787 Long Wei ambushed under the yellow sand
"It can't be!" Mubashar had no idea that the other party would be able to fire before them.
Speaking of skillful operation, although the Dragon Guard tank has not been used for longer than the opponent, they do not think that the opponent will be more skilled than them.
From the Longwei tank to the Tikrit division, and after arriving at the Mubashar regiment, except for repairs and maintenance, most of the time these tanks have not stopped, and they have been practicing hard.
The operation of the Dragon Guard tank is much simpler than that of other tanks, especially with the computer as a tool to assist in aiming, many operations are even fool-like.
However, in the fast-moving battlefield, some human operations are needed to correct it, and computers simply cannot keep up with the speed of human thinking or even intuition at some point.
"Boom, boom!" A series of shells landed in the tank ranks of the 1st Battalion of the Revolutionary Guards, which were spreading wildly.
At least 10 shells fell from the original location of the No. 111 tank, but most of them were high-explosive shells, not tank battalions led by Ansar and others, and most of them were tail shelling and armor-piercing shells imported from China.
Under normal circumstances, there are two or even three types of ammunition in the tank, and there are at least two types of automatic reloading, one armor-piercing and one high-explosive. The Iranians found that their tanks were mainly used to fight enemy tanks. In this process, high-explosive shells are basically of little use in the face of advanced tanks with thick skin and thick flesh, and it is simply better to use armor-piercing shells.
Of course, there are also tanks that are equipped according to the standard. Part of high-explosive shells, part of armor-piercing shells.
From its inception to the present, the 1st Battalion has not been used for positional warfare. So all equipped armor-piercing shells.
The Iraqis are not aware of this at all.
They were still equipped with standard ammunition, and although dozens of shells fell in the middle of the Iranian tank cluster in the first wave of attack, it did not have much effect.
If it hadn't landed right in the middle of the tank's tracks, even the tracks would not have been able to blow up.
High-explosive bombs rely on shrapnel to kill.
"Enemy Attack ......" Through the commander's scope, Mubashar saw only a sharp shell piercing that was magnified in the sight, and then slammed into the frontal armor of the tank's turret. Before he could react, there was another bang, and the whole tank shook!
"Captain!" There were tanks around to see this. Immediately there was an exclamation in the communication channel.
"Don't panic, we're fine!" When he saw that the display screen and the various indicators on the operation console did not show a fault alarm, Mubashar suddenly yelled into the panicked regimental communication channel.
Supposedly, as a regimental commander. He commanded more than 200 state-of-the-art tanks. He should sit in the command vehicle in the rear, not in the command tank like the battalion commander, but the resentment in Mubashar's heart is too deep.
The tanks of the Chinese, as expected, are not blown.
In terms of defense, it's not bad, if this is a T72, it's definitely a martyrdom.
"Kill them for me! Shoot freely and shoot all the shells out of the magazine! "Since the defense is very strong. Both sides have the same defense, so it depends on the attack.
And. The attack power is about the same, it depends on who enters the attack power faster and stronger.
Apparently, the opposing side had only more than thirty tanks.
With the order of the regiment commander, more than 70 tanks that had already fired began to move again, this time there was no unified command, several tanks were a unit, each looking for a target to fire.
After the tank guns spit out flames, there was a violent roar, and the Iranian tanks in the distance were doing various maneuvers and rushing towards this direction quickly.
"Ceasefire! Cease fire! "The first shell went out, and it was basically gone.
Although the effective range of armor-piercing projectiles can reach longer distances, the most powerful ones are within the range of two kilometers.
The Ankara battalion has always been in motion to destroy the enemy, and it is also used as a sharp knife in tank positional warfare. In the past, the interspersed ones were at a distance of no more than three kilometers.
Therefore, when he reacted, he immediately realized the problem and immediately ordered the whole battalion to cease fire.
"It's too far, assault! Close the distance! ”
Under the orders of the battalion commander, even in the face of twice as many tanks of the same type, the entire first battalion frantically rushed towards the opposite Iraqi tank positions.
