During the Anglo-Southern War, the Diego Garcia base was used by the British army to fight for independence in the South China Sea. At that time, it was already exposed that this very small naval base in the center of the Indian Ocean was located. Although its strategic location is important, its The war potential is still very insufficient. After the Anglo-Southern War, the base was mainly used by the US military, which deployed some small-tonnage combat ships, as well as dozens of B6 bombers and K13 tanker aircraft. The US military's B2 stealth bombers were also briefly deployed at this base.
In order to complete George W. Bush's goal of attacking the Chinese army and thereby demonstrating the prestige of the US military, the US military had to use US bombers located at the Diego Garcia base. Recently, these bombers have just been equipped with the latest model of the US military's Tomahawk cruise missiles. Although this air strike mission carries huge risks, the Americans believe that it is still difficult for the Chinese military to grasp the movements of US military aircraft in the Indian Ocean. As long as the US military runs away after the attack, there should be no big problem.
The US military plans to use Indian airspace to bomb Chinese troops, so as to avoid Chinese interception as much as possible. However, even passing through India is not absolutely safe. The Hambantota Port built by China in Sri Lanka is also China's military base. The Chinese army does not have permanent troops here, but it has built some military facilities where the navy can supply and moor. There is also a Chinese building here. X-band radar monitors the situation in this area. It is impossible for the US military aircraft to detour too far, and there is still a high chance that it will be detected by Chinese radar. If that happens, China may send fighter jets to intercept the US bombers in advance, and the US military may suffer heavy losses.
Moreover, the Diego Garcia base is quite far away from northeastern India, thousands of kilometers away. Even if the B6 can fly there, the US escorting fighter jets will never be able to fly there. The USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf is faced with China's Indian Ocean Fleet is pursuing and intercepting the Eisenhower. If the Eisenhower comes out of the Strait of Hormuz, it will inevitably be followed or even attacked by the Sichuan aircraft carrier stationed in Gwadar. In this case, there is no way to take care of the US bombers.
In fact, the US military does have ballistic missiles that can directly hit the Chinese "invasion army" in northeastern India. However, once China detects that the United States has launched a ballistic missile, regardless of why the ballistic missile was launched or whether it used a nuclear warhead, China will immediately respond. The United States carried out a second nuclear strike, triggering a more terrifying nuclear war.
It is not that the George W. Bush administration has not considered a nuclear war with China, but it is definitely not a case of throwing nuclear bombs at each other from the beginning. Both sides retain a tacit understanding not to use nuclear weapons. Of course, if one side is facing destruction, Nuclear weapons have become the final trump card.
Under such circumstances, the U.S. military carried out the so-called Thor's Hammer program. The only way for Diego Garcia's U.S. bombers to risk being intercepted and attacked by Chinese fighter jets was to launch land attack Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of more than 26 kilometers at the Chinese troops. missile. The new model of Tomahawk cruise missile has better accuracy, and its stealth penetration performance has also been improved. The B6 Stratofortress can launch this missile two thousand kilometers away, and then immediately turn around. The GP guidance will Final work done for Americans.
However, in order to avoid the threats from Chinese radars and fighter jets, the US military finally chose to fly from the left side of the South Asian subcontinent to avoid the Chinese radar in Hambantota.
In order to make the air strikes more powerful and safer, the U.S. military dispatched twelve B6 bombers. This heavy bomber has been in service for decades and is still going strong and is deeply loved by the U.S. Air Force. However, as the enemy of the United States has transformed into China, which has advanced military technology, it is difficult for B6 to adapt to the new battlefield environment.
In fact, even China's H-Thor bomber, which is similar in size to the B6, is not actually regarded as the main bombing force by the military. Its role and status are even inferior to the large number of supersonic bombers inherited from the former Soviet Union, such as the Figure 22 Backfire. Instead, its function is to act as a deterrent, relying on its long range to constantly tease the enemy at the doorstep of the enemy's offshore airspace. Only when the air supremacy in a theater is fully controlled, bombers like the H-E-6 can be of use to a certain extent.
When the U.S. military implemented the Quake plan, it was not that they had not considered using stealth B2 bombers. However, in view of the previous one-day war in Kosovo, China obviously mastered the technology of how to detect stealth aircraft, so the BE-2 is not essential. There is a difference, and the cost of B2 is high, and the Americans are not willing to send it to such a dangerous situation, so they still let the less precious B6 be the protagonist of this mission.
