Chapter 30: The Confrontation Between the Doe and the Spectacled Snake (Part 1)

  "Eagle squadron, Eagle squadron, attention to search, you have arrived near Susangird." The voice of the tower came from the wireless.

  "Roger that, we'll break formation and start a low-level sweep." Harry replied into the earpiece.

  "Eagle squadron, this is 01. As planned, line up in a horizontal formation, descend to lower altitude, and prepare for search." Harry shouted into the radio with the other three helicopters.

  "Received on 2nd."

  "Received on 3rd."

  "Received on 4th."

  The pilot of the No. 04 helicopter, Shahid, was a young man who had just turned twenty. He graduated from flight school and was assigned directly to a front-line combat unit. In his free time, he liked thrilling things, so for this search and rescue mission that was almost a certainty, he was somewhat dismissive and answered in a drawling tone.

  Four helicopters, spaced five kilometers apart, flew forward in formation.

  Two pilots and two searchers behind them are searching on the five-kilometer-wide search surface, the helicopter is flying very low, and the ground is swept by the rotor of the helicopter with waves.

  The helicopter squadron didn't know, danger was getting closer and closer to them.

  Soldiers value speed, after experimentation, it was confirmed that aerial cement dispensing, although unable to increase the strength of marshy terrain to be as solid as a highway, can greatly alleviate the muddiness of the marshy terrain. When cement solidifies, it absorbs large amounts of water, making the ground dry enough for a chief-style tank to pass through.

  Abel, who was still in Avas, immediately clapped his hands: Then let's do it!

  Almost all CH-47 helicopters were put into the artificial road construction project, carrying bulk cement from a cement plant in Uvays to the front where the armored division was trapped, lowering altitude and aerially dropping.

  The weather was fine, with no wind. This historic action was carried out very successfully. In just half a day, a passage several dozen kilometers long was created.

  After waiting for two hours, the cement solidified and the armored division could move out.

  Prior reconnaissance has revealed that, up to now, the Iraqi Southern Military Region has not discovered its own actions. The armored division can defeat an Iraqi armored brigade blocking the front before sunset and break through Husaygan, Hamid within two days, directly attacking the enemy's rear and severely punishing the vicious invaders.

  By the time the other side transferred troops from the front line to stop themselves, more than a dozen divisions that had been prepared in advance would launch a counterattack on the Abadan front.

  This marsh has never been taken seriously by Iraq, this natural barrier for the Iraqis, and the armored troops of the 35th Brigade are fast asleep in their beds!

  Imagining that he could soon crush those vulnerable T-62s, Rajavi couldn't hold back his excitement. Seeing the cement had solidified, he hastily ordered the armored division to advance in combat formation.

  Fuel and ammunition are stored here, Rajavi predicts that after the end of the battle, he can come back to replenish.

  Although it was not valued by Iraqis, the helicopters conducting "construction" deliberately lowered their altitude to avoid being detected by Iraqi radar.

  Several Cobra helicopters were also patrolling in the air alongside the CH-47 to prevent any unexpected situations.

  At this time, radar had not yet been mounted on helicopters, and helicopter patrols relied mainly on the eyes of pilots.

  Shamsher's sharp eyes scanned the 180-degree airspace in front of him, dividing it into 180 sections, scanning each section one by one. This was a tactical move taught by instructors during training in the US, which is more efficient and less likely to miss than random observation.

  Suddenly, his pupils dilated and he saw a black dot flying in from afar, which should be a helicopter.

  Damn it! Enemy aircraft at 12 o'clock position! Shamardin immediately informed Rasul over the radio.

  Rasul's eyes moved quickly and he immediately lowered the helicopter's altitude to just ten meters above the ground, rapidly turning it in a nine o'clock direction.

  Helicopters fly relatively slowly, and once engaged in combat, it's hard to retreat intact in an area without complex terrain. In other words, once you're hit, it's either you or me. If he had a choice, Rasul would rather choose to evade immediately. Now, it was clear that the opponent hadn't discovered himself yet.

