USSR 1991

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Rockets were launched from the position, and the flashing flames formed a brilliant light spot.This is the real Soviet red pipe organ.The storm with the rockets on its back fired rockets fiercely towards the sky, and each rocket fired a dazzling flame from the tail, rushing into the sky like fireworks.

Kurion's Turkish army heard a sharp roar, and when they looked up, they saw a meteor shower all over the sky.Each rocket carried ammunition capable of overturning the entire fortress, and quickly fell towards the Turkish "armored hell" camp.

"Take cover!" someone started yelling to avoid the fire.The rockets fell on the top of the church tower, and the sharp church bell tower was blown into two by Lan Yao, and the steeple fell down, directly burying the pedestrians who had no time to escape.

The tanks of the Turkish army also suffered tragic losses. Before they had time to evade, they were directly hit by the rapidly falling rockets. The metal jet shot through the M60 tank, directly turning it into a pile of burning scrap iron. The enemy's firepower covered it. It lasted less than 1 minute, and in the entire fortress, nearly two-thirds of the M60 tanks of the Turkish army were destroyed.As for those Turkish soldiers, those who survived a round under such an unexpected attack are already favored by the real pig Anla.

The proud Ottoman fortress was destroyed in half, and the "Armored Hell" battalion built by Turkey with painstaking efforts only had one-third of its combat effectiveness left.This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Turkish army stationed in Cyprus.

But this is the prelude that has just sounded, and the real highlight is yet to come.

A few seconds before the artillery fire ended, dozens of Soviet T72 tanks began to charge. Their goal was to occupy the entire fortress and annihilate the enemy's No.30 Ninth Division tank battalion before the Turkish army recovered.The decapitation operation was successfully completed.

The army green tank was engraved with a shining red star. Under the cover of infantry and Mi-24 helicopters, the Soviet Red Army launched the last victory charge.There were no political commissars who raised their arms and shouted, and no war reporters who deliberately exaggerated the atmosphere. There were only a group of ex-Soviet soldiers who carried out the last order for their faith and loyalty.

The Soviets never retreat, advance!

"Ula!"

The Soviet Red Army with Kalashnikov rifles in hand is advancing, they cross the last grass before the fortress.And ahead is the end point of this battle, the Ottoman fortress.

The disheveled Turks crawled out of the ruins, and they were horrified to see a T72 armored force rushing towards the fortress.They are also covered by Tunguska behind them, just to prevent Turkish armed helicopters from causing damage and losses to themselves.The red star on the tank and the opponent's military uniform allowed the Turks to immediately identify who the attacker was. In fact, they should have thought a long time ago that other than the Soviet Union, which country could carry out such a brutal offensive method.

This is the first time that the Turks face the Russians after the end of the No.11 Russo-Turkish war.

The Third Rome that once defeated the entire Ottoman Empire.

The Red Soviet that made Turkey's forces dare not expand eastward.

The biggest obstacle to the rise of the Turks.

Iron monster.

And the most terrifying enemy.

This was the first time the Turkish troops stationed in Cyprus felt such a strong sense of fear. They were horrified to find that Turkey had no ability to fight back in front of the Soviet armored forces.And the once glorious record is not worth mentioning in front of the Soviet Red Army.

The T72 tank smashed the wall of the "fortress", just like a steel monster breaking out of the door, crushing bricks, stones and wood into pieces with its tracks. The goal of the T72 tank unit is very direct, which is to destroy the remaining M60 in the Turkish armored battalion tank.Before the Turkish army even climbed onto the tank, it was directly blown into scrap iron by a T72 shell.

In front of the Soviet armored forces, no one dared to call himself armored hell.

If there are, just crush them!

Chapter 565 Beheading Operation

When the red flag of victory was planted on the top of the Curleon Church, it was all over.Turkey's firepower and combat quality are far behind the charging Soviet soldiers.When the T72's steel tracks crushed the fighting will of the Turkish army, and when Tunguska cut off Turkey's air support, only despair and unwillingness were left to this elite armored battalion.At the beginning, they felt good about themselves and thought that they were better than the Soviet Red Army, but now they were easily defeated and annihilated by the opponent.

