Dominate South Asia

"Put down the landing gear!"

"The underline is normal, push the nose again!"

Hussein was flying next to Bashar. Just now, one of Bashar's tail engines was damaged, and the debris damaged the VHF antenna on the tail. Bashar had no ground guidance and was completely next to him. of Hussein's help.

Hussein flew back with Bashar and flew beside him. In fact, Bashar could not hear what he said. He mainly commanded Bashar with gestures.

The rear wheel firmly touched the ground. Bashar used all his strength to lower the nose of the plane. The parachute cabin was also opened, but the parachute could not be released. He flew until he reached the end of the runway before he stopped. Wheel.

Several fire trucks rushed up quickly to extinguish the fire at the rear to prevent an explosion.

One turbojet engine was beaten to pieces, but it was lucky that the other engine was not damaged.

Hussein made a go-around, made three turns, aligned himself with the runway, and landed.

As soon as Hussein got off the plane, he was surrounded by cheering ground staff. This time he took off, he shot down three fighter planes. Plus the last one, he will soon become a trump card! After fighter jets entered the jet age, there were only a few ace pilots. His current record in the Pakistan Air Force is second only to that legendary existence, Mohammad Ahmed Arslan.

"This battle once again exposed the lagging performance of our fighters." After listening to Hussein's report in the conference room of the air force base, Mhamad said.

When Mhamad just discovered the loophole in the north, the air confrontation began. If Hussein's two J-6s hadn't happened to be cruising there, the Soviets might have taken advantage of the loophole again this time.

The ground troops were already searching for the Soviet pilot who had parachuted, and at the same time they were searching for the wreckage of the crashed fighter planes. Although this air battle ended with our own victory, at the last moment, Hussein actually had to rely on him to crash into the enemy plane to save himself. Comrades are heroic enough.

"Our AIM-9P missiles can only pursue tail attacks. We need AIM-9L missiles that can be launched in all directions. We need advanced carrier aircraft that can launch medium-range missiles to compete with the Soviets!" said Mhammad! .

"I heard that our F-16 fighters will be returning to China soon." said the commander of the air force base: "We sent a report and requested that F-16 fighters be stationed in our base."

F-16 fighter plane! For Pakistan, this kind of fighter is advanced enough and meets Pakistan's financial situation. It is too expensive for Pakistan to equip, and the maintenance and repairs are also astronomical.

But... the huge Tomcat with variable swept wings has been flashing in Mhamad's eyes. To dominate South Asia, Pakistan needs heavy air superiority fighters!

It can carry six Phoenix missiles at a time. In Pakistan, it can cross the border and shoot down fighter jets taking off from Bagram Air Base!

"Report, call from Islamabad." At this moment, an adjutant reported.

After answering the phone and hearing the voice inside, Hamad suddenly looked serious.

Go to Islamabad and report this air battle to the President! Hamad didn't know why he was chosen. You must know that his profession is the Army, and his understanding of the Air Force is mainly backed by the knowledge of later generations.

Since it was a report, Mhamad did not go alone. With Hussein, Mhamad boarded a helicopter in the base and flew to Islamabad.

This is an emerging city with an excellent geographical location, backed by the high Himalayas, facing the broad Indus Plain, with the beautiful Rawal Lake to the east and an open river valley to the west. It has beautiful scenery and pleasant environment, less than a hundred kilometers away from Peshawar.

After the founding of Pakistan, the capital was originally located in Karachi in southern Pakistan. However, the strategic depth here was shallow and there was no room for development. Therefore, Pakistan rebuilt this new city. Until now, it has only a history of more than ten years.

Some places are still under construction, with high-rise buildings and busy construction. The streets are already busy with traffic and colorfully painted caravans, which constitute the unique scenery of Islamabad.

The helicopter landed at Noor Khan Air Force Airport on the outskirts of Islamabad, transferred to a military off-road vehicle, and Mhamad headed towards the presidential palace.

This is the first time that Hamad has arrived in Islamabad. The streets are almost full of men, with very few women. Most of them cover their faces with veils, but there are also a few who are fashionably dressed. Now that Eastern and Western cultures are constantly merging, Americans thinking is also constantly affecting Pakistan.

This is a brief honeymoon period between the United States and Pakistan.

The presidential palace is in the eastern part of the city, which is relatively quiet. After the car drove into the presidential palace, Mhamad and Hussein were waiting in a small conference room nearby.

Hussein was still wearing the uniform of the Air Force. He had just arrived so suddenly. At the same time, Hussein was full of excitement to see the great president.

