Chapter 346 HRST Tactics - The Most Exciting Evacuation Method
11:14 pm.
More than 7 hours have passed since the start of Operation Erin.
More than six hours have passed since recruit Todd Blackburn was seriously injured in a fall and his butterfly wings fluttered for the first time.
The C2 Black Hawk - Super 63, which took off from Mogadishu Airport, finally arrived in the sky above the Engineering College.
The focus of the officers in the Joint Operations Center also shifted from other battlefields to this inconspicuous refugee reception area.
Now that the operation is completely out of control, whether this completely failed operation can be brought to a decent ending depends on whether Aidid can be successfully retrieved.
If Aidid can be brought back successfully, at least the original purpose of the mission will be achieved.
It's just a guarantee that it won't become an international joke.
If Aidid cannot be brought back, Operation Irene will go down in history as a typical failure of special operations operations.
Garrison and the other officers present here all have “resumes full of shit”.
"Suit 64, this is Super 63. I have arrived above your location and confirmed whether the rooftop has conditions for landing. Over."
Through the night vision helmet, the Super 63 pilot could see the vigorous fighting scene below, and he did not dare to lower the altitude easily.
There have been enough Black Hawks crashed today, and he doesn't want to be the third one.
"Da da da da..."
Sonny held an AK-series assault rifle that he couldn't recognize at all. It came from somewhere. He emptied the magazine and retracted it behind the wall.
He pressed PTT and yelled back: "Suit 64 received it. The enemy's firepower is too fierce. We don't have enough manpower to suppress and build a safe zone. Landing on the rooftop is very dangerous. You can decide what to do."
Sonny's reply was already suppressing his temper. The real words in his heart were much more irritable.
"Suit 64, I need you to build a safe zone, otherwise I won't be able to land on the rooftop and help you evacuate with the prisoners." The pilot called again.
"We can't do it, over."
Sonny was annoyed by the pilot, and his tone was full of anger and displeasure.
Eight people fought against one to two hundred armed militiamen. It was a struggle to hold on to this dormitory building, and they also had to suppress the enemy's firepower and establish a safe zone.
This is not a requirement...
This is so whimsical!
With Sonny's violent temper, he was very patient when facing such difficulties without spitting out the fragrance directly. How could he still have a good attitude?
"Call Super 63. In our situation, the only feasible strategy is the HRST tactic. I hope you bring that set of equipment with you when you go out." Long Zhan interjected.
HRST: Helicopter rope suspension tactics, a method of rapid air evacuation.
The specific operation is not complicated, it can even be said to be simple.
However, the technical content of human-machine cooperation is very high.
The operation method is to hang a rope from the helicopter. In addition to the section hanging in the air, it can also be spread on the ground ranging from a few meters to more than ten meters. There is a safe distance of about two meters and a special thick rope with a lock on each side.
After the helicopter stabilizes in the air, people on the ground will lay the rope with the lock in a straight line on the ground.
With the section in the air, it forms an "L shape".
Then the people who need to be evacuated put on safety belts and hang the safety belts on the rope locks in groups of two.
Finally, as the helicopter climbs vertically, the section spread out on the ground will break away from the ground as the height increases, and the person who hangs himself on the rope will also rise into the air as the rope rises.
Pairs were carried to the sky with ropes as cores, forming a structure similar to bunches of grapes.
After reaching a certain height, the helicopter will maintain the posture of hanging a group of people in the air and quickly evacuate the dangerous area.
In specific situations where the helicopter cannot land on the ground and needs to be evacuated quickly.
The HRST tactic is very practical. It is at least 10 times faster than lowering a rope ladder from a helicopter and climbing up one person at a time.
Taking the eight people as Long Zhan into account, it would take at least two to three minutes to climb up using the ladder.
If we include Aidid, who was arrested and turned into a prisoner, and who was probably not cooperating in his attempt to climb up, the time might have been extended to four or five minutes.
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When switching to the HRST tactic for evacuation, not counting the previous preparation time, it only counts from when the helicopter stabilizes, which can be completed in up to 20 seconds in total.
This way, you don’t have to worry about Aidid’s cooperation or not, just tie it up and hang it up and leave.
certainly.
There is no perfect existence in the world.
If something has a brilliant side, it must also have a bad side.
The advantage of HRST evacuation tactics is that it is fast, but the high degree of danger is also its disadvantage. Being hung at an altitude of several hundred meters in the wind is not acceptable to ordinary people.
For example, Sonny is afraid of everything except killing people.
"Trapeze? Fake, Long, this is a wonderful idea you came up with. I'm really grateful to you."
This tactic proposed by Long Zhan was so familiar to a veteran like Sonny that he immediately started making crazy complaints to Long Zhan.
"You're welcome, I know you like it very much."
Long Zhan knew that Sonny was saying something sarcastic, but he deliberately took it in a positive light.
In this dangerous situation where he was besieged by hundreds of people and could meet the King of Hell in any minute, he was still in the mood to joke, which shows how big his heart is.
As a top ace and first-level combatant, there is nothing to say about his psychological quality.
Klein and Bly both heard Long Zhan's words and thought about being suspended in the air by a rope and leaving over hundreds of armed militiamen.
Even if the two of them had strong mental endurance, they both smiled helplessly and shook their heads.
If there was really no other way now, and it was dark at night, which was an advantage, the two of them would definitely not be willing to be a living target.
While Long Zhan and Sonny were teasing each other, the Super 63 pilot had already reported the retreat method proposed by Long Zhan to the operations center.
The officers who were able to participate in this operation were not parallel imports who had climbed up through connections.
Both Garrison and Harrel knew that the HRST retreat tactic proposed by Long Zhan was the only feasible solution at present.
Since it is the only one, there is no choice.
No matter how dangerous this retreat method was, General Garrison could only agree to this retreat method, but he made a special statement.
That is to protect Aidid.
"Suit 64, the Joint Command Center has approved your HRST. In 2 minutes, I will hover to the rooftop and release the rope. Please be prepared to evacuate to ensure the safety of the suspects."
The pilot received Garrison's order and immediately began preparations for retreat.
"receive."
Long Zhan replied on behalf of Sonny, and then called out to everyone in the team: "Guys, get ready to go home. Meet on the rooftop in two minutes."