Babylonian Empire

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A mechanized infantry division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is stationed here. These days, they have been harassing the oil fields in Ahvaz, but the effect is not great. On the contrary, their casualties are very serious. Warriors, almost never came back alive.

Although they are mechanized infantry divisions, their main battle tanks and armored vehicles have been transferred to participate in the assault on Abadan Port. Except for a dozen M113 armored vehicles, they are no different from ordinary infantry , even cars are rarely equipped, but there are dozens of wheeled motorcycles.Their attrition is very serious. So far, there are less than 3000 people who can fight.

However, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, they fought a war, and they were definitely brave enough. With admiration for the great leader Khomeini, they devoted themselves to the battle against the Iraqis.

But now, they are not very energetic.

"Master, we still can't get in touch with our superiors." A staff officer said that he had just come from the signal soldier, but the connection with Isfahan in the rear has been interrupted.

"Then let's contact Tehran directly," division commander Karim Bagheri said.

“Tehran is also out of reach.”

Originally, in Iran's upper-lower-level army, the system was very strict, and lower-level troops could only contact their immediate superiors. However, they are the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, so they can directly contact Tehran across Isfahan.

However, direct contact with Tehran is also impossible.

The air raid on Tehran destroyed the Ministry of Defense building in Tehran, and many senior personnel were killed. This temporarily caused Iran to lose contact with the following. Rafsanjani was lucky not to be in the building and was not harmed. He is working hard to recover Contact with subordinates.

On the front line of Khuzestan Province, Iran still has two infantry divisions, the size of a mechanized infantry division. Although there have been some casualties in the attacks that lasted for several days, it is still an important part of Iran's current army. Strength, if this army can be withdrawn in time, as long as it is withdrawn to the mountainous area, it can be preserved and stored for future counterattacks.

"Teacher," said Deputy Commander Ramadi, "God bless, we have been unable to contact our superiors. It is time for us to make a choice."

"What should we choose?" Karim asked.

As division commanders, as the commanders of the Revolutionary Guards, they did not gradually accumulate military merits like ordinary army commanders, but were extremely loyal to Khomeini. The entire Islamic Revolutionary Guards was born from scratch. Hastily established, the entire history is less than five years in total.Moreover, because of the distrust of the military, it is avoided that there are diehard members of Pavelier. They rarely recruit people from the army. Therefore, from top to bottom, their combat experience is not very rich. However, they This mechanized infantry division is also the first mechanized unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It was reorganized after two years of fighting in the Iran-Iraq War, and its combat effectiveness is a little higher.

Even so, looking at the problem, it is still not as good as those professional soldiers in the army who have returned from studying in American universities.

What they have is a fire-like love for the great leader!Uncompromising execution of orders!

"Maybe it's time for us to think about the deployment of our troops," Ramadi said. "Now it looks like if we don't pull back, the situation will be very bad."

retreat?Karim frowned.

"Report."

At this moment, a voice came from outside. It was the company commander who went to the front to investigate and returned.

"How's the situation on the front line?" Karim asked.

"Our armored forces are retreating, but there are not many left. Most of their armored vehicles have been abandoned after running out of fuel. The Iraqi armored forces are already advancing to Ahvaz and Khomeini Port. Tomorrow, they will join the troops stationed in Ahvaz and Khomeini Port," said the company commander.

"Okay, you go back to rest first." Karim said.

"Master, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. If we don't retreat, then, maybe tomorrow, we will be surrounded by the Iraqi army. We don't even have many rocket launchers left. If we are surrounded by Iraqi armored forces, We are in a dangerous situation," Ramadi said.

retreat?Karim shook his head: "No, we can't retreat without orders, what we need is to attack!"

"Master, with our current strength, it's okay to harass the defenders of Ahvaz. I'm afraid we don't have the ability to fight the Iraqi armored group in the field. The most suitable choice for us is to pull the team into the mountains behind. Only in ambush can we give full play to our advantages." At this time, a staff officer boldly said it, and this staff officer can be said to be the only one with a professional background.

Ramadi's eyes lit up, yes, this method is good!

In fact, it is just another way of saying it, instead of retreating, it is called going to the mountains to fight.

They don't have heavy forces. In this kind of plain area, there is no danger to defend. Although weeds can hide people, they can't stop bullets. If they take the initiative to challenge Iraq's armored forces, it is simply a dead end.

Unexpectedly, Karim said: "No, we have not received an order to retreat, so we must not retreat! Let's set up an ambush here!"