Amid the rumbling of artillery, more than 30 tanks frantically rushed forward amid the explosion of 125-mm high-explosive shells and splashes of mud and sand, and the distance was constantly closing.
"Battalion commander, the number of tanks on the other side is too large, should we call in the rear support?" The young communications officer thought that the battalion commander and the battalion deputy were simply sending them to death, and once they were entangled, they would not be able to evacuate at all.
Without the protection of coordinated armored forces, and without the coordinated infantry to prevent the enemy's infantry from approaching, in such a situation, it is likely that the entire army will be wiped out.
"Do you see the opposing team's armored car?" Ankara was also stunned.
Casa's crazy driving made the whole tank jolt so badly that even with a very powerful suspension system, it was impossible to sit comfortably inside the tank.
Of course, if you don't, you will be smashed on the tank by enemy shells.
"No ......"
"Boom!" Above the engine behind the turret of tank No. 111, a shell exploded directly on the surface of the tank, interrupting the communications officer.
"In the rear, there are Iraqi Longwei tank units, more than two battalions!"
Finally, someone noticed something wrong in the rear during the movement to the side, and dozens of tanks had already emerged from behind......
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
The tanks in the rear were also firing frantically, and the distance between the two sides was less than four kilometers, but it was still high-explosive shells.
These high-explosive shells exploded around fast-moving Revolutionary Guard tanks, and some even exploded on top of the tank body or turret. smashed the tanks that originally looked messy but had faint rules.
The shell that explodes on the body of the tank does not have a great impact on the tank, and the defensive armor of the Dragon Guard is durable. This is something that many people know.
However, the ground itself was uneven for the fast-moving tank, and a series of shells exploded on the side of the tank, and in an instant, several tanks advancing at maximum speed overturned under the inertia and the violent shock wave generated by the explosion!
"Oh no, I'm in ambush! Remove! ”
In less than thirty seconds, more than four tanks had been blown over or had their tracks broken and lay on their stomachs. Such a situation, Ankara did not think about at all.
He never imagined that the other side would mobilize a regiment of tanks to encircle one of his battalions.
"Send a message to the headquarters and ask for support!" Ankara is crazy. But not a fool, this is clearly a conspiracy of the other side, "everyone pay attention, raid from the left!" Greet them with black arrows! ”
The armor-piercing projectile is too far away. Not suitable for attacking at such a distance.
And. At the beginning, the tanks opposite them did not have a high enough power input from the engines, and the infrared-guided Black Arrow anti-tank missiles were not able to find targets very well. It is even possible to be detonated on such a battlefield due to the fire generated by the explosion of an artillery shell.
Although these missiles were later improved by the Chinese and equipped with inertial guidance, the effect was not very good.
The tanks in the back are different, and they are probably loaded with a lot of armor-piercing shells, so they want to shorten the distance between them, so they are rushing towards them while firing their guns.
South. It's Khorramshahr.
In that area, there were more than 100,000 Revolutionary Guards and a large number of advanced weapons and equipment.
"Rush up. Surround them, fill in the gap in the north, and don't let them run! Mubashar saw that the second battalion, which had come around from the flank, had appeared in the rear of the enemy, and that the enemy had fled in the direction where their third battalion was ambushing. As long as the opponent runs a few kilometers ahead, the tanks that emerge from the ground will completely deprive them of the opportunity to escape.
"Prepare for the launch of black arrows, do not coordinate, pay attention to avoid enemy shells! Shoot them all! "In the current environment, there is no need to think about anything else, and there is no way to leave some more missiles for emergency use.
If you look at it from the sky, you can see the dilemma that the Ankara battalion is currently facing.
Five or six kilometers west of the 1st Battalion were more than 70 tanks of the 1st Battalion and the regimental headquarters of the Mubashar Regiment, while about 4 kilometers to the west, more than 60 tanks of the 2nd Battalion were rushing towards them.