  But he can't, because for now the only armed helicopters capable of flight combat are these few, if they all choose to escape, the armored troops advancing behind will face a devastating blow. Especially if it's an Mi-24 coming, which can carry up to 16 anti-tank missiles, their own armored division will be defeated.

  No choice but to fight a battle! So Rasul chose to fight back.

  Meet the enemy, also has skills, before the enemy finds out, there is already a first opportunity, what he needs to do is to approach from the side, and use the "Tao"-style missile carried on the flank to take down the opponent before they discover himself.

  So he immediately descended in altitude, turned sideways and prepared to launch a surprise attack on his opponent.

  They were almost hugging the ground, and if there was a strong gust of crosswind, they might have crashed, but Rasul was undaunted. Trained by Americans, most of them had acquired a tough attitude similar to that of the US military, which was an advantage over the Iraqi army, accustomed to the Soviet style, where everything required reporting to superiors.

  Captain Mahad on the 03 machine was nearly forty years old, but he was still spirited and highly vigilant in executing the search and rescue mission.

  Just now in formation flight, Mahad flew slower and turned back to search again. He was at the far right of the formation.

  However, facing the sun, the dazzling sunlight made him feel a bit uncomfortable. Although he had already put down the goggles on his helmet, he still couldn't see far away clearly.

  In a moment, he would have to go through all this again, thought Lieutenant Mahud.

  He raised his head and glanced to the right.

  Suddenly, he was startled in his heart, and the control stick in his hand also shook involuntarily, causing the huge body to sway.

  When did a helicopter suddenly appear on the right side?

  Four-bladed propellers, small volume, short wings, terrible, it's an Iranian Cobra!

  "Alert, enemy incoming." Mahad's voice came through the radio, immediately notifying everyone in the formation.

  The gunner in front of Moore Sant saw the sudden appearance of the helicopter with Maihad's voice, and the visitor was not good.

  "Zero three, bearing nine o'clock, a cobra in sight." Mooretsang shouted.

  Suddenly, he saw a thick smoke coming out from under the short wing of the opponent's helicopter: "Damn it, the enemy plane has launched a missile, quick, tactical evasion."

  Rasul was lucky because he discovered the enemy plane ahead of time. In a helicopter dogfight, whoever discovers the other first has the initiative, especially when it comes to an unguarded opponent like this doe, who is simply a live target.

  Rasuul flew low for a distance, getting closer and closer to the opponent, then turned to the nine o'clock direction, and the huge side of the opponent's helicopter appeared in front of him.

  The female deer helicopter has a troop compartment behind it, which makes the side volume larger and the probability of being hit is also larger. On the side, a gray eagle is painted, which is the famous Eagle Flight Squadron? This squadron destroyed a large number of Iranian army tanks in the initial attack, tearing open Iran's defense line.

  Now it's time for them to have a taste of Chinese missiles.

  "Shamsuddin, prepare a Taepodong missile," Rasul shouted.

  "Roger that," Shams al-Din was in a great mood, the opponent was so careless, and he had gotten so close without being detected. This battle result was simply handed to them on a silver platter.

  At that time, the helicopter did not have a dedicated air-to-air missile, and the most powerful one was an anti-tank missile. Using an anti-tank missile to attack the opponent's helicopter is a set of tactics for helicopter troops training.

  The TOW missile is an American crew-served, vehicle-launched anti-tank guided missile that was developed in the 1960s. It has been upgraded several times and remains in service today. The basic weapon consists of a launcher with a thermal sight unit (TSU) and a missile guidance system.

  For this missile, Shamustin was an old hand. Earlier, he had already powered up the missile and preheated the infrared seeker inside.

  Shamsuddin shifted his aim to the missile, and he put the red circle of the sight on the opponent's helicopter, aiming at the rotor hinge, which was the weakest point.

  "Drip, drip, drip." The familiar three beeps came from the earpiece, and at the same time, the red circle on the scope was flashing. Shamston didn't hesitate to press the firing switch of his weapon.

  Under the short wing, a "Tao"-style missile immediately ejected flames, detached from the launch tube, and flew towards the doe 3,000 meters away.