Chapter 452: Kunpeng Transport Aircraft, Airborne Troops
Over Pakistan (India's northwestern region in the book), fifty Kunpeng transport planes covered the sky, and under the escort of a large number of Warhawk-3s, they were getting closer and closer to Jask.
Outside the Strait of Hormuz and at the junction of the Gulf of Oman, the Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet cleaved the waves and approached the Jask oil base at great speed. On the decks of the two First Emperor-class aircraft carriers, the planes on combat missions are already making final preparations.
The battleships Weiqing and Taishan, as well as other cruisers and destroyers, sounded the battle alarm. The barrel was tilted up, and the armor faded, revealing all the guns.
Four amphibious landing ships have also been prepared, and on the take-off and landing deck of the straight-through helicopter, four helicopters have been prepared. Four amphibious landing ships, a total of sixteen helicopters, are already on standby. The dock behind the landing ship is slowly opening, and the landing craft and amphibious tanks and amphibious armored vehicles are also ready.
In the desert north of Jask, the Chinese army of an infantry division, abandoning the train and carrying it by truck, quickly rushed to the planned attack point. In the convoy, you can also see that there are many wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and the latest Chinese army King Tiger tank. One of the Humvees, a full hundred Humvees, is enough to cause absolutely terrifying lethality. This is a complete motorized infantry division, of course, that Humvee regiment is not the original team, but only needs to be added to the mission.
As the minutes ticked by, the battle continued on Jasker's frontal line. Within the Chinese Line, under the small hill of the first line of defense, armored regiments belonging to the Jaske base were ready. Seventy-two King Tiger tanks and twenty-four self-propelled guns of a battalion formed an attack formation, and the engines were already started.
Behind the armored regiment, dozens of infantry fighting vehicles were neatly parked, and the small doors behind the vehicles had been opened.
However, the Allies did not know that China was already preparing for this time.
In the Chinese fortifications, the gunfire never subsided. A sniper, aiming at the front of the line, and a Pyro with an oil tank on his back, the crosshair aimed at the fuel tank behind the flamethrower. He didn't shoot, though. Instead, they are waiting for a better opportunity.
Turquoise military uniform. This is a characteristic of American GIs, and it is easy to distinguish them from British and French soldiers in khaki uniforms and Indian soldiers in red-and-green uniforms.
Ahead, several American GIs next to the Pyro moved closer to the Pyro in order to avoid the burning tank.
Snipers in fortifications. We didn't miss such a good opportunity. Pull the trigger immediately. Small-caliber bullets. Directly burst the oil tank behind the Pyro, and the oil tank exploded violently, and the resulting fire instantly involved the other soldiers around him.
Burning flames. The soldiers' clothes were set on fire, with a jet of diesel fuel in them. The Allied soldiers, who were caught up in the flames, soon turned into struggling fireballs. Tumbling in the pile of corpses and blood, he still couldn't extinguish the diesel fuel on his body, and finally he was burned alive with the pungent smell of burning.
"Attention to all personnel, seeing the yellow flares, except for the wounded soldiers, the others immediately followed the tank and launched an attack on the enemy."
The Chinese soldiers in the battle have received the latest battle orders.
"Now, unwounded soldiers, bring all the ammunition you can carry, strap on your tactical backpacks, and prepare to wait for the attack to arrive."
Received an order. All the warriors had excited expressions on their faces, no one spoke, and they all began to carry their tactical backpacks, inserting the magazines from the ammunition boxes into their tactical vests. Straighten out your steel helmet and check the assault rifle on your hand.
Only the soldiers with bandages on their faces showed disappointment. Feeling the wounds on their bodies, they could only reluctantly accept such an order. There was nothing to fight for, they all knew that the injured body, in the offensive, could only become a burden to their comrades.
However, the next order still made many wounded smiles on their faces.
"Among the wounded, the fighters, who were not wounded in their hands, picked up enough ammunition and immediately went to the rear to assemble and get into infantry fighting vehicles. That's where you fight. Follow the Panzer Regiment and use your rifles to kill all the enemies in your sight. ”
"Heavy keep firing."
In the sky east of Jask, in the rear of the Allied forces, the arrival of the Kunpeng transport plane attracted everyone's attention. For this Chinese and even the most huge transport aircraft, he has appeared in Jasque many times. It's just that in the past, they didn't come on a very large scale to drop supplies, but this time, they sent powerful combat troops, and the scale also reached fifty.
Wingspan: 44 meters, Length: 38 meters, Height: 13 meters, Range: more than 8000 kilometers (full fuel and empty load, the distance when transporting goods is halved), Practical ceiling: 13000 meters, Power plant: 4 turbofan engines in the later stage, leading edge sweep angle: 24 degrees, large load capacity: 45 tons, maximum take-off weight: 180 tons.
Airdrop capability: Fully armed with a company of paratroopers or four paratrooper vehicles.
Transition Projection Capability: Fully armed with an infantry battalion (no heavy weapons, not parachuting.) Or a main battle tank, and anything no more than forty-five tons.
