My suggestion was quickly recognized by Commander Zhang. After all, fighting is a thing... Anyone who has experienced it knows that if you really want to fight a beautiful battle, you must train on terrain and hydrology similar to those on the battlefield.
It cannot be done for a period of time, which is what we often call adaptive training, otherwise many unexpected problems will inevitably occur.<
In addition, the temperature and terrain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are very different from those in the plains, so if you don't train on the plateau for a period of time, it is basically impossible to achieve outstanding performance on the battlefield.
Later I realized that this idea was very correct, and the problems we faced were not just as simple as temperature and terrain.
After a few days of preparation, we set off.
In fact, many people in the army think that it is too cautious to take a few days to prepare. As Zhao Jingping said to me: "Batalion Commander, what else can we soldiers prepare? Bring guns and ammunition, and then
Just put a marching quilt on your back and you're good to go, right?"
That's what I thought at the time. After all, the unit I have is a combined battalion, a unit that has experienced hundreds of battles. In addition, we are also equipped with what can be said to be the most advanced Black Hawk helicopters in the country... This guy's speed is
It is as high as 354 kilometers, and the straight-line distance from Beijing to Lhasa is only more than 2,500 kilometers. According to this calculation, it only takes eight hours.
Of course, because we were flying in a helicopter, the fuel limit limited its maximum range to just over a thousand kilometers, which required us to make two stops along the way to refuel and take small breaks, so the actual time required was definitely more than eight hours.
But this is much better than the time it took us to take the train from Vietnam to Beijing, which took about a month. Even if it takes 24 hours a day, it is not a problem for us in the synthetic camp.
However, Commander Zhang believes that this training is different from the past. Firstly, we need time to become more familiar with the new equipment "Black Hawk" helicopter. Secondly, we are going to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau this time. This area is different from what we have done before.
Every battlefield is different.
Therefore, Commander Zhang still asked us to use three days to prepare. Commander Zhang used this time to contact us in the transit battle and the receiving troops at the destination.
Things went very smoothly. On the third day, 24 Black Hawk helicopters took more than 300 people to fly towards Tibet.
The composition of these more than 300 people is as follows: 142 members of the entire agent company, 50 soldiers of a reinforced platoon sniper company, plus battalion headquarters, guards, correspondents and mechanics, etc., a total of 311
Fifteen people.
The Black Hawk helicopter can carry eleven people under normal circumstances, and twenty people under special circumstances. So now, on average, each helicopter carries thirteen people, and it does not seem crowded in the cabin. It feels better than ten people crowded in a straight five.
It's much more spacious inside.
This is a manifestation of the advanced technology of the Yankees. The "Black Hawk" is equipped with two engines... The two engines are installed to prevent the plane from crashing immediately after one is damaged. The design of the Black Hawk is to use oil
All leaks can still run normally for half an hour.
Coupled with a large amount of armor protection, it is actually 300 kilograms lighter than the Z5, and the internal space is larger. Therefore, compared with the Americans in this era, the gap between our military technology and the Americans is not even one or two points.
It went very smoothly at the beginning. The Black Hawk flew steadily and fast in the air, which made the pilots operating inside and even the soldiers onboard were very happy... This is actually understandable. The maximum speed of our straight five is 210
kilometers per hour. And the Black Hawk is 354 kilometers per hour. This is a bit like someone who is used to driving classic cars and suddenly gets into a sports car.
Then there are two transition refuelings and a two-hour intermission... Actually, it doesn't matter whether we infantrymen want to rest or not. It's just that the pilot may not be able to survive the long flight, and some necessary maintenance of the helicopter must be carried out midway.
Anyway, we are not in a hurry to reach our destination, so it is always right to be careful.
Later I realized that we were not careful enough. The main reason was that we had no experience of going to the plateau, so we thought everything was too simple.
As the helicopter approached the destination and climbed higher, we clearly felt that the speed had slowed down.
At first we thought this was because the helicopter was climbing, but later we found that even in level flight the speed had slowed down.
"This is because the air at high altitudes is thin!" Zheng Liangqiang explained: "Helicopters rely on the rotor to discharge air to generate power, so the higher you go, the thinner the air becomes and the lower the work efficiency becomes."
"So what is the working efficiency of helicopters on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau?" I asked.
