Chapter 642 Flying Tiger, start the assault!

Wannan.

The sparse and low earth-yellow house is built around a small oasis. This town, located on the edge of the Dakhna Desert, 250 kilometers south of Séfanye, and 430 kilometers west of Dammam, can't be found on the map. In fact, let alone here, if there is no guide to lead the way, this place full of yellow can make people feel Crazy.

Mustafa hugged the child and hid in the corner of the wall and stared at the steel monsters who suddenly came to the town with black smoke. The brigade was wearing soldiers in khaki military uniforms that he had never seen before, which made the whole town nervous.

Suddenly, several soldiers took out a few candies from their pockets and waved to their children. Mustafa recognized what it was. He had seen this kind of milk candy said to be from the East in Port Dammam.

Seeing the friendly smile on the soldier's face, the child turned his head and looked at Mustafa. After being encouraged, he pretended to have the courage to walk to the soldier. The little hand quickly grabbed a few milk candy and then hid in his father's arms.

The soldier smiled and walked to the well in the middle of the oasis with a leather bucket.

They gathered around and swallowed the cool well water. Several of them were in a hurry and even drenched directly on their heads. They were so tired that they were almost numb, and then they began to fill up the engine water tank and the water bags they carried.

The sweet milk candy brought Mustafa closer to these soldiers. After ending the initial worries and fears, he and some people took out food from home under the greeting of the guide and sold it to these soldiers who were said to be from the East.

Although the pancakes sprinkled with spices are tempting, many soldiers are still not used to eating them. However, under the leader's lead, everyone still eats with their necks. Because of the rush to set off, there are few cans in the army, so it is often a few people who can be assigned to a slow taste bud.

Ulan nibbled the pancake and walked to the nearest "wild wolf" half-track. Next to this half-track, there is a battalion of the latest Siberian tiger tank.

These two are the latest equipment. The wolf half-track car is actually more like a troop carrier. The front is similar to the truck head, and the latter is a tracked semi-open carriage. Compared with the truck, this kind of car has a better off-road surname, almost comparable to a tank, and the weapon is also very powerful. Not only the front of the car is equipped with a 12.7 The millimeter viper machine gun can also carry 16 soldiers. Because it is semi-open, armored infantry can hide behind the steel plate and shoot outward.

As for the M4 Tiger tank next to it, it is the latest masterpiece. It has a width of 2.85 meters, a height of 2.35 meters, a total weight of 23 tons, and 4 passengers. It uses a 330 horsepower gasoline engine, with a maximum driving speed of 35 kilometers per hour, off-road driving speed of 15 kilometers per hour, and a driving distance of 300 in the fuel tank. Kilometers, when carrying two auxiliary fuel tanks outside the car, it can reach 450 kilometers.

Its armor and defense capabilities have also been comprehensively improved and strengthened on the basis of the M3 cheetah. After using 40mm/32-degree bevel VH armored steel on the front, the protection capacity is equivalent to 65mm, and the sides are also arranged at an oblique angle, which is equivalent to the 40mm armor protection level, and the chassis is also installed for the first time. A, the ability to landmines has been strengthened.

The tank is an offensive weapon, so the offensive ability of the M4 Siberian Tiger has been greatly improved on the basis of the M3. It has an L30/76mm cannon with 58 ammunition. In order to reduce weight and reduce costs, a simpler single-layer chrome-plated gun barrel is used. Although the power can't be compared with that of the same caliber naval gun, When using armor-piercing bullets, the armor-piercing capacity also reaches 400m/55mm, and 1000m/45mm homogeneous steel plate.

Compared with the tanks of other countries in the world today, this power is almost invincible. Even if you encounter a monster like Terev, it can penetrate its side armor within 300 meters, unlike last time.

In addition to the main gun, the M4 Siberian Tiger also has two 7.62mm machine guns, and after installing a periscope for the gunner, it also installed a periscope for the first time for the captain.

But these are not the biggest reasons why tank soldiers love this kind of Siberian tiger. Almost everyone is reluctant to see it because its engine is integrated. When maintaining it, there is no need to let the screw drill into the engine compartment like the M3 cheetah. After starting up, they "enjoy" the steamer while checking and repairing. Instead, it can be directly lifted from the engine compartment and taken outside for maintenance.

This power laboratory led by the emperor himself refers to the new technology made by the overall engine of the aircraft according to the situation of the army, which not only makes the maintenance of the Northeast Tiger tank convenient and time-saving, but also extremely easy to replace the engine in wartime. The most important thing is that everyone no longer has to "enjoy" the hot bath of the engine. This new technology It is also used in the wolf half-track and the newly produced M3 cheetah.

Just like now, after the front cover of the wolf's car is lifted, the soldiers can easily lift the engine out for repair. The whole process of unloading and loading only takes four hours.

"How's it going?"

Ulan walked to the mermitowers and patted them on the shoulder. To be honest, without them, I couldn't imagine coming here. These soldiers were actually the hardest. They had to hurry during the day and finally got a few hours of rest at night, but they had to immediately maintain all the vehicles. , to continue to do technical support during the day.

