The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

A pilot who has been flying a B52 strategic bomber for many years basically couldn't make a mistake. Mike also knew that in the event of a possible collision, the bomber fleet would generally not take the initiative to evade.

The action of the aircraft group is more troublesome, so as to avoid it and not collide with the other party, it will cause problems in its own formation.

"...Because we are a business aircraft. We were flying at an altitude of 12,600 meters just now. We originally avoided the altitude airspace of most commercial flights, and even those transport aircraft flying to the Gulf region would not fly like this. High, just within the altitude range where the B52 usually flies..."

The general cruise altitude of the Boeing 767 is more than 13,100 meters. For business aircraft, the flying altitude is generally higher than that of ordinary commercial flights. Like Zhang Nan’s Gulfstream 4, the cruise altitude often exceeds 15,000 meters, so I don’t worry about it at all. Collision with an ordinary commercial flight.

Moreover, Mr. Mike still had something to say, and he spoke again when he was righteous, "Boss, I left the army earlier, but I also know that all strategic bombers of our Air Force should have anti-collision systems installed. Common to civil aviation.

This system will be turned on during training and transitions. Even if the air force is mobilized for large-scale transportation during this period, TCAS will still be turned on.

If it is not turned on, it will only be a situation, the implementation of actual combat strategic bombing missions. "

Mike didn't know that the boss already knew that the war would start in the next ten hours. These words were all judged based on his own experience.

The boss is a U.S. citizen, with big business and many secrets, but he hasn't done anything harmful to U.S. interests. As an employee with a high salary, knowing the news of this war is also one of the opportunities for the boss to make a lot of money, and he thinks he has to do his duty as a good employee.

Perform strategic bombing missions, where?

Iraq!

Only, and only Iraq!

Upon hearing this, Xiang Weirong on one side said, "Mike, can you figure out the route and time?"

Mike nodded, "Yes, Mr. Xiang.

If needed, I can calculate it now, with an error of up to one hour. "

"Then do the math. The earth is round, and there is a better time."

The earth is round, and the time difference is 24 hours. If there is a buffer time of two or three hours, Nicole may make hundreds of millions of dollars in profits by speculation. This kind of business is done!

Today, Zhang Nan is no longer a small butterfly. It is a big crocodile, or a dragon with wings. This wing will cause more reactions than the small butterfly.

Not to mention that I didn't even remember the exact time when many countries did not attack Iraq during the Gulf War. Even if I remember, I can't count them at this meeting and may be affected by myself.

Other than that, the C141s have been involved in the strategic transportation of the US military since then. These are all factors that may affect the time of the war.

Hearing what the boss said, Mike didn't sit down, but turned and walked towards the cab, which should be to get an aerial chart.

The Boeing 767 is advanced. This ultra-luxury customized model is not only advanced, but also equipped with a lot of military equipment, including infrared warning devices and infrared jamming eggs, but it still has basic aeronautical pictures.

No matter how advanced you are, you can't be 100% sure that those electronic systems are foolproof. Sometimes the old methods are the most reliable.

After a while, Mike came back with a copy of the aviation atlas and pen and paper.

Measurements and calculations started on the small bar on one side. After a while, Mike looked up and said: "If the strategic bombing starts from the mainland, the route of the bombers will generally not change significantly in the country and the Atlantic. A comprehensive consideration of various factors such as oil and bomb load.

Looking at it this way, the seven bombers should have taken off from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. I guess they will use air-to-surface cruise missiles to attack Iraq..."

Seven, distinguishable on the radar.

"...It is unlikely to enter Iraq for horizontal bombing. That would be too risky. The radar reflection area of ​​the guy B52 is so large that it can't even be shielded by electronic interference. Going to the sky above Baghdad is basically tantamount to suicide.

In this way, no matter what kind of cruise missile the bomber uses, if the target is an important strategic target in Baghdad, the time of the attack will erupt between 2:30 and 3:30 in the morning on the 17th in Baghdad time.

According to the consistent virtues of the generals in the command, the possibility of the cruise missile hitting the Iraqi Presidential Palace at three o'clock in the morning is the greatest! "

How Mike counted Zhang Nan to guess seven or eight. Looking back, it seems to be almost the same. The aerial attack of the Gulf War broke out in the middle of the night or in the middle of the night. The next day, I watched it on Yangma TV: The night sky of Baghdad was dark. Almost illuminated by the tracer of the anti-aircraft gun.

Western troops always like to use some letters to determine the time point. For example, the Normandy landing is called D-day. The time when the Gulf War air attack started is based on "H hour": this Zhang Nan remembers, it seems to be based on Greenwich time.

As for the time point as the benchmark, Zhang Nan guessed that it was the zero point on the 17th in all likelihood, so that the troops would act well in coordination.

This will make Mike calculate the attack time of those B52s, and the extremely expensive cruise missiles should be responsible for the first wave of the attack mission, plus those stealth fighters whose secretive work is so good: the seven bombers that almost ran into it were carried. In all likelihood, China’s cruise missiles will be part of the first attack wave.

Mike calculated that he was right: it was already midnight on the Iraqi side, and the multinational force's air security and control system aircraft and combat air patrol aircraft continued to perform their missions along the Saudi-Iran border as usual.

At the airports where the multinational forces are stationed, a large number of aircraft from multiple countries and services are ready to go, waiting for orders to depart.

Before H hour, these hundreds of tactical combat aircraft will be assembled behind the daily patrol aircraft and outside the effective range of early warning radars in Iraq and Jordan.

Why avoid Jordan?

Because the relationship between Jordan and Iraq in this meeting is so good!

Jordan is a country with a special status in the Middle East. It has always been an important ally and trading partner of Iraq. The two countries are inseparable by blood: the founder of the Faisal dynasty of Iraq and the former King Abdullah I of Jordan Are brothers.

60% of the re-export trade in the port of Aqaba, the only port in Jordan, comes from Iraq.

Almost all of Jordan’s energy is provided by Iraq at a semi-gifted discount price~www.readwn.com~At the beginning of the Gulf War, when Iraq invaded Kuwait, calculations would begin. Jordan was a little bit on the side of supporting Iraq, but it was only being received by the United States. It was only after the sanctions imposed by China that it kept a certain distance from Iraq.

Some time ago, King Abdullah II of Jordan has repeatedly emphasized that the US military will never be allowed to launch an offensive against Iraq from Jordanian territory.

Tonight, the multinational force has assembled a huge formation consisting of 160 aerial tankers, hundreds of fighters, and a large number of reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft. It is only waiting for the arrival of H time. The first batch of combat aircraft to enter Iraq’s airspace are the 30 F-117A stealth fighters that are now highly classified.

These planes need to be effectively detected by early warning radars in Iraq and Jordan when they assemble after takeoff, otherwise no one can guarantee that Saddam will immediately know that he is about to be bombed.

After listening to Mike's words here, Zhang Nan smiled and said: "Interestingly, we will know the time of the attack earlier than Saddam. If this will call him, do you think he will give me a few tons of gold? ?"

The guys smiled, even Mike just smiled: everyone could hear that the boss was joking.

Call Saddam?

Zhang Nan can get his satellite phone number. If he wanted it a few months ago, it would probably have been stored in his communication book.

but……

"I still don't call him. I can earn more with this time."

Speaking of taking his own satellite phone from Randy, he called Nicole.

"My dear, eight out of ten, nine out of ten multinational forces will launch an air strike in the early hours of the 17th, Iraq time. Look at who else can pit you... yes, just a few hours later..."

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