To the north of King Khalid Military City, about 50 kilometers south of the border, is the No. 2 temporary stronghold nicknamed the "House of Beauties".

When it comes to choosing names, the Marines are still so unrestrained.

In the last war, the Marines called the island "paradise" with nearly 30,000 casualties, and the transit island, which was also fought through bloody battles, "Sunny Beach."

In this ghost place with no one in a radius of hundreds of kilometers, the most unlikely thing to appear is a beautiful woman.

It is said to be a temporary base, but it is actually a fully equipped military camp.

The only difference from the regular barracks is that all the barracks are made of engineering panels, which look similar to the sheds on a construction site.

Of course, just looking at the same.

These barracks, all made of high-quality composite panels, can last for decades in the dry Posha Bay area without worrying about aging materials.

In addition, all barracks are over-spec.

To put it simply, a double soldier's dormitory covers an area of up to 20 square meters, and the capacity can be expanded at any time by adding extra beds.

Compared with the previous barracks, the construction of barracks with engineering plates can definitely be regarded as progress in the field of military engineering, and in fact, it is also a lesson bought on the battlefield.

During the Poy-Iraq War, the Imperial Army had enough of the poor infrastructure of the camps.

At that time, the most used were canvas tents, which were popular during the Great War.

In the northern part of the Boi country, as long as it is the rainy season, the garrison does not want to live a stable life, not only the tents often leak rain, but the inside of the camp is more like a medieval western town, full of mud, and often due to poor cleaning and hygiene, resulting in non-combat attrition.

According to unofficial statistics, non-combat attrition due to flu disease accounts for a quarter of the total attrition of the troops!

In order to support the frontline, drugs used to treat enteritis, such as berberine and haloperic acid, are often out of stock.

It was after this war that the Imperial Army learned from the pain and invested in the development of new engineering panels that could be waterproof and insulated, and easy to assemble.

The biggest benefit, if anything, is that it's easy to assemble.

All panels are standard and are divided into several sizes for floor, wall and ceiling with uniform interfaces.

Without the use of large tools, 2 soldiers were able to build a dormitory for up to 12 people in half an hour.

This efficiency was unimaginable in the past.

Viewed from the helicopter, the barracks look like neatly arranged tofu blocks.

If anything, it's the lack of refrigerant air conditioning.

Probably because the barracks were too hot and stuffy, most of the officers and men were sleeping outside, and the open space outside the barracks was full of beach chairs brought by the officers and men.

Actually, after sunset, there's not much entertainment here.

After all, it is a temporary base that has just been established, and many facilities are still under construction, not to mention entertainment facilities, and even restaurants have not been built.

After getting off the helicopter, Ding Zhennan saw Liu Zunshan in military uniform.

The two are not friends, but they can be regarded as old acquaintances.

In that year, after Liu Zunshan returned from Sri Lanka, he took a letter of recommendation and went to the Imperial United Military Academy for further study, providing favorable conditions for future promotion.

In fact, this is also an unwritten rule.

As long as the officers who have participated in actual combat and have performed outstanding performance in battle, they will have the opportunity to receive further study and training at the Joint Military Academy.

Of course, it is also possible to use these officers to introduce the characteristics of modern warfare to those cadets who have not been on the battlefield.

To put it bluntly, it's actually mutual communication.

It was at this time that Ding Zhennan met Liu Zunshan, and they became familiar with and understood each other through exchanges.

However, Liu Zunshan only stayed at the United Military Academy for one year, so the friendship between the two was not very deep.

"Are you ready?"

"After receiving the news, I sent my troops out."

"Okay, let's go."

Liu Zunshan didn't ask much, whistled at the officers outside the command post, and waved his hand.

Before leaving, Ding Zhennan called Liu Zunshan at the joint force headquarters and asked him to let the troops enter the forward deployment state in advance.

In order to let Liu Zunshan act quickly, Ding Zhennan also clearly told him that there must be a battle tonight.

This Liu Zunshan was originally an upright person, and after receiving the call, he didn't say a word, and sent all 4 tank companies out.

Those who remain in the camp are actually non-combatants who are responsible for support.

After the helicopter flew away, Ding Zhennan followed Liu Zunshan and walked towards the armored command vehicle parked in the middle of the camp.

It was the command vehicle of the battalion headquarters, but it was not Liu Zunshan's combat vehicle, and the battalion headquarters communications staff officer was mainly to assist in the command in the rear.

Liu Zunshan's car was also a main battle tank, but in the afternoon, he went to the front line with the large army.

He specially stayed and waited for Ding Zhennan.

