Chapter 421: The Motorist Followed
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When the Iranian armored forces collapsed, the motorized infantry division that followed behind also fell into crisis. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info≦≧
Rafsanjani's intention was originally to let the motorized infantry division expand the results after the armored forces attacked, so when the armored troops charged forward, the motorized infantry division also followed, but the eyes of both sides were fixed on the armored troops, and the motorized infantry division was no longer taken seriously.
Now, after the Iranian armored forces were eliminated, the motorized infantry division that followed behind the armored forces immediately realized that they were in danger.
The so-called motorized infantry division is an infantry in a car, and before the battle, it is faster to maneuver in a car, but when it really starts, it is okay in the city, and in the field, it is absolutely incomparable with the armored troops.
Therefore, when they learned that the front had encountered a strong resistance and even the tank troops began to retreat, the motorized infantry division in the rear also chose to retreat!
Wheeled vehicles, on the march, are much faster than tracked vehicles, however, although they are fast, the Iraqi army moves faster!
The defenders of the port of Khomeini, the 35th Panzer Division, dispatched a tank brigade and blocked the road of the retreat of the Iranian armored forces. ≦≧
They did not block the armored forces and blocked the motorized infantry division.
In the dark, the advantages of the tank brigade were once again brought into full play, for no other reason, this tank brigade was armed with modified 69 tanks.
After the refitting of the 10th Panzer Division, the surplus tanks were replenished to the 35th Panzer Division, and the main modifications of this tank were the fire control system and artillery.
Active infrared night vision devices from German companies are much higher than infrared headlights, not to mention trucks without any night vision devices.
The rifled guns of the 69 tank, a few shells passed, accurately hitting several cars in front of the convoy, and the entire convoy behind, fell into chaos.
The wrecked car in front blocked the road, and the car behind could only drive off the road and walk from the ground.
Even off-road vehicles have a limit on their ability to pass, and now, forced off the road, their marching speed immediately slows down. ≦≧
On the plain, it was not a good thing to be attacked by the opponent's tank troops, and this newly formed motorized infantry division suddenly began to be chaotic.
If they observe for themselves, they can find that as long as they are more resolute and break through the blockade of the other party, they can still escape, but they were originally running away, and now they are being blocked again, and the panic psychology begins to spread among the troops.
Some soldiers have already begun to jump out of their cars and flee into the darkness despite orders.
However, many people were wiped out with machine guns by armored vehicles that had been waiting next to them for a long time, and only a few were able to run out.
And in the rear, the 4th Panzer Division is also coming quickly.
The 4th Panzer Division performed a miracle, ran long distances, then went into battle, routed the Iranian armoured forces, and then, without resting, after completing the supplies, pursued the Iranian troops again overnight, encircling them a hundred miles west of the port of Khomeini. ≦≧
You know, even if you drive a high-end car and run long distances for a day and a night, it is unbearable, let alone in a bumpy tank, and moreover, in the midst of intense combat.
However, the tankers are like stimulants, they don't know how tired they are, they are the same as Ali's armored regiment at the beginning, as the most powerful army in Iraq, they have the most advanced equipment and the most rigorous training, but, more often, they carry out tasks such as defending Baghdad, and they rarely actually go to the battlefield.
As soldiers, as soldiers of the Republican Guard, they all aspire to be able to make meritorious contributions, which can only be found on the battlefield of Iran and Iraq!
Now, they have succeeded, and this battle will write a heavy stroke in history, completely annihilating the Iranian armored forces in the field, and slightly killing a division of infantry, which is probably the first time in the history of the Iran-Iraq war for more than two years.
In the battles of the Southern Military District, the air force often plays the leading role, and it is rare to see scenes of tank groups attacking each other like theirs.
Basra, Southern Military District Command. ≦≧
Abadan was saved, the south was safe, and now the troops are moving to a counteroffensive, and at the same time, statistics on battle losses are also underway.
This time, the Air Force of the Southern Military District was disgraceful.
In the face of the surprise attack of Iran's large aircraft group, the air force of the Southern Military Region has done its best, and they have taken off several squadrons one after another to intercept the Iranian air force that came to raid it, but this time Iran has taken all its belongings and almost exhausted all its air power to attack, and in the face of dozens of large aircraft groups, the number of fighters in the Southern Military Region is still not enough.
