After the first wave of air strikes by the "Prowler", the "Super Hornet" circled back.
The second round of air strikes began without interruption.
The entire air raid lasted nearly ten minutes.
In just these ten minutes, the US special forces have advanced halfway up the mountain from four directions simultaneously.
"121, we are about to retreat, wish you good luck!"
The air attack formation dropped its last bomb and began to retreat.
"The Navy has finished its work, now it's up to you!" Admiral Mac Miller contacted the forward troops through the wireless communication network.
"The attack begins! Action! All action!" Lieutenant Colonel Foley shouted on the radio, and all the special forces of Task Force 121 began to launch an attack and quickly assaulted towards the top of the mountain.
"It's time for us to go down the mountain. Order the troops to retreat while fighting!" Cabuso said to a subordinate beside him.
Afterwards, Kabuso and Zaviev walked out of the cave and began to retreat toward the village down the mountain.
This village is quite large, so some defense can be done.
The special forces captured the top of the ridge with only slight resistance.
The terrorists continued to fire guns randomly as they retreated, so although there was resistance, it could only be considered slight.
When the special forces occupied the top of the ridge, the terrorists had just retreated halfway up the mountain.
"Go down and kill them!" Foley shouted as he rushed forward.
U.S. special forces swooped toward the village at the foot of the mountain from multiple directions.
The two sides continued to shoot at each other while in motion. The U.S. special forces had received formal training in mobile assault warfare and mastered the rhythm of movement and shooting very well. When shooting, they stopped slightly on their feet and then advanced rapidly after a short burst of fire.
The terrorists, on the other hand, let go and ran down the mountain while turning back and shaking their guns and shooting randomly.
Regularly trained soldiers will not shoot in this posture, especially when running downhill. This kind of posture where the feet are running forward and the body is turned behind is inherently unstable and needs to be overcome.
The recoil when shooting and the center of gravity when going downhill tend to tilt forward, so it is very easy to fall. Moreover, you will not be able to run fast and shoot accurately, which is not the best of both worlds.
If the special forces encounter this kind of situation, they must run decisively and directly. If the pursuit is really tight, they will first find a concealment and then turn around to block and shoot.
Of course, if you are going downhill and can't find any cover, it is also good to just lie down on the ground and shoot. Since the opponent is at a high place, the exposed parts are almost equal to the whole body, which is perfect for shooting.
The U.S. military had just chased them halfway up the mountain when two streaks of smoke suddenly shot into the sky from the village—two portable surface-to-air missiles took off!
The missile flew towards the cruising early warning aircraft at three times the speed of sound.
"Caesar, the anti-aircraft missiles are in the air! The anti-aircraft missiles are in the air!" Foley shouted.
Just as Foley's voice was immediately transmitted to the early warning aircraft, the radar locking warning sound had already sounded on the early warning aircraft.
Just as the missile took off, the sound of the radar lock warning became more rapid, which indicated that the missile was approaching.
The pilot quickly adjusted his flight attitude, pointed the tail of the aircraft in the direction of the missile's attack, then pushed the throttle to the bottom and began to accelerate away.
The position of the missile on the radar screen is getting closer and closer.
"Turn sharply to the right! Hurry up!" the pilot shouted.
At the same time, he pulled the joystick to the right, all the way to the bottom, and at the same time, he pulled the joystick back sharply.
The co-pilot also began to operate the seeker that launched high-heat infrared decoys and chaff interference missiles.
Airborne active radar jamming equipment is also fully engaged in radio jamming.
Other crew members clung to the armrests of the plane.
Both missiles were successfully jammed, chasing two high-heat infrared jamming bombs respectively. The shock wave of the explosion still shook the fuselage of the early warning aircraft violently.
Just when everyone thought they had escaped disaster, the warning radar on the plane rang.
This time, the radar screen actually showed five surface-to-air missiles taking off.
Moreover, although the launch locations of the five missiles were all in villages, the specific locations were still a bit scattered, so the missiles also rushed towards the early warning aircraft from different directions in the air.
After all, AWACS is also a large aircraft. Its speed and flexibility cannot be compared with fighter jets, let alone stall maneuvers. Usually AWACS is at high altitude, so it is safer. But now it is used as a communication relay station, flying
The altitude is within the attack range of the missile.
In addition, it is a propeller early warning aircraft, so it is actually very bulky.
The early warning aircraft once again performed evasive maneuvers while ejecting high-heat infrared jamming bombs and chaff, and the active jamming equipment continued to interfere.
After a struggle in the air, the AWACS aircraft dodged four of the five surface-to-air missiles, but the last one still hit the tail of the AWACS aircraft, passing through the airport from one side and out from the other side.
All of a sudden, red lights flashed wildly in the cabin, alarms sounded, and the automatic fire extinguishing equipment in the cabin began to operate.
The plane was falling in the air and was on the verge of losing control.
"The main hydraulic system failed!" The pilot quickly inspected the damage to the aircraft.
"Where's the backup system?" The pilot desperately tried to readjust the attitude of the aircraft.
