Looking at the data provided by the incoming missile measurement system on the screen, François did not hesitate to fire half of the infrared decoy flares.
If only three to five rounds are fired, the SAM-24's newer guidance head can definitely filter out this interference compared to the old Igla. However, dozens of decoy rounds can be combined to form a barrage, using dense jamming sources to completely disable the Igla-S.
"Boom!"
The proximity fuse was detonated prematurely, and countless fragments pelted the Tiger's fuselage.
Unfortunately, it lost its lethality due to the distance and could not penetrate its armor protection, which was capable of withstanding a 23mm autocannon.
"The emergency has been averted!"
François breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, his experience allowed him to detonate the missile in time.
"These opposition fighters are too barbaric, they..."
"Beep~ Beep~ Beep~~"
The ultraviolet missile warning system issued another deadly alarm.
"Captain, it's not just one, two, three, four, oh my god, they launched four!"
The gunner pushed up his helmet visor and saw with his naked eye the tail flames of four missiles coming one after another.
"Oh no, God help me~~"
François could no longer hold back. He desperately pulled the plane up while firing off the remaining half of the flares. The rest was up to God.
Unfortunately, today is not the Sabbath, so God may not be at home.
"Boom!"
The first SAM-24 missile fired crashed into the final barrage of bullets, and the second missile was evaded by François's maneuvering, but the Tiger also exhausted its energy in the process.
"Boom~ Boom~~"
Unable to evade further, the helicopter climbed and was hit by the third and fourth close-range bombs like a foolish bird, at which point they were less than 300 meters from escaping the effective range of the Igla-S.
Even if you break free, it's useless. If you lock onto the target within range, there's a chance you'll be hit outside of range.
This is also why Xia Yu only used armored units in this operation.
If you can't build the thickest armor, don't run into people's guns. Even if you're just watching, it's best to stay far away.
"Oh, that's terrible. What did they do wrong to get hit even more than we did?"
Looking up at the Tiger model that had been hit, Hans said with a look of pity.
Yes, they were only hit by four concentrated shots that time, but the rebels fired five shots this time, and this time it wasn't even hitting Busa!
They must have been knocked senseless, so they started biting anyone they saw. The blue helmets have suffered an undeserved misfortune this time.
"Mayday, mayday, mayday, we've been hit! One engine has failed, we appear to have lost our tail rotor, and the fuselage has started spinning uncontrollably..."
As the Tiger fighter jet burst from the flames and spun in the sky, François's memory was instantly transported back to that summer many years ago when he entered flight school. During his swivel chair training, he felt as if he had grasped the reins of his life, without experiencing any dizziness.
All that hard training was for this moment, right?
"Kavan, drop all loads and prepare to withstand the impact!"
After François lowered the collective pitch and shut down the other engine, he shouted to the gunner.
"yes!"
They still have altitude, so they can try a spin landing (rotor).
This was also Xia Yu's original approach, and it's hard to say whether the Tiger style can be replicated.
Gunner Kaivan made a few quick operations on the control panel, and the 22-tube rocket launchers and Spike missiles on the left and right stub wing pylons of the helicopter were detached and crashed heavily to the ground.
At the same time, the engine shuts down, the main rotor loses power and provides less counter-torque to the fuselage, and the degree of fuselage spin begins to slow down.
François's combo caused the helicopter to spin, and the rainforest on the ground grew larger and larger in the field of vision.
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~~ Crack~ Bang~~"
The rotor blades cut through the sparse trees in the rainforest like a lawnmower, and the fuselage crashed heavily to the ground and overturned on its side.
The two people in the front and rear cabins were also completely knocked unconscious by the impact of the crash. They were hit even harder than the Mi-24V. Even if they survive, they will probably have to stay in the hospital for a long time.
However, this is a battlefield where things change rapidly and bullets fly everywhere. Will they even have a chance to get to the hospital?
During the Black Hawk Down incident, all four crew members on Super 64 sustained only serious injuries but none died after the crash; some were even able to retain consciousness and fight back.
Unfortunately, three of them were shot dead by the armed men who arrived later. This is the most dangerous and realistic part of the battlefield.
The accident may have saved your life, but a bloodthirsty enemy won't hesitate to fire a finishing blow.
"Calling for command, Tiger helicopter has successfully made an emergency landing."
Andrei reported over the radio.
"No explosion? That pilot's skill is impressive!"
Xia Yu commented in the tone of a seasoned veteran.
