Chapter 129: Rocket Nest
The Al Qaeda forces do have reason to be excited.
Because this is their first battle...... They had never participated in actual combat before, and they themselves did not know what level of their strength was, so they were a little panicked when they encountered an attack by an army, and it was a regular army with mortars.
Unexpectedly, after a battle, only two people were killed and one person was injured, so that the other party suffered heavy casualties and retreated in embarrassment.
So I got a little carried away with the excitement, and the old habits popped up again.
Ahmed, the captain of the al-Qaeda forces, even reported to the chief on the phone: "Lieutenant colonel, we have beaten them back, we have won, is the colonel here?" Did he see it? ”
The colonel was referring to Qin Tian.
In order to better command and form a command system, Qin Tian, like other armed forces in Somalia, quoted military ranks and their establishment.
Qin Tian has the highest military rank as the president of several companies, and he is a colonel.
The heads of the units were lieutenant colonels, for example, the chief was in charge of the "Gila" base, Bertrand was in charge of "Altrand", and John was in charge of "Barsac...... However, it will be simplified after this, and several companies in Kismayo will be merged into a single station, known as the "Ghost", which will be under Bertrand's charge.
"Yes, the Colonel is here!" The chief glanced at Qin Tian not far away and said, "He's seen it all!" ”
"Did he say anything?" Ahmad asked nervously.
At this time, Qin Tian was like a god-like existence in the base, so Ahmad cared so much about Qin Tian's evaluation...... In fact, it's not just Ahmed, it's everyone else.
Qin Tian took the phone from the chief's hand and said into the microphone: "Well done, Major, you and your subordinates have performed very well, which surprises me and I am proud of you!" ”
Qin Tian has never been stingy with the encouragement of his subordinates, anyway, he will not lose anything, but the effect will be much more than imagined.
Sure enough, Ahmad on the other side of the microphone repeated Qin Tian's words to his subordinates in tribal language, and then the entire trench rejoiced again.
"But!" Qin Tian continued: "The enemy has not been destroyed yet, they are like a wounded lion, they will become even more ferocious than before. So, you can't take the enemy lightly, or you'll be hurt by it, you know? ”
Qin Tian used a metaphor close to the indigenous people of Africa, so that Ahmed would be easier to understand.
"Understood, Colonel!" Ahmad replied: "Now is the time when we need patience, and I will keep them on their toes!" ”
"Good job!" Qin Tian said: "Everyone in the base is looking at you, and they will be proud of you, because you are defending their property and lives!" ”
"Yes, Colonel!" Ahmad replied excitedly: "We will not let the enemy cross the line!" ”
This is exactly what Qin Tian wants, to form a force with faith.
From the perspective of value, the vast majority of the people in the base are old people, women and children, none of whom can fight, but they have to consume a lot of food, medicine and living space, which is obviously a loss-making business.
But if you look at it from a spiritual level, Qin Tian will use this to perfectly transform the combat purpose of the base troops and even the "S" troops...... They are no longer fighting for themselves or for money, but for their loved ones, for the old people, women and children in the base, for the whole base.
Only in this way will they be able to sacrifice their lives on the battlefield without hesitation, and the people of the base will respect them for this, which will make them more determined to fight bravely...... So a virtuous circle is formed.
Therefore, although the combat effectiveness of the base troops is not as strong as that of the "S" troops, if it is really about loyalty, I am afraid that it will be stronger than the "S" troops.
Bernard's performance angered him, and he always thought that this battle would at least break through the enemy's first line of defense and force his elite to make a move, but the result was that he didn't even touch the opponent's hair.
"Is this what you call Taping 'Jira'?" Bernal sarcastically said on the phone: "I'm sorry, I didn't see 'Jira' being flattened, but your trenches are about to be filled with corpses!" ”
"They have mines!" "You didn't tell us that before! ”
"You haven't said it before, you can't do it with landmines!" Bernal continued sarcastically: "So, do you want to tell me the next time you are beaten back...... They have guns, you didn't tell us they had guns before! ”
Mwell gritted his teeth and did not speak, after all, the man had a short hand, and he received a large sum of money from Bernal.
After a pause, Mwell said, "You told us that there would be reinforcements, but what about the reinforcements?" ”
"Yes, what about reinforcements?" Bernal was unforgiving: "Why are there no reinforcements?" Sorry, Colonel...... Because the battle just now gave me the illusion that the battle had not yet begun, it was over before it had started, so there were no reinforcements! ”
Perhaps knowing that such domineering was not a good thing, Bernal then slowed down and said, "All right, Colonel. I order you to attack again, this time you should send more men, and then you will get the reinforcements you want! ”
"Okay!" Mwell replied.
Then he turned around and shouted at the subordinates next to him, "Turn up the rocket!" ”
"Yes, Colonel!"
Then three pickup trucks with rocket nests slowly drove up from behind.
Qin Tian couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this scene in the telescope, a long time ago Qin Tian had heard that the African army would use the rocket nest of the armed helicopter on a pickup truck as a rocket launcher, but he had never seen it, and now it can be said that it was an eye-opener.
"UB32 Rocket Nest!" Baker was quick to give the figures: "Each rocket nest can hold 32 rockets, and three means almost a hundred!" ”
"Good guys!" Ben couldn't help but praise it.
"But because it was originally designed for Wuzhi!" Baker continued: "So the wing part is air-launched, and there will be a lot of uncertain turbulence for ground launching, which makes the trajectory of the flight uncertain...... In other words, it is impossible to grasp its accuracy! ”
"Do you think they'll care about accuracy?" Ben asks rhetorically.
Then everyone else laughed.
Ben is right, Somalis usually don't care about accuracy in fighting each other, just as they don't need to aim when they shoot.
What's more, Mwell doesn't need accuracy for the rocket nests themselves to use now...... He just wanted to use it for demining.