Delta Force is the pinnacle of the U.S. Army, the ceiling of the Army's combat effectiveness, and one of the three aces with the strongest combat effectiveness of the U.S. Army.
The whole process of landing in the target building fully demonstrates what a trump card is.
It can be summed up in 8 words.
As fast as the wind, as powerful as lightning.
Long Zhan sat in the Super 68 helicopter and witnessed the entire landing from top to bottom. This was his first close-up view of the Delta operation since he joined the US military and became a special forces soldier.
Taking advantage of the small size of the Bird Helicopter, the roof of the building is a large platform.
The first two Little Birds completed the clearance mission and dropped the Delta State Commandos. They did not use rappelling, but the most direct landing.
One left and one right quickly landed on the roof. The team members unbuckled their seat belts and stepped on the ground.
Since the fuselage of the Bird helicopter is very low, from the perspective of Dragon War, the high-speed rotating helicopter rotors are almost touching the heads of the Delta team members.
It gave Long Zhan the illusion that his head would be chopped off if he jumped.
As for the Delta Commando assault plan, it can be seen that Dragon War uses an upper and lower flanking attack and double-sided encirclement method, so the landing locations of the helicopters are different.
The first two landed on the roof, and the remaining two "Little Birds" quickly landed in the open space outside the entrance of a narrow alley south of the target building.
There was a lot of dust on the ground, thick dust kicked up by the helicopter landing.
Flying all over the sky, covering the sky and the sun.
In less than 5 seconds, the raised dust completely covered the entrance of the alley. The dust made it impossible for Long Zhan to see clearly what was going on below.
This also caused the other helicopter to lose sight of the ground and was unable to land.
He had to fly right and turn west, making a large circle along the target building, and finally landed directly at the gate directly in front of the target building.
Although this coordination error does not have a big impact, theoretically it should not happen.
Long Zhan's brows furrowed.
Danger often originates from a trivial matter. If there is a mistake in coordination at the beginning, it can be said to be an ominous sign.
But it's just Long Zhan's judgment as a bystander, and the delta on the ground can't be taken into account.
The Delta commandos who landed successfully, like Long Zhan and others, were all veterans of CQB, went straight to the target building according to the action plan, and soon disappeared from Long Zhan's sight.
Long Zhan didn't have a clairvoyant eye that could see through the wall, so he didn't know how the Delta Commandos acted.
He could only hear various explosions and gunfire, as well as various faint screams of terror, as well as the command-style warning calls from the Delta team members.
All Delta Commandos entered the target building, and the second wave of this raid began to be dispatched.
The Rangers, divided into four other Black Hawks, need to rappel to the four corners of the block where the target building is located to build a peripheral defense line for the Delta Assault Force.
"Super 66" hovers in the southwest corner, closest to the location of Super 68 where Long Zhan is.
The two rappel ropes as thick as a baby's arms had been lowered, and the third Ranger team in the cabin began to slide down to the ground from both sides of the fuselage in pairs.
Those who slide down from the left go to the left, and those who slide down from the right go to the right.
Quickly establish an external firepower position.
The whole rappelling process sounds simple, but the actual operation is another matter entirely.
The Rangers are just an assault force, not an Army special forces force like the Green Berets. Only veterans with sufficient combat experience can join.
Like many grassroots ordinary troops, there are many new recruits and "veterans" who have never fought in actual combat.
It is inevitable to be nervous when participating in actual combat for the first time.
In addition, the dust and sand on the road were blown up by the propeller wind, flying upside down and into the open door.
Even though the rangers in the cabin wore windshields, the field of vision was not very good, and they couldn't even see where the ground was.
Under the influence of this double debuff, the third team's rappelling speed was not very fast.
You could even say slowly.
Long Zhan could clearly hear that their squad leader leaned out of the cabin anxiously and kept shouting various words to comfort the team members.
Being on the rope is the most dangerous, and it is only safe when you reach the ground.
At the same time, he also continued to follow the essentials of rappelling to prevent someone from falling without a firm grip.
The rappelling process of the Super 66 was not satisfactory, and the other three helicopters were similar.
The three-inch thick rope on the left hatch of the Super 64 was kicked off by a ranger to save trouble. As a result, the rope was blown by the wind and tied a knot in the middle, so it drew a circle and hung in the air.
It does not lead directly to the ground.
The squad leader was so angry that he almost shot him with a gun. He had to pull the rope up again, untie it and then throw it down.
