Chapter 1202 Epoch-making Tactics (First update, please subscribe)
In the joint command center of the base, the atmosphere seemed extremely tense.
Too many things happened at one time, and the situation continued to escalate.
The battle that the air cavalry should have solved within an hour has dragged on for two hours, and from the chaotic radio reports, it can be heard that the enemy's strength is far greater than initially expected. many.
In the joint command center at the airport, Major General Gu Changchuan and his staff officers were listening to every conversation on the radio.
The Army Major General who fired the first shot at Bastogne was the commander of the Nanyang ground forces stationed in Siam. He happened to be patrolling nearby and came by helicopter as soon as he received the news.
This encounter was really beyond their expectations, even though they knew clearly that Hanoi was using the Lao rainforest to send armed personnel to the south, transport supplies, and also support the Lao anti-government guerrillas.
But for Nanyang, these are all military issues of other countries. What Nanyang needs is to protect Siam. As for Laos, it only provides limited assistance to prevent its collapse and thus constitute a threat to Siam. Of course, the Americans are mainly responsible for such things as aid.
But the problem is...now, the Nanyang Army encountered Hanoi's army while performing its mission. The other party did not know how to return and actually surrounded them. It was like eating a bear's heart and a leopard's courage!
If they are allowed to be so unbridled, will they be able to do well in the future?
Therefore, no matter what, they must win this battle and teach the other side a profound lesson. They understand that Nanyang is not easy to mess with. Only in this way can they dispel their ambitions and let them understand who they cannot mess with. of.
Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to rescue the troops trapped in the encirclement. Otherwise, everything is empty talk. Once the troops are wiped out, not only the personnel will be lost, but also aid may be lost. Increase the opponent's arrogance!
Listening to the fierce words coming from the radio station, Gu Changchuan immediately asked:
"Is the 'scout' in place?"
The "reconnaissance" in his mouth "Soldiers" are not real soldiers, but unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. A few years ago, after Li Yi'an proposed the development of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, Nanyang's technical department began research in this area. The first one to be put into practice was the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. A radio-controlled battlefield unmanned surveillance drone improved on the basis of a manned target drone. This is the world's first practical unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, which can carry a day camera that can take 95 photos or an infrared night camera that can take only 10 photos. The UAV takes off using a rocket-assisted method. Combatants control the flight through radio instructions. The combat process can be tracked by radar. The flight duration can last up to 30 minutes. It is recovered by parachute after returning home.
Although that drone was an experimental model and immature, it not only pioneered the use of unmanned reconnaissance drones in Southeast Asia, but also mastered the skills of using drones based on it.
This eventually led to the advent of the "Scout" drone. Compared with the previous experimental model, its performance is more mature and advanced. It can be said to be the culmination of Nanyang electronic technology. It can be ejected using a pneumatic slide rail for take-off, or can be launched using a liquid rocket booster; it can be recovered using a vertical net and can be reused. The aircraft can even be deployed in platoon-level units of the Nanyang Army, with 12 aircraft usually deployed in each division.
"We will arrive at the battlefield in about two minutes."
The operator answered based on the data obtained by the observation radar.
Gu Changchuan nodded and said:
"After arriving at the fighting area, send the picture over as soon as possible."
Then Gu Changchuan took out his cigarette case, took out a cigarette, and started smoking silently. Occasionally, he would pace back and forth. Then he stared at the map, thinking about something, but soon, he shook his head again, as if he was not satisfied with his plan.
It’s difficult!
After a while, a staff officer over there answered.
"Hawkeye 12, has arrived at the fighting area."
"Bring the signal over here."
Soon, images of the rainforest appeared on the 25-inch television set, provided by the zoom television camera carried by the Scout drone. The pixel density of the tube itself is not high and can hardly meet the needs of military reconnaissance. However, the timeliness it provides is unmatched by old reconnaissance aircraft - early models of UAVs need to first Recycle, then disassemble the camera and process the captured film. The intelligence information processing process is too complex and time-consuming.
However, the "Scout" can transmit TV images from time to time through radio signals. Although the resolution is not high, it can be used for basic battlefield observation. In addition to being used for battlefield environment observation and reconnaissance, it can also be used in the air The task of observing the impact point of artillery shells and correcting shooting has been found by the military to be very effective.
Although the surveillance picture provided by the "Scout" drone is a bit blurry, except for the open area by the river where the 9th Company is located, it is surrounded by dense rainforest. Despite this, it can be seen To the smoke clouds that explode from time to time in the rainforest.
The picture is blurry, but it allows Gu Changchuan to see the situation on the battlefield immediately and make adjustments accordingly.
Gu Changchuan and the staff officers were staring at the monitor screen intently. Then, as if based on some intuition, Gu Changchuan said:
"The flight altitude was reduced to 2000 meters."
Although "Scout" "The ceiling of the aircraft exceeded 4,000 meters, but in order to obtain a clearer picture, Gu Changchuan still requested to lower the altitude, and the radio operator immediately lowered the flight altitude. Although it is lowered to 1,000 meters, there is no problem in terms of safety. After all, its wingspan is only 5.12 meters and its length is only 4.96 meters. From a height of 1,000 meters, it looks like just a black spot. If you want to use anti-aircraft missiles It's not easy to shoot down with a machine gun.
This way the picture on the battlefield is clearer.
