Old Magneto frequently misfired friendly fire, either his fighter jets bombing his own troops or his tanks hitting friendly vehicle crews, demonstrating the chaotic communication between the various branches of the armed forces and the inefficiency of daily training.
The firefighting efforts are small in scale and the situation is still under control for the time being. As we expand further, many things will need to be institutionalized.
For example, the simplest way to introduce a joint combat identification and marking system is to spray symbols or letters onto ground vehicles, which is very useful when visibility is good.
The budget is sufficient, and the concept is the same, except that it uses a more concealed thermal imaging recognition panel, or a Phoenix signal light that can only be seen by night vision devices.
Neither method is detectable by the naked eye, making them extremely discreet.
Of course, in addition to passive communication, there is also active communication and data link, which sounds very sophisticated and is also a part of friend-or-foe identification.
After all, when it comes to exchanging and distributing intelligence, directly confirming identities "face-to-face" is more efficient than relaying information for assistance.
"Boss, you've finally arrived! Their tanks are playing hide-and-seek with us."
Hans contacted Xia Yu, and as of now, the armored vehicle convoy has not found a single tank, although it has destroyed quite a few suicide bombers.
"Tanks can't get to the second floor, so they must be hiding in one of the shops along the street. Mechanized infantry should get out and search them one by one."
"Yes, Commander!"
The two vehicles, which had barely revealed half of their bodies, both fired smoke grenades, and the billowing white smoke instantly obscured the night vision of the two digital teams.
The other party immediately responded and made contact with the two tanks hidden at the end of the street.
The turret integrates an anti-aircraft machine gun, but even if you replace it with a more accurate remote weapon station, the caliber is still the same, and you still can't shoot down an attack helicopter.
"Squeak"
Two tanks with over 80 shells, two infantry fighting vehicles with 16 missiles, plus two Mi-24s with 8 missiles, are not enough to take out even one missile for every shop in the entire city.
Unlike the Mi-24V's four-barrel Gatling gun, which is specifically designed to tear apart lightly armored targets and engage personnel.
"Buzz"
Xia Yu guessed it was caused by a surprise attack. Pickups and Humvees are easier to handle than tanks, not to mention that the light and heavy machine guns mounted on these vehicles can be raised for anti-aircraft use.
"Woo"
"Calling commander, their ground troops have begun searching the streets. There's one of our T-55s and one T-62 on that street!"
Upon receiving the order, groups 1 and 3 promptly disembarked and dispersed to both sides to begin inspecting the street-front shops with their shutters tightly shut.
But it's alright, it can't fool thermal imaging... hmm.
If that doesn't work, they've been given a trump card comparable to the M1A1.
The indoor footage was synchronized to the tactical tablet, and after confirming that there were no people or vehicles, the next room was moved on, which was very efficient.
With the roar of engines, two Soviet-made wagons accelerated and sped out of the shop.
"Bang bang"
The Night Owl crew is perfect here. With their twin 30mm cannons firing two or three hundred rounds, no matter how well you hide, you can't escape being opened up.
"Bang bang bang"
The two old-fashioned vehicles that emerged from the vehicle body began to release thermal smoke screens, which can block thermal imaging.
To be honest, this is really too difficult.
Tanks are mostly used in ground combat scenarios such as fire suppression, attacking bunkers, and defending positions. Fighting attack helicopters that are specifically designed to be anti-tank is really beyond their capabilities.
Xia Yu was in the sky, and the thermal imaging channel of Lu Hu was blurred, so the missiles could not lock on at all. Unfortunately, none of the four rocket pods were loaded with a single high-explosive anti-tank round.
He was confident that two old tanks could take on a T-72, but the 100mm rifled gun and 115mm smoothbore gun would have to penetrate the T-64B1M, not to mention the Leclerc armor.
"Charge out and lead them toward Osama."
Even with a fin-stabilized discarding sabot armor-piercing round, the BM-8's effective penetration of less than 300mm at 2000 meters is insufficient to penetrate even when fired close to the enemy's head.
They may never come back. Their only hope is that one who slipped through the net, but there are two armed helicopters in the sky. Which one to shoot is also a problem.
A drone can take off stealthily, but as soon as it flies out of the building's interference and climbs to a height of seventy or eighty meters, its reflected signal, about the size of an A4 sheet of paper, is detected by radar.
There is a T-72M2 with an enlarged caliber cannon, but its collectible value outweighs its practical combat value. Developing an anti-aircraft gun-launched missile version would be more reliable.
04 and Lao Wu, holding shotguns, fired a shot at the aluminum alloy roller shutter, then quickly retreated to the side. Vi and Lao Lu, standing nearby, used wooden sticks to insert the thermal imaging probe through the opening.
"Yes, boss!"
