bullyxtreme Chapter 348 Special Operations, Night Raid on the Barku Oil Field
Chapter 348 Special Operations, Night Raid on the Barku Oil Field
Above the Baku oil fields, a CH-2 Cloud Eagle reconnaissance drone hovered over the Baku area, and the optoelectronic reconnaissance equipment mounted under the nose of the drone scanned all movements in the area.
The CH-2 Cloud Eagle UAV is a technological upgrade from the late 80s and looks like an enlarged version of the CH-1.
It is currently in the process of completely replacing the CH-1 Sentinel drone, whose performance has become completely outdated.
However, Cloud Eagle is just a transitional version.
The reconnaissance and strike version of the CH-X Shendiao UAV is currently in the research and development stage. This drone will be redesigned and incorporate the latest technology from the 90s.
As a large medium- and long-range reconnaissance drone, the CH-2 completed intelligence reconnaissance of the entire Baku oil field and surrounding areas within a week.
Detailed information about the area was also obtained.
The reserves of the Baku oil field are actually not very high compared to the vast territory of Tsarist Russia.
The Tyumen oil field, with its 40 billion tons of reserves, is only ranked third in Tsarist Russia, not to mention the Baku oil field with only 14 billion tons of reserves.
This oil field was not very important to Tsarist Russia, but they were well aware of its importance to Hans.
That is why they deployed a large number of troops in the Baku oil fields and the Caucasus region, totaling more than 600,000.
But that was before. Now the number of defenders in the entire Baku area is less than 30.
Moreover, Tsarist Russia now has no troops to deploy, which means that the 300,000 defenders in the Baku area are the last strength of Tsarist Russia in this area.
Among the remaining more than 200,000 people, nearly 200,000 of them are still fighting Hans's hundreds of thousands of troops in the Caucasus Mountains.
Another 8 people were deployed at the border with Persia, which left the Baku oil fields undefended. This was also an excellent opportunity for the ancient country.
The Persian garrison command decided to launch a special operations operation targeting the Baku oil fields.
The operation is divided into three phases.
In the first phase, Tomahawk cruise missiles and Air Force fighter jets carrying electromagnetic pulse warheads were used to carry out a comprehensive strike against the Baku oil fields.
The reason for using electromagnetic pulse bombs was related to the fact that Tsarist Russia deployed a large amount of explosives in the Baku oil fields.
Once Hans breaks through the Caucasus, or the ancient country takes the opportunity to attack the Baku oil fields, they will detonate bombs without hesitation and destroy the equipment in the entire oil field area.
Once it is blown up, the oil field cannot be put back into use for three to five years.
The purpose of using electromagnetic pulse bombs was to prevent Tsarist Russia from detonating the bombs.
Whether they use wired connections or radio remote controls, they will be rendered ineffective by an electromagnetic pulse bomb.
In the second phase, amphibious operations were carried out simultaneously by sea and air, targeting the defenders in the oil field area.
In the third phase, the Persian garrison launched a full-scale attack and annihilated the Persian defenders on the border.
Although this operation is divided into three phases, each phase must be connected in a timely manner.
Three days later, the Persian garrison commander issued the formal order to attack.
The 161st Special Operations Brigade was responsible for this operation.
This special operations brigade belongs to the 12th Group Army of the Southwest Military Region.
At the same time, the 157th Air Assault Brigade dispatched helicopter units to cooperate in the operation.
The 161st Special Operations Brigade will be divided into two groups during the operation.
When cruise missiles and the Air Force launch electromagnetic strikes, that's when they act.
The first route will be landing from the sea by speedboat.
The second group took a helicopter and performed a vertical airborne landing under the cover of an armed helicopter.
Take over the entire oil field area before they can react.
When night falls, the operation officially begins, codenamed "Operation Bidens Needle Grass".
At a military base in central Persia, Tomahawk cruise missiles equipped with electromagnetic pulse warheads roared up from the launch pad and disappeared into the night sky.
At the same time, at the military airport, eight F-8C fighter jets roared off from the runway, with the turbofan engines at the tail emitting orange-red tail flames, which were particularly eye-catching in the night sky.
At the 157th Air Assault Brigade base on the Persian border, ANH-64 Apache attack helicopters, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, and CH-47 Chinook heavy multi-purpose helicopters began to take off one after another.
The Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters are equipped with fully armed special forces personnel.
The weapons and equipment at this time are no different from those of the American special forces in the 90s.
Kevlar helmets, Kevlar bulletproof vests, binocular night vision goggles, individual soldier walkie-talkies, etc. are their most basic equipment.
Their weapons are M4A1 carbines, unlike friendly forces who are still using the outdated AK-74 assault rifles.
By the 1980s and 1990s, Soviet-made rifles were no longer as useful.
The main reason is the emergence of Picatinny rail.
Rifles equipped with various rails can be equipped with various equipment such as optical sights, tactical flashlights, laser indicators, etc.
So at this time, the army's individual equipment is also facing the problem of transformation.
However, the replacement of rifles is a relatively low priority.
It can also be said that the replacement of the army's weapons and equipment itself has a relatively low priority.
The army will only undergo large-scale equipment replacement after the air force and navy have completed their replacement and the financial pressure is not so great.
At present, the performance of the AK-74 assault rifle is completely sufficient and can be used for the time being.
The Baku oil field under the night sky is still operating in an orderly manner.
Oil workers are also working in three shifts to deliver large quantities of crude oil to the factory.
The Soviet garrison brigade responsible for guarding the oil field had already turned off the lights and gone to sleep.
It is now October and the weather in Baku area is very cold, especially at night when the temperature is below zero.
Baku was the rear base, so the Tsarist Russian troops of the garrison brigade naturally relaxed their vigilance.
At this moment, a number of Tomahawk cruise missiles that had already risen to a higher altitude dived towards the Baku oil field area.
When they flew over the oil field, the Tomahawk cruise missiles exploded one after another.
Strong electromagnetic radiation swept in all directions.
After the electromagnetic pulse warhead exploded, lights went out one after another and even a large-scale short circuit occurred.
The entire oil field was plunged into darkness.
At this time, except for a few people who witnessed it all, many people didn't know what was happening and thought it was just a normal power outage.
At this time, eight F-8C multi-purpose fighter jets also flew overhead and began to drop satellite-guided electromagnetic pulse bombs.
Another wave of electromagnetic attack completely destroyed the circuit of the entire oil area, making it impossible to repair it.
On the surface of the Caspian Sea, speedboats and air-cushion landing craft sped across the beach east of the Baku oil field.
Tracked infantry fighting vehicles drove down from the air-cushion landing craft.
Almost at the same time, the air assault troops arrived overhead.
The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter took the lead.
It was not until this time that the Tsarist Russian garrison brigade realized that it was under attack.
Amidst shouts and rapid whistles, the Tsarist Russian defenders rushed out of the dormitory in a panic, weapons in hand.
However, what greeted them was the ruthless slaughter by Apache attack helicopters.
Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters began releasing special forces personnel.
After landing, the fully armed special forces quickly launched an attack on the oil depot not far away.
This is a one-sided crushing battle.
The special forces of the ancient country in the dark night have advanced night vision equipment, which is no different from having cheats.
The Tsarist Russia could only rely on its eyes to search for targets, and the difference in strength was immediately apparent.
The battle lasted less than two hours.
The 161st Special Operations Brigade of the ancient country successfully took control of the Baku oil field.
Although a large amount of equipment was destroyed by the electromagnetic pulse bomb, at least the oil field remained intact and was not destroyed.
The tasks of the first and second phases were successfully completed, and the third phase of operations was immediately launched.