"The French refused to use their airspace." The top U.S. officials in the White House, who were in the meeting, heard the frustrating news.

The last attack was just a tentative attack. They not only successfully tested the serious loopholes in Libya's air defense system, the fighter jets were aging, there were no modern fighter jets, the air defense missile system was weak, the lack of electronic countermeasures, and the radar distribution was uneven, so they could not effectively protect Libya's long coastline. More importantly, they tested the Soviet Union's attitude.

The Soviet Union had no other reaction to this incident except to protest, which made the confidence of the senior American executives extremely expand. The Soviet Union was no longer the powerful country it used to be. They have not yet completely solved the problem of nuclear reactor leakage. They have no time to take care of themselves, so they have no energy to take care of their African brothers!

Therefore, the most important attack plan in the entire grassland wind operation finally began to be planned in full swing.

Physiologically, completely eliminate Gaddafi!

The focus of this attack was on two Libyan cities, Tripoli and Benghazi. These two cities are both famous Libyan cities.

Among them, Tripoli has three targets, Aziziye Barracks, which is Gaddafi's command center and also Gaddafi's residence; Sidibilar Port Barracks, which is the Libyan Commando training center, is Gaddafi's most loyal force; Tripoli Airport Military Area, where 9 Il76 transport aircraft are parked here, which is Libya's main strategic transportation force.

In Benghazi, there are two main places. The Ministries Barracks are Gaddafi's backup command posts; Benina Military Airport, which is the main military airport in Libya, and is parked with a large number of MiG23 and MiG25 aircraft.

There were two other goals: Abinidal's office in Libya, because Abinidal was also a terrorist country they identified as and the headquarters building of the Libyan Intelligence Agency, but these two places were too close to residential areas, so they were not sure.

Five important targets. If you use the navy completely to attack, it is still a bit insufficient, at most it is just a flash of water. Therefore, after careful planning, they decided that the main force of this attack would be to use the Air Force's most powerful f111 bomber to complete it.

The f111 is the world's first variable sweep wing fighter. This was the mainstream design style at the time. However, this fashionable technology did not bring more advantages, but instead caused the overweight structure, which gave designers a headache.

At the beginning of the development, the design indicators of the f111 were general fighter jets that could not only meet the tactical ground attacks of the air force, but also meet the air defense and escort requirements of the naval fleet. As a result, in the end, this was unable to function as a fighter and became a pure bomber. The navy withdrew from research and development and fully equipped the air force. After that, this fighter jet was used as a powerful bomber, except for the almost useless m61 6-barrel cannon, with a fuselage bay of 5 meters long and can carry 1,360 kilograms of bombs; there are 8 external gauges under the wings, and at a sweep angle of 26 degrees, it can carry up to 50 340 kilograms of bombs or 26 454 kilograms of bombs, and its load capacity can reach an astonishing thirty-seven tons!

Compared with the Navy's A6 attack aircraft that can only carry 13 454 kilogram aviation bombs at a time, with 20 340 kilogram aviation bombs, the bombing capacity of the F111 is more than twice that of the A6. Therefore, after careful consideration, the military finally decided: to use the F111f fighter bomber at the US Air Force Base in Lakenhees, the United Kingdom as the main bombing force, and the Navy's A6 attack aircraft as the auxiliary attack force, and to completely bombard these targets with one strike!

The 24 F111 bombers there are already ready, but another problem has not been solved, that is, the route.

The American fighter jets set off from the UK and needed to travel south and cross Europe before they could reach North Africa. The most suitable choice was to go directly from France and go south directly from France, with a distance of only 2,200 kilometers. However, the Gauls did not agree to the United States' request.

When the United States first air strikes on Libya, Western countries responded differently. Some believed that the United States was fighting terrorism, while others believed that the United States was infringing on a sovereign state. In international affairs, France often sang against the United States, and this time was no exception.

