Chapter 126: Laser-Guided Bombs
"Report to the Chief of Staff, we only have the authority to expel them, and if we shoot down the Soviets' plane, we must first report to Islamabad." Crimea, who was on the side, said to Mhammad.
"By the time Islamabad's order came, the Soviets' planes would have been gone for a long time." Mhammad said: "The planes of the Soviets who came this time, carrying bombs, came to bomb our refugee camps, and if they violated their airspace, they let them bomb our Pakistani land!" If we fail to shoot down the planes of the Soviets, then our air defense forces will eat? ”
"Yes, yes." Kremi hurriedly nodded, not knowing whether to agree with Mhammad's order to open fire, or to agree that he himself was a-eater.
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"Drop the auxiliary fuel tanks and bomb according to the original plan." Belov commanded calmly over the radio.
Four Su-24 fighters split into two formations in the air, two headed for the Jerozai refugee camp and the other two for a weapons export point near Mardan.
They soared from the valley of the Wakhan corridor, the sweep angle of the wing was artificially locked to 16 degrees, which is the best angle for a fast sprint, and at the same time, the afterburner of the engine in the tail was turned on, and the two engines burst out with 12,500 kg of thrust, pushing the huge heavy fighter to climb quickly, and the 500 kg laser-guided bomb under the belly of the aircraft shimmered.
Their movements are very secretive, and the Pakistani Air Force, which has been slow to do so, may have completed their bombing mission before they were even spotted.
Gerozai refugee camp.
"I think it's most appropriate for our Islamic Association of Afghanistan to send someone, that Mhammad was originally an instructor of our team, so from the point of view of legal affiliation. The current Free Army of Afghanistan should be counted as belonging to our Afghan Islamic Association. Gulbuddin said with a smile on his face, and his right hand kept gesturing as if to prove something.
"Gul Pudding, wake up." Harris on the other side immediately said: "Now the Free Army of Afghanistan." I don't know what you are in the Islamic Association of Afghanistan, they only recognize Mhammad, even that Khwaja, far beyond your prestige, Durrani and Fahim, these regimental commanders, will not take you seriously at all. ”
"That's because I'm not there yet! When I get there, with my prestige, I will be able to hold this army firmly in my hands... In the hands of our alliance. Gulbuddin said, "I'm ready. You can go at any time. ”
"No, the alliance hasn't made a decision yet, you're in such a hurry, how can you do it!" The rest of the voices said.
Sayaf looked at these chaotic scenes and felt angry in his heart.
After his efforts, that Mhamad, was finally transferred back to Peshawar, now. Those Afghan Free Army belong to the situation where there is no direct leadership. The Coalition needs to send someone to take them over.
However, half a month has passed, and meetings and meetings have been held every day, but there has been no result.
Who to send to take over the Free Army of Afghanistan? Everybody here can see it. Whoever goes, as long as he takes over this team, will become the most powerful person in Afghanistan, and wait until the Soviets are driven out, then. Whoever controls this army will become the president of Afghanistan!
This is an errand that makes everyone's eyes hot, everyone is fighting, among them, Gulbuddin is the fiercest, and if it were not for the strong opposition of others, this Gulbuddin would have set out on his own to take over the Free Army.
Gulbuddin's reason is that Mhammad was originally sent to his subordinate guerrillas, and the current Free Afghan Army is derived from this guerrilla force, and he is justifiably arrogant.
It can't be delayed any longer, it's been half a month, and if it is delayed any longer, I don't know what will happen to the situation, maybe, Nakhwaja, Durrani and others will become independent warlords!
"Don't make any noise." "Now, I announce the decision of the alliance," Sayaf said. ”
Sayyaf's order is the order of the alliance, and listening to Sayyaf say this, all the people calmed down.
"The alliance is in Peshawar, and it is no longer possible to play a good command role, so I have decided to move the headquarters of the alliance to the Panjshir Valley! We are there, directing the struggle against the Soviets! It will be turned into a logistics base, which will be mainly responsible for contacting our Western friends with arms assistance. "We will be warriors in the fight against the USSR, we will fight on the front line!" ”
Sayaf's words immediately shocked everyone, at the beginning, they all escaped from the wolf land of Afghanistan, although they formed an alliance here, but in fact, everyone is afraid of death, they encourage the people below to fight, but they themselves, but they definitely do not want to experience the scene of bullets flying on the battlefield.
Now, Sayyaf said that he wanted to go back, and everyone was shocked, and began to think about whether it was the benefit of following back to get more or the benefit of staying.
