Because the first interception effect was so poor, it caused some confusion in the Patriot air defense positions.

Facing the remaining two menacing missiles, the controllers did not dare to be careless.

This time, five interceptor missiles rose into the sky.

However, the frequency of their take-offs may be faster or slower, and they are directed at the two incoming missiles in sequence.

One of the two missiles that was about to fall was obviously Hussein. Its warhead and body began to separate in the air.

However, the quality of the Patriot missile interception this time was also exceptionally high.

The two interceptor missiles that took off first hit the newly separated warhead and missile body respectively, followed by a huge roar and a huge fire, which illuminated the ground into daylight.

The warhead was detonated in the air!

"good!

"

Lieutenant Lester shouted excitedly, but soon he regretted it.

The Hussein missile that was detonated, the powerful air wave generated by the explosion spread rapidly in the air, violently pushing the other missile, causing its impact point to be changed.

Three Patriot missiles missed it.

As luck would have it, the last missile turned out to be a genuine Scud, and the place where it landed was a twelve-story US military pilots' dormitory building.

Lieutenant Lester's mouth was open, his face was horrified and twisted.

It watched helplessly as the missile passed through a window on the seventh floor and plunged into the building.

The next scene was like a slow-motion scene in a Hollywood movie, which he would never forget. He would wake up in shock on countless nights after retiring, and it would never go away.

All the window glass in the building was shattered into pieces and scattered in all directions.

Above the base, illuminated by the flames of the exploding Patriot missiles, these broken glasses were like bright gems, reflecting different colors, either brilliant or blood red.

In an instant, the whole building jumped suddenly, as if it came alive.

Lieutenant Lester was in the air, looking down, and could clearly see that the cement exterior wall of the building expanded outwards instantly, as if it was a barrel filled with water that could not withstand the pressure and burst.

Countless black spots and smoke flew out from windows, balconies, corridors and other exits.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen red flames violently spurted out from various holes in the building, revealing its extremely ferocious appearance.

boom!

The reinforced concrete structure of the building did not hold up for even three seconds and collapsed with a loud noise.

Lieutenant Lester's eyes widened and he could hardly breathe.

He was very familiar with that pilot dormitory, it was the pilot dormitory of the 205th Fighter Squadron!

Today happens to be their day of rest.

There lived a squadron with a total of thirty-eight pilots, as well as other U.S. military personnel such as maintainers, logistics support, and all members of a British fighter squadron!

God finally punished them!

How many Yinlac people they killed!

And now, they themselves have to bear the backlash from the monster of war!

A considerable number of people will sleep here forever.

Not even a body bag is needed...

The subsequent loss statistics were far more than people expected!

In this dormitory, except for a dozen pilots who were hanging out in bars, screening rooms, and other leisure places, they all escaped death on the spot.

This includes the British and American coalition forces, fifty-two pilots, and 346 other personnel, for a total of 398 people.

However, that's not all.

The fighter plane that crashed on that runway also had a pilot.

In addition, the building debris splashed by the missile shock wave killed 12 people, more than 100 people were injured to varying degrees, and four people were in critical condition.

There were two buildings hit by the missile and damaged, one of which was a bungalow and was almost razed to the ground.

The flames caused by the missile fuel falling from the sky caused more than a dozen houses to be set on fire.

Although the fire was extinguished by base firefighters, the damage caused to property and equipment was worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

In particular, the huge cost of training dozens of pilots and the value of related talents are beyond calculation.

The U.S. military's Riyadh command center fell into deathly silence on the spot after receiving the news.

Since their involvement in the Middle East war, when have they suffered such huge losses?

In this attack alone, their casualties were close to the total number of U.S. military casualties during the Gulf War!

They quickly issued instructions, requiring immediate news control and not allowing any reports on this incident to be disseminated.

At least, not yet.

When they capture Saddam alive and the war is over, the media can say whatever they want.

However, their decision was still too late.

While countless people were busy putting out the fire at the Dhahran base, a French newspaper reporter had already sent the photos he had taken, including an urgent press release, to a newspaper in Paris, France, via fax.

In the report, he vividly described the entire process of the missile landing and hitting the building, and from a semi-professional perspective, he assessed the damage caused by the missile.

At the same time, he also attached several photos of the building before and after it was turned into ruins.

for comparison.

In addition, he also expressed doubts about the Patriot missile defense system in a press release.

In the report, he wrote in a more euphemistic tone:

"As far as I can see, the Patriot interceptor missiles do not seem to be as reliable as the Pentagon claims. The damage caused by the missile debris may be much greater than the damage caused by the missile landing."

This news that shocked the world, after it was disclosed by the French media on January 8, quickly spread throughout the world through the fast route of the Internet.

For a time, all public opinion was in an uproar.

Many people couldn't sit still. The Americans boasted about their miraculous skills with the Patriot missiles, but this time they launched eight interceptor missiles in succession, but none of them could completely stop Saddam's three missiles.

The results were so disastrous.

Nearly 400 British and American troops were killed and more than 100 injured!

Including a crashed F-16, the total damage caused was more than 300 million US dollars!

"Patriots intercept missiles, what exactly do they want to intercept?!" A New York newspaper used this bold and eye-catching headline to express their anger.

Including countless American people who are enjoying breakfast and reading newspapers in the early morning, they all feel that their IQ has been fooled.

Why was such a clumsy and unreliable missile system entrusted with such an important task that the US military purchased as many as 3,000 missiles from Raytheon!

Is there any ulterior secret here?

The Pentagon held a press conference immediately after receiving the news.

They first denied the number of casualties.

Because according to the U.S. military’s death statistics standards.

As long as the soldier does not die on the spot, even if he is still breathing after being discovered, or if he loses his breath during emergency treatment, it will be considered a death and will not be included in the death list.

They said that when medical rescue workers dug through the rubble of the bombed building, they also rescued dozens of injured people who showed signs of life.

Therefore, the number of casualties in this attack was not that high at all and was exaggerated by some "irresponsible news media" abroad.

Moreover, the Pentagon also explained that this unfortunate incident was a complete coincidence.

The missile that hit the U.S. military dormitory building was pushed away by the shock wave of another exploding missile just as the Patriot missile intercepted it.

Then, it deviated from the interception track and hit the US military dormitory by "lucky chance".

Therefore, overall, this incident was an accident.

It is not that the Patriot missile defense system has any flaws, as the foreign media said.

It can be trusted.

However, just when the Pentagon was tired of dealing with reporters and busy explaining.

Kirill Baines, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced his findings to the media.
Chapter completed!