Chapter 296: The Battle of Donador (Part II)
Gao Yang coughed lightly, gently shook the wine glass in his hand, and took a sip. Breathing a sigh of relief, he said, "The French air force is indeed not simple, and it is also one of the top five armies in the world. It seems that they have learned their lesson this time and have specially sent AWACS aircraft. I don't know if the things sent by Zhao Cheng are good for the French Air Force? ”
During the time when the French army was busy deploying troops, Zhao Cheng did not leisurely go to afternoon tea.
Large quantities of advanced weapons have been delivered to President Nzuba through various channels. Zhao Cheng didn't want to lose President Nzuba's very 'important' friend like this.
"Whether the things sent by Zhao Cheng are good or not, you will soon know. It's just that I wonder what special reaction the French will have after being attacked? The origin said teasingly.
"Huh." Gao Yang shook his upturned legs with a smile and said softly, "It should be very 'surprised', right?" I'm looking forward to it. ”
"Hmm." The origin answered, and said: "The helicopter attack formation of the French has arrived. Let's go ahead and watch the show. This is not a movie. ”
Gao Yang nodded, gently shook the wine glass in his hand, and focused his eyes on the LCD TV, without saying anything more.
An air formation of more than 100 helicopters from the 4th French Airmobile Brigade quickly approached the red-hot town of Donador illuminated by the blazing firelight.
The huge air formation composed of more than 100 helicopters is magnificent, and even just looking at it can give people an extremely shocking feeling.
Approaching the town of Donador, the operational commander of the 4th Airmobile Brigade, Colonel Puentrão, began to give orders, "The 1st Helicopter Combat Regiment and the 5th Helicopter Combat Regiment go and occupy the town ahead. The 6th Helicopter Combat Regiment went to occupy the Iron Bridge. Keep an eye on the battlefield and be vigilant at all times, the enemy will most likely have anti-aircraft weapons. Everyone should be safe. ”
Following the order of Colonel Puentrão, the roaring helicopter formation split into two parts and flew towards the town of Donador and the iron bridge outside the town.
"Sir, the attack operation of the 4th Airmobile Brigade has begun." Above the AWACS aircraft hovering at high altitude. Major Enzo reported the battle to his superiors.
"Hmm." Colonel Karel nodded slightly. A smile of satisfaction appeared on his indifferent, expressionless face, and he said softly, "Pay attention to continue to monitor the battlefield, tell the attack formation, let them pay attention"
Before Colonel Karel could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a rush of sirens. Shrill sirens sounded in the cabin, and bright red sirens flashed sharply. Let everyone in the cabin feel tight.
"Sir! We're locked in! We're locked in!! The pimple-covered young radar soldier shouted with trembling lips and a pale face.
Colonel Karel lunged over and pushed the soldier away, his eyes reddening as he looked at the screen in front of him. A huge red warning sign is flashing violently. This AWACS aircraft was locked by an air defense radar!
"Evade it now! All the decoy missiles are launched, and the maximum power of the full-frequency jamming radar! All defenses are at full fire!! Colonel Karel's eyes were bleeding. A big stride stepped in front of the stunned communications soldier, grabbed him by the collar, and shouted loudly, "Order all fighters to retreat!" Retreat immediately!! ”
Before the frightened communications soldiers could react, a voice came from the communication channel that made Colonel Karel completely desperate.
"I'm locked in! I'm locked out!! ”
"God, come and save me!"
"I'm completely locked up, I'm locked in the radar!"
"Oh my God, I'm locked up multiple times!! Multiple Locks!! ”
When the attack of the French 4th Airmobile Brigade began, President Nzuba's troops, who had been hidden under the protection of all-round shields, showed their fangs.
Zhao Cheng did give good things.
The French Air Force AWACS aircraft, the first priority target on the battlefield, was locked onto the MPQ-1 phased array radar of the KS-53A surface-to-air missile system.
The four heavy anti-aircraft missiles, which weighed 900 kilograms and weighed more than 100 kilograms, flew rapidly toward the E-3F early warning plane in the sky at a speed of more than Mach 4 and under the guidance of radar.
With a dual-thrust solid rocket engine, the maximum range reaches fifty kilometers. The anti-aircraft missile, which had a maximum effective combat altitude of 27,010 meters, drew several graceful trajectories in the sky with a scorching flame tail, and accurately hit the target amid the desperate screams of the French officers and men on the AWACS plane.
A high-explosive fragmentation warhead with a radio proximity fuse destroyed the expensive AWACS aircraft in an instant.
The AWACS aircraft, which dodged with all its might, dodged two missiles, but two more managed to hit!
After two loud bangs. A quarter of the French Air Force's early warning capabilities were dissipated in the sky. The expensive AWACS aircraft was torn into large pieces of metal debris and fell one after another.
A standard KS-1A company and combat unit consisted of twenty-four anti-aircraft missiles. In addition to the four AWACS aircraft, the other eight Rafale planes that were still climbing rapidly and the eight Mirage 2000s that were preparing to escape at high altitude were each assigned one. There are still four spare ones waiting to be picked up.
