43: Chapter 43 Why am I so unlucky?

Palmachim Airbase.

Major Nokin did not dare to blink as he watched the drone's flight, hoping to get more intelligence from its reconnaissance as quickly as possible.

However, just as the drone was about to fly over the crash site of the F-16 Fighter Jet, a sudden alarm sounded again.

Before the drone could make any effective evasive maneuvers, it was shot down and vanished from the surveillance screen.

Major Nokin couldn't believe it and checked repeatedly, but the final result still showed that the drone had lost signal and could not be contacted at all.

Seeing this result, Major Nokin couldn't help but doubt his impression of the Syrian and Iranian militaries.

When did they become so formidable?!

Two drones and one F-16 Fighter Jet had been shot down in succession. If one counted the USA's Global Hawk, four aircraft had already crashed in Syria.

Four aircraft!

Not one or two; this number was higher than the number of aircraft they had lost in an entire year in the past.

And yet, in just a few days, the losses were so heavy!

Colonel Benny saw that the drone commanded by Major Nokin had also been destroyed. Although he was not the direct commander of this incident, he still faced accountability for improper command.

The consequences were already set; Colonel Benny knew his time at Palmachim Airbase was running out.

Someone would soon come to take him away, and the person in charge of the airbase was about to be replaced.

Seeing the position he had worked so hard to reach being lost in just a few days, Colonel Benny felt like crying but had no tears.

Why was he so unlucky that he hadn't discovered the strengthening of Syria's air defense capabilities in time?

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Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, on the other hand, was in a joyful mood.

First an F-16 Fighter Jet, then a drone.

The results of these two aircraft allowed him to fully enjoy the joy of victory.

Added to the previous Global Hawk and one drone, the number of enemy aircraft shot down during this period exceeded the total number shot down in the past year.

Nothing could be more gratifying than this result.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari sent another battalion to the drone crash site to collect detailed evidence of Israel's invasion and, while at it, to find the drone's wreckage to throw to the military industrial experts for research.

The third batch of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile was soon delivered to the Glass House. In addition to the newly purchased Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile, the other anti-aircraft missiles would soon be deployed to various units stationed in southern Syria.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari examined the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile with great interest.

This anti-aircraft missile was larger in size than the Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile, had more supporting equipment, and possessed superior combat performance.

Seeing the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile, which already had two confirmed kills, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari couldn't wait to equip even more of them.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly went to Major General Rahim's office to report the latest situation.

"General, Chaos Company has delivered the entire third batch of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to us. During the delivery, a small accident occurred."

"What accident?" Major General Rahim asked, frowning.

"When Chaos Company was preparing for delivery at the site, they discovered an Israeli F-16 Fighter Jet intruding into that airspace, and it was shot down by Chaos Company using the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile."

"Shot down an F-16 Fighter Jet?" Major General Rahim had thought there was an accident during the delivery, not expecting a new victory.

"Yes. After shooting down the F-16 Fighter Jet, Israel soon sent a drone to fly over the delivery site, and this drone was also shot down."

"Wait, first shot down an F-16 Fighter Jet, and then shot down a drone?"

"Yes. Two Israeli aircraft were shot down in total."

"Which anti-aircraft missile was used? Oh, you just said it, the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile, right?"

"Yes. The newly provided Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile from Chaos Company. I asked Chaos Company at the time and purchased the set of Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile they were carrying."

"Buy it, no problem. What is the price of the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile?"

"The original price for a single set of the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile is 30 million USD, and each missile is 22 million USD. This time, Chaos Company sold us a set of the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile plus one additional missile at a friendly price, totaling 45 million USD."

45 million USD—this price was acceptable. Major General Rahim was satisfied with being able to purchase it at this price.

"Did Chaos Company say whether the Tianlei Type V Anti-Aircraft Missile could be sold openly?"

"From what I gathered, it should be available for mass purchase," Lieutenant Colonel Haidari speculated. After all, they had already sold them one set, so they wouldn't mind selling a few more, or even more.

"It's good that we can purchase them. I will immediately communicate with the high-level military officials of Iran to settle the oil needed for the final payment of the third batch of anti-aircraft missiles as soon as possible. At the same time, I will strive for a larger amount of oil funds to purchase more of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile," Major General Rahim said, nodding.

If all the units in the Glass House were equipped with the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, the aircraft of the USA and Israel would not dare to easily rampage over their airspace in the future, and they wouldn't need to look for shelters everywhere to avoid air raids.

However, to equip so many of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, the Glass House did not have enough funds to purchase them and could only rely on Iran to pay.

Fortunately, Chaos Company could accept payment in oil, and the only thing Iran was not short of was oil. Providing more oil to equip the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile was worth it for the Glass House.

"Have the old anti-aircraft missiles transferred to Syria all been delivered?" Major General Rahim remembered another matter.

"They have all been handed over. Among them, Major General Zaha of Deir ez-Zor received nearly half of the anti-aircraft missiles, and the other Syrian troops received the other half. This was all done according to Syria's allocation plan and handed over to the various Syrian units," Lieutenant Colonel Haidari said truthfully.

It seemed Major General Zaha had done a lot of homework, having secured nearly half of the anti-aircraft missiles, leaving the other units to only drink his leftovers. This also showed that Major General Zaha still had significant influence in the Syrian military.

"It's good that they are handed over. Tell them to strengthen their training on the use of anti-aircraft missiles, improve their own air defense capabilities, and stop relying entirely on us. Our current number of fighter jets is also insufficient, and we can only use the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to strengthen our airspace defense."

"Understood. I will convey your instructions to the Syrian military," Lieutenant Colonel Haidari replied.

"That's it. Now that Israel has lost three aircraft, they might launch a large-scale retaliation, so you need to pay close attention. Go get busy." Major General Rahim waved his hand, signaling Lieutenant Colonel Haidari to leave.

"Yes. I will keep an eye on the Israeli border and stay updated on the latest movements of the Israeli Air Force." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari then walked out.