The regimental commander's words made several mermishers shake their heads with a wry smile: "Basically, it's useless."

The words made Ulan sigh from the bottom of his heart. Although the engineers tried their best to guarantee it, because of the hurry to set out, the 180 trucks were almost loaded with oil and ammunition except for the infantry, and the spare engines were all in the big troops behind, so 12 trucks and 5 tanks were directly abandoned all the way. Among them, there are even two Siberian tigers, all due to engine problems. Seeing that they were only 330 kilometers away from Greater Kuwait, they lost another wild wolf, which made everyone feel a little uncomfortable.

In fact, Ulan and everyone are very clear that 1,500 kilometers in three days is equivalent to running an average of 20 kilometers per hour. If you subtract 6 hours that need to stop for inspection and rest every day, it is equivalent to running 28 kilometers per hour. If it weren't for the fact that this is a desert area, the terrain is relatively flat and open, and give him 10,000 yuan. I dare not make such a military order, and even if I can win this battle, more than half of the tanks and vehicle engines in the regiment need to be overhauled or directly replaced.

"Old rule, remove all the leaked equipment, and others, blow it up before departure." Ulan was a little distressed, but he still gave the order, because the army was still behind, and it was impossible for them to leave the equipment alone.

Some soldiers around have snored. The 54 hours of running really made everyone tired. Everyone rested for less than 11 hours along the way, especially the tank soldiers. In the big stuffy jar, not to mention the bumpy, even sitting for 54 hours was enough to consume the last strength.

"Commander, I have contacted Kuwait. They will start bombing warships at 9 o'clock tomorrow to force the British navy to leave Séfannier. From the time, if we leave at 2 a.m., we can arrive at Séfanier at 10 a.m., plus 3 hours for the assault. It is expected to rush into the University of Science and Technology before 11 o'clock tomorrow night.

"Departure time." Ulan glanced at the crooked soldiers around him, thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "Go back for an hour and let everyone sleep more. Tomorrow, there will be no time to rest."

After the deputy regimental commander was stunned, he said anxiously, "Extate an hour? Leader, come to Avas like that.

"Don't worry, the assault will take less than three hours. Within an hour, I'll let them know it's awesome!" Ulan's eyes were cold, and he turned back to the tank without waiting for an answer. He lay on the marching blanket. When he felt the heat of his vest, he was also looking at the sky that had been full of stars. It was necessary to leave two hours later. The soldiers were really tired, but Avas, can you still hold on? ——

Sepanye, 270 kilometers south of Greater Kuwait.

"Baker, are you ready?"

"Captain, don't worry, it's all ready. I'll let the Chinese taste the gun!"

After Beck reported to the captain, he immediately picked up the telescope and exposed it to the sun. The desert in the distance was as beautiful and attractive as golden sand.

Two huge Junquan-class old-class battleships and three cruisers raised their barrel at the same time. Although it is impossible for these old guys to participate in the main battle, they can still be used for ground support, especially the 343mm heavy gun on the Junquan-class battleship. After improving the firing angle, the range has been It has reached 15,000 meters, which is enough to cover the entire Sepanier area.

This is a must-go place for Xinhua support troops, because west of Séfanier is a large desert and sand dune, which is not suitable for troops to maneuver at all, so they can only go here!

Baker looked at the trenches and barbed wire in the telescope, looked at nearly 100 army cannons and 30 small freed tanks behind the bunker, and then saw a faintly visible farther away. The cavalry array of Egyptian cavalry divisions and Indian cavalry divisions that arrived last night were ready to go, and the corners of his mouth rose with a trace of pride.

Everyone doesn't know how those guys crossed Neizhi in such a short time, but one thing is certain that it is impossible for these exhausted Chinese people to pass the Sephanire!

Baker sneered and raised his telescope to see the sea, but when his camera only turned less than a dozen degrees, his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Airplane!"

After arriving in Kuwait, all the dragon wings that had been supporting Awaz set off. Although there were only 125 kilograms of bombs left in the Kuwait base, there was no big problem. Several tattered old warships could show off in front of the Seventh Fleet, which did not mean that they could deal with the dragon wings!

"We are dragon wings!"

In the shouts, bombs roared and landed next to the fleet. In order to improve the accuracy, everyone was almost flying with the mast. After a moment, flames and explosions rose from several warships.

The army soldiers in the distance stared at the two battleships being swallowed up by the plane**, and finally swallowed up by the fire. After the remaining three cruisers also spit out thick smoke and accelerated their departure, the cold sweat flowed down, but before they could figure it out, the second wave of planes had rushed towards them.

Bombs fell one by one, and the neat horses were torn apart in the roar of the machine gun. In the end, they didn't even need a machine gun at all. As long as the bumblebee swooped and roared, these horses who had never seen a plane ran away in shock.

In just an hour, the whole defensive position was scattered by these planes. By the time they patted their buttocks and went back to continue to install bombs, there was already yellow sand rolling on the horizon in the distance.

"Wildcats, wolves protect trucks and infantry!"

"Spray, one battalion of arrows, the big triangle assault formation, follow the plane line overhead!"

"Flying Tiger Group."

"Start, assault!"

(to be continued)