Karim's hand pointed to the railway line on the map, which is the railway line from Ahvaz to Khomeini Port.

Set an ambush there?Even Ramadi felt that it was purely an act of courting death, so it would be better to continue to harass the outside of Ahvaz!

But the teacher is Karim, not him.

If it is said that it can stop bullets, it is probably the roadbed on the railway line, but can the roadbed stop shells?

Ramadi knew that it was the honor of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps if the division commander did not retreat, but this kind of stubbornness would harm the entire army!It's not stubbornness, it's stupidity.

In the vast wilderness, a tank unit is marching.

Walking in the front row are the T-72 tanks with their guns held high. They are the most elite Iraqi Republican Guard [-]th Armored Division [-]st Armored Regiment.

Behind the tanks are BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, Shilehe self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, 2S1 122mm self-propelled howitzers, and the last ones are supply vehicles.

Along the way, they fought very easily. The once majestic armored force has been defeated. Occasionally, tanks abandoned by the opponent can be seen on the side of the road. A decent battle has never happened except on the first day. This made them lament their bad luck.

Their armored divisions had dispersed, and the [-]rd Armored Regiment was advancing towards Port Khomeini. Along the way, they captured the commander of the Iranian armored forces this time, making the other armored regiments envious.

"Pause the advance and prepare for supplies. The third company is in charge of alerting." The regiment leader learned through the radio that most of the tanks were running out of fuel, and began to order refueling.

The BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle still had a lot of fuel left, so they took the initiative to drive to the periphery of the tank to take charge of security tasks.

Getting out of the T-72 tank, even for tough guys, staying in the tank for a few hours is absolutely difficult. They have been fighting on the tank for several days, and what supports them is the joy of victory.

They defeated Iran's main armored force, cleared Abadan, and now, they will attack again, advance to the outskirts of Khuzestan Province, and double the occupied area. Thinking of this, each of them is full of excitement Infinite power.

After waiting for 10 minutes, the fuel supply truck following behind finally arrived. The tanker ran over quickly, pulled up the fuel pipe on the fuel truck, and prepared to refuel the tank.

Tanks are big guys who drink oil, so refueling tanks on the battlefield is a very important topic. In Iraq now, there is only one way of refueling trucks. In Bakhtaran, the strategic transportation capabilities of the US military are provided. The Iraqi army has learned a very vivid lesson, using transport planes to drop supplies by air is a faster and more effective way.

The fuel pump of the refueling truck starts to work, continuously pumping fuel into the refueling port of the tank.

Everything is normal.

Chapter 432 Anti-Tank Mine

"Master, the Iraqis have stopped moving in front." A soldier ran over and quietly reported to Karim.

At this time, all the combatants in their division were ambushing on the side of the railway line. With the obstruction of the railway embankment, it was considered a natural position, and weeds were covered around it, so that it could blend in with the wilderness behind.

The infantry cannot fight against tanks, so last night, they planted nearly a hundred mines in front of the position. This is their most effective method. The rest is more than 100 rocket launchers gathered by their entire division, and Earthen Molotov cocktails.

Anti-tank mine is a special mine used to destroy or destroy armored vehicles such as tanks, armored vehicles and self-propelled artillery. Anti-tank mines are composed of TNT explosives, fuzes, and ignition devices. Compared with anti-personnel mines, anti-tank mines are usually Loaded with more explosives, the fuze can only be triggered by a force greater than 180 kg to cause an explosion.

The application of anti-tank mines can prevent and actively attack the movement of enemy tanks, split the formation of enemy tanks and paralyze the formation of enemy tanks.

Generally, the front armor of a tank is the thickest, followed by the side armor, the rear is slightly thinner, and the top and bottom are the thinnest.Therefore, using anti-tank mines to attack is a very effective way.

Anti-tank mines are a powerful weapon for the weak against the strong.

However, one of the shortcomings of this kind of weapon is passive defense, that is to say, it must be buried on the opponent's only way to be valuable.

The Iraqi army must not be allowed to advance any further, they must be stopped!Because he did not receive an order to retreat, and because of Karim's love for the great leader, he was full of fighting spirit.

The rest of the division, encouraged by the division commander himself to go to the front line, also mustered up their courage again, even if they threw Molotov cocktails, they must stop the opponent's advance!

Karim's intention was to use landmines first to cause confusion to the Iraqi armored forces while killing a large number of Iraqi armored forces. Then, when the opponent was in confusion, use rocket launchers to approach and attack. If that didn't work, then use Molotov cocktails.