Chapter 612: The Battle Between the North and the South VIII
Last night, Wu Chen's arrangement was that in the first round of precision strikes, all the heavy equipment of the Turkish army should be wiped out, and the general-purpose bombs carried by the A-10 Thunderbolt attack plane, including its own 30-mm Gatling seven-barrel cannon, and the 30-mm single-barreled electric chain cannon of the Longbow Apache gunship, could be used to kill at least one-third. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The second round is towed howitzers, self-propelled artillery and self-propelled rocket launchers, which carry out concentrated fire on the battlefield, and 162 155-mm towed howitzers, 72 self-propelled howitzers and 20 M270 multiple rocket launchers can also kill a third.
In the third round, the Greek army and the Cypriot National Guard, with the cooperation of more than 300 Abrams main battle tanks of the mercenary corps, will encircle the remaining enemy, and an infantry brigade of the Lightning Air Assault Division will take transport helicopters to outflank the opponent's rear road and prevent the remnants of the defeated army from escaping back to the control area of North Sai.
This plan is very perfect, if it can be implemented smoothly, Wu Chen dares to say that the casualties of the Greek army and the Cypriot National Guard will definitely not exceed a thousand! However, the plan is not as fast as the change, and the counterattack tactics conceived by Wu Chen finally made the allies themselves confused.
"The number of Turkish garrisons is more than 50,000 people, and there are more than 6,000 troops in Beisai, and as of now, the other side has lost more than 22,000 people, and the heavy equipment has almost been lost, and the remaining main battle tanks will not exceed 100, and the armored transport vehicles will not exceed 400."
"The other side has lost its offensive capability, has switched from a full-scale offensive to a full-scale defense, and will not launch a large-scale offensive again, so what we have to do now is to continue to block the sea and air transport routes, and absolutely not allow these armies to be reinforced, and then build fortifications along the border line and enter the stage of strategic confrontation." Hunter said solemnly.
"Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff means that our current task is to wait, to wait for the Turkish army to exhaust all its reserves and have to surrender to us on its own initiative?" The Minister of Defense of Greece said with some bared teeth.
The mercenary corps paid a very high amount of mercenary fees, and this time two integrated divisions and three aircraft carrier battle groups were dispatched, as well as nearly 200 fighters and bombers, and the daily expenditure on personnel alone reached 90 million US dollars, which is a very staggering figure.
Moreover, the Greek government not only has to pay for the cost of personnel, but also the loss of weapons and equipment and ammunition, and it will definitely not be able to bear it financially for a long time. If it weren't for the covert support of a few European countries this time, it is estimated that the government would have gone bankrupt for this war!
"Mr. Minister, when the mercenary corps is fighting, it is different from the daily patrol and vigilance, and we have our own principles of action. This is also a necessary way to reduce the losses of the Greek army and the Cyprus National Guard, and this is why you hired us. ”
"Starting tomorrow, the mercenary corps will withdraw the iron-blooded armored division to Ukolan in batches, leaving only the Lightning Air Assault Division to continue to participate in the mission, and it will switch to special operations, and the special forces will collect relevant information about the other side, destroy the opponent's base, and destroy combat materials and living materials, especially fresh water resources. I can assure you that in two months at most, the Turkish government will have to come up with negotiations. Hunter said lightly.
The battle between the Greek and Turkish armies in just one day has exposed many problems, causing great discussion in military circles around the world, and the position of the army has once again become awkward. After losing air supremacy, the armored forces are the fat on the enemy's lips, and the main battle tanks and armored transport vehicles will not play their due role at all.
Turkey's American-made M60 main battle tanks are really vulnerable in front of attack aircraft and helicopter gunships, and the so-called armor cannot withstand 30-millimeter shells, anti-tank missiles and general-purpose bombs.
"Mr. Minister, you're not kidding, are you? We have enough main battle tanks for the mercenary corps, and the army still wants to sell us 5,000 M60A3 main battle tanks with no real combat value, which is simply a pit of money! Marcas almost jumped to his feet when he heard the news.
Under the guidance of Wu Chen's idea of reserve resources, the mercenary corps frantically purchased more than 38,000 main battle tanks from Russia alone.
The T-54 and T-55 main battle tanks of this two models are the first generation and the largest number, adding up to more than 26,000 units, but the T-54 is still in the tank base of the Russian Army for the time being, because there is really no place to put it.
The T-62 and T-64 main battle tanks are divided into a generation of 12,000 units, which will be converted into self-propelled rocket launchers, anti-aircraft missile launchers, anti-tank missile launchers, and so on.
The T-72 and T-80 are divided into one generation, and the number is also 12,000, and these two are combined with 4,000 Abrams main battle tanks, 1,200 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks, plus the Tyrannosaurus Rex 1 main battle tank, forming a steel torrent of mercenary regiments.
"Not only some senior generals of the army, but also members of Congress believe that tanks are not suitable for modern warfare and have lost the stage to play, and it is better to develop more high-end infantry fighting vehicles and armored transport vehicles.
"But you have to admit that the M60A3 main battle tank is at least one generation more than the T-54 and T-55 main battle tanks of the former Soviet Union, and the T-62 and T-64 main battle tanks are the same type, the price is negotiable, and the army is also dealing with expired equipment, and it will be sold for some money." The Minister of Defense said with a smile.
The U.S. military unanimously agreed that the performance of the M60A3 main battle tank in the Cyprus war was a great shame for the U.S. Army, and that these old equipment should be thrown into the garbage heap so as not to damage the honor of the U.S. Army.
But there are not many countries in the world that can eat 5,000 main battle tanks at one time, and countries that have the strength to buy them are too lazy to take care of this kind of old tank that has been in service for decades, isn't it good to have the money to buy some Tyrannosaurus Rex 1 main battle tanks or Leclerc main battle tanks? No, buy some Challenger 2 or Abrams main battle tanks!
The countries that have no strength do not dislike the M60A3 for being old-fashioned, and their opponents are not much stronger, so no one should laugh at anyone, but the problem is that they have no money in their hands and cannot afford to buy so many old tanks, and the US military is not a philanthropist.
Counting and counting, it is still the mercenary corps or the Golden Triangle International Security Company that can meet the requirements, and it is also the tradition of the world's largest mercenary organization to buy second-hand goods, so the army recognized this buyer and asked the Ministry of Defense to do ideological work and reach this deal as soon as possible.