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Chapter 1570 SEA's Liao Ya (First update, please subscribe)
The Enemy Situation Analysis Office is located in a small office on the second floor of the Defense Building. There are usually four officers on duty there, and these four officers come from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.

The reason why they come from four services is that this enemy situation analysis department is a joint operation of the services, and multi-service cooperation is beneficial to the formulation of joint action plans.

It is impossible for outsiders to enter this office. Like all confidentiality-level official offices, in addition to the reception room for external personnel, there are also confidentiality-level areas inside. In short, through layers of defense, secrets are ensured not to be leaked.

At the same time, all confidential information needs to be sealed in envelopes and placed in a steel container with a combination lock. In short, as a confidential department, it is almost impossible to penetrate here.

As usual, Archid first passed the inspection of the military police before entering the corridor where the office was located, and then passed a combination lock before entering the office.

Although the office overlooks a highway from its barred windows, the heavy curtains are always drawn.

The officer in charge was a Marine Corps colonel named Lin Chaodong, who had been analyzing the upcoming operation in his office.

"We are going to attack 13 training camps this time."

Lin Chaodong listened to the sound of someone coming in and said without turning his head.

"These training camps are all in the border area between Kenya and Ethiopia. The Ethiopian border is his umbrella of protection."

He pressed his hands against the corners of his desk. On the whiteboard in front of him, magnetic clips were pressed against a row of photos, aerial photos of the Free Army training camps taken by reconnaissance planes over Ethiopia.

In the past two years, the intelligence department has used high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft to conduct all-round reconnaissance of Ethiopia, and has long had a clear understanding of the training camps of the Free Army in Ethiopia.

"The rebels are trained in these foreign training camps and if they are attacked in Kenya, they retreat to these training camps."

This is the truth behind the so-called "inside song". With the help and support of foreign forces, some organizations conduct training and arm themselves abroad, and then infiltrate a country through the border.

If all goes well, they will continue to infiltrate, attack, and eventually seize power.

It doesn't matter if they fail, they can still flee abroad. The infiltrated national army is often powerless in the face of these militants who flee abroad because they cannot go abroad to fight.

If I cross the border, they become the so-called "invaders".

Faced with this situation, most of the time they could only watch the armed personnel flee abroad, recuperate, and infiltrate again after a rest, and the war continued like this.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to see the end of the war. If other countries provide manpower and other support, the other party in the war will likely fall into a vicious cycle of exhaustion.

"Colonel, you are right. For the Kenyan rebels, these overseas training camps are not only places for them to conduct military training, but also their logistics centers. They rest and wait here before launching attacks."

Although Major Archid is from the navy, he is very familiar with this joint military operation. After all, the navy will play a pioneering role in this military operation.

"Yes, that's because their training camp is abroad. That's why we can't eliminate their backbone every time. We can inflict heavy damage on them in a battle, or defeat them, but we can't completely eliminate them."

Zhang Yongjian on the side said:

"As long as these training camps exist, even if we have eliminated all the rebel groups in East Africa, there is no way to completely eradicate them. After all, they can always train more rebels through these training camps, and the Soviets will also provide them with more weapons and more assistance through these training camps."

"So the core of the mission of this "Operation Punisher" is these training camps, to make them understand that the days of hiding abroad and being safe are completely over."

Lin Chaodong said in a cold tone.

"From now on, our attack on them will not only be limited to Kenya, that is, the East African Federation. It will also go deep into the territories of other countries. No matter which country or organization it is, as long as there are those training camps, we will destroy them!"

Listening to the colonel's somewhat cold words, Archid said while expressing his agreement:
“Colonel, although this attack can solve certain problems, I don’t think it can solve the problem fundamentally unless we can force Ethiopia to end its support for the Free Army, prohibit the Free Army from setting up training camps in Ethiopia, and prohibit them from launching attacks through Ethiopia.

As long as Ethiopia allows them to use their country to launch an attack, we will not be able to completely destroy them. And it is difficult to completely destroy the enemy through such air strikes alone. If we want to completely destroy them, I am afraid we need to take other actions. "

As an Italian naval officer, Archid knew well what the Libyan army had experienced in Ethiopia, so he said:
"I would prefer to launch an attack rather than an air strike. Of course I'm not saying we're going to attack Ethiopia."

Once again Alcide spoke his advice.

"After Mengistu mobilized the army to come to power, Ethiopia was not a monolithic country. In fact, there are still opposition groups until now. We can easily plunge Ethiopia into a civil war by supporting the opposition groups.

This makes them unable to support the insurgent groups in Kenya,"

“That’s not realistic.”

Zhang Yongjian said immediately.

"We all know that it is not Ethiopia that is supporting the rebels, but the Soviets. We can support the Ethiopian opposition and start a war there like the Soviets did.

