Chapter 1341 Enter the Countdown II
Although the mercenaries fully support the Iraqi government in resisting the US government's military action, or simply the invasion, considering the long-term global strategic layout, it is obviously not suitable to act too conspicuously at this time, and some things need to be done by the Gulf State Strategic Committee, which can alleviate the US government's suspicion of the mercenary.
The oil resources in the Persian Gulf region are as high as more than 49 billion tons, accounting for half of the world's known oil resources.
Since the creation of the mercenary corps, Wu Chen has attached great importance to cooperation with the Gulf countries, he needs the oil resources here to support the finances of the Golden Triangle Federation, and the commissions he gets for performing tasks, although he can make the mercenary corps worry about food and clothing, but it is a drop in the bucket to develop a country.
Over the years, the Golden Triangle Federation and the Persian Gulf countries have become strategic allies for deep cooperation, well, now it is perfectly fair to say. Of the eight countries in the Persian Gulf, two are single-line links, and the remaining six are alliances.
Although Iran is in the Persian Gulf region, it belongs to the Persian nation and is not an Arab country at all.
Iraq has also had a bad relationship with neighboring countries, and even had a war with Kuwait, which was boycotted by neighboring countries, although in recent years, because of Wu Chen's mediation, relations with the six Gulf countries have eased, but they have always been excluded from the circle, and the mercenary corps is also a one-line contact.
Among the six Gulf countries, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain have the closest relationship at present, and the joint army under the Gulf State Strategic Committee is also trained by mercenaries, and for this reason, it also maintains a special cooperative relationship with mercenaries.
The achievements of the mercenary corps are very terrifying, the Persian Gulf countries were originally the United States and European countries of the arms sellers, but now ninety percent of the sophisticated weapons and equipment are purchased from the mercenaries, so many years, the total amount of up to one trillion dollars, is still in a steady stream of orders, this makes the eyes of European and American arms dealers red.
"In order to combat the invasion of the US army, the mercenary corps helped the Iraqi government army to carry out a comprehensive modernization and military transformation in five years, and the army, in accordance with the recommendations of the military expert group, was reorganized into six armored divisions, twelve mechanized infantry divisions, one desert assault division, one airborne division, and one air assault division, plus logistics troops, divided into seven group armies, with a total establishment of 390,000 people."
"Six armored divisions are organized into two heavy armies, equipped with seven hundred and twenty Abrams main battle tanks and one thousand four hundred and forty T-72 modified main battle tanks, which is a powerful iron fist and a decisive force, mainly holding the forefront of the city of Basra."
"Twelve mechanized infantry divisions are the main frontal combat units, each division has an armored brigade equipped with one hundred and forty-four T-80 modified main battle tanks, a total of one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight, and the desert assault division is equipped with a light armored brigade with five hundred and eighty T-55 modified main battle tanks, for a total of four thousand four hundred and sixty-four main battle tanks."
"The Airborne Division and the Air Assault Division are the Rapid Support Forces and the general reserve of the war, which are composed of the most elite Iraqi fighters and are equipped with a large number of armed helicopters and transport helicopters, which are the most suitable for dealing with the airborne forces of the US army."
"Three of the seven armies were in Basra, the 1st and 2nd Heavy Armies and the 1st Mechanized Army, which was designed to threaten the US military base in Kuwait, a forward command was formed, and a roadbed cruise missile brigade was deployed. In Baghdad and the surrounding areas, four mechanized armies have formed rear commands, and the four sides of the defense support each other. ”
"In order to resist the anti-armor superiority of the US military units, each armored division, mechanized infantry division and desert assault division, in addition to a large number of infantry fighting vehicles and anti-aircraft missile launchers, is also equipped with an anti-tank missile battalion, an anti-aircraft missile battalion and an armed helicopter attack battalion. The Air Defense Command is equipped with anti-aircraft missile brigades in the major cities of Basra, Nasiriyah, Najaf, Ramadi and Baghdad, which are responsible for dealing with the airborne troops and fighter-bomber groups of the US army. ”
"The guerrilla tactics training camp of the mercenary regiment has trained 300,000 militias and local units with basic combat capability for Iraq, and has distributed several thousand off-road vehicles, pickup trucks, and transport trucks, equipping them with assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, anti-tank missiles, portable anti-aircraft missiles, mortars, and sniper rifles from the former Soviet Union. Army Commander Herbert presented the main ground military forces in Iraq.
"At present, the Air Force is equipped with four A-50 early warning aircraft, 120 Shield Defender-1 roadbed all-weather heavy fighters, 100 Su-27 air superiority fighters, 120 MiG-31 all-weather interceptor fighters, and 50 Su-34 fighter-bombers.
"All of these fighters have undergone secret modernization by the mercenary corps air force, especially for radar and electronic equipment, and the air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, laser-guided missiles, satellite-positioning precision bombs, etc., are also the most advanced models at present, and they are fully capable of fighting with the carrier-based aircraft of the US Navy." Air Force Commander Walter said.
The high-level leaders of the Gulf countries present were very satisfied with the results of the mercenary corps, and whether it was quantity or quality, it could be seen that Wu Chen had spent a lot of effort, even if the combat effectiveness of the US army was strong, if it wanted to completely destroy such an army, it would have to pay heavy casualties, even unbearable casualties.
The US military can only attack Iraq from the waters of the Persian Gulf and from military bases in Kuwait, because the surrounding countries absolutely do not allow the US military to attack Iraq from its own territory and airspace.
Two heavily armed armies and one mechanized army have blocked the door of the US army's ground offensive, and they are also equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft missiles and anti-tank missiles.
The U.S. military is indeed the strongest in the world, but it can't put all its troops into the Iraq war, and once there are a large number of casualties, domestic public opinion can make the U.S. government anxious, not to mention that Afghanistan has not been solved!