Chapter 984 Night Demon No. 3

At two o'clock in the morning, a total of four helicopters took off.

Two Mi-24 Hind armed helicopters, one Mi-17 transport helicopter, and one ultra-light Gazelle helicopter.

The Syrian Air Force had never conducted night bombings before, let alone night airborne operations. Gao Yang believed that their actions could achieve maximum surprise, but he could not guarantee whether they could attack the right place accurately.

The investigation in the afternoon yielded some results, and photos were sent back when it got dark. Yak made a judgment based on the photos, and selected a place among many buildings where Badadi was most likely to be hiding.

The Syrian civil war has been going on for a long time, and the Adala district is an area that has been repeatedly contested. There are almost no complete buildings left. It is necessary to find a place that is most likely to be used as a headquarters in an area that is stronger than the ruins, but also has limited strength. too difficult.

It was too difficult and time was tight, so Yak's standard of judgment was almost ridiculous. He just found a big flag on a building, and then found a car near the building, and then Yak felt that It was the most likely place for Badadi to hide, and then Gao Yang really used the building with just a flag as the only attack point.

The reason is very loose. For a country's intelligence agency, it is really ridiculous to judge the target of an action based on a flag. However, since both Yake and Gao Yang made the same judgment, of course there is a reason.

According to the rules discovered by Yake, and based on Gao Yang's several personal experiences, their common conclusion is that Ace really likes to show his flag, and generally speaking, wherever a big flag is shown. This is usually where the top local person in charge is located.

Taking the initiative to show a big flag and then exposing the key target is not only stupid, it is downright stupid. But the problem is that Ace is willing to do this, what can others do.

Now Gao Yang is gambling. Betting on his target is as stupid as ever. If the selected target point fails, there is nothing you can do. If the bet is right, it will be a hit.

The flight performance of the Mi-17 is not as good as that of the Black Hawk, and flying on the Mi-17 is also very uncomfortable and noisy. It has big vibrations, typical Soviet style, and can send people to the battlefield. As for comfort, what is that?

Gao Yang could no longer feel any comfort at this moment. The issue he was considering was not whether he had landed in the right place. What he was considering was whether he should add another transport helicopter.

The Mi-24 is an armed transport helicopter, but if you want the Mi-24 to take on the task of air strikes, you can no longer let the Mi-24 take on the task of transporting people. If you put people on it, you have to reduce the amount of ammunition you can carry. Not only do you put people on the ground, but also put them on the ground. It's too much of a waste to pull it up to show off your firepower.

Gao Yang wants speed. It is impossible to take advantage of the Mi 24's ability to transport and attack.

As for the Mi-17, it can hold 24 fully armed soldiers in the cabin, which is enough to cheer them up. However, one plane can only place people at one point, and then the commandos will disperse the attack. If there are two planes, they can attack at two points at the same time.

Gao Yang was sitting closest to the hatch. Satan's assault team all arrived, but Tommy and Jason did not participate in the attack. We won't need them this time, and No. 13 isn't here either. Although he strongly requested to follow Gao Yang, No. 13 was not suitable for such a frontal combat situation. Therefore, Gao Yang finally held down No. 13 in the base, because they had agreed that No. 13 must obey orders.

Satan didn't come, but Farouk did. Not only did he come, he also personally participated in the attack. His main role was not to fight, but to act as a reporter accompanying the army.

The so-called military reporter is a night vision camera worn on Faruk's head, which will take photos of Gao Yang and their every move, especially the results of the battle.

Originally, Gao Yang was extremely reluctant to let Farouk participate, but they cooperated in every possible way and provided him with aircraft that are extremely valuable to Syria. It would be unreasonable if he did not allow Farouk to bring back some achievements, and by the way, he showed Satan's combat effectiveness. , it will also be beneficial to future cooperation.

As for the possibility of leaks, it is not big, because Gao Yang and the others are wearing Syrian military uniforms, with either masks or camouflage on their faces. Even if the camera captures it, it is impossible to tell who it is, and the relative benefits they get, And considering the benefits of letting Farooq follow, this risk is bearable.

The Mi-17 mechanics sent by Jaclan and Polovich were flying the plane. The person sent by Polovich was not only a mechanic, but also a pilot. He was more than enough to serve as a co-pilot. As for the random mechanics, they were at the airport. Sent, Gao Yang never found the random mechanic of the Mi-17.

As for Erin, she had to fly the Gazelle, with Tribo as her co-pilot, and the only passenger she was pulling was Grolev. The plane needed to provide machine gun cover in the air, and the reason why it was not given to Grolev was When equipped with a secondary shooter, you need to leave enough load and space to carry more machine gun bullets.

