Chapter 105 Itchy Scalp, Javelin Attack! (Please Subscribe!)
Looking down from above the street, you can see the Weasel S3 running around the road from outside the minefield to attack the furthest A1 vehicle, while the T-64B1M crosses the minefield to pounce on targets A2 and A10.
The rebels' last three tanks did not sit idly by; after leaving the repair shop, the A10 tank moved closer to the nearest A2 tank.
Muwa was willing to die for his general, and he also had subordinates willing to fight to the death for him.
The commander of the A2 vehicle was the company commander of the 1st Company of the Muwa Armored Battalion, and also one of the first soldiers Muwa led after becoming a platoon leader.
Without this war, Muwa would have recommended him to study at a military academy in Asia, and after returning home, he would have been directly appointed as his deputy battalion commander.
Unfortunately, war changed everything.
Their armored forces initially wore down Busa's forces, at which point their chances of winning were not small.
The PMC companies that Busa hired were not well-suited to fighting them head-on, until Bomatou's devil came to Panaka, and all the advantages vanished.
Gradually, they were reduced from an armored brigade to just an armored battalion.
Now, this last remaining armored battalion will also be wiped out as a whole.
Muva was completely numb. All he wanted now was to get rid of this devil and then fight Busa to the death.
In the original battle plan, Muva was prepared to lose half of his crew, so that he could lead the remaining half to take down the last few T-64B1M tanks of Busa.
But reality didn't unfold according to this script, so all they could do was try their best.
As he drove out of the gate, Muwa looked in the direction where the drone had disappeared and raised his binoculars.
Because he wasn't flying very high, he quickly locked onto a small black dot.
If he had a shotgun, he could have shot down that drone.
Just as Muwa was thinking this, the Inspire 2, having exhausted its last bit of power, began to fall.
"Thud~~"
The battery flew off, causing quadcopter displacement and fractures; it looked beyond saving.
Muwa looked completely bewildered.
He failed to shoot it down; the plane crashed on its own, apparently it was a one-time use aircraft.
Consumer drones aren't disposable, are they?
The price of one Mango round that Da Mao sells to the Third Brother is enough to buy two Inspire 2 aircraft. The money Xia Yu saves on ammunition is enough for him to live a life of luxury.
Before Muwa could even reflect, an idea suddenly flashed into his mind.
He quickly picked up the radio and contacted the wingman, asking the A2 to switch places with them.
The fact that the devil used drones to find them indicates that they are a higher priority on its kill list.
By taking advantage of this, the main chariot and the wingman can switch positions and be disguised as a wingman to deliver a fatal blow to the devil!
This is a classic example of the Thirty-Six Stratagems: the substitution of beams and pillars. The devil's drone crashed, and they managed to deceive everyone.
Although Muwa majored in armored warfare tactics, he spent the most time reading "The Thirty-Six Stratagems" and "The Art of War" during those two years.
The various tactics recorded above mostly utilize human nature and remain applicable even after hundreds or thousands of years.
Damn it, he learned it.
Those who rely on tactics are all cunning and ruthless.
"Waaah~~"
The third drone took off again, but within minutes the two rebel crews had switched positions.
Kuhn didn't know, and neither did Xia Yu.
This is the drawback of consumer-grade drones: their flight time is too short, and they also need time to be relaunched.
Encountering a weak newbie doesn't stop them from easily defeating their opponents.
But if you encounter a cunning old fox, they might use those few minutes to their advantage.
Unaware of the danger, the "Devil T-64" crew rampaged through the minefield, finally appearing within 500 meters of targets A2 and A10 after rounding the last bend.
Compared to long-range battles of 1 or 2 kilometers in the open field, tanks can easily close the distance between each other in urban warfare.
Closer is better; the closer the distance, the better the effect of penetrating the armor.
"Buzz~~"
The engine roared to its maximum power, and the devil finally appeared.
"Calling the battalion commander, target spotted, it's coming towards us."
The company commander called out over the radio.
His voice was tense yet calm, because he knew his fate.
"Commander, avenge us!"
"Thump~~"
With the company commander's final shout, the A2 tank fired its last shell.
When facing the devil, they never have a second chance.
"Boom!"
The shot was fired at a low angle, and after traveling 400 meters, it hit the upper glacis of the T-64B1M, tearing off a layer of sharp blades.
It's a pity; if it were placed a hundred or two hundred meters closer, at least two layers could have been torn off.
In this way, he could create more favorable conditions for his allies before he died.
"Thump~~"
Hans didn't hesitate and immediately retaliated with a shot.
"One armor-piercing round is fired and then reloaded. Target A10 has been confirmed destroyed."
