Ahvaz Military District, Susan Gald region.

Each tank has been equipped with a protective net, which is a kind of protective net of the same color as the swamp, and after entering the swamp, it merges with the swamp, and it is difficult to distinguish it from the high sky.

Yesterday, an Iraqi plane flew over the skies here, which surprised General Sharaf very much, fearing that the operation would be discovered by the other side and ruined.

The oil supplies have been in place, the other divisions of the southern front have been assembled, and after the operation on this side has begun, after passing through the swamps, the troops in the Abadan area will be transferred back to the defense, and this side will begin to turn the defense into an offensive with a fierce blow, and completely drive the Iraqi army on the southern front out of the national border.

After Abel Hassan gave the officers another boost at the headquarters, the surprise attack through the Susangilde marsh officially began.

This half of the swamp has almost been explored, and Rajavi led his own armored assault group, a total of 180 Chieftain tanks, 230 M113 armored personnel carriers, and 200 off-road trucks, carrying sufficient fuel and ammunition, to start the operation, codename: Dullhan Radiance.

Each vehicle carried plenty of reed bales, and when it came across a place that was difficult for trucks to pass, they would put the reed bales into it, so that a road was made that was passable.

After the tank and armored car passed, two ruts had been rolled out, and the off-road military vehicle behind it, with wide tires and deep patterns, plus the reeds that had been padded into it in advance, actually walked smoothly.

Although the maximum road speed of the tank is more than 60 kilometers per hour, the off-road speed is the most important thing in this place. The speed of the tank in this kind of zone is less than 15 kilometers per hour, and it takes two or three days to cover these hundreds of miles of swampy area.

During the day in this swampy area, it was dangerous to drive, and there was already an unlucky driver who deviated from the road he was driving on, and as a result, one side of the track began to slide just down, and by the time the tank in front was ready to tow, half of the tracks had already fallen into a mud puddle.

One tank, instead of pulling, plus one, and the two tanks were at full throttle, and they did not pull it up, but, on the contrary, completely fell into the mud puddle, leaving only the turret still exposed.

In desperation, Rajavi ordered the tank to be abandoned, and by the time the convoy passed behind, even the turret had been flooded, and the power of the swamp could be seen.

The Chieftain tank, with its powerful firepower and thick armor, is its advantage, however, it also leads to the problem of too much dead weight, and the most important thing is that this tank uses narrow tracks, and the possibility of passing through this terrain is almost zero, if it were not for repeated aerial reconnaissance, a feasible path was determined, coupled with the constant padding of reed poles, this impossible feat was accomplished.

A tank, in which the structural strength is the greatest, is not the front armor, but the track, the track is the shoes of the armored vehicle, usually encounters the worst treatment, if the structural strength is not enough, a turn, the track will be pulled off by a huge force. The tracks of each tank weigh at least five tons, which accounts for one-tenth of the vehicle's weight.

It's not that the British didn't know about widening the tracks, but each had its own purpose.

The wide track gives the tank a relatively strong passing ability in complex terrain. However, the wide tracks will inevitably cause problems for the tank in steering and acceleration, because the tracks that are too wide lead to too much grip, which can lead to uncomfortable steering.

The narrow track is just the opposite, the obvious advantage is that it is relatively fast in the process of starting and turning, and has a high maneuver surname, but this maneuver is based on a very good terrain, such as cities, roads, such as a horse and a flat desert area.

At the same time, too narrow tracks will reduce the tank's terrain adaptation to a very low level, for example, in the swamp, the T-62 tank can drive without any auxiliary means, as long as you don't make the stupid steering action of the Ali company commander, it is generally fine, and for the Chieftain tank, this is a test of life and death, if you don't do it, you can't get up.

After less than three or four hours of driving, the tank was already out of gas,

The L60 2-stroke inline 6-cylinder opposed piston water-cooled multi-fuel engine, although it outputs up to 720 horsepower, is definitely a big guy who drinks oil, and has more than 200 liters of fuel per hour, especially in the swamps, the tank driver basically just stepped on the accelerator, and the 1000 liters of fuel added before departure have been exhausted.

Before leaving, an additional fuel tank was strapped to the back of each tank, with extra fuel in it, which could be used for the tank to drive for a few more hours, and to spend the first night in the swamp on a solid ground that had been found in front.

It is absolutely impossible to walk at night, and during the day according to the pre-planned route, a tank has already been lost, and if it were at night, the loss would have been even greater. This kind of loss is more than worth the loss.

And where to camp is definitely a problem, if you just dock somewhere, and wake up the next morning, the tank will be absolutely swallowed up by the swamp.

This route has been planned for many days, and it has finally been determined, which shows the risks involved.

The need for roads that can withstand the tanks, the need for hard ground with enough tanks to stay, and the need not to be detected by the opposing planes, all of this is causing problems for Rajavi, but fortunately, at least everything is working fine for now.

At the end of the day, only a hundred kilometers were walked.

Except for the most difficult Chieftain main battle tank, the other vehicles passed smoothly, and the M113 armored vehicles in the back did not encounter Chieftain difficulties.

The M113 is a light amphibious tracked armored transport vehicle that can transport soldiers and cargo, has amphibious capabilities, is fast and has excellent maneuverability on uneven terrain.

Because its armor is made of aviation aluminum alloy, it reduces weight while maintaining a certain strength, and the total combat weight is only 10.26 tons, and the diesel engine with a power of 275 horsepower drives this body, which is very labor-saving.

There are 2 crew members in the car, the driver and the commander, the driver sits at the front of the hull, the commander sits at the front of the crew compartment, and the power system is in the compartment to the driver's right, which is somewhat similar to the Type 63 armored car. There are two rows of benches in the crew compartment, which can carry 11 soldiers (10 soldiers sit on benches on either side and 1 sits on the seat behind the commander). These seats can be easily removed to free up the crew compartment for other uses.

The off-road trucks in the back, with plenty of fuel, began to refuel tanks and armored vehicles. The fuel they carry can meet the fuel consumption of the troops for five days, and in particular, they will set up a supply base fifty miles west of the swamp to provide the tanks with the last necessary supplies before the attack, and meet the needs of the tanks to attack the opponent's position.

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