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Chapter 1779 Intercontinental Expedition (Second update, please subscribe)

"It is more important to deliver a battalion within 24 hours than to deliver a division after 10 days!"

It is no longer known where this sentence first came from, but what is certain is that this sentence has a profound impact on the SEA military. He believes that he must go all out as soon as the war breaks out and there must not be any hesitation.

Therefore, SEA's military operations are always based on the basic combat principle of "going all out".

The same is true for this intercontinental expedition!
At Tripoli Airport, transport planes landed one after another.

Although it was an unfamiliar airspace, the transport pilots of the S.E. AF still demonstrated a very high level of flying skills. As soon as the plane landed, the troops quickly rushed out of the cabin, and truck guns, infantry fighting vehicles and trucks loaded with ammunition quickly drove out from the belly of the plane.

Then, the transport plane took off again, like a merry-go-round.

In just two hours, hundreds of transport planes transported tens of thousands of troops and a large amount of supplies to Tripoli.

At 4:12 in the morning, two gray-black transport planes landed at Tripoli Airport.

As they landed one after another, the ground crew shouted excitedly:

"Look, it's our C1 transport plane!"

C1 transport aircraft - this is the most advanced transport aircraft of S.E.AF.

No army has ever understood strategic mobility more thoroughly than the SEA armed forces. Time and again, rapid strike operations have made them firmly believe that modern warfare is fast, accurate and ruthless.

To put it bluntly, it means to strike hard at the first opportunity.

The “first strike” must be powerful and you cannot adopt a wave-by-wave tactic of adding fuel to the fire.

It is for this reason that the military proposed "strategic mobility", and the core of this is to use modern transport aircraft to establish a "mobile force" that can carry out strategic mobility.

So, over the past decade, the S.E.AF has built an air transport force of 217 C130s and C141s through military procurement and assistance from the U.S. Joint Defense Program.

Although it is known as the second largest air transport force in the free world, in fact, the military has always been very dissatisfied with those transport aircraft. The C130 has a small load capacity and a short range, and is only suitable as a tactical transport aircraft. As for the C141, which was once highly anticipated by the military, it also disappointed them - its fuselage was too slender and not suitable for transporting vehicles.

Therefore, five years ago, after soliciting the needs of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the S.E.AF proposed a plan to develop the CX strategic transport aircraft.

Two years ago, the prototype of the CX program began to be tested, and the first production model was delivered to S.E.AF at the beginning of the year. As soon as this transport aircraft appeared, it attracted the attention of the military of various countries in the world.

It is a combination of strategic and tactical air transport capabilities. In terms of cargo compartment design, although the C-1 has similar dimensions to the C-141, its cargo compartment size is much larger than that of the C141. According to the requirement of arranging six trucks in two rows in the cargo compartment, the cargo compartment is 6 meters wide, 5.49 meters long, and 26.82 meters high. Three jeeps can be arranged in parallel, and three WH-4.11 armed helicopters can also be transported. In order to load the heaviest equipment of the army, the VT-3 main battle tank, and considering the further development of the tank in the future, its cargo compartment floor is strengthened by aluminum alloy longitudinal beams, reaching a maximum load-bearing capacity of 3 tons.

Its 10000-kilometer range gives it outstanding long-range strategic maneuverability.

After the two transport planes landed, the rear hatch opened and the VT1D main battle tanks in the cabin roared out.

Soon, the VT1D main battle tanks appeared on the streets of Tripoli. When the remaining Libyan soldiers saw the tanks, they raised their hands in despair.

Even an idiot knew the situation was irreversible.

The sound of artillery fire and violent explosions have been echoing in Tripoli and Benghazi since around 2 a.m. Journalists from various countries, awakened by the explosions, walked out of their rooms, set up cameras on the hotel balconies, and filmed the artillery fire in the city.

"Who are they?"

On the hotel balcony, pointing the camera lens at the distant artillery fire, Retji said in confusion:

“Who’s bombing them?”

He and his colleagues were in Tripoli to report on the military coup. In the past few days, he, like other Western journalists, has focused his camera on Gaddafi.
They thought they were witnessing a singing contest.

But I didn't expect the reversal to be so quick.

Now they couldn't even imagine in their dreams that the planes carrying out the bombing were flying from another continent.

Of course, it was even more unexpected that the SEA military, far away on another continent, not only sent fighter jets to carry out air strikes on Libya in Africa, but also sent a large number of troops by transport planes.

Such an intercontinental expedition can be said to be the first in human warfare history and is unprecedented. Although it is common to mobilize troops across continents in history, no country's military has ever crossed continents to launch the most deadly attack on the enemy as soon as the war breaks out.

Such an intercontinental attack had never happened before, nor was it something they could imagine.

Retji and his colleagues were awakened by the explosion outside.

They looked out the window and saw the night sky in the distance was lit up by flames and obscured by thick smoke.

