Chapter 3: Sniper!
One last look at the Soviets' tanks that had disappeared at the end, Durrani gritted his teeth and followed Mhammad along the path.
In fact, Mhammad only eliminated one Soviet tank, which is already a meritorious achievement, and now, the Afghan guerrillas have had enough of the Soviets' armored forces, otherwise, they would not have invited these Pakistani instructors.
In addition to Pakistan, there are instructors from some Eastern country.
However, as soon as you come here, you are stateless, and if something happens and you are captured, you can't admit it.
As for Mhammad, it is even more so, if he dies, I am afraid that his body will be left in this deep mountain and eaten by wild wolves.
At this time, Mhammad, all over his body, was full of fighting spirit.
Six tanks of the 42nd Tank Brigade are continuing to advance without knowing it.
"Tank No. 413, hasn't it caught up yet?" The company commander, Belikov, said in one of the tanks in the middle, and he was asking about the same tank that had been destroyed.
"No, we can't be reached by radio." The loader who doubled as a radio liaison on the side said.
"It's mountainous and our radio signal isn't very good." The artillery commander said to Belikov.
Damn the mountains, sometimes, the radio signal will suddenly disappear, this kind of T-62 tank radio, but it is a very old-fashioned radio, they were originally only second-line troops, and the equipment will not be updated in time at all, but now, they have to complete the combat mission that can only be completed by this elite group army.
Many people are tired of life here.
"Continue on, and once we reach Area Three, we wait for Number 413." Belikov said.
Puganov at No. 413 always likes to drag his feet, and he should have been caught in the middle, instead of letting him clean up the battlefield, that guy, I'm afraid he was rolling corpses there at this time. Belikov was dissatisfied when he remembered it, however, there was no other way, and now there was no radio signal.
In the course of their pursuit, they threw off the infantry, which, according to the contact just made, would be waiting for them in Area Three, eighty kilometers from here.
In a rumbling tank, even just sitting in it will make people feel irritable, and this tank is a living iron lump.
Belikov couldn't hold it back, opened the hatch above his head, raised the seat, and half of his body was exposed.
All around was a barren mountain, a bare barren mountain, there was not even a tree, the sun shone very hotly on the earth, Belikov turned around half a circle, and did not see the slightest pleasant thing.
It's still good to be stationed at the beginning, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, you can see beautiful women everywhere, but it's a pity.
"Company commander, watch out for snipers." The gun commander reminded from the side.
As soon as you come out of the station, you need to stay completely inside the tank, this is an order issued by the command a year ago.
No one will really perform, run for hours, stay completely inside the tank, no one will stand it.
However, after hearing the warning of the gun commander, he still got back into the turret and pressed the switch of the throat intercom: "Attention, the front will enter a canyon area, and beware of guerrilla ambushes on both sides, 402, 404, with anti-aircraft machine guns, shoot at the top of the hill on both sides." ”
Although it is not necessary to be a soldier, Belikov still needs to be vigilant against this terrain.
With his order, the two tanks in front, the hatch on the right side opened, forming a half shield just behind, and then, the loader, reluctantly climbed out and began to operate the anti-aircraft machine gun on the roof of the turret.
Originally, the T-62 did not have an anti-aircraft machine gun, and it turned out that it was more difficult to use this thing to contend with the imaginary enemy, that is, the enemy's helicopter gunship. However, it is also useful to hit other targets without hitting helicopter gunships. Therefore, the later T-62 was all added with a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun. Now, this machine gun came in handy, and it was used to strafe the peaks on either side.
However, despite the installation, it is not possible to shoot remotely, so the loader has to climb outside to shoot, so that the loader becomes a good target for the opponent's sniper.
Originally, if accompanied by infantry, it was possible to protect the advance of armored troops by allowing them to climb the slopes on both sides, but now it can only be solved by loaders.
Plugging the chain, opening the safe, the loader keeps his eyes on the sights above the anti-aircraft machine gun, aiming at the bare hilltop in front of him.
"Da, da." Pulling the rear striking gate, a tongue of fire came out of the muzzle of the anti-aircraft machine gun.
On the hillside in the distance, it was immediately beaten into dust.
"Instructor, have we been discovered?" Hearing the sound of this machine gun, Durranni's heart suddenly tightened.
