Chapter 369: Risking Death to Kill the "Watchtower"
PS: There was an error in the previous chapter! Not dozens of lives, it should be hundreds. It's been modified.
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After receiving Li Lan's order, Akchin personally came to the position of the air defense regiment and handed over the combat mission to the commander of the air defense regiment.
Soon, the anti-aircraft missile regiment, cloaked in camouflage nets, left Hargeisa.
An hour later, the troops had marched to the Trench Plateau in Ethiopia, which was only 80 kilometers from Hargeisa, and the entire plateau was completely barren, and half an hour later, the tactical positions of the missile regiment were set up under the rapid operation of the air defense forces.
Looking at the coalition border more than ten kilometers ahead, the regiment commander felt a little nervous for no reason, and sent an air defense regiment without any guarantee to carry out a forward operation, which in the eyes of any commander, is the behavior of a madman, but at present, he is implementing the madman's decision, although it is in Ethiopia, but who can guarantee that the coalition forces will let themselves go, maybe in the next minute, there will be piles of bombs landing on their heads.
The air defense positions had already begun to be fully deployed, and for the sake of safety, the fire control radar was not turned on, and by order of the regiment commander, the target designation radar and the search radar were briefly turned on alert, and a brief scan of the airspace demarcated by the firing boundary was carried out.
And just when the regiment commander was anxiously asking about the results, the radar officer suddenly trembled his lips and couldn't speak: "Gollum! ”
After swallowing hard and foaming, the radar officer stammered: "Commander, I, we have caught a big fish." ”
"What big fish?" Hearing his answer, the regiment commander immediately asked anxiously.
"Lookout, lookout!" The radarman said excitedly.
The radar on the watchtower detected a strange radar wave. Although the time period is short, it can still be determined that it was sent from within Ethiopia. Although it was not a worrisome fire control radar aiming beam, it still attracted the attention of radar crews.
After Chris Pine received this report. Two Rafale fighters were immediately brought back to the plane, and although he was not sure that this must have been malicious, no one could guarantee that the Somalis would not attack him deep into Ethiopian territory.
"I need a few volunteers!" Although he had the right to order anyone to attack, the regiment commander did not do so, after all, compared to the present, this task is 100 percent dangerous, due to the current position, the watchtower can only be barely included in the probability of destruction of anti-aircraft missiles, and this opportunity in front of him does not allow a little mistake. Therefore, after a short period of study, it was decided that the best way to do it was to send a separate V-1DK missile platoon into the border area to destroy the enemy's AWACS aircraft, and this was no less important to anyone than to send him to his death. Therefore, although he did not hold out much hope, the head of the regiment still tentatively solicited everyone's opinions.
"Phew!" Throwing away the cigarette butt that he had already smoked cleanly, and gently spitting the smoke foam, Air Defense Soldier Eyler left the military vehicle he had been leaning on. Raised his hand casually, "I don't know if I can do it?" But I don't know how to drive! ”
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In 5 minutes, in just 5 minutes, 4 Intruder fighters were hit by the flying Mika. The captain of the Silver Knight Brigade clearly saw that there was a fighter jet that had not been ejected with a parachute until it crashed. "! You white devils! ”
The muffled scream that had been suppressed in his heart finally blurted out, locking on a head-up display screen that had been identified as the optimal attack target. The captain viciously pressed the missile launch engine! Like a hungry dog in a cage, the V-1KK broke free of its wings in an instant. After leaving a constant trail of smoke in the air, quickly pounce forward!
The enemy in front was just a squadron of Rafale. However, it made the Somali aircraft group taste defeat, the enemy does not seem to want to enter the air entanglement at a distance, and always keeps the distance at about dozens of kilometers, Lin Chengen knew that they should be waiting for backup from other inland airports, looking at the radar screen, the huge number of fighter groups that are still some distance away from themselves, judging from the current losses on their own side, Lin Chengen does not dare to imagine what the outcome will be once the enemy arrives.
"Can't you interfere with the other party's communications?" Looking at the busy sweaty electronic warfare officer, Lin Chengen asked sternly......
