Chapter 738 Nighthawk Raid
The first airplane landing operation in human history kicked off on time. Afghanistan, known as the Asian crossing, entered dawn early under the illumination of 26 strong lights.
The soldiers of the airborne commando lined up into the narrow and crowded cabin of the "bird". While waiting quietly for takeoff, they also carefully checked the weapons in their hands. Helmets, nylon bulletproof tactical vests, backpack-type infantry tactical radio stations, h32 semi-automatic rifles, hc34 submachine guns (that can be imagined as mp40), c30 grenade guns, hj32 cloth puller general machine guns (mg3 general machine guns), Minyuan pistols, signal guns, paratrooper knives, oval grenades, TNT explosives, "demolition workers" short blasting tubes with suction cups, shoulder carrying bags, kettles..... They hung all over their bodies.
Behind them, 22 "Dapeng" noses were opened to the left, the latest domestic 80mm recoil-free cannon (imitation PW78), 107mm 12-bar rocket launcher, heavy airborne ammunition package, and 6 Hanjiang jeeps (Dodge T214 series jeeps) all need to be carried by them. Air Force technicians also took advantage of the last opportunity to carefully and carefully check every possible place where there was a problem. Half an hour later, the nose was slowly closed, and the ground crew began to hang the baby's arms-thick leash between the traction machine and the glider.
As the signal lights at the end of the runway turned from red to green, a wireless contact opportunity modified from the four-way eight "stratosphere" transport aircraft (1,600 horsepower amplification and enhanced version of Boeing 307) was the first to take off, and six "Snake" fighters carrying sub-fuel tanks followed closely. Due to poor radio contact in the mountains, they were needed to coordinate communication. Wait for their wing anti-collision lights to disappear behind the deep night sky. The first "bird" towed by the fighter swayed into the night sky. Because there was no power, the battery-powered anti-collision fog light was the only reference that could be distinguished.
Special operations are typically good-looking and painful tactics. Good-looking because of the wonderful and wonderful ideas, and uncomfortable because before each special operations, the participating troops need to spend a lot of time in simulation training. The hardships and dangers are unimaginable to ordinary people, and the dangers in the mission are dozens of times more dangerous than ordinary combat. In this operation, the first thing to deal with is dangerous mountain winds, so whether it is a fighter that pulls birds or a bomber that pulls Dapeng, you cannot immediately release the rope after taking off. You need to pull it close to the northern defense line before turning around.
Ten minutes after the "bird" left, the first "Dapeng" also left the ground under the traction of the bomber. Then soldiers from the Asian Brigade and the Northern Afghan Army also boarded the Yun-3 (such as the Ju52) and Yun-6 (KC2 military versions resembled the famous DC3). Even the Yun-9 "Air Train" transport aircraft (1,600 horsepower enhanced version DC4 Air Overlord) that arrived during the day were filled. When they could take off, they needed to wait for the relay to send back the radio signal.
The night is dark, and Afghanistan is dark and dark before dawn.
The loss of two Iran 16 fighter jets during the day spread among the Soviet army in Kabul. The loyal garrison commander also sent a telegram to ask whether to continue sending planes to search, but unexpectedly he was scolded by the above, and even said that he was dereliction of duty, which scared him so much that he did not dare to mention the investigation. Like before, Kolf's death was slowly forgotten. After the soldiers were in a meeting and busy day, they were exhausted and snoring. Even the sentries were waiting for a few hours and leaning against the tower.
The only thing that cannot doze off is the commando team led by Dong Hao.
On a quiet night, the noise from the piston engine would be very far away. So the traction machine immediately unbuttoned the cable after approaching the northern route. Fortunately, it was a good wind tonight, and more than 100 kilometers was not difficult for specially developed gliders. But when crossing the Hindu Kush Mountain, a "bird" was still a spoiled and disappeared into the chaos. "Damn it!" A missing light made Dong Hao curse secretly, but he had no choice but to do anything about this. Fortunately, the plane successfully landed successfully, except for a pilot who died, the rest arrived in Kabul in the afternoon.
After forty minutes, the glider pilot who stayed at an altitude of 2,500 meters finally discovered the signal from Kabul. This is an array of red flashes placed on the roof by the Military Intelligence Agency intelligence officers. The flashes are cleverly placed, and the surroundings are sealed with thick baffles, and only light sources can be seen from high altitudes. Moreover, the lights are turned on two hours after the commando set off. After the signal forming a special shape appears, it also means that the glider will land within a few minutes.
