Time Travel 04: I Fight the US in the Middle East

Mutlabi Fire Station, located in Baghdad's Old City, is about 10 kilometers from Baghdad International Airport. It is the closest fire station to Baghdad International Airport, while the target of this attack, Victoria Base, is right next to Baghdad International Airport!

Everyone was a little curious: "Aren't we going to attack Victoria Base? What are we doing at the fire station?"

"Of course, a fire will break out at the US military base!" Azam said with a chuckle. "We need a dozen or so people as firefighters, and the rest will be responsible for the evacuation..."

Everyone got excited.

It's a completely new tactic!

You'll never stop learning from Azam!

Although the provisional government has not yet been formally established, some social security units continue to operate, including fire stations!

The scorching sun beat down overhead, and without electricity, the air conditioning was useless, so everyone had to stay outside to cool off.

Stationmaster Zaha Hadid sat in the shade next to the training tower, silently smoking a hookah and lost in thought.

I heard that a new government will be established soon, but I don't know if it will be able to allocate funds to its fire station. The fire station currently has no source of income at all. If it weren't for a few wealthy people in the neighborhood who were worried that no one would take care of their fires and reluctantly gave them some funds, they would have disbanded long ago!

The dozen or so firefighters were also lazily resting, having never been trained at all.

They're lucky to have any flatbread to eat; they haven't had meat in months, so where would they get the energy to train?

Buzz, buzz!

Hearing the sound of vehicles outside, they remained seated, but the sound grew closer and closer until... they drove into the fire station's courtyard!

Splash...

Before the car even stopped, the people inside jumped out, carrying AKs and wearing green headbands!

This is... the Mahdi Army!

"Don't move!"

Azam stepped out of the car and looked at the people present: "We are all Muslim brothers, we don't fight our own people! We're just asking to call in the fire station here to fight the Americans! I think... none of you will object, right?"

It really is the Mahdi Army!

Recently, news of the battle in Sadr City has spread, and everyone is extremely excited. An entire American battalion has been annihilated, marking the greatest loss since the start of the war!

"Is Juba the Grim Reaper with you?" a firefighter asked.

The name of Juba the Grim Reaper has spread throughout Iraq! He was a brave and resourceful sniper who even took down an American division commander!

"Of course we'll stay together," Azam said. "Everyone, don't do anything. If you go out and tell on us, then we..."

"Of course not, but... can I join Death God Jubama?"

"Yes, I want to fight Americans too!"

Several firefighters immediately spoke up excitedly.

The United States launched a war on trumped-up charges, and even the US lieutenant colonel himself admitted it! The video of that lieutenant colonel confessing and repenting has spread throughout Iraq. Anyone with a conscience should know what to choose!

Before, I just didn't have the chance and drifted aimlessly, but now...

"Of course. But... you're all too thin. How many days has it been since you've had a proper meal?" Azam said, looking at the people following behind him. "Ali, take out the food we brought. Let our brothers fill their stomachs first. You must be starving!"

Since it's all food captured from the US military, as long as the pork products are thrown away, the rest can be eaten!

These people were all pale and thin, clearly malnourished.

"Okay, no problem!"

Soon, boxes of self-heating MRE food were delivered to the firefighters. Smelling the aroma of beef inside, everyone opened them and ate without hesitation.

Whether it was a specific person, such as an imam or a Kashab, who slaughtered the animal, or whether the Tasmi was chanted before the slaughter, none of that matters. For a hungry person, anything is acceptable!

Soon, these people had eaten and drunk their fill, their eyelids began to droop, and they all fell asleep.

These people may genuinely want to join the Mahdi Army, but... we can't fully trust them yet. When they wake up... it's all the damned American military's fault for putting sleeping pills in their food. It has nothing to do with our Mahdi Army!

"Let's get started," Azam said to Ali-Hazim. "Bring us the big stuff, load it onto the fire truck, make sure it's in a concealed location, and keep it completely hidden!"

"Understood!" Ali-Hazem nodded.

The fleet consisted entirely of Mercedes-Benz NG80 fire trucks, with peeling red paint, rusted chrome trim, and a dim, lifeless three-pointed star emblem on the front.

This is a fire truck purchased by Saddam Hussein in the 1980s. Back then, they were rich and used the best equipment!

The Mercedes-Benz NG1222 has a four-wheel drive chassis, a three-row driver's cab, and a foam fire suppression system in the back. It's a square box. Once you remove the aluminum alloy trim panels and take out the tools inside, you can install... an M242 machine gun!

Yesterday, the situation was urgent, and we could only move the ammunition. Later, US helicopters arrived and blew up the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles left in the city.

However... after all, that was the equipment of an entire battalion. There were bound to be some areas that weren't hit, and some areas that were hit, but some parts could still be salvaged.

The M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun mounted on the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle weighs 157 kg. If it were installed on the M2, it would be impossible to remove it, as a crane would be needed to lift the turret.

just now……

The US military's destruction of this equipment actually helped the Mahdi Army!

Several burly Mahdi Army soldiers carried an M242 machine gun and crammed it into a fire truck.

I wonder if this vehicle can withstand the recoil of a machine gun firing.

No problem, we can put a door on each side of the carriage, and fire together when the time comes, and the recoil will be canceled out!

Soon, the three fire trucks were modified and fitted with six M242 autocannons. The firepower was absolutely ferocious! Enough to blast everything in its path into dust!

While Ali-Hazim was leading a team to modify fire trucks, Azam was also modifying drones.

Attach one kilogram of C4 explosive to a drone and drop it...

Whoosh, bang!

The drone crashed to the ground!

Fortunately, fire-fighting mats were laid in front of it beforehand, otherwise it would have been torn to pieces!

The RQ-11 is launched by throwing, and the recovery process involves deep disassembly, meaning it automatically breaks into several parts before landing to reduce the impact force... It is then reassembled for the next use, which has a rugged Russian style.

It's probably because too much was pasted on. For a 1.9 kg drone, pasting on 1 kg of explosives shouldn't make it fly. Change it and paste 500 grams!

Throw it!

Whoosh, bang!

Landing again!

Two hundred grams! And that's still not enough!

Azam gritted his teeth. The US military's equipment procurement was expensive and of poor quality; it couldn't even carry 200 grams. It seemed he had to find another way!

Send me a razor blade!