Chapter 23 The Battle of La Modero Prison (3)
The attacks on the prisoners by the Colombian government forces were devastating, and the playground of La Modro Prison was instantly bleeding.
The gunners of the two T72 tanks gradually found the rhythm of cooperation. Although the helicopters above the head make people feel a little uneasy, the chances of tanks being destroyed in a narrow space will increase exponentially. After all, these drug dealers are not troops and do not understand the principle of coordinated combat between armored vehicles and infantry, but according to Ben Ali's arrangement, it is still possible to help armored vehicles defend against the strike forces in the air.
Ben Ali soon sent someone to deal with the helicopter that was killing all over the prison. An air defense squad closest to the armored vehicle finally seized the opportunity and locked the armed helicopter belonging to the Colombian government forces with the launching equipment of the Sprig missile.
As a burst of flames soared into the sky, another helicopter of the Colombian government army, who had been watching the battlefield, informed his companions about the missile. The helicopter above the prison began to rise at a very fast speed, but the Sprig missile had a heat tracking function. After the missile crossed a beautiful trajectory in the air, it hit the target and a huge fireball appeared above the prison.
"Reporting to the headquarters, one of our armed helicopters was shot down. The enemy had air defense missiles in their hands. They requested evacuation and requested evacuation!"
“Approve the request!”
The military sub-district has understood that the existing armed helicopter equipped with rockets cannot effectively strike the armored vehicles on the ground. The Colombian government forces do not have the money to squander. The country's finances have made them tighten their belts to save enough funds to buy armed helicopters, and they cannot just let drug dealers use targets to fight. Moreover, the superiors have told them that the Americans agreed to send planes to the war, and what the government forces need to do is send ground troops to assist the Americans in their actions.
The remaining time was not much. Ben Ali asked the Russians in the tank through radio how long it would take to break through the internal walls of Lamodro prison. The Russians' reply was twenty minutes. At this moment, as the armed helicopters of the Colombian government troops who had been hovering over their heads retreated, three more advanced American helicopters finally arrived at the battlefield.
Ben Ali ordered all combat teams not to save ammunition anymore and to launch missiles as long as they have the chance, because he knew that the helicopters of this batch were not good. The enemy would not let helicopters without countermeasures come to the battlefield again.
Each team was closely guarding the area they were responsible for. After several days of assault training, the launchers were trying to lock in the target before the helicopter launched an attack. So on the way forward of the plane, missiles gradually soared from the dense forest on the ground.
"Roll up! Pull up!"
"No, we're locked!"
"Let me find a way to get rid of him!"
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The US helicopter was in a hurry, but fortunately it was safe. Because many drug dealers who came to participate in the war were just in contact with air defense missiles. In the face of tension, many people launched missiles without completely locking in the target, so although the flames just now shot into the sky, they did not hit the target effectively.
There is not much time left for the Russians. In order to prevent being attacked by the US helicopters, the Russians could only fly tanks to accelerate into Lamodro prison. Only in this way can the tanks and the prisoners be confused for one day. The American planes are afraid that they may accidentally injure prisoners or even friendly forces, so they cannot use missiles to attack directly.
The Russians' actions left Ben Ali with no choice. Now, in order to succeed in the operation, tanks and armored vehicles must be protected by infantry. So Ben Ali began to order everyone to move closer to the direction where the armored vehicles were.
After the tanks broke through the second wall, they began to move around and try hard to destroy the surrounding buildings, but soon there were guards around them who wanted to get close to the tank. They were much more flexible than the bulky tanks. Their idea was very simple, which was to do everything possible to completely paralyze these two steel monsters here.
The armored vehicles behind the tank use machine guns to deal with any person who intends to approach the tank, but they themselves are also in danger. These armored vehicles are not track-type and are much easier to deal with than tanks. So many people took a detour to the blind spots that the armored vehicles could not cover, and tried to use the rifle in their hands to attack the weak tires of the armored vehicles.
At this moment, the battle in Lamodro prison fell into a deadlock. The Americans' helicopters had strong firepower, but they could not attack the armored vehicles on the ground because they would accidentally injure friendly forces. The armored troops trapped in the buildings inside Lamodro prison also faced new dangers. Without the protection of infantry, the original defense personnel in the prison became the biggest threat to the armored vehicles.
Ben Ali knew that all the tactics and countermeasures were no longer important. The current plan was to let these drug dealers arrive in the prison as soon as possible to save the armored vehicles. So one truck after another began to leave the original defense zone and move closer to the direction of Lamodro Prison.
On the one hand, the prison guards in Lamodro Prison wanted to prevent prisoners from escaping from the gap opened by the tank, and on the other hand, they had to be wary of the closer actions of armored vehicles. The prisoners in the prison finally understood a truth, that is, today is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to escape from this hell, and the opportunity must not be missed. The tank that suddenly appeared in front of them was their only hope. If the guards wanted to destroy it, then as the price of regaining freedom, prisoners must protect the armored vehicles from being destroyed.
Soon some smart guys understood the key point. They launched a new round of attacks on the guards around the armored vehicles. Many people ran out of the gap. The guards in the prison killed one prison after another with bullets, but the consequences they caused over the years were that more and more prisoners were out. Who made a prison of 2,000 people put more than 10,000 prisoners in a prison with 2,000 people!
The prisoners who were detained here were bullied by prison guards, and now is a good time to take revenge. Although the golden time for escape is fleeting, they don’t mind taking some time to resolve their daily grievances before leaving. The Russians sitting in the armored vehicle knew that the overall situation was decided, so they immediately changed direction and began to retreat slowly with the flow of people.
An unsustainable armed helicopter was very uneasy and lowered its height and flew towards the tank. Before it could do something, it was turned into a fireball by a missile...
Chapter completed!