Many ace pilots earned their reputations through crashes; that's what makes an aircraft valuable…
Other attack helicopters aren't as expensive as pilots, but the Tiger helicopter cost 30 to 40 million yuan many years ago, more expensive than the Apache helicopter back then. The Chinese have suffered a huge loss this time.
"Ignore the helicopter, we have to rescue the pilot."
After losing contact with François, Schneider's mind went blank for a few seconds, then he frantically made phone calls.
He only had one company of soldiers, and it was too late to drive to the battlefield. He could only place his hopes on the government forces.
Forget it, we can't rely on them anyway.
The only thing that can help now is concentrated fire defense that roams the battlefield.
Since it's a PMC company, they'd definitely be willing to take on any job as long as there's money to be made!
After making a series of calls, Schneider obtained preliminary authorization and acquired Xia Yu's publicly available satellite phone number.
"Buzz~ Buzz~~"
One of Xia Yu's two satellite phones started vibrating and beeping, interrupting his conversation with his friends.
"bonjour~da~da~da~~"
After answering the phone, Hans continued firing the coaxial machine gun; they were still on the battlefield!
“Mr. Sherlock, this is Schneider, the deputy commander of the Blue Helmets on the border with Germany. One of our helicopters has been attacked by opposition forces. Can you help us rescue the pilot?”
The call finally connected, and Schneider spoke rapidly, the background noise of gunfire filling the air.
Xia Yu had been waiting for a phone call, and now it finally arrived.
"The fees can be based on your standards."
Schneider continued.
The United Nations collects membership fees, and you also have to pay money to find people or organizations to do things for you, but Xia Yu doesn't want money.
Official recognition is something that cannot be compared to hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.
“Our drone captured footage of your helicopter successfully making an emergency landing, but the pilot is not in good condition, and the rebels are closing in on them. My men and I went there immediately.”
Xia Yu said righteously.
"Thank you so much. I will lead the team there as soon as possible."
After a brief conversation, Jihuo Defense officially took over the rescue operation.
"Did you guys hear that? We're going to fight our way over there and rescue them."
"oui, monsieurx12!"
The crowd responded in unison.
The glider guided the way from the sky, and the two tanks charged menacingly toward the crash site.
"Calling for command, two infantry fighting vehicles and two tanks belonging to the rebels have been found at the crash site!"
It was a coincidence that the four armored vehicles were already deployed at a camp near the crash site and were heading towards Xia Yu and his group according to the brigade headquarters' orders.
A helicopter just crashed, so I just went to check it out.
Of course, it's hard to say whether they'll use the 125mm tank gun or the 73mm smoothbore gun on the vehicle for something.
Fortunately, Xia Yu and the others arrived in time...
"Pfft~ Whoosh~~"
In the rainforest, a robust anti-tank missile jettisoned its cover and flew out of the launch tube, its target aimed directly at the T-64B1M 500 meters away.
The Black captain who launched the 9M133M- missile remained in place, controlling the laser beam to lock onto the still-moving tank.
There was only one of these improved Kornets, so he entrusted it to his trusted confidant to operate personally.
As soon as the helicopter was shot down, the deputy chief of staff sent him to ambush in the rainforest between the assault convoy and the crash site.
This can be considered a strategy of besieging a point to lure out reinforcements. Even if the helicopters are not for concentrated fire defense, as long as they go to rescue, they will definitely be able to catch the most valuable target.
For example, the T-64 Devil, which caused them heavy losses in Panaka.
Multi-layered sharp blade?
No matter how many layers you stack, it can't overcome the terrifying penetration depth of the improved short version, which is over 1300mm!
Yes, it can't be stopped, but why try to stop it?
"Pfft~~"
After the fire control computer processed the missile information summarized by the microwave radar, the moving T-64B1M fired an interceptor missile from its left front.
"Rumble~~"
The improved Kornet, which had just accelerated to 240 m/s, was mercilessly destroyed and detonated by the fragments of the interceptor missile. Technology has changed the traditional method of depth stacking.
Before there is any new progress in the development of anti-tank missiles, and before there is an absolute quantity of missiles that can overwhelm a single vehicle group, active protection systems are virtually unsolvable.
It keeps enemies out of the vehicle body, making it arguably the strongest shield.
For large countries in a full-scale war, the cost may limit its effectiveness, but for small countries or small companies in localized conflicts, it's much more appealing.
