Babylonian Empire

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All the troops appearing on the battlefield at this time are not the main force. The army that really determines the outcome of this battle is currently stationed in Mosul in the north, making final preparations before departure.

The No.60 Seventh Airborne Regiment has three air assault battalions fully formed, with a total of 3 paratroopers. Just today, they will take five Il-5 transport planes delivered by the Soviet Union less than half a month ago. A C-76 transport aircraft seized from Iran, as well as all other medium and small transport aircraft in Iraq, carried out the first large-scale airborne operation in the history of the Iraqi army.

The parachute bags have been checked repeatedly, and everyone is carrying two bases of ammunition and supplies for three days. They will experience the most brutal battles when they have just airborne to the ground.

However, they are definitely not fighting alone. The two attack helicopter brigades assigned to the airborne regiment, with a total of nearly fifty armed helicopters, have already stationed at the frontier of Hamadan. They will provide airborne fire support to the airborne troops as soon as possible to suppress Iranian ground anti-aircraft fire on the landing field.

At the same time, the Air Force's Su-25, Su-20 attack fleet, and F-20 fleet will also arrive at the airborne area on time. With these powerful ground-to-ground firepower, coupled with the suddenness of the attack, it is enough to protect the paratroopers from the most dangerous situation. hours.

After the airborne landing, the transport opportunity will return to Hamadan immediately, transport a mechanized infantry battalion of the [-]st Armored Division, together with the infantry fighting vehicles of the main battle, and return to the Tehran Air Force Base that has been captured. With armored vehicles, it will increase their assault capabilities.

At that time, the Iranian National Liberation Army will also arrive in Tehran, and together with the leading troops, they will control the key areas that have been occupied and prevent the Iranian defenders from counterattacking.

Afterwards, the First Armored Division will arrive as quickly as possible to take down all of Tehran, which has almost no defenders.

This battle is all about one word: hurry up!

To completely occupy Tehran before the Iranians react, the Iraqi army will create a miracle in the world's military history!

In this era, the military trend was led by the U.S. military. Their military struggle against Grenada occupied Grenada in a few days. Although they gained a bad reputation in the world public opinion, they created a miracle in the military field. It once again shows the strength of the US military power, and shows that modern warfare is already a high-tech war.

But now, due to Qusay's intervention, although the United States has landed on Grenada, it has fallen into the quagmire of war and has been unable to eliminate the forces in Grenada.

5 Chapter Fifty

The sun's rays crossed Namak Lake lowly from the west, and the icy cold lake surface was sparkling and reddened by the setting sun, like a blood-stained battlefield.

"Quick, quick, board the plane immediately." Abed, the head of the No. 60 Seventh Airborne Regiment, was on the open floor of an Il-76 transport plane, directing his troops to board the transport plane.

Abed is 39 years old this year, and his physical fitness is at the peak of a man. His troops have been expanded, which makes him full of confidence in his future. At this time, he is wearing the same training uniform as ordinary soldiers , the armband on the shoulder is a parachute, and under the parachute is a ferocious Babylonian lion.Their paratroopers are a ferocious lion in the Iraqi army!

Abed is also carrying all the individual equipment, with the same parachute on his back as an ordinary airborne soldier. For this mission, he will fight with his soldiers, except for the epaulets on his shoulders, which represent his military rank. It's the colonel.

"Regimental Commander, the front is too dangerous, you should stay at the base to command the battle!" At this time, Klamm, the battalion commander of the 60st Airborne Battalion of No. [-] Seventh Airborne Regiment, said.

Facing his most caring subordinate, Abed didn't say anything, but kicked him and kicked him onto the plane.

I am not old yet!Do you want me to sit in the back and direct?We are paratroopers!Is a commander of the airborne troops who cannot parachute still considered the commander of the airborne troops?Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!

If you want to gain a foothold in the Airborne Forces, even a civilian employee in an office needs several parachuting training every year. All Airborne Soldiers have experience in skydiving.

The paratroopers ran onto the transport plane, and Abed was the last to get on the plane. He sat near the tail cabin and watched the hatch at the tail rise slowly. The flame in his heart began to burn blazingly.

From the Mosul base, transport planes began to taxi to the runway, preparing to take off one by one.It was the first time for such a large-scale and medium-sized aircraft to take off and land at this base. They were commanding nervously and orderly. One by one, the planes left the runway and flew several hundred kilometers east. Control was handed over to the command of an early warning plane hovering over Hamadan.

The Su-22 and Su-25 attack aircraft that took off from other airports also began to take off, and they will hold up the umbrella for the airborne troops.

Two squadrons of F-20 fighters were equipped with Morasse anti-radiation missiles and Maverick air-to-ground missiles, ready to provide the first round of precise strikes.

At the same time, a Mirage 4000 squadron will also appear in the airspace near Tehran. Although the sky of Iran belongs to them at this moment, they will not let down their vigilance.

