The sound of gunfire and artillery soon became a chorus, coupled with the sound of helicopter propellers, whistling and explosions when it crashed... it formed a ground-to-air battle.
The problem with the Soviet army... is that the previous fire reconnaissance was unsuccessful, which directly led them to think that we did not have much anti-aircraft firepower and jumped into our trap... This was a strategic failure, so even though their helicopter pilots were very good
, the equipment is also very advanced, but it cannot avoid causing heavy casualties under our attack.
In fact, we have paid a price... We have already been equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns and already have certain air defense capabilities, but we tried our best not to expose them... This almost caused us to have internal conflicts.
This may seem like a trivial matter, but in fact it will be a big deal once this kind of contradiction breaks out... For example, Aduzai may lead the original team of Higeo Valley to split with us... This is entirely possible
, because this kind of separation and reunification is not possible in the Afghan guerrillas.
It is very common. In addition, when the common people and some guerrillas saw that we were being suppressed and beaten by the Soviet army without fighting back... they would most likely support Aduzai when they lost confidence, so time
There is no telling if we will be isolated by them or even forced out of the Cigeo Valley.
But now I don't have to worry about this, because now we have clearly taken the initiative... This is enough to make the people and guerrillas have confidence in us.
And now it seems that... this price is very worth it... It is precisely because of our previous forbearance that the Soviet army can safely drive the helicopter group into the Chigeo Valley, and it is possible for us to launch this ambush against the helicopters.
war……
"Boom" another helicopter was hit by an anti-aircraft gun and lost its balance and crashed into the cliff next to it.
The power of the anti-aircraft machine gun is actually not as powerful as it appears now... Although the anti-aircraft machine gun currently used by our army is the Deshka-type anti-aircraft machine gun that we have used on the battlefield before. It is indeed powerful when used to fight infantry, but it is
However, it seems a little powerless to fight armed helicopters like the Mi-24. The reason is that the Mi-24 is still a relatively advanced tool in this era... It was equipped with the army in 1973 and is the first generation of the Soviet Union's special armed helicopters.
Since it is an armed helicopter... its protection is relatively comprehensive. The bottom of the helicopter, the pilot's seat, the engine, the fuel tank and other important parts are all equipped with thick armor...
And what about the Deshka anti-aircraft machine gun? Its armor-piercing ability can only penetrate 20MM steel plates at a distance of 100 meters. As the distance increases, its armor-piercing ability also weakens in a series...
In addition, the Mi-24 has two sets of systems. If one is damaged, the other can fly to a safe area and land, so under normal circumstances it is difficult for the Deshka anti-aircraft machine gun to pose a threat to the Mi-24.
This is why the guerrillas on the Afghan battlefield did not lack anti-aircraft machine guns, but there were very few Mi-24s shot down in the early stages.
According to uncertain data...a total of 355 Mi-24s were shot down on the Afghan battlefield, more than 200 of which were shot down after the guerrillas were equipped with the "Stinger", which means...in 1986, the "Stinger"
Before the "Spur" was equipped with Afghanistan, Afghanistan shot down only 100 Mi-24s in six years, an average of 16 per year. And most of them were Afghan guerrillas who risked their lives to smuggle anti-aircraft machine guns into the vicinity of the airport, and the helicopters just took off.
Shoot it down...
The reason why the helicopter is so easy to take off when it first takes off... is that there is a slow climbing process when the helicopter takes off... At this time, the helicopter is not fast and the height is not high, almost exposing its weak sides to the guerrillas' anti-aircraft machine guns.
Under the gun.
Our situation now is actually similar to that of a sneak attack near the airport, and our position is even more advantageous... The reason is that we are condescendingly shooting at the helicopter below, not to mention that the top is the most vulnerable part of the helicopter... From top to bottom
The strafing will also hit the propeller of the helicopter. This series of bullets are also armor-piercing bullets... Once the propeller is bent, broken or broken, the helicopter will soon lose its balance and look like a headless head.
Bumping around like flies.
So as we see now... the Mi-24, which was popular on the battlefield not long ago, and was bombarded indiscriminately through our valley as if it were in an uninhabited land... is now as fragile as paper, nothing more than...
Within a short time, we killed four or five of them.
The remaining Mi-24s were not slow to react. When they saw this situation, they hurriedly turned and rushed towards the anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns at the commanding heights... Their choice was right. On the one hand, they could suppress it with firepower.
These anti-aircraft firepower rescued his comrades from being passively beaten. On the other hand...after killing these firepower points, he and other helicopters would be safe.