About 10 kilometers to the south was the ambush of the 3rd Battalion of Mubashar's regiment, and all the tanks were buried in the sand, with planks made at the beginning lying in front of the tank's tracks, so that the tanks could climb out of the sand. This kind of experiment was exercised many times by the Mubashar regiment when it was training in Iraq, otherwise it would not have rashly adopted such a method today.
The tank's engine was running at maximum power, and the black smoke released by the incomplete combustion of the diesel fuel mixed with the yellow dust, and the smoke grenades released by the many tanks kept releasing it, and soon the area became a little hazy.
Before destroying a single enemy tank, the Iranian side has lost 6 tanks, the entire battalion, there are only 27 left, the battle power ratio on the battlefield has become 1:6, if it is facing T72, or T54/55, Ankara is confident that it will escape with the rest of its troops, but the opposite side is all the same dragon guards as them.
His heart has sunk to the bottom.
“…… Asking for reinforcements, we were surrounded by a regiment of Iraqi Longwei tanks...... Request for support...... "The communications officer had forgotten his duties as a commander, and Kasa was observing the situation outside through the driver's observation position, without the slightest pause in the movement of his hands and feet.
Ankara, on the other hand, is constantly looking for an opportunity to use tank guns to take out a few enemies first and relieve some of the pressure.
"Whew!"
The first Black Arrow flew towards the tank that surrounded them to the east, and then a series of Black Arrow missiles detached from the tank, and the tail flew off into the distance with white smoke and flames.
"Boom!" A missile had just ejected from the launcher and was about to ignite when a shell exploded at the top of the turret.
"Boom!" Before the missile was completely ignited, it exploded directly, and under the influence of the shock wave of the explosion, the armor-piercing projectile immediately flew towards a tank next to it, and inserted it straight into the side skirt of a Longwei tank with a side distance of less than five meters......
"Boom!" A dull explosion sounded, and the tank, which had been hit by an armor-piercing bullet fired by its own friendly troops, shook violently, and then could not take a step forward!
The turret, which weighed more than ten tons, was not blown away, and the entire tank soon emitted billowing black smoke.
The hatch on the roof of the turret was opened, and an Iranian soldier with a fire on his body and a helmet on his head came out of it, frantically pushing the helmet on his head, from time to time slapping the growing flames on his body, and then rolled from the top of the tank to the ground with a scream.
The second person who came out was completely surrounded by flames, and he had just turned half out of the cockpit and was already unable to climb up......
Martyrdom!
People who saw this scene immediately had such an idea in their minds.
The Dragonguard tank has major flaws that they haven't discovered yet!
Even if the shells and fuses are separated, in a small space, the power of the explosion of dozens of fuses is definitely not small.
However, no one paid attention to this at this time, and running for their lives was what they should do now.
"Don't launch missiles! Repeat, don't launch missiles! "After another tank was hit by a comrade because of a Black Arrow missile fired by its own people, Ankara learned about the situation and hurriedly ordered all the units.
The main guidance method of the Black Arrow is infrared guidance!
At this moment, a lot of missiles went directly to the position of those shells that had just exploded, and as a result, the tank tracks around the explosion point of the shells were broken by the tandem warhead of the missiles!
"Now look where you are running away!" Mubashar kept an eye on the fleeing tanks, and the armor-piercing shell nailed to the turret of the tank he was sitting on made him no longer dare to go ahead, but kept wandering on the edge to direct the battle.
The third battalion, which was ambushed in the sand, was never ordered to sort, and when it was less than three kilometers away, he immediately gritted his teeth and ordered the third battalion to attack!
Seeing that they had thrown the tanks surrounding them on both sides a little farther away and were about to escape from the encirclement, Ankara's uneasiness had just risen, when he heard Kassa's frightened curse: "Bastard, these Iraqis have also ambushed tanks here, and there are ...... tanks underground"
Looking outside, the originally calm ground was rising upwards, and soon, the thick barrel of the Dragon Guard tank came out of the sand, and slowly, the turret of the entire tank began to appear in the sight of everyone in the first battalion of the Revolutionary Guards......
"It's over......" This is Ankara's only thought.
(To be continued.) )