"Buzz"
Since the drones couldn't take off and couldn't see the situation of the Jihuo Defense armored convoy from the sky, AceAce had someone observing it up close, which allowed Hussein to obtain this important intelligence.
The stats for armor-piercing rounds are slightly better, but explosive reactive armor is the worst counter to armor-piercing rounds, so that's the only option.
Seeing the screen go black, Hussein was so angry he almost twisted his nose out. And what about his anti-aircraft missiles?
"Knock knock"
The Snow Leopard crew took down the target with just two 35mm programmable airburst rounds, demonstrating that they had executed the "no blades can take off" policy quite effectively.
The number of artillery shells and missiles is limited, but the number of 12-gauge (18.4mm) shotgun shells is almost unlimited.
This can only be done by human search, pulling out these rats room by room.
This was a tactic that Hussein and his men had planned in advance. Their T-55s and T-62s could only deal with government forces of similar equipment, while the advanced models could be dealt with using anti-tank missiles and heavy rocket launchers as much as possible.
But we can coordinate air and ground operations. If the attack helicopters temporarily withdraw from their main attack positions, then let the ground troops take over!
"Thump"
Since he couldn't see it, he stopped aiming. Hans raised his gun in the direction he remembered and fired an OFL-120-F1 steel needle (hair version of DM43).
"boom"
A loud explosion was heard, and flames rose from the hot smoke. Hans was caught off guard and successfully destroyed one of the two tanks, the T-55.
There was no flying head, probably because the vehicle carried too few shells, and only the vehicle and the four-man crew were destroyed.
To be honest, it's really unfair to the older generation. The German train that should be compared to the T-55 is the AMX-13.
It might not be until the second-generation AMX-30 that it will have some ability to resist. This 13-ton little thing is really hard to describe.
Now, with the AMX-56 dominating the T-55, focusing fire on the defense results in a crushing victory.
"The Mole and Quack crews, along with Groups 1 and 3, will stay and continue the search. The Panda crew will follow us!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Hans issued the combat order directly, and the two tanks activated their active protection systems and charged into the still-smoldering smoke screen.
"Beep beep"
Xia Yu wasn't idle in the air either; his machine gun turret continuously swept the ground, eliminating the RPG squads that were hiding, acting as "accompanying infantry" for the two vehicle crews.
Taking down Ace's tanks is not the top priority; the core of this mission is to kill as many of their personnel as possible.
"Calling the boss, this is Fennec Fox. We've discovered a gathering place for AceAce personnel, with at least 20 people hiding there."
After clearing out the target and completing the withdrawal, Team A1 did not rest. They roamed the city, continuing to search for high-value targets.
More people means higher value; these 20 people are enough for Xia Yu to launch a volley.
"I'm coming right now, guided by the laser."
Xia Yu put down the night vision device integrated into his helmet. Two kilometers away, a laser beam lit up and pointed straight at a three-story building.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
The Mi-24V turns its nose and fires four S-8BM penetrating rounds capable of penetrating 800mm of reinforced concrete.
"Boom boom boom"
The small building, which was clearly made of thick bricks, was penetrated the moment it was hit, and Xia Yu followed up with four more S-8DM thermobaric rockets that rammed into it.
With more floors, the fragmentation damage becomes insufficient, necessitating the use of thermobaric warheads.
"Splash splash"
A Mi-24pm flew in from afar, and the Night Owl crew, having completed their reloading, returned to the battlefield.
"Calling Night Owl, this is Weasel. You are to coordinate with ground laser guidance for the strike."
"Yes, sir!"
With an additional attack helicopter to share the offensive pressure, Xia Yu directly handed the task over to the Night Owl crew, and turned his attention back to the convoy.
In that last round of attacks, they wiped out all of the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower of 20mm and above, and now they can freely engage these personnel targets...
"call out"
An RPG-7 missile, trailing a plume of flame, came hurtling down from the ground.
"boom"
The rocket, as expected, missed its target and exploded without harming Lu Hu in the slightest.
"Whoosh!"
Two more were launched, again without any results, but they successfully revealed the location of the launcher, allowing Xia Yu to lock onto the target.
The hovering attack helicopter didn't even tilt its fuselage; the machine gun turret swept towards him as he looked.
"Beep beep"
With two short bursts of fire, Xia Yu took down three targets in two locations, crushing the provocative bug with 75 rounds of 12.7mm bullets.
"Now! Get rid of him!"
Looking at the attack helicopter that looked like a live target in the air, Hussein said excitedly into his walkie-talkie.
"Pfft"
On the other end of the channel, the anti-aircraft gunner, carrying a missile, pulled the trigger, and a domestically produced portable anti-aircraft missile ignited.
The seeker's indium antimonide quaternary infrared detector locked onto the Mi-24V at an altitude of 150 meters and a straight-line distance of 2.2 kilometers, and flew toward the target at high speed.
