Chapter 476 Discovering Scud

If we only talk about the caliber, the howitzers used by the army also have a caliber of 152 mm. However, the barrel length of the army's howitzers is definitely not as long as that of the navy. After all, when marching on land, a barrel that is too long will cause many inconveniences, and the length of the barrel determines the initial velocity of the shell leaving the barrel, that is, the range.

Therefore, under the same charging conditions, the range of naval guns is greater than that of the army's howitzers. Moreover, there is no need to worry about the weight problem when placing them on warships. The powder chambers of naval guns are larger than those of the army's howitzers. Under the same caliber, the power of naval guns is naturally greater!

The firing of 12 152mm naval guns provided a powerful ground attack capability. Coupled with the six 100mm naval guns, under the combined bombardment, the Iranian fortifications on the shore were destroyed one after another!

The Ka-27 helicopter acts as a calibration helicopter, constantly providing data for the artillery to make their own attacks more sharp and accurate. Fighting on the other side of the shore is also an important task for the warship!

When all the shore positions were destroyed, the Dimitri continued to sail towards the shore, extending the range of its artillery and directly attacking targets on the inland!

The sound of artillery fire continued for several hours!

At dawn that day, the Dimitri's battle on the other side of the river ended, and the remaining Iranian defenders looked at the armed helicopters flying in the sky in surprise.

"Boom!" Flames flickered under the short wings of the armed helicopter, and rockets fell from the sky, destroying the remaining Iranian fortifications.

Then, the hovering armed helicopter lowered a rope, and the paratroopers skillfully descended from it, quickly occupying the entire port area!

The Iranian defenders at the port had been completely stunned by the bombardment of naval guns last night. Now, looking at these Soviet troops descending from the sky, they had almost no will to resist. After a symbolic resistance, they raised their hands in surrender.

Not all Iranians can fight to the end. The mullahs here have been killed, and these weak-willed guys still think it is better to be alive.

The sea breeze blew on Major Morenko's face and his feet stepped on the land of Chabahar Port. He felt that everything was like a dream. The dream of many years became a reality at this moment. The tentacles of the Soviet Union could finally reach the Indian Ocean!

"Control each important point and thoroughly check the entire port!" Major Molenko gave orders to his men. At this time, the BTR infantry fighting vehicles had also started moving over. Although the number of people was not large, there was no problem in controlling the entire port.

"Report, there is an underground warehouse here!" At this moment, a soldier shouted.

Underground warehouse? Molenko was very interested. Generally speaking, ports serve as a transshipment port. Merchant ships bring goods here and then send them away directly. An open-air warehouse is enough. Why do we need an underground warehouse?

It can be seen that this underground warehouse is very strong. Last night's naval artillery bombardment did not destroy this underground warehouse! With countless questions, Molenko walked into the underground warehouse with his soldiers. The cave after entering the door was very deep, and it seemed to be at least 20 meters underground! Driven by the diesel generator, the lights in the cave flickered dimly. He walked in step by step until he saw the equipment parked in the cave.

The four-axle high-mobility chassis, the thick off-road tires, and the high-positioned cabs on both sides, all of this looks so familiar! In the middle is a cylindrical missile.

Scud missiles! Molenko could recognize them at a glance. These were the Scud missiles that were almost obsolete in his army's equipment! How could they appear in the Iranian port?

There were only two launch vehicles, and there were some spare missiles and other equipment such as tankers next to them. Molenko was extremely surprised, but he also knew that fortunately, he had occupied the port of Chabahar and prevented these equipment from falling into the hands of the Iranians! Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous!

Although it was an outdated missile, it was a ballistic missile after all. If just one of them fell on the Soviet army, it would cause a large number of casualties!

"Come out, who are you?" At this moment, there was a noise in a corner of the cave. The paratroopers holding AK74 rifles immediately raised their guns towards that side and shouted loudly.

"We'll shoot if you don't come out!" the soldiers shouted as they slowly moved forward.

It was a piece of tarpaulin. At this moment, several people were shivering under the tarpaulin. Although they could not understand what the people opposite were saying in Russian, they knew that this was a threat to them.

Finally, these people stood out from the tarpaulin and raised their hands: "We are innocent, we are not soldiers, and we don't have weapons."

The language is not understood! Seeing these guys standing up and speaking in some incomprehensible language, Molenko knew that the biggest gain this time might be these guys!

Because they have Oriental faces!

Could it be the Chinese? Molenko had heard that China had reached an agreement with Moscow to stop exporting weapons to Iran. If the Chinese continued to export weapons to Iran secretly, it would be a slap in Moscow's face!

"They are speaking Korean." At this moment, a soldier next to Molenko said that he had served in the Far East and had come into contact with Koreans.

North Koreans? No wonder! Molenko's face was very serious: "It seems that we have to send them to the military district and hand them over to General Andrei."

The war against Iran has been going smoothly overall. Today is the third day. The predetermined combat objectives have been achieved. The passage to the south has been opened, and the port of Chabahar is under our control!

There were losses, the biggest of which were the paratroopers who were airdropped in. Some regiments even suffered more than half of their casualties, but they still insisted on fighting, writing their loyalty to the Soviet Union with their blood and lives! These made Andrei extremely moved and proud, and the proudest thing was that in the ocean, the Soviet dual aircraft carrier formation had exerted its due power and could already compete with the American aircraft carrier formation!

Although the number and attack power of carrier-based aircraft are not enough, there is still a long way to go, but after all, it has shown the style of an ocean navy! After this war, the Soviets will continue to strengthen their naval power!

The battle in the front is still going on, but the overall situation has been established. What remains is how to expand the results of the battle!

Andrei, who was stationed in Turkmenistan, was analyzing various situations and giving instructions for the next course of action. At this moment, a report from the front line made Andrei's face gloomy.

Scud missiles were spotted in Chabahar Port! Two launchers, a total of sixteen missiles!