Chapter 381 Eagle Claw Project
A showdown with Iran is to be more powerful. In the world of the world, the fist is the boss!
After a series of diplomatic actions by the United States, the Iranians have no intention of compromise. On the contrary, the Iranians' attitude is extremely tough!
Since that's the case, the United States will start to take action and use a practical action to prove the United States' combat effectiveness!
On the evening of April 29, the Arabian Sea.
There were some wind and waves on the sea, and a huge warship was constantly busy.
This is the US Navy's USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. This new warship that has been in service for 75 years is the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States and the largest warship in the world at present! The full load displacement is as high as 90,000 tons!
On the flight deck, colorful navigation lights were lit, and the deck staff were busy nervously. RH-53s were making final preparations before takeoff. For this operation, large sub-fuel tanks were also hung on both sides of the fuselage.
The h-53 series "Sea Stud" large helicopter is a high-speed invasion developed for the US Marine Corps, that is, a type of aircraft that forcibly enters the enemy's hinterland for attacks or lands, and is used to replace the old h-37 large helicopter.
The large-diameter six-blade propeller and two super-power turboshaft engines, this unique helicopter is the most powerful transport capacity in the United States! The nickname is the sea stallion because it can transport 38 people at a time, and the model can transport 55 people at a time! The current RH-53 is a navy minesweeper and transportation mission.
The most important thing in rescuing the hostages this time is these helicopters! Standing on the side bridge of the Nimitz warship and looking at the helicopters that were about to take off, the aircraft carrier captain was a little nervous. Somehow, this veteran who came from the Vietnam War always felt inexplicably.
For this plan, the 76th Special Mixed Force, composed of special forces of the three armies, has been carefully prepared and trained for a month. Now, it is their actual combat! Can those hostages be rescued this time? Damn Iranians!
"Report, Eagle Claw is ready to take off." The Marine Corps helicopter on the deck is ready to take off.
"You can take off, I wish you good luck. The weather department forecast will be a sunny night!" said the captain on the radio.
The climate in the desert is impermanent. If your helicopter encounters a sandstorm while crossing the desert, it will be a big trouble! Therefore, the forecast from the meteorological department is an important reference for your actions!
"Get it." Captain Wat, the commander of the mission, replied.
With the roar of the turboshaft engine on the top, the propeller rotated quickly, and eight helicopters took off from the deck of the Nimitz aircraft carrier and flew towards the vast dark night sky.
Wearing a night vision device on his head, the pilots were operating accurately. This long-distance flight was a big test for them. They had to keep the radio silent and accurately reach the predetermined location. The landing ground, code-named Desert One, 80 kilometers southeast of Tehran, was there, where they met with other personnel.
Almost at the same time, six C-130 transport aircraft and two C-141 large transport aircraft were taken off from the US military base in the Atlantic Azores. Three of these six C-130 transport aircraft are mainly responsible for carrying out air support operations and using advanced fire strike systems to strike any Iranian army trying to prevent hostage rescue at any time. The other three ec/kc-130 and mc-130 will carry 100 army special forces to carry out night operations at Manzarier Airport, preparing to seize the airport. Once the airport is controlled by the US military, the US military will fly two C-141 large transport aircraft responsible for transporting the hostages out of Iran. At the same time, the KC-130 is also full of fuel and can refuel the helicopters in the air at any time.
The plan is thorough, the US team will kill the shame, just tonight!
Below is the desolate desert, almost flying around the desert rh-53 helicopter, flying on the scheduled route.
"Oh, damn, what is that?" In the vision of the leader pilot, a large area of gray things appeared. In the clear night sky, those things were like devils in the desert.
"Damn it, it's a sandstorm! Pay attention, we're about to enter the sandstorm area! Pay attention, we're about to enter the sandstorm area!" Captain Watt broke the radio silence and said to the helicopter in his formation.
Are all the guys in the meteorological department a top-notch? How could such a big sandstorm occur in the clear sky now?
Almost at the same time, the sandstorm had swallowed the entire helicopter formation, as if it had flown into a bowl of milk! The 10-ton helicopter was struggling in the sandstorm, and everyone was in a very nervous mood.
Such dust storms will cause our own plane to be destroyed at any time!
The visibility is less than a thousand meters, and the night vision instrument does not work! It depends entirely on feeling flying! The pilot's back was wet with sweat, and it took only five minutes to travel through the entire sandstorm area, but all the pilots felt that it seemed as long as a century!
Finally, the front calmed down again! Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Please keep up with the formation and keep moving forward!" Captain Watt said on the radio. He had just passed through the desert area and wasted a certain amount of time. His side must speed up and join the C-130 fleet landed in Desert One!
"Report, engine No. 6 is malfunctioning, engine No. 6 is malfunctioning!" At this moment, a bad voice came to Captain Watt's ears through the radio.
Damn it! Captain Watt pressed the phone and said, "No. 6, No. 8 landed, No. 6, all the personnel took No. 8, and gave up No. 6."
Just as he flew over a sandstorm, the helicopter's turboshaft engine sucked in a large amount of sand, causing the engine to malfunction. The No. 6 Helicopter, which had a sharp reduction in power, had to land. The No. 8 Helicopter also landed. The Marines wearing full-equipped Marine Corps ran to the No. 8 Helicopter.
There can't be any more problems! If you want to complete this mission, you can't have less than six helicopters! There should be two more left to be used to take out, and if there are ten helicopters, it would be even more abundant! Captain Watt thought to himself.
"Report, the gyroscope of the No. 4 helicopter gyroscope failed!" Whatever you are afraid of, just at this moment, another message came from the radio that made him depressed. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!