Chapter 44: Cobra's Revenge
Without air supremacy, it means being backward and being beaten.
Iraq's air force is a worm.
With the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-25 imported from the Soviet Union, and the Mirage F1 imported from France, although the overall surname can not be compared to the Iranian F-14 Panda, but it will not only be beaten and not fight back, and it is definitely not the opponent of the fierce Iranian Air Force.
The Air Force cannot be blamed for all this, only the system.
The status of the Iraqi Air Force is not high, and Saddam Hussein is also very suspicious of the loyalty of the Air Force; since the last incident in which an Air Force pilot flew a plane to bomb his villa, Saddam Hussein has often carried out a purge in the Air Force in order to increase their loyalty; as a result, the Air Force is inferior to others in all branches of the armed forces, lacks the spirit of initiative and enterprising, and the training results have also been greatly reduced.
For example, the commander of the Southern Military District, Izzat, urgently ordered the air force to support the operation in the Susangilde marshes, and they only needed to take off some attack planes to be able to take out a large number of chieftain tanks, without the need for the 35th Brigade to rely on bloody battles. Moreover, only a few pandas can take off in the current Iranian Air Force, and most of them have to guard the air defense of important cities, so they simply cannot afford to run to this swamp to compete with them for air supremacy.
However, after receiving the order, the Air Force actually needed a day to plan the route, draw up a combat plan, and mount ammunition for the attack aircraft...
It was about to get dark, and by the time the hind arrived at the battlefield, it was feared that it would have to fight at night, so Izzat had to order the helicopter gunships to prepare and wait until dawn the next day to support.
Now, the sky over the Susangild swamp is the world of Iranian helicopters.
The CH-47 was only a transport aircraft, with little combat capability, and even with a cannon pod attached to the side, the heavy fuselage limited its ability to maneuver in the air.
Not so with the cobra, which was born to fight.
When the CH-47 found out that the base had been bombed, they urgently informed General Sharaf, who immediately ordered the CH-47 to return to Ahvaz to urgently carry fuel and ammunition to supply the armored division that was still fighting.
If the armored division runs out of fuel and ammunition, it is a pile of scrap metal.
And the two Cobras, on the other hand, stayed behind and launched a fatal blow against those culprits who blew up their bases!
At this time, under the short wings on both sides of the Cobra, four "Tao" anti-tank missiles were hung on the outside, two 70-mm rocket nests were hung inside, and an M61A1 "Vulcan" airborne aircraft gun was hung in front.
Seeing the convoy that escaped, in the chaos just now, it was they who were wantonly destroying the base, which eventually led to the explosion of ammunition in the base, countless casualties, and the bloody armored troops in front of them fell into crisis.
Destroy them first, then go to the back of the Panzer Division! The pilots of two Cobras, made this decision.
They turned to each other's back and pulled up suddenly.
"The target is locked."
"Launch!"
With the push of a finger, a "Tao" missile burst into flames, dragged white smoke, and flew off the launcher towards the most sturdy Chieftain tank.
Looking at the gorgeous scenery of the ammunition explosion, everyone was pleasing to watch.
In the fierce battle just now, he didn't feel anything, but now that the task was completed, Marwan suddenly felt some urgency, he held the edge of the cab with both hands, jumped out of the Chieftain tank, and was ready to go to the side to have a good time.
He turned his head nonchalantly, and his eyes suddenly focused on one place: the missile that rushed directly under the setting sun.
The missile's solid-fuel engine burns only for a few seconds, after which it flies unpowered, so no white smoke is visible.
Then, I saw the helicopter with a hideous face behind me.
The huge rotors are rotating, bringing inexplicable terror, the angular cockpit, it seems that you can see the evil eyes of the two pilots inside, under the short wings, there is already a missile missing on one side, although it can't be seen, it is like flying a kite, there is a line connected to the fast-flying missile.
"Cobra, enemy attack, hidden!" Marwan cried out, and was about to run to the chief. He didn't know what the point of doing this was, he just wanted to simply start the tank and dodge the missile.
Inside the chieftain, there are also three of his comrades-in-arms, who are the drivers, and this is his duty.
It was too late, and with only one step, Marwan was pushed aside by the air currents generated by the huge explosion.
The hollow-charge warhead of the Tao anti-tank missile was so powerful that it vertically broke through the steel armor by 600 mm, and again attacked from above, effortlessly tearing through the armor of the chieftain and burrowing inside.
The hot air currents ignited the ammunition inside, and after a loud bang, the chief's turret was blown into the air, leaving only the hull of the car on fire.
The comrades-in-arms who were still fighting together just now have died at this moment.
When Zhang Feng heard Marwan's shout, he knew that something was wrong, and the harsh training developed his instinctive reflex.
"Get out of the car and find a place to hide!" Zhang Feng immediately opened the car door and jumped out of the car quickly, already with an additional SAM-7 portable anti-aircraft missile in his hand.
After encountering the Chieftain tank, Zhang Feng decided to switch to the Iranian tank, so he put the Sam-7 missile on his off-road truck, and now, he took down the anti-aircraft missile very easily, rolled on the spot, and rolled into the reeds next to him.
Hades took the lead and tried to flee with a vehicle.
"Hades, get out of the car!" Zhang Feng shouted.
Under the threat of the helicopter gunship in the sky, if you want to drive the vehicle to escape, there is almost no chance, and the helicopter in the sky will simply deal with the vehicle on the ground like a person stepping on an ant. Even without anti-tank missiles, with just uncontrolled rockets, trucks can be blown to pieces.
Hades didn't hesitate, heard the rumble of the engine starting, hooked up the gear, released the clutch, and the truck slammed forward like an arrow off the string.
"I'm going to lure them away!" Hades left this sentence behind.
It turned out that he was not unaware of this danger, he was just trying to divert the other party and make it easy for him to get out.
Zhang Feng felt that his eyes were a little blurry, he remembered the martyrs who resolutely chose to sacrifice in order to save their comrades during the Anti-Japanese War, Dong Cunrui who had no bracket and used his body as a bracket to blow up the bridge, and Huang Jiguang who used his body to resist the gun's eye...
No country's lower class soldiers are a bad race, they are all excellent sons and daughters of their own country, the only difference is those who are in high positions.
I must lead Iraq to a glorious future!
Most of the people in the second off-road vehicle had already gotten out of the car just now, and when they heard the attack alarm, all of them, like Zhang Feng, hid in the reeds next to them, and the driver of the second car also chose to start the vehicle and lead the helicopter away.
In the sky, it is obviously much easier to observe a car than a single soldier.
Zhang Feng lay in the swamp, looking at the bombed-out chieftain, his heart was full of self-blame.
Although I participated in several battles in my previous life, I basically fought with drug dealers and others at a low intensity, and I really lacked experience in the intricate battlefield like this.
A successful attack battle made me a little proud and relaxed my vigilance around me, which is a rather dangerous signal, if it is detected early, it is entirely possible to have enough warning time to compete with the helicopter gunship.
The three members of the Sheikh tank have turned into a raging fire, and Marwan has been blown to the ground, his life and death are unknown, and the two brave Iraqi sons and daughters on the other two off-road vehicles are afraid that they will be destroyed in the next moment.
This is war, war is a life-and-death struggle, and there can be no luck!
Come on! Cobra, see if you're powerful, or if our Sidewinder special forces are powerful!
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