The withdrawn assault guns were used as direct firepower to reorganize the artillery group to carry out covering bombardment on Highland 1 and Highland 2.
The roaring Air Force fighter jets also unleashed a deadly weapon... cluster bombs.
The effect of a cluster bomb explosion is like a warehouse full of fireworks and firecrackers set off for the New Year being set alight. A bomb throws out more than a thousand submunitions in an instant. Although the power of the submunitions is not great, at least it is It is also equivalent to a grenade. The anti-personnel effect is very obvious.
The important thing is that the effect of throwing more than a thousand grenades on the enemy's head in an instant is still very scary.?
The two hills are about the same size. They are just an ordinary hilltop. They can have up to 400 meters of slope width to deploy troops.
The air force's strike and the assault gun's shelling again made the gunfire on Hill 1 and Hill 2 significantly mute.
Taking advantage of the cover of the fire attack, the infantry had already charged into bayonet range.
As soon as the shelling stopped, the infantry, accompanied by infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, swarmed up and rushed directly into the trenches to start a battle to clear the trenches.
At this time, the Type 03 assault rifles and Type 95 assault rifles in the hands of the infantry have been equipped with bayonets.
Among infantry squad firepower, the one that is really useful in trenches is the shotgun carried by the squad blaster.
The United States once had a shotgun that could achieve continuous shooting by holding the trigger and continuously pulling the bolt. It was very powerful and eye-catching in close firefights in small spaces like trenches. It was called the "trench cleaner."
Although large-scale trench warfare is no longer possible in modern warfare. The trench system composed of transportation trenches and trenches that crisscrossed the entire mountain is no longer common. Instead, more and more battles are carried out in villages, towns, and cities. In strategic defensive operations, shotguns still have a lot of room to play, especially in house-by-house clearing operations.
In fact, the terrorists' tactical and military literacy is not high, and their firepower is not well organized. They rely entirely on the density and intensity of firepower plus some shoulder-mounted rocket launchers that are more fearful of tanks and armored vehicles to support the scene.
It may be easier for terrorists to take advantage when fighting guerrillas in cities or mountains. But when they are pulled out to fight regular battles, they will not be able to take advantage of regular armed forces equipped with various heavy assault equipment, various types of artillery, light and heavy weapons, and air support. Not any cheaper.
In fact, if it were not to seize the position and provide cover for the engineers to clear the anti-tank cones, the infantry would not have to attack at all. Just use artillery and aircraft to blow up.
Under the cover of the air force, the terrorists lost their surface position on the hilltop within a minute.
Of course, it is impossible for them to have underground positions.
The remnants of the terrorists quickly retreated towards the three terraced defensive positions behind them.
These three lines of defense are the real main positions. Each line spans the entire hillside and is equipped with both light and heavy firepower. People have to think about whether the terrorists who entered the country to cause trouble are a group.
Moreover, with so many people coming in, it is obvious that they are no longer preparing to cause an explosion, but are preparing to divide the country.
"Report. Highlands No. 1 and 2 have been captured." the staff officer reported to the division commander.
"Order the First Regiment to quickly occupy the reverse slope. Use the terrain and features to construct temporary positions. Cover the operations of the Engineer Battalion. Order the Engineer Battalion to open passages. The Second Regiment and the Third Regiment enter preparations for attack."
"yes."
After a regiment of infantry captured two highlands, they discovered that the trenches dug by these terrorists were not simple. There were solid anti-artillery structures underneath. During the first round of shelling, all these terrorists hid in the anti-artillery structures below.
in the structure.
Those who were blown away in the first round of shelling were all dummies arranged by terrorists.
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"It's our turn. Fly over." Xiang Yu said to the helicopter pilot after looking at the situation on the ground.
The "Dragon Shark" amphibious reconnaissance unit of the Marine Corps and the "Nightmare" team of the "Shadow" special operations group of the Southeast Military Region are sitting in the air on "Black Hawk" helicopters on standby at this time.
According to the combat deployment, these two teams will attack the third line of defense when other teams capture the hilltop position and can provide mortar and sniper firepower. They will attack the second and first line of defense from behind.
The "Black Hawk" helicopter descended, adjusted its fuselage attitude, and pointed its side toward the trench on the ground.
An airman controlled the six-barreled rotary cannon on the side of the fuselage to fire at the ground, preparing to clear a safe area for special forces to land.
When the four "Black Hawks" fired wildly, the troops of the first and second battalions had already climbed over the hilltop and relied on the cover of tanks and armored vehicles to suppress the terrorist positions on the first line of defense on the top of the highland and on the slope of the reverse slope.
The special forces on the mountain also used terrorist mortars to attack the terrorists' third line of defense.
Under the cover of armored engineering vehicles, the engineer battalion quickly approached the anti-tank cone area between the two highlands.
The setting of this anti-tank cone is very evil. It is not placed in the passage between two highlands, but just out of the highlands. It is just within the fire coverage of the entire first line of defense.
However, modern engineers no longer rely on people to carry explosives for blasting. The engineer battalion stopped outside the two highlands. Two armored obstacle-breaking vehicles equipped with bulldozers drove directly into the passage.
Two armored wreckers quickly approached the anti-tank cone and drove directly in.
The bulldozer used by this armored wrecker is different from ordinary civilian bulldozers. This bulldozer does not have a bucket, but a wedge-shaped armored steel structure that can remove things in front and separate them to both sides.
Very convenient.