It's not just that the personal relationship is good, but after entering the combat state, Ding Zhennan has a higher command, and Liu Zunshan has a higher military rank, so he must also obey the command.

Leaving the camp and heading north for about half an hour, I encountered a convoy of transports that were withdrawing to the camp.

In total, there are more than 100 transporters.

These ineffective transport support vehicles have completed their deception mission and will return to the camp to recuperate in order to reappear tomorrow.

Actually, this has nothing to do with Liu Zunshan.

Last night, after determining the battle plan, Liu Zunshan found Ding Zhennan and asked Ding Zhennan to help him think of a way to complete the task.

At that time, Ding Zhennan only told him to ask Rommel in El Alamein.

Actually, that's enough.

In the last war, before the Imperial army attacked the Shifan Canal, General Rommel of the Empire, in order to draw out the main force and not give the opponent a chance to counterattack, let hundreds of unarmed transport vehicles take turns to drive back and forth in front of the defense line of Bran's army, raising a sky full of dust. As a result, Bran's army was unaware of the situation on the other side and remained still. When Suez City was besieged by the Yamaman armoured troops, the Bran army guarding El Alamein found that the Armoured troops on the other side of the line had disappeared.

This Liu Zunshan is also, and he directly follows the script.

However, it would be nice to be able to achieve the goal.

It took about half an hour to reach the forward position near the border.

All 34 main battle tanks in the battalion have been deployed.

Because there were too few tanks, and the defense line that needed to be guarded was hundreds of kilometers wide, Liu Zunshan could only hope for early reconnaissance.

These tanks, all in company units, were scattered behind four small dunes, and they were very well hidden, except that the turrets were exposed.

The sand wall does not block armor-piercing shells, but it provides some camouflage and reduces the bomb area of the tank.

Of course, if there is really a fight, the tank will definitely not stand still.

Behind the tank, there were more than a dozen infantry fighting vehicles that performed reconnaissance tasks.

Because it was an armored battalion, there were only two cavalry companies.

It's just that the value of these tanks cannot be underestimated.

It doesn't matter if you work with Butan, the value is in the vehicle itself.

Strictly speaking, the cavalry companies of armored battalions are actually cavalry fighting vehicles. Compared with infantry fighting vehicles, the biggest feature of cavalry fighting vehicles is that they have stronger independent combat capabilities, and are equipped with better performance observation and sighting equipment and communication equipment, and are better at performing reconnaissance tasks.

In fact, this is also the main difference between a cavalry fighting vehicle and an infantry fighting vehicle.

In terms of tactical use, cavalry fighting vehicles are the vanguard of armored forces, performing reconnaissance and search missions in front of tanks, while infantry fighting vehicles accompany tanks, mainly relying on the infantry on board, and providing cover for infantry in battle, and the combat mode focuses on infantry coordination.

These cavalry combat vehicles, all equipped with the latest generation of thermal imaging night vision devices, in an ideal environment, can detect tank-like targets at a distance of up to 4,000 meters.

Obviously, this is also the fundamental guarantee for ensuring that the enemy can be discovered before the enemy can carry out reconnaissance tasks.

In contrast, the tank is equipped with thermal imaging night vision devices, and the viewing distance on a clear night is only 2,000 meters.

As such, the Marines' night tactics actually revolved around cavalry vehicles, which searched for targets and tanks launched a surprise attack.

In last year's "Westward Advance 149" joint exercise, the Marine Corps relied on this trick to catch the army off guard.

The officers and men of the army did not know that this set of tactics was proposed by Ding Zhennan, and only after the army's promotion was resisted did they go to the Marine Corps to test the waters.

However, there is a very crucial part to this tactic.

Early detection.

In fact, this is the key reason why the army resists this tactic.

Tactical reconnaissance can rely on cavalry combat vehicles, and battlefield reconnaissance can rely on special reconnaissance helicopters such as the "Z-13." However, if it is expanded, that is, campaign-level reconnaissance operations, it is far from being accomplished by the army, and it must rely on the reconnaissance planes of the air force or the navy.

The main thing, of course, is the Air Force.

Soon after the end of the Polish-Iraqi War, the Air Force put forward the concept of "air-ground joint operations" and developed a special ground reconnaissance platform on the basis of this concept.

Unfortunately, the Army is firmly opposed.

According to the views of army generals, "air-ground joint operations" are actually centered on the air force, and the army has become the second junior in the air force.

The Air Force has thousands of combat aircraft, and there are as many as 1,000 dedicated ground attack planes alone.

