Chapter 203: I've Been Pit Again
Seeing that the dawn of Somalia's reunification is imminent, many countries are willing to provide assistance for post-disaster reconstruction, such as Italy, which has provided a batch of agricultural machinery and food, such as the United Arab Emirates, which has provided $100 million in aid to the interim government of Somalia at one time, as well as $300 million in interest-free loans. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
This method has torn the rebels apart, many have surrendered to the mercenaries, and the interior has gradually collapsed. The remnants of the armed elements had to retreat to the de facto independence of Somaliland and Puntland, in the hope of a resurgence.
The mercenary vanguard soon reached the border of the Somaliland region, a self-proclaimed country that is not internationally recognized, and is also part of Somalia, and the port of Berbera is a military port that mercenaries must get, and Wu Chen also knows that this area is rich in oil and gas near and inland.
"Mr. Agal, I convey to you President Aideed's greetings, what he means is that the reunification of Somalia is the top priority, the issue of governance can be resolved in negotiations, and it is up to the Somali people to decide who will lead the country to prosperity and democracy."
"We, the Golden Triangle International Security Company, don't want to create too many killings, after all, this is your internal matter, tens of thousands of troops and police in Somaliland, to say something you don't like to hear, not our opponents, give you a week to think about it, if you don't agree, then it's a pity, we will move on." Thompson said solemnly.
In order to adopt a strategic deterrent against Somaliland and achieve the effect of surrendering the army without a fight, with Wu Chen's consent, the Fourth Brigade Combat Team marched on all fronts, the main force rushed to the border line, and prepared for battle, and the provisional government also sent an army of 4,000 troops.
Somaliland sent more than 10,000 troops, including old Soviet tanks, rocket artillery, artillery and anti-aircraft missiles, etc., and is still increasing troops.
To that end, the mercenary regiment mobilized an armoured battalion, two infantry battalions, an Apache helicopter gunship attack battalion, a 227-mm battalion of 12-barrel rocket launchers and a battalion of 152-mm large-calibre howitzers, as well as 10 Tu-95 strategic bombers, also arrived at the Mogadishu airport and were ready for reinforcements.
While shouting in support of Somali reunification, the United States sent a fleet of transport planes to deliver countless supplies to Mogadishu airport. Including all kinds of ammunition, bedding, fuel, spare parts, medicines, food, military tents, second-hand off-road Humvees, etc., even Hunter was stunned by the large number, and sent a military observation team, which seemed to be looking forward to the start of this battle.
"I'm grass, when did this group of local armed forces have such strong equipment, it's not a little stronger than the army of the provisional government, look at the pictures sent by reconnaissance satellites, there are at least four missile battalions with more than 100 missiles, more than 20 BM-21 rocket launchers, two artillery battalions with 36 howitzers, and one armored battalion with more than 50 T-64 main battle tanks, what a hell of a life, when did this small force buy so much equipment from the former Soviet Union?" A staff officer of an American major looked at the picture dumbfounded.
"Mr. Hunter, although the other side's weapons and equipment are backward, they make up for this defect in terms of numbers, and the army of the Somali interim government has low combat effectiveness, and it is okay to engage in street battles and the like, and it is not suitable for this kind of positional warfare, which will produce large casualties." Said the head of the observation team, a colonel of the Army Command.
"There is no way to do it, we are always just mercenaries, not the regular army of a certain country, the number is a congenital weakness, we have not encountered this kind of positional warfare before, the only way is to destroy the opponent's main weapons and equipment, and force the other party back to the negotiating table, so the first battle must comprehensively suppress the other side and do everything possible to weaken the opponent's combat effectiveness." Hunter held the binoculars and looked at the scene in front of him with great concern.
The weakness of mercenaries is that they are too small in number to withstand attrition, and the advantage is that they are advanced in weaponry and can suppress the opponent's firepower. The hard-fought mercenary corps are not afraid, how can those old tanks be compared with the Abrams main battle tank, and there are Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
How can the powerful old Soviet rocket artillery be compared with the most advanced rocket artillery in the United States, and it is almost the same as the Russian Tornado rocket launcher system.
Those cannons are also old-fashioned howitzers, which cannot be compared with the latest 152 howitzers of the former Soviet Union. If you are worried that the missile will damage the aircraft, then there is no need to dispatch the aircraft, and it is not too late to dispatch the aircraft after the other party has been completely dealt with.
However, the mercenary corps can't stand the toss, once there are a large number of casualties, it is not easy to explain to the subordinates, so such a major problem must be decided by the boss himself, the worker is the worker, and the priority must be divided at the critical time.
"Isn't it easy to solve such a problem, why are you suddenly confused, when is our mercenary army going to fight a positional battle with the other party, and use your own shortcomings to fight the enemy's strengths, this is the most stupid strategy."
Wu Chen, who rushed to the front-line headquarters, hated that iron could not become steel, he was busy preparing for Deng Lijun's concert at Tokyo Dome Stadium, and immediately came to Somalia after getting the news.
"First of all, order the troops to withdraw beyond the range of the opponent to build fortifications, the opponent's firepower is not as strong as ours. Second, the US military is required to provide electronic warfare aircraft, early warning aircraft, anti-radiation missiles, as well as strategic bombers. ”
"Determine the location of the opponent's headquarters, missile launchers, artillery and tanks, first launch anti-radiation missiles to destroy the opponent's radar, and then send strategic bombers to carry out large-scale bombing, which must be saturation bombing, which can defeat this force in one attempt." Wu Chen quickly formulated a strategy.
After consulting with the Ministry of National Defense, it was decided to provide the Golden Triangle International Security Company with six EF-111A electronic countermeasure aircraft, two E-3 early warning aircraft, and 1,000 Hamm anti-radiation missiles of the early model.
A squadron of sixteen B52 strategic bombers carried three hundred and twenty conventional warheads Slam AGM-69A air-to-surface missiles, six aerial gunboats, and forty-eight Apache helicopter gunships, armed with 1,000 Hellfire-1 anti-tank missiles.
And gave five hundred Maverick surface-to-air missiles, a thousand sets of Stinger man-portable anti-aircraft missiles, and thousands of conventional aerial bombs. Because Somaliland has a port, the United States has provided 100 air-launched Harpoon anti-ship missiles to block ships on the sea.