"Of course not, right now, the Soviets are just casually strafing both sides of the mountain, and they are shooting tentatively." Mhammad said.
"How do you know?" Durranny asked suddenly.
Does this need to be asked? You think it's in a TV series? Mhammad still explained to Durani: "Listen, now the opponent's machine gun uses continuous fire, this out, at least twenty or thirty rounds, into an open surface, this way of playing, is a test, if the target is really found, excellent shooters, all use three-point shooting to solve the enemy." Well, go back to your side, get ready, and fight bravely to drive out the Soviets! Long live Hell! ”
Hearing Mhammad say this, Durrani was relieved and fought bravely!
"Yes, we will drive out the Soviets!" Durranny said, quickly shuttling to the edge of his position.
If there were a little more of Mhammad's men, he would also definitely have manned the peaks on both sides, and from the top of the peaks, it would have been very easy to strike down at the weak roof of the tank.
However, there were only two of Mhammad now, and the other had six tanks, so he had to hide at the exit of the valley, where he sought to destroy one of the Soviets' tanks first.
The valley is long and narrow, and the exit and entrance are also very narrow, and a few boulders block the exit and entrance, allowing only one tank to enter and exit. So, as soon as the first one was knocked out, the mouth of the valley was blocked, and then, on the other side of the mouth of the valley, Durrani waited for the Soviets to retreat. If you are lucky enough to scrap the other one, one of the remaining four will not be able to escape.
This valley is simply a good place for ambushes, which is equivalent to tying the mouths on both sides of the sack, and no one inside can escape.
So, now, listening to the rumble of tanks getting closer and closer, feeling the tremor of the ground, Mhammad got to the exit of the valley and hid behind a large rock on the side of the road, and in a moment, after the arrival of the tanks of the Soviets, it was time to move.
Six T-62 tanks, vigilantly walking in the valley, the front two tanks, the right hatch open, the loader on it, every few seconds, fired at the top of the surrounding hill, the chain rattled, tongues of fire constantly spat out from the muzzle, the hillside was dusty, and the hard stone was also sparked.
Suddenly, the machine gun in the loader's hand stopped, and he fell on top of the machine gun.
This time, the shooting time stopped a few seconds earlier than the previous ones.
"Hey, Nikolai, keep shooting." The cannon commander below pushed him.
Suddenly, the gun commander felt that his hands were a little wet, and when he looked at them again, they were red.
The red liquid flowed down Nikolai's body.
Sniper! On this hillside, there are snipers from the Afghan guerrillas!
It's not that the sniper uses a sniper rifle with a muffler, but the sniper is very good and knows how to fire when Nikolai shoots, and the sound of the machine gun plus the engine masks the sound of the opponent's shooting, and shooting at this time, the other party can be regarded as a veteran. In the other party's hand, it is likely to be an AKM.
"Report, snipers from Afghan guerrillas on either side." The commander immediately reported to the company commander by radio.
"Accelerate disengagement." Belikov immediately yelled over the radio.
Now, they are in this valley, if there are snipers on both sides, it will be very embarrassing for them, because the weapons in their hands are nothing but anti-aircraft machine guns, although the 115mm smoothbore guns in front of the tank can blast the opponent to slag, but the two sides are too high, and the elevation angle of the tank gun is too low to hit there.
Anti-aircraft machine guns are OK, but anti-aircraft machine guns are not remote-controlled, they have to be exposed to the tankman, and in the presence of snipers, the tankman is dangerous, just now, is a living example.
The terrain here is unfavorable, so let's get out of here first, and when the time comes, you can use tank guns and grenades to completely flatten the suspicious places!
Hiding in the tank, Belikov passed the guò periscope, saw a dozen people on the slopes on both sides, rushed down.
Sure enough, it's the Afghan guerrillas!
How? Why did you fight in front? Along the way, Mhammad didn't know that there was another guerrilla ambush on the top of the mountain.
However, looking at the T-62 tank in front of him almost in front of him, Mhammad did not hesitate, from where he was dodging, stood up suddenly, and the RPG-7 on his shoulder, at this moment, condensed all the hopes of Mhammad.
The round turret, so clear, is in the sight, and then, pull the trigger!