Since the number of tanks and crews is already small, and the loss of even one is unacceptable, it is natural to maximize both defense and attack.
"Da~da~da~~"
The Weasel S30 didn't even stop; its unmanned turret rotated, and a single long shot from the Kohler coaxial machine gun took out the enemy.
Such a small target was not worth wasting an airburst round on, and both vehicles consciously began to conserve ammunition, especially ammunition intended for use against infantry.
"Target spotted, 4.02 kilometers away."
Xia Yu, who was in charge of hunting down the target, spotted the tank in the distance, and the laser rangefinder also gave the distance.
Because it was a camp for hundreds of people, the rainforest here had degenerated into a semi-open area. Although there were still shrubs blocking the view, the thermal imaging directly locked onto the other side.
"Too far, our cannons can't reach it."
"Then let's use artillery-launched missiles to take out one of their vehicles first."
Now that the enemy has been discovered first, we must destroy them first and wipe them out in fear.
"Whoosh~ Click~~"
Upon receiving the order, Hans removed a 9m119 mapping missile and a cartridge case just enough to provide kinetic energy for the gun to leave the barrel from the bulkhead, manually loaded them into the barrel and chamber, and then closed the breech and chambered the gun.
"Laser beam riding locked, fire?"
"emission!"
"Bang!"
With less propellant, the firing sound was much crisper. The gun-launched missile, after leaving the gun barrel, unfolded its folding tail fins, ignited its solid-fuel engine, and the exhaust flame from the central nozzle propelled the missile body at high speed toward the T-72M1 4 kilometers away.
"Boom!"
The tandem warhead penetrated the upper frontal armor of the vehicle, and the metal jet instantly killed the tank driver.
"This isn't effective; it doesn't even hit the head. It's not as good as the new armor-piercing rounds."
Hans was not satisfied with the effect of the cannon-launched missiles.
He once fired a Leopard 2's Lahat gun-launched missile, which flew a long distance, but it was only 120mm in caliber, and their T-64B1M couldn't hit it.
"The kinetic energy projectiles are equally useless at this distance. The mole crew will fire the second one."
"yes!"
Kuhn responded loudly.
The T-64B1M moved aside, and the Weasel S30, which landed a hundred meters behind, locked onto the target.
"Pfft~ Whoosh~~"
A Kornet shot burst through the cannon and hit the T-72M1 just before it could turn its turret and fire a high-explosive shell at the Tiger.
"Rumble~~"
Expired contact 1 has no effect at all, and the short number can kill you in one shot.
"Pfft~ Whoosh~~"
The BMP-1, hiding in a blind spot, finally opened fire. Perhaps knowing that the 73mm caliber was too weak, it was competing with the 9m113 mounted on its turret.
Like the TOO, this old-fashioned anti-tank missile trailed a long control line, but it didn't dodge its locked target and continued its off-road speed of over 50 km/h.
"Pfft~~"
"Boom!"
A fireball exploded in front of the vehicle, and the T-64B1M, without slowing down, went through the fire, startling the BMP-1 into immediately reversing.
"Hmph, trying to escape!"
Xia Yu's lips curled up unconsciously.
His first kill in the line of duty was on a BMP-1, using the bucket armor of an excavator; now it's even easier.
"Target locked, reload after one grenade launcher!"
"shooting!"
"Thump~~"
"Boom!"
The fragile infantry fighting vehicle was no match for the damage from a 125mm high-explosive shell. After the overpressure killed all the crew members, the shell inside the compartment detonated.
Unfortunately, the mechanized infantry squad in this vehicle got off early and, together with their comrades in another vehicle, hid in a semi-underground infantry fortification a hundred meters away.
"Thump~ thump~ thump~~"
With a single burst of fragile armor-piercing rounds from both sides, the Marder S30 destroyed the second BMP-1, and all armored targets of the rebels in the vicinity were also destroyed.
"The mole crew and the assault team provide suppressive fire. The honey badger crew stays in the vehicle and keeps the engine running. The meerkat and I get out to rescue people."
The boss issued new operational orders.
The T-64B1M braked suddenly and stopped outside the rainforest where the Tiger had crashed. The rebels hadn't cut down any trees in this forest, so their vehicles couldn't get in.
Xia Yu then deployed the more agile and mobile Weasel S30s to defend the perimeter, and together with the mixed digital teams, they provided fire support to suppress the rebel infantry in the camp, while the Weasel vehicle crews were responsible for rescuing people.
