Chapter 945: Logistics Interception and Killing Battle
In order to wash away the shame of the previous defeat, the US military used 24 B-52 strategic bombers and 12 B-1B strategic bombers to drop more than 900 tons of ammunition on the position in just a few minutes, including conventional general-purpose low-drag bombs, free-fall bombs, cluster bombs, and ground-penetrating bombs, and swept the entire position away in an instant.
Two battalions of heavy tanks of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division of the Ground Forces, one hundred and four M1A2SEP Abrams main battle tanks, fired more than three thousand shells in three minutes at a rate of twelve rounds per minute, three battalions of M109 self-propelled howitzers, seventy-two 155-mm self-propelled howitzers fired at a rate of eight rounds per minute, shelling continuously for ten minutes, and one M270 MLRS battery, nine self-propelled rocket launchers, firing one hundred and eight rockets in twelve seconds.
"It is said that the US army has a lot of money, and it really deserves its reputation when I saw it today, it cost tens of millions of dollars in a few minutes, and it is so wasteful to deal with the Taliban army, no wonder the boss wants us to attack the transport convoy, just this method, no amount of ammunition is enough to toss." This is the first time he has seen the U.S. military engage in positional warfare, and Eric sat in the shadow of a rock, looking at the information transmitted by the headquarters, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
The attacking army carries ammunition to replenish vehicles, and it must leave room for itself to do everything, but according to this way of playing, the consumption of ammunition is too great, and it must require the logistics department to provide ammunition continuously, and also to bring food and tents and other materials, and the US army does not dare to say that it can wipe out tens of thousands of Taliban troops in a few hours.
"Your Excellency Commander, this main road for US military logistics and transportation has been blocked by mines, and the guerrilla forces are scattered on the 1,500-meter-long slopes on both sides; as soon as the convoy arrives, it will start attacking as soon as it arrives, and the sniper team and the anti-tank missile group will cooperate, and the 12 groups of anti-aircraft missiles will be scattered in the nearby mountains, but the US transport helicopters are not so easy to fight, and as long as they fly at high altitudes, our portable anti-aircraft missiles can only watch with their eyes, and the range cannot be reached at all." The squadron leader said.
"It doesn't matter, our main purpose is to transport the convoy, the transport helicopter is piggybacking, it belongs to the grass and rabbits, the third squadron has arrived near Pulemri, give them a day of transportation time, tomorrow night will sneak attack the US military airfield and warehouse, hey, here it is!" Eric said as he saw the U.S. military convoy through his binoculars.
The terrain of Afghanistan is very suitable for ambushes and sneak attacks, because there are many mountains in this country, but there are only a few roads, although there are mountain roads, but such a small road can not be taken by mechanized troops, from Pulemri to Charikaar, in fact, there is only one big road, you have to go, you have to go, you have to go.
On the hillsides on both sides of the road, Afghan guerrilla forces trained in special operations hid behind rocks, in the grass, and in the bushes, using weapons such as assault rifles, general-purpose machine guns, rocket launchers, and mortars, ready to attack US transport vehicles, and there was an SVD sniper rifle team every 100 meters. These people were wearing mountain camouflage uniforms specially made by mercenaries, and they had cover all over their bodies, so even if they walked in front of them, they might not be able to detect anomalies.
"Wow, the U.S. military is very careful, the transport convoy is not only equipped with Bradley infantry fighting vehicles as protection, but also on those Humvee off-road vehicles, there are also escorted American GIs, it seems that there are quite a few of them." The squadron leader said, looking at the composition of the convoy.
"Nonsense, can we think of an ambush here, are the US troops stupider than us? You see, there are reconnaissance helicopters and drones in the sky, what a special arrogance, they actually fly so low, and think we are the Taliban army, right? Eric said very unhappily.
The U.S. military is also an old man, and will not make mistakes on such common-sense issues, and the protection of transport convoys is a top priority, with six Kiowa reconnaissance helicopters circling in the air, as well as four Predator drones. Looking at the ground from the air, especially in this mountainous area with complex terrain, the error is very large, and in the eyes of the special forces, it is no different from the scarecrow in the crop field.
Da Da, the general-purpose machine gun erected on the Humvee off-road vehicle fired at the hillside on both sides, this is called fire reconnaissance, and it is a psychological tactic, if those recruits who have no combat experience, most of them will think that they have been discovered, but the guerrilla armed forces are professionally trained troops, and they do not care about this set at all.
"You are paralyzed, and you will not stop when you die, see how Lao Tzu cleans you up in a while!" The commander of a company of the guerrilla forces secretly cursed. More than a dozen soldiers who were in front of the ambush were hit by stray bullets, four were killed, and thirteen were wounded, which is unlucky enough.
Boom, boom, the infantry fighting vehicle at the front of the convoy pressed the anti-tank mine, and the huge explosive force suddenly turned the infantry fighting vehicle into a pile of scrap metal, with so many anti-tank mines in the former Soviet Union as support, and the special forces also had a lot of money when they buried mines, often two or three buried together to increase the lethality.
Whoosh, the portable anti-aircraft missiles of the special forces began to attack, and the helicopters and drones flying at low altitudes for reconnaissance suddenly sensed the danger and desperately tried to dodge, but in this case it was too late.
Hearing a loud noise from the front, the guerrilla forces in the rear immediately fired anti-tank missiles, destroying the infantry fighting vehicles behind the hall and blocking the entire convoy in the fire net.
"The three battalions in the back pay attention, immediately blow up the road, prevent the enemy's mechanized troops from rushing to the rescue, all units increase their firepower, they must end the battle within fifteen minutes, and if they don't surrender, they will be completely annihilated, I don't believe it yet, the US army is not afraid of death!" Eric looked at the scene in front of him and ordered without hesitation.
The advantages of condescending play are not something that the US military can contend with, but we must also admire the reaction speed and military quality of the US military, and immediately look for shelter in the event of an attack, and quickly organize a counterattack.
"Idiot, the anti-tank missiles and bazookas in your hands are dry food, destroy those combat vehicles quickly, don't worry about the ammunition at this time, the US military has sent us a lot, don't wait for the other side's bombers to come to support!" The commander of the guerrilla regiment scolded.
The counterattack of the US troops was quite sharp, and the experienced GIs, who used general-purpose machine guns to suppress the enemy's firepower, constantly fired grenades and anti-tank missiles, and lost more than 100 guerrilla forces in a short period of time.
"What, the transport convoy was attacked by the Taliban army, and hurriedly sent troops to reinforce it, and the safety of the convoy must be ensured, which is for the forward transportation of ammunition and materials, and it cannot be replenished, how can this battle be fought?" The generals in the Army Command suddenly jumped to their feet.