"Head, lower left."

"See it."

In response, Lian Mingyang's attention returned to the dashboard in front of him, but he just glanced at it and then looked forward.

It's 8:45 now.

On the road ahead of the left, an armored force was heading north.

That's right, it's the 04101th Armored Battalion.

The tops of the turrets of all tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, the back of the body, and the sides of the turret and body are fluorescently painted with inverted "V" symbols used as identification of our enemies.

I can see clearly through the low light night vision device in the air.

As for why this symbol is used, it is rumored that a soldier was unintentional in the Sri Lanka counter-insurgency.

In this way, through the low light night vision device, you can see which tanks and tanks are friendly forces at a glance, minimizing the possibility of accidental injury.

In fact, in a low light night vision device, everything is green.

As for the fluorescent symbols, they just look particularly bright.

For a long time, night wars were always the shortcomings of the Imperial Army. During the Boei War, the Imperial Army suffered enough of night wars.

Since then, the Imperial Army has put in great effort to solve the problem of night battles.

As a result, various night vision equipment, including low light night vision devices, have become standard equipment for the troops.

Night vision glasses have long become standard equipment for aviation and special forces, and the helicopter pilots of the Land Aviation are even more personal.

In fact, on the Boshawan battlefield, the Imperial Army has shown strong night combat capabilities, and its night combat efficiency is even greater than that during the day. The bombing operations against key targets are almost always carried out at night, and the "Occurrence-11" is concentrated on the night out.

At this time, Lian Mingyang was wearing a night vision glow on both eyes.

This night vision device with a mass of less than 1,000 grams and is directly installed on a flight helmet has long been standard equipment, which can provide pilots with a visual distance of about 1,000 meters at night. Although it is not enough to be used for combat, it is definitely more than enough to control helicopters.

After the armored troops exceeded the ground, Lian Mingyang opened the formation communication channel and issued the first order.

slow down.

Reduce the flight speed from 220 kilometers per hour to 150 kilometers per hour.

Of course, you also need to check the status of the helicopters and weapons and be prepared for combat.

In standard air-to-ground coordination tactics, armed helicopters are generally around 50 kilometers ahead of the armored cluster to eliminate threatening targets along the way.

Of course, it also includes armed helicopters that block the enemy.

Because it is necessary to cover the armored forces to fight, there is no need to go too far.

The "front" is not a line. There is a defensive depth ranging from thousands to tens of kilometers. If the armed helicopter that is responsible for the cover mission flies too fast and distances away from the armored troops behind it, it may cause flaws when it reverses, and the enemy may take the opportunity to enter.

In addition, maintaining an appropriate distance can also obtain support from ground troops.

Among them, the most important thing is the self-propelled air defense system of the field troops.

To be said, the Imperial Army is probably the least important force on air defense in the world.

But, it's not the Army.

To be honest, it is actually related to the Air Force.

According to the rules set during the "separation", air defense systems above the combat level, that is, long-range air defense systems mainly based on combat zone air defense belong to the Air Force.

According to the Air Force's combat theory, ground air defense weapons are only part of the air defense system dominated by fighter jets.

In fact, in the Air Force's planning, the air defense system is only a supplement to the existing air control system, and the most effective air defense method is to seize and grasp air supremacy.

With absolute air supremacy, do you still need air defense?

That's why the Army can develop only field air defense systems.

Because the Imperial Air Force is strong enough and has always pursued an offensive strategy, the Imperial Army has not encountered serious air threats in the past few decades.

To put it bluntly, if even the air defense cover provided by the Imperial Air Force is not solid enough, then even if it has an advanced field air defense system, it is basically a decoration. In the face of modern air forces, the combat efficiency of the field air defense system is almost zero.

This is not alarmist.

During the joint exercises within the Imperial Army, the Army's field air defense system failed to successfully block the long-range strikes launched by the Air Force.

To be said, the greatest value of field air defense systems is to force the air force to develop weapons with a longer range.

It was on this basis that the Imperial Air Force took the lead in proposing the concept of "weapons outside the zone" and developed a variety of strike ammunition with a range of more than 80 kilometers according to this concept, such as installing gliding bomb wings and rocket booster engines, and dropping gliding bombs with a range of more than 100 kilometers from high altitude.

Of course, these are all off-topic words.

Strictly speaking, it was after the birth of the armed helicopter that the Imperial Army realized the importance of field air defense systems.