Chris Pine now has a feeling of teasing the rabbit, under his own deployment, the Rafale almost exerted its full potential, and the AWACS aircraft seemed to be integrated, in the air in a large circle, and from time to time launched several strikes on the enemy's aircraft group, and the other party, but the body seems stiff, sometimes it can be pursued, but because of the fear of getting out of the reconnaissance range of the AWACS aircraft and helplessly turned back, at present, their Rafale is only one danger, almost hit by a V-1KK, fortunately the platinum bar released worked.
The support fighters taking off from the reserve airfield will arrive in a few minutes, and then it will be the best time to completely annihilate the enemy, the Somali army, an army of Africans, ...... phew......
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According to the calculations in advance, as long as the convoy advances to 5 kilometers, the target can be completely included in the missile's inescapable zone, but for the sake of insurance, the platoon commander ordered to move forward a little more and completely insert his lone army into the territory of the coalition army.
"Target designation radar activated, scanning the predetermined airspace!"
"Search alert radar activated, supplementary scanning!" On the command vehicle, the huge metal woven antenna continued to rotate in circles, and behind him, the launch vehicle had already lowered its support, and the four one-man thick launch barrels were slowly lifted, and the butter oil barrel looked like a huge cigarette.
Watching all this, Al Gaba pouted, took out a cigarette from his bosom, and then deftly jumped out of the car and ran towards the mound not far away.
"The target radar has been cleared of clutter interference and detected the target."
"The search alert radar has repeatedly confirmed the target!"
The radar soldier skillfully reported according to the usual training, and when he heard the report, the platoon commander immediately ordered, almost without thinking: "Turn on the fire control radar!" ”
"Drop!" On the lookout, the alarm signal sounded almost simultaneously and quickly, with a piercing buzzer. Everyone was stunned, but then. Everyone immediately woke up, "Alarm." Alarm, has been locked by fire control radar, alarm, alarm, has been locked by fire control radar......"
On the radar screen, the largest white dot is the watchtower, and the platoon commander at this time obviously did not hesitate to lock it after confirming and locking it out. He pressed the launch button a little recklessly!
"Whew, szz!" Two long V-1DK anti-aircraft missiles broke out of the box in an instant, and quickly rushed to the watchtower hovering at an altitude of 10,000 meters with a tail flame of more than their own length, and at the same time, a gunshot suddenly came from not far away.
Startled by the sound of gunfire, Eller immediately lay down and looked back to see a soldier next to the launch vehicle not far away. Looking at the blood pouring out of his hands and chest in disbelief, he fell helplessly next to the wheels, and just a few minutes ago, he had pulled Eller by the hand.
"Dadada...... Boom ......" continuous machine guns and explosions sounded again. Everyone lay down and looked at the gunshot, and the American soldiers in front of them, wearing a combination of yellow and green military uniforms, were bending down and running quickly towards here.
"Boom! Rumble! "Launched vehicle erected. became the target of the key strike, when the third missile was also launched into the air. The entire missile position has been plunged into a sea of fire.
"Suddenly!" Two hurried short points were fired, and the coalition soldiers rushing to the front on the opposite side seemed to have tripped over. He threw himself forward, never to get up. Eller rolled to the general and shouted behind him, "Hurry up and notify the platoon commander to retreat!" Before he could finish his words, a dense rain of bullets immediately covered the mound in front of him......
Inside the command car, listening to the dense gunfire outside, the soldiers' expressions became more focused, and the platoon commander desperately suppressed the desire to give the order to retreat, and calmly looked at the screen in front of him.
"Again, in another 15 seconds, enter the midcourse guidance and correction command." The operator suppressed the nervousness in his heart and calmly reported.
The platoon commander stepped forward, and he knew that he had to race against time at this time, although the command vehicle and the launch vehicle were not close, but as long as an unfired missile was detonated, it could be predicted that there would be no living creatures here......
