Chapter 267: Wind, Sand and Stars (1)
After Slavik tested the specific performance of the remote-controlled drone, Alexandra started the last mission of this copy, which is of course also the longest one.
According to the opening briefing, Alexandra also learned that after the successful completion of Operation Forward Station, her next priority would be to annihilate the Soviet troops entrenched in the Little Hungary Plain and prevent them from re-establishing a defense line around Budapest.
Although her main forces were needed to attack the large nuclear facilities built by the Su Army in Gyor, she also thought of a way to deal with the Su Army retreating eastward - arranging air rangers to raid the Su Army's air hub in Veszprem.
As long as they complete the mission, the powerful air force of the Meng Army will allow the Su Army to experience what the Death Highway is.
However, considering the roaring air defense missile system and long-range radar station built by the Su army at the air force base, she had to first command Tanya and Pierce to paralyze the Su army's air defense command system.
———February 1983, 2, Veszprem Air Force Base
In an abandoned Su army outpost, two groups of people in Su army uniforms were handing over goods. One of the mobilized soldiers complained to the anti-aircraft infantry on the opposite side.
"Why the hell did you choose to exchange samples in these places where people can freeze to death?"
"Hmph, you should just blame those annoying Moe Army spies. To be honest, if they hadn't provoked those blue hats from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, we would have been exchanged in the base a long time ago."
"To be honest, the commander is probably in danger. Do we have to rely on this heavy-duty Kamaz for the rest of the journey? That's hundreds of kilometers."
"Don't worry, we have added a layer of lead plate on its outer layer, which is enough for you..."
Before the technician could finish his words, a burst of engine noise suddenly emerged?
"What the hell is that noise?"
The conscript soon found out the answer, as a specially modified Hummer smashed through the roadblock and turned him into a conscript.ZIP.
"Damn it, it's the Meng army, fire, fire quickly!!!"
Although they immediately shot at the Hummer, Tanya and Pierce got out immediately and wiped them out.
"Thanks for your radio, comrade, these will allow us to receive intelligence on the enemy."
Tanya said as she kicked a charred corpse aside and plugged the decryption equipment into the radio covered by the corpse.
Soon, Lieutenant Colonel Buck got in touch with the JSOC team led by Tanya. He first pointed out to Tanya the target of this operation - Veszprem Air Base, which is also the largest airport in southern Europe.
Alexandra's goal this time was to use the Ranger Force to occupy the airport and let her own air force create a death highway on the retreat route of the Su Army.
The original plan was for the two spies to sneak into the Su army's air base and wreak some sabotage to facilitate subsequent infiltration.
However, when they started the action, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also provoked. They quickly arrested the commander-in-chief of the air force base, and communications were also interrupted in other Su military bases here.
Therefore, in addition to destroying the Su army's early warning radar station, Tanya's mission also requires her to destroy any roaring anti-aircraft missiles she encounters along the way if possible.
Alexandra's first task was to contact the spies who had infiltrated previously and command them to infiltrate one of the long-range early warning radar stations, while the other one was left to Tanya.
According to the Meng Army's top brass, infiltrating and destroying the Su Army's long-range radar stations, coupled with using the trans-dimensional Morning Star long-range artillery to launch fire strikes, would be enough to open up an offensive channel for the Ranger troops.
At the same time, the cute army also sent a Morning Star long-range artillery to provide long-range fire support for Tanya and Pierce, but because of limited ammunition, they had to choose carefully.
The adjutant's final advice was to avoid unnecessary engagements with the Su army if possible, and to try to avoid the Su army's air patrols.
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[Military Operation: Wind, Sand and Stars]
At this time, the adjutant also introduced Pierce's armament, a semi-automatic G-28 reconnaissance rifle, which also made Pierce good at eliminating those more threatening infantry at a long distance.
After Tanya blew up the two Kamazs in the base, Alexandra also obtained a funding box and a defense box.
At the same time, the adjutant also marked the icons of tactical sprint and first aid kit in the support skills. The former has an effect similar to super-time acceleration, but only lasts for fifteen seconds, and the latter has an effect similar to that of a treatment needle but in limited quantity.
After getting the reinforcement, the team headed northeast along the dirt road. The mobilized soldiers, anti-aircraft infantry, rhinos and tigers they met on the way were nothing more than their experience packs.
What's more, perhaps because this was an air force base, the Su army placed oil drums and ammunition boxes around their defense towers, which also accelerated their demise.
After destroying another Su army outpost, Tanya and Pierce used the medical supplies in the outpost to recover.
At this moment, the radio suddenly received a communication message. It turned out to be the Ranger Headquarters. Her self in another world told her on the radio that the Rangers had completed their assembly and she was waiting for their good news.
At the same time, after the call ended, the time when the Su Army's mobile forces would arrive here appeared in the lower right corner of the combat terminal, a total of two hours. If it was less than fifty minutes, the mission would be considered a failure.
