Dominate South Asia

"Boom, boom." The sound of propellers slicing the air came from the sky.

Following this sound, two huge helicopters flew past in the air at an altitude of 800 meters, one thousand meters apart from each other.

Above their heads, there were huge five-blade propellers stirring the air with great noise. The two bubble-shaped cockpits in front were arranged in high and low order, and the wide cabin in the back was like a pregnant doe. Therefore, this type of helicopter was also nicknamed the female deer by NATO.

However, if you regard this type of helicopter as a gentle female deer, you are totally wrong. Not to mention the machine gun under the nose, which can harvest lives at any time, just looking at the rocket nests mounted on the short wings on both sides is very daunting. Those large-caliber rockets can cover everything on the ground at any time and turn it into ashes.

The Mi-24 helicopter was very active on the battlefield in Afghanistan, although in the early days, it lost too many due to mechanical failures. But now, the Mil Design Bureau has further improved the Mi-24 helicopter, increased the power of the engine, and improved the stability of the pilots during rough operation. Moreover, as the pilots gradually become familiar with the war, their level of driving the Hind is constantly improving.

"Attention, we are about to reach the designated airspace, lower the altitude, and look for our tanks." The pilot Colonel Ivanov said in the helicopter in front.

His words were also sent to the ears of the wingman and the crew behind.

Hearing his words, the soldiers of the two infantry squads loaded in the big belly of the Hind also looked down.

After more than two years of fighting, almost every battalion of the Soviet army stationed in Afghanistan has established a reconnaissance company, composed of the most outstanding soldiers, who undertake the most difficult tasks.

This time is the case. The scouts of their two squads will go to rescue a tank company that has been attacked by their own side, carrying two helicopters. They are very confident that as long as they get there, the Afghan guerrillas may have already escaped.

Even so, they still looked to both sides and entered the mountainous area. At this time, the helicopter's altitude was lowered, and various emergencies could occur at any time.

In front of them was the valley mentioned in the intelligence.

The helicopter flew over, and from a distance, Ivanov saw two tanks that were hit on one side of the valley.

"Found the target, 500 meters ahead, 02, pay attention to alert." Ivanov shouted on the radio.

The two helicopters covered each other during the operation. Now, they found their own tanks. Ivanov's helicopter needed to land on the open ground, put down the reconnaissance squad behind, and start searching. In this process, the most dangerous takeoff and landing.

Therefore, the helicopter behind had to pull up some altitude and be alert all around.

After flying a circle low, there was a large open space in front.

The Afghan guerrillas have not been found yet.

Ivanov gently lowered the total distance with his left hand and held the control lever with his right hand. The doe landed slowly like a gentle fawn, and the propeller blew the surrounding sand and soil everywhere.

The landing gear slowly extended, and then the tires touched the ground. The hydraulic shock absorbers of the tires retracted a section, and the whole fuselage shook and finally stopped.

The hatch opened, and Sheluoan, the squad leader of the reconnaissance squad, jumped down first.

Following him, another person jumped down, and the two formed a fan-shaped defense. Several soldiers behind followed.

After dropping the scout, the helicopter took off again. At this time, it was time for another helicopter to drop the soldiers, and Ivanov's helicopter needed cover.

Sheluoan looked at the whole infantry squad and immediately waved his hand, dispersed, and slowly went to the two scrapped tanks on his side.

Rushing in a swarm would be the stupidest thing. What if there was an Afghan who was not afraid of death in the tank, and a volley of bullets would make them fall down.

Slowly, they got closer and closer. As long as someone attacked them, the helicopter above their heads would be able to support them in the first time, so although they were careful, they didn't have to worry too much.

"Squad leader, there are two people in front, sitting together, very close to the tank." At this time, a scout in front said that he had seen it clearly.

"Are they Afghans?" Xie Luoan asked.

"No, they are our people." The scout said.

Sitting together, not dead yet? Xie Luoan took out the telescope. The sun was too glaring just now and he didn't see clearly.

Put the telescope in front of his eyes, and suddenly, he saw very clearly that they were two tank soldiers, but they didn't know whether they were dead or alive. There were two bodies in the distance.

This should be a tank crew.

"Be careful, be careful of the mines under your feet." Xie Luoan said.

If these two people are unharmed, it is very likely a trap, so the closer Xie Luoan gets, the more careful he is.

"Hey, shorty, are you still alive?" A person shouted from a distance.

