"With this, the attack should be much smoother!"
"Yeah, otherwise why would I have to go through so much trouble to bring these guys? It's a pity that if they had arrived yesterday, we wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble!"
"It's not too late today!"
Captain Malashenko looked at the time while taking a big mouthful of hot wheat porridge, and then said.
"Well, after breakfast, we will prepare to attack. Today, we must capture the airport!"
Compared to Anren Yun, who had hot soup and rice to eat, the P's at the airport seemed a little shabby. Everyone's breakfast only consisted of canned bread and canned luncheon meat, but fortunately, instant coffee was enough.
"So, Luanda can only rely on us now?"
"Yes, the news this morning is that both the People's Liberation Army and the People's Liberation Front have agreed to hold their troops temporarily, so we don't have to worry about being surrounded by tens of thousands of black uncles tomorrow!"
"But it's still possible for hundreds of Cuban paratroopers or Soviet airborne troops to fall from the sky, right?"
Shepard raised his fork, stuffed a piece of greasy lunch meat into his mouth, and then continued.
"Compared to Uncle Black, shouldn't it be the heavily armed Soviet soldiers who are more terrifying?"
"This, this is true!"
"so………"
Before Shepard could finish speaking, he felt the ground shake, and almost at the same time, there was a more violent explosion that reached his ears.
"Shelling?"
Shepard wanted to say something else, but Hannibal on the side pulled him towards the underground passage on the side of the hangar, and the others followed him as if they suddenly understood. At the last moment, the last one jumped into the passage while rolling and crawling. Finally, the ceiling of the hangar shook violently, and a large amount of debris and dust fell down.
"These guys, they hit so accurately!"Z.br>
After several people moved from the underground passage to the hangar on the other side of the runway, they saw several clouds of smoke and dust exploding from the top of the hangar they used as their headquarters. The explosion blasted holes into the top of the concrete hangar. , The shattered cement fragments even flew a hundred meters away, and the antenna originally installed on the top of the hangar also disappeared.
"One, two, three, three guns! It should be the mortar company of the battalion. Judging from the caliber, it is estimated to be 120 heavy guns!"
Before Shepard could speak, a group of veterans had already judged the number and caliber of the opponent based on the sound of gunfire, and Shepard used his own reserve knowledge to judge that the opponent might be using a Type 3 120mm heavy mortar. , this thing is equipped with a large range of Soviet motorized infantry battalions and airborne troops. The size of the battalion level is generally three guns, and the regiment level is six guns. This thing can hit 15.8 kilograms of artillery shells 5,700 meters away. Don't be too harsh when using it to hit opponents like Shadow Company who don't have heavy firepower.
Soon the observation post reported on the radio the opponent's artillery position, which was just four thousand meters away.
"Can you call the air force?"
"I'm afraid not!"
"Where's the helicopter?"
"It's too far to fly over, and even if a transport plane comes over, the airport will be within its range, so assembly and takeoff will be another problem!"
"Damn it! How many good things have they not brought out?"
Shepard really regretted why he came to the airport at this moment. He originally wanted to show up on the front line to cheer up his men, and if the situation was not right, he would take a plane and run away, but now, running away may have become a problem!
"Now it is no longer a question of mortars. The command post must be moved. Moreover, the enemy's artillery fire was very accurate. The second shot fell on top of our heads. This was definitely operated by elite veterans from the Soviet Union or Cuba! What's next? , it’s so unbearable!”
"yes!"
Compared to his mother-in-law, Captain Malashenko is extremely excited at the moment, because the initiative on the battlefield has now been transferred to his hands. Last night, he received reinforcements from the artillery and escort troops that he left behind. The three companies that suffered heavy losses before were reintegrated into two companies. Now, it was time for him to fight back.
"attack!"
As the signal flare took off again, I got a full rest.
All MPLA soldiers once again launched an attack on the airport defense line. This time, they not only received reinforcements in manpower and equipment, but also technical units such as snipers and engineers, and ordinary infantry squads also received reinforcements. Additional enhancements to the rpg7 rocket launcher.
Compared with yesterday's battle, today's battle with Shadow Company can be called the standard appearance of this infantry battalion.
Because of the manpower added yesterday, Hannibal adjusted the defense lines of each combat unit. The defensive area of each unit became larger and more flexible, and was even extended to the open space outside the airport. The original defense line would become It became a nightmare for the infantry of the People's Liberation Army of China. Due to the light firepower, the infantry of the People's Liberation Army of China was no match for the Shadow Company.
But now, with artillery, who is going to snipe with you!
Hannibal's skirmisher line outside the airport was defeated in less than ten minutes. The prepared soldiers even suppressed the vanguard of the MPLA with firepower. Then, accurate 120 mortar shells fell. Those elite The veteran gunners didn't even practice shooting, and directly surprised the Shadow Company with their first hit. A machine gun team and a sniper team were hit by artillery shells on the spot, and then several skirmisher teams were also hit. The battle lasted less than ten seconds. Within minutes, Shadow Company had five killed and thirteen injured.
Hannibal could only let the defense line retreat, trying to replicate yesterday's tactics, delaying the attack by SPLA infantry on the outer wall, and then using the snipers in the oil tank area on the west to kill the opponent. However, after this strategy worked for thirty minutes, The 120mm mortar attack that had been moved to a shooting position collapsed. The two unlucky sniper teams were directly blown into the sky by artillery shells on the top of the oil tank. The broken sniper rifle handle even hit the feet of friendly forces dozens of meters away.
The infantry group that was delaying the enemy's attack on the outer wall of the airport was also unable to survive under the shelling. At this moment, the time had just reached around 11 noon.
"We can't fight like this! We have limited personnel, and shelling poses too great a threat to us!"
"Then what should we do? If we don't resist forcefully, are we going to surrender our defense line to others?"
"In this way, if the southern defense line is retreated to the hangar position, and we fight them in close combat here, I don't believe that the other side's commander dares to drop artillery shells on their own heads!"
Hudson took a sip of the freshly drawn well water, then touched his mouth and said viciously.
"But if the hangar cannot be defended, runways one and two will be in danger!"
Hannibal immediately raised his objection.
"But there is no other way at the moment. Runway 1 and 2 are lost. We can still get them back through night battles, but now that we have killed all the people, there will be nothing left!"
And when Malashenko learned that his men had invaded the airport at only a slight cost today, he was relieved. He even did not forget to emphasize to his deputy the so-called truth of war.
"You see, Alyosha, the bigger the caliber, the bigger the truth!"
The deputy also nodded in understanding.
