There is an industrial area more than ten kilometers north of Queretaro. From the topographic point of view, this industrial area is wrapped by two low hills. Highway 111 passing through the industrial area has become a few roads to Queretaro.
One of the main roads.
"Damn it, those officers want us to station here?" Looking at the flat terrain several kilometers wide on both sides of Highway 111, a government soldier shouted almost wailing. "There is no way to defend here."
Suzano's air and ground forces were out of touch. The air force arrived too quickly, and the ground armored forces were still dozens of kilometers behind. After dispatching a long-range artillery-specific unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, there was about an hour's time lag before the commander of the battle was commanded.
Meng Xinjun caught it.
About a regiment of troops was deployed by the Mengxin Army on more than a dozen commanding heights within 20 kilometers outside the city. A platoon commanded by Rafael was ordered to move more than ten kilometers forward to serve as an observation post. They were asked to deploy at a high point near the industrial zone.
On the hills.
"We have to go up to the mountain." Raphael said, holding a map in his hand. After fighting for several months, he was already considered an out-and-out veteran. He was thrown into the platoon-level officer short-term training course.
Serve in the New Mexico government army.
Raphael's platoon has a distinct rustic character. The Type 65 military uniforms in the combat readiness warehouse look quite rustic, and the armed belt around the waist is even more awkward. The Type 56 submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles seem to have little firepower.
The two rocket launchers don't look like equipment capable of fighting a big battle.
It’s just that the Mexican government forces currently look like this. They are just free bargains anyway, so we can’t ask for too much.
The new recruits in the platoon were terrified of running to the forefront of the battle, but Rafael knew that this job was actually not too dangerous. The hills on both sides of Highway 111 were very large. Although the terrain was gentle and the relative altitude was not high, the
This is better than squatting in a bunker waiting to be bombarded.
The truck immediately ran off after delivering Rafael's platoon. When they were about to go up the mountain, dozens more trucks that looked like they were old came up from behind.
"Bazooka?" Several guide rails were loaded on the truck, which prompted several soldiers to speculate, "Aren't the artillerymen all at the back? Does the rocket launcher need to rush so forward?"
The round-headed old truck did not continue to move forward, but stopped and dispersed right under the noses of Raphael and others. Many busy officers and soldiers jumped out of the truck. It was obvious that they were in a hurry.
task.
The two troops were not far apart, and Raphael didn't know what these people were going to do, so he simply shouted loudly, "What are you going to do?"
The officers of the convoy had no time to pay attention to Rafael, and only focused on arranging several trucks carrying rocket launchers. After a while, the launchers on the vehicles were raised and rotated, and then they opened fire.
The roar of the rockets drove strong air waves, and the blown dust could fly dozens of meters away. Rafael's platoon also rushed to climb the mountain, and when they walked some distance away, they discovered that the rockets fired by this convoy did not fly at all.
No matter how far it is, after shooting for two kilometers, white umbrella flowers will automatically scatter.
"This seems to be a rocket mine vehicle," Rafael said.
A rocket dropped ten umbrellas, and under each white umbrella hung a green-shell anti-tank mine. What Rafael saw was actually a Type 79 rocket mine convoy, responsible for spreading Type 69 anti-tank mines.
Mines.
A salvo of four vehicles can quickly lay a minefield the size of three football fields two kilometers away. After multiple loading and firing, the passages sandwiched by hills on both sides of Highway 111 were blocked.
After laying anti-tank mines, the laying troops also fired anti-infantry mines into the minefield. Before the enemy armored forces appeared, the flat intersection in this area was completely blocked by a minefield five kilometers long and one kilometer wide.
Seeing the white umbrella flowers scattered all over the ground, the entire platoon of soldiers, including Raphael, couldn't help but marvel. Everyone felt that with such a minefield blockade, it would be really difficult for the enemy to come over.
