It only takes three minutes by helicopter from the base to the location of the target building.
The rapid response team was responsible for a special task. Long Zhan, who was wearing sound-picking and noise-canceling headphones, could clearly hear most of the call frequencies.
Including the overall command channel of this operation.
This channel connects the ground convoy led by McKnight, Matthews and Harrell in the "C2" command helicopter above, General Garrison and other senior officers sitting in the joint operations center.
There are also internal communication channels within the Rangers, Delta C Squadron, internal communication channels between pilots, etc.
Private teams, including Long Zhan, can freely and actively switch in when needed during subsequent actions.
overall.
The emergency response team had relatively high operational authority during Operation Irene, which could basically be said to be that one person was more powerful than ten thousand people.
This facilitates the emergency response team's emergency handling, and also facilitates the "big things" Long Zhan wants to do.
In order to ensure normal communication during the mission, the high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft will interfere with all other broadcast frequencies in the city throughout the mission.
This kind of interference will also affect his own communications. From time to time, there will be rustling noise in Long Zhan's headphones.
certainly.
This does not affect.
Long Zhan switched the radio to the general command channel and could clearly hear many overlapping voices. It was obvious that each unit was making final preparations for the raid.
What Long Zhan heard overlapped because he had high radio authority and did not block other channels.
In fact, these people communicating on the radio are communicating within sub-channels, and even if they want to hear overlapping sounds, they cannot.
A huge flight formation of 12 helicopters approached the sky over the city of Mogadishu from the north at low altitude.
The four smaller and more flexible "Little Birds" were tasked with clearing threats in the landing area, and the Delta team members also needed to take action first.
Therefore, be the first to break away from the helicopter formation and approach the target building first.
The eight Black Hawk helicopters still form a formation, and the landing time is slower than that of the Delta Force, as long as they keep flying forward at a constant speed.
At this point in the operation, there is still the possibility of canceling the mission.
No one dares to be careless.
Taking advantage of the height advantage of the helicopter, Long Zhan could clearly see that not only was Hawadi Street in the distance, Aidid's home base, burning a large amount of black smoke.
Even other large areas in the outer city began to burn with thick smoke.
Brian stuck his head out of the cabin and looked down, and saw that the thick smoke was coming from the street below. After being piled up in the middle of the road and doused with gasoline, it turned into a burning wall of fire, burning dilapidated vehicles and rubber tires.
He asked in astonishment: "Are these people blocking the road? Or are they creating smoke to block the drone's view?"
Using smoke to block drone surveillance is a common method used by armed terrorist organizations with backward technology to deal with unequal wars.
"According to what I learned from chatting with the Rangers, in the past, Somalis used fire to provide early warning and summon militiamen. They also blocked roads and designed ambush circles. Blocking drone surveillance should be the second priority." Long Zhan explained.
"What the hell, does it mean...we are flying into an ambush?" Sonny said angrily.
"Roughly the same."
Long Zhan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "What? Is our Sonny scared again?"
"Okay, let's add a new fear, the name is burning rubber tires, haha." Clay grabbed Sonny's sore leg and said.
"Newcomer, it's a good thing you're sitting in a helicopter. If you were riding in a ground convoy, you would be scared to wet your pants." Sonny retorted.
Sonny and Clay seem to be destined to be inseparable, and they will find opportunities to harm each other no matter what.
Fortunately, they had gone through so many life-and-death battles together today, and the two of them were just talking about it, but they actually agreed with each other.
Long Zhan and others chatted relaxedly and calmly, but pilot Pierbus frowned.
Asked the reconnaissance plane pilot via radio: "No. 41, have the tires below been burned for a long time, or were they just ignited? Over."
"As soon as you took off from the base, people in the city started burning in the streets."
The reconnaissance pilot's reply was quick, but the information revealed was disturbing.
As soon as the helicopter formation took off from the base, corresponding defensive responses could be made quickly.
This proves that Aidid's militia has long been fully prepared to resist the arrests of the US military. The US military has lost the conditions for taking the lead.
Special operations are an unequal battle that catches the enemy by surprise.
Surprise, speed and bravery are the three basic principles of anti-terrorism special warfare. The first one is gone. How can this not make people feel uneasy?
"Two minutes left."
Pilot Pierbus turned around and reminded Long Zhan and the other four people who were chatting in the cabin.
Realizing that the war was about to begin, Long Zhan and the other four stopped joking and looked through the hatch to the four Pioneer helicopters in the distance.
The four "Little Birds" had already flown into the landing position, but they did not land immediately.
The target is a three-story flat-roofed stone building. It has been under construction for a while, and the white plaster on the exterior walls has peeled off a lot.
Yet despite this.
This building, which covers an area of more than 2,000 square meters and has a zigzag-shaped overall structure, is still one of the few intact modern large buildings in the city.
Compared with the tin-roofed huts around him, it was like a palace standing in a slum.
And around this building, there were criss-crossing roads like a maze, and no one could be seen on the originally bustling dirt roads.
The weapons stalls that were originally sold on the street now only have wooden shelves left.
All weapons are empty.
Just because you can't see anyone doesn't mean there's no danger.
Longzhan can 100% confirm that there are definitely tens of thousands of militants lurking in the surrounding buildings.
Whenever Delta Force hits the ground, they swarm out like locusts.
Use wolf tactics to kill the "dragon" that lands on the ground.
The four Little Bird helicopters were worried that they would be attacked by rockets when they were unable to maneuver, so they took action before landing.
Eliminate existing threats first.
Two of them began to circle outside. The Delta soldiers sitting on the external seats outside the window all aimed their guns at the target building.
Windows, roof, central courtyard…
Every place is a target, and as long as an enemy appears, it will be fired and killed.
As long as the target has a weapon and poses a threat, it can take the initiative to shoot and kill, giving Delta Force the task of assault.
He only has the right to passively counterattack the defense. Even if he sees a gun in the opponent's hand, he must wait for the enemy to fire before he can counterattack the ranger who fired.
Even if they have the ability to conduct assault operations, they are not suitable for this kind of Hvt mission.
Because there is no privilege!
The other two are smaller in size and more flexible and maneuverable.
Suddenly it climbed dozens of meters, and then made a beautiful and handsome U-turn on the spot.
Diagonally downward from high altitude, dive towards the target building.
Diving at this angle, the rockets and machine guns attached to the fuselage can be aimed at the roof below, and as long as any target appears, it can carry out a devastating strike.