In the sky, the dense group of planes, under a command, opened the door behind the fuselage, revealing the contents of the big belly.
Some fuselages are paratroopers preparing for parachuting, and some fuselages are lightweight paratrooper fighting vehicles.
"The height is a thousand, the coordinates are confirmed, and it is possible to skydive."
With the shouts of the crew, the green light turned on, and the paratroopers who were already ready began to jump out of the back door one by one in order, the pull cord of the parachute hooked on the plane, and when they jumped out and curled up, the parachute had already opened automatically.
"Armored vehicles, automatic parachute device activation, can parachute."
In the transport plane carrying paratrooper infantry fighting vehicles, the sound of the crew's briefing was heard. Those who were in the fuselage, the last time to check the parachute device of the paratrooper infantry fighting vehicle, went to both sides of the fuselage. Pull down the automatic parachute parachute device.
The infantry fighting vehicle at the back of the platoon slid straight out, and like the paratroopers, the parachute on the body opened automatically as soon as possible. However, there is one thing that is different from the paratroopers, that is, the parachute of the infantry fighting vehicle, which is very large and consists of four large, four small and eight small umbrellas. Four large umbrellas are in the highest position, and between the large umbrella and the armored vehicle are four small umbrellas. A total of eight parachutes were grouped together to envelop this paratrooper tracked infantry fighting vehicle with a total combat weight of eleven tons.
However, before the matter was over, when there were still fifty meters above the ground, the parachute was equipped with four cushion propulsion devices and began to work, spraying a propulsion tail flame to counteract the impact of the landing. And the tracks under the body are retracted upwards to slow down the impact when landing.
The parachute of paratrooper tracked infantry fighting vehicles has a very high scientific and technological content, and China has been studying this area for a long time, but it is only now that it can be said that it is a slightly mature technology to achieve it. Even if the effect of each parachute landing is very good, but so far, among these paratroopers tracked infantry fighting vehicles, they do not dare to send paratroopers and infantry fighting vehicles together, and they are all separated from people and vehicles.
The sky was full of white umbrella flowers, even if the Allied commander was a pig, he understood that China's reinforcements had finally arrived. And it was still very unexpected to have a long-distance paratrooper drop.
It was not easy to safely deliver the heavily armed paratroopers to the battlefield, and it can be said that there were many difficulties. Otherwise, China would have developed paratroopers at full speed for more than 20 years, and it would have developed the size of an army. If you want to scale up, it starts to be very difficult.
"Order the Indian 775th Infantry Division and the British 58th Infantry Division to immediately go to the rear, and must exterminate the Chinese paratroopers in the field, and absolutely not let these paratroopers converge with the Chinese troops in the Jask base." As the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces attacking Jask, Edward immediately gave the order when he saw the umbrella flowers in the sky behind him. The two infantry divisions he spoke of had always been guarding the rear of the Allied forces, and they were the closest to the parachute landing point of the Chinese paratroopers.
"Damn, if I still have anti-aircraft guns, how dare these big Chinese planes parachute troops over my head so unscrupulously." As soon as Edward's words fell, the Warhawk-3 group, which was originally covering the transport aircraft group, began to attack the Allied forces on the ground.
Air-launched rockets and artillery, the Allied camp is back in coming. Edward's swearing was muffled. The "Shet" that kept popping up from his mouth was only something he could hear.
The paratroopers who landed Chen Gong initially collected their parachutes, picked up their respective weapons and equipment, and gathered towards the nearest armored vehicle. Years of training have given them the first time they know what to do.
Now is not a good time to engage the enemy, but to quickly hit all the armored vehicles. The 50 Kunpeng that came this time transported more than 2,000 paratroopers and 120 paratrooper tracked infantry fighting vehicles.
The parachute landing site they chose was a wide desert area, which was very suitable for the operations of the Airborne Forces. Whether it is parachuting or finding armored vehicles and dropped ammunition boxes, it is very convenient.
Groups of paratroopers gathered in groups raced against time to gather the nearest supplies and move the nearest ammunition boxes to the infantry fighting vehicles. Replenish their own ammunition, because these paratroopers do not carry much ammunition for the safety of parachutes. As soon as it reaches the ground, it is necessary to replenish ammunition in a timely manner. Leftover ammunition also needs to be collected quickly, and infantry fighting vehicles are the best storage spots.
Time is running out for them, and the enemy will rush to it. The speed of their movements is a race against the clock every moment, whether it is for their own safety or for the sake of being able to form a sufficient combat force at the beginning of the battle. Time is of the essence and precious.
Infantry fighting vehicle driver, quickly take out the universal key, get into the infantry fighting vehicle and open the back door. The crew also quickly entered the vehicle and manipulated the weapons on the infantry fighting vehicle to guard it. The other paratroopers who arrived also entered the nearest infantry fighting vehicle in turn. The muzzle of the gun passes through the shooting hole, patrolling the enemy that may appear outside the shooting hole.
A paratrooper tracked infantry fighting vehicle, consisting of a driver, two vehicle-mounted weapon-handling soldiers, can also fit four paratroopers. (To be continued.) )