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In modern warfare, the rare continuous long-term high-density shelling was staged in Bosasso.

At this time, it may be an exaggeration to describe Bosasso with ruined walls, but except for the embassies of several countries, other places are basically covered by firepower.

The Bosasso government television station, communications department, radio and other government offices are all taken care of. Nowadays, it is no longer visible.

At the same time as the shelling, the tank entered the city.

The tank at the front was fully armed. At this time, it was heavily armed. The entire turret and body were covered with additional armor.Ceramic armor and explosive reactive armor wrap the tank. The tracks on both sides are also equipped with armor. Two thick pieces of armor hang from the top of the tracks to close to the ground for 20 centimeters. The tracks on both sides are blocked. .

Although these two pieces of tracked armor cannot defend against too strong firepower, they are used to deal with forty-millimeter shells and grenades without the slightest problem.In front of the tank body, a huge thunder-rolling plow continuously pierces dense small holes in the ground with the advancement of the tank, specially used to detonate landmines.

A tank in this state requires Li Lan to spend a lot of money to build it. So far, only one tank battalion has such armor.These tanks will act as forwards and cooperate with infantry to become the main force of the first wave of offensive.

The subsequent second wave of tank troops will be mainly used as a supplementary fire support for the first slope attack.The front and rear are more than 500 meters apart, which can form a complementary firepower angle.

And when the four tank battalions of the armored brigade and the mechanized infantry brigade entered Bosasso in batches, except for the first tank battalion on the top road to the port, which did not receive any resistance, the other three attacks were strongly resisted by the government forces. .

Tank troops have always been a weapon for combat in a complex urban environment. If the enemy facing the Red Police Force is a kind of evenly matched opponent without an excellent force, then there is no big chance of winning at all.But now, there are many enemies, but the quality is not very good.It is weaker than when the US army fought Iraq. Even if the Red Police Force does not have air support at this time, it is not difficult to defeat the Bosasso government in an urban environment like Bosasso.

Because the Bosasso government army does not possess the weapons that can destroy the third-generation main battle tanks, because even Ethiopia does not have many powerful anti-tank missiles, and there are not many third-generation tanks, let alone relying on ground weapons to destroy the first Three generations of main battle tanks.

At present, there are only a few countries in the world that can independently produce third-generation main battle tanks.There are fewer countries capable of developing and producing weapons for destroying modern main battle tanks than those capable of producing main battle tanks.The ceramic reactive armor alone is enough to discourage the anti-tank weapons of non-mainstream countries around the world.

With the rocket launchers and rudimentary recoilless guns owned by the government forces, there is no way to take the Rhino tank, and the buried mines become useless in front of the thunder plow in front of the tank.At least the Bosasso government army does not have the special electromagnetic induction mine that does not explode when touched, because few countries in the world have such advanced mines.Therefore, under the simple mechanical action, the government army's landmines had been detonated before they touched the tank.

Under the attack of the Red Police Force, as soon as the government's resistance appeared, it would immediately become the target of powerful firepower.Cooperating with the extremely tacit understanding of the foot-tank coordination is a nightmare for the government forces.Because they have no chance to get close to the tank, and there is no blue wave in the government army.

In recent years, several wars, especially after the Iraq War, the armed forces of various countries have gained new knowledge and experience of urban street fighting. Especially in recent years, the US military’s anti-terrorism operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have made urban combat an important task. The form of combat.

Lieutenant General Thomas Metz, commander of the US Third Army, once said: "In modern warfare, urban warfare has become inevitable."

Judging from 50 years of war experience, no war can bypass the city. In World War II, there were 40 battles in European battlefields in cities and large residential areas. Of the more than 250 military operations carried out by the US military after World War II, 90 occurred. In urban areas.

In modern urban combat, effective firepower will play a leading role, and it is inevitable that tanks with powerful firepower will become an important weapon in urban street fighting.

Street fighting is generally called "urban warfare", because street fighting is a battle between streets and houses, usually in cities or large villages.Street fighting has the following two notable characteristics: First, the enemy and ourselves are hand-to-hand, close-to-hand, and cruel.The second is that the enemy and ourselves are mixed with each other and canine teeth are very dangerous.

In the discussion of popular science magazines and netizens contacted by Li Lan in China, there was a common view that urban street fighting was a nightmare for tank troops, and they all believed that tank troops would inevitably suffer heavy losses in urban street fighting.

Many armies also have this view, for example, the 1942 "U.S. Army Field Order" regulations."Armored forces should avoid fighting in tightly fortified towns."The basic principles of U.S. Army armored operations formulated in the 1980s pointed out that cities are the worst place for tank operations.

