255: Chapter 355 The situation has turned around

But how could the flight speed of the "Tianlei" Type 9 Anti-Aircraft Missile be something that the USA's F-15 Eagle fighter jet and F-16 Fighter Jet could evade?

Even the small number of F-35 Fighter Jet carrier-based aircraft launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford and the USS David only had time to evade the interception of the first anti-aircraft missile; if locked onto by a second anti-aircraft missile, their final fate would be to turn into debris exploding in mid-air.

The contest between the two sides' fighter jets and anti-aircraft missiles did not last long, and the final result left the USA stunned; at least 80% of the anti-aircraft missiles hit their targets, while the USA lost nearly 30 fighter jets.

The remaining USA fighter pilots had suffered such heavy losses in two consecutive air raids that approaching Israel's airspace had become a difficult task; the Anti-Judea Coalition had truly turned Israel's airspace into a no-fly zone.

On the other side, the transport ships escorted by the USS Gerald R. Ford and the USS David had entered Israel's territorial waters and were not far from Israel's ports.

As long as they could dock at the port and were given an hour or two, those 50,000 USA officers and soldiers would be able to successfully disembark with their weapons and equipment.

Just when the aircraft carrier strike group commander thought this escort mission could be completed smoothly, he learned that the carrier-based aircraft participating in the air raid had engaged the Anti-Judea Coalition's anti-aircraft missiles, and many carrier-based aircraft had already been shot down.

In order to complete the escort mission, the aircraft carrier strike group commander had to order the carrier-based aircraft to continue searching for and destroying the Anti-Judea Coalition's anti-aircraft missile positions, forcing the Anti-Judea Coalition to focus entirely on fighting the incoming fighter jets and leaving them no time to pay attention to the transport ships delivering troops.

At the same time, he also contacted General Philip, stating that more advanced F-22 fighter jets and F-35 Fighter Jet must be launched immediately to participate in the struggle for control of Israel's airspace, and that conditions must be created for the transport ships to dock and facilitate the disembarkation of the USA troops.

Seeing that they only needed a little more time to complete this troop delivery, General Philip, although seeing that many combat aircraft had already been lost, still chose to order the emergency takeoff of 50 F-22 fighter jets and F-35 Fighter Jet from air bases in Italy, Germany, and other locations, heading straight for the Israel battlefield.

The four frontline headquarters of the Anti-Judea Coalition had by now maximized the effectiveness of their anti-aircraft missile positions, but because many "Tianlei" Series Anti-Aircraft Missile positions had been destroyed earlier, the probability of air defense loopholes appearing had increased.

This gave the USA fighter jets an opportunity; after discovering the Anti-Judea Coalition's anti-aircraft missile positions, they were able to quickly launch air-to-ground missiles to destroy them.

Even though the "Tianlei" Series Anti-Aircraft Missile responded, there were always some anti-aircraft missile positions that could not defend against attacks from multiple air-to-ground missiles.

The battle between the two sides became increasingly intense, and the Anti-Judea Coalition's "Tianlei" Series Anti-Aircraft Missile consumption was very high; what made them feel even more uneasy was that the USA's F-22 fighter jets and F-35 Fighter Jet had arrived, and they gave the Anti-Judea Coalition a rude awakening right from the start.

Because the USA's F-22 fighter jets and F-35 Fighter Jet were equipped with long-range air-to-ground attack missiles that could launch attacks from a greater distance, coupled with the fact that the USA had already found more exposed "Tianlei" Series Anti-Aircraft Missile positions in previous engagements, the Anti-Judea Coalition suddenly had more than twenty anti-aircraft missile positions hit by the USA fighter jets that had arrived.

And as more of the Anti-Judea Coalition's anti-aircraft missile positions were destroyed, the USA fighter jets caught their breath, and under the joint attack of the F-22 fighter jets and F-35 Fighter Jet, they gained the upper hand in the air raid, more calmly breaking into Israel's airspace and locking onto the Anti-Judea Coalition's anti-aircraft missile positions and various military facilities with greater precision.

The Anti-Judea Coalition saw their losses gradually increasing, and although they had used up almost all the "Tianlei" Series Anti-Aircraft Missile available for deployment, they had not scared off the USA fighter jets.

In such a situation, the Anti-Judea Coalition had to urgently contact the high-level military officials of Saudi Arabia and Syria, hoping that Saudi Arabia and Syria would activate the "Tianlei" Series Anti-Aircraft Missile deployed in the border areas of Jordan and the Golan Heights to participate in the battle and intercept the USA fighter jets.

Seeing that the situation was indeed dire, Saudi Arabia and Syria immediately authorized General Faraj to fully mobilize the "Tianlei" Series Anti-Aircraft Missile in these two regions, immediately detect the USA fighter jets, and launch the "Tianlei" Series Anti-Aircraft Missile immediately after locking onto targets.

Soon, a new batch of "Tianlei" Series Anti-Aircraft Missile was deployed to the battlefield, intercepting the USA fighter jets participating in the air raid.

The USA fighter pilots did not expect that the Anti-Judea Coalition still had unused anti-aircraft missiles, and for a moment they could not react in time, with many fighter jets becoming sitting ducks for the incoming anti-aircraft missiles.

Following the renewed heavy losses of USA fighter jets, General Philip could no longer bear it and wanted to order all participating aircraft to return immediately, but the aircraft carrier strike group commander stopped him.

Transport ships had already begun docking to unload weapons, equipment, and soldiers, and returning now would mean all previous efforts were wasted.

In order to ensure the mission of delivering USA troops could be completed, they had to endure the losses and order the F-22 fighter jets and F-35 Fighter Jet to immediately fire all their carried air-to-ground missiles to destroy the newly joined anti-aircraft missile positions.

However, the Anti-Judea Coalition suddenly received support from nearly two hundred sets of "Tianlei" land-based and higher-model anti-aircraft missiles, and the situation had reversed; even though some anti-aircraft missile positions were still destroyed by USA fighter jets, as more anti-aircraft missiles rose to intercept, the USA fighter jets lost their advantage.

Seeing the number of lost fighter jets increasing, General Philip no longer had the confidence to persist and immediately ordered the participating USA fighter jets to disengage from the Israel battlefield and quickly return to their respective air bases, while also asking the aircraft carrier strike group commander to take countermeasures.

At this time, the transport ships had only unloaded less than 20,000 troops, and another 30,000 USA troops were still floating at sea.

Seeing this situation, the aircraft carrier strike group commander had to order the USS Gerald R. Ford and the USS David to prepare for countermeasures and immediately escort the transport ships that had not yet docked to sail away from Israel's territorial waters.

The transport ships that had already finished unloading troops and equipment immediately left Israel's Haifa and Tel Aviv ports to avoid becoming targets of the Anti-Judea Coalition.

All warships in the aircraft carrier strike group entered a tense anti-aircraft combat state, fearing that the Anti-Judea Coalition anti-aircraft missile positions, which were no longer engaged with USA fighter jets, would free up their hands to attack the various warships.

Although every warship was equipped with a considerable amount of anti-aircraft weaponry, it could not guarantee a 100% success rate in interception if faced with incoming missile attacks.