Defend the port of Khomeini! The Iraqis must not be allowed to defile the port city named after the great leader! The strength of the Iranian half infantry division guarding the port of Khomeini is ready to fight to the death, and if the Iraqis come, this will be the second Khoram Shahr!

At the same time, Iran's helicopter unit stationed here is making intense preparations for departure.

Helicopter gunships can deal with the opponent's armored clusters and buy enough time for the arrival of reinforcements on their side.

Although there is a lack of airborne anti-tank missiles, there are still quite a few large-caliber rockets.

Helicopter gunships are the nemesis of tanks because they fly over the tank's head.

It is impossible to make all the armor of a tank the same thick, and then the weight will increase significantly. Therefore, when it comes to the main armor of the tank, it refers to the armor in the front, and in the side and rear, the armor is relatively less.

The thinnest armor, on top of the tank.

Therefore, the helicopter gunship carries rockets, which is a powerful threat to the armored force on the ground, and besides, the helicopter also has the advantage of being mobile, and the anti-aircraft machine gun on the top of the tank is used to deal with the helicopter gunship, which is a bit of a chicken rib.

Even if you die in battle, even if you are shot down, you must block the opponent's armored forces!

After the weapons were hung up and the inspection was completed, the helicopter gunships took off in formation.

Due to the lack of parts for several aircraft, only ten were able to take off to meet the enemy. However, these ten helicopters, if they are lucky, will have no problem taking out seventy or eighty tanks.

In this way, the opponent's fierce offensive will definitely be contained.

It's just that they didn't expect that what they were facing this time was not the Iraqi tank, but the helicopter gunship!

Although the bombing formation had already returned to its home at this time, after the plane landed, it was not immediately possible to take off, and it took time to overhaul, refuel, and hang up the bombs, and the Iraqi Air Force's sortie efficiency was not very high.

Therefore, the task of fighting the opponent's helicopter is handed over to your own helicopter.

This time, Hariri's Falcon squadron was at the forefront, with anti-tank missiles and rocket launchers mounted under the short wings on either side of their Mi-24 Hind.

The helicopter gunships dispatched by Iraq are also ten.

The huge rotors of the Mi-24 helicopter turned, stirring the air and making a loud roar, and Hariri's sharp eyes searched around for suspicious targets on the ground.

Just now, in the process of advancing, two cement fortifications of the other side were knocked out, several rockets were used, and now, there are still four hanging on the short wings.

Suddenly, Shahid, the outermost wingman, shouted over the radio: "At twelve o'clock, there are flying objects." ”

Hariri's gaze turned from the ground to the sky, and sure enough, he spotted a few bright spots in the airspace ahead.

Judging by the speed of flight, the altitude of flight, it is undoubtedly a helicopter for the Iranians.

Half a year later, they formed up and finally met again against the Iranian helicopters.

"Ready, launch our missiles." Hariri said.

After the last air battle with the Iranians Cobra gunships, they began to look for strategies and tactics against the opposing helicopters, and now, since the two sides meet in a narrow way, then a fight!

Gradually, the field of vision became clear, and the other side's helicopters, one by one, appeared in the line of sight, which was the main force of Iran, the Cobra gunship!

"Lower the altitude and prepare for the launch of the missile." Hariri said.

The weapons officer had already prepared the AT-2 anti-tank missiles under the wings, and with Hariri's order, under the short wings of each helicopter, smoke and dust billowed and the missiles were fired.

The best way to deal with the opponent's helicopter gunship is to load the infrared missiles used in air combat on your own aircraft, but this work is not something they can complete, so another way is to use missile salvos!

Each aircraft, guided by a missile at the same time, attacks one of the opposing helicopters.

In addition to Hariri's squadron, the other two squadrons also fired their own missiles.

Jaber was using the AT-2 launcher, keeping an eye on the cobra, no matter how maneuvered, he couldn't get him out of the cross in the center of his circle.

The Iranian helicopters that flew in were in a panic, the purpose of their visit this time was to destroy the opponent's armored forces, therefore, their attention was on the ground, and they did not expect that a group of the opposing side's helicopters flew from a low altitude!

What's worse is that they don't have any means to counter the opponent's helicopters, they are equipped with uncontrolled rockets, and it is simply impossible to let these rockets shoot at the air and expect to hit the opponent's target. The odds are lower than a stone falling from the sky to hit one's head.

Immediately, the other side actually launched a missile, and there was more than one, and they naturally knew what that meant.

"Maneuver to dodge." The commander of the Iranian formation commanded.

Compared to the hind, the Cobra is a dedicated gunship, does not carry infantry personnel cabins, is smaller in size, and is more agile.

