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Chapter 1622 Iron Typhoon Operation (Second update, please subscribe)
Either don’t fight, or fight with all your might!

In this year, SEA finally showed people what it means to go all out.

7月27日午夜，从穆桑达姆、极乐岛、迪戈加西亚岛三地起飞的52架H1远程战略轰炸机，在距离目标1000公里之外，发射了485枚战斧巡航导弹。

The cruise missiles accurately hit radar stations, airports and communication facilities, and substations in Jakarta and other places were also hit.

The world once again witnessed the Tomahawk's precise strike capability. Although after the last bombing, in order to prevent the Tomahawk's attack, with the assistance of Soviet military advisers, the walls of their newly built telecommunications building were thickened, like a fortress, but
Immediately after the attack, the generals and Soviet advisers in Jakarta realized that their radar warning capabilities had been almost completely lost, their SAM surface-to-air missiles had become blind, and all communications with the front-line troops had been cut off.

Aerial electronic jammers are conducting strong electronic jamming.

The war unfolded in the way that SEA is best at. When the war began, there were hundreds of American and NATO observers who were there to observe in person.

Major Chris from the US Air Force is one of them. As an observer, he once participated in "Operation Rolling Thunder". Although they tried to copy the SEA's style of play, the operation failed.

"At that time, the president prohibited us from attacking too many targets. He only allowed us to attack targets such as bridges. Hanoi and the northern border areas were not within the scope of the attack..."

In the Joint Command Center, while Major Chris was complaining, General Hartman said:
"You will never win the war if you tie your hands like this."

Hartmann, the super ace pilot of Germany in World War II, had just been promoted to Major General of S.E. AF.

"Once a war breaks out, we must go all out and do whatever it takes. Only in this way can we win the war. Otherwise..."

Looking at the major beside him, Hartmann said:
“There will always be a price to pay in the end, and the price is likely to be failure.”

“So, you can win this war.”

As Major Chris spoke, his eyes were fixed on the display screen on the wall. From the big screen, one could see that the air strike fleet had begun to launch an all-round attack on Jakarta.

This kind of attack was not the escalating attack in "Operation Rolling Thunder", which had to be further escalated because of the stubborn resistance in the country. Instead, it was a thunderstorm-like attack, like a typhoon that destroyed everything in the first place.

This is what they are all about - Iron Typhoon!

Just like the code name of the operation, a steel typhoon will be used to destroy everything and lay a solid foundation for the subsequent victory.

After the Tomahawk missile attack, under the cover of electronic jammers, fighter jets from the S.E. AF and fighter groups taking off from the S.E. Navy aircraft carrier attacked key targets in Java and Sumatra from the mainland and the Indian Ocean.

The Hawkeye early warning aircraft of the navy and air force were also circling over the Indian Ocean and the Java Sea. Their onboard radars could distinguish every friendly and enemy aircraft in the sky, issue various forecasts and provide guidance in a timely manner, and keep a close watch at all times.

By dawn, under the precise attack, most of Jakarta's radars had been blown to pieces, its missile bases had become blind, and its main command center had become a ruin. However, it would take two more days and two nights to complete the task, but the air superiority had already emerged.

Subsequent air strikes will also target power plants, communication towers, telephone exchanges, relay stations, aircraft shelters, control towers, and all known military camps and forward bases.

Later on, the combat effectiveness of the Jakarta Army must be reduced to less than 50 percent of its current capabilities, which is a condition that the Army insists must be guaranteed before launching a ground war.

"Aerial strikes are like razors, hitting the enemy's vital points hard, destroying their nerve centers, and then going deep into them!"

The way of warfare is modern, and even in the eyes of military observers from NATO allies, it is somewhat unbelievable and dazzling, making it hard to believe that all this is real.

Although they had witnessed similar attacks before, the wars ended so quickly that they didn't have time to react, because it was over anyway.

But this time is different. Because of the long-term preparation, observers from all countries can enter the whole process in advance.

This will allow them to truly and directly feel for the first time how modern warfare is conducted.

To a certain extent, it was from this time that they realized that the way of war had changed, but they were still sticking to the old ways.

Tomahawk missiles flew towards the target from the air and the sea, and the Air Force fighter jets dropped laser-guided bombs accurately on key areas. After the first day of bombing, Jakarta's air force, air defense force and command center had basically suffered a devastating blow.

After aerial reconnaissance confirmed that its air defense forces had been destroyed, the war finally returned to the scope familiar to Chris and others - a traditional way of warfare.

H1 bombers took off from the mainland and Indian Ocean bases and appeared over the battlefield with a roar. When these bombers appeared over Jakarta, everyone knew - the war was over!

However, the bombers did not bomb the city of Jakarta. In fact, Hatta and the Jakarta high-level officials who were hiding in the underground bunkers did not mind the bombing of the city. They even had imagined that SEA would carpet bomb the city. At that time, the densely populated urban areas would be flattened and thousands of innocent civilians would be killed.

This kind of massacre scene will be directly presented to the world, and the news media will record it and broadcast it to the world audience. This will set off a global wave of opposition to SEA and aggression, forcing the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting. At that time, the Soviet Union will further use the massacre as an excuse to veto, and it can also further win the sympathy of the international community.

In war, this is also a means of winning the war.

Just like 125 grams of black bread, it is a weapon in itself, an ideological and spiritual weapon. It not only symbolizes the unyielding will, but also can win sympathy on the greatest scale. The whole world has seen what kind of courage and sacrifice those warriors used to fight the invaders and never surrender.

And the same is true when being bombed... People will see the brutality of the invaders and sympathize with the plight of the weak.

In short, bomb it, bomb it, it would be best to raze Jakarta to the ground like you bombed Bandung!

