"Um!" Hearing this, I couldn't help but sit up from the chair: "Air defense equipment? Of course it is air defense equipment! Why didn't I expect it?"
Speaking of which, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, because they were worried that a third country would intervene in the war, the troops they entered Afghanistan were all-round in land and air... Of course, there would be no navy here, because Afghanistan is a landlocked country.
It is precisely because of this that the Soviet mechanized troops not only include tanks, armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles, but also a large number of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, air defense radars, and air defense missiles...
This may be the place where the Soviet army was not well planned... You should know that before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, it had been operating here for decades, and military advisers were even arranged to the company and platoon level, so how much equipment does the Afghan government army have in hand?
They knew very well... but even so they brought a large number of air defense weapons.
This psychology is what we often say, "I am not afraid of ten thousand but afraid of one." Military requires such a mentality... What if the war invasion of Afghanistan becomes a protracted war? What if the Afghan government forces are introduced from other countries
What about air power? Or does neighboring countries support the Afghan government forces’ air power?
These are all possible... If the Soviet army did not carry air defense weapons, they would fall into a great passive situation when these situations occur.
So it makes sense that the Soviet army had to bring a large number of air defense weapons when invading, but now the situation has changed...
First of all, the Soviet army controlled Afghan cities and transportation without any effort. Not only did the Afghan government forces not become their opponents, but they successfully became their puppets, and the expected possible air forces did not appear.
Secondly, the main target of the Soviet army is the Afghan guerrillas... the guerrillas, that is, they fight guerrillas in the mountains all day long, and there is no air force.
So... the air defense weapons in the hands of the Soviet army lost their function instantly. Not only did they not play their due role, they also had to occupy space, occupy organization and consume a lot of supplies... The supply of the Soviet army itself is very difficult. Now
We also have to find a portion of these air defense equipment that cannot play a role in the battlefield!
So don't think about it anymore... the Soviet Union was also a smart person, and he also knew that like our people in the Xigeo Valley moved to Pakistan... they transported useless air defense equipment back to China!
"Battery Commander, are you trying to fight against the Soviet devils?" Seeing me like this, the instructor asked from the side.
"Of course!" I said: "We are short of air defense equipment, but the Soviet devils want to transport these equipment back... How can they be worthy of them if they don't get some back!"
"Is this... too dangerous?" said the instructor: "What's more, many of the equipment of the Soviet army are tanks, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, etc. Is this necessary for us?"
What the instructor is telling the truth, just like we have obtained many tanks and armored vehicles now... These things are all run on the road. Although we can run in our valleys, what is tricky is that we usually use them as a means of transportation.
It's OK... If you really use it during war, you'll probably become a target for armed helicopters.
But it is precisely because of this that we need these air defense equipment...
"The self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are different from tanks and armored vehicles!" Zhao Jingping explained from the side: "The reason why the tanks and armored vehicles we seized now cannot play a big role... is entirely because there is no cooperation of air defense forces. Although there is a
Anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns, and there are many, but they are scattered throughout the valley. The air defense force per unit area is very weak and cannot provide air cover for tanks and armored vehicles... But self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are different.
, They can maneuver with tanks and armored vehicles, so that enemy helicopters will be cautious or dare not approach when attacking our armored forces!"
"Oh!" The instructor nodded when he heard this: "That is to say... if there are self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, the armored vehicles and tanks in our hands can at least play a role!"
"That's right!" Zhao Jingping replied: "If there are self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, air defense missiles, and anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns in the mountainous areas on both sides... then our air defense firepower will be greatly improved. At that time, Su
The army is afraid that it will never dare to carry out large-scale parachutes on the Xijieo Valley again, because the result of this...it is very likely to be surrounded and annihilated by our mechanized troops!"
"Especially the air defense missiles in the hands of the Soviet army!" Zhao Jingping paused and then added: "We learned from Colonel Smith... The Soviet army is now equipped with Sam Type 7 surface-to-air air defense missiles. They are made of infrared
The guided individual air defense missile is much better than the "blown pipe" air defense missile we use now. However, because the guerrillas do not have air power, the Soviet army has never used it on the battlefield, nor do we
The opportunity was seized!"
"Um!" After hearing Zhao Jingping's explanation, the instructor couldn't help but nodded: "So... If we can seize this batch of equipment, we will change from passive defense to active defense or even active attack... It seems that there is indeed this
Necessary! But..."
After pausing, the instructor couldn't help but frown and said, "Is this a little difficult... The Soviet army will transport this batch of equipment back, and there will definitely be a large number of troops escorting it..."
"The Soviet army does not have many troops to escort!" Aduzai, who was standing next to him, interrupted: "Because a considerable number of the equipment returned by this batch of returning were tanks, and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns themselves have strong combat power... The Soviet Union
People think this is enough to resist the attack of the guerrillas, so they only sent two companies of infantry and a limited number of helicopters to reconnaise!"
This is also normal... After so many battles, tanks have proved not suitable for the Afghan battlefield... Not to mention the consumption of a lot of fuel, tank guns cannot hit the enemy on the high ground... Then
It can only be used as a machine gun fort!
"But..." Zhao Jingping raised another question: "It's not that easy to seize the things like self-propelled anti-aircraft guns... The Soviet army can completely blow up these things before escaping!"
"This time the Soviets used the Afghan government forces to drive these equipment back!" Aduzai said: "Their purpose this time is to transport the equipment back... So they used a lot of Afghans, so we can contact the government forces.
The inner supporter…”
"Oh!" Hearing Aduzai say this, the instructor and Zhao Jingping couldn't help but nod. If this is the plan... there is indeed great potential. After all, the north side of our valley is only ten kilometers away from a section of the Sarang Highway.
As long as we move quickly... it is enough to drive the equipment back to the valley before the Soviet army reacts.