Chapter 1075 Ambush
Johnson personally led the troops to attack Dehraward.
There were 2,000 coalition troops, of which 1,500 were American troops, all mechanized troops, with M1 main battle tanks as tanks and M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles as infantry fighting vehicles.
The M2 Bradley is an infantry fighting vehicle developed by the United States. It is a tracked, medium-sized combat armored vehicle, an armored fighting vehicle used to accompany infantry mobile operations, and can fight independently or in conjunction with tanks. The infantry fighting vehicle was finalized and put into production in 1980, and was equipped with the US Army in 1983.
The M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is 6.45 meters long, 3.2 meters wide, 2.56 meters high, with a combat weight of 22.67 tons, 3 crew members, and 7 passengers. The engine is a V8 Cummins VTA-903T diesel engine with a power of 500 horsepower and an automatic transmission. The main weapon of the tank is a 25mm cannon, and there is also a coaxial machine gun installed in the tank turret. The body of the vehicle adopts an explosive reactive armor structure, which can resist armor-piercing shells and artillery shells. The front of the vehicle is equipped with a lowered additional armor to prevent mine attacks, and there are side skirts on the side.
Among the world's infantry fighting vehicles, the protection capability of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is relatively good.
In the Gulf War, the US military's 2,000 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles accompanied the M1A2 main battle tanks, driving in the desert at lightning speed, becoming a sharp sword in the "Desert Sabre" military operation, and making great contributions to the US military.
Among the 1,500 US troops this time, there are 25 M1 main battle tanks and 140 M2 infantry fighting vehicles.
However, at the forefront of the troops is the Japanese Self-Defense Force.
At the beginning, the Japanese Self-Defense Force sent warships to escort the US warships and then provide logistical support.
Later, for their own ambitions, the Japanese sent three batches of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces, totaling 5,000 people.
The 500 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces who carried out the operation with the US military this time had individual light weapons of 89-type automatic rifles. The vehicles used for transportation at this time included Isuzu Type 73 military transport trucks, Mitsubishi Type 73 jeeps, and Kawasaki KLX250 military motorcycles. In addition, there were 10 Type 74 main battle tanks.
Following the Japanese were 1,000 government troops, all transported by military transport trucks.
The team marched along the river road in a mighty manner.
More than two hours later, they arrived at Dehraward.
Finally, when the troops entered the ambush area.
The mines exploded, dust rose up, and many Japanese soldiers died on the spot.
Even Isuzu Type 73 military transport trucks and Mitsubishi Type 73 jeeps were blown into the river.
It was the dry season, so the river was not deep, but the road was four or five meters above the riverbed, and the water was about half a meter deep.
The Japanese officer immediately grasped his command knife and commanded the battle.
The road was very narrow, and there were mines and booby traps buried irregularly on the roadside. People kept stepping on them or vehicles running over them, and there were constant explosions and dust flying.
At the same time -
A guerrilla sniper aimed at the Japanese commander holding the command knife.
Bang -
The sniper pulled the trigger, and the bullet flew out from top to bottom, directly penetrating the head of the Japanese commander.
The Japanese commander fell directly, and the sniper did not take him there, but quickly moved away with the "78-type heavy sniper rifle", and then set up the "78-type heavy sniper rifle" again to aim at the commander of the enemy tank.
These specially trained snipers knew that they were not going to kill ordinary soldiers, but commanders!
The Japanese soldiers saw their leader being killed, but they were not too panicked. Another officer with a higher rank came out and continued to command the Japanese soldiers to fight back.
"Bang~~Bang~~Bang~~~"
"Da Da Da~~"
The guerrillas opened fire one after another.
Under the intensive fire of the guerrillas, many Japanese soldiers were killed and injured.
"Boom~~"
The mortars had already aimed, and 5 mortars attacked. Every shot killed many people.
"Boom~~"
A guerrilla soldier carried an anti-tank missile and aimed at the Type 74 main battle tank. With one shot, the entire Type 74 main battle tank was scrapped.
The Type 74 tank is a main battle tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It was designed and produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to replace the early Type 61 tank. The vehicle is equipped with a 105mm L7A1 tank gun. It uses the same adjustable suspension system as the MBT-70 and the same rolled armored body as the Leopard 1 tank. It has a unique design of a rotating command tower for the commander and a new main gun automatic loader. In 1984, the cost of a Type 74 tank was as high as 376 million yen, which is almost equivalent to 15.76 billion US dollars. Later, as the yen appreciated against the US dollar, the cost was even higher. At the peak, the cost of a Type 74 tank was as high as 2.41 million US dollars.
The side thickness of 35mm can't stop the attack of anti-tank missiles at all.
John was in the command vehicle and was startled when the gunfire sounded.
He didn't expect that the guerrillas were so bold that they dared to ambush the coalition forces here.
Moreover, the terrain here made it impossible to fight. There was a river on one side and a steep mountain on the other, which completely exposed them to the enemy's attack range.
The guerrillas were even equipped with mortars, anti-tank missiles, and rocket launchers.
Looking at the terrain again, the mountain just blocked the artillery attack of the US military, and the US military could not attack the guerrillas at all.
Johnfu quickly ordered the helicopter to take off and come to support and provide fire support. At the same time, he also asked the Air Force for help, asking the Air Force to send aircraft to strengthen the air strike firepower.
But before the plane arrived, everything depended on the Japanese themselves and the government army.
However, Johnfu was cautious and asked people to clear mines.
What made Johnfu relieved was that there were no mines on the roadside where the US military was.
"Boom~~"
Johnfu saw a military transport truck of the government army being blown up, and he couldn't help clenching his fists.
Just looking through the telescope, Johnfu could estimate the loss in his heart.
The Japanese turned the main gun of the 74-type main battle tank and used machine guns to fight back.
As for the soldiers of the government army, they were all recruits, in a mess, and some even threw away their weapons, climbed up the mountain, or retreated.
The angry American soldiers operated machine guns and fired at the retreating government soldiers.
Then the enraged government soldiers opened fire on the American soldiers.
John was furious. These government soldiers were really incompetent and had more trouble than success. They even became deserters. All the dollars were wasted.
He did not stop the American soldiers from shooting the government deserters with machine guns. These deserters were not worth dying for. They took the money and did not want to fight but only wanted to fight. He would not feel sorry for the death of more.
John was anxious. He just hoped that the helicopters and the air force would arrive quickly.
The terrain here was really terrible, and the key position was stuck.
It was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the US military could not attack it.
Even if they bombarded with artillery, they could only hit the mountain.
The front was blocked by military transport trucks, not to mention the guerrillas' ambush, which would cause heavy losses to the troops. After all, the side protection was not as good as the front protection, not to mention being exposed to anti-tank missiles.
John did not dare to gamble at all, betting that the guerrillas did not have many anti-tank missiles.
And with such a narrow road, what if the tanks and armored vehicles fell into the river?