Although the current tanks are much more spacious than those during World War II, the space inside is still cramped, so a very important condition for becoming a tank soldier is height.

Markov knew that the person on the other side was shouting without any malicious intent, but in this situation, he was in no mood to joke.

"We are all still alive, but we will die soon." Markov said: "The Afghan guerrillas left an hour ago. You came too quickly."

Hearing this, Sheluan walked up boldly: "Shorty, are there only two of you here? Where are the others?"

"Two of our tanks were destroyed, four retreated safely, and one was hit by an RPG, and the people inside did not get out. Our tank had a mechanical failure and turned over. We climbed out, but then the commander and the gunner were killed by the guerrillas." Markov said, his throat was very dry, and every word he said felt like he was torturing his throat.

"Then why weren't you two killed by the guerrillas?" Sheluan asked: "The Afghan guerrillas often skinned the prisoners alive when they captured them."

There are many legends about the guerrillas. For Soviet soldiers, the guerrillas were like demons. If they were caught by the guerrillas, it would be a kind of luck to die happily.

So, seeing these two people next to the tank, they must have encountered guerrillas. Now they are still fine, and all the parts on their bodies are intact. Xie Luoan is very curious.

"Our butts can explode at any time. We dare not move for more than an hour. Fortunately, you finally came." Markov licked his cracked lips and said.

Being mistaken for a booby trap? Hearing this, Xie Luoan became careful.

On the battlefield, if you are not careful, you can be sacrificed at any time. Everyone is mentally prepared for this. However, in many cases, it is the Soviets who buried booby traps, for example, in abandoned tanks and on discarded weapons. If the Afghan guerrillas see them, they will definitely pick them up. As long as they touch them, they will explode.

Now, two of our tank soldiers have been mistaken for booby traps. This is the first time that living people have been used as booby traps. Moreover, they are not carrying these two tank soldiers on their backs. They know that as long as they move, they will explode. This is the first time.

It seems that the Afghan guerrillas are really stupid. Sheloan asked, "What's under your butt?"

If it's a pressure-activated mine, it's still very troublesome. After it's pressed, it will explode as soon as it's released. If that's the case, they can't do anything about it.

However, I haven't heard of Afghan guerrillas having mines. They are lucky to have the backward AKM in their hands.

"When the damn guerrillas left, they said we were sitting on a pressure-activated mine, but I think, long, we sat on the grip of the grenade." Ilyich said.

Sitting on a grenade? Shelov took out a box of Pamir cigarettes from his pocket as if nothing had happened.

Lighted it, put it in his mouth and took a puff, and then stuffed it into Markov's mouth.

Markov looked at Shelov gratefully, took two puffs, and then picked it up with his hands.

Shelov lit another one and handed it to Ilyich.

Ilyich shook his head: "I don't smoke."

Smoking is strictly prohibited on the battlefield. Smoking will expose your position and may cause an accidental fire. However, when you really go to the battlefield, smoking is a way for soldiers to relieve stress.

Now, Shelov is the same. If you want to save these two unlucky tank soldiers, you need to stabilize your emotions first.

"Your company commander just abandoned you like this and didn't come to save you?" Shelov asked.

The battle report received was that there were a large number of Afghan guerrillas, and their own tank troops were in danger, so they were dispatched urgently. Only when I got here did I know that the tank troops had withdrawn, leaving behind these two soldiers who were played by the Afghan guerrillas.

The company commander of the tank company seemed to be punished.

The company commander, thinking of the company commander, the two didn't know what to say. Under the circumstances at the time, the company commander seemed to have done nothing wrong, but now think about it, in fact, based on what I saw, among the dozens of guerrillas, it seemed that only two people were carrying rocket launchers.

"Forget it, this is Jalalabad's business. I'll take out the things under your butts first." Shelov said.

"Squad leader, let me do it." A soldier behind said, after all, removing booby traps is dangerous. He rushed to do it at this time because the squad leader saved his life before.

"Milo, stay back, this is an order." Shelov ignored Milo and looked around: "You all hide behind the big rock, don't stick your head out."

Although Shelov was very confident, removing booby traps was still very dangerous. In order to prevent himself from encountering an accident, he had to let others reach a safe place.

Shelov didn't know that the place he asked others to go was the most dangerous place. He was not facing the indigenous Afghan guerrillas, but an opponent from another world who had undergone rigorous special forces training and countless actual combat. The booby traps set by Muhammad were more than just a means of using a grenade as a pressure mine to scare people?