The former small town of Culion has turned into ruins, and it is difficult for people to judge its former appearance from the bombed-out dilapidated ruins.

The Soviet army used its own simple and crude way to prove to the Turkish armored forces what is called real war.The ground was washed away by artillery fire, the tracks were crushed, and all obstacles in front of him were overthrown. The war in the Soviet Union was so simple and direct.

The red flag of victory fluttered with the wind, and the black smoke that was blown away by the wind still smelled of burnt metal.Only then did the surviving Turkish soldiers understand why the Soviet army was a devil from hell.

Because wherever they passed, there were ruins, shocking.

The remaining tank companies have fled to Morfu's "Maginot Line" in a hurry. After they lost Kurion as a transportation hub, the only thing left is this proud line of defense that is still struggling to support Turkey The last dignity of the army.Their fiasco at Culion was certainly a disgrace.And what was lost was the so-called most elite armored unit.

When a country's elite troops are hanged and beaten by a group of retired Soviet veterans, I really don't know what the expressions of the staff officers in the Turkish headquarters in Cyprus are like.The incident of the complete annihilation of the No.30 Ninth Tank Battalion stationed in Kurion caused shock on all sides.The well-informed Greek and Cypriot governments publicized the beheading as a way to boost the morale of the Cypriot army.Of course they omit the fact that retired Soviet troops participated in the war, promoting it as a major victory for the Cypriot army.By the way, it washed away the shame of being promoted by the No.30 Ninth Armored Division of Turkey.

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which strongly opposed Cyprus's establishment of a military airport for the Soviet Union before, remained silent during this campaign and did not dare to express any opinions.When they saw that even Turkey's most elite armored forces were annihilated, the northern regime, which had been clamoring to annihilate Soviet fighter jets before, began to hesitate.

The Turkish side in Cyprus believes that Greece has dispatched elite troops, and even requires Turkey to directly provide troops to Cyprus to maintain order between the two sides.

At this time, the bastion shore-to-ship missile defense system purchased by Cyprus from the Soviet Union has arrived, and the Clerides government announced the news to the outside world immediately. The Cyprus spokesman announced that these missiles will be deployed on the east coast. Respond to the threat from Turkey.Once the Turkish warship invades the waters of Cyprus, the shore-to-ship missiles of the Bastion system will deal a fatal blow to it.

What's more, the cheetahs and thug light frigates purchased by Greece have already started patrolling the waters of Cyprus. The purpose is also to prevent the Turkish navy from attacking. Get on the Turkish warship and back up together.

Under such circumstances, Turkey has always maintained restraint and dared not support the regime in the north of Cyprus. As long as Greece does not increase its troops, Turkey is also willing to exercise restraint. More than 3 troops are enough to maintain the political balance.What's more, if the incident in Cyprus is too big, it will not end well.Even British Prime Minister Tony Blair complained that Turkey's move was harming Britain's interests in Cyprus, although Maziel repeatedly stressed that they were only doing it to protect Turkey's own interests.

However, Mazier still obtained accurate information from the United States about the beheading operation in Cyprus.The CIA seems to be more efficient than the Turkish army, and it has found out the inside story about the annihilation of the elite troops.

"This is not a masterpiece of the Greek army. Judging from the situation at the scene, the opponent's attack is a typical Soviet-style tactic. Using the advantage of the artillery fire of the rocket launcher, first clean the ground against the town of Kurion, and then the armored forces will cooperate with the infantry and the air. If it is the Greek army, they will first call in the air force support for precision strikes, and then the armored forces will launch a charge. I can only think of one country with such a rough but efficient way of artillery fire , our common enemy, the Soviet Union."

Military scientists who have studied the August [-]st military exercises of the Soviet Union will marvel at this kind of combat method that serves nuclear wars. No matter what the Soviet army did in the old days, they were thinking about surviving from nuclear explosions and then counterattacking.

