The first update

Turkish government M60 tanks marched into Kurdish-held eastern cities, and as the soldiers had assumed, the riots were caused by a small group of armed insurgents. The head of the operation even swore to Sabahatin that the victory belonged to Turkey and that the Kurds would pay the price for their actions.

However, it soon became clear that this was not a simple unrest, this time the PKK was an organized and armed seizure of power, and they were not simply armed with some shotguns or Kalashnikovs, but armed men with PKM general-purpose machine guns and a new generation of RPG anti-tank rocket launchers.

The old M60 tanks, which were unsuspected, were ambushed by the Kurdistan Workers' Party guerrilla forces as soon as they entered the streets. Like all urban warfare, the M60 tanks, without air cover and reactive armor protection, were harvested like crispy by nimble guerrilla fighters, and the M60 tank armored units that first entered the city were actually attacked by the total annihilation of the Kurdish partisans.

The soldiers paid a terrible price for every step they took forward, and the armed forces of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) used houses on both sides of the street to shoot at soldiers walking through the streets without cover. Under the guidance of the GRU instructors, they brought the golden rules of street fighting to the fullest. Suppress opposing infantry with machine guns, deliver precision strikes on soldiers with sniper rifles, and then pierce the side armor of the M60 tank with RPGs.

In the event of heavy losses on the Turkish army, PKK guerrilla fighters used destroyed tanks and wounded soldiers to surround the area, feeding the bullets fired from the muzzles with the blood of waves of soldiers who came to the rescue. With every shot fired from Dragonov, a soldier fell to the ground. Blood splattered. They didn't even know exactly what the bullet was coming from behind that window. Cunning snipers hide in the shadows. Shooting at the army.

The wounded soldiers supported each other and retreated. The tanks opened fire in front to cover the soldiers' retreat. The smell of rubber burned in the air, and the wreckage of burning tanks piled up on the pavement like a victory trophy of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. is showing off its military might to the Turkish government. It was the strongest Turkish resistance to suppress Kurdish forces, and it was as bloody as the historic street fighting in Grozny. However, this operation ended in a crushing defeat for the Turkish government.

The initial setback of the offensive also greatly irritated the nerves of the Turkish government. Especially the Turkish government officers who thought that a steady victory would be achieved. There is something to be said about the performance of the armored forces of the Kurdish and government forces. In fact, they cannot be blamed, because the Turkish army has no experience in dealing with street fighting. And the GRU instructors are almost all veterans who have been born and died in Chechen towns, so naturally they cannot speak the same words.

But Defense Minister Sabahhatin was still angry, because he did not expect such a situation after a conflict. The PKK won a resounding victory, and government troops fled in disarray. Once on the TV news. How is he going to explain it to the people?

"Are you saying that our troops are no match for the PKK?" Sabahatin was maddened by such a humiliating war loss ratio, believing that the Kurds' sudden build-up of armed forces must have Syria or the Soviet Union behind them.

As for how such a batch of arms got into Turkey? In fact, as the Kurdistan Crescent Belt spanning four countries, eastern Turkey happens to be an area where Kurds gather, and it is also equivalent to an area beyond the reach of the Turkish government.

General Ilkeir Bashib, the commander-in-chief of the operation, replied in fear, "We are not prepared to underestimate the strength of the Kurds, and as long as we intensify the attack, the Kurds will eventually have to choose to surrender obediently." I think it's imperative to suppress the news of the failure of government forces to maintain stability, and then to send more people to Kurdish areas. ”

"I really appreciate your strategic vision. General Bashib. As our army will be beaten by a group of nomads in the Caucasus, how do other countries think of the strength of our army? Sabahhatin retorted angrily. If General Bashib hadn't dealt with the Kurdish rebellion, I think President Demirel would have been very angry. ”

"I'm going to get it done, Minister Sabahaldin. The front line is tense right now, and if nothing happens, I'll stop here. General Bashib hung up the phone in some annoyance.

He was not very happy with Demirel's government, just as the Turkish military, a secular defender, staged several coups from 1960 to 1980 to force the president to step down. And Demirel was one of the governments that was forced to step down.

After hanging up Bashib's phone, Sabahatin called Turkish President Demirel to tell him the bad news, which was not bad news. Sabahalin said in a somewhat difficult tone, "The Turkish army has been devastated in the eastern cities, and our armored forces have suffered heavy losses. ”

"How bad? Even worse than we did in the First World War? Demirel's tone was a little cold, as if he had no interest in the news presented by Sabahatin, and he only wanted to see a result, a successful suppression of the rebellion of these guys.

"I don't care what the final outcome is, all the Kurds involved in this incident must die." Demirel's answer was categorical and unquestionable, like a dictator with supreme power, "If the repression fails, the person in charge of the operation of this incident will wait to be punished, do I understand this?" ”

"Ming...... White. Sabahatin's answer was a little difficult, it was the first time he had seen Demirel so angry, perhaps because the Kurdish unrest had irritated his nerves. Sabahaldin was also a little worried that if the crackdown failed, the operation leaders would be hanged on the gallows.

However, Demirel, who was on the other end of the phone, insisted that the blockade of the Black Sea straits did not seem to have had much effect on the Soviet Union. But he believed that the Soviet Union would surrender before itself, testing the willpower of both sides like a tug-of-war.

"What means do you have to use it, Yanayev. I don't believe Turkey will lose to you. At this time, Demirel was still gritting his teeth and insisting, he firmly believed that as long as he choked the throat of the Black Sea straits, he could make the Soviet Union chaotic.

But he still underestimated Yanayev's means, at least in Yanayev's mind, there were a hundred and one ways to finish Turkey. (To be continued.) )