Chapter 484 Amphibious Landing (Subscription Request)

In fact, if you want anti-aircraft guns to hit targets, manual guidance methods are far behind. Even in the Vietnam War, it was with the help of gun-aiming radar that the anti-aircraft artillery group was able to achieve results.

The Iranians don't have artillery-aiming radars, and it is impossible for them to hit a plane in the sky relying solely on manual command, let alone a bomber that can penetrate at supersonic speeds!

The Tu-22M was designed to be able to penetrate the densely-fired NATO air defense network. In the face of supersonic penetration, all air defense facilities are useless! And now, it is even easier to deal with the Iranian air defense force with only one anti-aircraft artillery company.

However, in order to prevent accidents, if the blind cat happens to catch a dead mouse, and the Iranians shoot down the Tu-22M with a 100mm anti-aircraft gun, then the Soviet bomber force will be ridiculed by the whole world. Therefore, they still made a solemn choice to fly at an altitude of 11,000 meters!

Is it accurate enough to drop bombs from high altitude?

Of course, because this time it’s still carpet bombing!

Looking at the black smoke rising from below, the captain was somewhat interested. Such a mission was too unchallenging. What he wanted most was to load up his aircraft with air-launched anti-ship missiles and cause trouble for the US aircraft carrier formation. That would be exciting enough to ravage the Iranians without any suspense.

The bombardier's voice was coming from below: "Bombing begins!"

The bomb bay on the belly of the plane opened, and bombs rolled out one by one.

When the bombers flew over, the entire anti-aircraft artillery position turned into a sea of ​​fire, as if it had been plowed through, and there was no soldier standing!

Such scenes were played out throughout the entire Bandar Abbas. Not only the military base in Bandar Abbas, but also the Qeshm Island and Hormuz Island outside were bombed by Tu-22M bombers. After the bombing, everywhere was a scorched earth.

The sea was calm, and the weather conditions in the Gulf of Oman were always very good. The circular helicopter landing and take-off positions on the flight decks of the Minsk and Kiev were already full of Ka-27 helicopters.

The Marines ran quickly towards the helicopter. This was not the first time they had performed combat missions on an aircraft carrier.

Soon, helicopters took off from the deck of the aircraft carrier, loaded with Marines. Their mission was to capture Qeshm Island and Hormuz Island!

As a barrier to the port of Abbas, the locations of these two islands are quite important. In later generations, Iran stationed 20,000 troops on the smaller Island of Hormuz alone!

But now, the war between Iran and Iraq is in full swing, and almost all the troops in the east have been withdrawn. All the troops on the two islands added up to only have more than a thousand people!

However, the transport capacity of the ship-borne helicopters is limited, and they can only transport a maximum of 200 Marines at a time.

Of course, for the Soviet Navy, which controls the sea power, all of this is not a problem at all!

The Sovremenny-class warships broke away from the aircraft carrier formation and approached a position 60 kilometers outside the port of Abbas. They were not only there to launch anti-ship missiles. There was another huge warship right next to the Sovremenny-class warships.

"Ivan Rogov" class dock landing ship! As the Soviet Navy implemented the strategy of changing from near-shore defense to ocean-going offense, the Soviet Navy began to develop rapidly. While building various large ships, they also began to develop dock transport ships in the 1970s.

This type of dock landing ship is the pride of the Soviet Navy, with a displacement of more than 14,000 tons and perfect ocean-going landing capabilities! This is the first warship built and commissioned in 1978. This time, it followed the formation to the Arabian Sea.

In the recent battle, this warship, like other accompanying support ships, played a supporting role. After all, the troops on land rushed to Chabahar from Turkmenistan in two days. This dock landing ship did not play any role, and even the ship-borne helicopters on it were not deployed. To support the land, two aircraft carriers were enough.

But now, this warship is the absolute main force!

Under the protection of the Sovremenny class, the warship was rapidly approaching Qeshm Island. Just when the bomber formation completed the bombing mission of the two outer islands, the warship was only two nautical miles away from Qeshm Island.

Iran's naval fleet has become history, and the military facilities on Qeshm Island have also been bombed. The Ivan Rogov was almost not threatened and moved to the beach.

It can be said that this was just an actual combat exercise. The target of the Soviet Navy was definitely not small Iran. Perhaps, one day in the future, this landing ship would sail to Western Europe, Great Britain, or even Hawaii!

At the bow, the big mouth is open. As a dock landing ship, one of its characteristics is that the bow and stern are directly connected! There is a dock at the stern, which can accommodate various landing craft. The tank compartment is in front of the dock, and it is directly connected to the bow gate, which can load tanks or vehicles.

Like a monster's mouth, as the front door opened, a four-axle wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, BTR-70, started from inside.

The driver operated the vehicle carefully, the front wave-breaking board had been raised, and as the vehicle moved forward, he could feel the waves lapping at the water. Drive on, keep moving forward!

When the last set of wheels was suspended in the air, a roaring sound of idling wheels was heard inside the infantry fighting vehicle. The power take-off was adjusted, the wheel drive was turned off, and the water jet propulsion at the rear was used instead!

Two streams of water appeared at the tail, and the BTR-70 infantry fighting vehicle had already floated on the sea, moving forward using water jet propulsion!

"Water leakage is normal and the drainage pump is working." A soldier at the rear shouted.

Tanks are too heavy to be amphibious. Specialized amphibious tanks are all thin-skinned and large-filled. However, infantry fighting vehicles, which are mainly used to transport soldiers, almost all have the ability to navigate on water.

Of course, it is impossible to prevent a vehicle from leaking. When sailing on the water, it is important to drain the leaked water in time. Therefore, there is a special water pump at the bottom to drain seawater.

Holding the AK74 rifles tightly in their hands, the soldiers were filled with enthusiasm. The Iranian government that carried out the terrorist attacks against the Soviet Union should be struck with iron and bloody means!

Behind them, a number of BTR70 infantry fighting vehicles drove out, revealing their top turrets on the sea. Like turtles, they rushed quickly towards the beachhead opposite!

At this time, the ship-borne helicopter that took off from the aircraft carrier has also arrived overhead!