After the first wave of attack that left the French desperate, only four fighters narrowly escaped. However, it was not yet time for them to rejoice in their escape from Ascension. The high-altitude defense system on the ground is not only the KS-1A.
The Daure-M1 and S-300V, which were in full combat system, carried out intensive replenishment fire on the French fighters who managed to escape the first wave of strikes.
No aircraft could have escaped from a dense barrage of bullets after being locked on by so many anti-aircraft radars.
What the F22 fighter can't do. Rafale and Mirage 2000 also can't do it.
The battle in the high altitude soon ended, and it was a bitter, bloody fight with bayonets. The dense air defense missiles that took off densely raised a huge tail flame in the night sky. It's like a giant pillar of smoke forest soaring into the sky!
After all the French fighters in the sky were shot down, it was just beginning at low altitude and on the ground.
When the helicopter group of the 4th Airmobile Brigade arrived at the target area, it began to hover and descend, dropping the officers and men of the 9th Marine Regiment. The attack from the shelter began.
The FM-80 ultra-low-altitude surface-to-air missile system is an all-weather, low-altitude, and ultra-low-altitude anti-aircraft missile imitated on the basis of the French-made "Sidewinder" missile.
Off-road armored vehicle loading, electric launch. Each system is equipped with four canister-mounted missiles. Equipped with S-band pulse Doppler search radar, the emission guidance system includes KU-band single-pulse radar, television tracking system, and infrared level marker.
The guidance mode adopts infrared, television, radar composite guidance system, and the whole process is guided by radio command, and the anti-interference ability is extremely strong. It can attack all kinds of low-flying high-speed aircraft, helicopters, air-to-surface missiles, and cruise missiles.
What would it look like when twenty-four FM-80 air defense systems were completely undetected and attacked a group of helicopters in a hovering and landing state?
Gao Yang saw it. On the LCD surveillance screen of more than 40 inches, he saw more than 100 anti-aircraft missiles with long flame tails and a length of nearly three meters, cutting through the dim sky and slamming into a large group of helicopters, and was shocked by the gorgeous scene.
When a high-energy fragmentation focused warhead explodes violently under the guidance of an electromagnetic proximity fuse, the splendid scene is enough to make the blood boil of anyone who sees such a scene.
The French were stunned by the sudden onslaught, and the officers and men of the 4th Airmobile Brigade had no idea that they would encounter a massive and deadly attack at such a critical moment. At this time, the helicopters were all in the weakest state! They don't have time to react at all!
The speed of the anti-aircraft missile is too fast, the time is too short, the distance is too close!
In a very short period of time, more than 100 helicopters, which were almost completely defenseless, were hit one after another.
Flying debris, scattered metal, and flaming warplanes flew in a violent rotational arc towards the propellers in all directions. The whole battlefield was as terrifying as a hell of war.
Thousands of French officers and soldiers wailed, screaming, and the heart-rending screams of pain shook everyone.
Many officers and men of the Ninth Marine Regiment fell directly to the ground from mid-air. Broken bones, displaced internal organs, concussions, and those who were directly killed.
These elite soldiers were very aggrieved, and many soldiers withdrew from the battle without having time to fire a single bullet. Permanently decommissioned.
Before the small number of officers and men who were lucky enough to fall to the ground had time to congratulate themselves on their escape from the sky, they were drowned by the roaring rain of dense shells.
The dense and powerful shell blast sent the surviving officers and men of the 9th Marine Regiment into a hell of fire.
On the battlefield of Tieqiao, a few kilometers away, soldiers carrying Hongying-6 man-portable anti-aircraft missiles fired more than 100 of these anti-aircraft missiles weighing more than 10 kilograms at a speed of more than 600 meters per second at a low-altitude French helicopter group.
The officers and men of the French Sixth Helicopter Combat Regiment were stunned to see the whizzing anti-aircraft missiles, and they were terrified!
Watching the anti-aircraft missiles dragging the tail of flames coming at a rapid pace, the few helicopter pilots who reacted violently operated their fighters. Rapid climbing, sideways, and direct landing.
Many of the French soldiers on board the helicopters were caught off guard by the sharp evasive maneuvers. Many officers and men who did not control their body balance were thrown out of the plane and fell to the ground screaming miserably.
Heavily armed soldiers carrying combat equipment weighing tens of kilograms on their backs fell to the ground from a height of more than ten meters. Waiting for them is either to fall to death or to be seriously injured with a broken bone!
It is as dazzling as the dazzling flowers in the sky on Chinese New Year's Eve. The sound of dense explosions continued. Dozens of helicopters were hit one after another, flying metal debris, high-speed spinning propellers, helicopters planted to the ground with raging flames, and French soldiers in free fall.
At this moment, the hellish scene on the battlefield shook everyone who saw it. It's just too tragic. (To be continued......)