Seeing this, Alexandra realized that she had to fight quickly and decisively.
Although the Su army arranged a lot of radiation engineers and Tiger armored vehicles to defend the subsequent outposts, this could not change the outcome of their being completely wiped out.
"How many garrison troops will they prepare at the outpost later?"
"It's hard to say, if they don't know how to clean up the oil drums."
"But then again, your commander's attitude is pretty good, but she's much better than those bastards raised by XXX."
"Colonel Tanya, I hope you will cherish it. After all, Marshal Alexandra is an alien in their eyes."
However, the two had to stop when they arrived at a T-junction. The Su army had arranged charged magnetic explosion coils, magnetic tanks and radiation engineers for protection at these two checkpoints, and they did not even prepare oil barrels.
"It looks like our Morning Star is ready to go. The crew will be in action in forty seconds."
At this time, Alexandra was also faced with a choice. Due to ammunition problems, artillery strikes could only be carried out once. Choosing where to attack also determined where the next Rangers would attack from.
If they attack to the left, Tanya and the others can take the opportunity to destroy more of the roaring anti-aircraft missiles;
If attacking to the right, although there are relatively more Su troops here, the team can use this opportunity to clear the defensive positions on the shores of Lake Balaton and create opportunities for the next phase of Paladin tank reinforcements.
After a brief thought, Alexandra chose to go east.
The Morningstar operator also said something after Pierce marked the strike coordinates.
"Thunder and lightning are coming, keep your distance."
Soon the Morning Star artillery fired four rockets. Under the guidance of Pierce, these rockets destroyed the magnetic explosion coil and the magnetic energy tank next to it.
Just as Tanya and Pierce were dealing with the remaining Su troops at the checkpoint, the adjutant reminded Alexandra that there was a Latin Confederation field airport on the other side of the ridge.
Since the commandos cannot deal with the Foxtrot Dancers in the airport, they must pass this level quickly and cannot destroy any facilities in the airport.
Hearing this, Alexandra commanded the commandos to quickly pass the checkpoint, and the Morning Star cannon also retracted its launch pad and turned to the next launch position.
While advancing, the Su army would occasionally send out patrols from the fire observation posts around the air force base to pursue, so Alexandra also asked the team to act together.
At the same time, based on the radio seized by Tanya, Alexandra was also able to intercept the Su army's radio communications.
The Su troops believed that the missiles came from the rebels' Scud missiles and arranged for Foxtrot to go to the area to investigate.
However, Alexandra was puzzled by what the commander-in-chief of the Su army said about cooperating with his subordinates, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to identify the garrisons at each outpost, but she only kept an idea in her mind.
But she soon noticed two infantry fighting vehicles that were larger than the Cossacks. The adjutant told her that these vehicles were code-named Death Harvesters, and had solid armor, quad-mounted rapid-fire guns, and thermobaric bomb launchers. It was best to keep the infantry away from them.
At the same time, the Latin Alliance's field airport also arranged Foxtrot and Marauder helicopters to carry out search and blockade missions respectively.
But these have nothing to do with the commandos for the time being. They are advancing southwest along the road, and if they encounter the Su army's roaring anti-aircraft missiles on the way, they will destroy them.
In addition to the death harvesters, the commandos must also pay attention to the Su army's detection towers. If they enter their detection range, the Foxtrot Dancers will come directly and launch an air strike.
The good news is that the detection range of this thing is very small, and the detection towers on both sides can't even cover the road.
The commandos quickly destroyed a fire observation post, then they returned to the entrance along the road and headed southeast.
But Tanya also noticed two remote-controlled drones at this time, both of which were waiting for maintenance due to some damage.
"Hey, these little things look interesting, maybe we can try to fix them."
"EMM, it should be possible, but we have to pay attention to whether we can find some repair materials." Pierce also agreed.
The commandos then continued to advance along the road, and the two men also paid attention to those supply boxes that looked very special.
In addition to drone repair components, these supply boxes also contained some "potatoes", namely EMP mines. Pierce also found some special ammunition for his rifle, but unfortunately there were only about twenty rounds.
Based on the principle of "since we are already here", Tanya will destroy all the Su army power plants, production facilities and radar stations she encounters if conditions permit.
The rest is easy. You just need to attack anyone you see. If you see any facilities like anti-aircraft missiles, fire observation posts, and radar stations, you need to destroy them all. If you get injured, you can use the medical bunkers to recover.
In this wave of assault, the Su troops along the way were completely unable to stop them. Even if they encountered magnetic coils blocking the way, Pierce could guide the Morning Star Cannon to destroy them.
————A few moments later
The commandos have arrived at the building complex where the spies are hiding, where the Su army has set up a fire observation post and several roaring anti-aircraft missiles.
At this time, Tanya and Pierce noticed that the Su army was gathered together and seemed to be talking about something.
According to radio communications, Alexandra discovered that they were carrying out an execution. Internal Affairs officers shot the former airport commander-in-chief and his cronies for collaborating with the rebels.
