USSR 1991

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This video is matched with the last news that the United States successfully bombed the presidential palace in Baghdad, which has an indescribable irony.Not only the Americans saw the news, but Yanayev also saw the news.But he didn't show any expression of relief, instead he frowned.

"No, this Saddam is wrong." Yanayev pointed to Saddam's left hand on the TV and said, "A week ago, when Saddam appeared in front of the media, the wristwatch he wore was obviously white, but In this video, Saddam's watch is gold. Saddam does not have the habit of changing watches frequently. It can only be said that this video is suspected of being fake, as if it had been recorded a few months ago. "

"It seems that Saddam has indeed suffered from some problems, and it seems that his health is still very bad. He has no way to command the troops in person." Yanayev rubbed his sore shoulders, stood up and walked to the window, every time The first time he encountered a bottleneck, he would look at the Red Square in Moscow like this, hoping to bring him some ideas.

"If Saddam really dies, the situation in Iraq will become more and more chaotic. Although the U.S. military has the ability to directly send troops to wipe out all established armed forces, how will the guerrillas loyal to Saddam deal with them? Rebellion What about the Kurds? And the Shia-Sunni struggle will not end."

Just a few hours after the video of Saddam's declaration of war was released, Iraq announced that it had entered a wartime state. At the same time, two mechanized infantry divisions announced that they would no longer accept the command of any of Saddam's cronies in Baghdad and would not participate in any A war, according to the agreement reached with the CIA, directly cede the land for the king to support the soldiers themselves.

In this way, in just one day, Saddam lost the Kurdish autonomous region in the north, some towns in the south, and some important ground troops. Before the US military started to attack, it had already lost one-third one's territory.Saddam's son also migrated out of Baghdad.

It can be said that the resistance encountered by the U.S. military this time is less than that of the 2003 Iraq War in history, and a capital was placed in front of them with almost no casualties.

However, the cautious commander, General Binford Pey III, still did not directly involve the ground in the war, but was waiting for the situation to continue to ferment, increasing the number of air strikes every day, the Armored Division of Hammurabi and the Armored Medina Without the cover of air fighters, the division was defeated by U.S. fighter jets with absolute air supremacy.As a result, the armored troops of the government army with absolute ground superiority were unable to break through a group of stragglers.The advancing T72 tanks performed poorly in the face of the poor infantry and tank coordination of the Iraqi government forces.There are not even a few people who were directly killed by RPG. The T72 tank, which broke away from the Soviet combat system, once showed its unbearable side in front of the world.No wonder Nicolas Cage said that in Lord of War, "One thing is for sure, no one wants to buy their chariot."

After advancing with a small advantage in the previous week, the contest between the Iraqi government forces, the Kurds and the opposition has entered a stalemate. The opposition is not as strong as the United States imagined, and they pushed all the way to Baghdad to win. flag, the Iraqi government forces who were also panting in the air strikes were also unable to annihilate the opposition. In the third week, the two sides fell into a stalemate war.

Originally, General Binford was going to wait for both sides to exhaust their resources before launching an attack, but Washington couldn't wait.They think it is a waste of time to wait any longer. When the opposition and military neutrals turn their guns to Yanayev at the same time, there is no need to waste any more time.

So the "Liberation of Baghdad" was officially launched. The vanguard of the US military hardly encountered any decent resistance. Except for some small groups of troops lying in ambush and some IED bombs on the roadside, almost only one battalion was used to defeat the enemy. After taking control of Baghdad, Saddam's Death Squad and the Iraqi Republican Guard, which are legendary for their fierce fighting power, have almost never met.

When Binford heard that the vanguard had controlled Baghdad, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, which also meant that they had achieved a strategic victory against the Iraqi army, and it would be more than enough to deal with the participating Saddam forces.As long as the U.S. military successfully controls Iraq, it can completely use this country as a stronghold, and it can unite with Turkey to threaten Syria, and it can also increase its influence on the Caucasus.

But apparently General Binford guessed one thing wrong, that is the resistance of Saddam's garrison. Those troops did not evacuate the city they swore to protect, but received Saddam's task of breaking up the guerrilla resistance. After that, they took off their military uniforms and put on civilian clothes, hiding in Baghdad and nearby cities, waiting for the opportunity to resist.

Saddam, who was seriously injured, hid in his shelter. His second son and future successor of Saddam's regime, Qusay, was standing beside him, waiting for his father's next instructions.

"My father, according to your plan, the stupid Americans have all entered Baghdad, and they are now busy controlling the entire city, and they didn't realize that we had broken up more than 3000 soldiers into pieces and lurked in the city, They are now waiting for your order, father, as long as you give the order, we can attack the US troops entering the city head-on at any time."

Having said that, Qusay paused for a moment. He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "The commander of the garrison also betrayed us after the war began. Now Uncle Balzan is in charge of the army."

This time, Saddam's army lurking in Baghdad was enough for the U.S. military to try again what is called a Grozny-style hell. After the U.S. army was defeated in Somalia in street fighting mixed with a large number of civilians, it did not want to try again easily.

"Counterattack, counterattack immediately, we need to let the Americans know what it will be like to fight against Saddam Hussein."

