The army's choice to launch the first phase of the strike during the day is a tactical "innovation" army with a high degree of self-confidence.

The results of "self-confidence" were often not much better, and in the first stage of bombing, the US military lost 8 combat aircraft, of which 2 were the main fighters. Although among the 1 pilots who were shot down, in addition to the 3 killed, the other 7 were rescued by the US special forces, the "miserable" losses still made the US military "unbearable".

The temporary cessation of the bombing does not mean that the US military has abandoned the strike.

From 15:15, the US military began to use cruise missiles and unmanned fighters to attack tactical military targets in Iran.

It was mainly the naval fleet that participated in the attack.

By 5:30 p.m., two cruisers and destroyers in six aircraft carrier battle groups cruising in the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf had fired 377 Tomahawk D cruise missiles at military targets in Iran. According to the results announced by the US military, the hit rate of the "Tomahawk" series cruise missiles exceeded 97 percent. The reality is far from ideal, among the results announced by Iran, at least "Tomahawks" were shot down by air defense systems, 1 "Tomahawk" fell due to malfunctions, and another 17 "Tomahawks" failed to hit the target, and the combat efficiency of the "Tomahawks" was only.

Although the combat efficiency of 80 percent is also ideal, it is obviously far behind the results announced by the US military.

In the afternoon, the most eye-catching performance was the destroyer "Zumwalt".

In addition to continuing to rain 155-millimeter long-range artillery shells at the Iranian anti-ship missile launch positions near Bandar Abbas, the Zumwalt also fired several Fast Hawk hypersonic land-attack missiles at several important strategic targets in Iran at around 16:1.

The United States has not announced the relevant results to the public.

Until the end of the war. It is not clear to the outside world whether the United States used the world's first flight speed of Mach 8 in the war. A surface-to-hypersonic missile with a range of more than 1c00 km.

The "Fast Hawk" is a cruise missile used by the United States to replace the Tomahawk.

The beginning of the design. The U.S. military has put forward very high-altitude performance requirements. That is, the cruising flight speed is Mach 8 and the range is not less than 800 kilometers. Because the requirements are too great. The relevant technical reserves are insufficient. The development progress has not been ideal. As a result, the service time has not only been delayed from 2012 to 20166. He was almost "cut in half" several times.

In 2c15 during the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War. The powerful striking capability embodied by the Republican ** team has made the United States determined to speed up the pace of development of the "Fast Eagle." It played a decisive role in giving birth to the "Fast Eagle". In 2016. "Fast Eagle" conducted 11 flight tests. Only 7 successes. After 5 trials failed 3 times! According to the plan. The Fast Eagle will undergo 13 flight tests in 20177. Mass production will be available only by the end of 20177 at the earliest.

In a hurry to use the "Fast Eagle" in the war. It is enough to prove that the US military is in a very embarrassing situation.

According to the military intelligence bureau to obtain local intelligence. The "Zumwalt" launched six "Fast Eagles" to attack a very important strategic target in Iran. One is the Iranian state television based in Tehran. 1 is the air defense command center located in the southwestern part of the Horramabad region. One is the Southern Regional Command of the Revolutionary Guards in Shiraz.

These three targets are not only protected by long-range air defense systems, but also densely deployed with medium- and short-range air defense systems around them.

In an earlier bombing, the F-35 was shot down by a Hongqi-11 anti-aircraft missile on its way to bomb state television. Later, the US military also used "Tomahawk" cruise missiles to attack these three targets, and the results were not only unsatisfactory, but also aroused great attention from Iran.

If bombing continues with fighter jets, it will definitely pay an even greater price.

Continuing to attack with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the result will not be much better.

It will take several hours for the "Air-Space Expeditionary Force" to be dispatched again, and these three targets are the most important strategic targets and must be destroyed as soon as possible.

With no other choice, the United States can only use the "Fast Hawk".

It was in the ruins of Iranian state television that MIA agents found fragments of shrapnel that eventually led to the CIA's confirmation of the use of the "Fast Hawk" by the U.S. military in the war.

The attack effect is not bad, nor is it ideal.

Of the three targets, the state television station was completely destroyed, the Southwestern Air Defense Command Center lost its operational command capability, and the Southern Regional Command of the Revolutionary Guards was not greatly affected.

At around 16 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the U.S. military dispatched drones to bomb an uninhabited area in the southeast square of the Southern Regional Command of the Revolutionary Guards, proving that at least one "Fast Eagle" crashed due to a malfunction at the end of the attack, or was shot down by Iranian air defense systems.

Before dark, the most used by the US military is unmanned attack aircraft.

On the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, drones such as the Predator, which carry land-attack missiles and bombs, have played a significant role, making them ideal weapons against small groups of enemies and launching surprise attacks. It's just that in a large-scale war, the value of UAVs has always been in doubt.