"Da~da~~da~da~da~~"
The sound of machine gun fire echoed behind him. Xia Yu pushed open the hatch, picked up his AK-105, and got out of the car.
"Click~~"
As Hans opened the folding stock, he jumped down from the other side as well.
"I've never used this gun in combat."
Hans pulled back the retractable stock of his MP7 and chambered a bullet.
He also had Xia Yu's Desert Gray shotgun hanging on his shoulder, a veritable human-shaped gun rack.
"You should use it more often, or the rainforest might speak French."
After scaring Hans, Xia Yu, holding his gun, bent down and quickly walked into the woods.
His individual combat skills have improved significantly compared to before.
As the owner of a PMC company, one must excel in both technology and business operations.
He didn't want to become a fat man like Pierre, who, even at 60, still had to stand tall.
"That's such a lame joke. Wait a minute, boss, wait a minute."
Hans took off and caught up with Xia Yu, speaking French and such in a way that was more fluent than that of a native speaker.
After traversing nearly two hundred meters of woodland, the two arrived at the fallen Tiger.
"This is a bit tricky, the rear cabin opening is blocked underneath!"
The tandem cockpit design of modern attack helicopters is largely the same, with the front and rear cockpit canopies opening in opposite directions, allowing the pilot and gunner to enter the helicopter together from the left and right sides.
However, after the helicopter made an emergency landing, it tilted to its side, and one of the two people was always trapped underneath.
"You pry open the front cabin first, then we'll smash the windows of the rear cabin."
After instructing Hans to get to work, Xia Yu went to the other side and reached out her hand toward today's goal.
Osiris, also known as the Hell God Mast-Top Sight/Sensor.
At the same location, the Longbow Apache uses a Longbow millimeter-wave radar.
The choice of the Chinese is to wear an integrated optoelectronic observation system on their foreheads.
If Xia Yu were to modify the Ultimate Doe, she definitely wouldn't wear it on top of her head; the area below the nose would also be a good position.
Although that was the location for installing machine guns/cannons, they were firing directly at point-blank range, so the smoke wouldn't affect the reconnaissance's effectiveness.
After looking around and confirming that Hans was struggling with the hatch gap using a crowbar, and that Sparrowhawk A was also roaming further away, searching for the remaining armored units of the rebels, Xia Yu opened the system.
Collect!
Instead of collecting the entire machine, the mast-top sight/sensor was included as a valid modification component in the modification module.
Disassembling the device this way is relatively easy; violent disassembly can be quite noisy.
"Bang!"
Hans successfully pried open the latch on the front canopy, and the two men saw the pilot inside.
"He's still breathing, he's not dead."
These people were dressed very tightly in their flight suits. Xia Yu tried to check their carotid arteries professionally but couldn't find them. However, their breathing was still easy to confirm.
He helped the pilot remove the owl-shaped helmet-mounted sight/monitor, then turned and disappeared.
This "skillful stealth" technique is quite powerful, but it's only effective on vehicles and modified vehicle parts. If you forcibly collect other items and dismantle them in the storage warehouse, it would be a losing proposition.
The Mi-24V's sights are somewhat outdated, but this highly integrated helmet-mounted sight is excellent. During night flights, it can even overlay night vision images, saving you from having to look down at the screen.
The two of them worked together to put the pilot on the ground. Xia Yu propped himself up on the nose of the Tiger fighter jet, and then the forward-looking infrared detector with a 30x40 degree field of view was also put into the modification module.
The night vision goggles from the Germans are worth having. After all, even the Russians who used them said they were great. After replacing the T-64B1M with Catherine night vision goggles, Xia Yu had been thinking about upgrading the old doe that used the Gazelle for observation as well.
By a stroke of luck, his wish came true at this moment.
Of course, there's also the helicopter's heart, this enhanced MTR390 turboshaft engine.
One of the engines was destroyed by shrapnel from the SAM-24, and the other was buried underneath and was taken away by Xia Yu.
Although it cannot be used on female deer immediately, it can serve as a technological reserve that may be used in the future.
"Boss, how do we break the rear cabin window?"
Xia Yu touched the Tiger model from head to toe, and then Hans turned his head and asked.
"This is easy, watch me."
Picking up the AK-105 that was lying to the side, Xia Yu released the safety and aimed a magazine at the bulletproof glass of the rear compartment.
"Bang~ Bang~ Bang~~"
The 5.45mm bullet shattered the thick glass, sending shards flying everywhere.
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