"Brown, Dale - Fatal Terrain" - читать интересную книгу автора (Brown Dale)

"Yet I was briefed two days ago that there has been exten-
sive flooding on Longtian peninsula and that the base and city
are not fully repaired," Sun went on angrily. "The undamaged
missiles were removed and sent to Fuzhou. What forces are
covering Longtian's targets while their missiles are evacu-
ated?"
Colonel Ai seemed stunned at Sun's question. "The evac-
uation was merely precautionary, sir," he responded. "We ex-
pect the missiles to be back at their presurveyed launch points
in just a few days. . . ."
"But then you are in fact telling me that Taoyuan and Hsin-
chu are not really at risk right now," Sun insisted. "You are
saying-"
"Comrade Admiral, Longtian covers the initial bombard-
ment of Taoyuan and Hsinchu," General Lieutenant Qian said
in a loud, irritated voice. "Colonel Ai, continue the briefing-"
"But, sir, I just said there are no missiles at Longtian," Sun
interrupted. Although Qian was senior to Sun, they were both
of equal rank and authority, and it was certainly within Sun's
purview to question anything in this briefing. He turned to
Colonel Ai and asked, "Did you bother to move any bombers

from the interior or from the north to cover those targets?
Zeguo Air Base can perhaps handle twenty or thirty B-6 bomb-
ers; Hangzhou and Fuzhou might be able to handle thirty each
as well. One hundred bombers might be able to cover those
two Nationalist cities until the DF-15s can be replaced at
Longtian. You might be able to get a number of Q-5s to cover
the targets, but it might take a hundred and fifty or, more,
depending on the status of Taiwan's Tien Kung-2 antiaircraft
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missile deployment that was scheduled for this month at Hsin-
chu. But the weather is getting a bit better, so the Q-5s might
have a good chance." Sun paused, regarding Ai. He still
looked absolutely petrified with confusion, his eyes shifting
back and forth from Sun to Qian. "Are you getting any of
this, Comrade Colonel?"
"Yes, sir, " Ai said, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down as
if he were choking on his own tongue. But a warning glare from
General Qian got his attention, and he pressed on: "Ah ...
yes, as I was saying, Longtian's DF- 15 missiles will destroy
the air defense bases at Taoyuan and Hsinchu, with secondary
targets at Taipei and Lung Tan available when intelligence
reports the destruction of these two air
facilities-"
"Commde Colonel, are you listening to what I am saying?"
Sun interjected angrily. "You cannot destroy any air bases
with weapons you do not have. Now, I have told you that
there are no missiles at Longtian, and I have suggested using
bombers or attack planes to cover Taoyuan and Hsinchu until