"'Ford' and 'Caesar' were shot and are crashing." "Welfare" quickly contacted the aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.
"The rescue team is on the way, and the second Hawkeye is also on the way. You continue to perform the mission!" Admiral Mac Miller said.
"The backup system is intact!" the pilot shouted, switching the hydraulic system to the backup system at the same time.
Immediately, the AWACS tail wing resumed power.
With the help of the tailplane, the pilot quickly stabilized the aircraft and quickly left the combat zone.
The situation of the plane gradually stabilized.
However, the crew members discovered at this time that the entire connection between the tail and the fuselage had been shot and was very fragile. The tail was completely connected by the steel beams at the top and bottom of the fuselage, and the strength of the fuselage had been greatly reduced.
The pilot went to check the situation and came back and said to the pilot: "No way, the tail of the plane may fly off at any time, we need to make an emergency landing."
"Fuck! How long can you last?"
"I don't know, I guess it won't be long."
"Then we have to make an emergency landing. Let everyone sit down and we will make an emergency landing in the desert ahead.
Since the desert in front is still relatively flat, the overall condition of the aircraft is temporarily relatively stable, the power is still available, and the landing gear has been extended normally. Therefore, the forced landing was very successful. The damage to the fuselage caused by the forced landing was very small, and there were only a few people on board.
The radar operator was only slightly injured.
As the early warning aircraft left, the U.S. military who was conducting assault operations also found that the radio signal dropped sharply.
Fortunately, communication between U.S. soldiers is supported by portable relay stations, so it can still be used.
But the connection with the aircraft carrier has been difficult to maintain.
"It is no longer possible to maintain contact with the aircraft carrier. It is estimated that it will be completely interrupted when we reach the bottom." The adjutant said to Lieutenant Colonel Foley.
"I know, order the troops to continue the attack!" Lieutenant Colonel Foley said.
"But Lieutenant Colonel, in this case the troops may fall into a trap."
"We are just going to jump into the trap, don't panic." Lieutenant Colonel Foley said with a smile.
At the same time, Sergeant Ai was leading the troops to search for possible hidden caves in the area one by one.
But Sergeant Ai's troops and other troops searched all the hidden soldier caves but found nothing.
"General, as you guessed, all the enemy's troops have been mobilized." Sergeant Ai contacted General MacMiller through the dedicated radio channel.
"Okay, you go immediately to rendezvous with the 3rd Mountain Division and then support Lieutenant Colonel Foley." General MacMiller ordered.
"Copy that." After Sergeant Ai said this, he signaled to his men to prepare to retreat.
General MacMiller contacted several other teams and got the same result. At the same time, they all ordered them to join the 3rd Mountain Division and prepare to support Sergeant Foley.
At the same time, in the intermittent signals, Sergeant Foley also received the code word "Platycodon Flower" sent from the aircraft carrier.
"Confirmed! Order the troops to quickly occupy the village!" Lieutenant Colonel Foley said to the messenger.
US special forces have approached the village.
At this time, the defense of the few terrorists who survived the air raid was quickly compressed into a courtyard in the core.
In the courtyard, Kabuso and Zaviev were still very calm.
Because these miscellaneous troops around them are basically cannon fodder they deliberately arranged to lure the US military into a trap. And now, the US military has fallen into the trap.
The only people who are still alive now are more than 30 of their most elite guards, which is why the US military did not capture this compound as easily as other compounds.
The two sides reached a stalemate. The US military set up positions in buildings around the yard.
At this moment, the U.S. special forces who had entered the village suddenly discovered that nearly a thousand terrorists appeared on the top of the surrounding ridge. They rushed frantically from the top of the mountain towards the village.
"Leave three detachments to block the courtyard, while the others build positions on the outside to block them. Reinforcements will be here soon!" Lieutenant Colonel Foley shouted.
The special forces took action quickly.
"We have lost contact with the aircraft carrier. We can't call them. How can reinforcements arrive?" the adjutant asked.
"Look at this, this is the Chinese's 'trick trick'." Sergeant Foley took out a red envelope from his bag and handed it to the adjutant.
The adjutant was relatively young, so he was relatively panicked in this situation. He never thought about how a veteran like Foley could make mistakes that even a recruit like him would not make.
The adjutant finally opened the envelope and looked at a small piece of paper inside.
By this time, Foley was already walking towards the roof of the building.
The adjutant followed closely and asked, "Third Mountain Division? When did they come?"
"I don't even know when they came, don't worry about it, they just came anyway!" Foley said.
"Well, that's it."
"What? Are you scared?" Foley patted the adjutant, a new recruit, on the shoulder.
"Yes..." the adjutant said, sticking out his tongue in embarrassment.
"It depends on your skills. Okay, come up with me and take a look. Don't worry, if the Third Mountain Division can't come, I still have another envelope." Lieutenant Colonel Foley said.
Of course Lieutenant Colonel Foley was lying to the adjutant when he said this. He only had an envelope. But the 3rd Mountain Division will definitely come.