President Mario talked about this incident when he called Maziyer. He originally hoped that Turkey would come to the United Nations to mediate after it had won more land in Cyprus.This is also Mario's counterattack in retaliation for Greece's alignment with the Soviet Union. It can be said that he acquiesced in Turkey's aggression.

However, it can be seen from the battle of Kurion that the Turkish army is not an opponent of the Soviet armored forces at all. Even if the opponent is disguised as the Cyprus National Guard, it cannot conceal the brutal and efficient offensive method.

The subtext is that Turkey is not ashamed to lose, because the enemies you face can no longer be called human beings, but a group of real war machines.

Mazier's face was a bit ugly. The meaning of Cyprus to him was tantamount to Yanayev's coveting of Constantinople. What's more, owning Cyprus was equivalent to Turkey creating a key springboard for the Aegean Sea dispute.So he must not lose the northern regime in Cyprus.

Mazier said with a sneer, "Then we will annihilate these Soviet troops. How many troops can Yanayev put in Cyprus? An armored division? Don't be kidding, this is a war between Turkey and Greece, not the Soviet Union. Only Only Turkey can determine the future direction of Cyprus."

While this was a dispute between Turkey and Greece, it was actually a secret contest between the United States and the Soviet Union over the island nation.Mario did not expose this point, he just said to Maziyer euphemistically, "If the Soviet Union puts a division in Cyprus, then there will be no such regime as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus."

Although the words were very tactful, Maziel still heard the meaning behind the words.Mario wanted to advise Maziel not to try to confront the Soviet Union head-on. Once the other party was pushed, it might really liberate the entire Cyprus.

"Now Turkey is ready, and the northern cities of Cyprus have fallen into your hands. If you accept mediation now, then you can still keep the existing land. Do you really want to let the torrent of steel from the Soviet Union step over your last line of defense? , will you wake up?"

Indeed, accepting the mediation of the United Nations is the only way out for Turkey now. It is not the Greeks that the joint forces are protecting now, but the Turks in Cyprus.

It's just that Maziyer couldn't swallow this breath. He didn't expect that the troops that Turkey has always been proud of were defeated in a single encounter.Even the Turkish Army Headquarters cannot accept this fact.

"Think about it, General Maziel. Once you choose to declare war on the Soviet Army, you are left to your own devices. Not even the American Army can guarantee that our armored forces will be able to defeat the Soviets. The military. And your way of retaliating against the Soviet Union does not necessarily choose a conflict in Cyprus."

"Huh?" What President Mario said caught Maziel's attention.

The United States upholds the characteristics of fanning the flames in the Middle East, making Turkey once again its own pawn.

"Have you forgotten about Syria? If you want to retaliate against the Soviet troops, you can provoke disputes on the Syrian border. Even if the Soviet Union wants to intervene, it will be too far away, isn't it?"

Chapter 566 Advance, Soviet!

This battle made the October Battalion and the Punishment Battalion the darlings of the war in Cyprus. Even Clerides personally visited these Soviet soldiers who wiped out the elite Turkish troops and expressed their high respect to them.

Even after a fierce battle, the punishment battalion still maintains a high fighting spirit. The neatly parked T72 tanks try to prove their final glory to others. They will only be crushed on the battlefield and will never stop in the steel cemetery Rusty and old.

Defending the faith is the pride of Soviet soldiers.

The capitalists in the free world will never understand what a lofty and great ideal it is to liberate the oppressed people of the world, and of course they will not understand how great the people who dedicated and sacrificed for this ideal are.Although they used all means to portray the Soviet Union as an evil totalitarian country, they still could not cover up their crimes of exploiting the people.A warrior with flaws is a warrior after all, and no noble fly is just a fly.Even capitalists sit at the dinner table, elegantly cutting steaks, praising freedom, human rights and democracy.It can't change the fact that the hands are stained with blood.

When Eastern Europe is frantically de-Sovietized and de-Europeanized, when the beliefs it once defended are trampled on, there will always be someone who will stand up and tell the world that they are still there.

As long as they are there, the Red Republic will not fall.

Clerides walked in the barracks, this was the first time he felt what a real army is.The morbid meticulousness made Clerides feel solemn and solemn.