Although the picture is in black and white, through the picture, Gu Changchuan can see that the enemy is encircling the 9th company, and the staff on the side are also closely observing the battlefield situation. At this time, they have a vague idea of a terrifying situation. The feeling - the situation is getting out of control.
"Sir Gu, I think the top priority now is to withdraw the Ninth Company. We can send "Butcher Birds" to carry out air strikes on the enemy, and then use helicopters to withdraw them."
Suggestions from the combat staff , Gu Changchuan frowned and asked. "So how many casualties are there? Don't forget, they have .50 machine guns! Now that the helicopter lands, it will become a target for the anti-aircraft machine guns!"
This is the most dangerous thing, Unless the control area is expanded, there is no way to use helicopters to evacuate them safely. However, in the rain forest, if you act rashly, you may fall into the enemy's trap.
Battles in the rainforest are like this, always full of uncertainty. In fact, the Nanyang Army is also an expert in rainforest combat. After all, they captured Borneo from the Japanese army bit by bit.
"This..."
The officer's words changed the expressions of the staff officers.
At this moment, Gu Changchuan walked to the map, glanced at the map, and then turned his eyes to the screen and said:
"Turn the camera to area D-3-H-4. "
Soon a hilltop appeared on the screen. The hilltop was different from ordinary hills. It was an open mountain meadow. Staring at the bare top of the mountain, which was almost an square kilometer, Gu Changchuan said.
"Here, transfer a battalion here, deploy a defense line here, and a mobile artillery battalion, turn this place into our fire base, use mobile artillery to suppress them, and then evacuate our people here and from the top of the mountain."< br>
With the order, the helicopters in the base roared, one after another, H2 general helicopters, roaring and flying towards the southeast.
At the same time, twelve AH3 armed helicopters that came to support finally arrived at the scene. When the armed helicopters arrived at the fighting area, the North Vietnamese Army in the rainforest was carrying out suppressive shooting with heavy machine guns. In addition to the SG43 heavy machine guns, they even have a lot of Type 24 Maxim heavy machine guns. Although they are old, they are used for fire suppression and can provide almost continuous firepower. For a while, the red tracer bullets were everywhere in the rainforest. trajectory.
The red tracer is like the scythe of death. On the battlefield, this kind of low-reaching fire suppression may not be fatal to the enemy infantry, but it is enough to suppress them and make them unable to raise their heads. And this is exactly the purpose of fire suppression. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the enemy soldiers carrying AK47s and SKS rushed over howling. As they charged, they took out wooden handle grenades. At this moment, they once again Relying on the sea of people, he rushed under the eyes of the soldiers.
As the enemy approached the defense line, twelve AH-3 armed helicopters appeared and opened fire directly from thousands of meters away.
The rockets hanging under the left and right wings of the armed helicopter were fired directly towards the dense sea of enemy troops, accompanied by bursts of shrill whistling sounds in the air.
In the violent explosion, the sea of people was covered by continuous explosions. Rocket fragments and steel balls enveloped all living beings. Some people were even blown directly into the sky, like It was torn into pieces like a doll, and then fell down heavily.
After launching the rockets, these AH-3 armed helicopters did not stop attacking, but continued to approach in a low-flying attitude, reaching a distance of about one thousand meters.
The three-barreled Gatling gun in the AH-3 armed helicopter immediately shouted with joy. In an instant, thousands of .50 bullets were brought up in the air like the scythe of death. Countless red projectiles were dragged towards the enemies.
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Wherever the 50 bullet passed, it swept through everything on the earth like a tree or a body. Once it hit, it was broken into two pieces. For a time, the entire rain forest was full of flesh and blood.
Compared with the explosion of rockets, the damage caused by this .50 machine gun is more intuitive. When the bullet hits the human body, it instantly beats the person into a bloody mess. The appearance put those people in extreme shock.
Some people even stood there in stunned silence, letting the bullets penetrate their bodies and break them into two pieces.
For a time, this battlefield immediately turned into a slaughterhouse. The armed helicopters whizzing past from the sky seemed to be in an uninhabited land, bombing the ground wantonly.
Even if the enemy troops on the ground fired at the aircraft with anti-aircraft machine guns, the thick armored ceramics on the armed helicopters still withstood the bullets.
Naturally, the next step was ruthless revenge. After a round of rockets washed the ground, the originally raging anti-aircraft machine guns turned into a pile of scrap metal.
When the soldiers who were originally under siege saw the armed helicopters whizzing by in the sky, spraying ammunition wantonly at the enemy, they all excitedly cheered loudly at the aircraft.
Now the arrival of reinforcements makes them all believe that they will definitely win.
Because they are no longer alone.
In this way, the 12 armed helicopters were like ancient heavy cavalry. They flew unscrupulously in the air, attacked and strafed.
In just a few minutes, the North Vietnamese army, which was originally extremely rampant in the rain forest, suffered a catastrophic blow.
This is a blow they have never felt before. Whether it is a rocket washing the ground or a rain of bullets from a .50 machine gun, it is extremely new to them. No one wants to taste this feeling. After just a few rounds of attacks, the once shouting NVA Wu Bos retreated like a tide.
Faced with this reality, as the division commander, Ruan Jingtian was completely confused. He was a veteran who had experienced the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, but even when fighting the French, he had never had such an experience. , facing the retreat of the troops, there was only one thought left in his mind.
"This time I kicked the iron plate..."
(End of this chapter)