Dominate South Asia

The United States is making intensive pre-war deployments. For the United States, Panama is just an extremely small enemy. However, the lessons of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan are right in front of them. It is easy to invade Afghanistan, but it is difficult to quell the insurgency in Afghanistan. In the end, they fell into a vortex that they could not extricate themselves from.

Therefore, the United States' battle against Panama must be fast and the battle must be resolved quickly! At the same time, the U.S. military will not stay in Panama for a long time. When a new regime is established, the U.S. military will withdraw from Panama.

In fact, it is not a complete withdrawal from Panama. The United States currently has troops stationed in Panama. The Panama Canal Zone is entirely a defense zone of the United States. The United States has the US Southern Command in Quarry Heights in the Panama Canal Zone, with a total of 13,000 troops stationed in Panama. . The US military has 14 military bases in Panama, including Howard Air Force Base, etc. Therefore, the US attack on the Panamanian government is as simple as the US fighting a civil war in Panama.

The United States has announced the imposition of economic sanctions on Panama, while retaining the power of military strikes. A military invasion against Panama is already underway in full swing.

Unfortunately, the current President of Panama, Noriega, is not ready for a fight. In his eyes, the Americans are just intimidating.

"Mr. President, we are soldiers of justice and are here to help you." At this time, in the Panama government building, several middle-aged men with beards said to Noriega.

These people came by boat. If nothing unexpected, they should come from Cuba. The Latin American people are one family, all backward countries, now. Since the United States is going to use force against Panama, it should be Cuba that provides help.

Of course Noriega welcomes them. Friends, one more friend is better than one more enemy.

"How can you help me?" Noriega asked.

"The United States is going to use force against Panama." said one of the leaders. In fact, he was not a Panamanian, but from Afghanistan! He is Abboud, a former member of the service battalion. And the purpose of his coming is of course not just as simple as helping Panama, but also has a deeper purpose.

He had already sneaked in here with his people. After accepting the order, he launched an ambush on the US military and killed a small group of US troops, which led to a crisis between the United States and Panama. Now, he came to see Noriega again. Gonna help.

"If the United States wants to launch an attack, the first thing it will use is the air force. We can provide an air defense missile unit. It will be deployed in the town of Rio Alto. We speculate that the first thing the Americans will attack is the military camp of the National Defense Force stationed there." Abboud said.

"The Americans are just intimidating, they will not use force against us." Noriega said, as in history, this guy is a self-righteous person who launched a military coup and became the real ruler of Panama. It was already the peak of his life. He was complacent, thinking that everything was under his control. In his feeling, Americans would not use force at all.

"It's always good to have an extra layer of protection." Abboud said: "We will not affect your military stationing, nor do we ask you to provide us with any fees. We will just bring our anti-aircraft missiles there. Once the Americans really launch an air strike, we can help you attack the Americans. Our only goal is to hit the Americans hard!"

Abboud made it clear that Noriega knew these Cubans. I hate Americans very much, now that I have such selfless help. Noriega had no need to refuse.

"Okay, then I will sign an order to set aside an area for you in the town of Rio Alto and let you deploy missile positions." Noriega said: "I would like to express my gratitude for your help."

"We Latin American people must unite and always be wary of the hegemonic country of the United States." Abboud said and withdrew.

"Let's go, take our missiles to the town of Rio Alto." Coming out of the government building, Abboud said to the people around him.

"Boss, will the Americans really start a war? Will their stealth planes really fly to the town of Rio Alto to bomb?" A subordinate next to Abboud couldn't help but ask.

Stealth aircraft! Of course, their purpose of coming this time is not to really help Panama. This is the back garden of the United States. They cannot help whoever the United States wants to attack. They are from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Their mission is not to help Panama resist the invasion of the United States. , this is not Afghanistan.

They have only one goal, which is to shoot down the stealth aircraft! Test whether the equipment and tactics specially developed by our side for stealth aircraft in recent years can successfully detect and shoot down stealth aircraft!

In this era, all the news about stealth aircraft is just a mystery. Maybe the word stealth aircraft has popped up in the mouths of military fans, but are there actually stealth aircraft? How much combat capability does it have? These are unknown. Military strategists still don’t know the combat effectiveness of stealth aircraft. Even in the United States, only a few senior officials know about the F-117.

