Chapter Ninety-Five: Anti-aircraft Artillery Trucks
Originally, according to Mhammad's plan, after he and Fahim destroyed each other's power supply, the two would then jump from the power supply car onto the wall, and then climb the other party's roof, and then enter violently from top to bottom, even if they only opened the skylight and threw a few grenades into it, they would kill the main characters inside.
However, when Mhammad sabotaged the power generation vehicle and killed the two soldiers who were guarding the side and jumped on the roof of the vehicle, Mhammad did not continue his operation.
Dozens of meters away from the power generation car, another big guy, attracted the attention of Mhammad, the overall outline, is an off-road truck, huge tires, domineering appearance, and this power generation car is not much different, however, the things in the body, but make Mhammad happy.
Two long pipes pointing towards the sky, what is that? At night, the two long pipes were so striking that Mhammad immediately changed his plans.
Flak Truck!
Historically, the transport units of the Soviets have been constantly attacked by partisans, and even now, when you go to the Panjshir Valley, you can see the wreckage of abandoned trucks next to the rugged mountain roads, which still tell the story of the past.
The bulletproof ability of the tank is good enough, but the elevation angle of the artillery is too small, and even if you see the guerrillas on the hillside, you can't reach it, you can only stare dryly. Moreover, the tank is a monster that drinks oil, and it is very cost-effective to use tanks to protect the safety of transport troops.
Infantry fighting vehicles are fuel-efficient, however, the armor is too thin, 12.7 mm machine gun shells can penetrate, moreover, 73 mm howitzers of infantry fighting vehicles, face the same problems, many times. Machine guns for infantry fighting vehicles, which are also better than howitzers.
As a result, the Soviets found another weapon that works best, the ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun "Shilka"! This self-propelled anti-aircraft gun uses a quadruple 23-mm anti-aircraft gun as a weapon, and the automatic range is high. As an anti-aircraft gun, the elevation angle is very high, when the guerrillas on the hillside are found, they can quickly change from a marching state to a fighting state, in fact, they just stop and follow and open fire, the four-barreled 23 mm anti-aircraft guns, the fire is fierce, the shells fly up the mountain, and the guerrillas are directly bombed into slag.
This anti-aircraft artillery protected their safety. But there is another problem, this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is too expensive, one self-propelled anti-aircraft gun of the Shilka River, which is the cost of two T-62s, to undertake the task of protecting the transport troops, is simply a waste, and besides, there are so many transport troops every day. The Shilka River is simply not fully protected.
So, the Soviets came up with another simple and easy solution. From his arsenal, he moved the old twin 23-mm 3Y-23 anti-aircraft guns and loaded them on trucks, anyway, the transport troops had trucks, and the cost was very low. It's almost waste utilization.
This was the anti-aircraft artillery truck, and when the transport units of the Soviets were equipped with such home-made combat vehicles, the guerrillas were suddenly much more threatened.
Now it was the time when the Soviets found the T-62 very difficult to use, and at the same time looked for new weapons. This anti-aircraft artillery truck may be an attempt by the Soviets.
Mhammad thought as he took Fahim and ran towards the truck.
There were no Soviet soldiers standing guard here, and when Mhammad jumped on the truck and uncovered the tarpaulin under the long tube, he smelled a smell of lube, and sure enough, it was a 23-mm anti-aircraft gun that had been re-trimmed and was ready to go to the battlefield!
Mahmad jumped into the control position and skillfully turned the manual high and low machine on the left side of the upper rack and the direction machine at the rear of the upper rack, this kind of anti-aircraft gun is fully manually controlled, and the wheel is turned to adjust the direction and high and low firing boundary. At the same time, Mhammad said to Fahim: "Fahim, drive!" ”
Who knows, Fahim did not jump into the cab, but said anxiously to Mhammad: "I won't drive!" ”
The Afghan guerrillas, most of whom are illiterate, have been trained to use weapons, but many of them can only walk with donkeys, but this truck will not drive.
So, Mhammad was speechless for a moment, and when he knew it, he called Hewaja to come with him, and before he could get here, Hewaja left the team and went to the roof of a private house alone to take on the sniper mission.
"And do you know how to shoot?" Mhammad asked.
"Yes, where is the trigger?" Fahim asked.
Trigger? It's not a gun! At this time, the battle over there had already begun, and the situation was very urgent, so Mhammad could only quickly tell Sù Fahim: "This is a highland machine and a direction machine, and it is rotated to control the direction and height of the zhì, and on both sides are the cartridge boxes, and if you pull the loading handle here, you can load the shell, and at the same time encounter a dud, it is also eliminated by the handle of the guò, here is the firing pedal, step on the pedal, and you can fire." ”
While speaking, Mhammad demonstrated to Fahim that this old 23-mm anti-aircraft gun is almost exactly the same as the Type 85 23-mm anti-aircraft gun equipped by Eastern countries, which is one of the weapons of the Eastern countries, so Mhammad is also very proficient in the operation of this kind of anti-aircraft artillery.