Moreover, this armored barrier-breaking vehicle is also equipped with a cutting knife above the bulldozer, which is used to cut the steel wire mesh in front. The vehicle carries a blasting and demining device, a crane, and a hydraulic winch. Due to the use of a crawler chassis, the armored vehicle has
The power is very strong.
Two armored wreckers advanced side by side. The first few anti-tank cones were overturned and then pushed aside.
However, the armored wrecker had only moved forward for a short time when it was hit by the firepower of an oncoming RPG.
A long enemy trench position suddenly appeared in an open area between the two highlands and the terrorists' first line of defense.
This position had been camouflaged before. It was hidden on the ground and could not be seen. At this time, the concealment was suddenly opened. The terrorists inside set up machine guns and began to fire at the infantry on the reverse slopes of No. 1 and No. 2 Highlands.
He was hit by an RPG rocket launcher and attacked the armored obstacle-breaking vehicle that was doing the obstacle-breaking work.
The infantry quickly adjusted its firepower. The machine guns of the infantry fighting vehicles and the direct firepower of the tanks attacked the No. 1 position. The assault guns in the rear row attacked the No. 2 position. The infantry all retracted to the armored vehicles, and faced the low-lying people behind the barrier formed by the tanks.
Conduct suppressive fire from two hidden positions and call in air force support.
But during the time it took to complete these adjustments, the terrorists intensively attacked the two armored wreckers with more than ten RPG rockets.
One of the vehicles was hit on the side and its tracks were broken. It was unable to move.
Although the other car has not been hit for the moment, it is already in danger.
The engineers at the back got smart. They opened the hydraulic winches on the two barrier-breaking vehicles on standby at the back. Then they pulled the hooks on the steel cables. Braving the hail of bullets, they rushed behind the two barrier-breaking vehicles in front. They hung up the hooks and used hydraulic pressure. The winch pulled both vehicles back.
"Quickly, rescue the wounded and prepare explosive equipment." shouted the engineer battalion commander.
"yes."
After the armored wrecker was pulled back, the field ambulance team of the engineer battalion immediately went to the wounded in the camp car.
Although the two armored wreckers hit intensively by RPGs were not destroyed, one of them was still able to drive, but both were completely bruised.
The field ambulance team went up to check on the occupants of the two vehicles. Only one person was injured by the shock of the rocket hit and explosion. The injury was not serious.
"Use smoke bombs. Shoot a platoon with the help of smoke screen cover. Go up immediately and manually place explosive equipment for me. Take out those damn anti-tank cones for me," the engineer battalion commander ordered.
"yes."
"Batalion Commander, let us go up," a platoon leader said eagerly.
"Batalion Commander, please let our second platoon come up and ensure that we complete the mission." The second platoon commander said quickly.
"Batalion Commander, our third platoon is willing to go." The third platoon commander was not far behind.
"Don't fight. Go to the first platoon. Go to the second platoon to throw smoke bombs. The second wave of the third platoon will go up." The battalion commander looked at the three people in front angrily and said.
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"Hurry up. Follow up and take action." Shu Rong stood at the door of the cabin and shouted. The special forces slid down the aircraft's descent rope to the ground one by one. They quickly formed a defensive circle to cover other teammates.
Shu Rong was the last one to slide to the ground and made a gesture to the aircrew that everything was safe.
The aircrew immediately cut the rope and the helicopter began to climb.
Both the "Nightmare" and "Dragon Shark" teams landed on the ground.
"'Nightmare' come with me." Shu Rong shouted.
"This way 'Dragon Shark'." Xiang Yu also shouted.
The special forces are on the move.
"Shu Rong. What's your progress? We're almost there. Ten minutes at most." Wang Chaoyang called Shu Rong on the radio.
"I got it. Make sure to open the passage." After speaking, Shu Rong opened fire on the three terrorists who emerged from the trench of the third position in front of him.
Special forces descending from the sky began to seize control of the third line of defense, which had been ravaged countless times by various firepower.
Like the highland position, the third line of defense also has a complete anti-artillery structure. However, this attack is not the same as the previous fire preparations. The previous fire preparations were carried out when all the terrorists were hiding in the anti-artillery structures. The effect was not obvious. And this time the attack was launched when the entire defense line began to launch fire on the high ground below. All terrorists were exposed in the trenches. There was no cover from top to bottom. From Various firepower from the air and direct firepower from the top of the mountain came down together. Most of the terrorists in the defense line were killed in an instant. Most of the remaining ones were injured.
Therefore, it should be easy for the special forces to capture this basically abandoned defense line.
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I saw the engineer battalion starting to release smoke screens. The infantry of the two battalions of the first regiment began to fire tear gas canisters and release tear gas at the enemy's positions.
It is difficult for smoke alone to truly provide cover, because the enemy can still carry out blind suppressive shooting. However, tear gas can very well interfere with the enemy troops in the defense line, making them extremely uncomfortable and losing their ability to fight.
Under double cover, a platoon of soldiers from the engineer battalion crouched and rushed into the smoke with C4 explosives in hand. They came to the triangular cone formation, installed the C4 explosives on the anti-tank cone, and then quickly retreated.
With the "booming" explosion, a large number of anti-tank cones were blown to pieces and the passage was opened.
Immediately afterwards, the third platoon conducted a second blast and continued to advance the passage.
After three rows of blasting, the entrance to Nangong Pass opened instantly.
The second wave of air support units had already made another round and came back carrying the last bit of ammunition.