"Staying here, shouldering the most important task, to transport weapons and materials to the front line, Gul Puding, I think this task, the alliance can only rest assured if it is handed over to you." Sayaf said.
Sayyaf made it clear that this Gulbuddin has always wanted to go to Afghanistan to obtain the command of the Free Army, and Sayyaf will never let such an ambitious person hold real power, and now is the time for the reshuffle of the strength within the alliance.
"Yes, I agree, Gulpuding, you have the toughest task!" Harris quickly reacted and followed.
"Yes, that is, we will be under the leadership of Sayyaf and have a holy war against the Soviets!" The others expressed their attitudes: "Gulbudding, you stay and give us support weapons, don't hold back!" ”
Gulbudin looked at the faces of these people, and suddenly felt a wave of nausea, wanting to exclude himself? It's not that easy!
"I declare that the Islamic Association of Afghanistan has officially withdrawn from the alliance!" "No one can stop the fact that the Free Army is our Islamic Association of Afghanistan!" I'm going to take over the troops now! ”
With that, Gulbuddin stood up and wanted to walk out menacingly.
"Gulbudding, you're quitting the alliance?" Sayaf asked gloomily.
"Yes, when we first joined the alliance, we had an agreement that we were free to quit." Nikopudin said, "Do you want to repent?" ”
As he spoke, Nikopudin did not look back, and continued to stride out, which was surrounded by Sayyaf's people, who knew that he would not come here for a meeting, and now, only in the northwest corner of the camp, where he was his own people.
"Come on, bring him up!" Sayaf said.
There was a clattering sound from outside the tent, and several young men with AKM rifles appeared at the door of the tent.
"Sayaf, you're a villain who goes back on your word!" Gulbuddin said, "We actually joined the organization of villains like you! ”
"All of them are for the war of resistance." Sayaf said: "Nikopuding, you have been wronged. ”
After saying that, Sayaf waved his hand, and several armed men escorted Nikobudding, skillfully put a sleeve on his head, and dragged him outside.
Seeing that Nikopuddin was accused, Sayaf breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let's continue to meet and discuss the entry into the Panjshir Valley. ”
"Buzz, buzz." There was a roar in the distance.
This is the sound of airplanes, and Pakistan's air force, due to the tense border situation, often dangles overhead.
"Prepare to drop the bomb, aim at the target." In the cabin of the Su-24, Belov said to the weapons operator next to him.
The Su-24 is a large fighter, in many categories, this aircraft belongs to the bomber, it uses a side-by-side two-seat layout, so that the pilot and weapon operator have a good view, after separation, after two minutes of flight, the fighter enters the bombing route.
"Understood, at an altitude of 4500, at a distance of seven kilometers, the laser designator begins to work, the missile is activated." said the weapon operator.
As he spoke, he toggled the various electric doors in front of him, just like he usually trained.
A KAB-500L laser-guided bomb mounted under the Su-24, the seeker at the front end began to activate, and on the universal wheel support, the vanguard-type semi-active laser seeker rotated, accurately capturing the thin laser beam.
This kind of bomb is divided into two types of guidance, the airborne laser launcher guidance, which needs to be continuously irradiated before the missile hits the target, and the laser launcher held by the ground personnel only needs the fighter to drop the bomb.
Peshawar is the stronghold of the Afghan Mujahideen, and there are also many agents sent by the KGB here, and in the refugee camp, there are many KGB eyeliners, and it is they who have discovered the pattern, the leaders of the alliance, who have been meeting in that tent every day for the past few days, so the Soviet top brass decided to kill them all.
The agent on the ground pointed the laser transmitter at the tent, and the reflected laser beam was picked up by the bomb's seeker for a few seconds, and the missile locked onto the target, before the weapon operator pressed the red button.
"Bang." With a dull sound, more than 500 kilograms of laser-guided bombs left the pylons and flew forward in a parabolic trajectory, and the rudder surface kept modifying the course of motion, and kept sliding down the laser beam.
"Prepare for the next target." Belov continued, as long as the bomb is dropped, it will be left alone, the next target is the training base in the north of the refugee camp, where there are still Americans helping to train, this time, the bomb must be dropped on the top of the Americans!
Although the Su-24 is known as a bomb truck with an astonishing 7,000 kg of external capacity, but flying from a distant Soviet base, it has a secondary fuel tank and has to fly in the mountains, and the heavy external tank will make its mobility very bad, so this time it also hung two 500-kilogram laser-guided bombs.
As for Fahim's spotting of the plane's bombs at a glance, it was Fahim who used the fuel tanks as bombs. (To be continued......)