After the Libyan army retreated in the Fada area, they put on a defensive posture at the border. Unlike the front, the Libyans had complete defenses at the border and sufficient supplies. Even the SAM anti-aircraft missiles They all have it, and the Chadian army, which lacks the ability to attack fortresses, is simply unable to advance the front.
The Chadian commander launched two pickup truck charges unbelievingly, and then experienced the pain of the Libyan attack.
At first, the Chadians thought that the Libyans would run away like before, so dozens of pickup trucks launched a charge in a swaggering manner. Then, they realized that the Libyans' fighting power was not as unbearable as before.
The Libyan army deployed a lot of direct-aiming self-propelled artillery on the defense line. These T12 100mm artillery purchased from the Soviet Union were specifically used to counter armor. However, with the continuous development of tank armor materials, these towed anti-tank guns It has withdrawn from the mainstream, but the opponents around Libya do not have advanced tanks, so these artillery are still quite good.
These anti-tank artillery used 100mm armor-piercing shells directly behind the defense line to tell the Chadians how fragile their so-called shield was.
With just one bullet, the pickup truck would be torn apart by the violent penetration, and the Chadian soldiers sitting behind the pickup truck would be directly smashed into a puddle of flesh by the energy.
This time, it was Chad who was being opened.
On the way to the charge, the pickup trucks were torched one by one by anti-tank guns, and then the Libyans came again and covered them with artillery fire. The Chadians fled back in embarrassment, leaving behind the wreckage of dozens of pickup trucks and the bodies of hundreds of people.
But in general, this Libyan raid ended temporarily with the failure of the Libyans.
The Libyans damaged nearly a hundred tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles in developed areas, and suffered more than 2,000 casualties. The actual casualties of the Chadians were only one-third of Libya's, and the loss of technical weapons was almost zero. Shadow Company suffered no losses other than three minor injuries.
From a tactical level, the Libyans have failed. They have lost the stealth and first-mover advantage of the surprise attack. If they want to launch an attack again, they have to face the prepared Chadian army.
But from a strategic point of view, it has no impact. The main force of the Libyans has completed mobilization. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be a matter of time before a hundred thousand mechanized troops storm into Chad.
But if nothing unexpected happens, there will be accidents. The one hurdle that African countries will never overcome in this life is the country on the other side of the Mediterranean. The French, who are determined to be Africa's black uncles for the rest of their lives, claim to be the guardians of African order and the controllers of wealth. , peacemakers, so any disturbance within the French sphere of influence in North Africa, Central Africa, and West Africa will cause their intervention.
This conflict is naturally no exception.
To be precise, on the first day of the war, His Excellency General Idriss made a distress call to the French Prime Minister's Office. On the phone, Idriss talked about the friendship between France and Chad, and even mentioned the uranium mines in the Ozu area. Come out and negotiate terms.
The French may hesitate in other matters, but when it comes to uranium mines, they certainly will not hesitate. The nuclear energy projects that France is vigorously developing require a large amount of uranium mines. For this reason, the French almost control the ownership of uranium mines in most of the former colonies in Africa. Therefore, when Idris mentioned this, the French Prime Minister did not feel sleepy.
Although Idris is an officer, his political sense is very sensitive. He knows what the French and Americans want in this land. Therefore, after the war broke out, the Chadian army has been getting both sides. of assistance.
Although the items provided with assistance are limited in quantity and the models are old, at least they are free and have no extra strings attached.
In fact, this is also some of the advantages of small countries during the Cold War. When two tit-for-tat big countries win over small countries into their own camp, they often do not bring many additional conditions as in later generations, because their opponents often offer more favorable prices than themselves. , therefore, some small countries with more important positions tended to have a very prosperous life during this period.
Of course, if you want to repel Libya, it is far from possible to rely solely on anti-tank missiles, wheeled armored vehicles, or ragged rifles aided by the United States and France.
No matter what future generations say about Gaddafi, at this moment he himself has built a modern and powerful army in Libya that can be said to be the first in Africa.
Hundreds of thousands of regular ground combat troops, thousands of tanks, nearly 1,400 fighter jets, and a small but sophisticated Libyan naval fleet are able to build all of this. Of course, Libya’s rich oil resources contribute to it, but it is also indispensable. Gaddafi's contribution.
It is impossible for Chad to defeat such an army on its own, now or later. Even in front of the fully mobilized Libyan army, defense is impossible!
A punch punched by a fully loaded main armored force of the regular army would be unbearable for an opponent of the same level!
Therefore, if the Chadians want to win this war, they can only rely on the intervention of foreign forces.
And the French are indeed intervening!
France previously had about 3,000 troops stationed in Chad. They were equipped with AX30 tanks and VAB armored vehicles, as well as Hornet helicopters and other equipment. However, these forces were actually somewhat inadequate against the Libyan Army. In fact, France used The main forces involved in the conflict were actually the air force and navy.
Of course, the big show of the Air Force and Navy does not mean that those ground rapid reaction forces have to bury their heads at home and eat.
In fact, on the second day of the ceasefire in Fada, a battalion of French mechanized quick-reaction infantry arrived at the front line.
When the French commander Major Duvalier walked into the Chadian army headquarters, the Chadian commander, Colonel Anagan, knelt down in front of Major Duvalier like in a costume drama and shouted: A shout of "Master Qingtian!"
"You are finally here, Major!"
Colonel Anagan rushed forward with tears in his eyes and gave him a bear hug. He didn't care about the Frenchman's look of eating shit. Furthermore, the colonel didn't forget to secretly scratch his own nose on the Frenchman's epaulettes.
"We have been looking forward to French allies for too long. Only you can protect our safety!"
The colonel hugged France for more than ten seconds before letting go. Then, he started to burst into tears. No, no, he started to vent his sorrow and anxiety to the King of France. ..
"Now the Libyans have hundreds of tanks there, but we are all relying on you!"