At the same time, the armed helicopters in the Hamadan area are also preparing to be dispatched. This time, Iraq is ready to go. Once it is dispatched, it will be earth-shattering.

"Report, our reinforcements will arrive at the predetermined location at midnight to build a defense line. They will definitely complete the task." In the underground command of the Ministry of Defense, Rafsanjani received the report.

During the day today, despite the frequent patronage of the Iraqi Air Force, the Revolutionary Guards are still tenaciously moving towards their goal. Although they are more than ten hours later than the original task, they are still ahead of the Iraqi army, Raff Sanjani knew that the Revolutionary Guards had done their best.

With that army, Rafsanjani can feel at ease. In this way, the safety of the small southern city is guaranteed.

"Aren't Iraq's armored forces? Why did their advance speed slow down?" Mousavi seemed to be talking to himself, but Rafsanjani just heard the words.

Because they are resting, because their supplies are not very sufficient, because their personnel need to rest.However, none of these reasons seemed to be reasons, because if Iraq really made up its mind to attack that city, how could it be insufficiently prepared?Our own fighters can tirelessly advance throughout the day and half the night. How could the Iraqi armored forces advance so slowly?

Our opponent is Qusay Abdullah who has never lost a battle!Rafsanjani remembered what Mousavi said, and the sweat on his back suddenly came down.

Where is the real goal of Iraq?

Could it be that what they want to attack is actually Tehran?So, on the outskirts of Tehran, why are there no signs of an Iraqi army attack?

However, even if they wanted to attack Tehran, the two troops that had already been dispatched could not be summoned back. The main thing he could rely on for the time being was the infantry division trained by Israeli instructors.

Scatter that infantry division throughout the city, ready for street fighting, or concentrate them and guard vital sectors of Tehran?

Since there was no sign of Iraq's attack on Tehran, the infantry division almost remained in the barracks and did not enter the battle position.

"Report to Sky Eye, the Falcon Squadron has arrived in the designated airspace." An F-20 formation first came to the Tehran Air Force Base [-] kilometers away and reported to the pre-warning aircraft.

"There is a radar signal active on the ground, the bearing is 3-1-1, and the distance is [-]. It is the Hawk missile guidance radar. It must be destroyed." An early warning officer on the early warning plane said.

"Understood." The squadron leader of the formation replied, originally thought that all the ground radars had been killed, but now that a new radar signal has been discovered, it is just right for their squadron to be the first to fire.

This is the newly repaired radar deployed at the Tehran Air Force Base. Moreover, the radar is only repaired. The missile launching vehicle is still not repaired and cannot launch missiles. Now this radar is only providing them with early warning.Since the air force base was bombed in yesterday's air strike, the original radars, runways, and hangars were bombed, and they are still under repair.

At this time, the sun had not completely set, and the Tehran Air Force Base was already brightly lit. They seemed to have forgotten that strict light control should be implemented during wartime. They just wanted to put the Air Force Base back into use as soon as possible.

On one side of the apron, several helicopters that narrowly escaped the bad luck of the previous bombing were parked there in the open air. In the hangar that was bombed, the ground crew still hoped to dig out the fighter planes from the rubble.

While they were working nervously, a huge explosion made them all stop their work and start looking up at the sky.

An incoming missile hit the radar accurately, and the antenna was torn apart.

Air strikes in Iraq are coming again!

The Iranians looked at the bombed radar, and the anger in their hearts had reached its peak.

All the anti-aircraft guns deployed around the airport opened fire immediately. Although the sky was not yet dark, bright strips of light had already been drawn in the sky.

They didn't know that doing so only brought them one step closer to death. The anti-aircraft artillery that could have been used to deal with the paratroopers had all exposed their targets at this moment.

Outside the position of the anti-aircraft artillery, the pilot of the F-20 fighter began to aim at the target with the Maverick air-to-ground missile. Under the night that was about to turn dark, the flames of the missile launch were so dazzling.

Under the first round of blows, most of the anti-aircraft artillery positions became dumb.

Then, the following squadrons of Su-22 and Su-25 attack aircraft also arrived. Braving the firepower of sporadic anti-aircraft artillery on the ground, they flew over the target and dropped bombs with very high accuracy.

Under the joint attack, the ground was covered in dead ashes. Looking at the stumped limbs and arms around them, they had only two choices, either continue to fight or run away, but they had no means of resistance at all.

The bombardment from the sky was so violent that the Iranians finally couldn't resist, and most of them began to retreat, staying here, they had to wait for death.

The Iraqi air force successfully defeated the Iranian defenders at the airport and completely cleared the firepower on the ground.

Only a few stubborn Iranians did not retreat, but hid in the incomplete corners of the buildings and stood firm.

When the sky was about to darken, there was a deeper hum in the sky.

The remaining Iranians raised their heads and saw a scene they will never forget.

"Attention, we are about to reach the sky above the war zone and prepare for airborne." The words of the captain in front sounded in the cabin.