Hearing and seeing that A10 had been successfully destroyed, Xia Yu should have breathed a sigh of relief, but he suddenly felt that something was not quite right.
It was previously determined that the A10 vehicle was the commander of this rebel armored battalion, and the skill level of this vehicle crew should be the highest in the entire battalion.
So easily destroyed, could it be that they misjudged the situation?
Just as Xia Yu was doubting himself, he suddenly felt a tickle on his scalp.
Raising his hand to scratch his scalp through the mesh of his Soviet-style summer tank helmet, Xia Yu quickly shifted his gaze to the remaining target, the A2 tank, through the commander's panoramic sight.
Then, he saw a scene that sent chills down his spine and blew his mind.
The commander's hatch of the T-72AV was opened, first a section of tube protruded, then a black man's head appeared.
Oh no, it's a javelin!
It was a javelin, wasn't it? Although the large At-4 shape and the two-handed aiming control unit could easily be mistaken for a certain Arrow-12, or a "high-end rocket launcher" like the NLAw (more like a guided rocket launcher than a missile), Xia Yu's eyesight has always been excellent.
In addition, as the owner of PMC, a company specializing in armored warfare, he was familiar with almost all portable anti-tank weapons for the sake of his own life.
Muwa's trump card is this Javelin missile, which costs $300,000 (with a premium).
Purchased from the White Hat, or rather, the Mysterious Man.
When they received that batch of Igla-S anti-aircraft missiles, Muwa was the representative from the rebel side responsible for making contact.
All they knew was that Busa had hired a PMC company to target Bomatou's devilish company, which they considered their enemy, but they were unaware that the other party was the White Hat, so they referred to him simply as the mysterious man.
Practice makes perfect. After suffering repeated blows from the devil, Muva decided to spend all his savings on something of real quality that could have a decisive effect.
Maxim and Beard discussed it and sold a Javelin anti-tank missile to the other side, then regretted it.
Because they wanted to take over the company's property from Jihuo Defense without any damage, any vehicle destroyed by these rebels would be a loss for their branch.
The rebels refused to refund the money and return the goods, so the two could only pray that Xia Yu and his companions would be lucky, that the deaths would be minor and that the car wouldn't be destroyed.
In short, the only downside to Muwa's possession was the high price.
Perhaps in a few years, it's not impossible to make $30,000 in retail sales.
Since they were all free gifts, apart from the battery leaking a bit and the refrigerant being a little ineffective, there were no other problems.
Muva pre-installed non-rechargeable bA-590/U type batteries on the missile, and the bcU (battery + coolant) on the launch tube started working, activating the missile and powering the electronic equipment and cooling the infrared seeker.
The control unit's battery has a 3-hour battery life, but the BCU can only be used for four minutes (new stock; the longer it has been in stock, the shorter the battery life).
Muva also had a backup BCU, but after dozens of simulations, he felt that one was enough.
Taking a deep breath, he aimed the 4x daytime sight of the aiming control unit at the T-64B1M, which was less than 300 meters away.
"Click~~"
Press the lock shutter, and the data is transmitted at the speed of light to the missile's imaging seeker.
"Pfft~~"
The 11.8 kg javelin was launched from the launch tube by the first-stage engine, and then the second-stage engine ignited, propelling the projectile rapidly upwards.
The Muva chose the top-attack mode. The poor devil would have a javelin with a vertical armor-piercing depth of 750mm poured into its skull, and then take the lives of all the crew members.
If anti-aircraft missiles can't take down you hyenas, then anti-tank missiles should do, right?
Others? Okay!
I will not hesitate to approach Xia Yu!
"Honey Badger, quick, attack A10!"
Grabbing his trembling left hand with his right, Xia Yu gave the order to charge.
He knew it was a javelin, and he knew how it worked and what its effects were, so he should charge at that moment.
The T-64B1M, with its three layers of blades, was significantly heavier, but the fuel, ammunition, and explosive reactive armor consumption from continuous combat reduced the burden on the overweight tank.
This allowed Xia Yu and his group to return to a speed of over 60 km/h on the highway.
To put it another way, they are moving 17 meters closer to target A10 per second.
From the moment Muwa emerged from the vehicle and began his charge until the missile left the launch tube, they had come within 150 meters.
Once the missile's second-stage engine ignited and it climbed to the required altitude of 150 meters for the summit attack, the T-64B1M successfully penetrated to within 100 meters.
"Boom!"
The falling javelin grazed the back of the T-64B1M at a distance of less than 75 meters, and then exploded.
Muva breathed a sigh of relief as he put down the reusable aiming control unit.
He successfully ended the demon...
"Thump~~"
A mango shell was fired from the burning barrel of a T-64B1M gun.
