Chapter Fifty-Six: The Fooled Chinook
Sihadsang, piloting a huge Chinook, flew over the Panzer Division.
In the darkness, a faint green shadow was seen, and the temporary airborne base had been established.
He followed the formation, and after landing in turn, countless Iranian GIs immediately ran over, opened the hatch, and removed the ammunition and oil drums carried in the cabin, and the ten tons of supplies were finished in a while.
This group of army soldiers, even the last egg flew today, right? Sihadsan thought.
After unloading the cargo, Sihadesan drove Chinook back to Ahvaz.
Chinook is a kind of front and rear tandem twin-rotor helicopter, with a large transport capacity, which can be called a flying air transport vehicle, and even if it has strong automation capabilities, it needs at least a three-person crew.
One pilot, one captain, in the two pilot's seats in the forward cabin, the equipment of the two pilots is exactly the same, so it is convenient for the two to switch flights at any time.
Behind the two of them, there is also a mechanic, who monitors the helicopter's performance indicators at all times, and in front of his seat, there is a large row of mechanical instruments.
However, this transport mission was more urgent, and Sihadsan was the captain, but among his crew members, the pilot had surgery because of appendicitis, and the heavy responsibility of piloting the plane fell to him.
Behind him, is the mechanic Kusne.
Both were devout Shiite Muslims and had a lot of respect for the religious leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, so they resolutely carried out the instructions of their superiors, took off in a plane, transported supplies, and saved the armored division on the ground.
In the evening, the two Cobras that were on escort duty for them crashed in unknown circumstances, most likely by the Iraqi infiltration squad, so they were instructed by their superiors to be vigilant to prevent similar situations from happening.
However, in this kind of night, in addition to having the same low-light night vision devices as them, or just having anti-aircraft missiles, they can pose a threat to them.
The Iraqis have very poor field air defense, so as long as there are no planes in the sky, they are not afraid of anything.
Iraq pursued the Soviet army's concept of air defense operations, with all air defense units deployed within the national borders, and the air force mainly dealing with air threats beyond the national borders.
There is an advantage in this way, there is almost no need for contact between the air defense forces and the aircraft, and there will be no accidental firing, and those outside the state border will be treated by fighters, and those within the national border will be treated by the air defense missile forces.
However, this method of arrangement is obviously too rigid and rigid, and the speed of the aircraft is too fast, and it is very likely that it will break through the border line and fly directly into the territory of the other country, and the air defense forces can only launch a few rounds of missiles, and the planes can fly over Baghdad.
So, after the start of the war, Iran's air force has been in an advantageous position until now, when there is a serious shortage of parts.
Strict Muslim rule was imposed at home and the Great Satanic United States was rebelled externally, so all the American-style weapons equipped by the troops lost their source of spare parts.
There are only a few Cobras that can take off the most powerful support for the army, and now, two more have lost news, and the command is very annoyed.
The return voyage was boring, and Sihadsan was driving while looking out idlely.
Although the night is pitch black, as long as there is starlight and moonlight, this low-light night vision device can magnify the faint light outside and display it on the green eyepiece, which is the most beneficial color for human eye protection.
However, this kind of night vision device, after wearing it for a long time, will be very uncomfortable in the eyes, so after he determined the course, he took off the night vision device and rubbed his sour eyes.
Suddenly, he saw a bright light on the dark swamp!
What is that? Sihadsan was a little curious, at this time, the swamp was quiet everywhere, in front of him were two iron giants dueling, and in other places, there was no human activity, what was that?
"Kusne, what do you see down there?" Sihadesan said.
Kusne's eyes looked at it coldly, it was a ball of fire, this kind of fire, which could only be deliberately lit by a person, indicating that there were people in that place, but now the altitude of the flight is several hundred meters, and it is impossible to see what it is.
"Let's fly down and see." Sihadesan said.
"Captain, our main task now is to deliver supplies to the armored division, and we have to fly again." Kusne said.
Sihadesan glanced down and had no choice but to give up. However, his heart was full of curiosity.
"Your Excellency Qusay, this method of yours doesn't seem to work, does it?" Said the "wounded" lying on the ground with blood on his chest.
Zhang Feng was also depressed for a while, he heard so many helicopters flying over just now, it must have been that formation flying back, but the other party didn't notice such an obvious sign below him?
It's all to blame that their distress device is equal to zero, even if there is a flare gun, when the other party flies in, it can also attract the attention of the other party.
Now, it's not a good feeling to hear the other party flying in full of hope and listen to the other person flying away.
The soldiers hiding next to him were also a little disappointed, although the captain was like a god every time, but this time it was a little too pediatric, can this work?
If there is an advanced night vision device, those people who hide on their side will definitely be discovered, but the night vision device of this era is still very backward, the most obvious point is that you can't see the strong light, the role of the night vision device is to amplify the weak light, but if it is a strong light, it will be put stronger, at that time, the night vision device will be burned out, in fact, you can add an overload protection, but it has not been done yet.
Therefore, it is relatively safe to ambush some people not far from the fire, and if the other party wants to observe himself, he can only take off the night vision device and search visually.
Wait, you must wait, anyway, you can't go anywhere in this dark night, if this method doesn't work, wait until dawn, and it's not too late to march on foot.
Slowly, Zhang Feng felt a little sleepy, and his eyelids began to fight.
Returned to the Ahvaz base, filled the cargo again, but the second take-off was delayed, because the night was too dark, the night vision device effect deteriorated, and there was a great risk of rash take-off.
It wasn't until after 4 a.m. that Sihadesan was allowed to take off again, and with the formation, the second batch of supplies was transported.
Since he was a solo pilot, he was very tired and flew on the last sortie.
By the time the armored division had finished unloading supplies and returned home, the sky had already begun to brighten.
Returning along the same route again, Sihadesan cheered up, and when he flew over the flame he had seen last night, he saw that the flame had turned into thick smoke, and it seemed clearer in the sky that had just brightened.
Not far from the flames, there was a cobra that had crashed, and he was already a little worried when he saw this.
Then he saw two people in the middle of the fire and the crashed cobra, one of them, with a blood-red chest, and the other guarding him, both of them wearing flight suits.
"It's our pilot brothers, I'm going to save them." Sihadesan said.
"Captain, we should report to our superiors, and our superiors will send someone to rescue them, it is more dangerous for us to go down rashly like this, not to mention, the situation below is unknown, and it is not appropriate to take risks." Kusne said.
His analysis is not unreasonable.
However, Sihadesan did not think so, he had already discovered this fire last night, and this morning he saw that if there was really a problem, the two brothers would definitely be transferred, looking at the current situation, one of them was seriously injured, and when he reported it, he would send someone to come, I am afraid that this brother could not support that time, and he even regretted it a little, if he could have come down last night and take this compatriot, he might have been out of danger now.
"No, we have to go down and save our fellow Muslims." Sihadesan said.
Now the Chinook is unloaded, very flexible, and there are not many more than two people, and Sihadsan is pressing the longitudinal pole, and the huge Chinook is beginning to decline.
Most of the Iranian Air Force, trained by American instructors, has the unique personal heroism of the cowboys of the American West, which they sometimes encourage, and if the Iraqi army is to report honestly, this is also the difference between the two armies.
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