When the war began, the tactics of the US military were almost the same as Pei Chengyi's inference

In the early hours of 5 May, two mountain infantry battalions of the 1st Infantry Division took Talezange and Vöhdez in one fell swoop under the cover of the low-altitude strike units of the 1C1C1 Air Assault Division. There was little suspense in the ensuing battle, with the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division concentrating on Abadam, forcing the Iranian army to rush to the rescue.

In just 24 hours, the US military flew more than 3,500 combat sorties.

By 3 a.m. (Tehran time) on May 6, the U.S. military had destroyed hundreds of tanks and armored combat vehicles during the battle, disrupting the Iranian army's reinforcement to Abadan, according to data released by the U.S. military. Although the U.S. military lost 17 combat aircraft and 211 helicopters in the day's fighting, the situation was even worse than the results of the republican general staff. The Iranian army, which had been hit hard, quickly collapsed, and the Iranian army stationed in Abadan surrendered to the American army before dawn on May 6. Subsequently, the Iranian army stationed in Khorramshahr also raised the white flag.

The Iranian army cannot be blamed for the war for this part.

In the face of many US officers and soldiers of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division, the more than 30,000 Iranian officers and soldiers stationed in Abadan were unable to resist without heavy weapons and with almost all tanks and armored vehicles destroyed. With the 1C11th Air Assault Division occupying the passage between Abadan and the outside world, Iranian soldiers either died or surrendered when reinforcements were unable to be obtained and even retreat became delusional.

The surrender of the Iranian army stationed in Khoram Shahr to the US military was a purely helpless move.

After the ground battle began, the Iranian high command made a very wrong decision without accurately grasping the situation on the battlefield and ordered the reserves stationed in the rear to reinforce Aladan, only to be bombarded indiscriminately by the American army, and many troops were routed before reaching Aladan. Subsequently, the Iranian High Command made the same erroneous decision, ordering the front-line defense forces to shrink back and voluntarily abandon the front-line resistance positions.

By the time Khorramshahr's garrison surrendered, the city had less than 3,000 defenders left.

The retreating Iranian forces did not end well either, and most of the troops evacuated from Khoram Shahr were routed by the American forces before crossing the Karen River.

The retraction of the line soon turned into a rout.

Not only did the defenders of Khorramshahr retreat. Even the troops retreating from the port of Khomeini to Ahvaz began to retreat. For the sake of discipline. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps even sent "executioners" to the troops. Several high-ranking officers in the field who had been ordered to retreat were shot at the front.

The war is fought to this extent. It was only a matter of time before Iran lost the province of Khuzestan .

May 7th. The US military again flew more than 3,300 sorties. In addition to being used for remote interdiction and strikes against strategic targets. At least 2100 combat aircraft were put into the skies over the province of Khuzestan . In total, more than 3,500 tons of ammunition were thrown. Destroy thousands of military targets.

this day. Iran ordered ground troops deployed in Lorestan and Chahar Mahal-Bakhtiari provinces to move towards Khuzestan province. The results can be imagined. Two reinforcements encountered "stubborn" resistance from U.S. forces at Talezange and Vöhedz.

Within a day. The Iranian army launched more than 20 rounds of assaults on the commanding heights occupied by the US military.

In order to support the infantry division, the US military not only dispatched 50 helicopters to take turns to transport combat materials and replenish troops to the front line, but also mobilized nearly 400 combat planes to bomb the Iranian troops in the offensive area in turn.

At the height of the fighting, the Iranian soldiers rushed to the American positions almost on the corpses of their comrades.

I have to admire the courage and will of the Iranian soldiers, but in modern warfare, courage and will are not the only factors that determine victory or defeat.

On the battlefield of Talezange, the Iranian army shot down nine US fighter jets and paid the price of nearly 200 officers and soldiers, but still failed to annihilate the US ground troops entrenched on the hill on the west side of the road. On the battlefield of Vohedez, Iranian air defense forces not only knocked out seven US fighter jets, but also shot down 12 US helicopters, but after paying the price of more than 1,500 officers and soldiers, they still failed to pass through the narrow mountain road.

The U.S. military also showed amazing courage and perseverance in the battle.

At the end of the day, the U.S. military paid a total of 217 officers and men killed and 598 wounded on the two battlefields, and the first two mountain infantry battalions were almost rotated. It also paid a heavy price for 16 fighter jets and 12 helicopters to be shot down, and at least 17 pilots and more than 1c0 officers and soldiers of the ground forces on board were killed.

To this extent, I have to say that there are also problems with the tactics of the US military.

The main reason for the heavy casualties of the US military is that Iran has used more advanced GPSS jamming systems, forcing the US military to use more short-range ground attack weapons, and even dispatch A-10B attack aircraft to attack Iranian troops on the ground with machine guns and unguided bombs. Of the 16 fighters shot down, 3 of them were A-10Bs.

On 8 May, the 1st Air Assault Division occupied Ahvaz airfield.

The U.S. military began an offensive on the capital of the province of Khuzestan, and nearly 1 Iranian ground troops stationed in Ahvaz faced annihilation.

