Chapter 750: Paratrooper Raid III
The bullets of the Browning M2 12.7 mm large-caliber heavy machine gun caused dust and rubble to fly on the ground, and the shells of the 105 mm howitzers, 155 mm howitzers and mortars were flying all over the sky, and the ground was trembling slightly, causing serious casualties to the paratroopers.
The paratroopers were not discouraged, on the one hand, relying on the powerful paratrooper fighting vehicles and the general-purpose machine guns they carried, they turned the enemy's vehicles into a pile of scrap metal, on the other hand, they used sniper rifles to shoot the opponent's gunners, and some also dug a hiding tunnel with sapper shovels around them, and piled up a defensive line with dirt and stones to minimize casualties.
"It seems that people are also veterans of the battlefield, if they want to eat the parachute group in one bite, they are not afraid of being held to death, although we have been ambushed, but we have also won an excellent opportunity for the Afrika Korps to encircle and annihilate, order all the troops to defend on the spot, and firmly attract the enemy, I will immediately send an assault brigade to reinforce you by helicopter and cut off their retreat."
"B-1B strategic bombers and fighter-bombers have taken off and will arrive in half an hour, and the gunship group is also on the way, I guess this is the army of other countries, definitely not Rwanda and the rebels!" Thompson said.
The combat effectiveness of the Rwandan government army and the Congo rebel army, as if no one knows, what kind of grandson to pretend, and speculated in advance about the airborne tactics of the Afrika Korps, and then chose the most suitable site to set up an ambush circle, and it would be very good not to be scared when you saw the paratroopers jumping in the sky!
"General Blaise, our offensive has had a good effect, inflicting a lot of casualties on the Afrika Korps, and we have also received dozens of paratrooper fighting vehicles and a large number of weapons and ammunition, should we retreat immediately to avoid being bombed by the opposing aircraft? Goma is only a few hundred kilometers away from Juba, and at the speed of a supersonic strategic bomber, it will take just over half an hour to arrive. A French officer said.
"It is precisely because it was the paratroopers who first airdropped it that gave us a loophole to fight an encirclement and annihilation battle, and it will not be so easy to encounter such a good opportunity in the future! At present, the closer we get to each other, the bombers of the other side will not dare to bomb easily, and this time more than 20,000 troops have been concentrated, in order to give the Afrika Korps a head-on attack, and exchange the minimum cost for the greatest achievement! This time the commander-in-chief, retired British General Blaise said.
Taking the lead is what every general has to do, and the British and French commanders, of course, know this truth, and deduce that the Afrika Korps will inevitably carry out the airborne landing on Goma, because this is the most important town near the border between the DRC and Rwanda, and it is also the base camp of the Rwandan government forces entering the DRC, as well as the supporting rebels.
In the name of mercenaries, the British and French armies secretly sent half of the number, or more than 12,000 troops, into Goma, together with more than 10,000 local Rwandan government troops and rebels, adding up to more than 26,000 people, and prepared a large number of transport vehicles. In addition to the vehicles brought by the two armies, all the vehicles that can be collected in Rwanda, whether new or used, are requisitioned in the name of the government, which shows that we are determined to win today's war.
"The combat effectiveness of these paratroopers is indeed excellent, especially the soldiers who fought for the first time, encountered such strong firepower from us, and were divided into many places and could not be connected from end to end, so they actually spread out on the spot, using the cover of paratrooper combat vehicles and ground obstacles, and fought a defensive battle of equal strength, without surrendering or retreating, at least 90 points!"
"It is said that the Afrika Korps is cannon fodder troops, I think this statement is wrong, just by looking at the hit rate of mortars, you can know that they have undergone rigorous training, their marksmanship is also good, and they are also very generous, and they actually hit our transport trucks with anti-tank missiles!" said the commander of the French army.
Boom, boom, with a few loud bangs, a large puff of black smoke rose from the location of the anti-aircraft missile launcher, and the radar vehicle of the Rowant anti-aircraft missile was destroyed by the Hamm anti-radiation missile, which was a precursor to the arrival of the bomber, and the biggest threat was eliminated in advance.
"No, this voice is not a jet fighter at all, oh, I can hear it, damn, this is the sound of a propeller fighter, the mercenary corps is really good, even this obsolete old fighter is equipped, immediately notify the troops to pay attention to dodge, now we are in trouble!" General Blaise said with a frown.
A jet fighter with a very fast speed can't do anything about such a melee, but a propeller fighter that can fly at a low altitude and have a low speed is not a thing!
Dozens of propeller fighters flew over the battlefield, and the two 12.7 mm Gatling three-barreled cannons on the wings kept spitting out tongues of fire, tearing the ground apart and raising large clouds of dust.
The 12.7 millimeter bullets flying at high speed hit the human body, either missing arms or legs, and if they didn't do well, they had to fall apart; the wings of the propeller fighters were on the outside of the wings, and the rocket nests were constantly firing rockets at the ground, and the vehicles and heavy equipment that were blown up were in flames, and a large puff of smoke came out, and there was a terrible scream on the battlefield.
These planes have a small turning radius and a very fast climb speed, and it is very difficult for man-portable anti-aircraft missiles to lock on, and in 10 minutes, more than 70 percent of the vehicles were damaged, the ability to maneuver was lost, and nearly 1,000 people were lost.
"Oh no, it's a conspiracy, the propeller fighters have blown up almost all the vehicles, and when the opposing armored division and mechanized infantry division arrive, we can't run if we want to! The order is to hurry up and implement the second set of combat plans, and the armored forces will immediately enter the battlefield from the hidden field and end this battle as soon as possible, if it is too late, we will be counter-surrounded! General Blaise knew the other party's intentions when he thought about it, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
The video transmission of the Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft made the mercenary corps top management of the forward command of Bunia Airport see a thrilling scene, hundreds of tanks and armored transport vehicles rushed out from villages, woods and even under bunkers, and quickly approached the battlefield, all of which were Captain Centennial main battle tanks and Challenger 1 main battle tanks.
"This is to make a quick decision and eat our airborne division in one bite, the situation of the two paratrooper brigades is very bad, they cannot withstand the attack of the armored forces! The A-10 attack aircraft formation and the helicopter gunship group were instructed to speed up and must reach the designated position within 15 minutes, and the 2nd Panzer Division and the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division were ordered to arrive in Goma within two hours, otherwise military justice would be conducted. Hunter said, looking at the monitor.
The commander of the 2nd Airborne Division, Fras, was ordered to hold his position at all costs and wait for the arrival of the Air Force with all his might, but he understood that this time his two paratrooper brigades could save half of the number of miracles, the paratroopers lacked heavy equipment, and if they wanted to confront hundreds of main battle tanks head-on, it would be self-defeating!