Chapter 179: Hole Cards
Although the two armies faced each other, the distance was only two hundred meters, but after dark, both sides tacitly agreed not to do anything more, but everyone knows that things are not so simple, the black uncles of the People's Liberation Movement generally have night blindness, and at the same time there is no night vision equipment, so it is very difficult to act at night.
But the Shadow Company is the opposite, Shepard has poured more than 30 night vision devices from Vietnam, although some of these things have been damaged and repaired, but at least they can be used, so the night has become the home of the Shadow Company.
After resting, Hudson and his agents began to prepare for the attack, they did not wear equipment, but each carried an extra ten magazines, and their grenade bags and first aid kits on their waists were stuffed with various explosives.
Once the preparations were made, Agent Hudson immediately took one of his men along the north side of the airport to prepare for a large detour, which would allow him to penetrate directly into the back of the enemy on the south side of the airport.
According to the plan, an hour after their departure, that is, after they expected to arrive at the target area, the Shadow Company, which was tasked with guarding the airfield, would launch a feint to attract the enemy's attention, and when Hudson broke through, the two sides could strike together to drive the enemy out of the airfield.
And in this counterattack, it is not only three combat detachments that will be dispatched, but also two 0 armored vehicles sent by transport planes.
After the greenskinning transformation, the turret of the 0 is loaded with two heavy machine guns in parallel, and on both sides of the turret, six RP3 rocket launchers are also installed, although it will be very difficult to deal with armor, but it is not a problem to deal with light infantry.
"Ah, I'm kind of thinking about Emir's coffee!"
Shepard leaned against the turret with a blanket and sipped a lemon-flavored brew as he spoke to Hannibal, who was also napping.
"yes, it's only been less than three days, and I'm already desperate for field rations, boss, when are we going to buy a food company to make field rations?"
"If you think too much, no matter what flavor of field rations, you will be annoyed if you eat it a few times, so you might as well hire a field chef, preferably one who is proficient in all aspects of French and Italian food!"
"Cooking while fighting, right?"
Hannibal stretched, then looked at his watch.
"It looks like it's almost time!"
"Then act!"
Shepard put on his helmet and then drilled back into the turret, because of the lack of manpower, he would also participate in the counterattack at night, but 0 would only provide fire suppression at the rear of the runway, so it was relatively safe.
At this moment, the rotation personnel drawn from the three detachments of Apple Butter Charlie had completed the preparation for the attack, and then Hannibal walked outside the hangar and fired a green flare into the sky.
Subsequently, more than a dozen fires appeared in the darkness, these recoilless guns had already marked the firing coordinates, launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the position occupied by the SPLM, and the machine guns loaded with tracer bullets also began to fire in long bursts, tracer bullets cut dark red curves in the night sky, like lasers.
Although Malashenko had made enough preparations for the night counterattack, and even commanded his subordinates to block the entrance and exit of the hangar, those temporary piles of debris could not stop the bombardment of 106 high-explosive bombs, and the temporary barricades were soon blown up into the sky, and then, the counterattack team wearing night vision devices began to attack from both sides along the southeast and southwest of the airport.
Relying on direct fire and the advantage of night fighting, the first hangar occupied by the SPLM was quickly recaptured, and although a squad of soldiers stationed here tried hard to defend, they could not see the position of the enemy in the darkness at all, but they were knocked down one by one.
Then, because of the loss of the hangar, the SPLA soldiers defending the surrounding area also had to abandon their positions and retreat, and in the darkness there were constantly people who fell to the ground because they couldn't see the road clearly, and even when they withdrew to the second line of defense, because they couldn't find their identity, they were also accidentally injured by friendly soldiers, and three unlucky people were killed on the spot.
Having received the news of the enemy's counterattack, Malashenko immediately ordered the 12 of the treasure in his hand
The 0mm mortar company carried out fire support, and the shooters began to cover the fire while firing flares over the battlefield and also towards the coordinates set during the day, but because the counterattack force of the Shadow Company attacked through underground passages and flanks, the bombardment of the mortar company was purely fireworks for everyone.
"The attack on the other side is fierce!"
Malashenko didn't stay in the rear, he took advantage of the night to transfer his command to a warehouse location only three kilometers away from the runway, although this four-story warehouse is not as high as the hangar at the airport, but it can better help him observe the battle situation, seeing that his front is in danger, Malashenko can't help but put on a straight face again.
"Night vision devices, how can the other party be so well equipped with a group of mercenaries?"
"But maybe it's because he's a mercenary, so he's equipped?"
Seeing that his boss was so serious, the deputy didn't dare to say more, so he said cautiously.
"Why don't you have the commandos carry out a counterattack along the runway on the south side of the airport?"
"Looks like that's all it can do!"
Then, in the warehouse under Malashenko's feet, he remembered the roar of the engine starting, and then, several black steel shadows opened the back door of the warehouse with the help of the moonlight, and then followed the entrance on the east side of the airport, killing it.
At this moment, the counterattacking force of the Shadow Company has entered the second hangar and began to clear the remaining enemies nearby, most of the enemies have retreated to the third hangar, leaving only a few guys who have not run away are still shivering in the dark, a sniper took advantage of the night to quietly climb to the top of the hangar to observe the enemy, and then, he saw several blurred black shadows approaching from the north.
Before he could see what it was, the shadow stopped, and then, the dense heavy fire tilted in the direction of the hangar, and the dense line of fire was like a line, sweeping back and forth between the hangar and the runway.
"Heavy machine guns? Armored vehicles?"
"The Soviets' BRD armored vehicles!"
"Not only that, but also a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun!"
The immobile counter-attacking troops, who were instantly suppressed by the rain of bullets, immediately reported to Hannibal in panic.
And the latter was also shocked.
"These guys, how did they get here, and the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, have you confirmed the model, is it the Shilka River or what?"
"I can't be sure, but I shouldn't be!"