Super military empire

"The purpose of this battle is very obvious. After preparing for such a long time, the war between us and the Iraqis has lasted for three years. If it continues, our economy will collapse, and the cause of our God will It will be severely affected..." On the southern front, Defense Minister Samnila and the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guard, Khamenei, were on the front at the same time.

Khomeini was originally prepared to go here, but worried that the Iraqis might obtain powerful long-range weapons from the Chinese through Saudi Arabia, plus the Scud missiles and other weapons they obtained from the Soviet Union. Upon receiving the news, they will be bombarded with intensive long-range firepower.

If something goes wrong with Khomeini, it will cause irreparable losses to the entire Iranian revolutionary cause.

"According to the staff's opinion, this time our intention of fighting is not only to completely drive out the Iraqis from Abadan, but also to have a decisive battle with the Iraqis in Khram Shahr. Then, we will attack from both sides. In Iraq, occupy the Fao Peninsula and cut off the transportation line in southern Iraq...At the same time, be prepared to attack Basra..." The Iranian Ministry of Defense has been very cautious about the combat intentions this time.

At the beginning, their thoughts were completely gone.

It is not that the fighters are desperate, and they are not afraid of death to bring them victory.Weapons and equipment are indispensable.

Al Tadel is not too optimistic about such a strategic purpose. In his opinion, both sides have accumulated a large amount of troops in the southern theater. Even if they win in the end, no one can attack.

Basra is the second largest city in Iraq. Saddam has mobilized all the most elite Tikrit divisions in his elite presidential guard to the southern front. The main purpose is to defend Basra!

The Revolutionary Guard is growing rapidly, and Iraq is not idle.

Therefore, he immediately stood up and said to the two big men: "Iraq has accumulated a lot of troops in Basra and the Faor Peninsula. All five hundred Dragon Guard tanks are in the southern theater, 200 t64 tanks, and 130. The m1 tanks on the left and right. In terms of the number of Dragon Guard tanks, although we have a hundred more than them, we cannot compare with them with other advanced tanks..."

Iraq has acquired 500 Dragon Guards from China, many of which are Dragon Guard II tanks.

In the tactics of the two sides, tank battles are basically in the area of ​​engagement. The tanks are like artillery. After entering the position, they start to fire!

The Dragon Guard tanks, T64 and M1 tanks are all advanced tanks with thick skin and thick skin.

Iraq clearly saw this, and directly mobilized garbage tanks like the t72 and the backward tanks like the t54/55 to other theaters.

In this way, their tanks can reduce losses when fighting against Iran.

In terms of quantity, if the Iranians want to be evenly matched, they must use their massively equipped Patton and other backward tanks to replenish the number, otherwise they will let the Longwei tank be besieged...

Now, Iran's disadvantages have been highlighted at the beginning of the war.

"No, General Tedell, we don’t have to worry about the Iraqi’s more advanced tanks than us. We have more than 600 Dragon Guards in our hands. These tanks can be used as a meat shield in the first area. We purchased 600 from China. The 59 modified tank has the same main gun as the Longwei tank! The only downside of these tanks is that they are not good at defense and can be deployed in the second line..." This is the strategy Liu Yijiu gave them.

No one knows whether it is effective or not.

But anyway, the 59 modified tank does carry a 125mm tank gun!The offensive power of this thing is absolutely powerful.

"It is impossible for all six hundred vehicles to be mobilized here! Moreover, our 600 Dragon Guards cannot all be mobilized here..." The northern border has thousands of kilometers.

"We still have a large number of Zhi-91. Here we will mobilize three battalions of Zhi-91 helicopters for air support, and at the same time mobilize two f-14 fighter squadrons to cooperate with the air force in Mahshahr Port for air support... …" Samnila immediately said seriously.

They saw the power of helicopters.

Use Zhi-91 to fight Longwei, the effect is very good.Of course, this is what the Chinese said. Whether it is specific or not, you will have to wait until the war begins to know.

