Chapter 231: Oxfork's Tank
The city of Khambo is a large city in the southwest of Suiri and the economic and trade center of the southwest of Suyri. But three years ago, it was occupied by an extremist armed group secretly supported by the United States.
Because of the special topography of the city and the fact that the government forces in Syria have been passively beaten, the government forces have not counterattacked since the loss of the city, and they have not even planned to counterattack the city.
Extremist armed groups have not been well defended here, and only one division of troops has been stationed here. It was not until a large amount of US military aid was brought here in recent days that the extremist armed group, renamed "Peaceful Middle East," began to recognize this place under the advice of US military advisers, and not only added a mechanized division, but also "hired" US Army soldiers to set up three anti-aircraft missile battalions here, which became two anti-tank missile battalions.
It's really because there are too many military supplies stored here, and there is no room for loss.
The city is unique because it is a transportation hub connecting the southwest and northwest regions of Suili, with a roadless mountain to the west and a desert to the east. Suyri's car was to the south-west, and in the event of the occupation of the city of Khambo, the distance was increased several times by sea, either by ship from the city of Misula, or by the east by the large desert.
The distance from Misula to Khambo is less than 200 kilometers by highway, but if you cross the desert, although the distance on the map is less than 200 kilometers, you must actually walk around the mountains and dunes in the desert. The distance is close to three hundred kilometers, and as for bypassing the desert, it is even farther.
Because of this, neither the "Peaceful Middle East" organization nor their master, the US military, do not have much vigilance, in their opinion, whether it is tanks or soldiers to cross the desert for several days, they only need to send drones over the desert from south to north several times a day, tanks and soldiers who want to attack the city of Cambo will have nothing to hide in the eyes of the drone, as long as they are found, with a few short-range missiles to bombard, the other side has to obediently retreat. Or die in the desert. Buried under the bombardment of missiles.
However, what the Americans never expected was that this time, the Syrian government forces felt helpless under the attack of US stealth bombers and cruise missiles, and they desperately came up with a plan: use the new tanks they bought from China to form a surprise group and run 300 kilometers to attack. Straight to the city of Kambo. Destroy this rebel supply point in one fell swoop. Destroy their logistics, force the rebels to retreat, and even drive the rebels to neighboring countries.
For this. They quietly gathered the tanks they had purchased from Huaguo into a small town called Samianhe, and all 200 tanks were temporarily installed with four large oil drums, and then behind these 200 tanks was an infantry in trucks.
On a moonless night, the unit set off from the town, went straight into the desert, and then crossed the desert with the guidance of the GPS system and night vision devices.
This time, the government army was extremely bold and ordered the tank driver to keep moving at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour, without rest or slowing down in between, until the tank broke down and could not move forward.
If it were other tanks, and if they had been moving at such a speed for up to two hours, the tracks would have to be stopped to replace the tracks because they were too worn. However, this time, because of the special tracks installed, only one of the 200 tanks broke down due to engine problems, and the remaining 199 tanks were interspersed on the outskirts of Kambo. Instead, four troop trucks and two fuel trucks were lying on their stomachs among the support vehicles that followed the tanks, and the soldiers had to squeeze into the other vehicles to move forward.
The time to reach the city of Khambo was 3:37 a.m., almost as planned by the command!
And because the United States did not dispatch drones at night, and high-altitude satellites also missed the trace of the tank, so that the tank approached the edge of the city and no one noticed the tank's storage. This was not their carelessness, they really did not expect that a tank would be able to cross 300 kilometers overnight, let alone that the government army, which had been pressed and beaten by the rebel forces, would have such great courage.
After a short rest, the tank crews abandoned the empty oil drums, drank water and ate dry rations, and with the commander's order, the 199 tanks rushed like tigers down the mountain into the laxly defended city of Khambo.
The roar of the tanks and the shaking of the earth finally let the defenders know that something big had happened, and many soldiers who were still sleeping crawled out of their sleeping bags one by one in horror, and began to rush into positions under the command of the commander, began to activate the power of the missiles, and began to block layer by layer.
However, the surprise of the government forces completely disrupted the deployment of the defenders, the anti-government soldiers had not even entered their positions, the anti-tank missiles had not even been opened, the tanks braving the artillery fire had already been crushed, the parallel machine guns and the course machine guns on the top of the tanks were even more clattering, and countless lives in front of the tanks fell in pieces as if they had encountered a death sickle.
