"Mortar!"
The Shadow Team on the ground was also in a mess. Whether they were in the bunker or operating outside, the moment they heard the whistling sound, everyone fell to the ground in extremely skilled bullet avoidance postures.
It wasn't until the cannonballs fell, the smoke and dust rose, and seeing the ridiculously deflected impact of the cannonballs that everyone let out a sigh of relief, and then began to point at their companions around them.
"Look at your panicked look. You don't have the courage of a soldier at all. You are so frightened by the cannonballs that are so deflected!"
"Before you say this, dust yourself off first. I'm the only one who got into the hole in a panic just now?"
And everyone's stubbornness did not last long, because the second shell fell again, and this time it was still too far off. It did not even land in the camp, but landed on the dry tidal flat outside the river valley.
"What are these guys here for?"
The team commander was confused. He didn't understand the meaning of the two shellings at all. The person who fired the shells didn't make any corrections or observations at all, as if he just found a position and fired two rounds.
Just when he was confused, the helicopter transporting reinforcements had given up landing and flew directly towards the distance full of armed personnel.
At the same time, the two turret machine guns on the plane also began to fire at the shrubs and sparse jungle under the control of the PMC. The red tracer bullets were so conspicuous in the dark sky.
Although the helicopter responded quickly, in fact when they flew to the opponent's shooting position, the opponent still ran away. They entered from the jungle and set up mortars on the edge. It was a gentle uphill slope and they had to walk to The river valley can only be seen from the top of the slope, and the attackers set up mortars at the bottom of the slope, so that they could not be seen from the direction of the camp. It can be said to be a very old position.
Although this location is safe and secretive, because the straight-line distance exceeds 700 meters, the mortar attack is actually very weak and cannot attack the inside of the camp at all. Because of the civil engineering work of Shadow Company, the defense area extends out to nearly 300 meters. , so the cannonballs could only land on the wasteland outside the camp and make a sound for everyone.
After hovering over the jungle for a while, the helicopter, which could not see anything at all, returned angrily and unloaded personnel and supplies. Then the second team also added to the defensive positions on both sides of the river valley, which greatly alleviated the shortage of manpower. question.
Then in the foxhole, the PMCs shared the compressed dry food they brought with each other, and paired it with the hot soup and masala provided by the camp. It was considered a good dinner, and the Indian chef was cooking for the British master. I'm still very particular about it, at least it's not too mushy.
And when everyone had eaten and drank enough and was feeling sleepy in the cool breeze, there were two more bangs under the night sky.
Immediately, two more mortars landed on the north side of the camp. One hit the wasteland, and the other landed in the creek. Although the two rounds also hit nothing due to distance issues, they caused a huge impact just now. The PMCs who wanted to take a break couldn't help but become highly nervous.
"Did anyone see the direction from which the mortar came?"
"Where is the landing point?"
"Are there any wounded?"
"All personnel report!"
After a lot of tossing, the team captains were relieved to learn that there were still no casualties. Knowing that the shells still landed in insignificant places, they finally understood what their opponents were planning!
"Add double posts, leave half of the personnel under observation, and rotate every two hours. These guys don't want us to sleep tonight!"
The team leader reluctantly made the deployment. Although it seemed that the mortars did not cause any damage at present, he did not dare to bet on the subsequent bombardment. As for chasing and clearing them out, it was even more impossible. The team did not have night vision goggles and did not have the number of people. Advantages, as for night combat training, it is even more scarce, so just stick to the foxholes!
As the night deepened, visibility became even lower, and there was a layer of mist in the direction of the bushes. No matter how long the PMCs persisted, they would not be able to withstand the invasion of the goddess of the night, and many sentries began to doze off. , and then just when someone was about to lift up the skirt of the goddess of the night, the third round of bombardment came again!
So there was another round of tossing, confirming the direction of the incoming fire, confirming the impact point of the shells, and confirming whether there were any casualties. After all the tossing, everyone was almost asleep.
The team leader yawned, then took out a flashlight covered with a layer of cloth and looked at the time in the pit. It was only one o'clock in the morning, and it would be at least five or six hours before dawn!
"It's so hard!"
An hour later, the fourth round of shelling arrived on time. This time the opponent only fired one round, and the explosion power seemed to be just an ordinary training round, but it still made the PMCs feel nervous again.
At half past two o'clock, the fifth round of shelling struck. This time the shells were even more deflected, but they still disturbed everyone's dreams!
"Damn it, pick me up from the headquarters, I'll find the boss!"
Unable to bear it any longer, the squad leader roared and rushed back to the camp, then went straight to the communications room to get through Shepard's phone. The latter actually hadn't slept at all and was still on long-distance calls with South Korea.
The team commander was angry because of the shelling and asked Shepard to send a helicopter, equipped with M134 machine guns and rockets. He wanted to send the attackers to the sky. Although Shepard understood the other party's anger, he was really reluctant to part with the precious heavy weapons. use.
"Well, let's do this. I'll send a helicopter and I'll guarantee that I can solve the problem for you!"
Then the ground staff at the headquarters got up urgently. Everyone frantically poured coffee into their mouths while holding tools to install the audio and transmission equipment on the oh6 helicopter.
Subsequently, the pilot on duty also took off in an emergency, turned on the anti-collision lights and flew to the valley. The PMC in the camp had already drawn a huge cross mark with gasoline on the ground to indicate the direction of the helicopter.
After hearing the sound of the rotors, the squad leader immediately lit the mark, and the pilot also saw the mark. After confirming that the altitude was normal, he pressed the switch at hand and began to circle around the mark.
"Bang bang bang bang bang, bang bang bang bang bang..."
Wagner's March of the Valkyries was immediately transmitted from the plane to the ground. The squad leader was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly. Well, in this case, everyone should stop sleeping!
That's right, Shepard's tactic was noise attack, something the US military would do frequently in later generations. Whether it was capturing Noriega or the bloody battle in Fallujah, the psychological warfare troops were torturing them with all kinds of sounds. Care for yourself and your opponents.
And the noise cruise of oh6 is indeed effective. If the mortar attack only makes the Shadow Company unilaterally unable to sleep well, then Wagner will make everyone stop sleeping!
