Volume Four The Empire of Arms Chapter 36 The Demon of War
In the month of the year, rumors that the US military will launch a ground attack in advance will not be attacked.
Until May 5, the U.S. ground forces gathered on the border between Iran and Iran did not advance into Iran. Apart from special operations to rescue parachuting pilots, there was no head-on battle between the U.S. and Iranian ground forces.
From April 27 to May 5, the US military has been bombing Iran's tactical military targets.
In addition to the loss of 16 combat aircraft on the 27th; on the 28th, the US military dispatched 2,322 combat aircraft, with a loss of 22, reaching the highest point since the war. On the 29th, the US military adjusted the GPS navigation system and once again used GPS-guided munitions on a large scale, deploying 132 combat aircraft and losing 3; on the 30th, the US military expanded the scale of bombing and dispatched 2,432 combat aircraft, reaching the peak since the war, and finally lost only 4 combat aircraft; on May 1, Iran
Lang began to use the improved GPS jamming system. The US military lost 19 combat aircraft while dispatching 20,811. On the 2nd, the US military reduced the scale of bombing and dispatched only 982 combat aircraft, losing 11, and the combat loss rate reached the highest point since the war began. On the 3rd, the US military adjusted its tactics and targets, dispatched 1,328 combat aircraft, and lost 8; the US military adjusted its strike tactics again, dispatching 1,288 combat aircraft, and lost 9.
At this point, the US military launched a total of 16,328 operating aircraft, losing 1 combat aircraft and a combat loss rate.
Compared with sporadic results, the statistics are more convincing.
Compared with previous regional wars after World War II, the US military's combat losses rate this time was the highest. During the Vietnam War, the US Air Force (including naval aviation, excluding helicopters) had a combat loss rate of less than c4%, while the Gulf War's loss rate was less than c4%. According to the standards set by the US military, if the combat losses exceed 5%, it not only means that there are tactical and technical problems, but also means that the enemy is strong enough.
If you look closely at the losses of the US military, you will find that the main problem of the US military and local governments is "the lack of advanced fighter jets."
Among the lost combat aircraft, except for the b-2, known as the "Ghost of Texas", the other 1c1 are all fighter aircraft, including 3 f-35, f-35c, 2f-35b, and the remaining 92 are third-generation fighters, and the f-22 did not lose one.
Starting from April 30, F-22a has participated in the bombing operation.
Among the 9 f-35s in the lost ground, at least 2 were shot down due to failure. 3 were shot down by mobile anti-aircraft guns while performing close-range strike missions. Only those were shot down by air defense missiles.
It can be seen from this that the fourth-generation fighter jets of the US military and local areas are indeed very advanced.
To sum up later on the US Air Force, the main reason for the heavy losses of the US military was that the Democratic Party's ruling party cut funds several times, resulting in the number of F-22 equipment far from meeting the requirements of the Air Force's local combat. The production progress of the F-35 series fighter jets has been delayed again and again.
If the total production of F-22 land is not 136, the Air Force requires 327 lands.
If the date of production of the F-35 site is not in 2015, it is originally determined in 20133.
When the US-Iran war broke out, the US Air Force not only had more sufficient F-22s to perform long-range interruption strike missions. It could also replace a large number of old F-166, f/a-18 with F-35 fighters. It would not allow these old third-generation fighters to "adventure".
Although this statement is a bit biased, it also reflects the problems of the US military from one perspective.
When the US-Iran War broke out, the US military invested only 20 f-22a, and the f-35 series fighter jets less than 200. By May 1, the US military dispatched additional 20f-22 and 120f-35 series fighter jets. Even so, except for f/a-18e/f, the fighter jets that participated in the Gulf War in the 1990s were still responsible for the main strike mission.
After nearly 30 years, the "Air Overlord" has become old.
Take the f--15e as an example. During the Gulf War, and even later the Kosovo War, the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War, no one was shot down by the enemy's local air defense system. In this war, 6 of the 24f-15e that participated in the war were knocked out in the first 9 days!
If you pay the price, you will naturally gain.
Through eight days of comprehensive tactical bombing, five army divisions and three revolutionary guard divisions deployed by Iran in Khuzestan Province were almost blown up by the US military.
According to the results announced by the US military, apart from the fixed targets, the US military destroyed 673 tanks, armored vehicles, 1 self-propelled artillery and rocket launcher, 239 towed artillery, and the remaining military vehicles in 8 days, basically achieving the goal of paralyzing Iranian ground combat forces.
At this point, the time for the US military to launch a ground attack is ripe.
During this period, the domestic economy of the United States began to "better".
Under the full pull of arms stocks, the Dow Jones Index rebounded first, and then the S&P and Nasdaq Index also rebounded. Judging from Los Angeles' stocks, by May, it had risen from $02 per share before the war broke out to $164.
The main reason for the "crazy rise" of Lockheed Martin's stock is speculation that the US military will expand the purchase volume of F-22 and F35.
