Southern Africa began research on rocket artillery a long time ago, and this is not the first of its kind in the world, the Russians tried to install rockets on aircraft during the imperial Russian era, but due to the technical conditions at that time, rockets were not widely promoted.

The advent of helicopters has found the most suitable carrier for rockets, and two helicopters sent by Nyasaland Air have each installed a 57-mm rocket launch nest, which can accommodate 32 57-mm rockets inside.

The weapons carried by the helicopter can be replaced, in addition to rockets, the helicopter can also be equipped with aviation machine guns or cannons, if it is a helicopter gunship specially used for attack, it can also increase the number of rocket launch nests, this time the two helicopters sent are only to test the performance of the equipment, so only one rocket launch nest is installed.

Even so, helicopters with both rocket launchers and grenade launchers brought havoc to the unprepared rebels.

Before that, neither the National Guard nor the rebels in Cape had seen such a weapon as a helicopter.

So when the helicopter appeared over the battlefield, everyone was stunned by these two big guys, and then the two big guys started their slaughter.

It's really a massacre, unlike planes whose activity space is usually above 200 meters, helicopters' activity space is usually below 150 meters, almost flying close to the treetops, on the ground wearing red uniforms are the Cape State National Guard, the rebels' costumes are a bit miscellaneous, Galbraith hasn't had time to customize the costumes for the rebels, Swart Roberts gestures to the pilot of another helicopter for attack, and then begins to raid at low altitudes.

The 57-mm rocket, weighing 8.5 kg, has a stable flight distance of 300 meters and an effective killing radius of 10 meters, which is slightly less lethal to fortifications and armored targets, but the lethality effect on personnel exposed to the ground is still very good.

The rebels were not trained to defend against air strikes, and had never seen or understood helicopters.

So when the two helicopters started to raid at low altitudes, many rebels stayed stupidly and didn't know what to do, and then they were greeted with an overwhelming barrage of rockets.

In just ten seconds, all 32 57 mm rockets were missed, and Hendrik on the co-pilot did not forget to take pictures so that Mapro could assess the lethal effect of the rockets, and the Nyasaland military industry was also developing 70 mm rockets and 90 mm rockets in addition to 57 mm rockets, and larger caliber rocket helicopters could not be carried, and trucks had to be used, that is, Katyusha, which was a great force in World War II.

The Russians have just recently created the 2nd Central Special Design Bureau, which specializes in the development of rockets.

However, the first task of the 2nd Central Special Design Bureau was to develop qualified solid rocket fuel and engines, and for this reason, the engineers of the 2nd Central Special Design Bureau tried to develop a rocket engine on the basis of artillery projectiles, which was a good idea, but unfortunately soon they would find out that this was a dead end.

This is the consequence of not having a gold finger, the research direction is wrong, and the result is no result.

After all the rockets were gone, the helicopter did not rush to leave, and now it was the turn of the grenade launcher in the cabin to function.

This is another time and space brought by the golden finger, another time and space, people did not realize the role of the super combination of helicopter and grenade launcher until after the war in Afghanistan, this time and space Southern Africa installed grenade launcher on helicopter early, and the effect is also very significant.

Until the 21st century, the ground forces, which lacked anti-aircraft weapons, could only cling to the helicopter gunships, not to mention the role played by helicopter gunships in dealing with the rebels at the moment in 1922.

Almost immediately after two rounds of rocket fire, the rebel offensive completely collapsed, and then there was a continuous grenade attack, and the shooters on the two helicopters, after the war, called this battle a whack-a-mole, and did not even think of it as a battle, but as a game.

The power of helicopters against infantry was vividly demonstrated.

Unfortunately, Mackenzie did not understand the power of helicopters and did not order his troops to launch a counterattack against the rebels in time, and failed to annihilate all the rebels at once.

Even so, the role of the helicopter made Jackson Marshall very satisfied.

"So, it was your National Guard who won this battle, and it has nothing to do with us—" Jackson Marshall was dissatisfied with Mackenzie's attitude.

"Of course, by the time the Wehrmacht arrived, the rebels had been completely defeated, and we had annihilated at least three thousand rebels, which was a victory for our National Guard." Mackenzie opened his eyes and told nonsense, and the total strength of the rebels was only two or three thousand, so that the National Guard had completely annihilated the rebels, and Mackenzie and Jackson Marshall could go home.

"What about corpses? Where are the bodies? "Jackson Marshall did not approve of Mackenzie's results, life must see people and death, and the results cannot be opened to come.

