Another challenge was revealed by Colonel Curtis Culver, nicknamed “Voodoo,” who said that the most effective weapons of fighter jets against Iranian drones were being quickly destroyed.
“That night, the mission was to shoot down the drones with the weapons we had to protect our friendship,” Culver said.
He pointed out that the next, more difficult mission after that was to land at an American military base, where Iranian missiles and drones intercepted by Patriot air defense systems at the base exploded and debris rained down on the runways.
Some fighter planes had to land with a jammed missile, an emergency situation in which a missile is launched, but it works poorly and there is no real explosion.
On the ground, the soldiers were advised to go to bunkers, but many did not, as they focused on getting planes back into the air to continue the fight.
For his part, Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Causey said that fighter pilots did not have enough time to train before that, saying that “attack marches represent a low cost and a low risk for the enemy to use them. and we must confront them to protect civilians and protect our allies. We hadn’t started working extensively yet.”
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On April 13, Iran launched more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles, in an attack that was much larger than the US military had anticipated, according to CNN.
Fighter pilot Benjamin Coffee, nicknamed “The Irishman,” said he didn’t expect his missiles to run out while facing an Iranian attack on Israel.
According to CNN, Coffey said he and his colleague, weapons systems officer Capt. Lacey Hester, nicknamed “Sonic,” received instructions for every weapon available to them. used to face the attack.
Covey and Hester described how they flew close to one of the Iranian drones at a height well below the safe limit for an F-15, and used the cannon, in an extremely dangerous maneuver in the dark a barely visible target face.
Kofi explained: “You feel the rush of the ground, and you are getting closer and closer to the ground the risk was too great to try again after we failed the first time in shooting down march of Iran. “
CNN pointed out that the pilots, technical officers, and crews on the ground who participated in the operation stated that they were tired at times while facing this widespread attack from Iran, which was the US Air Force’s first real test against a large and sustained attack. using drones, and they stayed… The fights were in the air for hours during that night.
Another challenge was revealed by Colonel Curtis Culver, nicknamed “Voodoo,” who said that the most effective weapons of fighter jets against Iranian drones were being quickly destroyed.
“That night, the mission was to shoot down the drones with the weapons we had to protect our friendship,” Culver said.
He pointed out that the next, more difficult mission after that was to land at an American military base, where Iranian missiles and drones intercepted by Patriot air defense systems at the base exploded and debris rained down on the runways.
Some fighter planes had to land with a jammed missile, an emergency situation in which a missile is launched, but it works poorly and there is no real explosion.
On the ground, the soldiers were advised to go to bunkers, but many did not, as they focused on getting planes back into the air to continue the fight.
For his part, Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Causey said that fighter pilots did not have enough time to train before that, saying that “attack marches represent a low cost and a low risk for the enemy to use them. and we must confront them to protect civilians and protect our allies. We hadn’t started working extensively yet.”
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2024-11-15 23:40:00