Because of participating in the production of the F-35 series fighter jets,
The company's stocks have risen sharply.
The US military consumed a large amount of ammunition, which caused tight inventory and other arms companies specializing in producing ammunition greatly benefited.
The "Zumwalter" class destroyer has won wide recognition in its "excellent" performance in ground strikes. The US military is likely to increase procurement volume, or develop more suitable "general destroyers" based on it, and General Electric (Ship Branch) will benefit from the construction of this class destroyer.
Even Northrop, which produces b-2, benefits from rumors that the US military will launch a b-x development plan.
In addition to arms companies that made great money in war, the U.S. oil giants holding large amounts of oil futures delivered in May have also become the biggest beneficiaries.
By May, the price of oil futures for delivery on the New York Stock Exchange in June had risen to $184 a barrel!
As long as the war continues, American oil companies such as ExxonMobil will make 50% profit within one month.
As oil futures rose, international gold prices also began to rise.
The main reason for the "appreciation" of gold is not the rise in commodity prices, but the general expectation of the US dollar to depreciate significantly in the future.
When the war breaks out, the US government will spend hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars in military spending.
In addition to being "burned" on the battlefield, these money will also flow into the financial market and become "life-saving money" for the US banking industry. With the sharp issuance of the US dollar, it will inevitably depreciate significantly.
As the signs of the United States launching ground wars are becoming increasingly obvious, the depreciation of the US dollar is just around the corner.
According to external predictions, if the US military launches a ground war, the US government will eventually pay up to $5 trillion in war funds. Even if the US military can overthrow the Iranian government, the money will not be recovered, because the US military overthrows the Iranian government, the United States will have to invest trillions of dollars in Iran's reconstruction. In the end, the new US dollar flowing into the market will definitely exceed 3 trillion. In this case, it is not strange that the US dollar depreciates by 20%.
In addition to the rise in gold prices, many expensive and rare metals have also been affected.
Taking chromium as an example, the market price rose by 21% in just 9 days. The prices of rare metals such as war have soared by more than 50%.
Relatively speaking, international investors obviously "value" the United States more.
During the Sino-Japanese East China Sea War, except for the two sides launching financial attacks, international investors did not worry about the impact of international finance and economy, because whether it is the Republic or Japan, burning land is their own money, and it is difficult to pass on the losses to other countries through "sin tax" and other forms.
The United States is completely different. The United States can pass on the consumption of war to other countries by issuing more currencies.
From this, it is not difficult to understand why the US-Iran war had such a huge impact on international finance and economic markets.
Almost everyone believes that the United States attacks Iran without any support from allies, and cannot share the cost of war with its allies, the United States can only use financial plunder to allow all countries in the world to share the cost of war and pass on the disaster to other countries.
From this perspective, probably many people hope that the United States will be "defeated" and the war will end as soon as possible.
On May, +Muhua reached an "arms exchange agreement" with the Iranian ambassador to the Republic representing the Iranian government in Beijing. "China Heavy Industry Corporation" provided Iran with weapons and ammunition including air defense systems and army ammunition to Iran through purchasing agents. Iran paid the military purchase expenses with the share of state-owned oil fields after the war. Both sides compromised on settlement methods. +Muhua agreed to settle at the average price of oil prices in the international market in May. The Iranian government agreed to add 7% of interest per month before the "China Heavy Industry Corporation" conducts oil extraction work, and paid additional fees for repairing damaged oil fields after the war.
Later that day, a train carrying 50 arms passed the Heihe Port and entered Russia.
Within 5 days, the first batch of arms urgently provided by China National Heavy Industry Corporation will arrive in Iran.
While purchasing arms from the Republic, Iran also purchased a large number of arms from Russia in a similar way. As Pan Yunsheng expected, Iran did not purchase air defense systems from Russia, but mainly purchased light weapons from the army, various types of ammunition and communication equipment.
However, Iran has only negotiated a purchase contract with "China Harvest Company" at this time, which is a little late.
On the night of May 3, Pan Yunsheng asked the intelligence counselor of the Embassy in Iran to send an alarm to the Iranian intelligence agency, and it is expected that the US military will launch a ground war within 24 to hours.
In May, at around 11 pm Beijing time, the Military Intelligence Bureau issued an alarm again.
This is not to "intimidate" Iran and let Iran sign the military purchase contract as soon as possible, but to understand the alarm. The reconnaissance satellite not only took photos of the US ground troops entering the offensive position, but also found that the US military's communication frequency increased significantly. The latter is a sign before launching a ground attack!
According to the Military Intelligence Bureau's prediction, if Iran is unprepared, the US ground forces will capture Avas within 24 hours after launching the attack. Even if Iran is ready for ground combat, the US military can push the front line to Avas within an hour and cut off the Iranian ground forces deployed in Khuzestan Province in half.
The result will definitely not be much better! (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in
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