Although no one understood what the Sticky Man was doing, since the spies were hiding in these houses, Tanya and the others had to deal with the enemies here.
But before that, Tanya and the others decided to clear out the surrounding Su troops first, especially the two death harvesters that had to be dealt with.
With this combat goal in mind, the two of them were clearing out the Su troops along the way, collecting repair parts, and searching for the two death harvesters.
Hard work pays off, and they soon found the target, which was now refueling and loading ammunition in a logistics base.
Looking at the oil drums and ammunition boxes filling the base, Pierce directed the Morning Star cannon to fire at them.
As the rockets hit the target, the two Death Harvesters, the Roaring Anti-aircraft Tracks and the base they were stationed in were reduced to ashes in the chain explosion of oil drums and ammunition boxes.
As for the air force base, due to the huge explosion and the Morning Star artillery strikes that Pierce had called for several times before, officials from the Ministry of the Interior asked the air force base to arrange Foxtrot fighters to carpet bomb those suspicious areas.
But their actions were in vain, as the Morning Star artillery was already in a safe area reloading ammunition.
At the same time, according to the Su army's radio, Alexandra also learned an important piece of news that the Su army was concentrating part of their forces on those roads to prevent the "rebels'" raids. After all, that was the only way to evacuate.
"Commander, we have enough repair parts to fix a drone, but we need to arrange for someone to go to the control console to operate it."
"I'll go."
After getting rid of some mobilized soldiers of the Su Army who were blocking his way, Pierce came to the location where the remote-controlled drones were parked. Soon he met up with Tanya with a remote-controlled drone.
After testing, Alexandra discovered that this drone was a support type, which allowed the two to recover quickly even without medical kits and medical bunkers.
————A few moments later
Thanks to the medical kit support provided by the remote-controlled drone, Tanya and Pierce openly wiped out all the Ministry of Internal Affairs troops here, and all the important facilities were destroyed.
Even the Internal Affairs officer was the first one shot dead by Pierce in the head.
During this period, Tanya also found several repair parts, and only the last one was needed to repair the other remote-controlled drone.
After the area was cleared, the spy also reunited with Tanya and the others. According to the adjutant, the spy's mission was to infiltrate the radar and take the opportunity to obtain intelligence and paralyze the Su army's early warning radar network.
As long as the spy evacuated safely, Alexandra would let Pierce guide the Morning Star artillery to completely destroy the radar station.
However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Alexandra discovered that the Su army had arranged Wolfhound helicopters and Death Harvester tanks to patrol at various intersections leading to the radar station, making it impossible for Pierce to guide fire.
At this time, the spy proposed a backup solution. As long as he successfully paralyzed the Su army's air defense network, he would use the coordinate indicator to allow the Morning Star artillery to directly cover his position with fire.
Tanya inquired, "Are you sure you want to do this? I don't think you have enough time to escape."
"Huh, for this operation, sacrifice is inevitable."
Alexandra also asked Tanya to agree to the spy's plan, and she also arranged for the Morning Star artillery to move to other launching positions to ensure higher accuracy.
Hearing this, Tanya also chose to obey the order. Alexandra first used the Morning Star Cannon to cripple the gathered Death Harvesters.
Then let Pierce use special ammunition to attract those Death Harvesters, Tanya will be responsible for the final kill, and the remote-controlled drone will provide treatment in a safe area.
This method was very effective, and several Death Harvesters were quickly destroyed, but their power was worthy of their title, and the machine guns and thermobaric bombs reduced Tanya and Pierce's health to half in just a few seconds, and this was even after they had received medical kits to strengthen their defense.
And now the commandos have to bypass these annoying vehicles because the Morning Star cannon only has one launch unit left.
Soon the Morning Star artillery arrived at the commando's location, and Pierce used enough repair parts to repair another remote-controlled drone, which was also a support type.
After the two people and the two drones reunited, Alexandra directed Tanya to dismantle the anti-aircraft guns and technological anti-aircraft positions that posed a threat to the Rangers as much as possible under the accompaniment of the remote-controlled drone.
On the other side, he directed the spy to disguise himself as an engineer and go to the radar station with a coordinate indicator. On the way, he had to avoid patrols led by officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Soon the spy infiltrated the early warning radar. When the Ministry of Internal Affairs officer led people into the radar station to search for the spy, Alexandra also ordered the Morning Star artillery to fire.
The last of the ammunition was poured around the radar ball. The explosion not only destroyed the radar ball, but also destroyed all the surrounding roaring anti-aircraft missiles.
At this point, no matter how stupid the Su army was, they realized the exact location of the commandos. They quickly arranged for Foxtrot fighters to search for the commandos.
But it was all too late. Tanya and her companions had already boarded a stolen Tiger armored vehicle, a remote-controlled drone, and a Morning Star cannon and left through hypersonic transmission.
And after they leave, the air assault will officially begin.