At the Super 64 crash site, six ceiling-level special forces worked together to build a defensive position and withstand the impact of hundreds of Somalis.
With Aidid's "delusion" of wanting to capture him alive, Long Zhan and others can temporarily stabilize the situation.
The Humvee convoy that was ordered to come to support not only failed to reach the vicinity of the second crash site, but the situation became even worse.
Aidid has been hiding in the city and commanding in the dark, knowing that Americans will rescue the two downed helicopters.
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Therefore, under Aidid's leading command, most of the armed militiamen received the same order to set up checkpoints around the two crash sites.
The advantages of getting things done when there are more people are more vividly demonstrated here.
In order to prevent the Humvee convoy from passing by, through the joint cooperation of thousands of Somalis, the streets leading to the two crash sites have been basically blocked.
When there was no time to block the streets with barricades, they used old tricks to instigate civilians to take to the streets to act as human barricades.
Under Aidid's series of operations, even if there were multiple helicopters providing visibility at high altitudes, the armed Humvee convoy led by Lieutenant Colonel McKnight had no chance of reaching the crash site.
After running around the city for such a long time, I walked around in various alleys for a long time.
It's basically spinning in circles.
The longer the Humvee convoy travels, the more attacks it will suffer.
At the beginning, two armed trucks were bombed, causing the Humvee convoy to basically lose its intended role. That is, even if it reached the first crash point, the vehicle could no longer accommodate everyone and retreat.
The joint command center knew this, so it instead sent the Humvee convoy to the second crash site.
I thought it would be easier to get out of the city center and head to the second crash site in the outer city.
Who would have thought that this is also a road to hell.
Due to serious casualties, the Humvee convoy lost the firepower of two armed trucks. As a result, the Humvee convoy's suppression ability was greatly reduced, and the number of times the Humvee convoy was attacked by militiamen when they found opportunities increased suddenly.
The negative consequences of the chain reaction began to explode intensively.
In just a few minutes before heading to the second crash site, although no more vehicles in the Humvee convoy were bombed, the casualties were horrific.
Under a large number of RPGs, Molotov cocktails, and black guns...
When it originally set off from the base, more than 60% of the more than 40 active and elite rangers on board the vehicle had been seriously injured or died.
There were less than 20 people left who could still breathe, including the drivers of each vehicle.
Everyone still has some injuries.
Especially the car in front of McKnight, which was hit by an RPG at the front. A big hole was blown out of the front windshield, and all kinds of debris were shot into the car.
The driver, Maddox, was seriously injured.
His face was covered with glass shards and fragments, and he was bleeding profusely.
If Lieutenant Colonel McKnight hadn't reacted quickly at that time, he grabbed the steering wheel to control the direction of the vehicle and shouted for Maddox to continue stepping on the accelerator.
One of them controlled the direction and the other stepped on the accelerator, leading the convoy to escape a fatal disaster.
The entire Humvee convoy will definitely be blocked in the alley because the leading vehicle will be bombed, causing all the vehicles behind to get out of the alley.
No matter how tough the armor kit of the Humvee fleet is, if it is parked in a narrow alley, it will not be able to build a defensive front, and it will just become meat on the chopping board.
There will only be two endings.
It was either torn into pieces by a large number of rockets, or turned into smoldering cans by various improvised incendiary bombs.
And with the current situation of the Humvee convoy, every vehicle is filled with wounded and corpses. Even the driver of the lead vehicle has become half-blind, and it is obvious that he can no longer continue to perform the mission. Gu
"Okay, stop, stop, Maddox, stop."
When the convoy returned to its starting point for the third time, outside the Olympic Hotel where the mission was first carried out, McCright could no longer hold his nerve.
I kept running around the city, almost dead, and finally found that I was still running in circles.
Whoever this happens to will have an explosive mentality.
Fortunately, due to the attraction of the two crash sites, the streets outside the hotel, which started to be fierce and lively, were now empty and deserted.
The Hummer convoy stopped at this place and could finally take a breath.
After McKnight waited for the convoy to come to a complete stop, he could finally put his hands down from the steering wheel, and took the time to quickly pick up the car's wireless phone.
"Call C2. This is Uniform 64. We are back to the damn starting point. We are almost running out of ammunition. There are many wounded, including me. The convoy is already moving forward reluctantly."
McKnight also had scratches on his face, apparently not surviving when the front windshield was blown out.
Maddox, whose face was covered with glass fragments next to him, was fully focused on himself because the car stopped. The pain from the wound made him tremble in pain.
I want to reach out and wipe away the blood on my eyes, which is almost covered with blood.
But as soon as his blood-stained hands touched his face, they encountered various fragments inserted into his face. The indescribable and extreme pain immediately rushed into the depths of his soul.
"ah--"
By the time I got to class, I couldn't bear it any longer, and I blurted out heart-wrenching screams.
If in normal training life, as a soldier, he yelled out of control after suffering such an injury, McKnight would definitely give him a scolding.
But today, at this moment...
Lieutenant Colonel McCright looked at Maddox who was covered in blood and his left eyeball had turned into a bloody mess. He couldn't say anything.
I could only call out again: "C2, the situation of the Hummer convoy is very bad, very bad."
"Okay, Danny, tell me the truth, can you still reach the second crash site?" Harrell asked.
As the commander of the ground forces, Harrell already knew the situation of the convoy through the information reported by the Hummer convoy.
Under normal circumstances, there is no need to hesitate at all. The team needs to end the mission and return to the base immediately.
At this time, the entire armed militia in Mogadishu basically ran to the two crash sites, and the blocked roads were also in the direction of the two crash sites.
As long as they don't go to these two places, it's actually not difficult for the convoy to leave Mogadishu.
But the problem is that the current second crash point is no longer as simple as just the Super 64 crashing. There are already 6 more first-level operators building a defense line.
If the Humvee convoy cannot rush over to respond, six first-level operators may be killed at once.
First-level combatants are not ordinary special forces. They are strategic beings, and each one has the ability to change the direction of the battlefield.
If it really happened...
Harrel knew that this mission was over and he could take off his clothes and go home.
Therefore, even though he knew that the team was already in dire straits and was in very bad shape, Lieutenant Colonel Harrell still wanted to give it one last try.
certainly.
He also knew that he could not force it, so he left the decision to McKnight.