But this will only lead to another situation, that is, Mengistu will be more dependent on the Soviet Union. They need to rely on the weapons and funds provided by the Soviet Union to suppress the opposition. In this case, in order to gain the support of the Soviet Union, they will definitely further sacrifice national interests in exchange for the support of the Soviet Union. By then, I am afraid that we will face more than just these 13 training camps. "

As an army officer, Zhang Yongjian had direct communication with the military's intelligence personnel in Kenya before joining the Enemy Situation Analysis Department.

Almost all intelligence personnel were opposed to supporting the opposition because it would only lead to greater Soviet influence in Ethiopia.

"So if we carry out this airstrike now, will it cause Ethiopia to lean further towards the Soviet Union?"

Alcide then asked back.

“We have to see that Mengistu will not close those training camps because of our attacks, nor will he stop cooperating with the Soviets because we do not attack.

In this case, shouldn't we consider another possibility? That is, to take some measures to replace him. "

Listening to Alcide's suggestion, Lin Chaodong thought for a while and then said:

"The Punisher Operation Plan has been formulated. Now all the military needs to do is to implement the next combat operation according to the plan, and we... will evaluate the results of this operation based on the enemy situation and then submit a report."

This is what the Enemy Situation Analysis Office needs to do. As a joint office, they are only a link in the implementation of the plan and do not have the decision-making power to formulate the plan.

Alcide nodded as he listened to the colonel's words.

"I understand. However, I hope you can include my suggestions in the report, Colonel. After all, Operation Punisher is a long-term operation. We can provide some suggestions."

Listening to Archie's suggestion, Lin Chaodong did not answer him, but cast his eyes on the clock on the wall, checked the time, and then said:

“Now the action has begun.”

……

West of Jile Island, at the junction of the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, the Yongye destroyer was cruising at sea. At around 12 o'clock in the morning, Zheng Mingshi, who was on the deck, stood on the bridge and gazed at the starry sky.

Then he glanced at his watch and said to himself:
"There are still ten minutes left. In ten minutes, the action will be carried out."

As the weapons commander, Zheng Mingshi couldn't help revealing a hint of anticipation on his face when he thought about the next action. The Yongye destroyer is the 9th ship of the Yongchang class. It entered service and entered the Third Fleet, which is the main force of the S.E. Navy Indian Ocean Fleet. It is usually stationed with the fleet at the Diego Garcia Island or the Elysium Island Naval Base, responsible for the entire Indian Ocean defense zone.

Although the Third Fleet is of average strength, with only three Yongchang-class destroyers, Yongye, Yongjing and Yongan, it is still regarded as the mainstay of the Western allies in the Indian Ocean.

The reason is simple: they have multifunctional launchers - two launchers in the front and rear, which can carry 96 missiles of various types. The range of the Haitian Arrow-3 air defense missile reaches 70 kilometers, which can provide effective air defense cover for the Allied aircraft carrier battle group. However, its more deadly power is that it usually carries 36 to 48 "Tomahawk" cruise missiles, which can attack land targets 1000 kilometers away and can even carry 15 tons of nuclear bombs.

It is for this reason that it is called the "Flogger of the Sea" by navies around the world and is regarded as the most effective long-range strike force in the Western world.

As the operation entered the countdown, Zheng Mingshi entered the weapons control room under the bridge, where radar operators and sonar operators each performed their duties, while the weapons operator was at the console, waiting for the final order.

"Get ready for action!"

As the clock was about to point to 12 o'clock, with the command given, the expressions of the naval officers and soldiers in the command room all changed slightly.

On the high seas east of Djibouti, as the clock pointed to 12 o'clock, the order was issued.
Inside the weapons control room of the Yongye destroyer, the weapon operator pressed the launch button. In an instant, a ball of flame burst out from the bow of the ship, and the "Tomahawk" cruise missile hanging on the launcher broke away from the launcher in the smoke and flames and flew away.

This scene has appeared in news media around the world since the "Operation Restore Freedom" in Iraq, and has been played repeatedly in the past few years.

It has almost become a symbol of a new era.

When the Tomahawk cruise missile was launched, the flame illuminated the dark sea surface, and the cruise missile roared into the distance. This scene was epoch-making.

Of course, it also marks a change in the way warfare is fought.

In the past, the navy’s attacks on land were basically based on artillery bombardment. Unless there were aircraft carriers, it was impossible to attack inland.

However, a destroyer equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles can launch an attack on the enemy's territory from 800 kilometers away, hitting the target accurately like shooting an arrow through a willow tree from a hundred steps away.

This way of fighting completely subverted everyone's imagination and cognition.

The "tomahawk" has even become a symbol of war.

And now, it roars and tears through the night sky again, showing the fangs of SEA to the world in its unique way!
(End of this chapter)