Soviet Union 1991

Second update

"The Americans have now taken control of Baghdad, and the informants we installed among high-level officials in Iraq have not given us any feedback. Lewen Novel | The Soviet Union is completely confused about the situation inside Iraq. We don't know about Saada at all. We don’t know whether Mu is dead in the end, or whether the Iraqi army is really as weak as we predicted.” Kryuchkov reported to Yanayev the current situation in Iraq as usual, but the Baghdad regime seemed to be becoming more and more confusing. The U.S. military gradually stabilized its control.

"The Americans didn't encounter any resistance when they entered Baghdad? It's really interesting." Yanayev asked Kryuchkov with a smile, "If even Saddam's central garrison didn't resist, then what? It's a real joke. Do you really think Saddam would leave such a large group of his troops and escape alone?"

Kryuchkov's brows furrowed. He didn't believe that Saddam had any plans besides escaping. At the beginning, the US military only used one battalion to control the entire city. So as the number of troops stationed increases, do they still have plans to turn defeat into victory?

Yanayev looked at Kryuchkov's puzzled expression and explained to him specifically, "I have 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 into pieces and lurk, hiding in the city to engage in guerrilla warfare with them. Because there are a large number of civilians living in a city, the US military will not use 1a1 main battle tanks and A130 gunships for bombing. That's the advantage of the Iraqi army."

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

"According to this situation, Saddam most likely adopted my suggestion." Yanayev said proudly, "Thanks to us providing Iraq with a batch of rockets, landmines, mortars and general purpose weapons." 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 advantage an armored tank battalion brings to them. As long as the tactics can be used, then Baghdad is the city. Next Grozny.”

After Saddam issued the order to fight, the war horn sounded again. Almost instantly, the entire city began to commotion. Under the cover of night. The Humvees patrolling the streets were attacked by IEDs. The attacking Iraqi Republican Guards shuttled through the densely crisscrossed alleys to specially attack the American soldiers walking on the streets.

Only a few minutes into the battle, four U.S. Humvees were blown up and six people were killed. The US military camp stationed in Baghdad was also hit by mortars at the same time. This time the burning flames fell on the unlucky Americans. Before they could figure out what was going on, mortars blew up their fuel depot.

However, it is obvious that neither the US military nor the experienced Iraqi army is a vegetarian. It is estimated that after the US military personnel figured out the direction, the mortar team began to move their positions. As expected, the air strike arrived at the original location within a few minutes.

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

"This is the patrol team on July 14th Street. Oh my god, their people are everywhere. We need support. Where is the damn air support? We can't hold on any longer!"

"Sir, the authorization of gunships and tanks was rejected by Washington. They believed that this was just a small rebellion. If the use of gunships was not handled properly, it would become a criticism of the US military massacring Iraqi civilians. They did not allow this. Things arise. At most, they are willing to authorize the use of armed helicopters.”

"Asshole, this is simply a joke with the lives of thousands of American soldiers." Although General Binford was very angry, Washington's consideration was not unreasonable. Once the US military was labeled as anti-humanitarian, Then they will not have a good life in Baghdad in the future.

"Can we contact Apache helicopters to attack now?" General Binford, the war commander, asked, "Let Cobra helicopters and Apaches support ground troops. Our soldiers need them."

"Of course, I'll make arrangements now."

The disintegrated Iraqi army showed a strong side, especially in guerrilla warfare, rpg. The combined use of general-purpose machine guns and sniper rifles suppressed the U.S. military without heavy firepower. Soldiers slightly further away were shot directly to the ground by soldiers holding Dragunov sniper rifles. They would not kill the soldiers, but would only make them howl in pain and use their voices to attract other American troops to come over and rescue them. The soldiers will kill with one shot. The strategy of encirclement and reinforcements can stain the blood of at least ten people in their hands.

RPGs have been used as a weapon against Humvees and even tanks since the beginning of the war. The three letters "r! p! g!" in the mouths of American soldiers never stop. Every time this sentence was shouted, a Humvee was overturned by the explosion. After severely damaging the Humvee's machine gunner, the general-purpose machine gun began to suppress the remaining small group of personnel until they were all killed.

In this sudden attack under the cover of night, the top US military officials did not know how powerful the enemy was, so they could only wait until the sun broke the next day before making other plans.

The armed helicopter equipped with night vision arrived at the designated combat position, but the chaotic scene was no less than the Somali War. The enemy's garrisoned buildings and the streets where the US troops were stationed were mixed together, and it was impossible to carry out effective strikes.

When he was at a loss, the radar suddenly showed that it was locked by a missile. The armed helicopter hurriedly evaded. In the meantime, a missile whizzed towards him from the roof on his lower left. The armed helicopter quickly took evasive action and dropped a heat-seeking bomb, avoiding the first wave of attacks without any danger.

"Damn it, no one told me that these Iraqis actually had anti-aircraft missiles in their hands. I always thought they were just some old RPG rockets! This is a real SAM anti-aircraft missile, made in the Soviet Union!"

At the same time, the armed helicopters supporting other areas were attacked by SAM anti-aircraft missiles and almost fell to the ground. For security reasons, the Army Air Force recalled all the armed helicopters that were fighting and stopped providing air support. Only a group of isolated and helpless US patrol teams were left in a bitter battle. Every minute that passed, a soldier might even be killed in the alleys of the city.

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

The retreat of the US military in the fierce battle was regarded as a victory for the Iraqis. Moreover, the armed helicopters that were ready for air support were directly suppressed by SAM's shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles and dared not fly over the residential area. Because Saddam ordered not to leave any alive, no US soldiers were captured and all were directly killed by the Republican Guard.

After sacrificing more than a dozen lives in the dark alleys, the U.S. military finally began to shrink its front. They focused their troops on a few streets and waited until dawn the next day to launch a counterattack.

The enemy seemed to have seen through this point of the U.S. military. They began to approach the location of the Republic Palace in Baghdad from Muthana Square, the racecourse and the city of Wosseni. That place is the base camp of the U.S. military and a strategic location that the Republican Guard focused on seizing.

Seven or eight hundred Saddam's death squads and members of the Republican Guard began to approach the Republic Palace through the alleys. They will have a life-and-death battle with the U.S. military there. (To be continued.)

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