"Hussein, let's eat something first." Mhamad looked at a plate of snacks brought by a secretary, took a piece, and handed it to Hussein.

Hussein was very nervous and didn't know where to put his hands. He wanted to take it, but shook his head: "No, I'm still waiting for the president here. After a while, the president noticed that my beard was covered with snacks, which was very rude. ”

"Eat, the president will not blame you, you are our hero." Mhamad said: "In the entire Pakistan Air Force, you are the first pilot to shoot down four fighter jets."

What luck, two Sidewinders killed two Su-22s of the Afghan Air Force. Just like target shooting, Hussein kept summarizing. In fact, he made many mistakes in these two air battles, such as this time , when I was fighting enemy planes, I was so excited that I fired all the shells at once. As a result, I ran out of shells later. Otherwise, at least I could have a damage record!

Hamad picked up the snack. He was really hungry.

After eating, I drank another bowl of milk tea and waited for more than three hours when footsteps finally came from outside.

"Your Excellency, Mr. President, Mhamad has been ordered to come and report." Mhamad said to Zia-ul-Haq and saluted at the same time.

"Your Excellency, Hussein, the pilot of the 15th Squadron, salutes you." Hussein also raised his right hand in salute.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Zia-ul-Haq's words were very polite: "I just communicated with the US ambassador for a few hours and wasted time."

As president, Zia-ul-Haq is not arrogant. If he is so approachable, it makes people even more fond of him.

But Mhamad captured the key words. The communication between the president and the US ambassador lasted only a few hours! What could this be? Moreover, the president's itinerary is secret. Now that he has told it to the two of us, he is definitely not afraid of leaking the secret, that is, it is related to the two of us!

"Your Excellency, your time is precious, and we are very honored to be able to call the two of us here." Mhamad said: "Hussein, report this battle to Your Excellency the President."

The president has so many things to do, but he comes to see him. What is the important matter? Go past the Ministry of National Defense and the Military Region and come directly to find yourself?

Could it be? Hamad seemed to have guessed something, and felt happy in his heart.

After listening to Hussein's report carefully, Zia-ul-Haq said: "It seems that our J-6 is indeed powerless against the Soviet fighter planes."

"Yes, Your Excellency, so we are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of F-16 fighter jets so that we can have the ability to fully confront the Soviets." Hussein said.

"Hussein, you are an elite in our air force. You should have more exchanges and cooperation with the West. This time, we plan to send people to the United States to test fly their F-14 fighters. Are you willing to go?" Zia-ul-Haq asked road.

I really want to buy a Tomcat! What I said last time completely moved the president! Hamad was suddenly very excited.

"I completely obey the president's orders!" Hussein said, temporarily leaving the battlefield. Hussein was a little reluctant to leave. However, it is the duty of soldiers to obey orders. Since the orders were given by the president himself, of course he must strictly implement them.

"Okay, you go down to rest first and eat something." Zia-ul-Haq said: "I just heard your stomach growling three times."

Hussain left, and Zia-ul-Haq's face gradually became serious.

"Mhamad, what you said last time really touched me." Zia-ul-Haq said to Mhamad: "You are absolutely right, we need a heavy-duty air superiority fighter!"

"Your Excellency, our Pakistani sky needs powerful fighter planes to protect it. Our air force must attack, attack, and attack again to destroy the enemy's aircraft on the runway in order to maintain our security!" Mhamad He also said excitedly, "Attack the Air Force!" This is what a big country should have!

However, he still had many questions in his mind. If the president really made up his mind to buy, why would he come to him? Just negotiate directly with the US.

"However, we have great resistance." Zia-ul-Haq said: "Except for me, no one else supports it, especially the Minister of Defense. He strongly supports the purchase of more F-16s to make up for it with quantity. The Minister of Finance Also opposed, our country doesn’t have extra money for equipment.”

When you are the president, you cannot do whatever you want. You must consider the interests of the entire country. Now, Zia-ul-Haq puts more energy into the country's economic construction. Investment in national defense must be controlled, and the purchase of expensive F- 14. Naturally, there will be opposition from others.

"We can get a loan." Mhamad said. Over the past few days, he has been thinking about this every day. Mhamad has gradually figured out his thoughts: "Now, our just fight has been criticized by the whole world. Support, especially from our Islamic world, Saudi Arabia has the greatest support. We can send people to contact Saudi Arabia and ask them to lend us funds.”

"Our financial situation may take more than ten years before we can afford to repay this fund," Zia-ul-Haq said.