Chapter 1134 Ambush
The fifth day of the Iraq War.
The coalition forces did not launch cruise missiles at Iraq again.
In the first four days, the coalition forces consumed tens of thousands of missiles of various types, setting a record for the largest use of missiles as a means of attack since World War II.
Even in the Gulf War, the number of missiles used in the first four days of the war was far less than now.
The number of missiles used by the coalition forces shocked the world.
These seem to be missiles, but they are actually money!
They are missiles, but they are actually burning money, dollars.
The first battle on the fifth day of the Iraq War was in the early morning. When a Los Angeles attack nuclear submarine was about to sneak attack the Iraqi Navy, it accidentally hit the mine array and triggered multiple mines, causing the Los Angeles attack nuclear submarine to be severely damaged. When it broke out of the torpedo array, the Los Angeles attack nuclear submarine had already lost its combat effectiveness and lost its driving function, and had to be detached by tugboat.
By the time the Los Angeles attack nuclear submarine was tugged away from the battlefield, it was more than a month later.
On this day, the number of missile launches by the United States dropped significantly, and the number and frequency of fighter sorties also dropped significantly. The ground forces are currently in the stage of large-scale shelling.
So far, the ground forces of the joint forces have not completed the repair of the traffic roads.
Every time they carry out repairs, they are always bombarded by the Iraqi army, suffering heavy losses and having to suspend repairs.
Even if they use the night to repair, they will be attacked by the Iraqi army.
When the intensity of the war in Iraq dropped significantly, the intensity of the war in Afghanistan suddenly increased to a higher level.
The guerrillas launched attacks one after another!
Since the outbreak of the Iraq War, the number of coalition air force aircraft in the Afghan battlefield has been greatly reduced, and many aircraft have been transferred to the Iraqi battlefield to make up for the losses in the war.
The Iraqi war model is completely different from the Afghan war model.
The Iraqi war model is because Iraq's military strength is much stronger, with more air forces, more air defense weapons, and a stronger army. At present, the two sides have launched electronic warfare, information warfare, air warfare, naval warfare, artillery warfare and other aspects and dimensions.
The Afghan war model started guerrilla warfare early. The Afghan local armed forces mainly used guerrilla warfare and did not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place.
Sparrow warfare, tunnel warfare, mine warfare, ambush warfare, raid warfare, siege warfare and other guerrilla warfare tactics are constantly staged on the Afghan battlefield, and guerrilla warfare has been rejuvenated on the Afghan battlefield.
This has also attracted the attention of countries around the world, especially those small and weak countries. When facing the invasion of powerful countries, guerrilla warfare will be a good choice.
The guerrilla warfare of the guerrillas made the coalition exhausted.
Tanks and armored vehicles can hardly play a big role in mountainous areas. When helicopters and airplanes need to provide air support in mountainous areas, they have to be careful of the threat of individual anti-aircraft missiles.
The Afghan interim government and government forces supported by the United States are not up to the task. The government forces often encounter guerrillas and collapse without fighting!
Faced with the counterattack launched by the guerrillas, the coalition had to give up some counties.
In just a few days, the territory controlled by the coalition forces was reduced to 25%, while 75% of the territory was under the control of the guerrillas.
On the mountain road, an infantry regiment of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force was ordered to retreat strategically and marched in a mighty manner.
This infantry regiment is a mechanized infantry regiment, equipped with a total of 108 Type 89 armored vehicles and a total establishment of 1,000 people.
The Type 89 armored vehicle was developed by Japan. The prototype was made in 1984 and began to be equipped with the Japanese Self-Defense Force in 1990. The vehicle body is an aluminum alloy welded structure. The front of the two-person turret is equipped with an automatic machine gun and a parallel machine gun. There is an anti-tank missile and three smoke grenade launchers on each side. The turret uses sandwich armor, and the sides of the vehicle are equipped with 5mm thick side skirts. The vehicle has a combat weight of 25 tons, a crew of 3 people, and a load of 6 people.
On the rugged roads in the mountains, the Type 89 armored vehicle travels slowly, and the soldiers inside are very uncomfortable, after all, it is too bumpy.
On both sides of the mountain road, there are hillsides, which are good places for ambushes.
At this time, on the hillside on the right side of the mountain road, guerrilla fighters hid and watched the Japanese Self-Defense Forces mechanized infantry regiment enter the ambush circle.
The mountain road is curved and narrow. Once you enter the ambush circle, there is no place to turn around.
At this time——
"Boom~~"
A shocking explosion sounded, but it was the Type 89 armored vehicle in the front that ran over an anti-tank mine and was directly blown up.
This was like a signal.
The guerrilla fighters on the hillside fired the rockets and anti-tank guns they aimed at the bottom.
The armored vehicle is okay against automatic rifles, light machine guns or heavy machine guns shooting at long distances, but its armored defense capability is not strong. Whether it is facing anti-tank mines, rocket launchers, or anti-tank guns, it cannot defend.
The armored vehicles that were hit exploded one after another.
The soldiers of the Japanese Army Self-Defense Force are still well trained, and after more than a year of war, they are already very experienced. The commander commanded the battle at the first time.
The terrain here is narrow, and the armored vehicles can't even be mobilized, so the soldiers immediately get out of the armored vehicles and fight the guerrillas with weapons.
They are at a disadvantage in terms of terrain. What they are facing at this moment is an ambush by an Iraqi mountain brigade. This Iraqi mountain brigade is an elite force with complete weapons and equipment.
The fierce artillery fire suppressed the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force so much that it couldn't raise its head.
The battle lasted only an hour before it ended.
Three Japanese helicopters were shot down, and the other helicopters left in disgrace.
The guerrillas quickly cleaned up the battlefield and evacuated.
55 Japanese soldiers were captured. As for the more than 200 wounded soldiers, the guerrillas did not shoot them at all. Anyway, they would not live long if they were kept. Even if they were rescued, it would be a waste of the medical resources of the coalition forces.
The guerrillas sang cheerful songs. This time, the elimination of this Japanese mechanized infantry regiment was undoubtedly a great victory. The casualties were not large, and they would receive huge rewards.
There were rewards for the guerrillas to eliminate the coalition soldiers.
Among the same military ranks, the biggest reward was not for killing American soldiers, but for killing Japanese soldiers.
The 55 Japanese prisoners were dejected. They were ambushed and defeated this time.
Afghanistan did not sign the agreement, and the Afghan guerrillas did not have any preferential treatment for prisoners.
If the Afghan guerrillas do not get the ransom, their fate will be very miserable. Being shot directly is the best outcome. If it is worse, they will be castrated, and the video will be filmed and posted on the Internet, and even a special copy will be sent to their families.
If the Japanese came to the Afghan battlefield with high morale at the beginning, then now, not many Japanese want to fight in the Afghan battlefield.
In order to retaliate against the guerrillas, the Japanese initially implemented the Three Alls Policy in the Afghan area, but they were retaliated more fiercely by the guerrillas and al-Qaeda.
As a result, the Japanese are now afraid to use the Three Alls Policy again. (End of this chapter)