Friday, November 8, 2024

(SF novel) East of Nakba (30)

Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran (27)


Chapter 10 Aerial bombing against Natanz nuclear plant (4) Out of the Iranian airspace (2/2)



The Iranian Air Force did not have AWACS, airborne warning and control system. Their air defense radar network was also poor. Therefore, when Iranian air force acknowledged three unknown fighters, three Israeli jets had already fulfilled their duties. Furthermore, Iranian jet fighters were old fashioned with poor performance and far inferior to the Israeli F35s with stealth capability. The Iranian fighters not only were unable to stop the Israeli airstrikes, but also unable to catch up with the F35s. Iran let them escape out of the Iranian airspace.


Three jets reached to Iraqi airspace. Now they were following the same route in reverse and were going to go back to home. The fuel gauge showed that the remaining was less than a quarter. It indicated that it was impossible to return home by themselves. But they had nothing to worry about because the aerial refueling aircraft was supposed to welcome them on their way to the base. Should be -------.


However, the order from the base was quite unexpected. Commander ordered them to change the flight route to the south and head for the Strait of Hormuz over the Persian Gulf. Three pilots could not understand the meaning of the order.


(To be continued ----)



Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)

 

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