Chapter 10 Firepower goes first
Early the next morning, the combat operation officially began.
The atmosphere was not tense from the beginning, because according to Chen Chen's plan, there would be at least 18 hours between the start of the operation and the official engagement.
What are these 18 hours used for?
The answer is somewhat embarrassing: transporting cannon.
They spent their last 1,000 yuan to rent a dilapidated Hilux pickup truck, and pulled two gas tank cannons disguised as building materials in an oversized U-shaped circle, covering a total distance of nearly 110 kilometers. Only then did they finally arrive at the scheduled drop-off point on the west side of Wankangnong Mountain. The journey was much further than the ride they took before.
In addition to considerations of stealth and safety, another reason is of course that these two cannons are too heavy and cannot be walked on many roads.
A 1.7-meter-long cast iron pipe!
250mm inner diameter, 12mm wall thickness!
The gun barrel alone weighs 420 kilograms, and the two gun mounts weigh more than 110 kilograms. The trampoline truck cannot pull it at all.
After they got off the bus, the real test officially began.
They had to manually transport the two cannons to the artillery position 200 meters away from the camp between 11 pm and 5 am, and complete the assembly and camouflage without being discovered by the enemy or exceeding the time limit.
Once it times out, you have to wait another day.
And if the cannon is left there for a day, the risk of discovery will rise sharply.
Just give it a try.
The straight-line distance is 900 meters, 400 meters downhill, and 500 meters uphill. The first trip was to transport the gun barrel, which took the four-person team 40 minutes.
The second trip to transport the gun mounts and shells took a sharp increase to 70 minutes.
Then came the barrel, mount and shells
The hemp rope used to lift the gun barrel caused severe pain in Chen Chen's shoulder, and he even felt a little dazed.
How does this feel like the experience of carrying a coffin into the mountains for burial in the countryside in my previous life?
The method is the same and the weight is about the same. The only difference is probably that this time you are not allowed to shout slogans.
I hope these two coffins can contain all Wan Henai's evil-doing bandits.
After the last move, assembling the gun mount and barrel, and completing the camouflage, Chen Chen personally calculated the ballistic trajectory and adjusted the gun firing angle.
The time is now 4:30, and the task is completed ahead of schedule.
Chen Chen himself was so tired that he almost collapsed on the ground, but he couldn't rest.
With the current combat strength of the four-man team, he absolutely cannot let the other three find fighting positions by themselves, because under extreme fatigue, their movements are easily deformed, and if they are not careful, they will be discovered by the enemies observing on the tower. .
Therefore, he can only go by himself and can only hold one firepower point alone without any fire support.
It took him a full half hour to finally slowly circle from the west side of the camp to the east side. By this time, it was almost five o'clock.
"Check comms."
Chen Chen lay on the ground, turned on the radio and called in a low voice.
"Received on the 1st, get in position."
"Received on the 2nd, get in position."
"Received on the 3rd, get in position."
After receiving answers from three people in turn, Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Attention No. 1 and No. 2, launch a shelling at 5:20. Do not move the muzzle. After the first round of shelling, reset the gun mount according to the position I calibrated."
"clear."
No. 1, No. 2 Li Bang and Bao Qi responded in turn.
"Attention No. 3, you are in charge of the southwest tower, and I am in charge of the northwest tower. We need to destroy the opponent's light machine gun fire points at the same time 10 seconds before the bombardment starts. After shooting, regardless of whether it hits or not, you need to abandon the sniper rifle immediately and switch to an assault rifle. Conduct suppressive fire, understand?”
"clear."
Chen Chen's personnel division of labor was extremely detailed. This was of course because the combat qualities of the other three were not up to standard. However, the lack of running-in training was also one of the major problems.
During this period, during the few days of preparing the gas tank cannon, they also conducted certain training and tactical learning, but it was basically just improvising, and it was unclear how effective it would be, so they could only use the most precise and rigid methods. Subdivide tasks to ensure execution efficiency.
Chen Chen continued to issue tasks.
"No. 1, No. 2, after completing the bombardment, organize the shooting according to the predetermined position. Note that the principle of firing is: No. 1 is responsible for the two buildings in the southwest area, No. 2 and No. 3 are responsible for the central square, and I am responsible for the remaining areas."
"If there is a gap in any area, and when supporting other areas, the three of you will select the target and fire in order, do you understand?"
