Chapter 166: Transport Aircraft
Now, not a single Soviet soldier, even the fighters of the front line, wanted to be a member of the transport team in the rear.
It has been proven that the convoy is already one of the deadliest troops, and along the way, they will be subjected to constant harassment, fighting, and abandoned vehicles on both sides of the road, all telling them thrilling stories.
As a result, in addition to strengthening the strength of the convoy and sending more antiaircraft artillery and helicopter gunships, the 40th Army also began to implement a rotation system, and the troops stationed there were rotated to carry out transportation tasks.
Now on the mission is a company of the motorized infantry battalion of the 177th Regiment of the 40th Army, which has been on alert since entering the Panjshir Valley, and every mountain pass on either side may be ambushed by the Free Afghan Army.
Now, it's not just about driving out those pesky sneak attackers, it could turn into a head-to-head battle at any moment, and the Free Afghan Army is enough to eat up all the convoys like them.
However, the transport teams of the previous batches are all intact, and now the weather is so cold, maybe these Afghans are nested in their caves.
Company commander Vladimir sat on an anti-aircraft gun truck, constantly scanning the valleys on both sides with binoculars, he was highly nervous, after all, this time it was not just food that was being transported.
He looked at the truck in front of him again, although it was well camouflaged, covered with canvas, and there were sacks on the side, it still had a section of the tail exposed, the cargo was too long, the carriage was twelve meters, but the cargo was fifteen meters, and it could not be disassembled, only more than three meters behind, all exposed.
The convoy was constantly moving forward, valley after valley. The roadside is full of scrapped trucks, and it's literally a road to death.
A handful of sweat broke out in Vladimir's palms, and he looked at the mountains on both sides as he continued to retreat, and he was still moving forward.
The two hinds at the top, roaring incessantly, in order to prevent the Stinger missile attack below. The Hind helicopter flew to an altitude of about a thousand meters, so that it was possible to observe the wider area around it at the same time.
Time passed little by little, and finally, the female deer overhead said on the radio: "There is not much fuel, prepare to return home, I wish you all the best, in fifteen minutes, there will be a female deer to take over." ”
"Roger." Vladimir said.
Due to contact issues. The other two escort Hinds are flying from Bagram Air Base, but it will take time to fly here, and these two planes, with excessive fuel consumption, can only return early.
With only fifteen minutes to spare, there shouldn't be too many problems, right? Vladimir sat on the emplacement of anti-aircraft guns. It is also highly vigilant.
This anti-aircraft gun turned out to be the best weapon. They have successfully used anti-aircraft artillery to drive out many attacks by the Free Afghan Army.
"Hevaja, we've got a big guy this time." On the hillside in the distance, Osama, lying there, carefully observed the convoy with a telescope and said to Khwaja.
"Isn't it just a convoy of grain?" Hewaja whispered, "We've fought a lot. ”
"It's not. Look at the car in the middle. Osama said: "There were four anti-aircraft artillery trucks next to each other, all of which were protecting the car, which means that the car was loaded with goods. It's definitely precious! Look at it again, the goods are sticking out of the carriage for several meters! Don't you think it's weird? ”
"The Soviets sometimes pull some extra-long cargo, and we haven't seen it." "Maybe it's steel bars for repairs," Hewaja said. ”
"You idiot, look at the outline, it's clearly the outline of an airplane!" Osama said, "You almost missed the big fish!" ”
Plane? Looking at it again, it really looks like it, but Khvaja still doesn't understand: "The Soviets transported planes in trucks? Are they crazy? Why don't you just fly over? ”
"There must be something weird, let's find out when we hit it." Osama said, "Do you want to do it? ”
"!" Hewaja replied in the affirmative, since they were all here, naturally they couldn't go home empty-handed.
"While the helicopter has just flown away, let's hurry up!" Osama said: "Aim at the anti-aircraft trucks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns first!" Attention, the truck in the middle protects me! ”
"Understood." Hewaja said: "We have experience, and we have to carry all that food back." ”
The attack came very suddenly.
While Vladimir was sitting on the gun emplacement, wearing a fur hat and his face was still frozen and stiff, a fluttering bullet flew and hit him right in the head, blood spurted out, and he fell weakly on the anti-aircraft gun.
The gunners on the other side were hit almost at the same time, and then, on the top of the hill in the distance, several shining tail flames flew, which were anti-tank missiles!
"Tom, tom." The shells of the anti-aircraft artillery immediately flew towards the hillside, and the dense projectiles turned over those hillsides.
And those anti-tank missiles were still flying fast, and in a short time, they hit the anti-aircraft guns, and one after another the anti-aircraft guns were overturned.