In the plan, the US military believed that it should first attack the Chinese radar station in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, with anti-radiation missiles to reduce the risk of US bombers being discovered. However, the cheating George W. Bush made another evil decision. He said that if the Chinese radar station was attacked by Hanbantota, Bentota will also involve Sri Lanka, which is inappropriate. This decision shocked the US military. Although Sri Lanka is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, it is also a country close to China. It is really strange that Bush can make up his mind to attack China but does not want to hurt Sri Lanka.?a logic.
The reason why the U.S. military did not strongly oppose Bush's indecisive decision-making was because it relied on bombers to launch anti-radiation missiles. In fact, the threat to the Hambantota base was limited. China has deployed Hongqi anti-aircraft missiles here, and their range is greater than the range of radiation missiles launched by the US military. This exposes the bombers to the lethal range of Chinese anti-aircraft missiles. Even if this opportunity is implemented, the possibility of success is actually limited, and it is more likely to alert the snake.
Some people also hope to use electromagnetic interference and other means to affect the operation of the radar station in Hambantota. However, the United States does not have such technology as China. Electromagnetic interference that affects large-scale early warning radars such as Hambantota will not be casual. A large electronic warfare aircraft platform can launch it, so the US military cannot completely interfere with this radar.
In the end, the U.S. military¡¯s only option was to sneak attack from the left and run away after the attack. This kind of attack naturally carries considerable risks, but the US military also admits that if the attack is successful, it will have a huge effect, boosting the prestige of the US military and dampening the arrogance of the Chinese army.
After communicating with India, the US military took off twelve B6 bombers from the Diego Garcia base, drew a left arc, and entered the South Asian continent from the Arabian Sea. The US bombers were relatively safe here. The Indian Air Force will US military bombers provide necessary protection, although the two sides have not established a combat system capable of communication.
China's X-band radar located in Hambantota has detected the movements of US bombers very early, not to mention that China's spy satellites have been facing several important points in the Indian Ocean, including Diego Garcia, so the actions of the US military have been under the control of the Chinese.
However, the route chosen by the US military is considered better. If the Chinese naval aviation from Gwadar in the west takes off to intercept, it is unlikely to be able to catch up, and it will also be counterattacked by the Indian Air Force. Two Chinese aircraft carriers in the Bay of Bengal also want to send If the carrier-based aircraft intercepts it, it will also be intercepted by the Indian Air Force.
After Zhang Juzuo received the news that the US military was dispatching bombers, he immediately dispatched multiple J-L Falcon stealth fighters from the ship to fly across the Bay of Bengal and enter Indian airspace, preparing to intercept the US bombers. Unsurprisingly, the Indian army's response was half a beat too slow. This may be related to the fact that the J-L itself is a stealth fighter and it is difficult for the Indian army to quickly detect it and lock on to it.
By the time the J-L flew to the Telangandan region in northern Andhra Pradesh, India, the US bombers had already entered the J-L's PB strike range. However, at this time, multiple B15INs from the Indian Army had already caught up and began to follow the J-L. -l A tangled battle occurred, and the Tomahawk missiles of US bombers also entered their strike range.
A J-L took the lead in launching a new generation of medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles pL-14. This missile can attack enemy targets at Mach 6 high speed, and has astonishing large overload and anti-jamming capabilities. The U.S. military's bombers themselves are relatively bulky. They have no choice but to be hit directly by such a flexible and intelligent missile. However, because the B6 was relatively large, although this missile hit the bomber's fuselage, the B6 was still flying in the air and was not directly shot down.
Seeing the Chinese fighter planes taking action, the Indian military fighter planes were also very anxious and launched missiles at the Chinese planes at all times. However, they did not get a favorable position, so the missile launches did not threaten the Chinese fighter planes. The Chinese fighter planes were very They quickly counterattacked with the advantage of generation difference, and shot down four Indian B15s in just a few minutes of air combat.
However, just when the Chinese fighter jets shot down all the Indian escort fighter jets, several B6s rushed in front of the US military also launched their Tomahawk missiles from the built-in magazines. The J-L pilot knew it was a step too late and vented his anger on the B6. Without any threat, the J-L fired at the B6 repeatedly, eventually destroying 6 B6s. Only two B6s successfully returned home, leaving five The aircraft made an emergency landing in India.
The J-L did not completely watch the cruise missile flying towards southern Tibet and remain indifferent. During this period, a J-L engaged in a pursuit battle against the missile. The speed of the Tomahawk itself does not exceed the factor, and the maximum speed of the J-L exceeds Mach 2. It is not difficult to catch up with these cruise missiles, but it is difficult to shoot down these missiles by firing aircraft cannons at high speeds. This is not a normal pilot training project, but this pilot still relied on his own skills and feelings to shoot down three Tomahawks in succession.
Even though many parties were chasing, intercepting and blocking them, four battle axes still flew into southern Tibet.