"call out"
Pulling the trigger, a $289,900 (including rebates) Igla-S missile ignited with booster, shot off from the launch tube, and ignited a dozen meters later, heading straight for a UH-60A hovering less than a kilometer away.
"Duka"
Without even trying to dodge, the Black Hawk observed the airborne anti-aircraft vehicle below, driven by a servo motor, turn its gun and fire 50 rounds of 23mm machine gun ammunition in one go.
"boom"
The missile, which hadn't even reached Mach 1, was detonated in mid-air in the middle of the valley, leaving the special envoy completely stunned.
Wait a minute, how did his anti-aircraft missile get shot down by machine gun fire?
Just as I was wondering, I saw a helicopter with a peculiar shape and a somewhat familiar appearance through the night vision goggles.
Isn't that Chinook?
The US only received their batch of CH-47D transport helicopters last year, ordered a few years ago, along with the AH-64Ds. Those poor Pakistanis can't afford this.
But it also makes sense that the other side had this; they used heavy transport helicopters to bring in machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, which allowed them to suppress our firepower while intercepting portable anti-aircraft missiles.
In fact, there are relatively few airborne air defense vehicles to choose from, but there are some that can intercept manpads and low-speed, small fixed and towed air defense weapons.
For example, the twin 35mm PG-99 and the later Oerlikon models might be somewhat strained to intercept portable anti-aircraft missiles using a 20mm six-barrel Vulcan Gatling gun system, but upgrading the radar could make do.
The problem is that all of these things have one flaw: they can't be deployed quickly.
This special envoy could barely be considered a half-industry insider, and he did not question the unusually fast deployment speed of the concentrated fire defense.
However, these are all secondary. The most important thing is to quickly shoot down those general aviation helicopters that have just unloaded people and cargo.
"Quickly, fire!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
Several anti-aircraft gunners beside him opened fire one after another, firing three Igla-S missiles amidst the sound of bombs exploding continuously.
Another anti-aircraft gunner failed to launch his SAM-24 missile due to incorrect operating procedures, just as the special envoy snatched the missile and prepared to launch it himself.
"boom"
A single spike fired by Sparrowhawk B wiped out the entire group of people who were huddled together.
The three needles that have already been fired -s:
"Duka"
The airborne anti-aircraft vehicle roared to life again, its 23mm six-barreled Gatling gun emptying all its remaining ammunition in one go.
"Quickly, reload!"
The stoker crew quickly loaded the anti-aircraft vehicle, just as they had done in previous drills.
After all, it's just a six-wheeled vehicle that can be loaded onto a helicopter, so its ammunition capacity is definitely small, but as long as the reloading is fast enough, it won't affect combat.
"Knock knock knock"
"Duka"
Longbow Cross Deer and Old Deer Tiger also opened fire one after another. Tube-nosed Bat and Horseshoe Bat only had a few GBU-12s left, but they only focused on those suspected to be barracks among the dozens of earthen houses at point B.
Many of the militants who slept in single rooms and stayed up all night were not attacked. After receiving the leader's order to break up into smaller groups, they seized the opportunity to rush out of their residences and ran down the mountain in twos and threes along various small paths.
Precision-guided munitions are a waste to bombard these soft targets, but attack helicopters, which have no light or heavy armor targets, are specifically designed for this purpose.
Longbow Cross Deer once again equipped itself with two machine gun pods and conventional rocket pods for firing darts, hunting down these bloodthirsty militants at close range.
"call out"
These people were also equipped with portable anti-aircraft missiles, but they were the previous generation Igla-1, whose seeker accuracy was not as good as the Igla-S, but they still managed to shoot down a Barbadian helicopter.
But today they've met their match:
"Puff puff puff puff"
Upon hearing the alarm from the ultraviolet/infrared alarm system, the flying squirrel directly pressed a button on the control panel, and countless heat decoys were launched from both sides of the fuselage like a scattering of celestial maidens.
"boom"
The Strike-1 missile was detonated by a decoy flare, before another anti-aircraft gunner could even react and hear the lock-on warning.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
Xia Yu took the initiative and fired 20 high-explosive fragmentation rounds directly.
"Boom boom boom boom"
The anti-aircraft gunner, along with the surrounding area of tens of meters, was completely engulfed in flames by the firepower.
"We can't take care of the strafe weasels on this side, so prioritize eliminating the anti-aircraft gunners mixed in with the fleeing targets. Don't be stingy with rockets."
"Yes, boss!"
The Hanhao Bird crew received orders from the Xiayu anti-aircraft gunners.
