One day after Hannibal withdrew to the base, the PBY seaplane that received Hudson also returned to the airport. In order to avoid the Cuban MiG fighter jets, they flew almost 600 kilometers toward the Atlantic Ocean. That is, only pilots with long seaplane ranges can Dare to do this, but judging from the information obtained from the South African Air Force, the operation of seaplanes is a bit redundant.
Because the Cubans did not send any more fighter jets, Hudson's small kindness to the Cubans made Colonel Arguelles decide to make a splash. The MiG-21 fighter jets that were supposed to chase Pby carried bombs and attacked the coalition forces on the front line. The unlucky black uncles were in a state of panic.
There is no way to avoid the escalation of the civil war in Angola at this moment. Neither the Soviet Union nor Cuba will sit back and watch the MPLA be wiped out, and the United States, Europe, and a certain country in Asia will not sit back and watch the Soviet Union in Angola. One hand covers the sky, so both sides started the second round of adding weight on the scale.
Although the CIA still has no plans to directly participate in the Angolan civil war, financial support and other assistance have been approved by Congress, and tens of millions of special funds have been allocated to support the FRELIMO. Counting the previous contributions, the CIA’s investment in Angola , has exceeded 100 million.
And this is just a small beginning. Because of the huge threat from the Cuban Volunteer Army, the CIA began to recruit more mercenaries to join this war, and Shadow Company was naturally among them. In order to restrain the technological weapon advantages of the Cuban Volunteer Army, Xue There are many more good things on Pad's list that he could not touch before, including a total of fifty TOW anti-tank missiles. Chinese website
As for UNITA, South Africa has invested even more heavily. More armored troops and airborne troops have crossed the border between Angola and Angola and have begun to directly participate in the battle between UNITA and the MPLA. Even the South African Air Force has begun to dispatch fighter jets. Attacked and bombed SPLA forces in response.
As for the People's Movement of Angola, they got more. In less than a month, the number of volunteers dispatched by Cuba to Angola exceeded the 10,000 mark from 2,000. A large number of these volunteers are medical, logistics and other personnel, but even In this way, the number of combat troops was as many as five thousand. They not only brought a large amount of aid equipment and supplies, but also more technical weapons, including fighter bombers, tanks, armored vehicles, anti-tank guns, etc., Soviet freighters A total of 50,000 automatic rifles were delivered to An people at one time.
In addition, the Soviet Union also assumed the task of providing logistics for the Cuban Volunteer Army and the MPLA. After all, it was difficult to expect Cuba and the MPLA to solve the food problem on their own. Cuba’s national power was limited, and coupled with the U.S. blockade, it could send few supplies. It's so pitiful that we don't even have a choice. We have to eat whatever we have.
For example, before the Soviet Union took over, the Cuban volunteers on the front line had been eating canned corn sausages for two months. They ate this for breakfast, lunch, and midnight snacks. Many Cuban volunteer soldiers who ate them developed a taste for corn sausages in their lives. A lingering shadow.
After the Soviet Big Brother intervened, life for the Cuban volunteers became better. Not only did they have a variety of canned meats, but they could even occasionally drink drinks such as kvass.
Of course, no matter how they compare, their standards are still not up to par with Shepard's. They rely on the airport to transfer supplies at their own base. Shadow Company's meal standards are the best in Angola, because any good things delivered by the transport plane will be intercepted. a little.
In addition to using power for personal gain, Shepard also successfully marketed his blast wall because it was so useful for building temporary bases!
Relying on the participation of a large number of mercenaries, the Frelimo and Liberation Front successfully defeated the offensive of the Cuban volunteers on the front line. Led by hundreds of European mercenaries, the Frelimo and Liberation Army successfully pushed back the front line by a full eighty meters. kilometers, and Shadow Company also appeared to be extremely busy, but in fact it was full of water.
After tearing apart the enemy's front line, the Shadow Company P's, who had been recuperating for many days, took a helicopter to conduct a brief leapfrog operation, intercepting the MPLA and Cuban troops, and successfully won the majority of the victory. Not only did the mercenaries know nothing about this, they even thanked the Shadow Company helicopter unit for their hard work.
Then when the two sides began to set up camp, Hannibal directly asked the Huey helicopter to lift hundreds of sets of blast wall modules.
Then, when the European mercenaries were digging trenches with shovels and then piling up soil bit by bit to build their own camps, Shadow Company gave them a live show.
A small excavator was lifted along with the explosion-proof wall module. After the module reached the ground, Shadow Company's P immediately began to operate the excavator to dig soil, and then filled it into the unfolded module.
The mercenaries started work several hours earlier than Shadow Company, but by the time they dug the trenches outside the camp, a two-meter-high wall had already been lined up on Shadow Company's side, with the excavator filling the soil and the modules It took Shadow Company less than half the time of the mercenaries to build a small base with a field apron. While the mercenaries were busy laying their tents, the completed Shadow Company p We have already begun to recharge our batteries in warm sleeping bags.
Shadow Company has done this kind of thing all the time. The 10,000 blast-proof wall modules that Shepard brought were almost completely used within a month. Hannibal even used several small ones that he had simply built before. The stronghold has also been renovated with blast-proof walls.
With this display, many mercenaries were indeed impressed by the explosion-proof wall, but at most they just drooled looking at those square and seemingly safe bases. After all, they were just scattered. The mercenaries have no money to buy extra things.
Shepard's first client was the Anjie Formation. Although the combat effectiveness was not good, there were many knowledgeable people within the Anjie Formation. Naturally, they praised the explosion-proof wall very highly, whether it was building a field camp or setting up inspections. Stations are very convenient, and most importantly, recycling is also convenient. It is infinitely easier to use than sandbags!
In fact, many of the camps built by Shadow Company were not used much. At most, they only used helicopters to take off and land during missions. Most of these bases were taken over by Anjie troops. Of course, the cost was definitely not Anjie. Come on, how much money does Uncle Hei have? All of this is paid for by the US government.
