Chapter 342: Soldiers Descend on the City
Hashmian was fortunate because although he was hit by several bullets, but all of them were non-critical parts, and later, although the Iraqi helicopter gunship blew up the building he was in, he was just under one of the main frames of the building and was not hit by the falling objects.
Then the officers and soldiers of the camp who arrived farther away began to rescue Hashmian from the rubble, and Hashmian had not yet passed out, and he asked the soldiers to do a good job of defense, because the Iraqis were about to come up.
However, before he could finish speaking, Hashmian fell unconscious.
Before he fell unconscious, Hashmian asked the soldiers to do the defensive work, but he did not designate who would direct the defense work, but I am afraid that he could not find any suitable people if he wanted to appoint them. The headquarters was terminated, those senior commanders were killed, and the dragons were leaderless.
Hashmian was rushed to the hospital.
Although the defense areas of all units have been divided, it is necessary to adapt to the situation when a war really starts, and it is necessary to coordinate and command at a higher level where the attacks are more severe, where they will be the first to be breached, where they need to send support, and how to conduct street fighting.
But now, they have nothing, stick to their posts, waiting to be broken by each one.
Zhang Feng was in the rear headquarters in Basra, and finally got the news that the 10th Armored Division had completely annihilated the Iranian reinforcements.
Until now, all the battles have been under his control.
The Sidewinder special forces successfully destroyed the command of the Iranian Ahvaz, and the 10th Panzer Division completely crushed the Iranian reinforcements, and the 60th Panzer Division, which is less than a hundred miles away from Ahvaz, is all moving towards the final goal: to take Ahvaz and occupy the oil fields in the north!
A few aircraft were also prepared to assist the 10th Panzer Division against the reinforcements of the Iranians, and it seems that the improved 69 tanks were superior in combat and were already able to cope with this level of combat on their own.
So, the Air Force is once again all out and ready to bomb the military targets in Ahvaz!
Basra airbase, busy again.
At the same time, in order to help the Southern Military Region, Zhang Feng has already applied that the air force of the Northern Military Region will be dispatched again to bomb key targets in northern Iran.
In fact, seeing several battles in the Southern Military District, which had beaten the Iranians to an embarrassment, the Northern Military District was also moved, and they also wanted to launch several battles to conquer more territory in Iran to prove their strength.
Therefore, the Northern Military District was very happy with this request, and they also dispatched a large number of aircraft to prepare to bomb major cities in the north of Iran, especially Khomeini's lair, Tehran.
Just when Iraq was full of energy and ready to make a big move, on the other side of the world, the war had already begun.
Dim lights, silent surrounding, annoying colleagues, this is the life of a boring submariner.
The submarine "Conqueror", a nuclear-powered attack submarine equipped by the British Navy, is the last of the first generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines of the "Warrior" class, and has been launched for just ten years. The length of the boat is 86.9 meters, the width is 10.1 meters, the draft is 8.2 meters, the surface displacement is 4,400 tons, the underwater displacement is 4,900 tons, the main engine is a steam turbine, using a nuclear power plant, 20,000 shaft horsepower, the surface speed is 20 knots, and the underwater speed is 30 knots.
(Speaking of nuclear-powered submarines, I can't help but want to say more, all nuclear submarines are still the most bullish in typhoons, with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, and it is said that there are swimming pools inside!) The nuclear submarines, which were patrolling the Atlantic, immediately adjusted their course and headed straight for the Malvinas Islands after receiving an order from the wartime cabinet.
On April 12, the nuclear submarine was the first to come to the waters off the Falklands and began to carry out the blockade mission.
Subsequently, the British "Hunter" patrol aircraft, which took off from Ascension Island in the middle of the Atlantic, began to conduct air patrols in the waters off the Falklands.
On 17 April, the British task force arrived at Ascension Island, which was a very good place to rest, and the officers and men of the task force who had been wandering at sea for more than ten days finally landed on land, where they could rest and recuperate, replenish supplies, and more importantly, conduct live firing and calibrate their guns.
"General, we can't wait any longer." In the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Lombardo suggested to Galtieri.
"While the British are not firmly established, we need to immediately go all out to block the British from the Falklands, and we will concentrate all our naval forces to fight the British!" Lombardo said.
Galtieri didn't listen, he was pondering.
"The Falklands area, where the British's attack nuclear submarines have already arrived, our navy, it will be dangerous to dispatch now, or it is better to dispatch the air force to bomb." Anaya also said.
"No, we still have a legitimate reason to attack the Falklands, and if we attack Ascension Island again, the international community will oppose us even more." Galtieri said.
On this very day, Galtieri was very disappointed that the northern ally on whom he depended, the most powerful of all, the United States, did not hesitate to kick him away and get mixed with the British, and he had a feeling of being betrayed.
The wartime cabinet, headed by Margaret Thatcher, put forward the principle of keeping the war in disputed areas and not attacking Argentina proper. At the same time, it actively launched a diplomatic and political offensive, causing the United States, Europe, and other countries to express their support for Britain, interrupting arms trade with Argentina, and imposing an arms embargo on Argentina. At the same time, it will provide logistical support, communications, satellite intelligence, etc. to the UK.
The United States has helped the most, providing all the satellite maps of the Falklands to the British.
The Brit is coming, so let him come! Galtieri was so confident that he again sent additional troops to the island, but left out logistical supplies.
After arriving on the island, the troops on the island did not undergo rigorous training, and most of those who landed on the island were new recruits, and some of them had not even conducted live firing a few times.
The British formation, on the other hand, was in full swing, and they set off on Ascension Island for the Falklands.
Rear Admiral Woodward, commander of the task force, had already sorted out the overall offensive idea during the voyage.
Ascension Island is still too far away, so it is necessary to build another forward base: take South George Island, block the sea and air around the Falklands for 200 nautical miles, completely drive the Argentine navy back to port, blockade the Falklands, and then carry out a landing operation on the Falklands.
The Argentine army on South George did not take it seriously, and satellite photos show that there were less than 200 defenders, and the geographical location here was of great significance to the British army.
All this, the senior Argentine generals, including General Galtieri, who was born in the military, did not see it.
After the departure of the British task force from Ascension Island, members of the British Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) and the Special Boat Squadron of the Navy (SBS) formed a joint reconnaissance detachment, ready to show their skills in the South Island.
(To be continued)