"I understand, father." Qusay took Saddam's hand and said in a low voice.

Chapter 339 Pyrrhic Victory

"The Americans have now taken control of Baghdad, and the informants we have placed in the top ranks of Iraq have not given us any feedback. Now the Soviet Union is at a loss as to the situation in Iraq. I don’t know if the Iraqi army is really as weak as we predicted.” Kryuchkov reported to Yanayev on the current situation in Iraq as usual, but the increasingly confusing Baghdad regime seems to be following the control of the US military. Gradually stabilized.

"The Americans didn't encounter any resistance when they entered Baghdad? It's really interesting." Yanayev smiled at Kryuchkov, "If even the most central garrison of Saddam Hussein did not resist, then that would It's a real joke. Do you really think Saddam would leave his army behind and run away alone?"

Kryuchkov frowned. He didn't believe that Saddam had any plans other than escape.At the beginning, the U.S. military controlled the entire city with only one battalion of troops. Then, with the increase of troops stationed in the future, do they still have plans to turn defeat into victory?

Yanayev looked at Kryuchkov's puzzled expression, and specifically explained to him, "I made a small suggestion to Saddam before, that is, when he faces an army that has no chance of winning, At that time, the best way is to break up into pieces and hide in the city to conduct guerrilla warfare with them. Because a large number of civilians live in a city, the US military will not use M1A1 main battle tanks and AC130 gunboats to bomb. That's the advantage of the Iraqi military."

After Bush Jr. announced the end of the Iraq War in 2003, the U.S. troops stationed there were constantly attacked by the Iraqi Republican Guard. They often used snipers and roadside bombs to cause heavy casualties to the U.S. military.

"According to this situation, Saddam Hussein has adopted my suggestion in all likelihood." Yanayev said proudly, "It is also thanks to us for providing Iraq with a batch of rockets, landmines, and mortars. And general-purpose machine guns, if Saddam handles them properly, these weapons will gain a great strategic advantage in a war with unequal numbers, no less than the advantages brought to them by an armored tank battalion. As long as the tactics can be used, then Baghdad The city is the next Grozny."

After Saddam gave the order to fight, the horns of war sounded together again.Almost instantly, the whole city began to commotion.Under the veil of night, the patrolling Humvee on the street was attacked by the IED, and the Iraqi Republican Guard sneaked through the densely criss-crossed alleys to attack the American soldiers walking on the street.

Within minutes of the battle, four Humvees were blown up and six people were killed.The U.S. camp in Baghdad was also attacked by mortars. This time the burning flames fell on the unlucky Americans. Before they could figure out what was going on, the mortars blew up their fuel depots. up.

However, it is clear that neither the U.S. military nor the Iraqi army, which has experienced many battles, is a vegetarian. It is estimated that after the U.S. military personnel figured out the direction, the mortar squad began to shift positions, and the air strikes landed on the original location within a few minutes.

"We are under attack by Iraqi forces on Sara Street and need support! We need support!"

"This is the patrol team on July [-]th Street. Oh my god, they're everywhere. We need support. Where the hell is the air support? We can't hold on anymore!"

"Sir, the authorization of gunships and M1 tanks has been rejected by Washington. They think this is just a small rebellion. If the use of gunships is not handled properly, it will become a criticism of the US military for massacring Iraqi civilians. They do not allow this. Things come up. At most willing to authorize the use of gunships.”

"Bastard, this is simply a joke about the lives of thousands of American soldiers." Although General Binford was annoyed, it was not unreasonable for Washington to consider that once the U.S. military was labeled as anti-humanitarian, Then they will not have a good life in Baghdad in the future.

"Can I contact the Apache helicopter to attack now?" General Binford, the commander in chief of the war, asked. "Let the Cobra helicopter and Apache support the ground troops. Our soldiers need them."

"Of course, I will arrange it now."

The fragmented Iraqi army has shown a strong side, especially in guerrilla warfare. The combined use of RPG, general-purpose machine guns and sniper rifles will suppress the U.S. military without heavy firepower.Soldiers a little further away were directly shot down to the ground by soldiers holding Dragunov sniper rifles. They would not kill the soldiers, but only let them howl in pain, and used their voices to attract other US troops to come to rescue them. Soldiers can be killed with one shot.The strategy of encircling the spot and attacking aid can be stained with the blood of at least ten people in their hands.

RPG is a sharp weapon against Humvees and even tanks. From the beginning of the war, the three letters "R! P! G!" among American soldiers have never stopped.Every time this sentence was shouted, a Humvee was overturned by the explosion. After severely injuring the machine gunner of the Humvee, the general-purpose machine gun began to suppress the remaining small group of personnel until they all killed each other.

In this sudden attack under the cover of night, the top U.S. military didn't know how powerful the enemy was, so they could only wait until the sun broke dawn the next day before making other plans.

The armed helicopter equipped with night vision goggles arrived at the designated combat location, but the chaotic scene on the scene was no less than the Somali war. The buildings where the enemy was stationed and the streets where the US troops were stationed were mixed together, making it impossible to carry out effective strikes at all.