"Of course the bodies were blown to pieces, you don't think anyone would have survived that level of bombing—" Mackenzie snapped, and it was also true, and that's how many of the missing people in the battle came.

"So what does this level of bombing have to do with your National Guard?" Jackson Marshall easily found Mackenzie's loophole.

"Of course it does—" Mackenzie stiffened, but there was pleading in his eyes.

In less than four hours of fighting, the National Guard led by Mackenzie suffered nearly 1,000 casualties, and if it were not for the rapid appearance of helicopters, the casualty figure would have further expanded, and even collapsed on the entire line.

Mackenzie needs a record to make up for his mistakes.

"Hehe-" Jackson Marshall doesn't pity Mackenzie, how arrogant Mackenzie was at yesterday's dinner, how much he deserves it now.

The National Guard needs a record, the Edward fleet needs a record, and the Mapulo needs a record to assess the power of the helicopter.

And there are only so many rebels killed, no matter how you divide them, you can't divide them enough.

Not to mention that the rebels were not completely wiped out, and there were many more rebels in McClair and the nearby mountains, and the combat missions of the National Guard and Marine Corps were equally heavy and more complex.

"Helicopters shouldn't have been sent to the battlefield so quickly, at least the Marines should have been given enough time to surround the rebels—" Garfield realized afterwards that he didn't care about the casualties of the National Guard.

Jackson Marshall was also helpless, he didn't expect that the helicopter would enter the war and completely crush the rebels' attack, otherwise the Marines should have been able to achieve greater results.

But it doesn't matter, the place where the battle took place is still nearly a hundred kilometers away from McClair, the rebels lack transportation and cannot return to McClair in time, and the marines still have a chance.

While Jackson Marshall and Mackenzie were in a big fight, the Marines were already heading for McClair, to capture McClair and blockade the mountains before the rebels returned to McClair, and to encircle the plains where the rebels were annihilated.

In fact, Mackenzie also wants to be strong, but unfortunately the National Guard has lost its combat capability, and Mackenzie can't help it.

Hearing Garfield's words, Mackenzie's face turned pale.

The situation at that time, every minute of delay, would have brought more casualties to the National Guard.

Garfield was right, using the National Guard as bait to encircle the rebels would indeed bring greater results, but in that case, the losses of the National Guard would be even heavier.

"Whatever you want, you can say as much as you want—" Jackson Marshall didn't want to argue with McKenzie, anyway, the National Guard and the Wehrmacht are two completely different systems, and the elimination of the rebels means a lot to the Cape National Guard, but it doesn't mean much to the Wehrmacht.

The value of the Wehrmacht is still reflected in foreign operations, and it is not the task of the Wehrmacht to counter the insurgency at home.

It was also the Cape National Guard, which was getting worse and weaker, that it suffered such losses in the face of the rebels, and the National Guard in Nyasaland or Rhodesia could easily exterminate the rebels without the participation of the Wehrmacht.

The National Guard in Nyasaland and Rhodesia, in terms of training and equipment, is not much behind the Defence Forces, and in some respects far surpasses.

There are still new recruits in the Wehrmacht, but the National Guard in Nyasaland and Rhodesia is made up of veterans, and most of them have participated in world wars, so the combat effectiveness is terrifying.

At this time, Rich Deeulle finally came to the battlefield, and when he saw Jackson Marshall again, Rich Deoule finally showed a little embarrassment, Mackenzie was stubborn, and it was up to the Wehrmacht to solve the problem, and the rebels could set up an ambush so close to St. John's Harbor, and Rich Deoule was also responsible.

An even bigger problem is that Port St. John's is unable to provide adequate medical care for the large number of wounded National Guards, which still requires the help of the Defence Force.

On this issue, Jackson Marshall did not refuse, and the military doctors of the Wehrmacht are indeed better at field medicine.

"General, what about these captives?" Garfield finally finished counting the battle, and in the battle just now, the National Guard and Marines killed nearly 700 rebels and captured more than 1,000.

"What else can I do, bring it back to Port Edward-" Jackson Marshall was simple and rude, these rebels are most likely not to be pardoned, their final destination is likely to be to work in a mine to death, prisons in southern Africa are mines, prisoners are the best laborers, eat the worst food, do the heaviest work, and there is no need to pay salaries, no holidays, no overtime pay, no pension, and there is no more lucrative industry than prisons.

"General—" Mackenzie looked at Jackson Marshall with a blank look, and the prisoner of war wanted it too.

(End of chapter)