The first is that the bomb-carrying capacity of the UAV is very limited, and there are not many ammunition that can be used. The second is that the UAV needs to be guided by a ground control station, and if communications are interfered with, the combat effectiveness will be seriously affected. In the end

Although the survivability of the aircraft is much lower than that of manned fighters, the altitude is low, the flight speed is slow, the route is single, and the maneuverability is impossible, as long as it is discovered and attacked, the survivability is far inferior to that of manned fighters.

UAVs are capable of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, mainly because the enemy does not have effective means of air combat. The Iranian army is not the leading armed forces in Iraq, nor is it the Taliban in Afghanistan, not only does it have effective means of air warfare, but its combat capability is not far behind.

According to the results released by the US military, at least 6 drones "disappeared" over Iran that day.

Iran announced that by 18:30, air defense forces shot down a total of 22 US drones. Although it was later confirmed that several of the results were cruise missiles launched by the US military, the number of drones shot down to the ground must have been more than 1C.

The repeated setbacks have become the key reason for the US military to once again use the "Aerospace Expeditionary Force."

On the surface, the Iranian army is doing very well, but in reality Iran's losses are very large.

In the first half hour, not only were the territorial air defense command centers blown up, but at least six regional air defense command centers were also lost, seven air defense missile positions were destroyed, one long-range air defense system was completely destroyed, six air bases were bombed, more than 100 combat planes were blown up on the ground, coastal defense missile positions were bombed, 12 shore-based anti-ship missile battalions were devastated, and long-range early warning radars were blown up. In the ensuing battle, about 20 medium-pound anti-aircraft missile systems were bombed by the US military.

The only good news is that several of Iran's AWACS aircraft were all transferred to safe areas before the outbreak of war.

Suffering a sudden blow and losing some weapons and equipment is nothing. It is inconceivable that Iran adopted very stupid tactics after the outbreak of war.

Just after 4 p.m., the Iranian Air Force dispatched three squadrons of fighter jets to attack the "Nimitz" aircraft carrier battle group in the Persian Gulf.

Before the Iranian fighter plane left the airspace over the country, it was spotted by E-3 and E-2 hovering over the Persian Gulf. In just five minutes, not only did the "Nimitz" send 12F/A-18F air superiority fighters, the neighboring "Steanis" aircraft carrier also sent 12F/A-18F fighters, and the US Air Force sent 12F-15C fighters, a total of 36 air defense fighters were put into operation.

Even more sad is that Iran did not send AWACS aircraft to support the attack aircraft swarm!

The air battle ended without any suspense, and the 1C J-10I and 2 FC-1 squadrons of the three squadrons failed to pose a threat to the "Nimitz" at all, and were intercepted before entering the skies over the Persian Gulf. In the end, only J-10I and 7 FC-11s escaped the attack, and the US military was not damaged at all!

At the same time, the Iranian Air Force also took the initiative to compete with the US military for air supremacy.

By 17:30, the Iranian Air Force lost a total of combat aircraft, including the attack on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier battle group. Except for 3 that were shot down by ground-launched long-range anti-aircraft missiles launched by US Navy destroyers, the rest were shot down by US air supremacy fighters, and all were shot down by medium-range air-to-air missiles.

Counting the fighters destroyed on the ground, Iran lost almost 200 fighters in a few hours of the war.

Although the Iranian Air Force has a total of more than C combat aircraft, after the start of the war, the first to enter the battle are the "front-line troops", and most of the losses are advanced fighters that have just been imported from the Republic and Russia. In addition to the loss of a large number of advanced fighters, the Iranian Air Force lost dozens of excellent pilots.

In a situation where the overall combat capability is far inferior to that of the US military, no amount of fighter aircraft has in Iran will help.

This is the geographical gap between "regional powers" and "world powers". Although Iran has the most powerful military in the Middle East, it is nothing in the face of the world's most powerful U.S. military. Modern warfare is not fought by a few advanced weapons, but by the combat effectiveness of the entire military system. Under such circumstances, it is simply impossible for Iran to use several imported advanced fighter jets to contend with the US military.

By nightfall, Iran had less than 20 long-range anti-aircraft missile systems and about medium- and short-range anti-aircraft missile systems available to defend its airspace. This strength is only enough for air defense in important places such as the capital.

It can be seen from this that the US military has encountered only minor troubles, while Iran has encountered major troubles.

In the words of the Western media, all Iran can count on is "high morale and morale."

At around 15 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Iran's supreme spiritual leader delivered a speech on television (later confirmed to be a recorded video), calling on all Iranian people to join the holy war to defend their homeland and jointly fight against the invading enemy; Call on Islam all over the world to strike at the enemy in the most direct, fierce and threatening way.

For Iran, the fighting spirit of the desire to win is undoubtedly the main spiritual pillar.

As night falls, Iran will once again face the test of blood and fire.

Damn it**

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