It's completely up to Sim's comprehension ability, time is urgent, how to determine the target with the special sight in front, Mhammad did not explain, anyway, it is not a jerk off now.
Then Mhammad jumped into the cab in front of him and twisted the key.
That's a good habit! In wartime, all vehicles, the keys are directly on the car, which is convenient to start at any time, and a fleet of dozens of vehicles, the keys are easy to mess up.
"Boom, boom." As Mhammad twisted the key, the engine let out a roar, and several puffs of black smoke came out of the exhaust pipe, and the body vibrated regularly.
It's on! Mhammad was overjoyed, and through the mirrors on both sides of Guò, he could see that the battle was raging, his own attack was temporarily thwarted, and the Soviets' counterattack was close at hand.
Too late to make a U-turn, Mhammad stepped on the clutch, hooked up the reverse gear, and then pressed the accelerator while sending the clutch while releasing the brake with one hand.
"Flutter!" The familiar sound of air flow came from the brake cylinder, and the huge anti-aircraft gun truck rumbled into motion.
Driving is a skill that future generations must know, although a large number of killer female drivers have emerged, there are also a large number of skilled and experienced drivers.
Mhammad drove the truck, looking only at the mirrors on both sides, and with the help of the starlight, he quickly reversed backwards, and then hit the brakes.
23mm anti-aircraft guns, roar!
At the same time as Mhammad started the vehicle, Fahim had already continued to turn the high and low planes, and the high barrels of the guns gradually flattened, and then, with a slight turn of the steering machine, it was already aimed at the front headquarters.
The guerrillas who were guarding there had already dodged the passage, and Fahim's foot slammed on the firing pedal below.
"Tom, tom." The muzzle of the double-barreled anti-aircraft gun kept emitting flames, and one by one 23-mm shells pierced through the muzzle, drawing a beautiful trajectory in the air.
In order to be easily used at night, the shells of the anti-aircraft guns were tracer.
A 23-mm tracer incendiary grenade hit the solid brick wall in front in an instant.
"Boom!" The brick wall was suddenly opened with a large opening more than a meter in diameter, and the bricks on it fell down, and then the entire wall collapsed.
"Boom, boom!" The 23-mm grenade kept bombarding forward, the courtyard wall had collapsed, and the three sturdy brick houses inside had large holes one after another.
Kulikov hid in the corner, listening to the sound of anti-aircraft artillery outside, and the only thing he could do was cover his ears.
Damn, this is a 23mm grenade!
This kind of wall can block a direct shot of 7.62 mm bullets at most, and a 12.7 mm machine gun bullet will tear a big hole, not to mention a 23 mm anti-aircraft shell! Even concrete walls can't stop this grenade!
Moreover, this is a grenade! The warhead exploded, countless fragments flew through the room, and the people who were hit fell screaming.
Damn the guerrillas, how did they get their hands on that anti-aircraft artillery truck? It had just been transported from the USSR through the valley of Guò Panjshir, and it had been less than two hours since it arrived!
Kulikov's depression did not last for a second, and then, he saw the brick wall in front of him, and suddenly countless bricks were flying, and he was suddenly shocked, and before he could retreat, he was blown up by countless bricks, mixed shrapnel, and the air flow of the warhead explosion.
He looked at his body in amazement, below his shoulders, there was nothing left, his two arms, still waving weakly, and his head was getting farther and farther away from his arms...
A 23mm grenade that can easily tear a person's body apart and turn it into pieces!
"Divisional Commander!" A guard behind him shouted.
As soon as these words fell, the entire roof had collapsed.
Time flies slowly, like a century, but it's also fast, just a second or two. Fahim pressed the firing pedal with his foot and turned the steering machine to let the shells fly from one side of the house to the other.
This was one of Fahim's most refreshing battles, looking at the houses in front of him, it was as if they were papier-mâché, and a cannonball flew over, and it was a big hole, and several large holes passed, and the whole house collapsed before his eyes.
"Soviets! This is what happens to the aggressor! Fahim shouted, he didn't know at this time that he had already killed the highest-ranking commander of the Soviets, the commander of the 108th Division! It was also the highest-ranking officer killed in the Soviet Union since the end of World War II.
While Fahim was enjoying himself, the rest of the guerrillas climbed into the truck, and Mhammad shouted in front: "Sit tight!" "Follow, put in forward gear, and the truck began to leap forward.
At this moment, "Da Da, Da Da Da...", with the sound of gunfire, countless bullets flew from the side. (To be continued......)