War means casualties. Muhammad asked Hermann and two other guerrillas to bombard the Soviet helicopter base. Moreover, they were only to fire one shell and then abandon the mortars and run away immediately. Even so, they were in great danger as the mountain road more than ten kilometers away from the mountains could become their death place at any time.
However, Muhammad had to do this. Only in this way could he create an opportunity for Muhammad to enter the airport and blow up these helicopters. Muhammad was also facing great danger. They could be strangled to death by the furious Soviets at any time.
Muhammad seized this only opportunity. No one paid any attention to them. The infantrymen all went out to chase, leaving only the ground crew still busy repairing the helicopter.
On the apron on one side, there was a Hind helicopter on standby. Two pilots quickly rushed out from the lounge of the base and rushed towards their helicopter.
Kill the guerrillas! They dared to attack our helicopter base, they were simply courting death! The two pilots ran to the plane, stepped on the gangway, stepped into the cabin, and quickly closed the hatch.
The ground crew moved the ladder away, and two people kept turning the power switch. The engine above their heads made a unique roar, the helicopter was started, and the rotor rotated, ready to take off at any time.
"Three o'clock, Khawaja, fire!" Muhammad shouted.
"Understood." Hewaja also saw the helicopter that was starting up, and the muzzle had already turned over.
At this moment, the ground crew finally discovered that there was something wrong with the armored vehicle. Instead of going out to pursue the guerrillas, it drove into the apron, and the turret was still turning!
"Stop him!" a ground crew member shouted and reached out to grab an AK-74U rifle next to him.
"Boom!" At this moment, a flame came out from the muzzle of the 73mm gun on the top of the armored vehicle, and a shell flew out.
"Pull up." The weapons operator in the front cabin shouted. When he heard the sound of the shells firing, he knew that they must be aimed at his side.
The mortar is just a bait, the real killing weapon is this infantry fighting vehicle!
As long as the helicopter takes off, killing this infantry fighting vehicle will be as easy as crushing an ant.
The pilot in the rear cabin naturally knew that this was the most urgent moment. He pulled the total torque throttle lever suddenly, and the engine above his head burst out with maximum power. With a sharp whistle, the helicopter took off from the ground.
"Boom!" The shell exploded right below the helicopter. Countless shrapnel scattered with the explosion. Suddenly, the helicopter that had just taken off fell heavily to the ground again.
"Boom!" The doe caught fire. Just now, a shrapnel hit its oil pipe, causing the aviation kerosene to leak and an explosion occurred immediately. When the fire burned to the short wings on both sides, the weapons were ignited, causing a series of explosions.
Cool! I have been chased by this thing and had to hide from it. I was almost killed several times. Now, I shot down a helicopter like this with my own hands. It feels so good!
At this moment, Khawaja was full of worship for Muhammad. He was simply a natural combat leader and the best gift God had brought to the Afghan warriors!
Another shell was stuffed into the barrel. This is the best opportunity. We must seize the time!
"Boom!" Another one was hit. At close range, the 73mm howitzer was very easy to aim, and its firepower was so strong that the airflow generated by the explosion could even be felt inside the armored vehicle.
"Da da, da da da." At this moment, gunshots were heard on both sides. The ground crew who stayed in the base, although their main task was to repair aircraft, also had combat capabilities. When they picked up weapons, they were also soldiers.
Unfortunately, they were using 5.45 caliber AK-74 rifles, and the bullets could not penetrate the armor of the BMP infantry fighting vehicle.
"Shoot!" Without Muhammad's order, the guerrillas in the rear cockpit fired outside through the shooting holes on both sides.
Bullets poured out from the bullet holes, and soon a large number of ground crew members outside fell down. They hurriedly looked for cover to hide.
"Boom!" Another cannon shot was heard, and another helicopter was destroyed.
"Hurry! Where's the RPG? Use the RPG!" Muhammad shouted towards the rear cabin.
In addition to the 73mm howitzer, this Soviet infantry fighting vehicle also has a rocket launcher in the rear cabin, but you have to open the hatch and lean out to shoot.
Now, the ground crew was temporarily suppressed, and the Soviet soldiers who went out to chase were returning in a hurry, especially the two tanks, which were speeding back. Muhammad did not have much time left.
Durani bent down, picked up the RPG rocket launcher from the cabin, opened the hatch, and just as he was about to get out, a row of bullets hit the hatch, making a popping sound.
The guerrillas below immediately fought back with bullets, suppressing the opposite side's firepower point. Durani gritted his teeth and crawled out of the hatch.