The Cobra began to perform a serpentine maneuver, preparing to dodge the opposing missiles.

The formation of the formation was disrupted in an instant.

There were several missiles, which lost their targets, and several, which successfully hit, and suddenly, several beautiful sparks bloomed in the sky.

"Two against one against the other, the wingman closely follows the long plane, and then attacks with missiles at any time." Hariri said. In many cases, they copied the tactics of air combat in the Air Force.

Suddenly, ten helicopters, divided into five twin formations, melee with each other.

Sometimes, due to the shortening of the distance between the two sides, it is impossible to use missiles, and the two sides also use machine guns to fire at each other, and even fire uncontrolled rockets at each other, and the scene is very spectacular.

If it were peacetime, the Iranian helicopter formations would definitely choose to retreat, they did not have a powerful means of confrontation with the opposing helicopters.

But now, no, they must move forward, and only by breaking through this helicopter formation can they hope to stop the opponent's armored attack.

There was a cobra that, in order to cover itself, even chose the most tragic way of colliding with the opponent's helicopter.

Bloodstained sky.

Finally, two cobras rushed through the encirclement of the hinds, and forward, they could already see the armored group on the black ground in the distance.

Kill the opposing team's armored vehicles! The Cobra immediately began preparations to launch rockets into the ground.

"Suddenly, suddenly, suddenly, there was a strong anti-aircraft fire in the opponent's armored forces.

A Cobra, before it launched a rocket, was swept away by this powerful anti-aircraft fire, and it exploded in the air.

The four-barreled 23-mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns of the Ali Panzer Regiment, which is responsible for providing anti-aircraft cover, have been deployed on both sides of the troops for anti-aircraft cover.

Due to the radar, this four-barreled anti-aircraft gun has a high quasi-head.

If more helicopter gunships came, then these self-propelled anti-aircraft guns would have been the first targets to be killed, but there were too few of them.

The last Cobra, which had just fired a rocket, had also been hit, and the rocket it fired damaged an unlucky T-72.

"Phew!" Ali spat out a mouthful of spit, looking at the sky that had quieted down, very unhappy, this attack was carried out, he had nothing to fight at all, the front had already been cleared by the helicopter unit, he was at most the end, too unhappy!

However, he also knew that it was precisely because of the correct command of His Excellency Qusay that the enemy's fighter planes could not take off, and the helicopters were killed by his own hinds, so he was in the mood to vent his worries here, otherwise, he would have fought many battles, even a few jets flying overhead, which would have caused him great losses.

Although his task is only to besiege, however, if he really fights in the future, he is sure that his troops are still the vanguard, thinking of this, Ali is a little relieved.

And the army that followed him had even more nothing to do, they were just marching.

"Slow down and get ready to refuel." Ali ordered.

When the tank runs, it consumes a lot of fuel, especially in the current field march, the speed cannot go up, almost 200 kilometers, and it will be replenished once.

Fortunately, his Reading Power Panzer Regiment had its own separate supply vehicle, so he was able to get enough fuel and fuel trucks in such a rapid march, just behind the Panzer Group!

However, the danger is also great, and if the air force of the Iranians comes, they will be very dangerous, and this massive tank cluster march, the danger will multiply.

However, since the air base in Ahvaz was destroyed, it was simply impossible for Iran to want to bomb them.

"Reading Armored Regiment, watch your advance, don't go too fast." On the radio, the voice of division commander Mohammed was heard.

Ali's T-72 tank is a command tank, and an additional radio station to communicate with superiors is added to work at a longer distance.

Running fast again? Then slow down! Ali ordered: "Stop advancing, replenish fuel, pay attention to concealment, rest for an hour." ”

At this time, the tank soldiers, who were still alive just now, stopped the tank, climbed out of the small space, came outside, breathed fresh air, and inside the tank, it was hot and noisy, and they stayed for several hours in a row, which required considerable endurance.

Fuel trucks in the rear drove over and began to deliver fuel to each tank.

Looking at his armored lion, Ali opened the map with a cool breeze that was almost dusk.

It is less than one hundred and fifty kilometers away from the port of Khomeini! If he doesn't brake, I'm afraid tomorrow morning he will be in front of the port of Khomeini.

It's a pity, no! Ali held back his saliva and obeyed the orders of his superiors, which was what he should do.

Seeing that Iraqi troops were getting closer and closer to the port of Khomeini, Iranian reinforcements accelerated their march.

The 65 th Panzer Brigade had already joined up with Ahvaz's army, and they made a hasty march overnight in the direction of the port of Khomeini.

(To be continued)