This is a lot of trouble.
A lot of time was wasted.
The Super 65 was relatively normal. Only the rappel rope on the right side had some problems and was thrown on the roof of a car. The helicopter had to waste time to move forward again.
The jump from the roof of the car to the ground is only one meter, so usually no one would care at all.
But it's different now.
In order to carry as much ammunition as possible, each Ranger carried more than 60 pounds, making the distance from the roof to the ground difficult.
If one operation is not done well, it is very likely to sprain your feet or contusion your muscles and joints.
If you have difficulty moving in actual combat, you will lose your life.
The last remaining helicopter, the "Super 67", was the least lucky among the four teams.
The street corner he was responsible for was too narrow. If the helicopter was rappelling at a normal height, the rotor might hit the buildings on both sides.
To achieve this, the Super 67 had to climb to a height of approximately 70 feet above the ground.
That is equivalent to 21 meters above the ground.
This was higher than any previous descent by Team 4 on the helicopter.
But such a helicopter hovering in the air is simply a living target. For the safety of the helicopter, the fourth team must quickly descend to the ground.
Evansman, the captain of the fourth team, has only taken over the team less than two weeks ago.
The reason is that the previous platoon leader returned to China to visit relatives, and the platoon leader who took over suffered from epilepsy again and could no longer serve as a soldier and had to be sent back home.
It was Evansman's first time commanding troops in combat, and he was still a little green and immature in terms of experience.
Coupled with the sound of gunfire in the surrounding area, the Bird helicopter and other Black Hawk helicopters also began to prevent the Aidid militia from rushing over.
For the Rangers of the fourth team, the rappelling speed was even more unsatisfactory.
If the third team is as slow as a tortoise, then the fourth team is a snail.
After the other three teams had all landed, they began to organize a defense line and engage Aidid's militiamen. Four people from the fourth team were still left.
Long Zhan was more than 100 meters away and saw Super 6 still hovering there, and he was worried about them.
"Quick! Quick! Quick! Get down quickly."
"The enemy is coming. It's much safer on the ground than here."
"Blackburn, Crowley, it's your turn, get down quickly."
The noise from the helicopter was too great, and the Rangers did not have expensive noise-reducing headphones, so Evansman could only shout at the top of his lungs.
Although Evansman knew very well that rappelling from such a high altitude would take twice as long.
The time is longer, the friction is longer, and the temperature is higher.
It will definitely be painful on your hands.
The high temperature generated by the continuous friction will definitely penetrate the tactical leather gloves, causing burning pain in the palms, and even melting the leather gloves.
In order to complete the combat mission, Evansman must also hurry up and urge the remaining people to rappel.
Blackburn is a new recruit, a "cutie" who just came out of high school.
The first time he participated in an actual battle, he encountered an accident. He had to slide down from a height of 70 feet. Looking at the ground where the dust spread and could not be seen, he instinctively felt terrified.
But due to Anwensman's constant urging, he could only bravely take a deep breath and prepare to rappel.
Just when he stretched out his hand and touched the rappel rope.
"Be careful with RPG~"
The co-pilot of Super 67 suddenly warned. The pilot looked to the right, and a chill suddenly ran down his spine and rushed to his Tianling Cap.
It turned out that an armed militiaman carrying a rocket launcher appeared in the window less than 10 meters away on the right.
The pilot had almost instinctive muscle memory and jerked the control stick to make an emergency evasive maneuver when the rocket launcher came flying in with flames.
Or it could be Goddess of Luck's favor, if it's just the pilot's experience.
The rocket launcher passed between the long door on the face of the cabin and flew into the distance.
Evansman saw an RPG flying past him and felt the scorching heat carried by the tail flame. He was completely frightened.
"Magnetic magnetic magnetic magnetic magnetic..."
The ranger on the right reacted very quickly, using the mini Gatling to shoot straight at the window.
The armed militiamen who had just fired the RPG had no time to react and were directly sprayed with blood and flesh by dozens of bullets sprayed in an instant.
"Come on, come on, we need to leave as soon as possible."
The pilot who narrowly escaped the crisis turned around and shouted to the cabin, his voice trembling.
He was obviously frightened by the scene just now!
Evansman was already a sergeant, but this was his first time participating in actual combat. He had never killed anyone before, so he was already a little panicked.
Fortunately, after being a soldier for so many years, the pilot reacted to this.
But after reacting, he realized something was wrong.