In addition to the 1st Airborne Assault Division, the 82nd Airborne Division took part in the battles on the capture field. Because of the lack of heavy preparation, the 82nd Airborne Division was mostly on defensive combat duty.

The Iranian army has accelerated its offensive operations against Talezang and Vohdez, paying an even greater price.

The U.S. military also flew more than 3,400 sorties of combat aircraft on the same day, and the focus was still on tactical bombing, and the number of combat aircraft deployed in Talezang and Vodhdez alone reached 1,200.

The situation is already very clear, if you can't defeat Talezang and Vohdez, let alone hold Khuzestan Province, even Ahvaz's garrison will be completely annihilated by the American army.

That night, the U.S. Amphibious Expeditionary Group went ashore on the west side of the Zohre River and captured Hendi Can.

By the time the Iranian army reacted, it was too late to send reinforcements to Hendijan.

After this step, the US military basically completed the encirclement operation in Khuzestan Province, and nearly 200,000 Iranian ground troops stationed in Khuzestan Province were in a desperate situation.

In the early morning of 9 May, the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division and the 1st Panzer Division crossed the Karon River and advanced towards Ahvaz.

The U.S. military did not rush to speed up the offensive, but focused on sweeping the Iranian troops along the way.

In the morning, the US amphibious expeditionary group landed on the south bank of Khomeini Harbor and launched a combat operation to attack Khomeini Harbor.

From this time on, the US military began a full-scale combat operation to capture the province of Khuzestan . As the marines advanced toward Khomeini Harbor, the cruisers and destroyers of the USS Nimitz and USS Stennis Carrier Strike Group, led by the USS Zumwalt, focused on shelling the defensive positions of the Iranian troops on the outskirts of Khomeini Harbor.

Although ground artillery bombardment is the most old-fashioned tactic of the fleet, the effect is very obvious.

Within 2 hours, the "Zumwalt" dropped a number of 155-mm shells, most of which were guided shells, on Iranian positions. It was not the US special forces that took up the task of guidance, but unmanned aircraft that took off from destroyers.

According to the data released by the US military, the shelling hit rate of the "Zumwalt" was as high as 95%. Although the actual hit rate was less than 80 percent, the Zumwalt's shelling was not only more economical, but also more timely and accurate than expensive bombing.

In the afternoon, with no hope of defeating the American forces, the Iranian army stopped its offensive on Talezang and Vohdez.

With the retreat of the Iranian army, it means that Iran has "abandoned" the province of Khuzestan and is preparing to set up a second line of defense in the mountains to prevent the US army from advancing into the Iranian hinterland.

The question is, is it necessary for the US military to advance into the Iranian hinterland?

At this time, the U.S. military only dispatched 5 army divisions and 2 Marine Corps amphibious expeditionary groups, and invested less than 10,000 ground troops, making it clear that it would not advance into the hinterland of Iran, and occupying Khuzestan Province was its only goal.

According to the operational deployment of the US military, if it intends to advance into the hinterland of Iran, it will definitely pull the front a little wider.

On 1 May, the Iranian defenders of Ahvaz began to break out.

As you can imagine, as the Iranian army left the city and was exposed to the open road, hundreds of American warplanes were immediately "attracted".

In total, within the hour of the breakthrough of the Iranian army, the US military sent a total of 650 combat aircraft in this direction!

According to the data released by the US military, in the battle to block the Ahvaz breakthrough force, the US military made a total of 714 sorties of combat aircraft, threw 1,863 ammunition, destroyed armored targets, 2,164 military vehicles, and 52 anti-aircraft missile launchers, basically annihilating the Iranian army that broke through.

Although Iran did not disclose the damage, the casualties certainly did not go far.

By noon of the same day, with the arrival of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, the Iranian army, which had no hope of breaking through, surrendered to the American army one after another. Later, according to the data released by the U.S. military, there were more prisoners of war in the shelter that day!

During the night, the 1st Panzer Division broke through into the city of Ahvaz.

Street fighting continued until dawn, and as the 1st Air Assault Division joined the attack, the Ahvaz defenders surrendered to the Americans at around 9 a.m. on the 11th.

On the afternoon of the 11th, the US Marines occupied the port of Khomeini.

At this point, the main combat operation of the US military to capture the province of Khuzestan ended. Although it took nearly a month to capture the main cities of Khuzestan province, such as Ramshir, Usjid Suleiman, Dizful, Behbehan, and Andy Meshke, Iranian forces had already lost Khuzestan province on May 11.

In less than 7 days, the US military completed a large-scale ground offensive operation.

The lightning-fast attack, the annihilation of 270,000 Iranian ground troops, the loss of 72 combat aircraft and 128 helicopters, and the casualties of 2,864 officers and men were largely expected.

Although the US military has put forward many problems, such as the low combat efficiency of the air force, the lack of rapid surprise attack by the ground troops, and the lack of attack capability of the air assault force, the US military has to admit that the combat capability of the US military is second to none in the world, and its offensive capability is even more incomparable.

7 days of ground fighting is enough to prove the strong combat effectiveness of the US army! (To be continued)

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