First, deal with the most threatening enemies; the remaining "mountain special forces" can be dealt with slowly using machine guns.
This is an asymmetrical war. The elite troops of BLA, who are all seasoned veterans and capable of fighting multiple opponents, are no match for the armed helicopters.
Those middle and upper-class people with their families at point A were completely suppressed by the 27mm machine gun.
If it weren't for the fear of harming "innocent" people, one or two 60mm mortars would be enough to seal off this place. Unfortunately, the concentrated fire defense can only use direct-fire weapons.
"Knock knock knock"
"Put-put-put"
"Bang bang"
After the two red Fighting Falcons dropped 28 laser-guided bombs, the background noise in the valley turned into the roar of machine guns, rifles, and cannons.
Then the gunfire stopped, and through the night vision goggles and thermal imaging scope, "clever" militants emerged carrying human shields.
If you hold a pistol to your wife and kids' temples, I bet your guns are loaded, but you won't dare to fire.
In this situation, survival depends on who is shameless, as the enemy's fighter jets immediately began carpet bombing the back of the mountain.
They weren't hit by a single bomb in the village in front of them, so they wouldn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.
That's right, if the other side doesn't kill women and children, then women and children are their best shield.
"The boss was right, those guys are real animals!"
"Where's the sniper? Sniper, take them out!"
The machine guns and cannons of the concentrated fire defense could no longer fire, and only the sniper could continue to provide firepower. However, when the sniper took down the militant hiding behind his wife and children with a single shot, something even more shocking happened.
"Da da da"
Freed from their restraints, the woman and the boy picked up their husband's and father's weapons and fired wildly at the opposite hilltop.
Indeed, it's always best if the whole family is together.
Once they choose to pick up a gun, they are no longer the elderly, weak, women, and children to be protected; they are armed militants who must be killed.
"Knock knock knock"
After a brief pause, the heavy machine guns opened fire again, unleashing a barrage of large-caliber machine gun rounds at the threatening targets.
"Charge!" Lucas led the charge, and the members of Groups 3 and 4, under the cover of heavy firepower, surrounded point A.
Sherpas can smoke cigarettes while pulling tourists up Mount Everest with ropes. Elite mountain hunters aren't quite as extravagant, but they are still very fast.
The straight-line distance between the landing site and point A is less than one kilometer, but walking there, including going downhill and then uphill, would take almost three kilometers.
After unloading their supplies and setting off lightly, they reached the outer perimeter of point A in just over ten minutes.
"Bang bang"
The marksman's HK417 fired continuously, picking off targets one by one that the sniper, whose field of view was limited, could not reach.
Upon seeing the bullets coming at close range, the Bla members in the village knew that the enemy had infiltrated.
Their machine gun positions were destroyed in the first round, rendering their fire suppression efforts futile. Fortunately, they still had rocket launchers.
Several rocket launcher gunners, armed with AT-4s they'd bought from the black market, aimed at the direction from which the bullets were coming.
"call out"
A single hedp warhead, capable of hitting personnel over a wide area, is launched from the launch tube.
"boom"
The rocket exploded upon impact, sending countless fragments flying in all directions.
The two digital team members who received the drone warning all found nearby cover and lay prone to avoid the rocket launcher.
Just as the second and third rocket launcher gunners were positioned in the blind spot of the opposing position, preparing to fire rockets at the enemy again:
"Splash splash"
The roar of the helicopter's rotors grew louder and louder. Before they knew it, Old Deer Tiger had crossed the mountain and arrived above point A.
"Duka"
The machine gun turret's muzzle locked onto the rocket launcher gunners as Xia Yu's gaze fell upon them, and sharp gunshots followed, echoing through the sky.
A long burst of fire destroyed 200 rounds of 12.7x108mm bullets. Groups 3 and 4 got up and advanced towards the center of point A once again.
The work at point B on the other side is almost finished.
The remaining stragglers were handled by the Hanhao Bird crew, while Xia Yu, who still had a small amount of ammunition left, came to point A to support the ground troops.
"call out"
An AT-4 missile with a high-explosive armor-piercing warhead was fired into the air. The attack helicopter made a nimble maneuver, directly dodging the rocket, which had no proximity fuse and would not change direction.
Xia Yu stated that even portable anti-aircraft missiles couldn't take him down, let alone rockets; blah blah, did they run out of SAM-16s and SAM-24s?
Indeed, there are no more aid available. The aid from India is only in single digits, nothing like the generous aid the US gave to its fellow countrymen, Stinger, back in the day.
But in that case, they would have no means of retaliating.