"Is this... a war?"

The colleague asked in a low voice, with a hint of fear in his voice.

Leitji stared at the fire in the distance and whispered:

"War? Whose war is it? Are the Americans supporting the restoration of the king?"

Inside the hotel, reporters from various countries became nervous and full of anticipation. They knew that this was the big news they had been waiting for.

Before, there was no big news in Tripoli, but now they saw big news. Just as they were excitedly recording everything, news came from the other side. "The satellite broadcast vehicle cannot connect to the satellite."

"Someone must be interfering."

"what should we do?"

There was a hint of excitement in the reporter's voice. The most important thing now was to report the war happening here back to the country.

However, there is not much they can do now. They can only wait for the electronic interference to stop. Since the military operation began, several electronic warfare aircraft have been carrying out electronic interference suppression off the coast of Libya.

But no one would sit there and wait, and reporters started to walk out of the hotel.

On the streets, soldiers from the Army Commandos and Marines were taking rapid action. They controlled important forces, streets and intersections as planned. They had clear goals and decisive actions, and soon they achieved control of Tripoli.

When the reporters came to the streets, they soon encountered these soldiers. Looking at these soldiers wearing desert camouflage and holding "M16" rifles, for a moment they thought they were US troops.

“Is it the U.S. military?”

Retji exclaimed directly:
"It's the Germans... No, it's the SEA army! Look at their helmets!"

The helmets, those soldiers' helmets, look similar to the German M35 steel helmet, a Kevlar fiber helmet unique to SEA. As soon as the helmet was unveiled, it was informally called "German".

After getting closer, the reporters finally saw their identity clearly - they were indeed the SEA army, and the double stars were their unique symbol.

"Sir, are you from the SEA Army?"

"Yes, we are here at the invitation of King Idris to help restore order in Libya."

At the invitation of the Idris Kingdom!
The reporters immediately took note of this information, and Retji asked again:

"So where are you from?"

"From the air..."

As if in response to his answer, transport planes roared past in the sky.

Looking at the transport planes in the air, Retji and others knew that the fate of Libya had once again been changed by these people who came from afar.

At 10 a.m., the Libyan radio began broadcasting a speech by King Idris I, in which the king accused Gaddafi and others of being traitors, called the military coup a rebellion, and said that he would return to Tripoli with the help of his allies, and that the rebellion had been quelled...

The king's speech spread throughout Libya through radio and television. At this time, from Tripoli to Benghazi, the SEA armed forces had airlifted more than 3 troops, and special forces occupied every airport. While military transport planes were transporting a steady stream of troops and supplies to Libya, hundreds of requisitioned civil aircraft were also put into use.

By noon, ten hours after the military operation began, more than 4 troops had entered Libya. Those troops that tried to resist were easily wiped out. Now SEA has completely controlled the situation in Libya.

At 10 o'clock that evening, troops entered Libya through seven airports. Although most of their heavy equipment was on transport planes, everyone knew that the situation in Libya had been completely stabilized.

On the streets of Tripoli, Retegui stared at the busy soldiers, his heart filled with mixed emotions - worry about the situation and uncertainty about the future.

But what was more surprising was that everything overturned his imagination.

"Do you believe?"

A reporter asked in a low voice, with surprise in his voice.

"They even brought in heavy tanks by plane."

The tanks on the streets and the planes roaring through the sky, everything is reminding people that this country has been completely occupied.

"They just occupied the country in a few hours... My God, I used to think they were good at fighting, but I didn't expect them to be so good at fighting!"

After a moment's silence, Retji looked at the soldiers on the street and said:
"It's not that they can fight, but they always use new tactics. Who would have thought that they could transport troops from tens of thousands of kilometers away by plane? And then occupy this country?"

At this moment, a reporter nearby said:

"This is not occupation, but assistance. They are here at the invitation of King Idris to help him restore his rule."

Yes, these soldiers who came from thousands of miles away came here to help King Idris restore his rule and restore order in Libya.

After the king's speech was broadcast on radio and television, the emotions of people across Libya gradually calmed down, but there was still a sense of tension and uneasiness in the air.

Everyone looked at the foreign soldiers with complicated eyes, watching them appear on the streets. They were not unfamiliar with this scene. After all, this country had only been independent for about 20 years. More than 20 years ago, in Libya, there were European troops everywhere, including the American army, the British army, the German army, and the Italian army, fighting fiercely in Libya.

There is nothing to be uncomfortable about. At most, it is just a replacement of a group of soldiers.

On the streets, SEA soldiers were maintaining order. Although they were in a foreign country, they still demonstrated their powerful air transport and combat capabilities to the world with a thrilling surprise attack.

This strategic mobile combat capability is amazing, and this military operation is destined to create an unprecedented storm around the world.

And a storm is brewing over the Mediterranean Sea.

(End of this chapter)