Chapter 45: Taking Down the Glasses Snake!

  Seeing the off-road vehicles speeding across the ground, the two Cobras in the sky suddenly split up, one searching for escaping Iraqi soldiers and the other following the two trucks.

  The pilot pushed the control stick down, and the agile Cobra lowered its head. The huge rotor blew the ground into a mess of flying grass, like a hawk pouncing on its prey.

  The gunner in the front row connected the fire control system to the rocket projectile.

  Compared with the expensive "TOW" anti-tank missile, unguided rockets cost much less.

  The "Tao"-style anti-tank missile costs $1.5 million, which is still the internal price when the Pahlavi dynasty had a good relationship with the United States. It's worth it for armored targets like the Chieftain, which cost over $3 million. But for a Toyota pickup truck, it's a bit of a waste.

  In comparison, using unguided rockets is not only cost-effective, but the effect is also incredibly good. From the sky, it's simply a treat to watch.

  Looking at the straight tire tracks, the weapon operator skillfully opened the launch safety of the rocket projectile.

  The pilot behind pressed down the machine head, and saw that under the short wing of the Cobra on the right side, a fire flashed, and more than a dozen rockets rushed out of the rocket launcher nest, rushing towards the two off-road vehicles on the ground.

  In just two seconds, a scene of rockets blooming everywhere can be seen.

  Hades gazed at the reflective mirrors on both sides, where the eyeglass snake inside had already begun spitting out tongues of flame.

  What he feared most was that the Glasses Snake would use missiles to deal with him, so he drove "by the book" along the ruts of the road, although fast, but left a trail.

  Finally, the Cobra fired its rocket projectile.

  Hades gritted his teeth and swung his hands violently, forcing the steering wheel to turn.

  The front wheels suddenly turned left and pressed onto the huge mound, with a relatively fast speed, relying on the powerful impact force, the 6*6 four-wheel drive off-road truck suddenly deviated from the original route and entered the swamp.

  The front wheels flew high, just when Hades thought the car was going to flip over, the front wheels landed back on the ground. Hades was tossed around so much that his butt came off the seat, but both hands were still tightly grasping the steering wheel and his foot was still pressing down hard on the accelerator, not daring to release it.

  American goods are good, the huge shock-absorbing spring was not crushed, and the car head just flipped over once and ran again.

  "Boom, boom." At this time, the rocket blasted the place where he was just now into a flat land.

  The second off-road vehicle in the rear was engulfed in flames before it could react.

  The rocket projectile has no control system, so the accuracy is not high, but this is also one of its advantages. By using multiple rocket projectiles, it can effectively control a large area, especially for multi-barreled rocket launchers to cover enemy forces with firepower, which is an unparalleled choice.

  While one cobra was playing a game of cat and mouse, another cobra had already started searching through the reeds.

  Although the missile was launched from a distance, all pilots had fairly good eyesight and saw several people jump off the cross-country vehicle and hide in the reeds.

  Not one of them can escape, all will be put to death!

  The gunner in the front seat activated the M61A1 Vulcan 20mm six-barreled Gatling cannon located under the nose of the aircraft. This is a General Electric product that fires at an incredible rate of 6,000 rounds per minute with standard M50 ammunition. Its firepower is so strong that it has become almost a standard equipment for all American fighter jets.

  Intense hail is the arrival of the god of death!

  The gunner adjusted the rate of fire to four thousand rounds, so as to ensure that during rapid firing, the cartridge belt would not break due to excessive pulling force and cause a jam, which was also a common problem with the Vulcan, until it was later improved by using a drum feed.

  There was no reaction from the reeds in front of them, but the two people on the cobra knew that the enemy was hiding inside.

  If they don't come out, then force them out.

  The gunner pressed the button and started rotating the machine gun.

  "Rat-a-tat..." Due to the fire god's high rate of fire, the human ear can't distinguish the interval between two shots, sounding like a heavy-duty concrete drill.

  In an instant, the reeds in front were blown apart, and there were bullet marks everywhere.

