Chapter 1192 The Final Battle (2)
In the battlefield ahead, artillery fire roared.
8 kilometers away, an armored division was refueling.
The logistics vehicles in the division continuously added fuel to tanks one by one.
The tanks of this armored division are all T72 main battle tanks, which are absolutely fuel-consuming.
Of course, Iraq lacks everything except oil.
As a country with rich oil reserves, it can export a large amount of oil every year. To exaggerate, water is more expensive than oil in Iraq, and oil can be found by digging a pit!
No matter how fuel-consuming the T72 tank is, Iraq doesn't feel it at all.
This time to reinforce the front line, this tank armored vehicle drove along the road.
Although various armored vehicles use rubber tracks, many rubber pads have fallen off due to continuous use. Therefore, driving directly on the road, or driving the entire division's equipment on the road, will cause great damage to the road.
But now the war has ushered in a decisive battle, and there is no time to care about so much.
A T72 tank drove past the edge of the road on the side, and then the left track stopped, while the right track continued to rotate. The body of the tank turned right, but an obvious asphalt squeezed out of the road immediately appeared on the road at the edge of the left track.
No matter how solid the road is, it can't withstand the tossing of these big guys.
Then, the second and third tanks kept driving onto the road and continued to move north.
On the road, you can also see various destroyed tanks and armored vehicles.
There are tanks and armored vehicles of the joint forces, as well as tanks and armored vehicles of our own side.
Not only on the road, but also on the ground on both sides, there are destroyed tanks and armored vehicles, or damaged tanks and armored vehicles.
These tanks and armored vehicles were either blown up by Iraq; or blown up by Iraqi tanks and armored forces during pursuit.
Some were abandoned due to accidents during retreat or pursuit.
You can also see that Iraqi engineers are repairing those abandoned tanks and armored vehicles.
At this time, there were planes being destroyed by anti-aircraft missiles, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns in the sky.
The war was cruel and fierce.
Various SAM missiles, 'Aegis-0' anti-aircraft missiles, 'Aegis-1' anti-aircraft missiles, and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns supported the regional air defense of the entire battlefield.
The armored forces and infantry of the joint forces were very tenacious and did not collapse in one blow. Instead, after the defense line was breached, they slowed down the advance of the Iraqi armored forces in various ways and urgently built a second line of defense.
Now this armored division must rush to the front line to replace another armored division, let them withdraw and rest, the soldiers rest and eat, and replenish fuel, bullets, and shells.
In the dark night, you can see that the logistics troops are constantly transporting supplies and ammunition.
In this large-scale decisive battle, the consumption of supplies and bullets and shells is very terrifying.
It can be said that in this battle, Iraq is desperate. Either it will successfully drive the ground forces of the joint forces out of Iraq, or Iraq will lose most of its combat power, and the ground forces of the joint forces will quickly capture Iraq.
Because once Iraq loses this battle, even if it still retains some tanks and armored vehicles, Iraq will have no ammunition!
On the battlefield, the joint forces are on this side.
The land was dug into trenches, and the soldiers could go deep into the front line, use rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles to attack tanks and armored vehicles, and then retreat, but due to time constraints, the trenches were not dug very deep and the distance was not long enough.
The heavy artillery units of the joint forces kept roaring, supporting the battlefield and attacking the Iraqi army.
There are also rocket forces of the joint forces, which keep firing rockets and landing on the Iraqi side.
It can not only attack the armored forces of the Iraqi army, but also slow down the offensive speed of the Iraqi armored forces.
Although the joint forces now have an advantage at night, the joint forces did not launch a counterattack, but were in a defensive posture.
To be honest, Iraq's strange tactics, the attack on a hot day, and such a large-scale attack also stunned the joint forces.
If many of the joint forces were not elite troops, with strong battlefield adaptability and strong combat effectiveness, they would probably be defeated by the Iraqi army in just one wave.
Therefore, the joint forces are now concentrating their efforts on building a defense line. In addition to the defense line here on the battlefield, they are also building a defense line in the rear.
Even Kumqat Mountain and Fishqab Mountain are building a defense line.
Once things are impossible, they will retreat, and then rely on the built Kumqat Mountain Defense Line and Fishqab Mountain Defense Line to block the Iraqi army.
The joint forces paid a heavy price to break through the Kumqat Mountain Defense Line and Fishqab Mountain Defense Line. Iraq will also have to pay a heavy price to capture the Kumqat Mountain Defense Line and Fishqab Mountain Defense Line.
The heavy artillery, rocket, and missile forces of the joint forces continue to attack the Iraqi army.
The missile troops not only attacked the Iraqi army on the battlefield, but also attacked the transportation lines and cities behind the Iraqi battlefield to slow down Iraq's pace.
The joint forces navy in the Persian Gulf, Arabia, and the Mediterranean Sea, under the order of the joint forces supreme command, had to launch 332 "Tomahawk" cruise missiles in one day to attack Iraq.
Carrier-based aircraft took off and attacked and bombed Iraq.
This is the advantage of the joint forces!
Three-dimensional combat!
This day is destined to be a sleepless night.
The whole world is watching the battlefield in Iraq.
If the war in Afghanistan is mainly a security war, guerrilla warfare, etc., it is a small-scale war, and it is difficult for both sides to have a war of more than 10,000 people.
Then the battlefield in Iraq is a large-scale war, with hundreds of thousands of people, or even millions of people.
The combat forces of both sides this time exceeded 2 million.
This set another record after World War II, which is the largest battle after World War II!
This battle will also determine the outcome of the Iraq War!
Whoever wins this war will win the Iraq War.
CCTV, Xiangjiang Satellite TV, CNN, Fox and other major international media even have war correspondents live broadcasting, presenting the large-scale war between the two sides to the audience in front of the TV.
Many people even watched the live broadcast of the war all night long.
Watching artillery shells, rockets, and missiles tearing through the sky, constantly exploding, watching tanks and armored vehicles being destroyed, countless people felt the cruelty of war.
It even caused many people to worry about the start of the S3 season.
After all, there are only a few powder kegs in the world, and the Middle East is one of them, which may trigger the outbreak of the S3 season.
It has only been about 60 years since the end of World War II.
Now that billions of people around the world can watch the news of the war, countries can't help but realize the importance of strengthening their armaments.
No one wants their country to be beaten like Iraq.
Iraq is already a powerful country in the Middle East, and it has fallen to this point. What about other countries? (End of this chapter)