The AH-1 helicopter gunship was developed by Bell Helicopter for the US Army in the mid-60s, and it was also the world's first anti-tank helicopter at that time.

With four anti-tank missiles hanging on each side under the short wings on each side and rocket launchers on the pylons on the inside, these helicopter gunships are now flying over the heads of the M1 tanks towards the Iraqi ground forces!

"Shilka artillery, come up!" Ali shouted loudly over the radio, his voice a little anxious. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, he realized that the vanguard of the American tank force just now did not come up to send him to death, but did it on purpose!

When the tank force is marching, in order to avoid their own air strikes from the other side, they must have the necessary anti-aircraft firepower, and in the Soviet Union's establishment, the Shilka anti-aircraft gun is in the main position, this quadruple self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, firepower, high rate of fire, can effectively protect their own air security, and in battle, this kind of anti-aircraft artillery is also quite strong, in the 73 years of the Yom Kippur War, Israel lost three hundred aircraft, one-third of the aircraft were killed by this anti-aircraft artillery, and in the Gulf War in later generations, Even if the United States had air supremacy, the planes would not have flown at an altitude of less than 1,000 meters in places infested with Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, so as not to suffer losses.

Originally, this self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery accompanied its own tank troops, but after just encountering the ground tank units, this anti-aircraft artillery fell behind.

It was a collision of the main battle tanks, although the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun of the Shilka River was also a tracked chassis, and the armor outside was at most a fragment, and it could not block the bombardment of the tank guns at all, so they stayed back and did not step forward. After that, this formation gradually expanded, and the tank units of their own side continued to step forward to undertake the main combat mission, and the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were behind.

And now, these helicopter gunships that suddenly appeared, so that the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns could not react, and they spread very quickly from the marching state to the combat state, but now they are in the rear of the tank units and cannot effectively provide fire cover!

The Americans separated the tank and self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery units of the Iraqi army, and then they could calmly attack!

Ali gritted his teeth and waited for his self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to catch up, which took two or three minutes, and during this time, these tanks of his own side had to fall a large piece!

"Load artillery missiles and prepare to hit helicopters!" Ali continued to give orders.

It's useless to retreat, the tank can't keep up with the speed of the helicopter at all, and before the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns come over, you can only save yourself! Anti-aircraft machine guns on the top? That thing, it's almost the same to kill the infantry when you put it down, you can only rely on artillery missiles, hit planes and tanks!

"Boom!" The tank gun in the front shot a missile, and at the same time, the helicopter on the opposite side was also urgently pulling up, flying in the direction of the side!

The maneuverability of the helicopter far surpasses that of the tank! As the helicopter reversed course, the tank's turret rotated, but soon disappeared from view.

The artillery missile that flew out also missed the target!

It's insidious! The other side knows that it can't deal with its own artillery missiles, so they simply go around in a circle and let their missiles miss the target! At the same time, the opponent made such a roundabout, putting their own side in a dilemma, and their own turret rotated, leaving the weakest back of the head to the tank forces of the Americans!

Enemy on the belly and back! Ali Rao has studied at the professional armored forces academy and experienced many wars, and this is the first time he has encountered such a scene!

It's a big trouble this time! Ali couldn't help but think in his heart, is this battle going to be lost? If only your own tank force also had a comparable number of helicopter gunships!

Just thinking about how to deal with it, Ali suddenly found the helicopter gunship flying above and suddenly turned its course, as if it was about to escape, what happened?

Opening the hatch, Ali poked his head out, just inside the tank, almost suffocated, he turned his head back, and saw his rear, reinforcements finally came!

Against tanks, the most effective weapon is air power! Both sides know that the United States has invested a large number of A-10 attack planes, which is intended to go to the front line to fight tanks, but because of the bombing of Scud missiles, the US attack planes are almost reimbursed and are unable to strike at Iraq's armored forces, and only the helicopter gunships of the 1st Cavalry Division, because they are not stationed at the Prince Sultan Air Base, escaped.

And Iraq also sent attack aircraft, and now it is the Su-25K, a dedicated ground attack aircraft, that has arrived at the front line!

Su-25 is a subsonic close air support attack aircraft manufactured by Sukhoi Design Bureau, with simple structure, heavy and strong armor, easy to operate and maintain, and is suitable for direct low-altitude close support operations against one's own land forces in the harsh environment of the front-line battlefield. This attack aircraft, so to speak, is the counterpart of the American A-10 attack aircraft.

This aircraft was developed in 68, made its first flight in February 75, began mass production in 76, and historically flew in the war in Afghanistan to test its actual combat effectiveness. At the same time, the production of a simplified export version of this aircraft, the Su-25K, began, and last year, thirty such aircraft were exported to Iraq.

At this time, it was the first time that such an aircraft was put into real combat flight! The short and stout shape has earned this aircraft the nickname of frog feet, but the missiles hanging under the wings represent the powerful attack power of this fighter!

In addition to the DPGSH-301 30-mm double-barreled cannon on the left side of the belly, there are ten hardpoints under the wings, which carry 80-mm multiple rocket launchers on the inside, followed by 500-kilogram incendiary bombs, two pylons in the middle, twin anti-tank missiles, and the outermost R-60 air-to-air missile.

For helicopters, sniping the opponent's tank troops, that is a certainty, if you encounter the opponent's armed helicopter, you can also give it a go, but if you encounter a fixed-wing fighter, it is how far to escape! No matter what kind of plane the other side is coming, as long as it is fixed-wing, its combat effectiveness far exceeds that of a propeller helicopter!

Therefore, after discovering the Iraqi warplanes flying in, the AH-1 gunship, which had just been aggressive, now increased its power and flew away, leaving behind the troops in one place. They carry anti-tank missiles and hit fixed-wing aircraft? No way! (To be continued.) )