Chapter 102: Attack on Kuwait
The armies of Iran and Iraq were four hours apart in the time of the offensive, which was precisely calculated. The first wave of troops put into www.biquge.info was amphibious tanks already waiting in Bushehr province. Tanks don't run far on land every hour, and even more so in the water. The speed of armed helicopters and fighter jets is different, and how to form a joint force in battle instead of fighting separately is also a very particular thing.
This time, Iran has invested the country's most elite troops for Bahrain. The Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Republic of Iran, following the example of the Soviet Union's amphibious forces, crossed the Black Sea to fight. The night came and swallowed the blue sky and white clouds, accompanied by the warm wind of early summer whistling over the whole city, how many people who were uneasy in this lonely atmosphere were waiting, and how many people were tossing and turning in this lonely night in the dark movement of the storm.
The night can cover up all the evils in the world, and from ancient times to the present, different civilizations and different countries will invariably choose this natural cover as the time for the start of war. As the night wore on, the whole province of Bushehr fell silent, and in the quiet night there was gradually the roar of machinery, far and near, and louder and louder.
Suddenly, in the dark of night, next to the ferry pier, the first amphibious tank rushed out of the shoreline and continued into the sea without hesitation, bringing a spark, followed by the second, then the third. Soon, the entire coastline, except for the traces left by the tracks, became a place of tranquility again, as if nothing had happened.
Khuzestan is also an Iranian province close to the Persian Gulf, which is rich in oil and gas resources, accounting for three-quarters of Iran's oil reserves and has the largest oil refinery in the country; There are five rivers and 25 reservoirs, and the water resources are abundant, accounting for one-third of the country. Khuzestan Province is an important agricultural province in Iran. It can be said that Khuzestan is the most important province of Iran, and without the entire province, Iran simply does not have the necessary conditions to become a great power in the Middle East.
Khuzestan is also the birthplace of ancient Persian civilization, and in many ways, Iran has a reason to amass heavy troops here, after all, it is opposite Bahrain, the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet. So the largest base of the army aviation forces in Iran is located here.
"It's time! All comrades get up, let's go! The Republican Guard Army Corps strapped on his hat and shouted as he looked at his watch.
At half past three in the evening, all the soldiers of the Army Aviation Division of the Iranian Republican Guard in Khuzestan Province walked out of the barracks, and some of the soldiers quickly washed up with a slightly tired look on their faces, and then entered the canteen. They also have half an hour to prepare, during which they have instructors to monitor their every move.
At four o'clock in the morning, the army aviation division of the Iranian Republican Guard has been assembled, and the Mi-24 armed helicopter is the most equipped armed helicopter of the Iranian army aviation division, which belongs to the medium-sized multi-purpose armed helicopter, and Iran is equipped with more than 100 helicopters. It was the first specialized helicopter gunship in the USSR. It is mainly used to open up a channel for the advance of one's own tank units, clear anti-aircraft fire and various obstacles. In fact, this is also the task they will take on this time, except that they are covering amphibious tanks.
The propeller of the gunship rotated rapidly, and a huge buzzing sound sounded in the entire base of the Army Aviation Division, like a huge swarm of swarms flapping its wings at the same time, and it had not yet entered the state of attack, which already made people feel a strong threat.
Not far from the dawn of the day, the huge swarm of bees rose into the air, reduced the flight altitude as much as possible in limited visibility, and headed west against the sea, heading straight for the base of the US Fifth Fleet, Bahrain Island.
While amphibious tank units and army aviation units were dispatched one after another, Fars' Iranian airborne troops were also on standby, and they would have to wait until the army aviation units pulled out Bahrain's air defenses.
Watch as Iraqi soldiers in the night follow the column along the road leading to the front, with bazookas or machine guns on their shoulders, bullet belts and grenades around their waists, and backpacks full of ammunition and supplies. At 6 a.m., Iraqi troops marched to the Kuwaiti border in full gear. At the very front of the entire armored division's queue, the battle-filled bus pulled away. Facing the coming battle.
Nearly 1,000 artillery pieces of the Iraqi army on the main breakthrough area opened fire at the same time, rockets, howitzers, cannons, mortars, and tank guns, and then hundreds of tanks and tens of thousands of Iraqi soldiers launched an attack on Kuwaiti positions before the smoke of the heavy shelling had fallen.