"In addition, since we have fewer tanks than Iraq, we will mobilize a rocket artillery regiment behind the tank positions for fire support..."

A large number of 130 rocket launchers were purchased from China. Many of these rocket launchers are equipped with special warheads such as cloud bombs.

"This is the most critical battle between us and Iraq. With victory, we can advance towards Iraq in all directions... If we fail, our revolutionary cause will be severely impacted..." Khamenei concluded at the meeting. At that time, he said to everyone in the southern theater, "The Supreme Leader Khomeini has been paying attention to our side, please work hard for the cause of Allah!"

"Huh!" After he said this, many officers straightened up their combat power.

The mullahs folded their hands and the officers saluted the army.

Then, all military forces on the entire southern Iranian front began to mobilize.

The troops originally in the direction of Mahashahr Port moved quickly towards Abadan, while the Revolutionary Guards stationed in Darkhovyn in the north, the fully staffed First Armored Division, moved quickly towards Khorramshahr. Pounce.

In particular, the newly formed rocket artillery force appeared secretly on the edge of the battlefield.

This is the first appearance of a rocket launcher purchased by Iran from China.Before, they developed artillery, but only Iraq was equipped with many rockets from the Soviet Union.

The rocket artillery force, without strong industrial support, cannot produce artillery shells by itself. This is a bottomless pit for any country.

A 19-barrel rocket launcher and 19 shells can be launched in only about ten seconds!Then it can be filled in less than two minutes.

With a base of 95 shells, it won’t last a few minutes.

Iran purchased rocket launchers from China and also purchased the production technology of rocket launcher shells, otherwise they would not be able to consume this stuff.The price of a shell is not cheap, and intensive bombing is required to achieve better results.

In Ahvaz farther away, hundreds of Guard-1 rockets were aimed at Basra and the Faor Peninsula. Even around the southern town of Ramhill, dozens of 336 long-range rockets were deployed.

These rockets are not equipped with additional guidance systems.

It can be said that at this station, Iran has mobilized all their most elite and most advanced weapons and equipment!

Khomeini cannot afford to lose this war.

Similarly, Khomeini cannot afford to lose, and Iraq cannot afford to lose this war.

The three-year war of attrition has wiped out Iraq’s US$40 billion in foreign exchange reserves, and now it has borrowed close to US$10 billion.

If it continues, Iraq will be completely over.

However, Khomeini's grandson does not plan to negotiate, and even Saudi King Fahd's face is not given at all.When the negotiations broke down these days, Iraq knew that the war was about to begin.

The rapid mobilization of the Iranian army made the Iraqi army, which has been following their movements, also taking action.

"This time, we must strike the Iranians quickly and bring them to the negotiating table! This is the order of the President, and at the same time, it is also an opportunity for our entire Tikrit division to justify ourselves!" After receiving the order, he mentioned Master Kriste Kassim said to his fellow villagers very seriously.

Especially the Tikrit Division 1st Armored Regiment, which was once disabled by the Guardian Mercenary Corps with a few individual soldiers.After Mubashar and others were released, the regiment was still under their control.

Moreover, the other regiments are equipped with 110 tanks as standard. Mubashar’s first regiment is now directly equipped with 220 Dragon Guard tanks, of which two battalions of Dragon Guard II tanks are mixed in the unit.

"General, we will not disappoint the president and your cultivation! This time, we will wash away the shame we brought to Tikrit and the Presidential Guard!" Mubashar said solemnly.

During the days of being a prisoner, he had a very good relationship with the Guardian Mercenary Corps who had captured them, and learned a lot from it, plus the arrival of the Dragon Guard tanks, prioritizing their regiments.

They suffered a loss last time, and if they suffer again this time, they will have to go home and herd the sheep.

"The president believes in you, I believe in you! This time, you will still be the pioneers!" Qasim nodded."Order the troops to get ready, starting at 6 o'clock this evening, quickly move to 30 kilometers northwest of Khorramshahr to stand by!"