Takeoff and landing are always the most dangerous. During training, there were accidents that were blown over by strong winds after landing, causing plane destruction and death. Therefore, the commandos all clenched their fists, kept checking their seat belts and weapons, and waiting for the vibration of the wheels to hit the ground. Because it was a good wind, the commandos were nearly 20 minutes earlier than expected, which made visual landing very difficult. In order to land as soon as possible, the pilot took the initiative to descend to find the airport. After about five minutes of hovering, he finally determined his position and pressed the joystick violently.
The clever "bird" glider is like a silent nighthawk in the dark at this time. When the airport wire fence passed under the wings, the tail speed reduction parachute was opened, and the entire plane seemed to be pulled hard by someone. The centrifugal force made Dong Hao and the soldiers feel uncomfortable and want to vomit. "Dong." A muffled sound spread far away. The wheels and skateboard finally touched the ground. The pilot used all his strength to pull the brake lever. With the help of mechanical force, the tire was locked, and a serrated reducer fell on the edge of the skateboard at the same time. The iron teeth scratched the ground and left two deep marks.
With the help of the landing assistance system, the glider that Dong Hao was riding steadily parked 30 meters away from the air defense position in just 17 meters. The moment the plane stopped, the squad leader suddenly opened the hatch door, rushed out of the plane with a submachine gun, and then quickly threw out a flash bullet to provide a landing light source for the subsequent crew.
The sound of impact and flash bombs also alarmed the Soviet checkpoints, but before the Soviet sentry could wake up their eyes, the second and third birds had already landed smoothly.
"watchtower......."
The large cabin door design allows soldiers to enter and exit quickly. It took less than three minutes from landing to the soldiers jumping out of the cabin. It was also these three minutes. It became the turning point of victory or defeat. "The machine gun team, kill the guardhouse first!"
"Dormitory. Go to the dormitory! Don't let the enemy take a gun."
"Flash bullet..."
"Anti-air gun safety!"
"Machine gun, machine gun goes to the roof!"
Like ordinary soldiers, Dong Hao ran wildly while shouting. Under his command, the three birdie planes that landed first spewed out long flames on the backs. "Dongdong...Dongdongdong." The pilot pulled the bolt and operated the 12.7mm poisonous heavy machine gun installed on the back of the aircraft to aim at the guardhouse and the checkpoint and fired violently. The fire line composed of tracer bullets was denser than raindrops, and the characteristic semi-armor-piercing incendiary bombs smashed the first batch of targets in an instant. Then they pointed the muzzles at the Soviet fighters of Yi 16 and Yi 15 outside, firing and destroying them to the fullest.
The fragile wooden fuselage could not stop the strafing of the poisonous fangs. In less than a while, more than thirty planes all became fire balls. In the background of the fire net woven by tracer bombs, the commando team members ran desperately towards the intended attack target. At this moment, the seventh landing bird was unfortunate again, and due to operational errors, they actually crashed into the middle of two fired Yi 15 fighters.
Fortunately, the large hatch door design rescued the members of the plane again. Except for the two soldiers who were slightly burned, even the HJ32 universal machine gun on the plane was removed and carried out by the pilots on the net.
When the first gunshot was heard, the Soviet soldiers in their sleep were awakened, but at this time when it was supposed to be the most pleasant time for sleep, even if the quickest reaction was, it would take several minutes from getting up to picking up the weapon at the end. When the Soviet soldiers jumped out of bed and put on clothes in a hurry, all the remaining "birds" had landed, and one of them was parked directly in the airport dormitory building less than fifty meters.
The pilot later won a first-class combat medal. Because of his boldness, he bought time for the commando further. After 15 commandoes rushed off the plane, they rushed into the dormitory building in just thirty seconds. The commando with a huge increase in strength ran wildly, and the entire airport was buried in the fire point of the bullet. The first Soviet soldier who reacted rushed out of the dormitory building, and he was greeted by more than a dozen submachine guns and crazy strafing fires that were rushing towards him.
The corridor was narrow and could not pour in too many soldiers. The remaining commandos simply used grenades and grenade guns to smash them through the open window. The Soviet soldiers cried out in a loud explosion, and blood and flesh were splattering everywhere. In order to speed up, most of the commandos didn't speak from beginning to end, and they all looked like crazy bulls, relying on their powerful single-soldier firepower advantages to sweep wildly, without giving their opponents any chance to breathe.
The fire on the ground provided good landing conditions for the "Da Peng" that was rushing toward one after another. These big guys quickly approached the airport and quickly dived towards the uninhabited place.
"Protect the landing! Machine gun, shoot back! Blasting team..."
