Chapter 380 Helicopter Air Combat

In the bumpy and bumpy gravel, a faint gray figure lay close to the ground.

On the right side of the gray figure, a long round tube smeared with desert camouflage is side by side. At the front end of this long tube, a gourd-like object protrudes.

"Boom..." In the valley, the dust suddenly splashed all over the sky. The harsh sound of sand and gravel rubbing passed around.

The gray figure hidden in the middle of the rubble heard the roar and couldn't help moving. A black hand, which seemed to have not been washed for months, slowly stretched out and held the round pipe on the right.

As the roar approached, there was a slight tremor on the ground. The movements of the gray figure are also more and more careful. It was not until the camouflage long tube was put in the depression between the two rubbles by him that he stopped any action.

30 meters...10 meters...appeared! In the eyes of the gray figure, an armored car came out from the right side and appeared in his sight. At a distance of 10 meters, he could almost see what the cannon soldier above the armored car was chewing. If it weren't for the location of the gray figure, it would be on the hillside on the side of the valley. It would be difficult for him to avoid the reconnaissance of these armored vehicles.

Suddenly, the gray figure quickly stood upright, like a cobra about to kill its prey. And the camouflage tube was also put on his right shoulder.

He grinned at the soldier on his armored car and smiled. The gray figure pulled the trigger without hesitation. The whole upper body shook back, and a blue and white smoke suddenly appeared in front of the right. In the smoke, a little orange firelight was flying towards the frightened armored car soldiers at a speed of hundreds of meters per second.

When the soldier's conditioned rotating cannon on the armored vehicle, the orange fire had approached the armored vehicle and collided directly.

"Ban!" The armored vehicle seemed to have been ignited with ammunition inside, sending out a shocking explosion. In several fragile armor cracks torn by shock waves caused by the explosion of ammunition, fire and thick smoke rushed out... When four "Pony" light attack helicopters rushed to the top of the mountain pass, they saw this scene. An armored car was destroyed at close range with an RPG.

'Pony' light attack helicopter, manufactured by the former Hughes Aircraft Manufacturing Company in the United States. It is an attack helicopter improved from the civilian Hughes 500 helicopter. This light attack helicopter with a total weight of less than two tons is not a pure armed helicopter. However, because of its low price and good surname, many countries with weak economic strength are very interested in it. This modified attack helicopter, which can carry four 'Tao' anti-tank air-to-ground missiles, is only 15 in the whole Kenyan army. And the navy has five of them. The army, which had ten "pony" attack helicopters, sent four reinforcements at this time. It can be imagined that Mulengalu, as a member of the National Defense Commission, absolutely used his power to ensure the victory of the war.

Seeing the scene of the destruction of armored vehicles, the helicopter formation immediately separated an attack helicopter and accelerated this way. The only self-defense weapon in the fuselage, a 12.7mm machine gun, soon roared, splashing the sand and gravel of the gray figure in the place where he had just been hiding.

The fifth regiment was stationed. Just now, everyone was celebrating the destruction of the third Kenyan armored vehicle. Then they heard the report that the Kenyan helicopter gunship formation appeared. Four helicopter gunships caused great damage to the soldiers of the 5th Regiment who were evacuating, with at least a dozen casualties. This is the biggest damage since the beginning of the war.

When I got the news, the whole headquarters was quiet. Everyone didn't expect that Kenya's political axes would really send helicopters to participate in the war! Previously, it was estimated that even if the Kenyan military would send air forces to participate in the war, it would have to do so after the form was unfavorable. But now the war has almost just begun. Although it is slightly damaged, the whole army will not be dispatched with such a big fanfare!

How did they know that Mulengalu had to increase the bargaining chips for victory in order to control the casualties of the Kenyan army.

"What should I do? Shall we also send out helicopters? Chief of Staff Hussein hesitated to propose. In the face of attack helicopters in the sky, it is difficult for ground troops who lack anti-aircraft weapons to threaten each other. In addition, the terrain nearby is relatively flat. Lack of necessary natural bunkers. It is not easy for soldiers on the ground to fight back with RPG. I'm afraid that he was hit into a sieve by the other party's machine gun before he opened fire.

The stone frowned. It's not that he doesn't want to send helicopter gunships to meet the enemy. To deal with the 'Pony' attack helicopter, the Mi-24 helicopter gunship is enough. One is a real armed helicopter, and the other is just a modified attack helicopter. In the case that there are no air-to-air missiles on both sides, which side's helicopter has strong protection ability, airborne self-defense weapons have large firepower, and high pilot skills. The surname of victory may be greater. And these conditions for victory are all available to the Mingzhu Army. Not to mention the legend, in the Iran-Iraq War, the Iraqi Mi-24 helicopter gunship once shot down the 'achievements' of the Iranian air force fighters.

