Chapter 62
From the helicopter, you can see a large fire from the enemy's ground position, which is an AT4 rocket fired by the ground forces. Without the threat of mortars, the advantage in firepower of the Special Service Wing was manifested, and although it could not yet gain the upper hand, it had stabilized its position, and the snipers quickly knocked out one of the machine guns of the fast reaction unit. Joe redivided the group, and by this time his men had lost more than half of them, but the gunfire on the opposite position had also become sparse, indicating that the enemy's losses were not small.
The rest of the tasks had to be 'handed over' to the helicopters and snipers.
"Alpha" II received an order from Joe to "blow up the enemy's positions into a sea of fire."
"Understood."
The pilot lazily replied and pushed the '' stick to turn the plane in a different direction, and the plane bypassed the still burning mortar position and flew back from the other direction towards the enemy's ground position.
"Hey Kai, do you think they'll still have missiles in their hands?" The driver took a careful look at the ground and then asked the weapon pilot. "We don't always have the good fortune to be able to dodge three missiles."
"No problem, man. Luck is still on our side for the time being. "The weapons officer replied to the pilot in his usual calm tone, also a pilot, but the weapons officer seemed very steady at all." I'm not going to give them the opportunity to do the same to us again. ”
"That's exactly what I'm going to hear, brother." The driver laughed over the intercom. "I'm in charge of getting us out of there, and you're in charge of destroying the enemies there."
The weapons officer seemed to smile as well. "It's a deal."
The driver trusts his partner. They have been on many combat missions together, and there has never been a mistake in coordination, and if it were not for the time to retire, the driver would never want to leave this partner. Three months, three months before he could leave the damn country, he had found a job flying a 'private' plane in the country, and that would make his wife stop complaining and threatening to get out of the wall. Thinking of this, the driver even smiled. , who would want such an old and ugly 'woman'?
The ground swept past me.
The sight was a lot like what he saw on the National Geographic Channel, when the eagle was flying in the air, looking down on the earth. At this time, the driver was even a little envious of the weapon officer in front, because of the position, the weapon officer should enjoy this moment of dive more than the driver in the back.
But he'd better be fiddling with his weapon buttons right now.
The cabin of the "Apache" lit up again, this is all the rockets on the plane that the weapons officer was pouring into the ground, the pilot always paid attention to the early warning radar, but the ground positions were already completely covered by the explosive fire of the rockets, and with an attack of this density, it was impossible for anyone to *** on the surface of the position, not to mention the interference of the thermal signature on the missile itself.
After the "Apache" swept through the position, there was the valley in front of them, where they had just wrecked a jeep.
Suddenly, the early warning radar honked again, and the pilot was taken aback, and suddenly increased the speed of the engine, making the helicopter make a sharp turn and escape into the air in the shortest possible time, but at such a close distance, the plane could not get rid of the high-speed tracking missile, and the warhead of the missile directly hit the plane and exploded. The "Apache" shook violently, as if not wanting to succumb to gravity and fall, but the fragments of the missile destroyed two of the four rotors, and immediately after the engine also lost power, the helicopter finally fell to the ground.
Standing at the edge of the valley, Ace threw the transmitter far away, raised his fists to the sky and laughed, his face still covered in dust. When the "Apache" attacked the jeep, he did not find a suitable position to attack, but was pushed out by the "wave" of the rocket explosion, buried under the gravel and fainted for a short time, but luck took care of him, and when he regained his senses, he happened to see the "Apache" flying over his head. When ACE climbed to the edge of the valley with the only remaining launcher, and saw the "Apache" rushing towards him with a dive-swooping rage, he did not hesitate to 'shoot' the missile.
The crash of the "Apache" was like a ceasefire signal, and the morale of the special service wing was reduced, and they no longer charged at the positions of the rapid reaction forces, but quietly retreated to the place where they launched the attack. Romen believes that they are waiting for backup, but now the Americans are far behind.
Counting the reconnaissance group that did not participate in the battle, there were still eight people left in the fast reaction force, which was a heavy loss, but the ending was much better than the suicide mission they had expected when they arrived. Now it was time to think about how to get out of here, and when the commander heard that there was a transport plane to take them away, he almost couldn't believe his ears. When they set off, their superiors didn't give them a way out, and everyone thought that even if there were survivors, they would be dealt with by the local intelligence station.