The prevailing view in the US Army at that time was that once a tank entered an urban area, it would immediately be hit by countless rockets and plunged into the quagmire of being attacked. Therefore, the tank was not an armored platform suitable for urban operations.

However, whether it was the urban offensive and defensive battle of the Second World War, the American tank troops drove straight into Baghdad in the Iraq War a few years ago, or the urban combat exercises of armored forces of various countries in the world in recent years, they all confirmed a conclusion contrary to the public: Tanks have always been a weapon for urban street fighting.

The US military also concluded in the actual combat of the Iraq War that the principle of excluding tanks from urban operations was wrong.

Nine years ago, the US military launched a large-scale offensive against Fallujah, which was dominated by anti-American armed forces led by Zarqawi. With tanks and armored vehicles as the core, the US Army killed and captured more than 50 Marines at a low price. With more than 3,000 Iraqi armed personnel, it proves that tanks are the best equipment for urban warfare.

Because tanks have good protection, precise, powerful and efficient firepower, and flexible maneuverability, they are all necessary conditions and advantages in urban street fighting offensive operations. When tank troops are equipped with infantry cover, they will inevitably be able to fight in street fighting. Achieve the goal of eliminating the enemy and reducing casualties.The main purpose of tanks in urban combat is to provide heavy firepower that infantry cannot carry, to cover infantry for high-speed assaults, and to serve as a strong support point for infantry to rely on it to fight. Without armor, infantry will inevitably fall into the city. More casualties.

Generally speaking, tanks have several obvious advantages in street fighting.The tank is obviously a strong fortress, a good cover for the infantry.Tanks can take advantage of the weak points of the enemy's narrow perspective, carry infantry or cooperate with infantry fighting vehicles to carry out high-speed maneuvers and carry out large-scale roundabouts and crossings.Tank troops can directly control large streets and traffic arteries, while infantry troops need to prepare shelters.Tanks can directly attack buildings with accurate artillery fire, and the effect is better than infantry.Practice has proved that the armor-piercing grenades and grenades equipped for the main battle of our army have good killing effects against the enemy's fortifications and buildings.If it is a pure infantry unit, it is often necessary to call for the support of superior artillery.

Tanks can quickly open up passages, whether it is collision with the car body or shelling, especially in the rapid urban area, the advantage of the tank is even more obvious.Don't always think about the weakness of the side and rear of the tank, tank infantry generally will not give you the opportunity to detour to the rear.In fact, in the face of the mobility and firepower of tanks, the anti-tank methods of purely defending infantry are pale.

Even in urban operations, tanks are still the army's main assault force, and its application principles have many aspects.

First of all, the main force can be concentrated in the main attack direction, creating an advantage in a certain time and area, forming a fist, and quickly destroying the enemy.The division usually uses the tanks into an organizational system for important offensive tasks, and can also be assigned to infantry to support its combat.When it is used as an attachment, it can provide a larger number of attachments to the main attack direction and the main attack task force, and it is mainly used to break through the enemy's defense.Develop the assault effect of the front attack group, seize the important points, and stop the enemy's reinforcement and rout.

Secondly, it is used in terrains and open streets that are convenient for tank maneuvering. Maneuverability and firepower are outstanding advantages of tank soldiers. In urban offensive battles, in order to give full play to their assault role, commanders should strive to use tank soldiers on the periphery of the city to facilitate their actions. On the terrain.When operating in urban areas, it is also necessary to use coordinated forces to attack on wider streets.

There is also a careful organization of coordinated actions with infantry and other arms. In urban offensive battles, coordinated actions between tanks and infantry, artillery, air defense, and aviation should be carefully organized. In particular, the coordination between infantry and tanks is more important.The streets in the urban area are complex and there are many buildings. It is not convenient for tanks to maneuver, observe and develop firepower. It is beneficial for the enemy to attack tanks from different angles and using different weapons.Therefore, when supporting infantry operations, the infantry and tank should cooperate closely and cover each other.When attacking along the street and fighting in the street, the infantry and tank should advance alternately. The infantry should strengthen the surveillance on both sides of the street to eliminate the enemy's anti-tank firearms in time, and the tanks should promptly destroy the firepower points that threaten the advancement of the infantry.

However, strengthening air defense, logistics, technology, engineering support, and electronic countermeasures is a prerequisite for improving the continuous combat capability and survivability of tank troops.Therefore, we should attach great importance to air security and do a good job of air defense, especially against enemy attack helicopters.Carefully organize logistics, technical and engineering support, so that materials are replenished as they are consumed, and vehicles are repaired as they break down, and obstacles that hinder maneuvering are removed in time.Adopt various electronic countermeasures to ensure uninterrupted communication during the battle.

