Chapter 881 Prince
At this time in Mali, Operation Serval is still continuing, with the French army as the main offensive force and the Malian government forces and the African Union peacekeeping mission as auxiliaries.
With the help of transport planes sent by European countries such as Britain and Germany, France has transported a total of about 4,000 troops to Mali.
First, the French army dispatched the "Antelope" armed helicopter to attack the anti-government armed forces heading to Kona.
Afterwards, the French army air raided multiple targets of the anti-government armed ground forces, cutting off their reinforcements to the city of Kona and severely damaging their opponents.
Within a week after the French army joined, after four French "Rafale" fighter jets airstrike Gao City, the headquarters of the anti-government armed forces, during the counterattack, French ground troops helped the Malian government forces retake Kona City.
The African Union peacekeeping mission, including the Koro Corps peacekeeping force, helped the government forces retake Jabali from the other side. In the end, the government forces and their allies achieved the complete recovery of Kona to Jabali. Lost ground.
In the counterattack against Jabali, the Timberwolf II drone used by the Koro Army played a great role in providing their allies with detailed real-time intelligence on the battlefield.
After a short rest, the French army, the African Union peacekeeping mission and the Malian government forces continued their counterattack. They pushed the front line to 100 kilometers away from Gao. The French army dispatched aircraft to bomb the anti-government armed forces in Gao. Austria and surrounding grain depots and weapons depots.
After a week of continuous bombing raids, Gao was successfully recaptured.
In this way, within half a month, under the counterattack of Malian government forces and allies, the rebels could only retreat to the Kidal area on the border of Mali and Algeria.
On November 20, the French army, with the cooperation of helicopters, launched a vertical assault of special forces and seized Kidal Airport.
From December 7th to 8th, the French army launched a new round of air and ground operations aimed at capturing Tessalit, the last city where anti-government armed forces were entrenched in Mali.
The French army first dropped special forces at Tessalit Airport to control the airport runway, and then transport planes launched a vertical assault by the French army to seize control of the entire airport.
With the support and cover of French aviation and air force, in less than a month, the African Union peacekeeping mission and the Malian government forces recovered all the lost territory and restored the integrity of the country.
After that, the French army continued to suppress extremist forces and maintain order in the local area. The African Union's peacekeeping mission successfully completed this mission, and the peacekeeping force of the Colo Corps was praised for their outstanding performance in this battle. Performance, obtained an order from the Malian government army, and will help the Malian side train their government troops.
Of course, it is not just Mali who has extended an olive branch to the Colo Legion, because the station is very close to the Colo Legion peacekeeping force, and the officers of the peacekeeping forces in Burkina Faso and Niger could not help themselves. , tried out many weapons from the Koro Legion peacekeeping force, and they were also very enthusiastic about these equipment.
After the peacekeeping mission to Mali ended, both Burkina Faso and Niger sent military visiting missions to Colo. Afterwards, they submitted purchase orders to Colo, and the purchases were made by Kolo. Some of the guns and individual equipment produced locally in Luoyang.
It is worth mentioning that the standard rifles equipped by the Colo Army at this time were the same as those of the British Army, which were L85A1 5.56mm assault rifles.
This rifle not only has the characteristics of accurate aiming and shooting of old-fashioned rifles, but also has the advantages of fierce firepower, high accuracy, good burst controllability and flexibility of submachine guns. It is an individual soldier with better performance. Weapons, won the practical rifle competition held in 1985.
The gun has a total length of 785 millimeters, a barrel length of 518 millimeters, and a total weight of 4.98 kilograms when loaded with bullets. It can shoot either single or continuous shots, with an effective range of 500 meters.
It fires NATO standard 5.56mm bullets, namely SS109 bullets, and can fire 610 to 770 rounds per minute. The magazine has a capacity of 30 rounds. Generally, each soldier carries 8 magazines. It can be used with the American M16A2 rifle magazine.
The scale of this part of the purchase order is relatively small. It is mainly to equip the elite troops of Burkina Faso and Niger. However, these two countries have also obtained French troops before. Some military assistance - France's standard rifle also uses NATO's 5.56mm ammunition, so generally speaking, there is no problem.
During the peacekeeping operation in Mali, the Coyote II drone developed by Sentinel Company facilitated the acquisition of battlefield intelligence for the peacekeeping troops of the Colo Corps.
Based on the verification of this operation, Sentinel will continue to improve the Coyote II drone to prepare for their future participation in the competition for military orders from the United States and Britain.
After that, the Colo Army got a new "toy", that is, the Griffin-1 drone that will be officially released by Aerospace Seiko before Christmas. This is the Aerospace Seiko Griffin (Lion Heron) ) series of drones.
Compared with the previously launched HUM-1 UAV, the Griffin-1 UAV is larger, which allows it to carry more sophisticated camera equipment and provide longer airborne time, making it suitable for scientific research. The Luo Corps is used for reconnaissance.
After all, compared to the Coyote II UAV, the Griffin-1 is a rotary-wing UAV that can take off and land vertically, is more convenient to carry, and can even be carried by a small team.
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At 4 pm on December 15, Princess Cather gave birth to a baby boy. Prince William and Cather named the child George Alexander Louis.
At the same time, the newly born "fourth generation" of the royal family was named the "Prince of Cambridge" and became the third heir to the British royal family, behind the Prince of Wales and William, Duke of Cambridge.
With the approval of the Queen, the birth certificate of Princess Catherine giving birth to the little prince has been posted at Buckingham Palace to inform the world...
The content is: Princess Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announced at 4 o'clock this afternoon Kate gave birth to a baby boy successfully on the 24th. Kate and the baby are in good health. The birth certificate was signed by four doctors. Outside Buckingham Palace, there were crowds of people taking photos of the birth certificate.
"Congratulations, William, today is an important moment for England..."
Barron, who had returned to London at this time, was beside William, looking at the happy and excited expression on his face, and said so.
According to Prince William's request, Barron will serve as the "Prince of Cambridge", the godfather of William and Cather's child.
This is also the reason why he is here today.
If Barron remembers correctly, in his previous life, Cather gave birth to the "Prince of Cambridge" in July next year, so this time the birth of the "Prince of Cambridge" was earlier than the original time and space. 7 months.
But this is not important. After all, enough things have changed now, not least of which is this one.
(End of this chapter)