Quetta Airport in Pakistan's Balochistan Province is currently the military airport closest to Afghanistan by the Pakistani military. In the past, Pakistan mainly faced military pressure from India on the east side. Therefore, the focus of the Pakistani military's defense was also on the two countries. border.
But now, with Afghanistan falling into the hands of the Soviet Union, Pakistan is facing attacks from both sides and has to choose to call back some of its elite troops.
The 9th Squadron of the Air Force, equipped with F16A fighter jets, has also been transferred to Balochistan. This is currently the only all-F16A squadron in Pakistan. Originally, Pakistan had three F16 squadrons, but the third squadron has not yet received all the fighters. Therefore, it is currently unable to be put into combat.
These F16s are regarded as Pakistan's trump card and are a considerable deterrent to India. The Soviet Union also regards them as a considerable threat.
It’s just that although the aircraft are good, they are too few in number. Pakistan only has three squadrons of 40 aircraft. Once a massacre breaks out, there is a question of how long these aircraft can last in the face of high-intensity consumption, not to mention that Pakistan does not have the ability to produce them by itself. , it is difficult to replenish parts.
However, no conflict has broken out now, so these aircraft can maintain their deterrence.
Now, the 9th Squadron is preparing to dispatch, and the target is the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. They want to set off from Balochistan, fly along the border to Kashmir and then turn back to Balochistan. This tactical cruise seems meaningless, but In fact, it can greatly attract the attention of the Afghan Soviet army.
After all, the current situation is delicate and there are many problems between Pakistan and Afghanistan. No one can guarantee what will happen in the next second. Therefore, after the fighters of the 9th Squadron take off, the Soviet Union will also let more radars and more aircraft pay attention to them. .
After the Soviets' attention is diverted by the 9th Squadron, the two Little Bird helicopters belonging to the Shadow Company will set off from Baluchi and go straight into the canyon.
This can be regarded as an attack in the east, but the goal is not to annihilate the enemy, but to throw the Fulton recovery system to the surrounded friendly forces.
If conditions permit, two Little Bird helicopters can land and evacuate a few people, but considering the current state of the border area, this is unlikely.
Because of the complex terrain of the canyon, the pilots of the Little Bird Helicopter must wear night vision goggles if they want to operate at night, which can easily lead to accidents. Therefore, they can only operate in good light conditions during the day, 43 kilometers deep into the border. Then return quickly. Once this distance is discovered by the Soviets, the MiG fighter jets patrolling the airspace will not let these fat guys go. Even when encountering helicopters equipped with P60 air-to-air bombs, the Little Bird helicopter will only Able to be slaughtered by others without the ability to fight back.
Therefore, the shorter your stay in Afghanistan, the safer it will be!
"Attacker, this is hq, those Pakistanis are setting off! In about twenty minutes, their radar area at the border will go blank!"
"The attacker received it!"
Sandman looked at the equipment that was pulled up by the hoisting wire at the airport. This time he did not start to think about it. Instead, he solemnly handed the suicide note to the airport ground staff. They would pass it on to Shepard. If Sandman returns safely, , then the suicide note will be returned by Shepard. If Sandman is hit into a fireball by a P60 missile or something else, then the suicide note and pension will be handed over to his family.
PC life is like this, with more things, less money, and higher risks, and there is no insurance, but fortunately the boss is kind and righteous. Therefore, these pilots do not have to be like the Japanese kamikaze squads, who sneak up to the sky and then sneak back. The kamikaze man ran nine times without dying, and his angry boss wanted to kill him.
Subsequently, Sandmann and his wingman took off with parachute devices mounted on them. They headed northwest and stayed for a while after arriving at the border.
It was not until the command center at the rear confirmed that the Soviet radar alert had changed direction due to the movement of the F16 fleet that the two birds rushed forward along the deserted river valley.
"Attacker No. 2, lower altitude!"
While Sandman was controlling the helicopter to fly at an altitude of 100 meters, he loudly reminded the wingman following him on the left rear, who seemed to feel that the airspace was
It was safe. I couldn't help but want to climb up, but then I was scolded severely.
Even at this altitude, Sandmann still felt unsafe. While controlling the helicopter flight, he looked back again to confirm whether the airspace was safe.
"Attackers, you can't see any planes there at the moment. It should be safe!"
"What is should?"
"There are too many mountains and we are not sure!"
"Understood!"
Sandman ended the communication and said angrily to the co-pilot.
"These guys asked us to work, but they didn't even know the specific situation!"
"It wasn't like that that time?"
The co-pilot was very open-minded, since his life was already in Sandman's hands.
"I continue to descend and keep it at fifty meters!"
At this moment, the bird had flown across the desert and entered a continuous valley. Sandman could see the traces of the exchange of fire, and even the discarded corpses of the guerrillas. After several days, these corpses had been exposed to the sun, and even Coking occurs.
"Be careful, the Soviets have equipped the Shilka River and have even moved into the canyon!"
"Don't worry, those guys won't be able to hit us in time!"
After the Bird Helicopter entered the valley, it immediately called the friendly forces in the valley on the channel.
The latter had been looking forward to it for a long time, especially the few agents who had not fought much. They wanted to get into the radio at this moment.
After confirming the general direction and location, the guerrillas immediately launched a signal flare into the sky.
The green signal flare then curled up, and when he saw the approximate location, the Bird Helicopter immediately flew over.
However, they were not the only ones who saw the signal flares! ..
Just as the Bird helicopter was flying along the valley towards the target, the second wingman suddenly shouted.
"Soviet helicopter, just to our right!"
Sandmann turned his head and saw an Mi-8 helicopter passing through the gap in the mountain on the right.
Good news, this is a Mi-8, bad news, it is an armed model, not only equipped with machine guns, but also equipped with P60 missiles and rockets!
"Damn, did that guy see us?"
"should not!"
As soon as the co-pilot finished speaking, they saw that the Mi-8 helicopter seemed to be aware of it, climbed straight up, flew over the ridge, and appeared in front of them.
"You crow's mouth!"
Sandman looked at the turning Soviet helicopter, and immediately yelled and cursed and controlled the bird to turn to the left, preparing to change its route.