The Russian Army suffered heavy losses in the First Chechen War. Among the 2,200 tanks and armored vehicles that participated in the war, 225 were completely destroyed, including 62 tanks.In 1994, the Russian 131 brigade (part of the 58th Army of the Caucasus Military Region), which first broke into the city center of Grozny, lost 20 tanks and 100 armored vehicles in three days.The main reason is the low quality of the Russian army, arrogance and disjointed command.

It doesn't matter whether the tank is suitable for street fighting. The loss of the Chechen tank is a tactical issue, not a problem of the tank itself.The first Chechen War was a failure. The Russian army did not take the Chechen bandits seriously, and the purely armored troops entered the city center of Grozny in a big way. God would be upset if they were not beaten up.

At that time, the Russian army was quite degenerate. During the first Chechen War, Lao Maozi could not even pick a complete division. The most elite tank divisions were short of more than 4,000 or 5,000 personnel.When the Russian army entered the center of Grozny, it was in the form of a marching army. The tanks were not equipped with mine-sweeping ploughs, and the infantry were on the vehicles. There was not even a search team. After the first vehicle was hit by a mine, it blocked the passage. The inexperienced Russian army was in chaos and was divided and surrounded.At that time, the Russian artillery belonged to five different headquarters. I don't know which dispatch to listen to. The front call for artillery was too slow.

At the end of the First Chechen War, the losses of Russian tanks and armored vehicles have been significantly reduced. In March 1996, when the town of Goiskoye was liberated, about 400 well-equipped Chechen militants resisted. The problem was solved by sending a tank company from a motorized regiment of the Ural Military Region.

By the time of the Second Chechen War, the Russian army made meticulous preparations, and the coordination of the various services was also in place. Tanks were mainly used for blockade, and infantry was responsible for cleaning the remaining enemies.Relatively speaking, the Chechen gangsters have become the target of severe beatings this time.The Russian tanks have been used correctly and they have been very successful in combat use.When the motorized infantry unit launched an attack, the tank provided fire support, which played a decisive role. After the tank fire eliminated the firepower exposed by the enemy, the infantry moved forward.

In fact, in the urban fortified battles in the latter part of World War II, such as the battles of Budapest and Berlin, the tanks and self-propelled artillery of the Soviet Red Army played a decisive role.In the Battle of Berlin, the Soviet tanks were broken up into pieces and dispersed into several small units. Together with infantry, artillery and engineers, they formed assault groups and assault detachments to conquer German fortresses one by one.

Without the direct support of tanks and self-propelled artillery, the loss of the Red Army infantry would be unbearable.

In urban offensive battles, tank soldiers can perform the following tasks: capture the enemy's periphery and key points in the city with a fierce assault.Develop an offensive deep into the enemy and expand the results.Fight and crush the enemy's counter-impact.Annihilate the enemies that break through and besieged.Annihilate the aircraft landing and chase the retreating enemy.

Tanks have always been a weapon in urban combat, and it is a tactical issue to fight well, and it has nothing to do with the tank itself.

Of course, pure tank troops cannot be used to conduct assaults on city streets.But with the cooperation of infantry and tanks for street assault, the effect is much better than that of pure infantry.Modern street fighting means that whoever has powerful air and ground firepower, who has better mobility, who has information on the battlefield, will win.Relying solely on the cover of buildings and constructions, relying on individual soldiers to carry weapons is impossible to resist the attack of tank troops. This is the reason why Palestinian, Lebanese and Iraqi resistance organizations are bullied by armored forces.

In Li Lan's view, tanks can play the following roles in urban combat:

1. In urban operations, armored troops are most suitable for control point blockade missions. A tank platoon can block a street with a width of 6-8 meters, a reinforced tank company can easily block 1-2 streets with a width of 10-20 meters, and a reinforced tank battalion 3-4 large main roads can be blocked.

2. The tank breaks the barrier, it can form a gap of more than 5 meters wide on one impact to the wall, and can form a hole more than 3 meters on the building wall.Many countries have reached such a conclusion in urban offensive and defensive exercises-armored forces are interspersed in urban areas. If tanks use high-speed continuous collisions to open access to an island’s residential buildings, the effect is far better than infantry’s use of explosive equipment to penetrate walls. How the hole works.

