Babylonian Empire

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He quickly took out the weapon from inside, which was an AT-4 anti-tank missile launcher and four missiles.

Yes, he started to quickly assemble. In the subsequent battle, in addition to relying on the armed helicopters and attack aircraft in the sky, they can also rely on these "heavy" equipment of their own. When attacking certain places, it is better than air support It must be appropriate and timely.

Afterwards, another paratrooper also rushed over, and the two formed a missile launch team. Before the assembly was completed, they heard a burst of gunfire overhead in the distance.

Looking around, there was a machine gun on the roof of the building, spitting out flames into the sky.

Damn Iranians!

"quick!"

Two paratroopers worked together to set up a folded tripod. This missile was only equipped by the Soviet Union in the 70s and was exported to Iraq a few months ago. The tripod has a launch tube and an optical sight. The whole set of weapons The total weight of the system is 23.5 kg, the bomb weighs 12 kg, the maximum range is 2000 meters, the minimum range is 70 meters, and the thickness of the armor is 400 mm.

A paratrooper stuffed the missile into the launch tube and was ready to launch. The other paratrooper lay down on the ground, aimed his eyes at the aiming device, and caught the place where the flames spewed out.

Get rid of the Iranians!The paratrooper pulled the trigger, flames flashed around him, and a missile flew out of the launch tube.

The battle of blood and fire was officially staged in Tehran.

Chapter 552 Taking Down the Airport

In the north of Tehran, the [-]th Division is stationed.

When the order was conveyed to the division commander, the [-]th division was having dinner, and the division commander Wahari put down his hands to grab the food and immediately ordered the troops to gather.

At this time, the sound of guns and artillery has been faintly heard from the west of Tehran. That direction is the direction of the Tehran Air Force Base. The sound of fighting can be heard [-] kilometers away!

The [-]th Division was gathering quickly. The soldiers who were eating put down the rice bowls in their hands, picked up the guns that were put aside, and started to assemble the whole team outside.

Then, the car started, they climbed into the car, and rushed west for reinforcements.

Although they have been trained by Israeli instructors and have become qualified fighters from ordinary citizens who have never held guns, they have only undergone a few months of training after all. The quality of the training is already high enough, but compared with the regular professional army, they still lack something, especially, they are going to fight for real this time, but everyone did not think before they set off that they would need to receive enough ammunition.

The officers did not think of the need to distribute at least a base amount of ammunition to the soldiers from the arsenal. They only wanted to execute the combat order as soon as possible to reinforce the air base attacked by the Iraqi airborne troops.The soldiers didn't know that they would empty out the entire magazine when they pulled the trigger due to nervousness. The only two magazines they carried with them were not enough to consume at all.

Two airborne battalions, [-] airborne troops, during the landing process, two soldiers unfortunately died, and another three were injured when they landed, and lost their combat capabilities.

These losses have been minimal, almost negligible.

Under the personal command of the head of the regiment, Abed, they relied on the light weapons in their hands and started the battle with the Iranian defenders.

The first battle was very smooth.

Because the Iranian defenders were bombed first and suffered heavy casualties, they did not react for a while, and even deserted. However, as the battle progressed and bullets whizzed past their ears, the surviving Iranian defenders began to attack. fight back.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the airborne landing at dusk could minimize the losses. However, since they were fighting on unfamiliar terrain, and the area of ​​the airport was very large, they wanted to completely clear the airfield here. Remnant enemy needs a process.

The advantage that the paratroopers have is that in addition to getting assistance from the sky, they are also issued some night vision goggles. In this era, night vision goggles are still relatively expensive high-tech products and can only be distributed to elite special forces. For the airborne regiment, it can only be distributed in a ratio of ten to one at most, that is to say, for a squad, only the squad leader can have one.

Even so, after using night vision goggles, it is even more powerful for airborne troops.

The only remaining defenders, relying on their familiarity with the terrain, began to counterattack.

A five-member paratrooper team slowly moved towards the end of the runway, and one of them, carrying a night vision goggle, was vigilantly searching the surroundings.

Suddenly, he stopped, and 100 meters ahead, there were two dark green shadows in the night vision device. They were two Iranian defenders lying on the ground, trying to sneak attack them.

In this kind of dark night, the visual distance is very short, and they haven't found their side yet. Although they have heard the sound of their footsteps, they still can't determine their specific position.

He gestured to the teammates around him. Before becoming airborne soldiers, they had all experienced on the Iran-Iraq battlefield, and it was easy to deal with the two Iranians.

