Chapter 432: Operation Silver Triangle VII
Thirty C-5 strategic transport planes, the largest in service in the United States, transported a brigade of airborne troops to the area around the base for airdrop, one strategic transport plane can airdrop 345 heavily armed paratroopers, and ten can airdrop an airborne brigade!
Another 10 were airdropped various paratrooper fighting vehicles, off-road vehicles and weapons and equipment, and the other 10 were delivered directly to the airfield of the base, where 30 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and a large quantity of ammunition were delivered. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Arrogance comes at the cost of blood, and since you know that it is an Israeli mercenary, haven't you ever thought that someone would use a Harpy drone to carry out a large-scale attack on the base? Your thinking is still too backward, do you need me to remind you of this common sense of modern warfare? Wu Chen hung up the phone.
Thompson, Eric and Janis were reprimanded by the boss, but they were extremely impressed in their hearts, the Harpy drone is not as good as the Predator unmanned aircraft, but it is better in terms of low price and high sensitivity, and can take the initiative, continuously and quickly attack.
Each set of firepower units consists of fifty-four UAVs, one ground control vehicle, three launchers and auxiliary equipment, each launcher has nine launchers, capable of launching eighteen UAVs, and the attack on radar is a strong point.
Five An-124 strategic transport planes arrived at the base more than two hours later, bringing with them nine Tunguska air defense systems and four German-made Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, which were low-altitude defensive weapons that Wu Chen directly ordered to be transported to the base.
The Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and the Predator drone, the most advanced cutting-edge equipment of the U.S. military, both drones are equipped with infrared detectors that can distinguish active targets in the forest, and Thompson was soon reported to have found hidden crowds in multiple areas.
"Report to the commander-in-chief, according to the confirmation of Global Hawk, the other side has begun to gradually approach our base from the northeast and due east, can I launch an attack?" The commander of the Eater drone squadron asked.
"Alert, alert, the opposite fired several UAVs at us, the main targets were our radars and airfields, and the air defense forces immediately went into combat mode!" The operator of the radar room alerted the departments of the base.
A large group of observers from various countries were awakened by the alarm at two o'clock in the morning, hurriedly put on their clothes and came to the command center.
"Mr. Thompson, what happened?" A colonel of the American Observer Mission asked.
"I don't know where the armed group came from, launched harpy drones at us, intending to blow up our base and airport, one hundred and eight at a time, I am really willing!" Thompson said with a smile.
"This means that the opponent has a Harpy drone with two firepower units, and with such a sophisticated modern weapon, it must be an Israeli mercenary company!" Selena immediately made a logical judgment.
"Damn it, this group of mercenaries is on a mission commissioned by the U.S. government, and there are observation missions from various countries in the base, are they trying to blow us up together?" The Mission's Colonel, Mr. Colonel, was extremely angry.
The nine Tunguska air defense systems at the airport and the four Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft guns at the base spat out a long tongue of fire into the sky, blowing up the drone directly, which looked very spectacular at night, and the first round of attacks was ineffective!
According to the information provided by the Global Hawk, the B-52 strategic bombers and A-10 attack planes at the airport immediately took off to carry out strike missions against the target.
Through the images transmitted by the Global Hawk, everyone saw the scene of bombers and attack planes attacking the mercenaries, as the bombs landed, dazzling lights and large areas of flames flashed on the ground, and in this light, the corpses of the mercenaries and the wreckage of the cars blown into the sky by the air waves were clearly visible.
Fierce gunfire rang out from outside, and the guard battalion and two infantry battalions engaged in a fierce battle with the mercenaries who had come to attack, and as soon as the other side entered the range of the mortars, the 81-mm and 60-mm mortars began shelling.
The mercenary regiment has a sufficient reserve of shells, which is not comparable to those enemies, and the 155 mm towed howitzers of the base artillery regiment also let out a roar, and the Copperspot Snake guided shells continue to be fired, making the other side suffer.
However, since the other party is the elite of the mercenary company, it is not a vegetarian to fight, and the next counterattack also caused huge losses to the mercenary army. First there was a long-range attack by mortars, followed by a close-range attack by spike anti-tank missiles, the shells were not long-sighted, and there were no strong fortifications at the base, so the guard battalion and the infantry battalion were killed and wounded one after another.
The T-55 main battle tank and BPM-3 infantry fighting vehicle at the base also began to fight, the main battle tank has a 100-mm rifled gun, and the infantry fighting vehicle has a 100-mm low-pressure rifled gun, which are all powerful auxiliary weapons.
The T-55 main battle tank had only one 7.62 mm machine gun, but the infantry fighting vehicle had three on it, and it also carried a double-chained 30 mm machine gun, which inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, temporarily alleviating the plight faced by the base and gaining valuable time.
"Looking at the current situation, the opponent has at least more than 3,000 people, more than half of them are from Israel, these mercenaries have a very good psychological quality, they are all experienced veterans, and the attack is very hierarchical and skillful, if it is not for you, the government army of ordinary medium-sized countries will hardly be their opponents." Mr. Colonel commented.
"Israel has been through many wars, there are many veterans in the army, and many of them have joined mercenary companies after retiring, and if we hadn't discovered their traces in advance, we would probably have fled tonight." Thompson said.
"Their defeat is decided, mercenaries are not used to fight positional warfare and fortified battles, that is to use their own shortcomings to the strengths of others, ordinary mercenary organizations will not accept such a task, the Golden Triangle International Security Company, that is the first mercenary organization of the navy, land and air force in the world, some people are estimated to be brain-dead!" Selina said disdainfully.
Although the enemy was not afraid of death and the weapons in his hands were very sophisticated, the battle lasted just over two hours before the opponent had to retreat. Because a brigade-level combat team of the Falcon Airborne Division surrounded it from all directions, a tragic chase began.