Climbing up a gentle hill of one or two hundred meters beside the road, he arranged bunkers, observation posts and retreat routes. After setting up the radio, Raphael held up his telescope and stared at the wide intersection blocked by minefields.
"Platoon commander, is it impossible for the enemy to get through?"
"Where there are mines, there are mines. We can mine mines with rockets, and the enemy can also mine mines with rockets. Minefields can only delay the enemy's advance."
After receiving training in the short-term training class, Rafael had more experience. Not long after, he saw a helicopter coming from the north for reconnaissance. He tried to intercept it with a man-made anti-aircraft missile, but the helicopter hovered in the distance.
Then he flew away.
About forty or fifty kilometers away, the leading troops of Suzano's armored division moving south temporarily stopped and established basic air defense positions.
Both sides have heavy artillery and drones, especially the Aurora Legion, which also has a large number of M7 ballistic missiles. No one will be stupid enough to directly hit the opponent's defensive position.
After sending drones and helicopters for multiple reconnaissances, McCain, who was in charge of commanding the United Front troops, pondered in front of the electronic map: "The Air Force reported that the outer positions of Querétaro were more than ten kilometers outside the city.
, several key intersections were also blocked with minefields.
It is necessary for us to occupy several commanding heights on the hills on both sides of the intersection as artillery observation posts. As for the minefields, we can also use rocket launchers to clear mines, and we can also use rocket launchers to hit enemy positions from a distance. Our M270 is very good, it can do many things
.”
The M270 is really good, it can do everything.
After issuing a few orders, Commander McCain felt that he still had more to say. After thinking for a long time, he realized that the number of fighter planes dispatched by the Air Force was too small and failed to blow up the opponent to pieces before the Army arrived. I am afraid that the next battle will not be complete.
It's too in line with the habits of American commanders.
It doesn't matter, let the artillery come in first.
The artillery of Great America is also very powerful.
The division commander ordered a battalion of eighteen M270s to begin precision strikes on targets that had been discovered on the battlefield. Various guided rockets and demining rockets roared into the sky. The battalion relied on the ultra-long range of the rockets of tens of kilometers to hide and hide.
Can shoot hard outside the enemy's strike range.
The rockets flew out as if they were free, and a single salvo was enough to cover an entire area. Dozens of old-fashioned "Seven-Nine" minelayers took a long time to lay out the minefield, and the eighteen M270s laid it out in one go.
It was broken.
"Immediately conduct a battle damage effect assessment to confirm the remaining status of the enemy's defense line. If necessary, carry out a second round of fire strikes. Once the goal is achieved, helicopters will be used to seize the peripheral commanding heights of Querétaro."
Division Commander McCain is looking forward to the next battle. In this era of discovery and destruction, he only needs to constantly use various reconnaissance methods to figure out the enemy's layout. Next, it is time to take advantage of firepower.
Only half an hour later, the staff reported after interpreting the reconnaissance information from drones and helicopters: "Sir, I'm afraid we really need to carry out a second round of fire strikes."
Hmm..., that's what was expected.
"What targets need additional strikes?"
"all."
"All? Not even the enemy's minefields have been cleared?"
"No, we swept it all away, but the enemy quickly made up for it."
"Well..., damn it! Let's carry out the second round of attacks."
Another half hour passed….
"Sir, I'm afraid we need to conduct a third round of fire strikes."
"Don't tell me the minefield hasn't been cleared yet."
"I'm sorry, sir. But the enemy has really restored the minefield again."
"Wow... let's play another round."
Another half hour….
"Sir, this attack was very successful. We even killed the opponent's mine-laying convoy."
"Oh, really? The guy in charge of the reconnaissance did a good job, and our rocket launcher battalion is also great."
"But the enemy sent out another mine-laying convoy and blocked the intersection again."
"This..., let's launch the fourth damn round of fire right away."
Still half an hour….
"Has the minefield been completed? It's just a small minefield. It can't stop us."