king of war

Chapter 276 The Landing Battle of the Marine Corps

At this time, tens of thousands of troops in the Middle East were assembled, and the clouds of battle were dense.

The White House mobilized all the mobile combat forces at hand, and the Marine Corps almost came out in full force. This is the only force that can quickly use force by bypassing the cumbersome voting procedures of Congress.

Under the cover of the US Fifth Fleet, fighter planes roared past and launched an air strike on Alasad's army.

On the nearby sea, a huge formation of three aircraft carriers set up a battle formation, and the carrier-based aircraft took off and circled over the fleet. This time, the Fifth Fleet is only acting as a cover mission. Without the authorization of Congress, they cannot directly participate in combat operations , just as a covering force to provide sea and air landing support for the Marine Corps.

Three aircraft carriers and six amphibious assault ships were ready to go, and the deck was densely covered with helicopter groups. With the thumbs up of the ground crew and pilots, the pilots turned on the engine switch.

The propeller turned from slow rotation to a strong whirlwind, and the bitter wind made the ground crew almost unable to stand.

The lifting platform rose slowly, and it was covered with dense heads, tense faces and voices of commands. A heavily armed Marine Corps soldier, led by a non-commissioned officer, quickly rushed to the helicopter cabin.

The trampling of military boots, the clash of guns, and the officer's password rang together.

Getting into the dimly lit cabin, with the dim traffic lights shining inside, made the soldiers feel even more depressed. The loud noise made the officers have to shout loudly, and they kept gesticulating to tell them to sit in their seats and tie into the security guard. bring.

A total of 48 CH-46 "Sea Knight" transport helicopters and 32 CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopters rose from the ground under the command of the deck commander, carrying nearly [-] Marines on them. As the first assault fighters, open up the landing field for follow-up troops.

No one knew what was going to happen, and everyone was in a state of anxiety.

The jamming radio waves emitted by the six EA-6B electronic warfare aircraft completely covered a radius of hundreds of kilometers, completely paralyzing the communication command system of the Alasad army.

Under the escort of twenty Apache helicopter gunships, the helicopter group divided into four assault formations and swept towards the land.

The fleet of aircraft in the sky covered the sky and the sun, and as far as the eye could see, countless helicopters flew overhead, and the roar of huge engines could be heard several kilometers away.

"All the helicopters have been lifted into the air, and there is no large-scale armed resistance around the four scheduled landing sites. Alasad's army has collapsed and cannot organize effective resistance." The combat staff next to him reported loudly with joy, "Our unmanned reconnaissance aircraft can send back the latest pictures every 10 minutes. This is the picture of the battlefield we just received 5 minutes ago."

Numerous staff officers in the combat command center shuttled back and forth, marking various information on the map little by little, and various information ahead came from the radio, and a large amount of information gathered here, waiting for them to sort out and report to the commander.

Beside the wide porthole, General Sheffield stood there quietly, holding up his binoculars and staring out motionlessly, watching the various aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships flying one by one, and countless amphibious landing craft rushing towards the beach.

Faced with the staff's optimistic report, Sheffield remained expressionless. He knew that the real battle had not yet begun, even though in everyone's eyes the most difficult stage was landing on the beach.

Alasad directly gave up the beachhead and withdrew the army back into the city. This was not a rout, but an attempt to drag the rice army into the quagmire of street fighting.

If it weren't for the large number of civilians in the city, and the United States had to take into account a little international influence, and more importantly, they wanted to capture Alasad alive, then the firepower of the three aircraft carrier formations in front of them would be enough to blow the entire battlefield to the ground.

"How long does it take for the first echelon to reach the landing site?!" Sheffield put down the binoculars and asked a staff officer beside him without looking back.

"The straight-line distance is 5 kilometers, and it can be reached in 10 minutes by flying at a constant speed. After the plane lands, it takes three to [-] minutes for the commando to wipe out the remaining armed rebels, and then break into the TV station. The whole process takes about an hour."

The staff officer who was asked by Sheffield reported the figures quickly and accurately. The entire assault plan was prepared by more than 30 staff officers for a month, and every detail was considered as much as possible.

But they never considered what would happen if their actions were thwarted. In their knowledge, no army here could resist their landing.

Sheffield took out a cigar from his pocket, and pressed the gold-plated lighter switch with his rough hands. Against the backdrop of the fire, the veteran's face looked particularly gloomy.

"Special forces are the key. If Alasad cannot be captured quickly, the war will drag on for a long time." Sheffield spit out a smoke ring, and the smoke around him suddenly filled, "What do the lovers of the CIA say, they Can you guarantee that Alasad's information about the hiding place is accurate?"

"The people from the CIA said that they have very reliable intelligence channels. After their analysis, Alasad is in the city." The staff officer replied with some uncertainty.

"CIA, hum." Sheffield sneered, and suddenly asked, "What do the boys from the Special Forces say?"

"They said that if they can't quickly raid the nuclear bomb hiding place, then the large forces will immediately retreat after the first wave of attack and blow up the entire city." The staff officer said, and then couldn't help but interject a few words, "General, these people The plan is crazy, if we cause too many civilian casualties, we will be in trouble, and the CIA can't be sure that the bomb is in the city."

"I trust the judgment of those boys, they are all great soldiers." Sheffield took a cup of coffee from the adjutant and drank it down.

"Send me an order to increase the size of the second wave of commandos and send as many people as possible. They only have one hour to determine the location of the nuclear bomb. Once the time is up, let the navy bomb the entire city."

Ten kilometers away, the yellow sand rolled up by the storm covered the sky, making it very dark.

A dense group of helicopters swept across the sea level and quickly rushed to the land. The armed helicopters serving as fire cover happily sprayed the bullets of the machine guns, blowing up the firepower points one by one, and the rocket nests released intensive firepower to cover any suspicious Place.

The Super Stallion and the Black Hawk hovered in mid-air, and as the landing wires were quickly thrown out of the cabin, groups of marines began to line up and jump out from the opened hatch, hands clenched Holding the rope, the body quickly slid down.

For soldiers in airborne combat, stepping on the ground as soon as possible is the first step to ensure that they can survive. Helicopters hovering at a height of more than ten meters are undoubtedly the best targets for various light and heavy weapons.They don't want to repeat the Black Hawk Down story, it's just awful.

"Quick, quick! Keep moving!" The non-commissioned officers kept urging the soldiers who had just landed, and even kicked the buttocks of those soldiers who accidentally fell down with their military boots. "Get up, even a tortoise is faster than you."

"Scatter all, don't get together!"

"Machine guns come up, suppress fire!"

"Squad B here needs fire support, needs fire support!"

As soon as they landed, the Marine Corps faced fire from all directions. The whole city was like a hedgehog, spitting out flames of death from every window, every corner, and every street.

A group of people wearing civilian uniforms appeared in the cabin. They carried various weapons casually, with a disdainful sneer on their lips, and spat hard on the ground.

Then, without even using the rope, he jumped out of the cabin, and landed steadily from the helicopter more than ten meters high to the roof, and then jumped a few meters with a sudden bounce, like an ape among the buildings in the city. Jump flexibly.

They quickly got into the windows where the enemies were hidden, and then there were screams, and there was no movement in a second or two.

(End of this chapter)