CHAPTER XXVIII
Skydiving is dangerous.
Thin air, drastic air pressure, disorientation in the air, and even the acceleration of gravity that causes their bodies to reach speeds of more than 200 kilometers per hour in just a few seconds without determining the time to open the parachute – these are not even dangerous, and the most dangerous part is that it is difficult for the skydiver to control their attitude in the air. Sometimes the air currents will cause the skydiver to spin sharply like a spinning top, and when the parachute descends in such a posture that the parachute will wrap around the body even if it is opened, the result is a nightmare for all skydivers.
This is not uncommon when the weather is very bad, and Rohmin himself has seen such a tragedy with his own eyes.
Night vision devices were uncomfortable on an oxygen mask, but he could still see his teammates tumbling and falling in front of him. ACE was still screaming frantically, and it was clear that this falling state had made him very excited. Soon Rohmon also entered the "levitation" state after free landing, in which the skydiver felt that he was still in the air. For Rohm, it was the most exciting part of the landing, looking down on the world like a god, owning the whole sky, and for a moment he forgot his fears.
At this time, in the faint starlight, what he feared happened.
Zhao Sanhong was falling into that kind of gyroscopic state, and it seemed that he was trying his best to change his situation, which was not difficult in normal times, but today the air flow in the air was very turbulent, and Zhao Sanhong was a little in a hurry. Luo Men glanced at the altimeter on his wrist and couldn't help but become anxious, they used an automatic umbrella opening device this time, and Zhao Sanhong had limited time.
"Pay attention to balance." Luo Men controlled his posture and tried his best to keep Zhao Sanhong's figure in view.
Zhao Sanhong didn't answer, the sharp wheezing sound was clearly audible, for a moment he seemed to straighten his body, but immediately fell into a tumbling state again, he wanted to take that kind of frog jumping posture, but it seemed that he had lost control of his body. The altitude has dropped to three thousand meters.
"Throw away the gear!" Romon commanded him sharply.
Zhao Sanhong was carrying a paratrooper-type AKS, perhaps because the shape of the magazine with a capacity of thirty rounds affected the air resistance. The rifle was fixed under the armpit, and the tape holding the rifle was to be cut immediately with a paratrooper knife. But Zhao Sanhong didn't seem to hear Romon's order and still tried to stabilize his body. The altitude has dropped to two thousand meters.
"Hurry up and throw away your gear!"
Rohmon gave the order again.
Zhao Sanhong finally pulled out the paratrooper knife, but to Romon's stunned, Zhao Sanhong did not cut the tape that fixed the rifle, but the tape that fixed the magazine. During landing, the rifle and magazine should be fixed together with duct tape to avoid losing the magazine in the air. This action is obviously a little more difficult than cutting the rifle. Rohmon looked at the altimeter again, and the altitude was 1,000 meters, which was the minimum altitude at which the parachute could be safely opened.
Zhao Sanhong finally opened the parachute.
When Rohmon also opened the umbrella, he only felt that he was being pulled upward, and before he could realize the changes in his body, he had already fallen heavily to the ground. Ignoring the pain in his ankle, he rolled out of the grass.
Quickly relieving himself of the burden, Rohmon used a personal walkie-talkie to notify everyone to move closer to him. The parachute was a success, the whole team was scattered within an area of about 1,000 square meters, and by the time everyone gathered around Romon, Ma Xixi had even found the equipment box.
"You've just set a record for the height of your parachute." ACE whispered a joke. "This Zhao Sanhong almost killed you."
"He's very good, in fact, I should have trusted him and opened the parachute earlier." Rohmon shook his head as he looked at his GPS system. "We're going to enter the 'white spot' before dawn and call on everyone to clean up the landing field and get out of here as soon as possible."
The two boxes contained auxiliary equipment such as communication equipment and backpacks, as well as auxiliary weapons such as directional mines and grenades. Special operations forces are not based on the principle of engagement, but the principle of the battlefield is: the most certain thing is that the battle is full of uncertainty, so Team A also carried PKM general machine guns and RPG26 rocket launchers, and after redistributing equipment, it also had to put parachutes, oxygen supply devices and other equipment that was no longer needed back into boxes and bury.
"What's everyone's place?" ACE looked at Rohmon inquiringly.
Rohmon smiled. "An inverted Y-shaped formation is best suited to the current situation."
The spearhead is always the first in the team, Ma Xibei with AKS and VSS whispered sniper rifles walks in the front, and behind him is the ACE with an RPK light machine gun and a communicator, and Romon with an AKM, who also carries an MG25 grenade launcher on his AKM. Shen Mao platoon walked on the left side of the axis. Although after studying the terrain of the target area, everyone thought that it would not be of much use to bring a Draganov, Shen Maopai took it upon himself to bring one, and claimed that even in close combat, the SVD was better than the AKS in his hands now. Zhao Sanhong walked on the right side of the axis, and his equipment was the same as that of the Romon, an AKM with a grenade launcher.
This can be seen as an attacking formation, with Rohmon and Ace as the center, and three lines at a 120-degree angle with the other three people respectively to control the entire team. Regardless of which direction the enemy appears, they will face fire from three points, at least one grenade launcher and one machine gun, and at this point the personnel of the fourth point can carry out a roundabout attack; If you encounter an enemy in both directions at the same time, there will still be a party member who is not in a position to be attacked, and can perform the corresponding tactical moves. This formation requires a high degree of tacit understanding of the team as a whole, so Rohmon can weave himself and ACE together to avoid communication barriers to the greatest extent.
Judging from the vegetation, the area where they are located is less than 800 meters above sea level, and there are scattered rocks and mounds of earth between the perennial shrubs with fine trunks and sparse grass, in this case, they should always pay attention to concealment when marching, and the camouflage uniforms on their bodies would have allowed them to blend in well with their surroundings, but now everyone is carrying large backpacks, the silhouette is quite prominent, and they are slow, so Team A must find a place to stay before dawn.
The "White Spot" is the planned foothold, a high ground where you can see the opposite Kilmez airbase.
But after carefully reviewing the map and the intended route of the march, Rohmon gave the order to stop and find cover in place.
ACE groped around. "What did you find?"
"When we enter the white point, the sun rises, and it shines right on us." Rohmon tapped lightly on the waterproof map, his tone expressing concern. "And then the terrain will change to alpine jungle, and if anyone finds our tracks, we will be in big trouble."
ACE understood what he meant.
The vegetation of alpine jungles is mostly boreal plants such as coniferous forests. Because of the harsh growing environment, these plants have always been considered to be vigorous and desolate, but to special combat personnel, these trees are simply useless. These alpine trees are either too small to be hidden, or they can be covered, but they themselves cannot observe the situation in front of them. All in all, lack of visibility and unobservable depth are the biggest concerns. Entering this kind of terrain is necessary to turn the current perfect formation into a zigzag formation, so that although the entire formation can still remain intact and the surrounding cover can be used during the march, the formation structure is loose, and once the enemy is engaged, the reaction time is longer, and it is not conducive to concentrating firepower.
ACE LOOKED AROUND. "Unless you assume we have a frontal enemy, I'll think you're overly worried."
"INTUITION, ACE, I HAVE A BAD FEELING THAT SOMETHING IS WAITING FOR US IN THE MOUNTAINS AHEAD." Rohmon stared intently at the darkness in the distance, his voice trying to keep it low with a rare hesitation. "I know it's baseless, but I'm just scared."
"Good fellow, you made me stand on end." IN THE DARKNESS, ACE CHUCKLED UNDER HIS BREATH. "But we have to get out of here, and we have nothing to hide from when the morning dawns."