"Whoosh-" An anti-tank missile with orange-red flames pounced on the tank at the street corner in front, but before the missile could reach the target, the tank quickly hid behind the building, and the missile that lost its target burrowed into the wall of the building with a pop, and lifted the building up with a bang, and the air wave of the missile explosion tore the entire building to pieces.
When the tank came out of the rubble again, another anti-tank missile was fired, and under the control of the missile operator, the missile dragging the control line finally came to the front of the tank.
"Boom!"
The American soldiers were overjoyed, and the two soldiers operating the tank jumped and shouted: "Haha, hit!" Hit-"
However, their voices stopped abruptly, because the tank only crouched backwards and then rushed forward again, a shell and countless machine-gun bullets fired at them, and the unprotected American troops were torn to shreds and splashed with blood.
However, the tank also made a sharp turn, and the body crashed into a nearby tree, knocking the tree down before stopping. I only heard the pilot in the cab scolding: "This missile is so powerful, it almost stunned my head." ”
There was a burst of laughter from inside the tank, and a cold sweat broke out on everyone's backs.
The commander commanded loudly: "Aim at the machine gun position in front and speed up!" ”
The tank first retreated a few meters, then paused for about a second, and with the sound of engine refueling, the tank rushed straight towards the machine gun position in front of it like a loose mustang, although the opponent's heavy machine gun bullets not only hit the shell of the tank, but except for making some noise, it had no effect on the soldiers in the tank, and not even the slightest trace of fear.
Soon, the tank crashed into the sandbags in front of the makeshift machine-gun emplacement, and as the sandbags cracked and the sand and gravel flew, the tank sprang up and crushed the roaring heavy machine guns, then knocked the three soldiers to the ground, and the tracks dragged their bodies under the hull, making a rattling sound of bones breaking......
The same scenario played out elsewhere in the city of Khambo, where several tanks were destroyed by the Americans' Tau-2 anti-tank missiles, but the overall tank group of the Syrian government army had no major impact, and they continued to rush forward under the cover of the infantry behind them.
Sometimes the tank also ran over or hit the anti-tank mines that were temporarily dropped on the road, but the effect of these mines was also limited, although the tank was blown up and the track was broken, the floor was damaged, but the tank was not in serious trouble, and the artillery system and communication system could still be used. At best, the soldiers inside were dizzy and hit their heads or arms a few times, but they could still fire their guns and still operate their machine guns to shell or strafe the surrounding places or fire points, covering the infantry behind. The tank became a strong fortress at this time.
In just 45 minutes, the city of Khambo, which had hoarded countless military supplies supported by the United States, fell into the hands of government troops, and the personnel of the "Peace Middle East" organization who ran fast fled from the place in fright one by one; as for the so-called US military advisers or those US troops of the technical branches, most of them were captured, some were killed, and a small number of them embarked on the road of escape with the personnel of the "Peace Middle East" organization.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense of the Suiri government officially announced to the public: The government forces have won a heavy victory this morning and recaptured the important city of Khambo. During the battle, 1,500 rebels were killed and wounded, more than 3,400 were captured, and countless ammunition and supplies were seized. The vast majority of these supplies were illegally supplied by the United States, and more than 520 of the captured prisoners were American servicemen. The Suiri government lodged a strong protest with the United States over this!
Shortly after the press conference held by the Ministry of National Defense, the front-line command of the government army also invited journalists to hold a press conference. At the meeting, not only did the captured US troops be made public, but the reporters were also asked to take pictures of the arms supported by the US troops, which were piled up as high as a hill, including piles of anti-tank missiles, piles of anti-aircraft weapons, piles of artillery shells, artillery, and other ammunition, as well as light and heavy machine guns and tanks.
The front-line commander told the reporter with a smile that the reason why the government army won such a huge victory was due to the strong determination of the command headquarters and the determination of the soldiers not to be afraid of death, and the correct command of the command headquarters and the accurate grasp of the fighters. On the other hand, because of the good quality of Huaguo's tanks, they can drive continuously at high speed in just a few hours, they can traverse in the desert where the tanks are most difficult to move, and all 200 tanks arrive at the designated places on time and put into battle, and they have excellent performance in battle, and they are not afraid of anti-tank missiles and anti-tank mines......
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