Chapter 47: Zheyin Mountain (12)
Actually, I was wrong.
I immediately thought that this "must be the work of Soviet devils", but this is not the case.
At that time, I took it for granted that this must be an anti-aircraft missile provided by the Soviet Union for the Vietnamese army...... This anti-aircraft missile was supplied by the Soviet Union, yes, but not now, but at the time of the American-Vietnamese war.
You must know that when the United States fought Vietnam, China and the Soviet Union supported Vietnam. The killer weapon of the US military is to use a large number of helicopters to penetrate the Vietnamese army at low altitudes, and the Soviet countermeasure is to provide the Vietnamese army with a large number of Sam-7 portable air defense missiles.
It is said that the US military suffered enough from this missile during the Vietnam War...... Although its tracking ability is not very strong, and its infrared guidance technology is also relatively backward, these are not very high, and the North Vietnamese army launched a total of more than 500 Sam-7s in the two years from 72 to 74, and its results were to shoot down 50 and damage more than 150.
But it has the advantage that it is cheap to build and easy to operate, and untrained soldiers only need to look at the instructions to know how to operate.
That being said, this is a feature of most Soviet-style equipment, and the Sam Seven is no exception.
It's not that we don't know about this, but according to our thinking, weapons and equipment are all to be maintained, and the Sam Seven in the hands of the Yue Devils were all provided to them by the Soviet Union around 72 years, and it has been more than ten years now, and the Yue Devils do not have the knowledge and conditions to maintain these equipment, and it can even be said that they do not have a great need to maintain these equipment...... This equipment was previously used to deal with helicopters against the Yankees, but after the Yankees withdrew, the surrounding countries basically did not have air forces, and China, which had an air force, was its friendly country (formerly). So these portable anti-aircraft missiles don't even have a value anymore.
That's exactly what happened. In our previous battles, we have not seen the Vietnamese army use this missile on the battlefield. Thinking about it later, I thought it was most likely because neither side was committed to the Air Force. Until our synthetic battalion used helicopters to rappel tactics on the battlefield.
As a result, we have always thought that the Vietnamese army no longer has such anti-aircraft missiles, but it is clear that we are mistaken.
Later, I learned that we were actually not wrong at this point, the Sam Seven in the hands of the Vietnamese army did not work because of lack of maintenance, but there will be a few good ones in the rotten apples, and the Sam Seven in the hands of the Vietnamese army is also like this...... The anti-aircraft missile I saw was actually the fifth one that the Yue Devil pulled the trigger, and only one of the five could be fired along the way.
But I certainly didn't know about this at the time.
"Missiles!" I yelled on the walkie-talkie.
Zheng Liangqiang's reaction was also fast. In a hurry, we made a large maneuver, and the missile "chirped" and swept over our heads with a piercing whistle.
This scene only made my scalp tingle for a while...... Damn it, the more devils have anti-aircraft missiles, you must know that portable anti-aircraft missiles are the natural enemies of helicopters, and even the Soviet devils can't stand this kind of bombing, not to mention our Black Hawk, which is not considered a helicopter gunship.
Zheng Liangqiang's subordinates were also ruthless, he drove the helicopter around the air and turned around, according to the position where the missile was launched just now, he couldn't help but say that it was a burst of rockets.
I don't know if this will destroy the Vietnamese missiles, but in fact, it is just a psychological comfort, because the Vietnamese devils have one shot, and there is a high probability that there will be a second one. And the devil can't be so stupid, he will put all the missiles together and let us blow them up.
"Attention units!" I gave an order on the walkie-talkie: "The Vietnamese devils have man-portable anti-aircraft missiles, the number is not clear. The reinforcements of the second detachment are canceled, and the helicopters are ready to withdraw from the battlefield! ”
"Battalion commander!" Hearing this, Zhao Jingping couldn't help asking, "What about the agent company?" ”
I know what Zhao Jingping meant by this, our original plan was to destroy the Vietnamese army headquarters and then carry the agent company back...... But now it's clearly no longer possible to do that.
"Keep on the mission!" I ordered: "After completing the mission, hold your ground until the 51st Division comes to reinforce it!" ”
"Battalion commander! This ......"
"Execute the order!" I interrupted Zhao Jingping's words with a single sentence.
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping responded helplessly.
There is no way to do this, and if it goes according to plan, our helicopters will soon become excellent targets for Vietnamese missiles.
It turned out to be just as I thought, and a few minutes later there was a "chirp" and another anti-aircraft missile shot into the air.
However, it is not known whether the missile's performance is not good or the Vietnamese army's marksmanship is too poor, and this missile does not pose a threat to any helicopter at all.
Later, I learned that this was actually because many missiles did not hit...... The Vietnamese shooter aimed at the trigger for a long time, but it didn't sound, and then aimed at the trigger for a long time, but it still didn't sound. If there are many repetitions like this, the Vietnamese shooters will have a kind of helplessness in their hearts: damn it, none of them make a sound, it's all a waste of time to aim.
So I just took a casual aim and pulled the trigger, but it turned out to be a casual aim...... only made the Vietnamese shooter regret it and scolded his mother angrily.
"Go to the rappelling point!" After thinking about it, I ordered Zheng Liangqiang.
"What?" Zheng Liangqiang didn't believe what he heard.
"Go to the rappelling point!" I gave the order again, and at the same time ordered a few of the guards around me: "Prepare to rappel, let's go to the 1142 heights." ”
"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping hurriedly stopped: "You are the battalion commander, who will ......command you when you go up?"
"Deputy battalion commander command!" I interrupted Zhao Jingping's words without saying anything: "Execute the order!" ”
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping had no choice but to respond.
I also have no choice but to do so, and now the situation is completely beyond our expectations, and the appearance of anti-aircraft missiles has disrupted our entire plan. And it is foreseeable that the agent company will most likely be besieged on the 1142 heights or even cut off contact...... The Vietnamese army has radio jamming equipment, and I have every reason to believe that they will do so.
So, if I don't go down and take command now, there's a good chance I'll leave the Agent Company uncommanded.
Of course, Scar can play a commanding role in this, and he is also a commander who can stand alone, but he doesn't know what to do next or how to cooperate with the 51st Division's battle.
To put it simply, if I don't go down now, then it is very likely that the agent company I have worked so hard to manage will no longer exist. (To be continued......)