They shot down more than 20 Iranian planes, and they also suffered losses of their own, and the Iranian Air Force divided into two attack waves, the first wave of interception, which consumed their own air force, and when they carried out the second lift-to-air ground attack, only some of the planes had such a strong sortie capability, and as a result, they fell into a battle with the Iranian Air Force.
Abadan was hit by several bombs, but fortunately the fire was urgently extinguished and did not cause further damage.
Moreover, during the battle, two difficult problems arose. ≦≧
Arslan was already the pillar of the Air Force of the Southern Military District, but he repeatedly disobeyed orders, and in this air battle, he did not attack the target assigned to him, but attacked the target he was most interested in, just to fight for the credit of shooting down the Tomcat fighter! And in the final analysis of the wreckage, it was just an ordinary J-7 fighter.
Because of the problem of the order of attack, the fighters in front of them were the first to enter the line of sight and engage in a struggle with them, otherwise, they had every chance to fire another round of medium-range missiles and kill a few more fighters before entering the line of sight.
And the second problem, which is even more difficult to deal with, is the Super 7 that Zubayer test-flew.
The Super Seven does not belong to the combat sequence of the Iraqi Air Force, and only half of the ownership of the Super Seven belongs to Iraq, and the avionics, fire control, and missiles on it are all provided by Iraq.
However, the purpose of that plane here is to modify avionics, so that it can have advanced fire control and missiles, and can conduct medium-range air combat.
As a result, two Iraqi nationals, one Chinese engineer and the other Pakistani test pilot, cooperated to make the Super 7 fighter, which was still flying in the test, take to the skies.
Although the results of the battle were satisfactory, it was their tenacious fight that saved Zubayer from the suicide attack of the Iranian air force and allowed Iraq to avoid heavy losses.
Moreover, this actual combat has thoroughly tested the strong combat effectiveness of the super seven, and the modification of this fighter is already nearing the end, and after the Pakistani side got the news, it has fully confirmed the order for forty aircraft, although the Chinese side gives the cost price, and the Iraqi side can also share a certain profit.
However, this is a strict violation of the regulations after all, this super seven, which is the crystallization of cooperation between the two sides, what if it is shot down by an Iranian plane? This project may be abandoned, what if the Pakistani pilot who is not afraid of death really hangs up? How to account for his country?
Cheng Fei's engineers, in Zubayer, are not having a good time, because now everyone knows that the Iranians are so wreaking havoc because of the import of new fighters from China! And this kind of fighter is produced in Chengfei's factory!
It seemed like a great irony, and even Tukida felt that he was a little unable to meet the Iraqis.
During this time in Iraq, the Chinese technicians led by Tu Jida felt the respect of the Iraqis for them, and compared with the arrogant Americans, the Iraqis were very friendly.
Iraq has invested in many domestic projects, such as Yun 10, Turbofan 6, and the injection of Iraqi funds has brought these projects back to life.
However, the domestic export of weapons to Iran now threatens Iraq's interests alive, so that there is a big rift in the relationship between the two sides, although His Excellency Qusay has not said anything yet, but there is an old Chinese saying, called settling accounts after the autumn, and when this war is over, I don't know how many battles will be fought diplomatically! If Iraq stops cooperating with Chengfei, then the export of these fighters to Pakistan will probably have to be wasted, because the original agreement was to carry out modifications in Iraq, and the parts of these avionics equipment were also shipped from the United States to Iraq, and the United States did not worry about the flow of these things into China, so the modified fighters were directly delivered to Pakistan, so that the United States could carry out this plan.
In fact, in the process of refitting, their technicians have come into contact with these most advanced things, their horizons have been broadened, and their thinking has become broader, even if this project is terminated, the impact on them will be huge.
However, the export of the Jian-7 to Iran was a decision made by the Third Aircraft Ministry, and they actually did not have much influence.
The country is too poor, everything is in ruins, it has experienced the catastrophe of the Cultural Revolution, everything needs funds, since Iran has needs, then, China is willing to provide, this is China's internal affair, and it has nothing to do with Iraq, as if China exported 69 tanks to Iraq, did the Iranians also jump out and say that they disagree?
From the standpoint of his homeland, Tu Jida did not think there was anything wrong, but now that he was in Iraq, he knew that there was something wrong with it.
If he had to choose between Iran and Iraq, he would not hesitate to choose Iraq, because Iran has no future.
Tukida wrote a detailed report and handed it to his superiors, he only explained what had happened in Basra, and did not make any comments, if it had been a few years ago, his report might have ruined his future, but now, he was fearless.