The U.S. invasion of Panama was the first actual combat of the F-117 since it entered service. In this war, the Americans tested the unparalleled combat effectiveness of the F-117 and knocked on the door of the weak air defense system. Pioneer, since the beginning of this battle, every American air strike has been spearheaded by the F-117. It was not until it finally failed in Yugoslavia that this type of fighter was retired.

Only Pakistan is determined to have a future for stealth aircraft. Pakistan's President Muhammad attaches great importance to stealth aircraft. He not only guides Pakistan's military aircraft development to turn to stealth, but also regards stealth performance as an important research goal for military aircraft. At the same time, he is also directing domestic ground radar researchers to actively study how to counter stealth aircraft.

Although these equipment have made great progress in research, they still have to be tested in actual combat. Muhammad will certainly not miss such a good test opportunity in the Panama War. He sent this special force to Panama under the banner of Cubans.

According to Muhammad's later impression, the US air strike on Panama started from the town of Rio Alto. Two US F-117 attack aircraft used laser-guided bombs to attack the military camp here. After all, this place is closest to the capital of Panama and is the most likely army to support the capital.

It is very difficult to ambush a stealth aircraft. The Yugoslavia of later generations cannot be said to have the luck of a blind cat catching a dead mouse. However, the carelessness of the F-117 fleet, such as flying the same route for four consecutive days, allowed the Yugoslavia's air defense forces to seize the opportunity. For example, due to various reasons on that day, there was no accompanying electronic jammer fleet and fleet carrying anti-radiation missiles, etc., which were all the reasons for their being shot down.

Now, Muhammad can only rely on his ability to predict the future. He knows that the Americans will first use stealth aircraft to attack here, so he sent his secret troops here, hoping to test the combat effectiveness of this air defense missile. If the Americans change their plan, they will return empty-handed.

However, Abd, who is now in Panama, completely trusts Muhammad's inference. In the eyes of almost everyone, Muhammad is like an omniscient prophet.

Since he said there is a war here, there must be one!

Several trucks drove towards Rio Hato. They did not enter the town directly, but were on the side of the anti-aircraft artillery position of the Panamanian Defense Force in the northwest of the town.

The anti-aircraft artillery position is the last resort of air defense. When these vehicles drove over, the anti-aircraft artillery position did not respond at all, and there was not even a sentry! It can be seen that these Panamanians are not prepared for the upcoming war at all!

"We set up positions in the grove over there." said Kazakh, the commander of the Pakistani special air defense missile company who came with them.

Several trucks drove towards the grove. The woods here are relatively sparse, and vehicles can pass unimpeded.

"Crack." The vehicle stopped and quickly unfolded to form a missile unit.

The camouflage net at the back was opened. Below was a pedestal that could be rotated and raised, and above were some stick-like things. The well-trained anti-aircraft soldiers began to quickly install those sticks. Soon, it became a large stick-shaped antenna, somewhat similar to the scaffolding on the construction site.

These are the antennas of meter-wave radars!

Stealth aircraft are mainly stealthy against radars with centimeter waves, which are also common radar bands in the West. Due to the principle problem, stealth aircraft cannot be stealthy against meter-wave radars. Its complex radar reflection cross-sections and wave-absorbing coatings are ineffective against meter-wave radars. For meter-wave radars, all they see is a target. The meter-wave radar cannot distinguish the shape of the target.

This meter-wave radar was improved by Pakistani technicians on the original meter-wave radar. Pakistan's new destroyers also use this type of meter-wave radar. The latest electronic technology is used to reduce power consumption and increase power, allowing this radar to continue to play a sufficient role. It is used for long-range early warning and can detect stealth aircraft at the same time. Moreover, compared with the original, its anti-interference ability is greatly enhanced.

Another point is that this radar is not afraid of any anti-radiation missile. If an anti-radiation missile wants to counter meter-wave radar, its seeker must have a diameter of at least one meter. This is not a missile, but simply the level of an aircraft.

Unfortunately, meter-wave radar also has its shortcomings. It can see farther and detect stealth aircraft, but its accuracy is not enough! (To be continued ~^~)