"The target speed has increased to Mach 4, the distance is 45 kilometers, the height is 2000 meters, the number is three, estimated to be an anti-aircraft missile similar to the S-300, which is expected to encounter in half a minute." The radarman remained as calm as he deserved, and quickly reported to Chris Pine.
"Quickly reduce the altitude! Do maneuver evasion, turn on the jammer! Aluminum foil strips are ready to launch! At the same time, all employees are ready to abandon the machine! After giving the order, he quickly picked up the parachute belt around him, and at the same time, the Boeing 747 carrying the watchtower quickly deflected itself, lowering its altitude at maximum speed with its head down, trying to avoid the V-1DK's lock-on......
"The target coordinate data has been revised, the warhead radar is turned on, locked and began to collect target information!" By the time the last step is completed, the operator's head is already covered with fine and dense beads of sweat! It's not that he's afraid, it's that he's nervous, and they've all been prepared when they entered the high-level area, and the source of their nervousness is that they're afraid that they won't be able to complete the task.
"Boom!" It seemed to be the explosion of the four-zero bazooka, and the entire command vehicle was shocked, "What are you waiting for, notify everyone, and retreat immediately!"
By the time Eyler received the order to retreat, the enemy had almost crawled under his nose, and under the cover of the machine guns behind him, he ran to the burning launcher, barely picked up the soldier he had just died, and staggered to the nearest transport.
"Hurry up and put it down!" Seeing that Eller had carried the dead body over, the driver of the car, who had already started the car, waved to him desperately, signaling him to put the body down.
"Throw the bodies of your comrades and run for your life, we don't have this rule yet!" Eller glanced at the other party coldly, and once again mustered up his strength and ran forward two steps, "Boom! A mortar shell suddenly exploded in his ears, and the entire world became silent and slow in an instant......
By the end of the watchtower, the V-1DK had gathered enough information to follow the Boeing 747 as if it had spotted a hound, no matter how clumsy the Boeing 747's massive body moved.
The two Rafale planes have been rushing towards this place quickly, but in Chris Pine's opinion, it is useless at all, and the speed of Mach 4 is probably not something that any missile can intercept. After glancing at the still intact cabin, Chris Pine reluctantly jumped from the already open hatch.
In the "5,4,3......" cabin, the watchtower system still faithfully performed its duties, constantly counting down its own lives, and when the number finally jumped to "1", the earth-shattering explosion came from three directions.
For the 180-kilogram high-explosive warhead, it seems that it doesn't matter whether it hits or not, the fireball generated by the huge explosion quickly engulfed the watchtower and the surrounding umbrella flowers, and the radius of cubic kilometers is full of prefabricated fragments of V-1DK, and the entire space has become a death zone, and the umbrella flowers that open around are swallowed by the steaming fire wave in an instant, and the owner of the umbrella flower falls from a height of nearly 10,000 meters like a stone, but fortunately, he has died before falling.
The two Rafale were the only spectators of the grand salute, and the only thing the two pilots could do was turn the nose of the plane while watching the huge flames steaming in the sky. It's a pity that they obviously didn't realize that behind them, what awaited them was no longer the hunting ground just now, but a battlefield full of dangers......
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In the control panel of the base, Li Lan quickly received the battle report, but he did not mean to be happy.
A watchtower is nothing to the coalition forces, and the number of watchtower early warning aircraft owned by the United States and France has reached an astonishing number of hundreds, and the other side will soon mobilize one.
On the other hand, on his own side, the 400-kilometer warning circle of the base is a forbidden area, and if it weren't for the fact that Hargeisa is in this forbidden area, Li Lan would even decide to let these fighters enter the defensive circle of the base.
But Hargeisa's defense work is very important, once Hargeisa misses, the coalition army can drive straight in, and it is only 400 kilometers away from Bagua City, and under the rapid advance, the counterattack that Li Lan can organize will also be very weak.
In order to ensure Hargeisa's air supremacy, the fighter planes went out of the warning circle, which was also a helpless move. This also includes Galcayo, a city that also happens to be on the edge of the exclusion zone and faces the same difficulties.
However, compared to Hargeisa, the war in Galcayo will come much later. (To be continued......)