butts?" The American colonel's slang made the Chinese translator sweat a little, but he still translated it as "show some color to the Iraqis."  .

    The Chinese colonel smiled heartily, and he didn¡¯t know whether it was casually or deliberately arranged to say this: "We PLA are willing to stick to our tail, but what we really need to rely on is the US military."

    As expected, the American officer with a lower IQ was very happy to be flattered. However, looking at this scene, Tracy could not help but curl her lips. She felt that the American colonel was too fooled. The Chinese army showed clearly better things than the US military.  A bit stronger, but he didn't have any wariness and accepted the compliment with peace of mind.

    "Sooner or later, China will develop into the enemy of the United States." Although Tracy is a woman, she is also a military reporter and is very sensitive to these things. However, although she thinks so, she is not too worried because she feels that even if it is so  One day, at least half a century later.  The current United States is definitely not something that China can compare to. We can only look up to it honestly. It has nothing to do with the fact that China has some equipment that is better than the United States.

    On the runway on the other side of the airport, several Y-20s began to load and unload equipment in the cargo hold. Each Y-20 was equipped with two NIP six-wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, two large trucks and a trailer, and then three Dongfeng Warriors.  jeep.  The entire fast reaction brigade is equipped with more than a hundred infantry fighting vehicles, which are mainly used for rapid maneuvers.  Although they are not equipped with main battle tanks, these infantry fighting vehicles are equipped with anti-tank missiles, which are not without power even against enemy armored forces.  Besides, their main combat mode is to be on the second line or against relatively weak enemies, and then there are situations such as urban warfare.

    With the arrival of the Chinese army, another big problem has surfaced - the multinational force command system.  The U.S. military naturally hopes to have an American as the commander of the multinational forces as it did during the Korean War, and the United States will unifiedly command the multinational forces; Saudi Arabia obviously has its own considerations and hopes that Prince Sultan will command the armies of various countries; the French have always been inconsistent.  Being gregarious and funny, he made it clear that he did not intend to accept orders from any country and directed himself.

    The United States has had some contacts with China, and Qi Yiming also suggested some things.  China has stated that it can accept the command of the multinational force joint command, but its own forces have the right to veto the joint command's orders based on their own actual conditions and needs.  What this means is that I nominally follow your instructions, but if I get upset, your instructions will be like bullshit to me.

    The United States can only admit this with pinched noses. Publicly, they will not mention the so-called Chinese troops' right to refuse to execute orders, but will promote China's joining the Western-led multinational forces.

    In the end, a strange parallel command system was formed in the Gulf theater, with the US military as the leader, leading the British army, Italian army and other Western multinational forces, plus the PLA with a total force of about 700,000; the Saudi army as the leader, leading the multinational forces from the Islamic world  , with a total strength of 200,000; the French army itself is a small group, but it needs to coordinate with both sides, with a total strength of more than 10,000.

    In order to enable such a complex command system to operate smoothly, the multinational force has also established a coalition coordination, communication and unification center at the Saudi Ministry of Defense and Aviation Building in Riyadh.  The Assistant Commander of the Army, Central Headquarters, and the Assistant Commander of the Saudi Joint Forces, represent their respective command agencies and are responsible for leading the Coalition Coordination, Communications and Unification Center.  The center houses ground forces, air force, navy, air defense, special operations, logistics and intelligence departments. The personnel come from Saudi forces and American forces. It is opened and operated hourly. It does not exercise command authority, but strengthens the forces of Western countries and Arab countries.  Full coordination among forces.

    The US military also dispatches liaison teams to other member states of the multinational force, and the liaison teams sent go down to the battalion level.  At first, China was unwilling, but the United States did a lot of work for China and did not know what kind of benefits it promised. In the end, China agreed to the United States' plan to a certain extent.  However, the US officers and soldiers responsible for liaison are restricted from traveling in the Chinese camp, and there are even special "security personnel" responsible for their safety. In fact, they are conducting surveillance to prevent them from spying on any military information.
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