Durani did not aim at the helicopter on the tarmac. He saw a machine gun position a few dozen meters ahead. At this moment, the large-caliber machine gun was turning around and was about to fire at them.
Armored vehicles cannot withstand the fire of large-caliber machine guns. If the enemy opens fire, all of our people will be killed in the armored vehicle. Durani was originally a machine gunner and was very familiar with this.
He pulled the RPG out from underneath and carried it on his shoulder. At this moment, the armored vehicle was still running. He remembered what his instructor had taught him during training, how to find the lead time, estimate the distance, and calculate the time it would take for the bullet to fly past. Then, he held his breath and calmly pulled the trigger.
"Bang." A flame came out from the tail, and a rocket-propelled grenade flew out from the front, heading straight for the machine gun position opposite.
At this time, the machine gun on the opposite side also opened fire.
"Da da da, da da da..." Just one shot from a large-caliber bullet could kill Durrani. When he lowered his head, he felt the hot bullet flying past his scalp. His head felt burning and blood was flowing.
"Boom!" The entire machine gun array was filled with fire, and the heavy machine gun was also blown away.
Hit! Durrani was delighted.
"Boom!" At this moment, a shell whizzed near the armored vehicle, and a fragment hit the shield. Durani lowered his head and flashed into the cockpit, and his head was almost chopped off.
In just a few minutes, the Soviet tanks moved back, and the first shell was a grenade that exploded near the armored vehicle.
Once the shell is stuffed into the barrel, it is not easy to pull it out and it must be fired. Just now, the tank went to chase several fleeing guerrillas and naturally shot with grenades. Unfortunately, the grenade had not been fired yet and it hurried back, and at the same time fired at the armored vehicle.
After the grenade was fired, the armor-piercing bullet was stuffed into the barrel. The accuracy of the armor-piercing bullet is much higher than that of the grenade, so this shot will definitely not miss the target!
Muhammad also knew that this was the most dangerous time. He stepped on the accelerator and the armored vehicle rumbled quickly, rushing straight towards a female deer.
This was a Hind that was refueling and loading ammunition. When Muhammad's armored vehicle rushed up, the ground crew nearby immediately joined the battle without even pulling out the refueling hose.
"Squeak." Muhammad slammed on the brakes and shouted to the people behind him, "Get out of the car and get on the plane!"
Get on the plane? When he heard this, Hewaja almost thought that Muhammad was talking in his sleep. It was possible to drive an armored vehicle and rush out from here, but getting on the plane? Isn't it just waiting to die here?
Muhammad had no time to explain. He opened the front hatch, stood on the top of the turret, turned over, and got into the front cockpit.
Fly a plane? Is he going to fly a plane? Khwaja knew that Muhammad had many skills, but he didn't expect that he could even fly a helicopter!
Seeing Muhammad sitting in the cockpit, the others no longer hesitated and jumped into the rear cockpit together.
The Gazelle is a special armed helicopter. Western armed helicopters can only accommodate two flight crew members, while the Gazelle has a spacious passenger cabin in the back that can carry a squad of infantry. The advantage is that it can carry infantry to the battlefield and put them down at any time for coordinated combat. The disadvantage is that the projection area on the side is too large, greatly increasing the probability of being hit. Therefore, the successors of the Gazelle, whether it is the Ka-52 or the Mi-28, no longer have infantry cockpits.
Driving a vehicle may only require simple training, even an armored vehicle can be easily learned by analogy. However, it is different for a helicopter.
To become a qualified pilot, you need to learn basic knowledge, various flight theories, and various equipment of the aircraft for one to two years. Then, you need to go to the simulator for training. After enough hours of study, you are allowed to fly with others, and then fly solo. This is a long process. It is a miracle to be able to fly solo in three years. After that, you need to undergo special training according to the helicopter you fly, go to the troops, and fly for another two years before you become a qualified pilot.
This is also the procedure used by the armies of all countries to train pilots. If they were trained completely in this way, Muhammad would not be able to fly a helicopter at all.
As a special forces unit, they have special armed helicopters to support them. They have very little chance to operate helicopters, and they do not need to master all kinds of theoretical knowledge. They just need to know how to turn on the power switch, how to operate the joysticks and the rudder under their feet.
No matter what the switches are, except for the weapon ones, all of them are pushed up. Then, push the largest switch forward. Sure enough, the engine on the top roared and the propeller started to turn.
Next, I need to increase the throttle master moment, gently, gently! Muhammad thought as he pulled the throttle master moment lever on the left side vigorously.
Suddenly, the huge doe shook and swayed from side to side.