Babylonian Empire

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At this time, the equipment here is still very simple, on a temporary command vehicle, the commander replied: "You can take off, pay attention to the heading."

007, went to the outskirts of Laer Port to lay mines.

Chambre gently raised the total torque, and the sound of the top propeller stirring the air began to become sharper. Under the huge power of the three engines, the six-bladed propeller drove the body of more than ten tons away from the ground.

After Chambre took off from the base, he saw other helicopters leaving the ground one after another from the glass below.

He was a little excited, stepped on the rudder lightly, and the helicopter began to turn. At the same time, he pushed the joystick forward, and the Super Hornet helicopter began to fly forward.

Nuzad on the right began to constantly check the heading and speed. The navigation lights outside the cabin had been turned off, and the lights inside had also been turned off. Only the front dashboard was showing some dim instrument lights.

Night is dark, but their hearts are hot.

After more than an hour of flying, the No. 007 Super Hornet helicopter finally arrived near Laer Port. At this time, there were still some lights shining on the port.

Lal Port is a port on the west side of Hormzgan Province. Part of the Iranian speedboats and missile boats are docked in Bandar Abbas, and some are also docked in this port.

Chambre slowly pressed the total torque, and the helicopter was slowly descending, gradually lowering the altitude from the sea surface. In such a night, this is undoubtedly a very difficult action.

There are three ways to deploy mines by aircraft. You can use a bomber to airdrop over the target in the predetermined area, attach a parachute bag to the mine, open it automatically after leaving the cabin, and automatically separate from the mine after reaching the water surface. However, it is the same as bombing the target. , the error in this method is large.

Ordinary aircraft can also directly drop sea mines at a low altitude of 50 to 250 meters. After throwing out of the cabin, they use inertia to reach the water surface, but pay attention to the speed of the aircraft. If the speed is too high, the mine may trigger the detonator the moment it hits the water surface. , although it will not harm the aircraft itself, but Bray's mission has failed.

There are also some seaplanes, because they can land on the water, so they can directly lay mines on the water like a ship.

Although the Super Hornet helicopter is also a helicopter that can take off and land on the water, it does not intend to lay mines after landing on the water, which is too cumbersome.

Chambre lowered the helicopter to a height of 15 meters above the water surface, and the tail hatch on the rear side began to slowly open.

Chapter 479 The Wrath of Iraqi Mines

The operator in the rear cabin has fastened his seat belt and began to push a heavy mine, which is a LUGM-145 trigger anchor mine.

The tail of the Super Hornet helicopter is a hinged flip-down tailgate, which is similar to a large transport aircraft. After flipping down, there will be a downward slope. If it is on land, the car can directly drive into the cabin along the tailgate.

And now, this tailgate is another platform for launching mines.

On the lower side of the mine, a slideway has been installed, which can slide down the platform.

Leaning on a rope tied to his belt, an operator slowly pushed the anchor mine that had already slid along the platform. The distance of more than two meters soon came to an end. Then, the anchor mine slid out of the platform , fell down.

"Plop!" The sound of the anchor thunder falling was very loud, and the splash was several meters high.

The operator in the back cabin returned to the cabin from the platform with difficulty, the helicopter flew forward tens of meters, and dropped the second bomb again.

The same action was staged over other key areas in the Strait of Hormuz.

After the throw, the Super Hornet helicopter began to return to the base. They will throw again tonight.

The Super Hornet, which is in charge of vigilance against the sea, has been vigilantly searching the sea surface. The Iranians must be very upset that navigation has resumed these days, and they will come out to lay mines again at any time.

However, the situation should have changed. If the Iranians want to lay mines, they must be able to come out!

"Commander, the situation is even more dangerous tonight. The sound of helicopters can always be heard outside. The Iraqis must be watching. If we go out now, we may be attacked by the other party's helicopters." A staff officer said.

In the past few days, the navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has lost the air of the first day. The mines they planted have been destroyed by the opponent without much success.

More importantly, it has become impossible for them to mine again at night, because as soon as they are dispatched, they will be spotted by the opponent's helicopter, and, what's more terrible, after they are spotted, they will follow Hit by anti-ship missiles.

Using anti-ship missiles to attack thousands of tons of frigates and destroyers to attack missile boats and speedboats feels a bit overkill, but the power is also very amazing. As long as one is hit, the entire ship will explode.

However, Ali, the newly appointed naval commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, no longer cares so much. He only knows that if his navy does not do anything, his status among the great spiritual leaders will plummet.

Damn Iraqis, let us have a contest!

