I was stunned by the terrifying power.
The M163 AT4 rocket launcher weighs 6.7 kilograms, with an initial rocket velocity of 290 meters per second. It's a disposable one that is discarded after firing. Every combat squad must carry it. Usually, battles are one-sided. Today was the first time I saw it being used on the battlefield, and its power far exceeded that of the M203 under-barrel grenade launcher that I usually use.
"Damn it! Did that shot go right up your ass? Are you so stupid?" Lu Wanqing was furious when she saw that I hadn't moved for a long time, and her voice echoed directly in the communication channel. "Hurry up and get over there!"
Startled awake, I scrambled and crawled all the way to the helicopter with Ji Ling. The other side was so shocked by the huge power of that shot that no one noticed our sneaking around at the bottom of the valley. When we got close to Liang Dong, it was Chris who noticed me first: "Gu, give me a magazine!"
I casually tossed one to him and set my gun on the helicopter. The long exposure to the fierce sunlight had already made its outer shell scalding hot. "Where's the pilot?"
"Stuck inside!" Liang Dong turned his gun and fired four shots, "Bang, bang, bang, bang". An armed man running was hit, and his body burst into a mist of blood as he fell forward onto the ground. The winding bloodstain quickly turned black under the sunlight.
I stuck my head into the cabin to take a look. Pilot Sato was stuck in the middle of his seat due to the impact. The dented nose of the plane and the seat had just pinned him in there, and the angle of his right leg was twisted abnormally. I crawled forward, dodging the bullets, and tried to remove the seat.
Sato weakly shook his head: "It can't be done. They've already tried."
I gave him an "OK" gesture and opened the communication: "Tell Angehefei that we need cutting tools and a demolition expert."
"Roger that." Ji Han answered energetically on the other end. I took the MP5 from Ji Ling's waist and threw it to Sato along with the magazine. Then came Ji Ling's shout: "Remember to give it back to me!"
"Got it, Ling Jun." Sato put the MP5 on his waist and replied feebly.
"RPG!" Liang Dong retracted his machine gun and crouched down. A rocket-propelled grenade landed not far away, and the impact knocked me down into the sand at once. I wiped my face and got up to fire at a gunman, but the bullet jammed in the gun. I pulled the charging handle to shake off the dust and resumed firing and fighting.
"Gu Xiaoyao," Lu Wanqing informed me, "Three people are approaching on your right side, and one of them is equipped with a rifle grenade."
"If you can see so clearly, why don't you take them out?"
"Jiang Li asked me to tell you that she's busy."
"What about you?!" I turned my rifle to the right. The figures in robes were moving in the scope, not a single one missing.
"Isn't it hot?" I said softly to them, even though they couldn't hear me. I pulled the trigger and fired first. The last person in the group instantly fell into a pool of blood, and the second one convulsed a few times under the firepower of the MK46 and fell to the ground. The third one tried to fire the rifle grenade, and then gunshots different from those of the M4 came from behind me. I turned around, my expression changing: "What are you doing here?"
"Fourth Squad, demolition expert Luo Bing, reporting for duty." A cold voice rang out. Luo Bing was holding an FN SCAR assault rifle, her chest rising and falling slightly. Her shoulder-length brown bangs swayed, and her pretty little face was covered with beads of sweat but showed no expression. Ji Han stuck her tongue out from behind her.
Luo Bing saluted: "Where's the target?"
Liang Dong patted the outer shell of the plane, his hand trembling: "Inside, stuck."
Luo Bing dived straight into the plane. After a while, her muffled voice came from inside: "Two people come here."
Ji Ling gave up his defense and directly got into the plane with his sister. The rifle he was carrying was equipped with an EoTech holographic sight, which had far less advantage in hitting long-distance targets than my ACOG sight. Under the influence of the accessories, instead of wasting bullets, it was better to give me the magazine for more effective kills.
"Gu Xiaoyao, hurry up. 029 has already completed the mission." Angehefei reminded me. "If you don't hurry up, they'll concentrate all their firepower on you. A team of infantry is approaching you from the south."
"Roger that." I tilted my head and fired a grenade. Due to the wind direction and a series of factors, it didn't cause effective damage. Instead, it shattered an old withered tree. "Liang Dong, infantry, south side."
"Just heard it." Liang Dong replaced the magazine of his light machine gun with a super-large 200-round drum, pointed to his right ear. There was movement inside the "Black Hawk". Ji Ling carried Sato's upper body backwards out of the plane. The young man's face was covered with cold sweat, and he frowned, enduring the pain. Then came Ji Han and Luo Bing. The girls knelt on one knee on the ground, one on each side. The latter opened the folding stretcher, and the former and her brother placed the wounded on the stretcher together.
"Engage the enemy at close range!" Liang Dong roared. The continuous sound of the light machine gun firing rang out. Figures and bullets emerged from the withered woods fifty meters away. I chose to fire at an RPG-7 shooter first. He fell backwards. With the last bit of strength in his fingers before dying, he fired the grenade. The warhead exploded in mid-air, and his own body was also disfigured by the fire stream of the launching device.
All three RPG shooters in that team were killed immediately. At this distance, if just one rocket-propelled grenade was fired successfully, we would all be dead!
But just because we were attacking the rocket launcher operators, we also ignored the other infantry at the same time. Several anti-government forces members took off the RGD-5 Soviet-made grenades hanging from their waists and threw them at the nose of the helicopter. Two comrades who couldn't avoid them fell to the ground screaming. The light machine gun made continuous sharp whistling sounds. Stimulated by the screams, Liang Dong directly gave up on accuracy and started pouring bullets into the small woods with red eyes. The price was extremely high recoil.
Ji Ling and I worked together to pull the people back and pressed on their wounds. Ji Han handed over the bandages. Liang Dong's face was distorted, and the recoil of the machine gun made his arms and cheeks numb. I threw an M26 grenade and swept the withered woods with gunfire, sending dust flying everywhere.
Another grenade landed among us. Ji Ling, relying on the quick reaction of a first assaultman, immediately threw it away. The impact of the grenade flipped Ji Han over at once. Luo Bing moved while firing to help her up. The girl was okay. Up to now, I hadn't seen Luo Bing change her expression. People like her are either really tough or just cold as ice.