Chapter 23 The Battle of Ramadero Prison (3)
The attack on the prisoners by the armed helicopters of the Colombian government forces was devastating, and the playground of La Modelo Prison instantly flowed into a river of blood. [full text reading]
The gunners of the two T-72 tanks gradually found a rhythm of cooperation. Although the helicopters overhead made people feel a little uneasy, the chances of the tanks being destroyed in a narrow space would increase exponentially. After all, these drug dealers are not the army and do not understand the principle of coordinated operations between armored vehicles and infantry, but it is still possible to help armored vehicles defend against air strikes according to Ben Ali's arrangement.
Ben Ali quickly sent people to deal with the helicopter that was killing all directions over the prison. An air defense team closest to the armored vehicle finally seized the opportunity and locked the subordinate helicopter with the launcher of the Stinger missile. Armed helicopters of the Colombian government forces.
As a burst of flames rose into the sky, another helicopter of the Colombian government army, which had been watching the situation on the battlefield, notified its companions about the missile. The helicopter above the prison began to rise rapidly, but the Stinger missile was With the heat-tracking function, the missile traced a beautiful trajectory in the air, hit the target, and a huge fireball appeared above the prison.
"Report to the headquarters, one of our armed helicopters has been shot down, the enemy has anti-aircraft missiles, please evacuate, please evacuate!"
"Approve request!"
The military division has already understood that it is impossible to effectively strike armored vehicles on the ground only by relying on the existing armed helicopters equipped with rockets. The Colombian government forces don't have the capital to squander. The country's finances make them tighten their belts to save enough money to buy armed helicopters. They can't just let drug dealers be targets. And the superiors have told them that the Americans agree to send aircraft to the war, and what the government forces need to do is to send ground troops to assist the Americans in their actions.
There was not much time left. Ben Ali asked by radio how long it would take for the Russians in the chariot to break through the inner wall of Ramadero Prison. The Russians replied twenty minutes. At this moment, As the armed helicopters of the Colombian government forces that had been circling overhead retreated, three more advanced American helicopters finally arrived on the battlefield.
Ben Ali ordered all combat teams not to save ammunition any more, but to launch missiles whenever they had the opportunity, because he knew that this batch of helicopters came with bad intentions. The enemy will not allow helicopters without countermeasures to come to the battlefield again.
Each team is closely guarding the area they are responsible for. After several days of assault training, the launchers were trying to lock on to the target before the helicopter attacked. So on the way the plane was advancing, missiles rose from the dense forest on the ground one after another.
"Pull it up! Pull it up!"
"No, we are locked!"
"Find a way to get rid of him!"
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The US military helicopters were in a hurry,
But luckily there was no danger. Because many drug dealers who came to the war were new to anti-aircraft missiles. Under the tension, many people launched missiles without completely locking on to the target, so although the flames were soaring just now, they did not effectively hit the target.
There is not much time left for the Russians. In order to prevent being attacked by US helicopters, the Russians could only speed up their tanks and rush into La Modro Prison in desperation. Only in this way can tanks and prison personnel be confused for one day. American planes are afraid of accidentally injuring prisoners or even friendly troops, so they cannot use missiles to directly attack.
The actions of the Russians left Ben Ali no choice, and now the tanks and armored vehicles had to be protected by infantry for the operation to be successful. So Ben Ali began to order everyone to move closer to the direction of the armored vehicle.
After the tank broke through the second wall, it began to move around and tried to destroy the surrounding buildings, but soon there were guards around who wanted to approach the tank. Compared with bulky tanks, they are much more flexible. Their idea is very simple, that is to use all means to completely paralyze these two steel behemoths here.
Armored vehicles behind the tanks used machine guns to deal with anyone who tried to get close to the tanks, but they also faced danger themselves. These armored vehicles were not tracked, and they were much easier to deal with than tanks, so many people detoured around the blind spots where the armored vehicles' gunfire could not cover, trying to attack the weak tires of the armored vehicles with their rifles.
At this moment, the battle of La Modelo Prison was at a stalemate. The American helicopters had strong firepower, but they could not attack the armored vehicles on the ground, because they would accidentally injure friendly troops and fell into the building inside the La Modelo Prison. Armored forces in the wild also face new dangers. Without the protection of infantry, the original defense personnel in the prison became the biggest threat to armored vehicles.
Ben Ali knows that all the tactics and countermeasures are indifferent now, and the current plan is to let these drug dealers rush to the prison as soon as possible to keep the armored vehicles. So one after another the trucks began to leave the original defense zone and approached the direction of Lamodro Prison.
On the one hand, the prison guards at La Modelo Prison had to prevent prisoners from escaping from the gap opened by the tank, and on the other hand, they also had to beware of the next move of the armored vehicle. And the prisoners in the prison finally understand a truth now, that is, today is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to escape from this hell. If you want to destroy it, then as the price of regaining freedom, the prisoners must protect the armored vehicle from being destroyed.
Soon some smart guys understood the key point, and they launched a new round of attacks on the guards around the armored vehicle. Many people ran out from the gap, and the guards of the prison killed one prisoner after another with bullets. However, the evil result they have caused over the years is that more and more prisoners escaped. Who made a prison with two thousand people be shut down? More than 10,000 prisoners were put in!
Prisoners detained here have been bullied by prison guards, and now is a good time for revenge. Although the prime time for escape is fleeting, they don't mind taking some time to settle their daily grievances before leaving. The Russians sitting in the armored vehicle knew that the overall situation was settled, so they immediately turned around and began to retreat slowly following the flow of people.
An impatient armed helicopter lowered its altitude and flew towards the tank. Before it could do anything, it was turned into a fireball by a missile.