Four helicopters rushed to the predetermined area in a dense formation. After leaving the airport, the helicopters turned off all navigation lights and flew in darkness.

Without night vision goggles, helicopters would not be able to operate at night. Although Gao Yang equipped all pilots with helmet-mounted night vision goggles, the small night vision goggles had too close a field of vision, whether they were low light or thermal imaging. , and after installing a night vision modification kit with a detection range of seven thousand meters, the three old helicopters immediately gained night combat capabilities.

Of course, it was made do. In Eileen's words, even the wiring was exposed. This was too rough, but according to the Russian point of view, what is rough is not rough, and if it is too fine, it cannot be eaten. As long as you can fight.

Finally, the weapons operator and observer of the No. 1 aircraft said on the intercom: "Arrived over the combat area, found the target building, lowered the height, and started to get closer to observe."

Gao Yang looked out from the side window, only a green patch of green, and he couldn't see the ground clearly. However, as the height decreased, although it was still unclear, he could see the situation on the ground.

After waiting for a while, the observer of Unit 1 whispered: "Night Devil 2, responsible for the west side of the target building, Night Devil 3, go to the air landing field, Night Devil 4, move freely."

When it was time to land, the sound of a gun being pulled sounded in the cabin. After a loud crash, Gao Yang said on the intercom: "I am the Black Devil, ready."

Jaclan shouted: "Night Devil 3, arrived in the scheduled airspace."

After the announcement, the observer of Unit 1 said solemnly: "The heat source is obvious on the left side of the target building and there is activity in the heat source. There is less heat source on the right side. This is consistent with intelligence analysis. It can be considered that the left side is the entrance and Night Demon 1 is ready. , requesting an attack."

"Night Stalker 2, ready, request to start attacking."

Gao Yang took a breath and said loudly: "Attack!"

Advanced armed helicopters, such as the ah-64 Apache Longbow, have night vision equipment and are integrated with surveillance and combat.

What is the integration of detection and attack? It means destroying upon discovery. When the helicopter discovers the target, there will be a crosshair on the fire control display screen that is aligned with the target. At this time, it means that the cannon and missiles are aligned with the target. .

More advanced is the helmet sighting system. When a target is found, the pilot puts down the observation lens on the helmet, and the image will appear directly in front of the pilot's eyes. There is a crosshair on the observation lens. Just aim the crosshair at the target and fire, and the pilot's head will rotate. The cannon will also rotate accordingly, that is to say, wherever the pilot's sight is directed, the cannon will be aimed there.

It is a pity that the helicopters in Syria are all old models. The aircraft that Gao Yang can use are not so advanced. After installing the night vision system, it can only be seen and is not connected to the weapon system. Observation does not mean that it can shoot. So, the final effect of firepower depends on the level of pilots and weapons operators.

Fortunately, Gao Yang found an old pilot. When these old pilots carried out night strikes, they were not as advanced and convenient as they are now. They did not even have reliable night vision devices. Therefore, Gao Yang found the right person when he found an old pilot, because they Has extensive experience using less advanced weapon systems.

Gao Yang didn't know what effect the fire preparations could achieve. If the armed helicopters could not be used to directly clean up the enemies outside, then their attack operations would be more risky.

After the order was given, Night Devil 1 fired a few shots first. The 23mm twin cannons on the nose fired one shot first, and then Night Devil 2 also fired one shot.

In the night vision device, a string of bright lights fell at Gao Yang's feet like a meteor at a very slow speed, and then ricocheted on the ground. Several artillery shells bounced off the ground, drawing a slower path. It flashes and then disappears.

It looks slow, but the speed of the cannonball is obviously not as slow as it feels.

After the first test ballistic strike, Night Stalker 1 may have found the correct trajectory, and then the rockets began to pour down in series.

The rockets fired by the helicopters spread over a large area. In order to achieve the best effect in the first round of attacks, the two helicopters first fired out the 80mm rockets.

Just a few seconds later, a total of sixteen rockets landed on the ground. It seemed that the effect was not bad, and the impact points were quite concentrated.

After pausing for a few seconds and observing, Night Devil 1 fired six additional rounds of 57mm rockets, while Night Devil 2 did not use rockets, but only used its cannon to fire additional rounds.

Night Devil 1 then flew forward again, hovered slightly, and fired all the remaining 80mm rockets towards an adjacent building not far away. Night Devil 2 followed closely with its machine cannon. A follow-up shot.

When Night Devil 1 and 2 stopped attacking again, the observer of Night Devil 1 said calmly: "Night Devil 3, the landing conditions are met, you can land, repeat, you can land."

Gao Yang took a deep breath and said: "Night Devil 4, low-altitude cover, Night Devil 3 has landed, guys, it's our turn." (To be continued)