"Rumble~~"
In the flames of the explosion, the turret, separated from the vehicle, boarded the plane along with the Muwa aboard it.
Domi stopped the car, turned off the engine, opened the hatch of the cockpit, picked up a fire extinguisher, and climbed onto the turret.
"Pfft~ Pfft~~"
Artillery shells can't penetrate them, and missiles are also countered by them. Don't let your engine catch fire and send you flying into the sky.
The T-64 series comes standard with an automatic fire extinguishing system, but the flame sensor is slow to react and the duct-type fire extinguisher bottle sprays slowly.
Human intervention, like that of Domi, can better control the fire.
After the fire was extinguished, Xia Yu and Hans coughed as they climbed out of the turret.
Indeed, the best defense is a good offense!
When facing missiles like the Javelin, the key is to close the distance as much as possible.
Acceleration requires time and distance.
Even if it costs dozens of times more than the At-4, once it penetrates to within 75 meters of the launch point, its performance will not be much better than a single rocket launcher.
Missing the target is highly probable, and even if you hit it, you can't accurately reach the top.
In this case, the missile's tandem warhead, with the lead-in warhead brushing against the edge of the turret, detonated the first layer of explosives. Then, due to the incorrect angle, the main explosive inside the nose cone molybdenum sleeve liner in the rear part detonated in the wrong direction.
Only a portion of the metal jet penetrated the engine hood, causing a fire.
Even with non-armor-piercing projectiles penetrating deep into the tank, the diesel engine is still quite tough and not so easy to explode.
It needs to go back for a major overhaul, or we should go all out and think of a way to replace this 6TD1 engine with the more powerful 6TD2 engine.
It's worth noting that this is the same diesel engine as the T-84.
The engine compartment might not be a good fit, but Xia Yu has the system, and modifying the experimental module should solve this problem.
"Whoosh~~"
"Boom!"
The sound was very close, but there were buildings blocking it.
"Calling for command, target A1 has been destroyed. What's your status?"
Kuhn's voice came through the headset.
It's normal that we were a little slower than Xia Yu and his group as we navigated around the entire minefield.
"The crew is fine, but there's a problem with the vehicle. We've temporarily lost Ms. T."
Just as Xia Yu predicted.
Even in the best-case scenario after the decisive battle, they would lose one combat vehicle, resulting in an exchange ratio of 1:13.
The Weasel crew contributed 8 kills, while the Mole crew contributed 5.
"So what do we do now?"
Kuhn inquired over the radio.
Except for the driver, 06, the entire digital team got out of the vehicle and used machine guns and rifles to clear the anti-tank mines from the road.
They are moving towards Xia Yu's location.
Non-professional mechanized infantry, without the protection of armored vehicles, are still in great danger in the ever-changing combat zone.
With limited protection from bulletproof vests, it's better for the crew to stay inside the vehicle.
"It can't be fixed, you guys come over first."
Xia Yu said that, but it was actually still repairable. However, given the engine's condition, it would take at least two digits of man-hours to fix.
By the time it's fixed, the daylilies will be too cold.
"Hide the car, then I'll take you guys to rob the loot."
This is the part that the employees really enjoy. In addition to the salary Xia Yu pays, each of them also gets a trophy.
Last time I received more than my salary, so I imagine this time it won't be much less.
"Da~Da~Da~"
The sturdy 03, carrying an MG3, hip-fired a burst of 7.62mm bullets, sending the propellant in the rice cooker flying everywhere.
The advantage of anti-tank mines lies in this: they require no pressure, vibration, or human intervention. The impact of bullets will only disable them, not detonate them.
If it weren't for the spoils, after sweeping up and piling up these medicine packets, one could order tea or coffee.
There is no firing mechanism; it's all fuel, so the smell is quite pungent.
"This is terrible, boss, you might as well just replace the engine!"
Kuhn got out of the car and, seeing Miss T's miserable state, couldn't help but make a suggestion.
"We're considering getting a more powerful engine; it'll run stronger and can even power an air conditioner."
If the weasel can be upgraded to the S30 model, why can't Miss T be upgraded to a modified model, then a further modified model, a heavily modified model...?
There's a trend towards developing the Type 59 rifle, but anything is possible!
After emptying the T-64B1M of all removable weights, including fuel, ammunition, and explosive reactive armor, the Marder infantry fighting vehicle pulled the tank, which was roughly the same weight (a few tons less), into Muwa's repair shop.
Thanks to the rebels for choosing this bunker; it's so high that it can fit a truck, an excavator, and easily accommodate a tank.
"Splash~~"
If they work together to pull down the roller shutter and pile up some miscellaneous items, no one will notice anything unusual about this place.
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