Of course, Reagan also knew the deeper reason, that is, France is also an important oil exporter in Libya. France needs Libya's oil to meet its domestic needs. If France agrees to the United States use their airspace to attack Libya, with Gaddafi's personality, it will definitely terminate oil exports to France. In this way, where can France's oil import vacancy be supplemented?

Therefore, France does not open airspace for the United States to use, which is also expected by them.

"So, what about Spain?" Bush asked.

France is not open. If Spanish airspace is used, it will be farther away, but it will not be too far away.

"Spain also rejected our request."

Hearing this, everyone present frowned. In this way, they had to detour the Strait of Brotar and fly from the Western Mediterranean to Libya. The one-way journey will reach 5,188 kilometers. The plane needs to refuel in the air four times before they can reach the target.

This is probably the most difficult task that F111 has carried out since its establishment. It takes more than ten hours to travel. Needless to mention the bombing operation, even flying for such a long time will be a test of the pilot's endurance.

"I believe that our Air Force can implement this combat plan well." Weinberg said, "What about the detour? So what if you refuel in the air many times? No matter how they are, they are determined to eliminate Gaddafi!

Just as the US government was busy planning a new and fierce crackdown, the Bedouin people in the desert also began their own arrangements.

No one noticed that a military transport plane took off from the Iraqi Basra Base and secretly flew to Sudan. Then, from the Soviet Union, they took a car and entered Libya. In Libya, they took a helicopter and came to Tripoli after many twists and turns.

The sky of Africa is particularly blue and does not suffer from any air pollution. In the southern outskirts of Tripoli, the capital of Libya, there is a city-like building located in the Aziziye Barracks.

There are high walls and reinforced bunkers, and each post is guarded by commandos and plainclothes wearing black berets. In the center is Gaddafi's official residence, which covers an area of ​​about 4 hectares and is surrounded by watchtowers and concrete fortifications. On an open space inside, a simple Beddoin tent is set up, which is where Gaddafi lives and works every day.

"Cruff!" The car stopped and a team of people came out of it. They were technicians from Iraq, and the leader was a capable player of President Kusai, Malwan.

Seeing these people come down, the tall and tall figure turned around, wearing an Arab robe, an Arab hat, and a smile on his lips, Gaddafi said, "Welcome to the support of my closest Arab brother!"

"Col. We have not had much time left. We must speed up the arrangements. Moreover, our technicians need to quickly modify the air defense missiles you are equipped with." Malwan said: "From now on, your air force and air defense forces must always maintain combat readiness, and they need to be trained to know how to deal with the attacks of American anti-radiation missiles."

After hearing that Malwan came down, he did not talk much, but urged him to immediately enter the state of fighting. Gaddafi was very happy and said, "So, what do you need? We can provide all of them."

At this time, Gaddafi was very sincere, but the words he heard later made him hesitate for a moment.

"Power, I need power." Marwan said: "We need to command your air force and air defense forces with full authority. We really can't believe the quality of your command personnel."

When he comes, he needs power, and what he wants is the command of the air force and air defense forces. So, if the other party has any conspiracy, as long as he mobilizes fighter jets and bombs them, his life will be explained here.

He turned completely to the Soviet Union. Even if he hired a huge Soviet military adviser in Libya, the other party had never wanted all his power.

Therefore, Gaddafi hesitated. Although he usually seems a little out of tune and always makes all kinds of very low-level mistakes, whether in diplomacy or in government affairs, he always attaches great importance to military power. Although his military rank is the colonel, even if he is a general, he must obey his command.

Gaddafi's obvious pause made Malwan know that this request was indeed very difficult for the other party to accept. However, if he wanted to command the backward Libyan air force and air defense forces to complete this mission, he had to do so.

This time, in addition to the technicians, some of the other brought by Malwan were drawn from Iraq's air force and air defense forces. Their mission this time was quite dangerous and they would never be allowed to be screwed up by the Libyans. Of course, another purpose was to deepen military exchanges between the two sides.

Looking at the white clouds in the sky, Gaddafi said, "I need to know all your plans."
Chapter completed!