图片新闻【4】Pressure Buildup on Afghanistan

A sailor directs a fighter jet into launch position from the USS Theodore Roosevelt as part of the U.S. mission to put pressure on Afghanistan.
- Associated Press

一名水手在美国海军” Theodore Roosevelt”号航空母舰上指挥一架喷气式战斗机进入起飞战位,此为美国向阿富汗施压行动的一部分.

A FOURTH United States Navy carrier group was heading for the Gulf yesterday, which will bring to about 300 the number of US Navy aircraft instantly available to attack positions in Afghanistan or to defend the bombers carrying out those attacks.

昨天(10月1日)第四个美国海军航母战斗群驶向海湾,它使美国海军可用于立即投入攻击阿富汗阵地或为袭击这些目标的轰炸机提供护航的作战飞机达到300架.

Many of the aircraft are based in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and former Soviet republics neighbouring Afghanistan. Some have also been sited at the former RAF base at Midway, Oman.

这些作战飞机中的许多部署在科威特,沙特阿拉伯和与阿相邻的前苏联共和国.此外有些飞机驻扎在位于中途的前英国皇家空军在阿曼的基地.

The aircraft range from F15 Strike Eagle ground attack aircraft to Jstars reconnaissance aircraft that can use radar to build up 3D pictures of objects hundreds of miles away. Large numbers of KC10 Extender and KC135 Stratocaster air tankers have been amassed to refuel aircraft such as the F15 and the F16, to allow them to attack Afghan territory from bases in the Gulf.

这些飞机包括从F15”攻击之鹰”对地攻击机到Jstars侦察机,它能凭借雷达建立方圆数百英里之内的地面目标的三维图象.同时有大批KC10”延伸者”和KC135”平流层投掷手”空中加油机集结起来,用于为诸如F15和F16战斗机空中加油,以使它们能从海湾地区的基地起飞奔赴阿富汗地区实施攻击.

But the initial air strike is likely to be carried out by B52 StratoFortress bombers, B1 Lancer bombers and B2 Spirit stealth bombers that are capable of flying missions from America.

不过,最初阶段的空中打击可能由B52”同温层堡垒”,B1”枪骑兵”轰炸机和能够从美国本土飞赴战场的B2”幽灵”隐身轰炸机来完成.

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