But what these helicopters didn't expect was... this was just a part of my trap. The high ground we were on was a hilltop connected to a hilltop, that is, there was another highland above one highland... So these helicopters were staring at their target.
At this time, they did not realize that rows of anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery were peeking out from above their heads...
So there was another round of "swish, swish, swish" fighting... In a few seconds, the Soviet helicopter formation was stunned... The only blame is that they have not studied Sun Tzu's Art of War and did not know that there is such a thing as a "serial strategy" in this world.
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As a result, the Soviet helicopter fleet suffered heavy losses... Most of the Mi-24s with weapons were destroyed as soon as they appeared, and most of the remaining ones were Mi-8s without weapons... You must know what is inside each Mi-8.
But a platoon of Soviet soldiers can now be said to be almost useless.
Unprotected, they were exposed to the enemy's machine guns... As a result, the entire helicopter formation quickly became chaotic, with some rushing to make evasive maneuvers and others hurriedly pulling up... Mi-8s were everywhere in the sky.
Flying in all directions, like a swarm of mosquitoes that were frightened away.
How could the soldiers miss such a good opportunity? They turned their guns and fired hard at those Mi-8s... only to make the helicopters flee in confusion.
But a few minutes later, the Soviet helicopter flew away from our ambush circle... This is the benefit of air power. Helicopters fly in the sky. But our anti-aircraft weapons are placed on the ground... The helicopter will move and
We won't move. As long as they fly out of our range, we can't do anything about them.
Of course, part of the reason for this is that the guerrillas have not mastered anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery yet... Due to the shortage of our military personnel, anti-aircraft machine guns are basically operated by the guerrillas, and only fifty anti-aircraft artillery pieces are installed.
Moreover, each artillery piece also has four guerrilla members... Since the quality of the guerrillas varies, this will inevitably affect the combat effectiveness.
It's just that... this process was enough for the Soviet army to feel distressed for a while. Because there were already eight Mi-24s and five Mi-8s lying under the cliff... The reason why more Mi-24s were destroyed than Mi-8s was,
It's because we have designated the main target of attack as armed helicopters. This is also my order.
The helicopter group in the other direction also had almost the same encounter, except that the Soviet helicopter group in that direction was slightly later than here. It was warned by friendly forces and was somewhat prepared, so the losses were much smaller, with only six soldiers lost.
One meter 24 and two meters 8.
I think...if the Soviet commander was rational enough, he should have realized that he had been tricked at this time, and he should have pulled the troops back and re-planned, but he did not do so...
I don’t know why he chose to continue... maybe because he was blinded, or maybe because he thought that the Mi-8 had few casualties and there was still hope of victory... The Mi-8 carries a large number of infantry, and the infantry only needs to parachute.
It is really possible to succeed and capture the Cigeo Valley through internal and external attacks.
Just like what I saw... The Mi-8 helicopter group quickly regrouped under the cover of the Mi-24. After flying to a high ground, parachutes opened from the rear of the cabin. Suddenly, the entire sky was like a cloth.
It looked very spectacular like a patch of dandelions... If it weren't for the fact that I knew clearly that this was a war, I would have really wanted to stop and admire it.
Helicopter parachute... looks easy, but it is not that simple. It is not just as simple as jumping down with a parachute on your back. The reason is that the helicopter propeller will cause turbulence in the surrounding airflow, which will increase the risk of parachuting.
But on the battlefield, we often have to parachute. Needless to say, the reason... is limited by the terrain. For example, our Xigeo Valley... is only a valley about two kilometers wide, with cliffs and mountains everywhere.
, if it is airdropped by a transport aircraft... then it is fast, high altitude, and spread over a wide area... The paratroopers jumped down, and when they reached the ground, they found that only half of them landed in the valley smoothly, and the other half landed on the mountains...
...This also means that half of the troops were lost since the parachute drop.
Helicopter parachute is different... It can control the height of parachute drop between 400 meters and 800 meters... It is generally believed that the minimum height of parachute drop should not be less than 150 meters, otherwise the parachute will not have time to open. Of course, this is for military use
As for parachutes, under normal circumstances, the parachute height will be controlled at about 600 meters for safety reasons. (Note: Parachutes below 300 meters are only done by special forces.)
As I see now, the Soviet parachute is at an altitude of 600 meters... Parachute landing at this altitude has a small landing area, so the paratroopers can basically land successfully in the valley. This is also a helicopter parachute.
The charm...Thanks to the Soviet Union training a large number of airborne troops, otherwise I really don’t know how to fight the Afghan war.