The supplies of the Soviet army in Afghanistan have always been transported by aircraft, but some smaller military bases can only rely on convoys for short-distance transportation. In the past, these transport convoys were just ordinary convoys composed of wheeled armored vehicles and transport trucks.
However, as large-scale rocket launchers and other weapons flowed into Afghanistan, the mode of these transport convoys also changed again and again. Finally, it became a huge scale of tanks leading the way, accompanied by tracked armored vehicles, and helicopter escorts. But even so, the transport routes were still unsettled.
The Afghans will do anything to cause trouble for the Soviets, destroying roads, laying mines, and recently they have invented a new method of harassment.
They would use 107 rocket launchers to cover the Soviet transport convoy with firepower, and then run away. This tactic caused great trouble to the Soviet transport convoy. Rockets were not very effective in damaging tanks, but they were not very effective in damaging infantry fighting vehicles. But it was fatal for trucks, especially those fragile trucks. Even if the Soviets added steel plates to the vehicles, it would not help. .
Therefore, the Soviet Union could only use a large number of armed helicopters, but this also caused the combat losses of helicopters to remain high, and military expenditures were getting higher day by day.
But the battle he fought had to be fought with tears in his eyes, and the Soviet Army in Afghanistan could only continue to carry on like this until they couldn't stand it any longer!
"I really can't bear it these days!"
"Shut up, Konevaschev, if you complain again, I'll tell the captain!"
"So what if I tell the captain, can he still put me in confinement? Alexander Petrovitch, you know, the captain can't bear it anymore. I was in his tent that day and saw the letter he wrote to Moscow! "
As if he had found some secret, Sergeant Konevashiv of the 104th Regiment of the 201st Infantry Division sat up from the bed, and then smiled and whispered to the corporal who was close at hand.
"That guy wrote to his uncle who is a senior official in the Moscow Military District, hoping to transfer him out of Afghanistan!"
"guessed!"
Corporal Petrovich curled his lips. The captain they were talking about was the new company commander after they came to Afghanistan. A guy who came from Moscow and wanted to get gold plating. The previous company commander was killed by an Afghan sniper while commanding the battle. The gun blew out the head, and that's where the guy was.
However, the corporal cannot say that he dislikes this new company commander, because this guy seems to be a very measured guy. He will respect the instructor's command opinions, and will also share with the soldiers the good things that Moscow sent him. Wine and chocolate, and even writing letters for soldiers. Vasily’s girlfriend in the second platoon originally planned to break up, but the captain forcefully coaxed her back.
Therefore, the corporal was not surprised that the captain wanted to leave Afghanistan. He was just sighing that the captain could persist in thinking so for one year and nine months. You know, when he first came here, the soldiers in the company made a bet But three months!
"Then he should be going back soon, right?"
"I don't know. Maybe next week, when the plane comes, I can pack my backpack and go back. Damn it, I really miss Varsha. Before I left, she still held me in the barn..."
Before the superior soldier had finished speaking, the whistle for emergency assembly sounded.
The two of them rushed out of the tent without having time to put on their coats, and quickly ran towards the queue.
The regiment headquarters gave the company a new task. They were to deliver ammunition and fuel supplies to a friendly camp 140 kilometers away, because they had been harassed by guerrillas for several weeks. Although there were no casualties, the ammunition But it’s almost consumed.
This task should not have been their turn, but who asked the captain to write a letter to his uncle? The Moscow general naturally took great care of his nephew. He told the commander of the 201st Division that his nephew was useless and asked him to Good practice for the other party!
The old general who rolled out of the sea of blood in Stalingrad naturally cherishes his juniors very much, and is even ready to pave a smooth road for him, but the premise is that he must be an upright soldier and not be greedy for life and fear of death. deserter!
And the captain naturally knew the reason, and he was even scolded by the regiment leader.
But no matter what, the mission
You still have to take it, and you still have to do the work.
After preparing the company's BP tanks, the company immediately joined the tanks of the armored regiment and set foot on the familiar road that was no longer familiar.
After setting off, the captain prayed silently in his heart, hoping that the Afghan guerrillas would have a rest today, or have a dinner party, or even go to the market, as long as they did not attack the convoy. After all, he had been captured by the army commander, division commander, and regimental commander. If you are targeted, if something happens, this captain can become a captain!
It just backfired. Whatever we were afraid of came to us. After entering the mountainous area, the company first encountered an Afghan fellow driving his sheep. After a brief inspection, the soldiers drove away the fellow and his sheep, but it was also delayed a little. time, and just moments after they drove away the fellow villagers, rockets falling from the sky clattered around the tanks driving at the front.
"Allahhu Akbar!"
Before the smoke from the rocket explosion had dissipated, the characteristic war cry of the Afghan fellows echoed in the valley. There were countless fellow Afghans in the valley, and the number would definitely not be less than a hundred.
"Sokka!"
The captain angrily ordered to prepare for battle, and asked his men to quickly seize favorable terrain to prevent the convoy from being attacked from both front and rear.
At the same time, he also ordered infantry fighting vehicles and tanks to come forward to cover the truck's retreat, because once the ammunition and fuel loaded on the truck exploded, the consequences would be disastrous.
But what the captain didn't expect was that these guerrillas were obviously well prepared. Just when his people occupied the hillside on the right and deployed a defensive line to block the attack, another round of rockets landed on the top of the hill where there was no bunker at all. superior.
The captain watched helplessly as his platoon leader was blasted into the sky by a rocket.
"Damn it, call the air force. Where's the artillery? We need fire support!"
Soon, two Su-25 attack planes that were patrolling nearby arrived at the battlefield. They bombed the Afghans with rockets and incendiary bombs, making the Afghans howl like ghosts.
The captain originally thought that the Afghans would retreat in this way, but he did not expect that just as the Su-25 passed through the valley and lifted up, four anti-aircraft missiles suddenly took off and headed towards the Su-25 on the right, which was obviously the lead aircraft. 25 chased after him.
Sensing the incoming missile, the Su-25 continued to throw heat decoys and made tactical maneuvers in an attempt to evade, but was still hit twice in a row.
The entire rear part of the attack aircraft was blown apart, but fortunately the pilot successfully parachuted out, but the pilot's parachuting place was on the Afghan side.