But one thing is the main reason why Stone hesitates. That is, Li Mo ordered these helicopter gunships before they were sent here. These helicopter gunships need to be used at a critical moment. Try not to expose it if it is not exposed. Even in the plan discussed in the previous headquarters, after the annihilation of the Kenyan infantry regiment, only two armed helicopters were sent to eliminate the remnants of the Kenyan military on the Soken border.

If armed helicopters are used now, will they alert the other party and increase the reinforcements here? The lack of anti-aircraft weapons does not mean that Kenya does not have anti-aircraft weapons. Even Somaliland, a Somali country, has a surface-to-air missile brigade. Kenya is a country with a lot of anti-aircraft missiles.

There are only four helicopter gunships, and the loss of one is very serious.

"Report that two enemy helicopters are flying to the station. It will arrive over the station in 10 minutes!" At this time, an intelligence officer came in and reported.

The intelligence officer's words undoubtedly changed everyone's face. Without anti-aircraft weapons, the two helicopter gunships almost did whatever they wanted in the five regiments. In addition, the other party is cautious and it is impossible to fly at low altitude, which makes the RPG in the hands of Mingzhujun lose its role in air defense.

"In instructor..." Hussein called a stone again. There was a trace of anxiety on his face. If the other party's helicopter leaves the station and does whatever it wants, the blow to the morale of Mingzhu's army is absolutely fatal. After all, most of the soldiers of the Ming Cook Army have never experienced the war. Without the test of war, there can be no iron will. It is easy to be ravaged by helicopters to cause fear in the bottom of my heart. It caused a sharp drop in morale and even a collapse of the military.

Stone looked at Luo Xiang beside him hesitantly. Now the armed helicopter formation is in the hands of the Meteor Commando. If he wants to use it, he has to ask for the consent of Luo Xiang, the meteor captain.

After Luo Xiang nodded, Stone breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let the two helicopters take off to welcome the 'guests' abroad." In order to enliven the atmosphere in the headquarters, Stone deliberately accentuated the words of the guests.

Sure enough, as he thought, after hearing his helicopter attack, the heavy color on the faces of some officers eased for most of them. Although only two helicopters were used, the other side only had two. In the case of 2 to 2, you have a great chance of winning.

After receiving the order, two Mi-24 helicopter gunships immediately took off and flew to the southwest at an altitude of 800 meters. That direction is the direction of the Kenyan attack helicopter.

After the take-off of the Mi-24, the two sides found each other at the same time through airborne radar. The open and peaceful geographical environment and the high altitude of both sides are about 1,000 meters, so at the first time they found each other, both sides approached quickly with the speed advantage of helicopters. One side is a light attack helicopter, which has an advantage in speed. Although the other side is an armed helicopter, it is the type of armed helicopter known for its speed.

It's just a dozen kilometers, and it's close soon. The drivers of each other can even see each other through their eyes. Since there are no air-to-air missiles on both sides, even if there is a double-tube 25mm cannon on the Mi-24, the four helicopters are still approaching quickly in order to hit the other side in the first round.

As a helicopter pilot, the Kenyan side immediately knew that the other party was the real armed helicopter Mi-24. Originally, with the surname of the 'Pony' attack helicopter, it was too low to compete with the Mi-24. But the pilot on the Kenyan side is confident that he can shoot down the other side's helicopter. Because they think that what strength can a pilot in a non-political axe armed with? How can they compare with those trained pilots?

The protective armor of the Mi-24, which can defend against 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets, is mainly located under the fuselage. If it is a ground counterattack, the possibility of shooting down the Mi-24 with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun is not big. But don't forget that both sides are 'hanging' in the air at this moment. The protective armor under the fuselage plays a small role.

The effective range of the airborne 25mm cannon on the meter 24 is 1300 meters, which is almost equal to the maximum range of the 12.7mm heavy machine gun on the other helicopter.

But in order to shoot down or injuring the opponent in the first round, the Mi-24 co-pilot and shooter waited until the distance between the two sides was 1,000 meters before pressing the weapon launch button.

A 25mm shell dragged the orange or white firelight across the night sky with a sharp sound and rushed to a 'pony' attack helicopter on the right.

"Mi-24E..." The pilot of the 'Pony' attack helicopter let out a sad scream and hurriedly used the helicopter to avoid it. Although the cannon shells are not guided like missiles, the number makes up for the gap with missiles. A few shells hit the fuselage of the "Pony" helicopter in an instant. The helicopter with thick smoke and fire danced in the air like drunken wine. The helicopter pilot still did not give up trying to control the helicopter, ignoring the harsh alarm in the cabin...

(to be continued)