But they also need to hurry. A transport plane is not a bicycle, such a behemoth is conspicuous both in flight and docking, and if the Americans decide to deal with it, they don't even need fighter jets, just a missile can watch it disappear from thousands of miles away.
"There's also a Pave Hawk that will be following you, but they don't know we don't have a Stinger anymore, so turn on the headlights and head full speed toward the boarding point." ACE jumped onto the stairs next to the cab of the truck, 'handed' a remote-controlled detonator to One, and shook his hand tightly. "Don't blow up this box until the last minute. Beware of mines. ”
Number One looked at ACE with a bloody face. "Those who remain, please help take care of them."
After this battle, all the survivors of the fast reaction force were wounded, and one or two were still very serious. The vast majority of casualties were caused by high-explosive rockets fired by helicopter gunships, and in the 'exchange' with the Special Service Wing, only one machine gunner was killed by snipers, and two members of the team were injured in the AT4 rocket attack. The wounded were evacuated with No. 1, and by "those who remained" he meant those who died in battle.
"How to take care of it?" ACE smiled sadly. "A monument to them? If I want me to say that there is no need for this, you and they know very well what they are doing. ”
Tears glittered in One's eyes, but he didn't say anything, just stepped on the gas 'door', and the truck drove out of the valley in a puff of smoke, until he saw the car disappear from view, and then ran quickly into the mountain 'hole'. This mountain 'cave' is not only large, but also has a secret passage that the Afghans used to use as a position against the former Soviet Union, and now it is a temporary hiding place for them. Both Romen and Maxi were packing their things and preparing to drive away the other truck.
"If we have time, let's clean up the battlefield." ACE walked over to Ro'Men'. "At least bury our people, we can't just let them be exposed to the wilderness."
Luo 'Gate' didn't answer, but just glanced at ACE noncommittally, and continued to reload the empty magazine.
"I know you don't think so, because you've never taken these aftermaths to heart. But that's not what those people think, they definitely want their bodies to be sent back to China. ACE suddenly 'excited' and said loudly to Luo 'Men'. I'm talking to you, do you hear me? We're going to bring these people back! ”
"You also say, 'If we have time.'" Romen put the full magazine into the pocket of his combat vest and picked up another one. "But we don't know if there's that time."
ACE looked at Rom for a few seconds, then sat silently to the side.
"The local intelligence station will take care of these things." Rommon saw what was on ACE's mind. "None of the Americans will abandon their comrades and their corpses, and neither will we, but all good wishes depend on reality. Do you think you can now think about cleaning up the battlefield? ACE, our mission has just begun. ”
"yes, it's a bit early to think about that." ACE JUMPED UP FROM THE GROUND AND SHOOK HIS HEAD VIGOROUSLY. "I think the explosion made me feel bad, and my head is still buzzing."
"You're really fateful, ACE, and as a person who escaped death, your 'color' is very good." Luo Men threw his backpack into the cab of the truck, then picked up the satellite phone and walked out of the cave. "If you can hold on, I need someone to watch over me."
"Tell the 'soldier ants' to come with you, and I'm going to check the truck." ACE rolled up his sleeves and seemed to be in a much better mood. "Don't lie down halfway, then these people will be sacrificed in vain."
Ma Xibei also finished checking his equipment, and quickly caught up with Luo 'Men', who was striding out. As Luo 'Men' expected, the special service team had already chased down the fast response force truck in the "Pave Eagle", and the place was completely silent. The transport plane has already landed on the runway, and in another hour or so, the fast reaction forces will leave on this plane. Will the Americans intercept this transport plane? There is a great possibility, but it doesn't help to do so. He connected with An Nianrong in the rear and asked her if the various requirements before departure had been prepared, and the answer was yes, which made Luo Men's anxious mood slowly calm down, and they still had a lot of things to do to transport these supplies to their destination.
Two Apache helicopters were shot down in one battle, and the commander of the 10th Mountain Division, Major General Campbell, would certainly have personally inquired into the matter, but that was not what made Jones uncomfortable. The 16th Special Service Wing, which had suffered heavy losses, was unable to prevent the enemy from transporting supplies away, so it could only keep track at a certain distance in order to provide real-time intelligence to the command and operations center in a timely manner. Bob immediately decided that his combat team would go straight to the planes in the lane, and that the helicopters that were already halfway through would also turn around.