"Hmm!" Hearing this, I couldn't help but sit up from my chair: "Air defense equipment? Anti-aircraft equipment, of course! Why didn't I think of that? ”

It is said that when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, it was worried that a third country would intervene in the war, so the troops they entered Afghanistan were all-round land and air ...... Of course, there will be no navy in this, because Afghanistan is a landlocked country.

It is precisely because of this that the mechanized units of the Soviet army not only have tanks, armored vehicles, and infantry fighting vehicles, but also a large number of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft radars, and anti-aircraft missiles......

This is perhaps where the Soviets did not plan well...... You must know that the Soviet Union had been operating here for decades before invading Afghanistan, and military advisers were even arranged at the company and platoon level, so they knew exactly how much equipment the Afghan government army had...... But even then they brought a lot of anti-aircraft weapons.

This psychology is what we often say, "not afraid of 10,000, only afraid of what if," and it is indeed necessary to have such a psychology in the military...... What if the war of invasion of Afghanistan turns into a protracted war? What if the Afghan government forces bring in air power from other countries? Or what about neighboring countries supporting the air power of the Afghan government army?

It's all possible...... If the Soviets had not brought anti-aircraft weapons, they would have fallen into a great deal of passivity in these situations.

So it made sense for the Soviets to bring a large number of anti-aircraft weapons when they invaded, but now the situation has changed......

The first is that the Soviets took control of Afghan cities and transportation without much effort, and the Afghan government forces not only did not become their opponents, but became their puppets very smoothly. The expected possible air power did not materialize.

Secondly. The main targets of the Soviet army now are Afghan guerrillas...... Guerrillas bar. That is, they fight guerrillas in the mountains all day long, and there is no possibility of any air power.

So...... The anti-aircraft weapons in the hands of the Soviet army suddenly lost their effectiveness, and not only could they not play their due role, but they also had to occupy space, occupy the establishment, and consume a large amount of supplies...... The supply of the Soviet army was very difficult in itself, and now part of it is allocated to support these anti-aircraft equipment, which cannot be used on the battlefield at all!

So don't think about it...... The Soviet Union was also a smart man, and it knew that like we, the people of the Shigio Valley, moved to Pakistan...... Bring useless anti-aircraft equipment back home!

"Battalion commander, you have the idea of fighting these equipment of Soviet devils?" Seeing me like this, the instructor asked next to me.

"Of course!" I said, "We're short of anti-aircraft equipment." But the Soviets want to transport this equipment back...... How can you be worthy of them if you don't get a little back! ”

"This ...... Isn't it too dangerous? The instructor said, "What's more...... Many of the equipment of the Soviet army are tanks, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, etc., is this necessary for us? ”

The instructor is also telling the truth, just like we now have a lot of tanks and armored vehicles...... These things are all run on the road, although we can also run in the valley, but the pit daddy is usually used as a means of transportation...... If it is really used in war, I am afraid that it will become a target for helicopter gunships.

But it is precisely because of this that we need these anti-aircraft equipment......

"Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are not the same as tanks and armored vehicles!" Zhao Jingping explained on the side: "The reason why the tanks and armored vehicles we have captured now cannot play a big role...... Quite because there was no cooperation of air defense forces, although there were anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns in the valley, and there were quite a few of them, they were scattered throughout the valley, and the air defense per unit area was very weak. Unable to provide air cover for tanks and armored vehicles...... But self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are different, they can maneuver with tanks and armored vehicles. So that the enemy helicopters will be hesitant or afraid to approach when attacking our armored troops! ”

"Oh!" The instructor couldn't help but nod when he heard this: "That is to say...... If there are self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, the armored vehicles and tanks in our hands will at least play a role! ”

"That's right!" Zhao Jingping replied: "If there are self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft missiles, combined with anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns in the mountains on both sides...... Then our anti-aircraft firepower will be greatly increased, and then the Soviets will no longer dare to carry out a large-scale parachute landing in the Shigio Valley, because the result of this will be ...... It is very likely that it will be surrounded and annihilated by the mechanized troops of our army! ”

"Especially anti-aircraft missiles in the hands of the Soviet army!" After a pause, Zhao Jingping added: "We learned from Colonel Smith...... The Soviet army is now equipped with SAM-7 surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles, which are infrared-guided individual anti-aircraft missiles, which are much better than the 'blowpipe' anti-aircraft missiles we use now, but because the guerrillas have no air power, the Soviets have never used it on the battlefield, and we have no chance to capture it! ”

"Hmm!" After listening to Zhao Jingping's explanation, the instructor couldn't help but nodded: "So...... If we can capture this batch of equipment, it will turn us from passive defense to active defense and even active attack...... It seems that this is indeed necessary! But ......"

After a pause, the instructor couldn't help frowning and said, "Isn't this too difficult...... If the Soviets bring this batch of equipment back, there will definitely be a large number of troops to escort it......"

"The Soviets did not have many troops to escort!" Aduzai, who was standing next to him, interjected: "Because a considerable part of this batch of equipment returned is tanks, and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns themselves have strong combat effectiveness...... The Soviets felt that this was enough to withstand the attack of the partisans, so they only sent two companies of infantry and a limited number of helicopters to reconnoitre! ”

This is also normal...... After so many battles, the tank has proven to be unsuitable for the Afghan battlefield...... Not to mention the large amount of fuel consumed, the tank guns could not hit the enemy on the high ground...... Then it can only be used purely as a machine gun fort!

"But ......," Zhao Jingping asked again: "It's not so easy to capture self-propelled anti-aircraft guns...... The Soviets could have blown up these things before they fled! ”

"The Soviets used the Afghan government army to drive these equipment back this time!" "The purpose of this trip is to bring the equipment back...... So with a lot of Afghans, we can contact the government forces in the ......"

"Oh!" Hearing Aduzai say this, the instructor and Zhao Jingping couldn't help but nod their heads again and again, if this is the plan...... That is indeed very promising, after all, the north side of our valley is only a dozen kilometers away from a section of the Salang Highway, as long as we move quickly...... It was enough to drive the equipment back into the valley before the Soviets could react.

It's just that...... Isn't this too simple? (To be continued......)