With great admiration for the great leader, Ali started his vigorous attack.

In order to fight against possible Iraqi anti-ship missiles, Ali also made preparations. On the Crossbow-class missile boat he was about to set sail, Ali kept the 76mm and 40mm naval guns ready to shoot at any time. Targets on the sea, and a few more personnel carrying Stinger anti-aircraft missiles were added to the missile boat. If the Iraqis really attacked with missiles, they would use this method to compete with the Iraqis' anti-ship missiles!Moreover, if they encounter the opponent's helicopter at close range, they can also use anti-ship missiles to shoot down the opponent's helicopter.

Head-to-head, this time I can no longer shrink my head, I must meet it!

Of course, in his heart, apart from his admiration for the great leader and his confidence in the victory of this attack, Ali still hoped that it would be best not to let the opponent's helicopter find out.These appearances of him are all for the people below to see. In order to continue to climb up, some dangers must be taken.

"Let's go!" Standing on the missile boat, Ali shouted forcefully.

Four MTUI4V6TB538 diesel engines have been started, driving four propellers, leaving four water trails behind, and the Stonebow-class missile boats set sail from Lahr Port.

"According to the previous route, we will lay mines on the channel in the middle of the strait." Ali said that he is very clear about the mines laid by his side. As long as the positions of the deployment are correct, the entry and exit of our own ships should be smooth. very safe.

The 200-ton missile boat gradually accelerated and sailed out of Laer Port. This high-speed missile boat quickly accelerated to more than 30 knots.

Looking at the dark sea in the distance, Ali's eyes showed longing, and he hoped that he could successfully complete the task this time!

He didn't know that the danger was slowly approaching, this time the danger was not the helicopter overhead, but the underwater mine!

At this time, the Super Hornet helicopter has not yet laid mines for the second time, and the density of mines outside Lahr Harbor is still very low. For the wide sea, if you want to hit those few mines, it is entirely a matter of luck.

It's just that Ali's luck is very bad.

The small crossbow-class missile boat has a draft of only two meters, but the anchor mine dropped by the Super Hornet is also two meters away from the water surface!

As soon as the Stonebow-class missile boat left the port, it had already passed an anchor mine. Its hull was close to the tentacles on the anchor mine, but luckily it didn't break through!At this time, everyone above did not know that the god of death was getting closer and closer to them.

Directly in front of them, there is also an imported UDM500 bottom mine, which is much more advanced than the anchor mine, and is a non-trigger bottom mine equipped with a combined fuze.Audible, magnetic and hydraulic fuzes.Before the deployment, the launch personnel of the Super Hornet Helicopter had designed this mine as a joint fuze, as long as one of the three situations occurred, the mine would be detonated.

However, the current Stonebow-class missile boat makes a lot of noise when sailing at high speed. The hull is an ordinary steel structure with magnetic properties, but the displacement is small, and the water pressure during sailing is not very high.

When the Stonebow-class missile boat was still one nautical mile away, it had already alarmed the sea mine on the bottom of the sea.

The mine first received the noise of the missile boat when it was sailing, and immediately activated it, paying close attention to the approaching thing on the water.

At the same time, the magnetic receiving device also responded.

"Having air defense personnel in place, it's very easy to spot incoming anti-ship missiles at night like this," Ali said.In the dark night, it is not difficult to find anti-ship missiles. The difficult thing is to shoot down Stinger anti-aircraft missiles in such a short period of time. What's more, the current Stinger missiles of our own side only have the ability to chase after. Does not have the ability to attack head-on, but must try.

On the high-speed missile boat, the hull shook regularly. Several warriors of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stepped onto the narrow front deck and rear deck and began to faithfully perform their tasks.

Since this place is still relatively far from the main channel, and the warning helicopter is patrolling the east side of the Strait of Hormuz at this time, they have not been found yet.

However, the sinking mine under the water has already made all preparations.

The anchor mine must be triggered before it can explode. If you are lucky enough, you can pass between the two anchor mines without any damage, but the sinking mine is different. The sinking mine cannot reach the bottom of the ship, but the sinking mine Ray's explosion doesn't require contact at all.

When it felt that the target was very close to itself and within the range of the explosion, the fuze of the bottom mine was triggered.

Immediately, there was an earth-shattering explosion sound underwater. The explosion of several hundred kilograms of high explosives immediately formed a strong water pressure at the bottom of the water. This water pressure stirred the surrounding sea water. To the bottom of the missile boat.

The explosion of a sea mine does not rely on the power of direct explosives, but on the strong pressure formed by the explosion, which crushes the bottom of the ship.