The remaining Soviet soldiers, quickly jumping out of the car, looking for a place to hide, ready to hold on to help.
The exchange of fire was raging, and the number of Soviet soldiers was constantly decreasing.
When the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the valley in the distance, they were suddenly shocked that the devil bin Laden was coming! This cavalry unit is the army of the devil bin Laden, I heard that if he is caught, life is better than death!
They all gave up their resistance and tried to retreat to the rear, and after leaving their makeshift bunkers, they were killed by the soldiers on either side of the commanding position, and when the cavalry rushed up, they trampled them to pulp.
The battle went on very well, and the Free Afghan Army lost more than two dozen men, most of them in the anti-aircraft fire of the Soviets, and except for the initial losses, they had always held a firm advantage.
At the same time, this is also because the two escorted hinds flew away, and if the hinds were in the sky, the battle would not be so easy to fall one-sided.
The first few transportation tasks were completed very easily, which made the top of the 40th Army also begin to relax, and the Free Army of Afghanistan also needs to rest, the winter is so cold, it shouldn't come, the first few times they used more troops, and this time, only this last special transport cargo remains, and it is no different from the ordinary food transport team.
After killing the Soviet soldiers, Osama came to the truck that was transporting special cargo, and when he uncovered the tarpaulin, Osama's eyes were full of surprise.
It's really an airplane!
The wings on both sides were removed and placed on the side of the fuselage, the tail of the tail is still intact, the huge air intakes in the front, and the glass cockpit are definitely a real aircraft!
"Quick, get this plane away!" Osama said.
Getting off horseback, Osama jumped into the cab of the truck, where the body of a Soviet soldier was poured down, lying on the cab, blood staining the seat red.
Osama didn't like the dirty place, pulled the body of the Soviet soldier down, he got up, and started the truck.
Bypassing the scrapped anti-aircraft trucks, and bypassing the other vehicles of the convoy, they chose to ambush in this wide area in order to easily take away the loot.
From one of the junctions ahead, Osama drove cautiously, turning into another, deeper valley.
Most of the mountain roads in the Panjshir Valley are rough, and only here are the roads where trucks can pass.
In the distance, there was already a rumbling sound, watching two hinds flying in the distance, Khwaja said: "It seems that there is still a battle, Osama, your men will withdraw first, I will kill these Soviets and then join you." ”
"Okay, let's meet at the lion's mouth ahead." Osama said.
Osama drove the truck and disappeared into the crooked valley, he didn't know that his move had provoked a strong reaction from the Soviet troops in Afghanistan, who dispatched more than 30 Hind and several motorized infantry regiments into the mountains to search for Osama and the stolen warplane.
Osama's action was also very rapid, and before the Soviets could react, he passed through the Lion's Mouth, passed through many mountain roads, broke through two Soviet posts, left the Panjie Hill Valley, and moved to the mountains of Jalalabad.
When he returned to the protection of the Second Regiment of the Free Army, Osama breathed a sigh of relief, didn't he just rob the convoy of the Soviets, he used to do it often, and he didn't find that the Soviets moved so much.
Hiding the truck in the mountains of Jalalabad, Osama breathed a sigh of relief and reported it to Mhammad.
Peshawar.
Winter is a quiet season, and the air battle full of gunpowder has come to an end for the time being, and using this winter to speed up the formation of combat effectiveness of its own Tomcat fighters is what the Pakistan Air Force needs to do most at present.
Mhammad often spends his time at Peshawar Air Base, working with Arslan on options.
The Backfire, after restoration, has been restored to its former glory, and just yesterday, a good test pilot from Grumman came to Peshawar Air Base and flew the plane away.
And today, it is two E-2 and one EC-130H electronic jamming aircraft that are about to fly to Peshawar Air Base.
In order to welcome the arrival of these three planes, Pakistan has already sent personnel to the United States in advance to learn how to operate, and today, the Americans have flown these three planes, which means that Pakistan's air force has officially stepped onto a new level.
"Boom, boom." In the distance, there was a roar in the sky, and the people at the base stood next to the runway, looking at the three planes that appeared in the sky.
Two of them have a special shape, with a mushroom tray on top and four hanging tails at the tail. (To be continued......)
ps: ps: The author Jun was very sad that the food was du, and he bought an egg scramble outside for breakfast, but the lettuce leaves inside were just sprayed with pesticides. Well, the author-kun will never buy food outside again in the future. vomited and diarrhea, and finally couldn't stand it anymore and went to the infusion. Now I'm almost in a state of collapse, so, what, I've only had two shifts a day for the past two days, I'm very sorry.