106: Chapter 106 This was an unsuccessful ambush.
Palmachim Airbase.
After Colonel Benny was taken away for investigation, Major Nokin became the interim head of Palmachim Airbase.
He knew that his tenure as interim head would not last long, so he just had to conscientiously manage the affairs of the airbase.
Major Nokin knew that there was a high-performance anti-aircraft missile in the Golan Heights, and now he dared not easily let warplanes fly over the Golan Heights.
The scope of routine patrols no longer included the Golan Heights.
A line was drawn west of the Golan Heights; anyone flying across this line had to obtain approval from Major Nokin.
That day, what Major Nokin did not realize was that a small group of people had arrived about a dozen kilometers from Palmachim Airbase, carrying some weapons and equipment.
These people were a combat team deployed by Colonel Hafat.
Captain Mazan was in charge of leading this combat team.
The entire combat team consisted of only ten people, carrying two sets of Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile and one set of Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile, along with one matching missile for each.
Because the anti-aircraft missiles were not very heavy. The overall weight of the Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile was only about 120 kilograms, so three or four people could basically run while carrying it.
The Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile was only 16.5 kilograms, so one person could basically carry it and run.
This combat team was already considered to have the largest number of people. It included a dedicated driver who drove a pickup truck to bring all the anti-aircraft missiles along.
After Captain Mazan arrived at the periphery of Palmachim Airbase, he asked the driver to find a place to hide the pickup truck, and he led seven or eight soldiers carrying the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to find an ambush spot.
Soon, the combat team found the pre-reconnoitered anti-aircraft missile position, and Captain Mazan immediately ordered the soldiers to start assembling the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.
After a flurry of activity by the soldiers, two sets of Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile and one set of Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile were aimed straight at Palmachim Airbase.
After seeing that it was deployed, Captain Mazan had someone lurk in front to reconnoiter the takeoff situation of warplanes at Palmachim Airbase, while using the simple radar attached to the Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile to monitor.
As long as a drone or fighter jet took off from Palmachim Airbase, Captain Mazan would immediately order the anti-aircraft missile to be launched to attack the taking-off warplane at an opportune moment.
The person Major Nokin arranged for routine patrol today was Captain Sidi, who had once gone with him to the Golan Heights to look for anti-aircraft missile positions but returned empty-handed.
Captain Sidi was not too worried about this routine patrol. Since they stopped crossing the border into Syria, no crashes had occurred at Palmachim Airbase.
This routine patrol would also only fly over areas controlled by Israel, so nothing should happen.
As the voice of the air traffic controller agreeing to takeoff came, Captain Sidi operated the reconnaissance plane to taxi slowly, and then plunged into the sky.
The buildings of Palmachim Airbase gradually became smaller at this moment, and Captain Sidi's field of vision gradually expanded.
Just as Captain Sidi was preparing to let the reconnaissance plane enter level flight, a harsh alarm sound suddenly rang out.
"Warning! Warning! An anti-aircraft missile has been detected approaching, this aircraft has been locked on, maneuver immediately! Maneuver immediately!"
Captain Sidi broke out in a cold sweat, and he quickly increased the speed of the reconnaissance plane, continuing to operate the reconnaissance plane to climb upwards with all his might.
With the sound of an explosion, the shockwave from the anti-aircraft missile explosion hit the fuselage of the reconnaissance plane directly, making the reconnaissance plane operated by Captain Sidi somewhat unstable.
At the same time, red fault alarms appeared on the various fuselage signals displayed in the cockpit. Some fuselage parts were damaged, but it had not yet affected the flight of the reconnaissance plane.
Captain Sidi looked at the alarm fault information and secretly rejoiced that he had climbed in time, exceeding the shooting altitude of the anti-aircraft missile; otherwise, if he had been hit, he would have become the next pilot to lose his life.
These fault messages were not fatal, and it would suffice to repair or replace the parts.
Captain Sidi quickly contacted the base command center and said, "Report, my aircraft was attacked by an anti-aircraft missile shortly after takeoff. Currently, only a small number of fuselage parts are damaged, and the flight status is good."
"We have already detected the anti-aircraft missile. You continue to maintain flight, suspend the routine patrol mission, and wait for orders to land." The air traffic controller issued the latest order.
It was no longer possible to let Captain Sidi continue the routine patrol mission. No one knew if there were any undiscovered faults in the reconnaissance plane after being attacked by the anti-aircraft missile shockwave.
For safety's sake, it was better to return directly and land at the airbase. It was just that the anti-aircraft missiles that had popped up around Palmachim Airbase had not been cleared yet, so it was not very safe to land.
He could only continue to let Captain Sidi temporarily maintain a flight state; it should be safe at high altitude.
"Yes." Captain Sidi also did not want to land now; who knew if there were any more anti-aircraft missiles aimed at him.
After Captain Mazan detected the reconnaissance plane taking off, he immediately ordered the launch of the Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile.
Unfortunately, the shooting altitude of the Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile was only 8000 meters, and after the reconnaissance plane climbed to its limit, it could not hit the reconnaissance plane at all.
After the anti-aircraft missile reached the limit of its shooting altitude, the initiated explosion program only affected the reconnaissance plane and did not cause the reconnaissance plane to crash.
Captain Mazan shook his head in annoyance and quickly ordered the soldiers to dismantle the anti-aircraft missiles and prepare to withdraw immediately.
After Palmachim Airbase detected the anti-aircraft missile, it would likely conduct a search immediately and would arrive here soon.
Only by leaving before the search personnel arrived could they safely withdraw.
After a tense run, all the soldiers and anti-aircraft missile equipment were loaded onto the pickup truck, and then, with the driver driving quickly, they moved away from Palmachim Airbase.
Palmachim Airbase was still deploying officers and soldiers to launch a search mission at this time, and the order had not yet been conveyed to every officer and soldier. Only after Captain Mazan had moved far away did the Israeli officers and soldiers arrive late at the ambush site just now.
This was an unsuccessful ambush.
But it still made Major Nokin furious. "Could it be that Palestine possesses anti-aircraft missiles and can attack Palmachim Airbase?" Major Nokin could not believe it.
After receiving the latest report from the search officers and soldiers, Major Nokin quickly ordered the expansion of the search scope, striving to find the enemy who dared to attack near the airbase.
However, it was destined to be fruitless. After some tossing and turning, only the traces of the enemy's withdrawal were found, and their final destination was unknown.
Major Nokin could only resentfully order a suspension of the search and strengthen the defense of Palmachim Airbase.
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