Clay only has 4 magazines left, and Brian only has 3.
If this amount of ammunition were really released, they would be completely beaten in two or three minutes. However, there was still at least an hour until nightfall, and ground support was still missing, so this was definitely not possible.
In order to extend the fighting time, the two had to cherish every round of ammunition.
Use the assault rifle as a precision sniper rifle and only shoot when you see the exact target and are at least 70% sure of hitting it.
In order to ensure the accuracy of shooting, the Somalis even had to be allowed within 40 meters.
Ammunition becomes less, firepower becomes weaker, and enemies are closer.
It is completely impossible for the six Long Zhans to survive this besieged battle without taking a single blow from the enemy.
It doesn't matter if your butt is licked by Lady Luck, injuries are inevitable.
Long Zhan was shot in the left shoulder, and the ceramic bulletproof plate on his chest had two small spider webs. His right arm was hit by a stray bullet, and the bullet hit the bone and got stuck inside.
Sonny's right face was bruised and swollen, which was caused by small rocks thrown by bullets. There was also a dent in the top of his helmet from the bullet, and a bullet hole could be seen on the tactical vest on his right chest.
As the ones with the most intense firepower, machine gunners are also the priority targets of the enemy.
The two of them killed and injured more than 600 people in total. They were injured in many places. There was no fatal injury. It can be said that luck and strength, coupled with sophisticated armor, saved their lives.
Although Brian, Clay, Suhart and Gordon were not as injured as Long Zhan and Sonny, they were not much better either.
They all left the mark of a real man!
Of the seven people in the entire defense line at the crash site, only the pilot Durant, who was responsible for guarding the back door, was not injured again in the battle.
The Somalis he beat to death were piled up in several layers at the back door.
There are only a dozen in total.
Durant can still have such a record despite being unable to move. On the one hand, his combat ability and mental quality are excellent, and he has not insulted the status of the Special Army Aviation Regiment.
The main reason lies in the position Long Zhan found for him, and the very tricky angle played a big role.
The armed militiamen who slipped in through the back door were unable to spot Durant at first.
Durant, who had the first-mover advantage, only had to sit there and pull the trigger at the door, which was no different from killing the target.
As for Durant, who was injured and didn't have much ammunition, the overall situation was similar to that of Long Zhan and others.
The condition is declining and ammunition is seriously low.
In order to solve the problem of ammunition, both Sonny and Suhat requested ground commander Harel, hoping to use helicopters to air-drop ammunition.
The ground troops have been unable to enter, and Lieutenant Colonel Harrell is also very anxious.
Harrel, who knew how bad the outcome would be if the emergency response team ran out of ammunition and was surrounded by one or two thousand Somalis, agreed to the request without hesitation.
After discussing with air commander Matthews, it was decided to use a Black Hawk helicopter to drop the aircraft at low altitude.
The area controlled by Long Zhan and the others is too small, and a parachute bag is required for high-altitude release. It is affected by the air flow and it is difficult to accurately land at the location.
Only by throwing it directly downward from an ultra-low-altitude aircraft can the materials be ensured to be in place.
5:08 pm.
The Super 65 Black Hawk loaded with supplies from the airport flew to the sky above the second crash site, circling and lowering its altitude from an altitude of 300 meters.
Just when the altitude reaches about 150 meters, airdrop can be carried out immediately.
A high-altitude reconnaissance plane discovered the emergency. In the yard of a private house on the left side of the second crash site, a group of militiamen tore off a piece of oilcloth, revealing the big guy underneath.
One has a caliber of at least 30 and looks like an anti-aircraft gun from the end of World War II or the Cold War.
Although using an antique from the last century to hit the Black Hawk helicopter gunship of this era, it is theoretically very difficult to hit it.
But now two Black Hawks have crashed, and one has a damaged propeller and has withdrawn from the battle.
The anti-aircraft artillery itself is used to fight aircraft. No matter how thick-skinned the Black Hawk helicopter is, it cannot withstand a few rounds of anti-aircraft artillery shells.
I watched the Somali artillerymen start to work, adjusting the muzzle of the gun to load bullets and prepare to fire.
Matthews never dared to take any more risks, and immediately notified Super 64 to cancel the airdrop mission and get away from the anti-aircraft gun attack area as quickly as possible.
This time it works!
Seeing that a large amount of supplies were about to be received, but had to retreat urgently because the enemy had anti-aircraft guns, Long Zhan and others couldn't help but spit out the fragrance.
From full of hope to helpless despair, the reversal takes just a few seconds.
There was no sign of ground troop support, and the airdropped supplies were scared away by anti-aircraft artillery. Long Zhan and others were very depressed, but they had to continue to cheer up.
Because as soon as they lose their energy, they will be swallowed up by the sea of Somalis in the next second.
For the sake of your own life, you must continue to hold on.
5:34.
After Lieutenant Colonel Cribbs personally went there, the U.S. 10th Mountain Division, which had three companies stationed in the United Nations military camp on the other side of the city in the south, finally made a response.
A quick reaction force was dispatched to go to the second crash site first to rescue Long Zhan and others who were in urgent need.
I thought that a mine-resistant and anti-ambush vehicle led by several Humvees and armed infantry vehicles would be enough to rush into the city and rescue people.
What people never expected was that Aidid had already taken preventive measures.
Not far from the base, the rapid reaction force convoy found that the road leading to Mogadishu was blocked by seven or eight vehicles.
Hundreds of armed militiamen, who had been ambushing here for a long time, launched a fierce attack on the convoy.
Rocket launchers, recoilless rifles, mortars...
There are various kinds of heavy weapons that cannot be said to be sophisticated, but the explosive power is there, and they can be output directly against the rapid reaction force convoy.
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The defensive capabilities of armored vehicles are stronger than those of Humvees, but the level of protection is limited.
It's not a rough-looking tank.
Being bombarded indiscriminately by the armed militia, the rapid reaction force was unable to resist, and suffered heavy damage in just a few minutes.
Two bombed-out vehicles were left behind, and they had to make an emergency retreat back to the base.
Realizing that Aidid was determined to eat up the American troops entering the city, he declared his ability to dominate the area.
Cribbs, who was responsible for liaising with the United Nations forces, could only place all his hopes on the tanks.
The only countries with tanks in the United Nations military force are peacekeeping troops from Pakistan and Malaysia, which became Cribbs' only hope.
Even if the peacekeeping forces of the two countries are not under the control of the United States, he must persuade them to send "cars" for rescue.