The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1075 Ambush Battle

Johnf personally led his troops to attack Dehradun.

There are 1 coalition troops, of which 2 are American troops, all mechanized troops. The tanks are M main battle tanks and the infantry fighting vehicles are M 'Bradley' 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 used to accompany infantry in mobile operations. It can fight independently or in conjunction with tanks. The infantry fighting vehicle was finalized and put into production in 1980 and equipped to 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, a crew of 3 and a load of 7. 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 vehicle is a 25mm cannon, and there is also a coaxial machine gun in the turret. The vehicle body adopts an explosive reactive armor structure that can resist armor-piercing shells and artillery shells. The front of the vehicle is equipped with a lowered additional armor that can prevent mine attacks, and there are side skirts on the sides.

Among the world's infantry fighting vehicles, the M2 'Bradley' infantry fighting vehicle has relatively good protection capabilities.

During the Gulf War, the U.S. military's 2000 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, accompanied by M1A2 main battle tanks, raced through the desert at lightning speed, becoming a sharp sword in the "Desert Sabre" military operation and making great contributions to the U.S. military time and time again.

此次1500名美军，其中有25辆M1主战坦克，140辆M2步兵战车。

However, at the forefront of the troops are the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.

At the beginning, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces sent warships to escort the US warships and then provide logistical support.

Later, in order to realize their own ambitions, the Japanese have sent three batches of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, totaling 5000 people.

此次和美军执行行动的500名日本陆上自卫队，单兵轻武器是89式自动步枪，此时作为运输的车辆有五十铃73式运输军用卡车以及三菱73式吉普车、川崎KLX250军用摩托车。除此之外还有10辆74式主战坦克。

Following the Japanese were 1000 government troops, all transported in military transport trucks.

The team marched along the river road in a mighty manner.

In more than two hours, they will arrive at Dehradun.

Finally, the troops entered the ambush area.

The mines exploded, dust rose up, and many Japanese soldiers died on the spot.

Even an Isuzu Type 73 military transport truck and a Mitsubishi Type 73 jeep were blown into the river.

It is the dry season, so the river is not deep, but the road is four or five meters above the riverbed, and the water is about half a meter deep.

The Japanese officer immediately gripped his command knife and commanded the battle.

The road was very narrow, and there were mines and booby traps buried in an irregular pattern on the roadside. People kept stepping on them or vehicles running over them, and there were constant explosions and flying dust.

at the same time--

A guerrilla sniper aimed at the Japanese commander who was holding a command knife.

boom--

The sniper pulled the trigger, and the bullet flew out from top to bottom and directly penetrated the Japanese commander's head.

The Japanese commander fell down directly. The sniper did not stay there with him, but quickly moved away with the "Type 78 Heavy Sniper Rifle", and then set up the "Type 78 Heavy Sniper Rifle" again and aimed at the enemy commander in the tank.

These specially trained snipers all know that they are not going to kill ordinary soldiers, but commanders!
When the Japanese soldiers saw their leader being beaten to death, they did not panic too much. 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.

Under the intensive fighting of the guerrillas, many Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded.

"Boom~~"

The mortars were already aimed, and five of them launched their attack. Every time they fired, they always killed many people.

"Boom~~"

A guerrilla soldier carried an anti-tank missile and aimed it 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 earlier 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 commander's command tower and a new main gun automatic loader. In 1984, the cost of a Type 74 tank was as high as 3.76 million yen, which is equivalent to 157.6 billion US dollars. Later, as the yen appreciated against the US dollar, the cost was even higher. At its peak, the cost of a Type 74 tank was as high as 241 million US dollars.

The side thickness of 35mm cannot stop the attack of anti-tank missiles.

John was in the command vehicle and was startled when the gunfire rang out.

He didn't expect that the guerrillas were so bold as to ambush the coalition forces here.

Moreover, the terrain here makes it impossible to launch a battle. There is a river on one side and a steep mountain on the other, which completely exposes 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 mountains just blocked the US artillery attack, and the US military could not attack the guerrillas at all.

John immediately ordered helicopters to take off and provide fire support. He also asked the Air Force for help, asking it to send aircraft to increase air strike firepower.

But before the plane arrived, everything depended on the Japanese themselves and the government forces.

However, out of caution, John ordered people to conduct mine clearance.

What made John breathe a sigh of relief was that there were no mines on the roadside where the US troops were.

"Boom~~"

When John saw a government military transport truck being blown up, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Just by looking through the telescope, John could estimate the losses in his mind.

The Japanese turned the main gun of the Type 74 main battle tank and fought back with machine guns.

As for the government soldiers, they were all new recruits, in chaos, and some even threw away their weapons and climbed up the mountain or retreated.

The energetic 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 extremely angry. These government troops were more of a hindrance than a help. They even became deserters and all the dollars were wasted.

He did not stop the American soldiers from shooting at government deserters with machine guns. These deserters did not deserve to die. They took the money and did not want to fight, but only wanted to fight. He would not feel sorry no matter how many of them died.

John was extremely anxious and just hoped that the helicopters and the air force would arrive quickly.

The terrain here is really terrible, and it's stuck at a key location.

It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the US military cannot attack it.

Even if we use artillery to bombard it, we can only hit the mountain.

The front was blocked by military transport trucks, not to mention the guerrilla ambush, which would cause heavy losses to the troops. After all, the side protection is not as good as the front protection, not to mention being exposed to anti-tank missiles.

John didn't dare to bet that the guerrillas didn't have many anti-tank missiles.

Moreover, the road is so narrow. What if a tank or armored vehicle falls into the river?
(End of this chapter)