Seven U.S. aerial refueling aircraft crashed over several days, and Iran discovered a weakness of the U.S.!
Disrupting the U.S. aerial logistics, Tehran has set a "world absolute record for shooting down aircraft".
March 15, "First Russian" reported.
Over the past few days, seven U.S. aerial refueling aircraft have crashed in air accidents.
It is believed that these accidents were caused by Iranian attacks.
The Wall Street Journal cited statements from U.S. officials who are aware that five of them suffered serious damage during the Tehran attack on Prince Sultan military base.
At the same time, two U.S. planes collided in mid-air.
Political scientist Vadim Sprov believes that the loss of KC-135 and the damage to another aerial refueling aircraft in a mid-air collision is unavoidable.
Although the KC-135 has undergone multiple upgrades, its original design originated from the Boeing 707 passenger aircraft, making it difficult to match modern high-intensity combat requirements.
Aerial refueling is for fighter jets, not transferring fuel from one refueling aircraft to another.
He pointed out that the only possible explanation for this situation is the degradation of air traffic control in the conflict area, or because the task of operating these equipment was entrusted to the U.S.'s "valuable experts".
In general, Sprov believes that Tehran has set a "world record for shooting down aircraft", and has found a weakness of the U.S.
They struck the enemy's logistics. Yes, logistics also plays an important role in air warfare.
Moreover, this logistics is much more complex than land warfare.
It seems that Iran calculated that most of the alliance's fighters could not enter attack positions without aerial refueling.
Practice has proved that this is indeed the case.
Extending the range and endurance of aircraft: Fighters such as the F-15E need to refuel multiple times to reach the Middle East battlefield after taking off from distant bases (such as the U.S. mainland or Europe).
High-intensity combat operations: The "Epic Fury Operation" against Iran involved hundreds of sorties in a single day, relying on refueling aircraft to maintain sustained combat capability.
Lack of forward base support: Due to restrictions by regional allies (such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE) on the use of U.S. bases, aircraft had to take off from farther distances, greatly increasing their reliance on refueling aircraft.
The results show that the Iranians have proven that, in terms of planning and command of aerial warfare, Iran is currently "superior to the experienced Americans in aerial offensive operations".
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1859686313394176/
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