What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 507 Waiting for Leisure
Around 6 a.m. Western Hemisphere time
“7架F16损失，5架F15损失，友军幻影2000损失11架，其中2架F16和1架F15确认为友军误伤，3架幻影2000和1架F15被击毁在跑道上，另外有1架运输机、部分建筑被炸毁。

The air combat ratio was 40:77, and the loss ratio was 16:77. Ground forces confirmed shooting down 43 aircraft. The individual kill counts for the F-117 and the Imperial F-117 will take time to tally. Another F-117 crashed after a bombing mission; the cause is unknown, and the ejected pilot is being searched for.

The fax, still warm from being printed, was clutched tightly in Huai En's hand. It took him a long time before he finally opened his eyes with a conflicted expression.

Hans's retaliation was unexpectedly swift and fierce, but despite being well-prepared defensively, the losses were still painful.

The Guiana base highlighted the difficulties at the time:
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When the Flying Chicken built the base, it did not consider large-scale deployment. The space, refueling trucks, and ground crew were completely insufficient. The runway planning was also a mess. In order to save time, the Imperial pilots even made a dangerous maneuver of three fighters taking off at the same time with slightly staggered positions. Moreover, the more than ten fighters that took off afterward did not have time to refuel or be inspected. They were loaded with missiles and took off from the hangar.
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Guyana has a pitiful few hundred kilometers of depth, and 30 minutes is far too short. As a result, the fighter jets that took off were forced to engage in low-altitude skirmishes before they could even climb. The melee of more than 70 aircraft caused many pilots to be afraid to use missiles and were forced to fight with Gnats and Super Swifts with machine guns. However, three fighter jets were still shot down by friendly forces.
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The Super Swift is so maneuverable, and with the rocket boosters that temporarily enhance its super maneuverability, it can even make sharp-angle turns, making close-range dogfights a hellish challenge.

Excluding aircraft lost on the ground before they could take off, the loss ratio is 1:4.8, which seems like an acceptable figure.

However, when considering the total number of aircraft, the Empire directly lost 12 fighters, reducing its fleet from 32 to 20, and half of them were slightly damaged, which is equivalent to cutting its combat strength in half.

The Flying Chickens fared even worse. Their combat philosophy had long been focused on bullying Black people, resulting in a low sortie rate that led to three aircraft being lost on the runway. In addition, the Mirage 2000's maneuverability was inferior to that of Imperial fighters, causing their fighter inventory to plummet to a pitiful five aircraft.

Base Director Marvel, who had recently overshadowed the Empire and seemed poised for a comeback, is now forced to remain in exile.

Even more dangerously, the number of fighter jets in the entire Guyana Joint Air Force has dropped from 50 to 25, and the ground forces only have enough ammunition for one interception.

If Hans were to organize another large-scale air raid with 120 aircraft in a short period of time, the Empire would lose its air power in the south.

But for Wayne, this massive air raid was certainly inextricably linked to the stealth strikes he had planned.

The trouble caused by the four F117s has put hundreds of air defense positions and 50 fighter jets to fight. If the bunkers are destroyed, that's fine, but if the results are not good... He bet Johnson will keep making sarcastic remarks for half a year!

He didn't think there was any suspense at first, but as more ground troops and F117 pilots were added, the Prism Building discovered that the "bunker" had a lot of anti-aircraft gun firepower, which made him think of anti-aircraft towers.

That thing was incredibly hard; after the war, the Empire tried to destroy it by blowing it up with 35 tons of explosives, but they couldn't.

While the GBU27 boasts impressive stats, it also has many ideal requirements, such as attack angle and speed, which must be compromised in reality.

If it really is an anti-aircraft tower, eight lightweight bunker buster bombs might not be enough!
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Tang Wen stretched his stiff neck forcefully, and his body finally awoke from deep fatigue.

Commanding a war is no human endeavor.

When a single thought in your mind can trigger a domino effect, forcing you to plan routes and deployments on a vast map, the mental strain will be enormous.

This kind of staying up late and playing on your phone until midnight are on completely different levels, making Tang Wendu silently complain:
"Damn system, why don't you give me the physical attributes of Anton Superman?"

"Commander, you're awake!"

The ship girl who pushed open the cabin door was still wearing an apron, obviously preparing... Tang Wen glanced at the sunlight outside the porthole and then remembered that he was on the Zeppelin, and it was probably already afternoon.

"How long have I slept?"

"Not much at all, only 12 hours."

Tang Wen originally wanted to sleep a little longer, but upon hearing this number, he quickly sat up:

"I can't sleep anymore, or I'll get more and more confused... What's going on in the kitchen?" "It's a new Chinese dish I learned: turtle and snake stew! There's also sizzling beef, cuttlefish egg soup... and this!"

The ship girl pulled a small bag out of her apron pocket and shook it:
"The commander has been very tired lately, eating some of this should help."

Tang Wen looked at the packaging clearly, paused for a moment, and then took a deep breath.

Damn Shi Juzhu, how come even ship girls believe in this Brain Gold stuff?

Wait, I'll expose the health product scam as soon as I get back to the Greater Bay Area!

However, he still ate the Brain Gold like a snack, and only then did he have time to scan the results of the air raid:
Great.

It powerfully demonstrated the Lost Empire's determination to defend its anti-aircraft towers, and the saturation attack greatly depleted the Empire's equipment, while keeping it under control.

Compared to the previous 300-aircraft terror squadron, the lineup for this attack was significantly weaker. This allowed the Empire to estimate the size and operational capability of the Lost Empire's air force in Pakistan, giving the impression that it was weak but numerous, and that the Empire's technology was completely overwhelming, but that it was simply not taking it seriously enough. This led the Empire to continuously invest its forces.

After this airstrike, the Guyana Air Force will definitely be quiet for at least two months, and ground troops will have to deal with the anti-aircraft towers. It should be enough to keep the fighting going for more than a month.

Goal achieved, morning grumpiness gone.

Plan passes.

Seeing the ship girl still looking at him with concern, Tang Wen pinched her cheek:

"We can easily enjoy life for the next two months."

Does this include now?

"Almost... wait, I haven't eaten yet!"

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Miluo Outer Sea
Four ocean-going fishing vessels and one dedicated refrigerated fast ship from the Greater Bay Area's ocean-going fleet are floating at sea. After a final early morning of hard work, all the cabins of the ships are full and ready to head north to ship their cargo.

The radio station was unusually noisy this morning for some reason, babbling on and on.

"Village chief, what's that broadcast saying?!"

Chen Yonggui was not highly educated, but after going abroad, he still learned some common vocabulary on his own. After listening for a while, he was able to recognize the compound word "war warning".

"It's nothing, just a minor skirmish on the shore, we're perfectly fine."

"Then why did all the ship owners who previously contracted this area run away?"

"Foreigners are lazy, don't they? They're not as hardworking as us... There aren't so many problems. We'll work for another two months and then go back. Your family will get at least 50,000 yuan in dividends this year. We agreed in advance that you'd have to contribute money for the village to install streetlights!"

(End of this chapter)