By that time, the whole world will be on our side. By that time, the whole world will see their tyranny.

President Hatta prayed this in the underground bunker in Bandung.

To this end, they didn't even sound the air raid sirens.

However, their prayers were only partially answered. After a show of force over Jakarta, the bombers dropped tons of bombs on the army camps and defense lines.
As the roar of the fighter planes echoed in the sky, the bombs roared down like angry beasts. The sky seemed to be torn apart by this force, and the huge fireballs were like volcanic eruptions, lifting the earth into the air with a breath of destruction.

At this moment, the earth was shaking, as if groaning in pain under the bombs. Deafening explosions came one after another, like the death knell of the end of the world, announcing the coming of the end of the world.

"Run!" Some people in the military camp screamed in fear, trying to escape from the horrific bombing range. But how could their steps be faster than the bombs falling from the sky?
The bomb landed, flames shot up into the sky, the ground shook, and the deafening explosion engulfed everything around it. Smoke and dust filled the air, as if to shroud the entire world in darkness.

In the military camp, life was as fragile as glass and was easily destroyed. People screamed and groaned in pain, but all of this was drowned out by the huge explosion. In this dead silence, only the roar of flames raging in the ruins and the terrifying scene of billowing smoke covering the sky and the sun remained.

People in the distance witnessed all this, their eyes filled with fear and helplessness. They wanted to escape from this horrible place, but their legs seemed to be nailed down and they couldn't move. They could only watch those lives disappear in the bombing, their hearts filled with despair and fear.

This carpet bombing not only destroyed the military camps and razed them to the ground, but also left an indelible shadow on people's hearts. The survivors struggled to survive in the ruins, their eyes full of helplessness and confusion. They didn't know where their future lay, nor did they know when this disaster would end.

"Help! Is there anyone?"

A faint cry for help came from the ruins.

A survivor struggled to climb out of the ruins, his body covered with scars and dust. He looked around and saw only a mess and ruins. His friends and superiors were gone, leaving him alone standing in the ruins.

At this moment, his heart was filled with fear and despair. People wandered in the ruins looking for the whereabouts of their comrades, but they often only found some broken limbs and cold corpses.

The bombing made those who survived by chance deeply realize the cruelty and ruthlessness of war. It also made them feel the powerlessness of human beings in the face of carpet bombing.

Everything was destroyed, leaving only endless pain and despair. This fear and despair left them with only one thought in their hearts - escape from this horrible place!

So, shortly after the bombing ended, many people dropped their weapons and equipment and fled in panic, covered with scars and exhausted.

The effects of carpet bombing are significant, especially in terms of the damage it does to people's hearts. Faced with carpet bombing, people feel despair from the bottom of their hearts.

The Air Force's reconnaissance planes flew over those areas again and again, assessing the losses of their targets. In order to avoid the bombing, many severely damaged troops had to evacuate cities and military camps and retreat into the rainforest, while the opposition's armed forces directly occupied those areas.

"Damn it, we're definitely screwed!"

In the underground shelter, General Suharto looked up at the roof of the shelter, which was shaking slightly from the explosion, and said:
"Hada should surrender to them immediately! Even with the help of the Russians, we cannot win this war."

"Yes, Commander, I really don't understand why they have to get close to the Russians. If Suga falls to the Russians, he will be finished, but Hada still relies on the Russians! Don't they know that SEA is very wary of the Russians?"

Although the Jakarta army was armed with the help of the Russians, many right-wing officers did not agree with Sugaro's decision to side with the Russians, even though they were equally hostile to the SEA and also disliked Russia.

A few years ago, Sugaro had purged the center-right forces in the army. A few years ago, a "Committee of Generals" composed of 40 senior army officers secretly met at the Military Law Academy, preparing to launch a coup on Army Day to overthrow the Sugaro government. However, the action was discovered by Sugaro's security bureau, so he took the initiative and, with the help of the Russians, not only arrested and executed those generals, but also purged the right-wing forces in the army.

But even so, there were still many fish that slipped through the net, and Suharto was one of them. Not only was he not purged, he was even promoted to commander of the Land Strategic Reserve Army because of his performance during the purge.

But in fact, he just hid it a little bit deeply.

Now, like many people, facing the bombing, he exposed his true nature, or in other words, facing the crisis, Suharto thought of another possibility.

"It's not vigilance, but fear. They think we are simply the Russians' representatives in Southeast Asia, so they are so determined to get rid of us."

Suharto continued.

"As long as we rely on the Russians, their hostility towards us will not decrease. Now we must completely destroy everything to prevent us from continuing to act as Russia's thugs and threaten their security."

"Threaten their safety? They are so powerful and we are so weak, how can we threaten them?"

"That's not important. What's important is that when we get weapons from Russia, we threaten them, at least in their eyes."

"Damn, for a few weapons and loans, they sold out all of Jakarta. We sold it all to the Russians..."

When Suharto said this, his tone was filled with dissatisfaction and anger.

"Now our country is about to be occupied by them. This is the price they pay for joining the Russians."

"But what can we do now, Commander?"

In response to his subordinates’ inquiries, Suharto said:
"Maybe we still have an option."

When he said this, Suharto's eyes narrowed slightly and a sinister look flashed across his face.

For him, what is happening in Jakarta now has given him an opportunity, or rather, the current situation has given him an opportunity.

If you want to succeed, you must be good at seizing opportunities, like now.

"General, what kind of choice are you talking about?"

General Suharto said in response to his subordinates' questions.

"We also have the option of joining them."

"To them? To those who invaded us?"

In response to their questions, Suharto said.

"There's nothing I can do. After all, heaven is too far away and SEAS is too close."

(End of this chapter)