The five people were divided into two groups, two continued to walk forward slowly, and the other three touched the target from another direction.

Just after the two soldiers who continued to move forward walked another 20 meters, the two Iranians on the opposite side finally couldn't bear it anymore and pulled the trigger.

The flames from the muzzles completely exposed their positions. The moment they fired the bullets, five assault rifles opened fire towards their hiding place.

"Tutu, chug." Each of them only made one three-point shot, and they had already accurately hit the two Iranian soldiers on the ground.

Similar battles are going on throughout the airport.

Abed commanded nearly 20 airborne troops. The F-30 fighter jets in the air fired two Maverick missiles again. After accurately attacking the tower, they charged and attacked the half-collapsed tower. More than [-] people, including the commander of the base, were all captured.

Shaking the soil on the tablecloth, Abed sat in front of the command platform of the tower. The glass on the tower was completely broken. From here, you can see all the scenes outside.

There were still sporadic gunshots, but if there were no accidents, they would completely clear the area within half an hour.

"Send a report to the commander-in-chief, General Adnan, that we have controlled the entire airport, and we will clear up the runway later, and the follow-up transport plane can land here in half an hour." Abed said to the adjutant beside him.

The reason why the main force of the airborne troops landed at the airport and controlled it was because, with the airport, they could transport heavy equipment by air as soon as possible to prepare for the subsequent battle.

In modern warfare, the airport has become the most important battleground for military strategists.

In the battle just now, all the equipment on the tower was destroyed. After the power supply was interrupted, the equipment was no longer usable, but a spare radio station was still working.

The battle was carried out neatly this time, and Abed felt a little smug. He dramatically picked up the earphone of that radio station, put it on his head, and heard an urgent call from inside: "Bluebird, bluebird!" Bird, please continue to hold on, the reinforcements have already dispatched, please be sure to hold on."

Blue Bird is the call code for Tehran Air Force Base.

Reinforcements coming?Unexpectedly, they came so fast!Abed's heart tightened. It's not that he was afraid of fighting. It's just that in this case, the second batch of transport planes of his side who wanted to land on the runway would be in danger.

"Delay the arrival of the transport plane, let's deal with the Iranians who came here to die first." Abed said.

If the Iranians who came carried anti-aircraft missiles, the transport plane would be a tragedy. The small transport plane is fine. If the Il-76 is shot down like this, Abed can think of how His Excellency Qusay will be angry with himself with his toes. , that is the strategic transport force of the Iraqi Air Force.

Abed said it very easily, because he didn't know that the commander of Tehran paid so much attention to him that he actually sent all the reserve forces, a whole reorganization division, and the only thing that gave him some comfort was probably this reorganization The division is only an infantry division, and it is only equipped with light weapons. Even if the Iranians who come have dozens of tanks, they will be a great threat to them.

"Call for air support." Although Abed is proud, he can also recognize the current situation and kill the Iranian reinforcements, whether it is done by the planes in the sky or by his own airborne troops. What is most needed now is the result .

After receiving Abed's request, the early warning plane immediately mobilized two Su-25 attack planes hovering near the Tehran Air Force Base to stop the Iranian reinforcements.

The Tehran Air Force Base is not in the urban area, but on the outskirts of the city about ten kilometers away from the city center. Therefore, no matter which station the troops come to reinforce, they must go through the road leading to the Tehran Air Force Base. highway.

At this time, on this highway, cars full of Iranian soldiers were rushing towards them. Some soldiers were standing inside the cars, while others were outside the cars, holding on to the railings on the cars. Their expressions were serious, They were slightly excited.

Because this is their first battle!

The 5000th Infantry Division, because it is a purebred infantry division, is completely infantry, has no artillery, no armor, and only has a total of more than [-] people. Although they have only been formed for a few months, although they have not experienced actual combat, but , Their sense of seeking war is still relatively strong.

It's just that they didn't know how cruel the battle would be to meet them.

When the Su-25 flew to the predetermined location, the Iranian troops on the ground had already moved in to a distance of only 2000 meters from the Tehran Air Force Base.

Under the wings of the Su-25, six S-24 240mm rocket launchers were mounted. The pilot pressed down on the control lever, and then pressed the launch button.

Flames flickered under the wings, and rockets spewed out of the rocket launchers one after another, and flew towards the densely packed vehicles on the road.

"Boom!" A car was the first to bear the brunt and was hit by a rocket. The 240mm rocket was so powerful that the car was immediately lifted into the sky. bearing.