"clear."
The three replied again.
This kind of target selection is actually very rigid and inaccurate.
But there is no way. In an open space, after all, a small team cannot always use the principle of proximity and the area of responsibility strategy to quickly select enemies like CQB operations. The purpose of Chen Chen's arrangement is to ensure that firepower is not wasted as much as possible.
Of course, even this strategy is very novel to the other three.
Where have they received this kind of training?
Even the commanders didn't understand what firepower efficiency meant when they went to the battlefield. They just shouted "Fight me" at high-value targets.
Bao Qi and Li Bang admired Chen Chen even more, while Shi Dakai also took a deep breath, grasped the handle of the SVD's gun, and aimed at the machine gunner on the target tower who was resting against the wall.
"Last point, when I gave the advance command, everyone immediately advanced to position 2. No shooting was allowed during the process. Do you understand?"
Shooting is not allowed to ensure the concealment of the advancement process. It is after 5 o'clock, the sun has not risen in northern Myanmar, and the light is dim. It is not that easy to find moving targets in the chaos after being attacked.
"clear!"
Receive a reply and you're all set.
Chen Chen lay quietly on the ground, and the triangle in the scope locked the enemy on the northwest tower.
At the same time, he was also ready to use the mechanical sights underneath the PSO-1.
He couldn't rely solely on optical sights because he didn't trust Shi Dakai.
Even if it's only 200 meters away, what if he misses? He just learned how to use a sniper rifle!
Then, you must quickly replenish your guns - optical sights cannot do this, only mechanical sights can do it.
"Countdown to 1 minute, start loading shells."
Chen Chen gave the order, Li Bang and Bao Qi immediately took action, and Chen Chen's heartbeat began to speed up suddenly.
This is the most dangerous moment.
The two of them will reload quickly regardless of the risk of exposure, and they must keep an eye on the light machine gunner on the tower and deal with it immediately if there is any movement.
"Countdown to 15 seconds, 5, 4, 3"
"2,1! Fire!"
Chen Chen pulled the trigger, and the machine gunner in the northwest corner fell to the ground.
Then, he pulled his gun to the left, checked the situation of the machine gunner in the southwest corner, and found that he had also fallen to the ground.
Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and then, two gas tank cannons fired.
"boom!"
The shell flew out with its original, flaming fuse, leaving a trail of smoke in the dimly lit sky.
Li Bang and Bao Qi stared at the shells nervously, while Chen Chen cursed angrily:
"Don't worry about the artillery shells! Get into firing position and fire!"
The two people who had just woken up from a dream fell forward and took aim with their guns. In just three seconds, Chen Chen used SVD again to knock down a man who heard the gunfire and came out from behind the barracks to check the situation. The patrolling bandits were gone.
"Boom boom boom boom boom."
Three 81-guns were spitting out tongues of fire, and they were carrying out the first round of suppressive shooting on various buildings.
At the same time, the gas tank flying high fell down.
At this time, Wan He was in the camp.
A bandit was awakened from his sleep by the violent sound of gunfire. He subconsciously reached out to grab the gun, but at this moment, a bigger bang exploded in front of him.
"boom!"
Something smashed through the roof and landed at his feet.
His liver and gallbladder are broken. In such a situation, the only option is military bombardment!
He peed the first time, really peed.
But just when he thought he was about to die, he suddenly saw the thing under his feet.
"It's a gas tank."
The person in the barracks who had just woken up spoke.
"Gas tank."
He saw it clearly and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Gas tank, that's okay."
"boom!"
A gas tank shell directly hit the Grand Luck and landed in the largest living barracks pre-calibrated by Chen Chen. There were at least 5 enemies inside, and only one escaped.
The other shot landed on the edge of the square, nearly 40 meters away from its intended target.
However, the power of the two shells directly shocked Chen Chen.
The barracks were torn to powder.
The shell that exploded in the square sent a shock wave carrying debris across the entire square, which was larger than two basketball courts.
He saw with his own eyes that a bandit who had just rushed out of the gate had his left leg cut off by flying debris, and then fell down in an extremely twisted way.
The unlucky guy who happened to be near the impact point was directly blown into a burst of blood mist.
"Fuck."
Chen Chen couldn't help but turn on the mic.
“Is this thing so powerful??”