Chapter 382: Falling into a Trap
With a single wing, four propeller engines, and a wide tailgate at the tail, the C-130 transport aircraft developed by Lockheed is epoch-making, and it can be said that all kinds of transport aircraft in later generations are designed and manufactured based on this kind of transport aircraft. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Now, in the dark, several such transport planes are flying at ultra-low altitude in the desert, and the pilots are highly skilled, and they are looking for the predetermined location of Desert No. 1 in the Lute Desert according to the display of the navigator.
Suddenly, the pilot was overjoyed, and from a distance, he could see a bright light on the desert over there! That's the intelligence officer who arrived early, giving directions to his side!
"Attention, the formation is ready to land!" The commander of the long plane, Lieutenant Yuris, said, as the C-130 lowered its landing gear and landed gracefully into the desert.
When the wheels were attached to the sand, in an instant, a huge force came, and the whole body seemed to tremble, and the C-130 transport plane, which already had excellent short-distance take-off and landing and field airfield landing capabilities, landed after sliding on the desert for more than 100 meters.
"What, the Marine Corps helicopters haven't arrived yet?" After getting off the plane and watching the transport planes of his formation land one after another, but he didn't see the Navy's Sea Stallion helicopters, Lieutenant Yuris said to the personnel on the ground, they were CIA agents, and they rushed over for this operation and gave the plane instructions to land.
Although the C-130 is very good, it is necessary to find the right place in the desert, and if it is not suitable, it can crash into the sand dunes at any time.
"Yes, they had a sandstorm, it could be later." Said the agent on the ground.
Late? Looking at the watch on his wrist, it was already more than 0:15 a.m., and according to the plan, he had to enter the embassy in Tehran before 0:30 a.m., rescue all the hostages, seize the Manzariyah airfield at one o'clock, protect the hostages from there, and then return the helicopter to the aircraft carrier at sea.
Going to Tehran to rescue hostages and transporting them to Manzariya airport all require RH-53 helicopters, and now, those helicopters have not yet arrived!
"Boom, boom." After waiting for nearly an hour, finally, there was a roar in the sky, and those big-bellied stallion helicopters finally arrived!
One, two, three ... How come there are only six? Seeing these helicopters land near his side, Lieutenant Ulris ran over and saluted Captain Walter, who had just come out: "Captain, why are there only six helicopters?" ”
"We have two of them that are out of order, lieutenant, we don't have time, first fill up our helicopters, and then we'll do it!" Captain Watt said.
Unlike the loss of three helicopters in history, this time they were relatively lucky, only two helicopters were lost, and the remaining six were able to meet the requirements of this mission, but due to the impact of the sandstorm, they consumed more fuel and had to be refueled before they could continue to operate.
Fortunately, there was a good preparation, and among the C-130s that flew this time, there was a KC-130, which was fully loaded with fuel.
The front end of the RH-53 helicopter has a refueling tube more than a meter long, which allows for refueling in the air, and now, when it falls to the ground, it can be refueled in the same way!
Pulling the refueling hose out of the KC-130's wing, the pilot was quickly refueling his helicopter, and the air was filled with the smell of jet fuel.
Half an hour passed, and everything went smoothly, except for the time delay.
"I order, Operation Eagle Claw begins!" Sitting back in his helicopter, Captain Walter couldn't hide his excitement and gave the order.
Let's bring our people home! The U.S. military will protect every U.S. citizen!
With the roar of the engines, one after another RH-53 helicopter propellers stirred the air current, blowing sand sideways, and after rising from the ground, they quickly headed in the direction of Tehran.
The C-130 aircraft also began to take off, the side doors of the MC-130 cabin were opened, and the Gatling gun was pushed out.
Operation Eagle Claw has officially begun!
The sky over Tehran was still quiet, and it was already two o'clock in the morning, more than an hour later than the scheduled time!
Sitting in the RH-53 helicopter, Captain Walter was constantly looking at the terrain below, he had memorized all the landmarks, and flew forward a block before reaching his own embassy!
A bunch of patriotic students? It doesn't matter who you are! The innocent people who hijacked the embassy as hostages are terrorist organizations, and it can be said that Iran is now a terrorist state!
"Prepare for landing." Captain Walter said that the armed men sitting in the cabin were already shaking their legs constantly, ready to enter the battle!
"Da-da, da-da-da." At this moment, suddenly, on the roof of a building on the ground, the sound of a large-caliber machine gun sounded.
The tracer bomb dragged the bright light and flew towards the helicopter on this side! The Iranians are actually prepared!
"Quick, get ready for battle!" Captain Walter shouted.
"Quick, pull up, pull up!" On the side, the pilot of another helicopter shouted loudly, the one that flew over with a tongue of fire was definitely a portable anti-aircraft missile!
"Boom!" The heavy super stallion, apparently not as nimble as the Super Cobra, was already hit by a missile in the process of pulling up!
I wanted to sneak into Tehran quietly, rescue my own personnel, and then sneak away quietly, but the fall of this helicopter represents the intensity of the battle, which has far exceeded the imagination of the Americans!
The cannons on the side of the MC-130 spat out tongues of fire and fired fiercely at the ground, and at this time, armed men began to appear on almost all the rooftops of the nearby buildings!
Now, it's not a question of whether the hostages can be rescued at all, but whether the team that rushed in can get back alive!
This turned out to be a trap! It is simply impossible for the lone American squad to escape in front of Iran's huge military power! They are not Rambo in the first drop of blood, and although they are highly trained soldiers, it is impossible for them to fight armed men who are many times their size!
"Request support, request support!" Walter shouted over the radio, "Please send out the fighters immediately to support our operation!" (To be continued.) )