Chapter Thirty-Four The Thirty-Five Brigade, Departure
"Brothers, the abominable Persians, attempt to export the Islamic Revolution to us and turn us into their puppets." Mohammed said: "In order to defend our motherland, we angrily fought this war and achieved unprecedented victory."
The officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade gathered on the ground, and everything was silent, only the voice of the brigade commander Mohammed echoed in the air.
"The abominable Persians are unwilling to fail. Now, they are coming from the swamp again. If they are allowed to break through our defense, then our compatriots who are still fighting bloody will be attacked from both sides." Mohammed said: "Before us are the chieftain tanks of the Iranians. We must use our chariots to eliminate the chiefs in the swamp, and we cannot break through our defense! Long live Allah! Iraq will win!"
"Long live Allah! Iraq will win!" The officers and soldiers of the 35th Brigade were all inspired and filled with fighting spirit.
"Now, let's get on the tank and destroy the abominable Persians!" Muhammad ordered.
"As for order!" The armored soldiers of the 35th Brigade walked onto the tank and started the motor.
"Boom, boom!" One tank after another, black smoke came out from behind, and it started smoothly, advancing towards the swamp in a battle sequence.
Mohammed got into the armored command vehicle behind, followed the Type 63 armored vehicle battalion, and advanced with the tank formation. In addition to some armored personnel carriers, there were also a small number of 3cy-57-2 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. This dual-equipped 57mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun uses the same territory as the tank, with a firing rate of up to 4,000 rounds per minute. It is used to deal with the Iranian helicopters and is a suitable anti-aircraft firepower.
The three tank battalions, a total of 108 tanks, were all dispatched. Because Zhang Yang discovered the movements of the Iranians in advance, although the troops were resting, the 35th Brigade did not relax at all, no soldiers were allowed to take vacations, and the tanks were well maintained. Moreover, each vehicle was guaranteed to be sufficient ammunition and full of fuel, and could be dispatched at any time.
In this way, the 35th Brigade created a miracle of the Iraqi army. After learning that there were enemy armored troops, they were ready to go to war within fifteen minutes and marched towards the war zone.
The only thing they lack is that all the gunners and chariots were learning to use the T-62 fire control system under Elard's explanation so that they could shoot at a distance of 1,500 meters. However, in the past few days, they have been swallowing things whole and before they can actually shoot, it is hard to say what the effect is.
The t-62 tank was raising its gun barrel, constantly bumping and undulating.
The one who rushed to the front was the first battalion of the 35th Brigade led by Harat, and the third company where Elad was located was in the second battalion behind.
Several armored reconnaissance vehicles quickly passed the entire team and drove forward. Their mission was to discover the whereabouts of the Iranians as early as possible by eye, and then the formal battle was handed over to the tank battalion.
The tracks of the Type 63 armored reconnaissance vehicle first drove into the swamp.
Although it has rained, the sun is a bit harsh and many places are no longer so muddy. The driver only feels bumpy back and forth, and sometimes feels the tracks slipping sideways, but everything is under control.
The T-62 tank with a capacity of more than 40 tons followed into the swamp. Suddenly, the engine felt a lot of difficulty. The driver lowered the gear and still had to punch the accelerator to be sure not to fall into it.
Even the T-62, who is good at swamps, felt difficult. How did the Iranian chief do it? All armored soldiers have this question, but they also knew that this was certain. They and the Iranian tanks would soon encounter them.
The chiefly-style tanks are currently on the temporary road, lined up in a row, waiting for the cement ahead to solidify.
If it weren't for the female deer to make trouble, she could now drive out of the swamp! The battalion commander of the first armored battalion in front stood on the turret and looked at the chiefly-style tank waiting behind her, feeling helpless.
The helicopters in the sky also returned to the base, and the ch-47 needed to go back to transport cement, and the cobra had been flying in the air for several hours and needed to return to refuel.
At this time, white clouds were floating in the sky, which was a rare good weather. However, the sun had already slid to the west. In another two or three hours, it would probably be dark. According to the current progress, it was just dark and just out of the swamp. This was also good. With the cover of the night, it was very beneficial to the attacker.
The soldiers all jumped out of the stuffy tanks and talked in groups of three or three next to them.
It would be nice to let them relax. Sheila knew that the working environment of the tank soldiers was very harsh, with high temperature, high noise, and dirty air. The inside of the tank was like a moving living coffin.
Sheila had to look at the young man beside her and glanced at the distance again.
I saw a few small black dots appearing in the distance, moving towards this side.
What was that? Sheila immediately picked up the military high-power telescope hanging on her chest.
This look surprised him: this is a type 63 armored vehicle, but it looks like that, it should be an Iraqi-equipped Type 63 armored vehicle.
The other party came so fast!
"Quick, the Iraqis are coming up and ready to fight!" Sheila shouted.
The lazy armored soldier, who had just been lazy, immediately became lively and jumped onto his own tank quickly and started it rumbled.
"The target is still three thousand meters away. Pay attention to aiming. As long as the opponent approaches, open fire immediately." Sheila commanded in the radio. After just shouting, he immediately jumped back to the inside of the turret and started to fire the radio.
At the same time, he picked up another radio microphone and shouted: "Report to the division commander, I am the first armored battalion. Our unit has encountered the enemy, and our unit has encountered the enemy."
The tank where Sheilade is located is a command vehicle, so there are two radio stations, one with a small power and a working distance of only twenty kilometers. It is responsible for contacting all the vehicles below, and the other with a large power that is enough to cover a range of 100 kilometers and is responsible for contacting superiors.
Therefore, there are two whip-shaped antennas at the rear of the tank, while the lower-level tanks only have one radio station. However, in order to confuse the enemy, all tanks have two antennas, and one antenna is useless. Otherwise, when fighting, the opponent only needs to aim at the tanks with two antennas to fight, and the command vehicle will be the one who fights.
In the 30 mk1 periscope, the other party had already sailed into a distance of two thousand meters.
"Prepare for a row, stabilize the tail wing and armor-piercing bullets, and eliminate the opponent at 1,800 meters. Second and third consecutive vigilance." Sheila commanded.
The opponent has only a few armored vehicles, one in one twelve tanks, and even if three shells hit one, it can still be eliminated.
At this time, the tank had been started, and the hydraulic motor drove the turret and rotated to the direction the armored vehicles were coming. The commander had already tracked the other party's route through the fire control system.
"Squad Leader, we don't have to be so close. If we get closer, we will enter the range of the opponent's tank and we can't even escape." A soldier and the squad leader said on the armored reconnaissance vehicle in the front.
At this time, the other party's whereabouts had been discovered. The investigation mission had been completed, but the stubborn squad leader still kept moving forward.
No matter how thick the steel plate of the Type 63 armored vehicle is, it will definitely not be able to withstand the attack of armor-piercing bombs. It is very dangerous to get close so rashly.
The squad leader moved forward stubbornly because he suddenly felt that these Iranian tanks were a little strange. They just pointed the gun at them, but did not drive them up to destroy them. This was incredible. You must know that if an armored vehicle was discovered by a tank, it would mean it would be destroyed. Now, the other party stayed still, and there must be a problem.
He chose to get closer slowly, and finally, with his eyesight, he saw where the other tank was staying, something gray and white that was very inconsistent with the swamp.
It turns out that the answer is here! He smiled, and at the same time, he quickly braked and hung in reverse gear.
"Boom!" The chief opposite finally opened fire.
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