After firing out more than a dozen rounds of ammunition, the Honey Badger gunners finally found their condition and the hit rate also improved. Three or four tanks of the Cuban armored force were hit one after another. Although most of the tanks were not seriously damaged, because 90 The jet of mm heat ammunition is relatively smaller. After two Cuban tanks were hit, the jet only drilled a hole in it. Apart from frightening the people in the car, there was no loss.
However, the Cuban tank still did not find the attacker's shadow, because it was almost evening and the light in the valley was limited. The sun had already reached halfway up the mountain. The view down the mountain was very poor. Moreover, when designing the ambush, a group of mercenary officers carefully selected When passing through the ambush position, the Honey Badger armored vehicle can easily launch an attack from behind the hillside due to its tall body. The smoke and fire when the artillery fires are blocked by the hillside. The Cuban tank located in the lowland cannot be seen at all due to perspective problems. As for Don't even think about the sound. The roar of the tank engines combined with the shelling was loud enough to make normal people deaf. The Cuban armored forces could only place their hopes on the mountain pass at this moment, but because many tanks were hit, the entire formation was difficult to maintain. , the armored forces gradually turned from columns into a mass, which only exacerbated the confusion. Read the book
As a tank soldier, Yandel somewhat sympathized with his opponent, because if the two sides exchanged positions, they would not be better off, and it might be worse, because the mobility of the Centurion tank was worse, and those things If you want to drive out of the mountain pass, I'm afraid the losses will be even more severe!
"Retreat, you won't be able to survive!"
Looking at the advancing Cuban tanks in the telescope, Yandel shook his head helplessly.
His team was actually just an appetizer, and the real feast had just begun.
"The Overlord is calling, we are approaching the valley!"
Just when Yandel's team was about to finish all the heat ammunition, Shepard's real killer move, the UH1 Huey helicopter mounted with four rounds of Dow anti-tank missiles, finally arrived on the battlefield.
No smoke instructions were needed. After Shepard simply reported the situation on the ground, the helicopter approaching from behind saw the Cuban tanks in the valley. Dozens of tanks were huddled together, and there was constant fire and smoke between them. Appearing, such chaos was a buffet for the shooters on the helicopter.
After the pilot controlled the helicopter's stable attitude, the shooter immediately began to activate the missile engine. Then there was a flash of fire on the side of the helicopter, and the anti-tank missile guided by radio commands flew out under the guidance of the shooter, racing towards its target.
Ten seconds later, a gorgeous flame exploded in the tank formation, extremely dazzling in the dark valley.
Compared with heat ammunition, anti-tank missiles are simply powerful. The Cuban tank hit by the missile exploded directly. The jet penetrated the fragile rear armor of the tank turret from high down, just like A sharp sword from top to bottom penetrated the entire car body.
The flaming ammunition and fuel tanks immediately burst out with powerful force, blowing away the charred turret.
"What was that? Shelling?"
"I don't know, but the attack seems to be coming from behind us!"
"What?"
The shock of the Cuban commanders had not disappeared. Another tank fired and exploded. This time its power compartment was penetrated. The tank suddenly stopped spitting out black smoke like a torch, and then flames burst out little by little, and this time The members of the tank immediately jumped out in embarrassment with flames on their bodies.
"What on earth is it, a missile?"
"It's a missile, that's definitely not a tank gun! It could be an enemy helicopter!"
"Where are our air defense personnel?"
"They are still 20 kilometers north of the valley!"
"Damn it, Third Platoon, can you see what's attacking you?"
"It's a missile, it's heading towards me..."
The miserable cry of a tank commander suddenly stopped, and then there was an explosion.
Immediately afterwards, there was an angry shout from a tank commander.
"Helicopters, I saw helicopters, they're right there
Behind us! "
Then, there was the roar of anti-aircraft machine guns, and tracer bullets were fired into the distance, allowing the Cuban commanders to see the helicopters that were firing at low altitude.
Subsequently, all the anti-aircraft machine guns that were still moving fired rows of barrages into the distance under the control of the commander. Although the rain of bullets was powerful, the hit rate was extremely terrible, just like fireworks.
Those helicopters didn't even have the intention to dodge. The pilots controlled the helicopters to maintain altitude, and then continued to launch missiles mercilessly.
Although the three helicopters only carried twelve TOW missiles, they were already devastating to the Cuban armored forces. Without any countermeasures, they could only release smoke in vain to delay time, waiting for the support of the air force.
But then the news from the Air Force made everyone feel cold.
When the Cuban Volunteer Air Force took off, South Africa also took off fighter jets and came towards them. The Cuban pilots had no choice but to give up their plans to support the army and make an emergency retreat because they did not carry air-to-air missiles for air combat.
The helicopters were still firing unhurriedly, and the TOW missiles had destroyed five tanks. Listening to the detonating explosions, the Cuban armored soldiers couldn't stand it even if they were calm at ordinary times, and they were also attacked by Yamaguchi. A fierce attack with a large number of recoilless rifles is enough to make the commander's scalp numb.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Seeing that he was blocked in the valley and beaten violently, and might be wiped out in the next second, the Cuban commander could only order a retreat, and then the remaining twenty or so tanks immediately took the wounded and began to release smoke and turn around.
But the helicopter team lost its target at this moment and could only try to fight randomly. In the end, after only destroying two tanks, all the ammunition was consumed.
"Well done!"
After firing the missile, the helicopter landed slowly. Hannibal, wearing goggles, jumped out of the hatch and high-fived Shepard.
"This will at least buy UNITA a few weeks!"
"Yeah, it's just a few weeks. This is the only thing we can do. I hope Savin has enough money to pay us than that old guy!"
"It's still early. The armored forces suffered heavy losses, but that doesn't mean the infantry suffered heavy losses. If you want to get paid, you have to wait until the battle is over!"
"Yeah?"
Shepard curled his lips disdainfully, then pointed at the still smoking tanks and said.
"For me, after defeating these tanks, the battle has been won!"
