The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

There was a roar of artillery fire on the battlefield ahead.

Eight kilometers away, an armored division was refueling.

The division's logistics vehicles continuously added fuel to the tanks.

The tanks of this armored division are all T72 main battle tanks, which are definitely 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 a little, water is more expensive than oil in Iraq, and oil can be found by digging a hole!

No matter how much fuel the T72 tank consumes, Iraq doesn't feel it at all.

To reinforce the front line, this tank and armored vehicle drove along the highway.

Although all armored vehicles use rubber tracks, many of the rubber pads have fallen off due to continuous use. Therefore, driving directly onto the road, or driving an entire division's equipment onto the road, will cause great damage to the road.

But now the war has reached its final battle, and we can no longer care about so much.

A T72 tank drove past the edge of the road, and then the left track stopped, while the right track continued to rotate. The tank turned right, but a noticeable asphalt squeezed out of the road surface immediately appeared on the edge of the left track.

No matter how solid the road surface is, it cannot withstand the tossing of these big guys.

Then, the second car, the third car, they kept driving onto the road and continued heading 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 our own tanks and armored vehicles.

Not only on the roads, but also on the ground on both sides, there were destroyed or damaged tanks and armored vehicles.

These tanks and armored vehicles were either blown up by Iraq or blown up by Iraqi tank and armored forces during their pursuit.

Some were also abandoned due to accidents during retreat or pursuit.

Iraqi engineers can also be seen repairing abandoned tanks and armored vehicles.

At this time, there were also planes being destroyed in the sky by anti-aircraft missiles, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns.

The war is cruel and extremely fierce.

Various SAM missiles, 'Aegis-0' air defense missiles, 'Aegis-1' air defense missiles, Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns support the regional air defense of the entire battlefield.

The armored forces and infantry of the joint forces were extremely tenacious and did not collapse in one blow. Instead, after their defense lines were breached, they used various means to slow down the advance of the Iraqi armored forces and at the same time 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, let the soldiers rest and eat, and replenish fuel, bullets and artillery shells.

In the dark night, you can see the logistics troops continuously transporting supplies and ammunition.

In this kind of large-scale decisive battle, the consumption of supplies, bullets and artillery shells was extremely terrifying.

It can be said that Iraq is risking everything in this battle. Either it will successfully drive the joint ground forces out of Iraq, or Iraq will lose most of its combat power and the joint ground forces will quickly capture Iraq.

Because once Iraq loses this war, even if it still retains some tanks and armored vehicles, it will have no ammunition!
On the battlefield, the joint forces are on this side.

The land was dug into trenches so that soldiers could go deep into the front line, attack tanks and armored vehicles with rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles, and then retreat. However, due to time constraints, the trenches were not dug very deep or long enough.

The heavy artillery units of the joint forces continued to roar, supporting the battlefield and attacking the Iraqi army.

There are also rocket forces of the joint forces, which continuously launch rockets that fall on the Iraqi side, which can not only strike the Iraqi armored forces, but also slow down the attack speed of the Iraqi armored forces.

Although the combined forces now had the upper hand at night, they did not launch a counterattack but instead remained on the defensive.

To be honest, Iraq's bizarre tactics, launching an 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 powerful combat effectiveness, they would probably have been defeated by the Iraqi army in just this 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 the Kumchat Mountains and the Fishchapur Mountains were building defense lines.

Once things became impossible, they retreated and then relied on the Kumchat Mountain Defense Line and the Fishchapur Mountain Defense Line to block the Iraqi army.

The joint forces paid a heavy price to break through the Kumchat Mountain Defense Line and the Fishchapur Mountain Defense Line. Iraq will also have to pay a heavy price to capture the Kumchat Mountain Defense Line and the Fishchapur Mountain Defense Line.

The heavy artillery, rocket and missile forces of the joint forces continued to attack the Iraqi army.

The missile forces not only attacked the Iraqi troops on the battlefield, but also attacked the transportation lines and cities behind the Iraqi battlefield in order to slow down Iraq's pace.

The joint forces navy in the Persian Gulf, Arabian and Mediterranean Seas, 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 was destined to be a sleepless night.

The whole world is watching the battlefield in Iraq.

If we talk about the war in Afghanistan, it is mainly a security war and guerrilla warfare, which are all small-scale operations. It is difficult for a war to have more than 10,000 people on both sides.

However, on the battlefield in Iraq, it was a large-scale battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, or even millions of people.

The combat strength of both sides this time exceeded 200 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 war in Iraq.

Major international media outlets such as CCTV, Hong Kong TV, CNN, and Fox even had war correspondents broadcasting live, presenting the large-scale war between the two sides to viewers in front of their televisions.

Many people even stayed up all night to watch the live broadcast of the war.

Watching the artillery shells, rockets, and missiles streaking through the sky, the constant explosions, and watching the tanks and armored vehicles being destroyed one after another, countless people felt the cruelty of war.

It even caused a lot of 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 an outbreak in 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 war news, countries can't help but realize the importance of strengthening their armaments.

No one wants their country to be attacked like Iraq.

Iraq was already a powerful country in the Middle East, but it has fallen to this point. What about other countries? (End of this chapter)