"Beep beep beep"
A piercing infrared alarm sounded in the cabin, but Xia Yu remained completely calm.
He not only did not launch a decoy missile, but he also removed the action camera attached to the hatch and pointed the lens at the direction of the incoming missile.
"Knock knock knock knock"
"Puff puff puff boom"
The moment the red Cheetah's cannon barrel rose, it unleashed a dense barrage of bullets, and shells from the same production site blasted the missile apart in mid-air.
Xia Yu looked at the "fireworks" two hundred meters away with great satisfaction; his millions of dollars had really been well spent.
The Wailing Wall not only provides support for oneself, but also for friendly forces hunting at low altitudes.
From another perspective, Hosseini and his men, witnessing this from the ground, were stunned. How could they possibly fight now?
Why are you using this thing to bomb my anti-aircraft gunners?
The main focus is on the second wave of the attack; ground forces have not yet entered the fray.
And then there are your twenty-odd shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. A single Red Cheetah can at most handle a saturation attack from twenty-odd drones.
Xia Yu wasn't really prepared to test the Cheetah A9's performance limits with your missile-based approach.
It's good enough to catch any stragglers. Hovering in the war zone is a big no-no for armed helicopters. Their main purpose is to lure the enemy into making a move.
I didn't expect to actually catch fish after baiting the spot. I wonder if they still have any left.
That's it. Hussein really has no more. He feels utterly terrified.
He was never afraid of Grenadier or Osmium, but once this company called Jihuo Defense joined the battle, they kept suffering setbacks and losing men.
The enemy used all sorts of weapons he had never seen before, turning the battlefield of Balmira into a slaughterhouse. The members of the organization were the ones being slaughtered, truly powerless to fight back.
No, they haven't lost yet. Even if they can't shoot down the helicopter, they'll at least take out one of their tanks.
Hussein has also improved his active defense system, and can now accurately hit slow-moving anti-tank missiles and rockets.
However, it is only so-so against shells with extremely high initial velocities.
So his tactic was to take out the enemy with artillery shells. If the old-fashioned shells didn't work, he would switch to newer ones.
"Thump"
The sound of tanks firing came from the ground. Xia Yu looked back and saw that a T-64B1M had hit the fleeing T-62M with a single shot.
Without even using new armor-piercing rounds, the Panda crew pierced through this veteran vehicle with a single shot from an old steel needle.
Don't send an old car into battle, or this is what will happen.
"Is this what it feels like to destroy a tank?"
"Old Lin, the gunner, muttered to himself."
The targets we destroyed before were all lightly armored, so the impact of destroying a tank was nothing compared to what we experienced this time.
"Snap out of it! One more armor-piercing round, then reload, there's still a lot left..."
"Thump"
"boom"
A loud bang was heard outside the car, and the three members of the Panda crew inside felt their heads buzzing. They had been hit!
It's a corner shop (with doors on both sides of the street corner) about 500 meters away, and behind the raised roller shutter door is a Leopard 2A4 main battle tank.
At this moment, it resembles a sniper, crouching here waiting for friendly forces to act as bait and lure the two tanks that are concentrated fire on the defense.
"Bang bang bang"
Now it was Leclerc UAE's turn to unleash smoke grenades. Although the Mongoose crew was shocked by the ambush of their friendly forces, their most important task now was to eliminate the enemy.
"Leopard 2A4, calling the boss, the gun barrel is so short, it's a Leopard 2A4."
Hans called out to Xia Yudao.
He participated in the training camp in the Leopard 2A4 tank, but was assigned a Leopard 2A6 tank, so he was very familiar with both types of tanks.
As an earlier product, the Leopard 2A4's barrel is shorter than the later-developed A6, resulting in slightly inferior penetration when firing the same type of ammunition. But where did these AceAce get their Leopard 2 tanks from?
"It's a Leopard 2A4 from the Tuerqi people. They don't understand modern armored warfare at all. Ace Ace destroyed more than a dozen of their Leopard 2s. I didn't expect they still had some usable ones."
Xia Yu then recounted the origins of the Leopard 2A4 in a sarcastic tone.
Compared to the M1A1s that were completely captured from Yila, the Leopard 2A4s lost by Tuerqi were all damaged, including the one that appeared in Balmira.
However, the only steel needles that come with the Turki people's Leopard 2A4 are the DM43.
This weapon can't penetrate the three-layered blade of the T-64B1M, so the Panda crew should be fine.
"Buzz"
Just as Xia Yu was thinking this, the sleeping T-64B1M shifted into reverse and retreated to the blind spot of the Golden Corner Shop.
"Calling the giant pandas, how are you all doing?"
He immediately inquired over the radio.
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