3. Judging from the situation of the city's fortification exercises, it was concluded that it was contrary to the common sense of many netizens: the large elevation buildings in the urban area provided good shelter for the movement of tanks and fire support.The criss-crossing streets provide a concealed passage for the tank's high-speed maneuvering. The reason is that the enemy guards are huddled in the fortifications of the building, and the field of vision is extremely limited.Normal buildings, not all places can be fired. Several firepower points and launch positions with limited viewing angles are easy to judge.Through normal training and wartime cooperation with tanks and infantry to attack buildings, it is only necessary to perform their own duties and allocate firepower. The enemy will often expose the position because of the preparation of firearms, and the result will often be eliminated by the pre-pointed attacker.

4. Regarding the limitation of the elevation angle of tank weapons.In urban combat, the position of the enemy’s various firearms is relatively close to our attacking tank detachment. The visibility distance is generally more than 1 kilometer. Due to the limitation of the attached elevation angle, the tank artillery is located at a high level within a certain distance. Targets in the building cannot be shot, and can only be shot when the shooting distance is greater than 3 times the height of the target location.For example, when shooting a 10-story building, the floor height is generally 3 meters, and the building is about 30 meters high.The minimum distance that the tank can fire is about 100 meters.It can be seen that in urban offensive operations, the limitation of the firing angle of the tank’s main gun is not a big problem, and high-rise buildings can be bombarded at a distance of hundreds of meters.

The large-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun equipped on the tank is a powerful firepower to support infantry operations.Some people may say that urban operations will make ground troops lack the cover of helicopters, because those who hold this view think that helicopters are also vulnerable in cities and are vulnerable to a large number of individual missiles.In fact, the combat effectiveness of portable surface-to-air missiles under urban combat conditions is not very high.Individual man-portable air defense missiles generally adopt infrared guidance and visual search. They can only be launched after the guiding head has established stable tracking. The launch conditions are very harsh. Under the complex terrain of the city, due to many obstacles, the target flickers and disappears. It is difficult to have a chance to fire, let alone a fixed-wing aircraft.

The Chinese Hongying and Vanguard individual air defense missiles generally have a vertical viewing angle of 20 degrees or more, while the horizontal aiming viewing angle is only 3 degrees or less. Losing targets is common.Even the more advanced Stinger missiles are not much stronger than the avant-garde. Unless small radar warnings are used, the effectiveness of individual air defense missiles in urban operations is doubtful.

To sum up, because of its powerful firepower, protection and maneuverability, tanks can play a decisive role not only in field operations, but also in urban operations.This conclusion is not only recognized by the military of various countries, these countries are also competing to improve and perfect the city's multi-arm cooperative combat tactics, and tanks are an indispensable part of the multi-arms.

Each weapon is not to say that the more advanced the better, but the best that suits you.The weapons developed by various countries are developed in accordance with their own national defense needs.As far as tanks are concerned, the American m1a2 Abrams main battle tank is one of the best tanks in the world. Judging from the tank data published by various countries, only the German Panther family can be compared with it in all aspects. .

However, Abrams is not invincible, it also has many shortcomings, one of which is mobility.Of course, the United States does not pursue mobility too much. Strong firepower, high protection, and advanced electronic equipment are the main pursuits of the United States.

The main reason for the pursuit of the US military is to make it more adaptable to urban operations.During the Iraq War, an American Abrams withstood 173 rocket launchers and anti-tank weapons in Baghdad, and the tank was undamaged.Even its ability to act has not affected.

Abrams's defensive ability, even with other Abrams to attack, it is difficult to break its defense.Such actual cases also appeared in the Iraq War.In order to destroy an Abrams in the quagmire, the US military used several Abrams to attack. The result was a long time, but the turret was damaged, and no substantial damage was taken.After the tank was pulled out, it was simply repaired and then went on to the battlefield.

Therefore, whether it is in symmetrical or asymmetrical warfare, as long as it feels that human lives are more valuable than equipment, then tanks in urban street fighting are indispensable.But if you think that equipment is more important than human life, then hide the equipment and use human life to pile it up!

In the modern warfare, no matter whether it is China or other countries, there is no scene where tanks are not used in urban warfare because of fear of tanks being destroyed.Because all countries with ideas are already actively practicing urban warfare.

The same is true for Li Lan, not to mention that the enemy in Bosasso is the unscrupulous Bosasso government army, not even a third-rate army, let alone occupying the right place and people.Even if Bosasso’s enemy is the US Army, Li Lan will send tanks and armored troops in.

The soldiers of the Red Police are born to be excellent soldiers, and they are very skilled in the coordination of arms and the use of equipment.This kind of equipment control and combat skills is the most rare place for every intermediate soldier.It is with these soldiers that Li Lan can have such ambitions.

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