40: Chapter 40 Shooting Down an F-16 Fighter Jet

"An F-16 Fighter Jet? Israel is actually sending an F-16 Fighter Jet to carry out a mission late at night; what kind of airstrike mission is this?"

Li Yi muttered to himself. The USA troops are all stationed in the oil-rich northern region of Syria, so any fighter jet flying in from the southwest of Syria must belong to Israel.

It seems Israel is about to carry out another airstrike mission. It is flying in the direction of Damascus; I wonder if it is attacking a Glass House military base or a Syrian one.

Li Yi didn't bother with it much; he would just shoot it down first.

Now that this fighter jet was interfering with his delivery of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to Iran, he would just shoot it down and frame it on Iran.

Iran should be quite happy to see an F-16 Fighter Jet crash.

Li Yi hurriedly operated the various systems of the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile, and after some preparation work for startup and launch, it quickly entered the launch state.

"Goodbye, F-16 Fighter Jet. Don't just fly around randomly next time!"

Li Yi immediately pressed the red launch button. A "whoosh" sound appeared in his ears, and then a Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile was launched from the launcher.

The anti-aircraft missile was very fast, disappearing into the night sky in the blink of an eye.

Less than a minute later, a violent explosion was heard, and a dazzling light flashed by, illuminating the entire night sky before quickly disappearing.

Because of the distance, Li Yi only saw the scene of the fighter jet exploding; he did not see if the pilot had ejected.

After checking, he immediately put away the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile and activated radar jamming signals to shield this area and avoid being detected.

To prevent any accidents, Li Yi did not immediately extract the third batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile from the Multiverse Arms Trading System to place them there.

He immediately contacted Lieutenant Colonel Haidari and said directly, "Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, an F-16 Fighter Jet just flew over the place where we intend to deliver the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile. To avoid being discovered, we have already shot it down."

"You really shot it down?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had a deep impression of the F-16 Fighter Jet; the Glass House was often harassed by this type of fighter jet, and some military bases had even been attacked.

"Yes. The crash site is near a valley between Haibai and Daraa." Li Yi told Lieutenant Colonel Haidari the approximate range where the F-16 Fighter Jet crashed. "You should quickly arrange for troops to go and take over that area, and your side will handle the cleanup afterward."

Since the F-16 Fighter Jet was shot down within Syrian territory, the Glass House could calmly collect various data on the fighter jet and then gather sufficient evidence to confront Israel.

As for the Glass House handling the cleanup, it meant that the Glass House needed to take the blame for this F-16 Fighter Jet, which was no big deal for the Glass House at all.

Moreover, with this F-16 Fighter Jet crashing, it could further deter Israel, making Israel not dare to easily set foot on the Syrian border again, which was also beneficial for the security of the Iranian military base.

After learning the crash site, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari said, "I will immediately arrange for troops to go to the location to carry out relevant work. Can our troops go to receive the third batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile now?"

"You still intend to receive this batch of anti-aircraft missiles now? Israel will soon send fighter jets to check the situation." Li Yi considered that Israel would not ignore the crash of the F-16 Fighter Jet.

"That is indeed a problem." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had to consider this situation. "Which Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile did your side use to shoot down the F-16 Fighter Jet?"

The third batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile was all for defending against medium and low-altitude fighter jets and missiles; the F-16 Fighter Jet was simply not within the attack range of the three types of anti-aircraft missiles being delivered this time. Lieutenant Colonel Haidari asked with some curiosity.

Li Yi had no intention of hiding it and said, "I used a new Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile. The combat performance of this anti-aircraft missile is even better than the Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile, and shooting down an F-16 Fighter Jet is a piece of cake."

"Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari repeated. "Is this anti-aircraft missile for sale?"

"It can be sold."

"Your side should have a set of Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile launch equipment at the delivery location, right? Are there any matching missiles left?"

"There is a set of launch equipment; as for missiles, there might be two." Li Yi was curious why Lieutenant Colonel Haidari was asking this.

"Our side will directly purchase this set of Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile launch equipment, and also purchase the two missiles you currently have. Do you think that works? With the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile, we don't have to be afraid of Israel sending fighter jets to interfere with the receipt of the third batch of anti-aircraft missiles."

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari said quickly, "Since the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile can shoot down an F-16 Fighter Jet, even if Israel sends fighter jets, we can continue to shoot them down."

Although two matching missiles are few, Israel will not send many fighter jets; at most two or three, that's the limit. If another Israeli fighter jet is shot down, the other fighter jets will probably flee in panic directly and will not send any more fighter jets at all.

"Is that so?!" Li Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Then I will sell it to you. This time, I'll sell it at a friendly price. The original price of a single set of Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile is 30 million USD, and a single missile is 22 million USD. This time, I will sell you one set of Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile plus one matching missile, and together it will be 45 million USD."

45 million USD, this selling price is not very high.

After all, the F-16 Fighter Jet that was just shot down has a current production cost of 40 million USD.

If it were for sale, the price would be at least over 50 million USD, and even if forced upon some countries, the quote could directly reach 200 million USD.

Just the one F-16 Fighter Jet that has already been shot down is equivalent to recovering the cost, and there are still two missiles that can be used, which can be used again to shoot down Israeli fighter jets, recovering even more costs.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari did not hesitate and said, "Okay. Our side will purchase it; you can deliver it together with the third batch of anti-aircraft missiles when the time comes."

"Remember to deduct this 45 million USD from the next oil payment." Li Yi reminded him.

"No problem." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari was not worried about not having oil to pay; Iran's daily oil production is worth several times 45 million USD.

"Then send your troops to the valley between Haibai and Daraa to receive it." Li Yi told Lieutenant Colonel Haidari the coordinates of the valley where he was located. "Your side needs to send people as soon as possible. Do not let Israel discover it, otherwise, if it is destroyed by Israel, we will not deliver another Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile."

"Okay. I will immediately arrange for troops to head there; they should be able to arrive in about half an hour." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari simply estimated the distance; they should be able to arrive very soon.

Li Yi was not worried about whether the troops sent by Iran would be able to operate the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile; they were all idiot-proof operating modes, and for officers and soldiers with experience in using anti-aircraft missiles, they would be able to get the hang of it very quickly.