When he was at a loss, the radar suddenly showed that he was locked by a missile, and the armed helicopter quickly evaded. A missile whizzed towards him from the roof on the lower left of him. With a bomb, he narrowly escaped the first wave of attacks.

"Damn it, no one told me that these Iraqis still have anti-aircraft missiles in their hands. I always thought they were just some old RPG rockets! These are genuine SAM anti-aircraft missiles, made in the Soviet Union!"

At the same time, armed helicopters supporting other areas were attacked by SAM air defense missiles and almost fell to the ground.For safety reasons, Army Aviation recalled all combat helicopters and no longer provided air support, leaving only a group of isolated and helpless U.S. patrols in a bitter battle, and one soldier may even be killed every minute In the alleyways of this city.

"The whole city is attacking us. The so-called early victory in Baghdad is just an illusion prepared by Saddam Hussein. This is a gift he gave to the United States." After analyzing the goals of the Iraqi army, Binford General Germany ordered all soldiers not to love fighting, and asked the army to retreat directly to the base camp to repair and establish a line of defense. If necessary, it would directly withdraw from Baghdad to preserve its strength.

The retreat of the U.S. military during the fierce battle was regarded as a victory for the Iraqis, not to mention that the armed helicopters preparing for air support were directly suppressed by Sam's shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles and did not dare to fly over residential areas because Saddam Hussein An order was issued that no one should be left alive, and none of the American troops were captured, and all of them were directly shot dead by the Republican Guard.

After paying the price of more than a dozen people in the dark alleyway, the U.S. military finally began to shrink the front line. They focused their troops on a few streets and waited until dawn the next day before launching a counterattack.

And the other party seemed to see through this point of the U.S. military. They began to approach the Republic Palace in Baghdad from Muthana Square, the Hippodrome and Wasseni City. land.

Seven, 800 members of Saddam's Death Squad and the Republican Guard began to approach the Palace of the Republic through the alleys, where they will start a life-and-death contest with the US military.

3 Chapter [-]: Street Fighting Nightmare

The American soldiers who broke into Baghdad finally realized what a nightmare is.When they faced snipers armed with RPG rocket launchers or elusive in the alleys of Baghdad, Baghdad's vanguard felt like a hornet's nest.After nightfall, Iraqi soldiers in civilian clothes took advantage of the cover of darkness to attack and attack US convoys and firepower positions.

The front line is constantly feeding back the latest intelligence. The Republican Guard in Baghdad has established a powerful anti-aircraft firepower network. The air support of the US military's AC130 gunboats will not work at all, and the opponent will use detours and interspersed tactics to divide the US military from the whole into pieces. Air support cannot distinguish who is the enemy and who is the friendly army.

The fire lit up the entire sky, and Baghdad was full of burning flames. Although the members of the Death Squad and the Republican Guard knew that they were alone and helpless, and the US troops continued to break into the city, as long as their leaders ordered If it is still there, it will not give up the struggle against the aggressors.

General Binford looked at the information fed back from the front with a solemn expression. Although the continuous support to Baghdad relieved part of the pressure on the defenders in the city, facing an unknown number of "guerrillas" who were good at sports warfare, they were equipped with advanced electronic equipment. Instead, the U.S. military with communication equipment lost its advantage in this close hand-to-hand combat.Because the enemy did not show the intention of occupying the street pass, it was to destroy the effective strength of the US military to the greatest extent.

And Saddam's counterattack plan was a backup plan made for him by the top Soviet army, that is, if the US invaders failed to stop the advance of the large-scale battle, then the street fighting in the civilian gathering area would be Saddam. Dum wipes out the best options.

"This is simply a repeat of the nightmare in Somalia. How long has it been since we encountered such a fierce encounter? From Okinawa, Changjin to Xishan, we have never lost to any powerful armored force, Saddam Hussein said The Fourth Army is like a piece of thin paper that can be easily split in front of us. But can anyone tell me why the United States loses to the other side every time in terms of guerrilla tactics?"

Binford's madness made the staff present hold their breath and dare not answer. The so-called most advanced U.S. military combat system has been repeatedly defeated by troops with inferior equipment and strength in the 1945 years since 50. Binford I can't figure it out.

"Send air force immediately to support the besieged troops and free them from the enemy."

Binford issued an order to make everyone's faces change color.The staff officer beside him whispered with embarrassment, "But the Washington government does not allow us to carry out air-to-ground strikes over the city of Baghdad. Once civilians are harmed, our originally delicate operation will be questioned even more."

Washington hoped that General Binford would control the war to wipe out Saddam's armored forces on the plains, and minimize large-scale street fighting in the cities.If large-scale civilian casualties are caused, then Washington will face pressure from various aspects of public opinion.

"I don't care about the life and death of the Iraqi people, and I don't care what Washington thinks. I just want to say execute the order, soldier." Binford's tough attitude made others look at each other. Order.

"I said, carry out the order, soldier. I am responsible for the heavy casualties of civilians. Now immediately use the gunboats to attack Baghdad. Do you hear me clearly?" Binford emphasized his tone, and the people around him finally Start to execute Binford's order, use the A-10 attack aircraft to provide fire support and attack any suspicious targets on the ground from above.