Due to historical reasons, Israel and the surrounding Arab countries are at odds with each other. Since the day of its founding, a total of four Middle East wars have broken out, although Israel won each time and expanded its land area several times. Including the current air force base, they were all stolen. For the survival of the Jewish people, this is the only way. However, the price Israel paid for this was also huge. Countless Jewish men fell on the battlefield one after another.
Rival Iraq has been developing its nuclear program since the 1970s, introducing plutonium separation plants and the Osirak research reactor for manufacturing nuclear weapons from Italy and France. The arrogant Iraqi President Saddam claimed: The Arab nation will not be weak forever, and they will fight back against the Jewish invaders once and for all at the appropriate time!
Since two years ago, the Israeli Air Force has been preparing to bomb the Osraq reactor built 32 kilometers southeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad at the appropriate time!
However, the main model at that time was the F4. This kind of fighter had a short range and could not reach Baghdad, a thousand kilometers away. Last year, the United States finally sold the latest F16 fighter jet to Israel. Israel was overjoyed and immediately sent Pilot.the sky, which is an early warning aircraft.
Simple is simple, but it is very difficult to implement. After the radar is in the sky, you can stand high and see far away. You can have a clear view of the terrain and take in all the hills and mountains. The aircraft is even more difficult to detect when it is hidden in the messy echoes on the ground. Only by relying on advanced electronic technology to filter out clutter can secretly flying aircraft be revealed.
In this regard, the United States has the most advanced technology. When a fleet of aircraft suddenly attacked a nuclear reactor, an E2 Hawkeye early warning aircraft imported from the United States hovered over Israel to provide information support.
You can almost see the yellow sand on the ground rushing towards your face, surrounded by sand dunes of the same color. In this case, just like flying at sea level, it is easy for people to have hallucinations. If you are not careful, the plane will crash and everyone will die. The way to overcome it is rigorous training. Those who participated in this operation were all elite pilots who had participated in several air combat operations.
Eight F16 fighter jets are arranged in a tight formation. In this case, even if they are detected by long-range radar, they will be mistaken for a large aircraft. Intensive formation is a test of flying skills, and it is also a formation method with great practical significance.
Lieutenant Colonel Nahoumi's wingman is Colonel Iftaqi Spector, an Israeli ace pilot. To become an ace, he has to shoot down five enemy planes in air combat. Iftaqi, naturally has extraordinary abilities, but he actually does not belong to Nahumi's squadron. Iftaq, with the military rank of colonel, is the air base where Israeli F16s are stationed.
has a higher military rank than all members of the operation team. When he learned that two top flight squadrons were going to carry out the important task of bombing the Iraqi nuclear reactor, Iftaqi was moved and insisted on participating in the air strike mission, even if he was not the operational commander. In order to achieve what he wanted, he even bypassed Raz and Air Force Commander Avery and directly found the Israeli Army Chief of Staff Rafael Yitan. After much hard work, Rafael couldn't withstand Iftaqi's repeated requests and replaced one of the original pilots with him. However, unfortunately, Iftaqi suffered from the flu yesterday, and pilots who need to do strenuous exercise are not allowed to fly. In order to participate in this operation, Iftaqi concealed the fact that he had the flu. Now, Iftaqi had a runny nose. Fortunately, he was at low altitude and the oxygen mask had been taken off. Otherwise, if the mucus flowed into the oxygen mask and blocked the air inlet, he would be in big trouble. He held the steering wheel steady with his right hand and wiped his nose deftly with his left hand. In order to conceal themselves, radio silence was implemented throughout the flight, and the pilots flew over Saudi Arabia according to the routes they had already memorized. The fuel in the two 1,200-liter wing auxiliary fuel tanks and the one 800-liter belly auxiliary fuel tank was quickly consumed. In the deserted Nafud Desert, Raz took the lead in discarding the auxiliary fuel tanks. Three gleaming auxiliary fuel tanks fell into the desert under the rays of the western sun. When flying at low altitude, the auxiliary fuel tank will produce a lot of air resistance. After dropping the auxiliary fuel tank, Raz suddenly felt that the aircraft was light, and the speed reached Mach 0.8 without pushing the throttle lever. Captain Ilan Raymond, who was following Iftaqi, was surprised to find that the ace pilot in front actually forgot to drop the auxiliary fuel tank? Did he want to throw the drop tank on top of the nuclear reactor? Because he wanted to maintain radio silence, Raymond did not speak. He pushed the throttle lever with his left hand, and gently pushed the control stick to the right with his right hand. At the same time, he pedaled the rudder with his right foot. Under his hands, the F16 behaved like an obedient child. Turn to the right and catch up with Iftaqi. In the bubble-shaped cockpit, Raymond looked at Iftaqi, who was flying level with him. He stretched out his thumb with his left hand and pointed at it. Then, he moved the joystick left and right. The F16 was like a light swallow. Shake the lever twice Iraq was puzzled by Raymond's movements. Could it be that flying long distances was too boring? Why is the queue not maintained? It was only when I saw the underside of Raymond's wing that I suddenly realized: I had forgotten to throw in the auxiliary fuel tank! Iftaqi reached out and flipped the switch on the left panel, and the three auxiliary fuel tanks fell down obediently. Raymond breathed a sigh of relief and asked how the ace pilot could do such a stupid thing. If he could go back this time, he must make a joke with him.As the eighth fighter jet to attack, eight of us were joking together last night. If he died, Raymond would be the most likely to bear the surname. However, Raymond still acted as the queen without hesitation, not because he was the lowest, but because he was not married yet, and he took on this mission with great consciousness. Suddenly, a noisy radio sound came from the international response channel, "Airspace No. 8, there is an aircraft in Airspace No. 8, please report the origin." In broken English. Oops, it was discovered by Saudi long-range radar. "Jordanian Air Force, routine training." Raz replied in proficient English. The Saudi air traffic control officer believed it. Saudi Arabia and Jordan have always had friendly relations, and it is common for the two [***] planes to accidentally enter the country. At 5:10 p.m., the fleet successfully entered Iraqi airspace from the southwestern border between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. In order to conceal themselves, eight F16 and six F15 fighter jets once again descended to an ultra-low altitude of thirty meters and headed towards the Osraq Reactor south of Baghdad. Operation Babylon is about to take place over Iraq. The eyes of all Israel were focused on a few fighter jets traveling long distances.