The assault squad attacking the dormitory building of the Soviet Flight Regiment encountered the first strong resistance. Two dp machine guns poked out from the window, one suppressed the approaching commando and the other fired violently at Dapeng who was about to land. Seeing this, the assault squad leader shouted urgently and the machine gun to suppress it. After the shouting was made, soldiers immediately rushed to the machine gunner, knelt on one knee, raised their bipods with both hands, and used their bodies as brackets to allow the machine gunner to obtain a better shooting angle. With his decisiveness, the unique sound of the hj32 machine gun immediately drowned all the enemies trying to resist, and the dense rain of bullets hit the windows of the dormitory building, sparks jumping around.
After suppressing the opponent's machine gun, four combat engineers rushed to the bottom of the building and fixed the two "demolition workers" short blasting barrels with cone-shaped appearances at the corner of the wall. This is a characteristic blasting device that uses cone-hole charge to deal with solid sturdy crams and fortifications, weighing four kilograms. There are four suction cups at the bottom of the cone, which can firmly be attached to the surface of the building. After the blasting barrel is installed, the blasting hand only needs to rotate the top fixing rod of the cone three times to trigger the fuse to explode after thirty seconds.
Two kilograms of strong TNT explosives are not something that ordinary buildings can withstand. Amid the two explosions that sounded almost at the same time, the dormitory building of the three-story Soviet Flying Corps, which was built into a civil structure, collapsed halfway.
There is no more suspense!
When the first big roc guided by the fire fell smoothly, a death trap that took months to train, weaving and construct opened its doors to the Soviet army. In the interweaving of blood and fire, under the crossing of the double firepower of submachine guns and machine guns, the Soviet soldiers who had just picked up their weapons could only let out shrill and desperate howls. All the officers and soldiers were stunned by the sudden appearance of the enemy. The officers could not find the soldiers, and the soldiers could not find the officers, and they could only keep shouting, but this sound would cause a more violent rain of bullets.
A disaster, a premeditated massacre!
For thirty minutes, thousands of Soviet infantry and aviation regiments stationed at the airport did not organize a decent resistance. Any emergence and counterattack were hopeless behaviors of death. There were only two choices, either being swept into sieve by the commando in a crazy manner, or just raising your hands and surrendering obediently.
As Dapeng gliders landed one after another, more and more airborne troops joined the clearance. The heavy machine guns placed on the planes sprayed firepower everywhere in the airport like bullets. Because the runway and the apron were in chaos, Dong Hao immediately asked someone to command the clearance on his behalf, and he asked the soldiers to find several trucks and forcibly push away the planes and obstacles blocking the road.
"Truck, go and drive all the trucks you can drive over! Tank? It's so good, go and drive over! What? I can't understand the word "Soviet"? Ma Xiucai, go and find Ma Xiucai and ask him to help you translate." "Contact the command plane and confirm! The airport has been initially controlled!"
A brilliant victory was right in front of him, but Dong Hao still didn't dare to take it lightly. He was sure that the gunshots and explosions had alarmed Amanula and the puppet troops, so he immediately asked someone to find more trucks. At this time, the Dapeng gliders who had landed all turned on the fronts one after another, and six jeeps towed with 12 rocket launchers slowly drove out of the cabin under the command of the soldiers. More airborne soldiers carried mortars, machine guns, recoilless cannons and ammunition boxes to climb up the Soviet trucks they found, forming a larger assault arrow and rushing towards the Kabul Palace five kilometers away.
Explosions and gunfire woke Kabul. When the Kabulans looked terrified and wanted to see what happened, the battle camp composed of more than 600 commandos had arrived at the periphery of the palace. When the chaotic Afghan puppet troops tried to form a line of defense to protect the palace, the commandos had already removed the rocket launcher and aimed at the palace and barracks that were close at hand.
"Open fire!"
In a roar, the 12-tube 107mm rocket launcher made a hideous roar. In just one minute, firepower was even stronger than a heavy artillery regiment! The steel rain of 72 rockets hit the palace and barracks. The shining fireballs, rising smoke pillars, and scattered steel balls and fragments beat the unprepared puppet army to the head and run away.
Amanula, who was about to escape again, was shocked by this scene. He just wanted to figure out one thing now, where did these terrible enemies emerge?!
The woman and the servant behind him were trembling all over, holding the soft and soft, not even paying attention to the shiny gold falling to the ground. Just as the six rocket launchers kept pouring shells to cover the commando to attack the palace, the Fazabad Airport, which was reported by the contact plane, suddenly boiled. Fighters, bombers, and transport planes formed a flowing metal cloud, rushing towards Kabul.
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Chapter completed!