Chapter 609: The Battle of the North and the South Five
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Two armored brigades and one mechanized infantry brigade of the army's forward were attacked by the anti-armor air cluster of the Greek army, and there were not even bones left to eat. The two mechanized brigades that followed behind were fortunate to escape quickly, otherwise they would have ended up in the same fate, and the idea of a quick victory had been shattered.
"Order the self-propelled artillery battalion and the self-propelled rocket artillery battalion to suspend the offensive, it has become such a tragic situation, if we launch another shelling, it will be a massacre, inform the Greek army and the Cyprus National Guard, you can enter the position and clean up the mess." Hunter looked at the computer screen in front of him and said to the combat staff officer beside him.
Originally, it was necessary to arrange a concentrated fire of self-propelled howitzers and self-propelled rocket launchers to give the Turkish army a final covering blow and completely destroy the enemy's will and resistance, but looking at the current situation, it is no longer necessary.
Two Greek mechanized infantry brigades quickly rushed into the battlefield, but the scene in front of them stunned everyone. More than 400 M60 main battle tanks were not spared, more than 400 M113 armored transport vehicles lost more than half, the battlefield was full of smoking and burning armored wreckage, dead bodies and pieces of flesh and blood everywhere, and faint moans and cries of pain, more than 12,000 people in three brigades, half of the brigade was withdrawn, and less than a third remained.
"Wow!" Seeing this scene, among the officers and soldiers of the Greek army and the Cypriot National Guard, there were continuous heart-rending vomiting sounds, and many people even vomited bile, this is the cruelty of war.
"What about these corpses? Do you want us to deal with it? A brigade commander of the Greek army asked.
"Inform the Turkish troops on the other side and tell them to clean up the mess and transport the bodies back to the country for burial, everyone is a soldier, and we have to give it enough respect." This was stated by the lieutenant general of the Greek army garrison, who rushed to the forward position.
"Fortunately, we in Greece reached a mercenary agreement with the mercenary corps in advance, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable, the war under high-tech equipment is definitely not something that can be fought by quantity, can we leave this batch of weapons and equipment?" The brigade commander said.
"I also want to stay and use it for myself, this is all the active equipment of the American army, but our Greece is too poor, just these 168 AH-64 Longbow Apache helicopter gunships, it will cost nearly 10 billion US dollars, we really can't afford it!"
"Do you know how much money was spent on those few minutes of air combat, more than 400 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, more than 100 million US dollars are gone, and every four missiles are used against one Turkish fighter plane, and the war is about the economy and money!" The lieutenant general said helplessly.
Heavy fighting was also taking place in the city of Nicosia, where a mechanized infantry brigade of Turkey rushed across the demarcation line to take control of the city, relying on the cover of more than 100 main battle tanks and more than 100 infantry fighting vehicles, and swooped down on the area controlled by the southern cypriots, which was also met with stubborn resistance from the Greek army and the Cypriot National Guard.
Since heavy weapons could not be used, the two sides basically relied on firearms, and assault rifles, sniper rifles, and general-purpose machine guns were the main force in this kind of urban warfare. The Greek and Senansey armies were well prepared, secretly building a number of firing points and reinforced concrete fortifications, using anti-tank missiles and rocket launchers, to launch attacks on the enemy's armored forces.
From morning to afternoon, the Turkish army could not move forward, except for the wreckage of many tanks and armored vehicles, as well as the corpses in one place. But this time Greece and Nance also suffered heavy losses, the machine-gun fire of tanks and armored vehicles was so heavy that people were dying every minute, and the distressed commander jumped straight to his feet.
"No matter, give me the order to open fire on the tank to destroy the opponent's firepower point, and forcibly rush over to occupy the city!" The brigade commander of the Turkish mechanized brigade, standing on the roof of a building with a telescope, said through gritted teeth.
The deputy brigade commander beside him was startled, and before he could dissuade him, several staff officers of the brigade headquarters screamed loudly, and he turned his head to see that there was an extra hole in the temple position of the brigade commander, which was done by a sniper, or a bullet from the side. A group of people hurriedly fell to the ground, fearing that they would become their next target.
About two kilometers from here, in a building in the North Race Control Zone, Eric, the commander of the special forces, chewed gum and withdrew the shell of Barrett's sniper rifle, surrounded by a dozen snipers who were concentrating on shooting.
Since there was fighting in the urban area, people naturally ran and fled, and many buildings became empty. Eric leads a sniper team and uses the building as his office.
These battle-hardened snipers are the old foundation of the mercenary regiment, and so far they have grown to the number of a battalion, all of which are Barrett M82A1 sniper rifles, and today alone, more than a dozen snipers have killed more than 200 Turkish soldiers and destroyed more than a dozen armored transporters.
The Turkish main battle tank opened fire in the urban area, which directly affected the safety of the embassies of various countries, and the secretary general of the United Nations General Assembly and the secretary general of NATO directly called the Turkish prime minister, if the fighting was not stopped, Turkey would be severely sanctioned, and the US embassy also put pressure on the prime minister's office, and by about four o'clock in the afternoon, the first day of fighting was over.
The war between Greece and Turkey in Cyprus broke the big news on the first day, Turkey lost one hundred and five of its 120 fighters, more than 70 in the first round, more than 20 in the second round, more than 400 M60 main battle tanks, more than 300 M113 armored transporters, more than 4,000 prisoners, more than 6,000 killed, and if you count the deaths in the listing area, the number increased to more than 8,000.
The Greek and Cypriot armies, with few casualties outside the city, were overwhelmed by weapons and equipment, but suffered more casualties in close quarters in the city. After the end of the first day of fighting, the garrison headquarters counted the casualties and found that more than 800 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in more than 10 hours, which was due to the consequences of Turkish tank artillery fire.
"Chief of the General Staff, one mechanized brigade and two armored brigades were completely disabled and lost their combat effectiveness, and the main battle tanks and armored transport vehicles were reimbursed by eight-tenths, the Turkish army has suffered so much, it should stop and take a breath, right?" said the commander of the armored division.
"If the commander were me, it would be impossible to stop, inform all the troops to hurry up and eat and rest, and enter a state of first-level alert tonight, the Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft will continue to conduct high-altitude reconnaissance twenty-four hours a day, and order the patrol to lurk and keep an eye on the enemy's movements on the opposite side, and the most difficult time may be four hours later." A voice said lightly.