The long-distance attack capability of the Dragon Guard tank was fully demonstrated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

The distance from Basra to Khorramshahr is not far, and at the maximum speed, it will not take a few hours at all.

"Pay attention to the investigation!"

Last time, it was because of too much trust in American intelligence, which resulted in the entire regiment being maimed.

This time, if Mubashar is still like this, then his political future will be completely ruined, and at the same time, he will be ruined.

After leaving the division and returning to the regiment headquarters, Mubasar called up all the cadres in the regiment.

"The division commander specially emphasized that we must pay attention to the situation on the way to the attack. The distance from Basra to our destination is not long, but this side is close to the border, it is very likely that the opposing special forces and mercenaries have sneaked in." Mubasa Er emphasized.

Once bitten by a snake for ten years, he was afraid of well ropes, and he was careful to sail the boat for ten thousand years.

"The first battalion sent a reconnaissance company ten kilometers forward, and the other troops turned off their headlights to follow behind..." Deputy Chief Yihaji frowned and made a suggestion.

"No, they were like this last time. They let off our scout team, then attacked directly while the team was marching, and then they couldn't look at each other from the end..." Guido Habu interrupted suddenly, "I think, in our current situation, It should be a detour. This will not only avoid the Iranian intelligence personnel, but also ensure our safety. The armored vehicle unit is mixed with the tank unit and travels in two ways..."

Guidohab pointed to the map and explained to everyone.

"The first echelon, via Highway 6, drives forward during the daytime. Even if they know it, there is no problem. Iran does not have satellites, and their military moves are not intended to hide us at all. The second echelon also sets off during the day. Before dark, travel along Highway No. 7 to Baizul. In the evening, walk directly from Baizur through the desert, and from the edge of the oil field to Abu Khasib for standby..."

For the marching route, Ji Dohab studied for a long time.

This is for him, so as to ensure their safety.

Marching during the day, unless the opponent has a huge armored force or attacks from the air, it is only a sneak attack by special forces.

Moreover, during the day, the air base in Basra takes off and landed hundreds of sorties for air patrols every day.

Once the opponent's fighters are found, a large number of fighters will take off.

The replenishment of fighters on both sides is far less easy than that of Army equipment.

"Encountered fighter planes? All Iranian f14s were deployed in Tehran for air defense. They usually took off and landed less frequently. It was impossible to use them to bomb our tank troops. The other fighter planes were in the Chinese Houyi-3 missile. In front of..." As a combat staff, one must have strategic and tactical thinking and at the same time understand the capabilities of the weapons and equipment of one's own unit.

The Chinese missiles are actually not advanced.

At the beginning, they were able to kill several of their fighters because they did not understand this missile at all.

The Iranians have used them for several years, and naturally they are very aware of the performance of these missiles.

They have a large number of air defense missiles in their hands, and they are more than enough to deal with other Iranian second-generation fighters that have fallen behind.

"Then do it!" Mubashar nodded in agreement.

As a result, the Tikrit Division’s First Reinforced Tank Regiment, which could have had a few hours to prepare, left the garrison less than two hours after receiving the order.

With the roar of the motor, billowing dust rose, and the huge armored cluster rushed out of the station directly, and then separated on the highway, becoming two torrents of steel rushing in two directions...

In the direction of Iran, the first armored division of the Revolutionary Guard, originally only a tank battalion, has become the lowest elite armored division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in a few years of development.

The former commander of the first battalion, Hojatyi, became the commander of the first regiment, and the three of the original No. 111 car directly became the three officers of the first battalion of the first regiment.

Their station is eighty kilometers east of Khorramshahr.

Here, more than four hundred tanks have gathered in the past few days.More than half of them are Dragon Guard tanks.Especially the most dazzling Dragon Guard II.

Both sides are rapidly advancing towards Khorramshahr, war is about to start!