"We have done tests on this." Zheng Liangqiang replied: "If we fly straight to the altitude of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, we can't fly to the height of the Tibetan Plateau. The Black Eagle can, but if we reach the altitude of 4000 to 5000 meters, under normal circumstances, the power
It will be reduced by 30%, the load capacity will be reduced by 25%, the speed will be reduced by half, and the fuel consumption will increase by almost one-third."
I couldn't help but be a little stunned after hearing this. This means that the Black Hawk's speed and range on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are actually similar to those of the Z-5, but it still has some advantages in terms of load capacity.
But this doesn’t seem to be a big problem. After all, for us, a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour is enough. After all, the Indian army is not a technologically advanced country. We can achieve fast attack and quick retreat by delivering at this speed.
needs.
On the other hand, we are also on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and our slow enemies are equally slow. This balance can hardly have a big impact on the battle.
"The temperature will drop soon!" Zheng Liangqiang reminded us.
Sure enough, as the helicopter climbed higher intermittently, the temperature continued to drop.
I am mentally prepared for this. I remember that I learned this knowledge in junior high school physics. On average, the temperature will drop by 6 degrees Celsius for every 1,000 meters of increase. Therefore, the temperature on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is generally two times lower than in the plains.
More than ten degrees.
But I didn't take this to heart because we had experienced fighting in severe cold conditions in Afghanistan, so I believed that the agent company would be able to adapt quickly.
But this is not the case...
Two hours later, we finally arrived at the designated location, a place called Training Base No. 5.
The reason why we need to conduct training at this base is because it is still some distance from the Sino-Indian border... This is of course to prevent our "secret equipment" from being exposed to the Indians prematurely.
"Hello, comrade!" When our helicopters landed one by one in the open space of the base in accordance with the instructions of the base personnel, a group of People's Liberation Army soldiers wearing cotton-padded jackets and carrying rifles soon came up to us.
"You are a comrade from the combined battalion!" The leader, a dark-faced cadre with a mustache, enthusiastically shook the hands of the soldiers and said, "Your battalion commander is..."
"I am!" I walked forward, holding my waist against the snowflakes carried by the propeller.
"I am Yang Xuefeng, the commander of the synthetic battalion!" I introduced myself.
"I am Li Haoqiang, staff officer of the 319th Division!" The mustache shook my hand enthusiastically, and at the same time looked at the 81 bars on our backs and the more than 20 helicopters around us with envious eyes, and sighed: "Welcome, comrade
, I’ve finally waited for you!” (Note: False number)
I quite understand why Staff Officer Li had such a look in his eyes and said such words. You must know that transportation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at this time was very difficult. There were many places where even roads were not accessible and required manpower. This made their equipment relatively backward.
This can be seen from the fact that they carry only 56 and a half, and even 56 charges are very few.
It is said that the reason why the 56-pounder is rarely equipped is because it wastes bullets. One pull of the trigger consumes a magazine, which is not what the troops here can afford.
As for us, everyone carries 81 bars... This is determined by ammunition. On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, our supplies must rely on friendly forces, and friendly forces only have ammunition common to 81 bars. This determines
There is no way we can carry ak74.
Add in a sniper rifle they have only heard of in legends and a helicopter they have never seen before, and we instantly have a high-end atmosphere.
In fact, I believe that the reason why the army equipment here is so poor is partly because of the inconvenience of supplies, and partly because it is almost isolated from the core area in terms of transportation. Therefore, in the past few years, the large forces of our army have
It is difficult for reforms to affect this border area, which has an extremely harsh environment.
"Sit down, please sit down!" Staff Officer Li welcomed me into his office. After the orderly poured me a cup of hot tea, he pointed at the map and said: "The overall situation is like this. The border area has always been calm, but
Since our army launched a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, India has also begun to act stupidly
They are ready to move. The year before last and the year before last, they openly sent small troops to establish strongholds across our actual control line. The pattern of their activities was to station in the summer and withdraw in the winter. This was determined by the supply difficulties in the winter. But this year... Since the rice
After 26 helicopters, they still haven’t evacuated.”
"Yeah!" I nodded while drinking tea.
Obviously, the Mi-26 can provide them with sufficient supplies, even in winter, so the Indian army intends to stay there for a long time to create an established fact.
In other words, their move is to continue to encroach on our country's territory, advancing step by step like slicing sausages.
Moreover, I have reason to believe that the Soviet Union is behind this. Otherwise, India would not have been able to equip the decisive Mi-26 at this critical moment... This advanced heavy-lift transport helicopter is not even available to the Soviet Union itself.
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