  Unfortunately, it didn't live up to his expectations. He had thought that in his shooting, there would be enemies who couldn't suppress their fear and stand up to escape. He loved this feeling, following behind them, mercilessly mowing them down like wheat.

  Let's try again! He pressed the button once more.

  Zhang Feng was extremely nervous and excited, the helicopter was just a few hundred meters away from him, as long as he fired the SAM-7, he would definitely be able to take it down.

  But it's no use, because as soon as he stands up, before he can even lift the missile, he'll be beaten to a pulp.

  The exploratory firepower just swept a warrior, and the 20mm high-explosive shell mercilessly blew off his legs, but this warrior didn't move or make a sound, which moved Zhang Feng.

  With such soldiers, we will surely win the battle!

  He knew he had only one chance, and if he didn't grasp it well, all his teammates would have to follow him to death.

  Another burst of gunfire came over, fortunately no one was injured.

  The gunner on the Cobra wondered if it was his own illusion, or had the enemy already slipped away quickly through the reeds?

  The pilot carefully lowered the altitude, circled over the reeds, and the rotor blew the reeds back and forth, but still nothing was found.

  I'll spare you for now, damn Iraqis.

  The two men on the glasses snake knew that their time was running out, as they had to go forward to support the armored division's battle, which was still waiting for them, and let them escape from danger. By nightfall, a CH-47 helicopter would bring them emergency ammunition and fuel, allowing them to turn the tide of the battle.

  The pilot manipulated the control stick and flew eastward.

  Good, the opportunity has arrived!

  Zhang Feng has been waiting for this opportunity.

  Now, the western sun is casting its last rays, Zhang Feng suddenly stood up under the sunset's imprint.

  Thanks to the cover of sunlight, even if a helicopter flying east discovers something is amiss, it would be very difficult for it to quickly spot itself.

  Moreover, it has already flown back, leaving the direction of its tail to itself, unless he grew eyes in the back of his head and could see through the rear of the aircraft, otherwise, he would absolutely not discover himself.

  Zhang Feng stood up, quickly shouldered the SA-7, connected the power source, aimed visually, and heard a familiar "beep" in his earphones. He pressed the launch button.

  A thick smoke burst out of the launch tube, carrying Sam-7, which was fueled by Zhang Feng's anger, flying out of the launch tube and heading towards the returning Cobra.

  In the military transformation, the new "three attacks and three defenses" has been put on the agenda of the army. Zhang Feng, who comes from special forces, also has a lot of knowledge and theory about how to attack armed helicopters.

  Infantry against helicopters, the odds of winning are very small. In open areas, helicopters are the nemesis of infantry. It can be said that armed helicopters were born to counter infantry.

  However, infantry fighting against armed helicopters is not impossible. In Afghanistan, the Taliban often use rocket-propelled grenades to attack helicopters, and the most critical thing is concealment, catching the enemy off guard.

  Unmanned rocket launchers can do it, and air defense missiles are even more unlikely. Helicopters are agile in motion, but that's relative to infantry on the ground. No matter how high their overload is, they're not as agile as fighter jets, and even fighter jets flying low will be shot down by shoulder-fired missiles, let alone armed helicopters.

  It can be said that as long as infantry have the opportunity to launch portable anti-air missiles, armed helicopters basically have no ability to evade.

  "Boom!" A beautiful firework appeared in the sky, and the cobra was blown up into the air.

  The SA-7 was an infrared-guided missile, the heat source of the two turbojet engines on top of the Cobra became the most obvious signature, the high-explosive warhead of the SA-7 directly hit and shattered the engine, causing fuel to leak out and ignite.

  The two members of the Glasses Snake never dreamed that, when they were only looking for trouble with each other, they hastily let go of this group of Iraqi remnants, and unexpectedly, the other side actually had anti-aircraft missiles!

  It should be known that air defense missiles are not casually equipped to a unit, even the opposing 35th Armored Brigade only had a few small-caliber self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

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