At the same time, the Iraqi communist government in Baghdad issued a statement detailing the historical ties between Kuwait and Iraq and the fact that it had to leave the Iraqi mother under the manipulation of British imperialism, saying that "the days of imperialist unequal treaties imposed on Iraq are long over, and the mistakes of history should have been corrected long ago." However, the Kuwaiti royal family has always adopted a policy of hostility towards Iraq relying on the protection of imperialism and the close surveillance of the people, which is not allowed by the entire Iraqi people! With no other choice, the Iraqi people had to take up arms. ”
At the same time as the announcement was issued, the entire Iraqi army entered a state of mobilization, and the Iraqi troops stationed in the central region were assembled and will serve as the second wave of offensive forces, providing cover for the first line of troops to attack. Although, in reality, the troops of the Southern Front, which had overwhelming superiority, did not necessarily need such help.
Iraq began to launch powerful assaults on the Kuwaiti side to the south. Relying on its absolute superiority in troops, the Iraqi assault group began to advance southward. They frequently used tanks and heavy artillery, relying on their superiority in firepower to carry out surprise attacks.
Hundreds of artillery pieces roared at the same time, and hundreds of rocket launchers burst into the sky with huge fire. Amid the roar of artillery, the deafening sound of explosions, the sky engulfed in flames, the earth trembled in the sound of artillery — in this magnificent scene, the Iraqi army blasted the way towards Kuwait City.
"It's those Communists, they will wipe out all our royal family, we must ask the United States for help, and at the same time fight back, otherwise the army of Forte in Iraq will come over, and everything will be irreparable." King Jaber of Kuwait? Al-Sabah was shocked by the bad news of Iraq's invasion at first, and the news of the Iraqi army's overall attack was like a bolt from the blue, but as soon as he became the king, he quickly made arrangements.
Will Kuwait's weak military forces be able to hold back the Iraqi army's attack? This point Jaber? Sabah doesn't know, but he has to give it a try, and he can't run away without making a little effort, which will make it seem that the royal family is not responsible. The entire royal family has no grudge for the country, and who will resist.
Of course Jaber? Al-Sabah still did not give up other ways to solve the problem, and sent people to contact Baghdad immediately, whether it was delaying time or making gestures, this step must be done. At the same time, the other country is Riyadh, and with the wealth of oil, Saudi Arabia's influence has been increasing, becoming the second largest Arab country after Egypt, especially among the Gulf countries, and Kuwait is a Gulf country.
Saudi Arabia is an indispensable and important player in the Middle East political arena by virtue of its own strength, and deeply affects the development of the political landscape in the Middle East. Al-Sabah would consider establishing a government-in-exile in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia's influence is not only Jaber? Sabah understands, Serov knows better than he does. In fact, the fundamental reason why the Soviet Union strongly supported Iran and Iran in this war was that it came to Saudi Arabia. The U.S. dollar credit is supported by Saudi Arabia, however, oil will remain the world's largest source of energy for the foreseeable future, and Saudi Arabia will remain the largest supplier of oil. The Saudi Arabian government's decision on when to open the floodgates is at least as important as the stimulus package designed by the U.S. government in determining how quickly the world will recover from the worst recession in nearly a century.
It is the knowledge that Saudi Arabia and the United States share common interests, or that are in line with the Soviet perspective. This battle must be fought, and it will continue to make Saudi Arabia's oil and the US dollar turn in the international market. The Soviet Union did not yet know when it would see the American oil plug-in disappear.
At least until the end of Serov's memory in the 21st century, the petrodollar plug-in in the hands of the United States is still being renewed. Over the years, Serov has weakened the support of the dollar, and also weakened the oil support of the dollar in advance. But in the end, I found one thing, and the country of Saudi Arabia can't get around.
Since it can't be bypassed, let's use war to verify whether Saudi Arabia wants money or death. If Saudi Arabia could bow its head because of Kuwait's fall, Serov would not take the initiative to touch these religious maniacs, after all, the sequelae are still very large. But if Saudi Arabia is to continue to fight against the pressure, then the matter will not be over.
After successively issuing news asking for help, the king of Kuwait waited nervously for the news, saying that if he could defeat the Iraqi army, which was still not much, he might be able to buy some time and provoke a strong response from the United States. After all, when you are waiting to be helped, you have to be like this. The king did not know that there was a saying in the East that could describe the thoughts in his heart, and this sentence was that mud could not hold up the wall.
When the Royal Kuwait army learned that the Iraqi army was approaching their capital, they also tried to concentrate their forces to counterattack, hoping to let the world see Kuwait's efforts to defy the might, and the whole world saw that two hours later, the resisting Kuwaiti army was crushed, Prince Fahd was seriously wounded and killed in the battle under his command, and five members of the royal family were killed.