This view is indeed a bit biased, but it is not unreasonable.

In the hands of the army, the rocket artillery with the longest range can only hit 30 kilometers away, and the tactical missiles can hit 300 kilometers, but the number is pitiful. The combat aircraft of the Air Force have at least a combat radius of several hundred kilometers, and the heavy fighters are more than 1,000 kilometers.

If the enemy could be spotted hundreds of kilometers away, the air force's attack planes and fighters would have already swarmed up, where would the army have its share?

Unfortunately, the Army's resistance did not work.

After more than 10 years of development, the Air Force has not only acquired a stronger specialized attack plane, but also a "joint command plane" specially designed to search for ground targets and direct ground strike operations.

That's right, it's "Finger-10A".

Relying on advanced synthetic aperture radar, the "Finger-10A" can detect tanks up to 300 kilometers away, and the detection range of armored clusters is even farther.

In fact, the "Finger-10A" can also detect helicopters flying at ultra-low altitudes.

To put it simply, low-altitude and ground targets that cannot be detected by early warning command aircraft such as the "Finger-8C" are within the monitoring range of the "Finger-10A."

It's just that, compared with the "Finger-8C" and "Finger-6C", the "Finger-10A", which was officially put into service last year, is not very famous.

Because it was too late to enter service and it still needed to undergo training and testing after it entered service, the "Finger-10A" participated in last year's "Westward Expansion 149" joint exercise.

According to the arrangement, this year's "Westward 150" joint exercise is the debut of the "Finger-10A."

It's just that with the outbreak of the Poshawan War, the debut stage became a battlefield.

Just last night, a Kn-10A arrived at King Khalid Military City, but for the time being mixed with Air Force tankers.

Of course, no relevant information has been announced.

Because there is no special radome on the back like the "Finger-8C", so looking at the appearance, the "Finger-10A" is very similar to the tanker of the same platform.

After dark, the "Knuckles-10A" had already followed the tanker into the air.

As expected, it is now hovering southeast of Temporary Stronghold 2.

In fact, the Imperial Air Force has only 4 "Finger-10A" in total, one of which is being tested for electronic equipment, and only 3 can be used.

The Finger-10A was sent into the war not only to deal with Iraq's armored forces, but also to be associated with another extremely critical combat operation.

That's right, the ballistic missile launcher responsible for the search for Iraq.

Although he had never been to Iraq before, during his studies at the United Military Academy, Ding Zhennan met a large number of officers who had been to Iraq.

These officers traveled to Iraq secretly during the Iran-Iraq war to serve as military advisers and instructors.

Several of them have been in contact with Iraq's missile forces.

According to these officers, Iraq's tactical ballistic missiles are more like psychological warfare weapons, and their political value is far greater than their military value.

To put it simply, the Iraqi authorities regard missiles as a trump card against superpower.

Although the actual combat value of ballistic missiles will not be too great due to the influence of accuracy, as long as they are in hand, the psychological threat to the opponent should not be underestimated.

In addition, the best means of defense against ballistic missiles is, in fact, to destroy them on the ground.

In the words of these officers, those fixed missile launchers are easy to destroy, and the key is the dozens of mobile deployed launchers.

If you prepare in advance, it only takes 15 minutes to half an hour to launch the missile.

At this time, the Imperial Air Force can't react at all!

In fact, even if you are not prepared, it only takes 2 to 3 hours to refuel the missile, which will also make the Air Force scramble.

Intercepting ballistic missiles with "sharpshooters"?

Obviously, that's also psychological warfare.

If it is to be said, this is the number one reason why the Air Force has invested heavily in the development and procurement of the "Finger-10A."

The most troublesome thing in destroying tactical ballistic missiles is reconnaissance and timely detection of missile launchers.

Theoretically, only a large-scale reconnaissance platform like the "Finger-10A" can be up to this difficult task.

The performance of the "Finger-10A" is only theoretical.

In the plan for the "Westward Advance 150" joint exercise, there is a relevant category: The "Finger-10A" is responsible for searching for an imaginary enemy posing as a missile launcher and directing the attack planes that are engaged in coordinated operations to launch an attack, so as to test the value of the tactical reconnaissance and command system based on the "Finger-10A."

It is a pity that the joint exercises have been canceled.

Of course, actual combat is more revealing.

This is also the main reason why Ding Zhen came to the front line in the south.

Although the outside world has always believed that it is Shi Zhiliang who supports "air-ground joint operations", the actual promoter is actually the unknown Ding Zhennan.

Now, the battle to test the theory of "air-ground joint operations" is about to begin.