"Boom boom"
A sudden, massive explosion and a blinding flash were the sound of Lucas leading the group as they hurled stun grenades at the crowd.
Militants equipped with monocular or binocular night vision goggles can activate anti-blast flash mode and, apart from tinnitus, still see the enemy's movements, but their wives and children become "blind and deaf."
"Bang bang bang"
Marksmen were on guard, while assault troopmen rushed forward to shoot the slow-moving militants at close range. Then, they worked in groups to use military cable ties to bind the hands and feet of the women and children.
This way, even if they were carrying grenades, they wouldn't be able to pull the trigger, ensuring the safety of the employees.
Continue advancing towards the center of point A. The two numerical teams split into four CQB teams. Throw a flashbang grenade into each earthen house before entering to search.
There were not many armed men inside; most of them were elderly, weak, women, and children.
Their faces contorted in agony as they struggled and thrashed on the carpet, their sight and hearing gone, utterly oblivious to the pistols and grenades scattered in the corner.
These die-hards among the Baloch people are truly a nation of soldiers; every member of their tribes is capable of fighting. Unfortunately, they have fallen victim to the concentrated firepower of the defense team today.
"Splash splash"
Xia Yu had just fired his last bullet when the Black Hawk Squadron arrived again.
They brought with them an elite infantry platoon from the village protection team, and also took the wounded back to the outpost camp.
Those who remained at the heavily fortified positions fared relatively well, but both of the numerical warfare teams that infiltrated the target village suffered wounded.
One was bitten on the arm by shrapnel, and the other was injured in the thigh. After receiving basic treatment, they stayed outside to watch over the prisoners and did not participate in the subsequent search operation.
Now that the village protection infantry platoon has moved forward to assist Lucas and his men, the two wounded can be evacuated.
Of course, in the spirit of humanitarianism, Baloch women and children who are accidentally hit by stray bullets can also receive bandaging treatment.
With ammunition exhausted and fuel running low, Xia Yu also retreated to the outpost camp and went to the cargo hold of the Chinook to help his wife.
After removing shrapnel from the wounded, the wound was irradiated with a handheld medical X-ray machine to confirm that no shrapnel remained before the final suturing was performed.
This is the treatment given to our own employees. As for the families of these bla members, we can only do simple things, bring them back to Kandahar, and deal with them slowly.
Helicopters shuttled back and forth between the outpost camp and the target village, transporting both personnel and supplies.
As dawn broke and the sun slowly rose from behind the mountains, the concentrated firepower's punitive strike against BLA officially came to an end.
Hmm, the punishment for a total wipeout, right?
The village protection team members skillfully used body bags to collect the bodies of these terrorists, while Old Wu had already put a fire on his large pot to simmer mutton soup.
After a whole night of gunfire, nearly half of the goats in the livestock pen died of fright.
Meat that can't be bled out doesn't taste good. The helicopters brought it back to Kandahar to soak in water and use as reserve food. A dozen or so live sheep were picked and slaughtered to bleed them.
If it's meant to be boiled, boil it in a pot to make lamb soup; if it's meant to be simply marinated, put it on the grill and roast the whole lamb.
After another busy, sleepless night filled with blood and fire, all the employees of Jihuo Defense were starving and waiting for the victory celebration banquet to be held on the spot.
The air thick with the smell of gunpowder and blood is the perfect seasoning; there are no greenhorns here.
Little Yuzu, who was fast asleep, was woken up by his biological clock. He rubbed his eyes and got up. He opened the sunshade of the bedroom window and saw the chaotic crowd below.
"Mom and Dad"
Private First Class Xia De's heart skipped a beat; it seemed he, his younger brother, and his sister had been played by a pair of weasels.
The women and children below were clearly the target family members who had been brought back. Their battle was over before it even began. Little Yuzu quickly woke up Charles and Charlotte.
The three little ones ran off the plane without even washing their faces, and found their mother by weaving through the hostile crowd.
"Dad called you several times last night, but you were sleeping soundly. I have a video here!"
Liv took off her gloves and showed them the video on her phone.
They really couldn't be woken up no matter how much they were called on the screen, so it seemed like it couldn't be blamed on their parents.
"Next time, there will be another chance next time. Hurry up and go back to wash your face and brush your teeth. Dad will bring breakfast back in a little while. There will be mutton soup and sesame flatbread!"
The mother's words successfully whetted the appetites of the three siblings.
They wanted to drink mutton soup and eat sesame flatbread in large gulps.
"Splash splash"
Speaking of Cao Cao, we arrived at Xia Yu.
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