Compared with the regiment headquarters, the situation of this Portuguese infantry company is still good. After all, they only dropped a hundred or so rockets, and the casualties did not exceed double digits. Compared with the regiment headquarters that encountered the attack, this can only be regarded as a loss. The little witch has seen the big witch!
The Portuguese army's garrison in the northern province of Lunda Norte is not large, but it does have a full division. This division is responsible for suppression tasks, so the garrison is not concentrated, but is dispersed in cities and towns in the form of regiments, battalions and companies. Before joining the village, a unit radiated an area, and was then supplemented by artillery, paratroopers and other special forces. The Portuguese infantry regiment that Zabi greeted was based at Hitato, the northern border of Lunda Norte.
This is also a small and important border town. It is adjacent to the Luahim River. It has flat terrain and developed transportation. Both water transportation and road transportation are very convenient. Therefore, Zabi did not hesitate to use guerrillas to attack here. The team’s latest equipment.
Simple wartime towed rocket launchers, as the name suggests, are towed rocket launchers produced by simple manual workshops with no warranty or even unified standards that are only produced for emergencies. However, although simple, Shepard has prepared high-standard transportation for these rocket launchers. Tools, four-wheel pickup trucks produced by RB Toyota. These brand-new vehicles, which were only launched in 1968, have not yet made their name in Africa. However, with Shepard, they are bound to make their name in Africa earlier. name.
Three Toyota pickup trucks took advantage of the darkness and drove along the road to the outside of the Portuguese military camp. They did not attract anyone's attention during the process, because the buckets of the three pickup trucks were filled with debris, and the leading black man looked very impressive. , one can tell at a glance that it is a wealthy chief who is moving.
It cannot be said that such people can be found everywhere in Hitato, but you can see a few from time to time. After all, Hitato is also an important border logistics town. It is normal for the chiefs to want to live in the West.
Then, when late at night fell and the streets were deserted, the guerrillas lurking in the shadows quickly appeared. They quickly removed the debris accumulated in the truck compartment, and then assembled a total of twelve launchers. Then, this well-defended Portuguese military camp was taught a good lesson.
Within one thousand meters, four hundred rockets completed the fire coverage of the camp within two minutes. Compared with the field camp, the military camp located on the outskirts of the city had a significantly lower alert level. Even when the rockets fell, the camp Half the sentries were not at their posts.
The results of this wave of attacks were not bad either. The war room of the Portuguese regiment was blown into the sky, along with two unlucky orderlies who were working inside. The soldiers wandering around in the camp were also affected. Almost ten people were blown away, the shock wave tearing off their clothes.
A rocket even landed outside the regiment leader's dormitory. Although it did not cause any fatal damage, it shattered all the regiment leader's beloved ceramic tea sets. The sand and soil from the explosion poured into his room, creating a mess.
After firing the rockets, the guerrillas got into Toyota pickup trucks and ran all the way before anyone had time to react. They slipped out of the city before the Portuguese army could react.
In fact, these two waves of attacks did not cause many casualties. In total, only about ten people were killed. However, this was like a big slap to a young man. It did not cause much physical harm, but the psychological trauma it caused was incalculable. As you can imagine, the Portuguese army used to be the one throwing bombs everywhere, but now the two sides have turned the other way. The guerrillas attacked the heavily guarded Portuguese military camp with rockets, and even fled after the attack. This made all Portuguese officers feel embarrassed. Burning pain.
After being attacked, the Portuguese garrison immediately mobilized and began to raid all guerrilla activity areas within its scope. The commander even placed a large reward for the capture of the culprit of the attack, but Zabi is no longer the same person as before. He is now a pure guerrilla leader. Now, through Shepard's words and deeds, he has a deep understanding of what it means to advance and retreat. Therefore, after the attack, he immediately retreated to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with his men. He even deliberately left a few behind. They left an empty camp and asked their own people to pretend to be spies to lead the way to the Portuguese to confuse the public.
The Portuguese conducted a vigorous raid for many days, using countless manpower and material resources, but in the end, except for investigating and dealing with three empty guerrilla camps, they found nothing.
Even the bounty was messed up. There were countless black uncles who came to inform, but few of them brought useful information. One said it was a cow, another said it was a horse, and some even went to the center of Angola. The Soviet guerrillas were dumped on them, and the garrison commander could not filter out any useful information at all. In the end, he could only drive all these talkative and unruly people out of his military camp.
Zabi, on the other hand, returned to Angola again after the attack. This time he did not plan any attack. Instead, he ran to the central region to meet his distant uncle, and decisively offered rockets to the latter. Instructions for use, and although Savimbi looked down on the opponent's petty fuss, the rockets really attracted his attention, so he also began to use his own channels to search for useful rockets. bomb.
And Zabi's several successes have spread further afield through the mouths of the people. Now the guerrillas all over Angola know that a colleague severely hit the Portuguese in the face with a rocket, although most of the black uncles can't read. One, but they knew what was good and what was bad, and Zabi spread his pamphlets all over the streets. Within a month, the Soviet-backed guerrillas active in central Angola and the capital area also had similar patterns. They kindly took out their rockets.
These large-caliber rockets carrying the Siberian cold wind are much more ferocious than the mere rp3. Both in terms of range and power, they are far superior to the rp3. Therefore, the pain caused to the Portuguese army in the central region is even more tragic.
Of course, the Portuguese army is not a vegetarian. As the rocket attacks intensify, they also intensify their raids and blockades of the controlled areas, and continue to invest more efforts in counterattacks. Aircraft bombings and artillery salvos take turns to make the battle more difficult. This Angola chicken game has once again entered a state of climax.
In this climactic chicken-eating contest, Shepard is getting closer and closer to his original goal.