To put it simply, the air control power controlled by the Air Force, whether it is an advanced fighter jet or a regional air defense missile with a long range, seems unsatisfactory or inaccessible when dealing with armed helicopters flying at treetop heights.

Now, the burden of dealing with armed helicopters fell on the Army's field air defense system.

In fact, during the Boei War, the Imperial Army Air Force lost thousands of helicopters, which has long proved that small-caliber anti-aircraft guns are sufficiently threatening to low-altitude targets.

It is precisely because of this that the Imperial Army invested heavily in developing a field air defense system mainly composed of small-caliber anti-aircraft guns.

This is the "FP-95A" self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

This self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, which was almost at the same time as the ZT-99A, is a fine work created by the Imperial Army in nearly 20 years.

In fact, FP-95A can be regarded as a modern version of "Shileka".

In the late period of the Boei War, the Imperial Army seized several basically intact "Shileka" self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and conducted tests.

By the standards at that time, "Shileka" can be regarded as a very advanced field air defense system.

Of course, there are many problems.

The most prominent thing is actually the lack of fire control system and poor independent combat capabilities. It seems to be incompetent when dealing with high-speed targets.

In addition, the power of the 23mm shell is obviously weak.

In response to these issues, the Imperial Army determined the performance standards of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

Compared with "Shileka", the two 30mm anti-aircraft guns used by the FP-95A are the same as the machine guns on the "Zhi-10A", and the ammunition can be completely universal. This is also true that the "FP-95A" has the ability to destroy light armored targets and can provide fire support to ground troops.

Situ Lin has a very clear understanding of this.

When Situ Lin saw dozens of armed helicopters flying from the south, he issued a battle order.

It is only 100 kilometers away from the front line. Although it takes 4 to 5 hours according to the propulsion speed of the armored troops, it does not mean that you will definitely not be attacked before you arrive at the battlefield.

In fact, this distance is not far at all.

After a maximum of 2 hours, the armored force commanded by Situ Lin will enter the enemy's fire strike range.

Don’t forget that the Xiluosha army has long-range rocket launchers with a range of up to 80 kilometers. Even if they are deployed from the rear, for example, 20 kilometers behind the assault troops, the coverage range is 60 kilometers, and it can open fire on targets within 60 kilometers behind the Dongluosha army's defense line.

At present, the premise is to know where to fire.

What you want to say is actually the enemy's armed helicopter.

This is also the key to Situ Lin's proposal to provide support and assistance to the land aviation assault forces stationed in Atlau.

If you are inevitably going to encounter enemy armed helicopters, it is better to have your own armed helicopter in the air than not.

However, this is not enough to reassure Situ Lin.

The first order he gave was to let the air defense company in the rear follow, go to the front of the team, and be responsible for intercepting enemy aircraft that may appear at any time.

A company has 9 FP-95As, not many, but they are enough to pose a threat to incoming enemy institutions.

Obviously, this is a very bold decision.

At around 9 o'clock, Situ Lin issued a second order before and after the air defense company came to the air defense company, allowing the three tank companies to unfold on the spot as planned.

At this time, Situ Lin and his team were about 80 kilometers away from the defense line of the Dongluosha army.

According to Situ Lin's arrangement, the three tanks spent 30 minutes to refuel the tank tanks and tank tanks for the last time.

Of course, it is mainly aimed at tanks.

Usually, the "ZT-99B" carries 8 to 12 armor-piercing bombs, while the others are multi-purpose high-explosive bombs.

But this time, I have to carry more armor-piercing bullets.

According to Situ Lin's arrangement, all main battle tanks increased the proportion of armor-piercing bombs to more than 60%, that is, to 30 rounds.

The reason is also very simple. This battle mainly deals with enemy tanks, not other targets.

Bringing more than ten high-explosive bombs is only used to deal with infantry fighting vehicles.

If you want to say it, it is just because high explosive bombs are cheaper.

Of course, the infantry fighting vehicles must also be brought with them enough anti-tank missiles.

Usually, even in combat readiness, infantry fighting vehicles will only carry half a base and four "bridge cannons" heavy anti-tank missiles.

Two of them are stored in the launch system, and the other two are placed in a special container.

The reason is that missiles in deployment are prone to damage and are usually kept by the logistics forces.

In addition, heavy anti-tank missiles are very expensive and can't afford to be damaged.
To be continued...