Chapter 485: Cannon Clearance

In the waves, the BTR infantry fighting vehicle was shaking. Sometimes a big wave would hit it and wet the top of the infantry fighting vehicle. Standing on the turret with half of his body exposed, Colonel Morozov remained firm in his will. Charge, charge!

This was just a small landing operation, but it was the best time to show the style of the Marine Corps! Our troops were like a dragon entering the water and a tiger descending the mountain!

Finally, the front tires touched the beach. The driver disconnected the water propulsion and reconnected the chassis power. Under the strong torque, the tires rubbed against the beach and drove the car to continue driving on the beach. With more and more wheels in contact, it finally came out of the sea steadily!

Water was dripping from every part of the vehicle body, and at this moment, the entire infantry fighting vehicle was rushing forward with a swift momentum!

"Boom!" The small-caliber artillery on the turret opened fire, destroying a fortification in front.

That was the only remaining fortification. Inside, two Iranians were operating a machine gun and firing at this side. But with this shot, the machine gun was silenced.

After the baptism of bombers, there was almost nothing left here. After more and more infantry fighting vehicles landed, the battle became a foregone conclusion.

The first group of Marines who landed by helicopter ran directly to a small civilian airport on the island. After a brief three-minute battle, the airport was controlled by the Marines, and the flag of the sickle and hammer slowly rose on the island.

The remaining Iranian troops on the island, under the attack of the powerful Soviet army, ignominiously surrendered.

After occupying this place, the Marines began to radiate out and continue to occupy other islands.

The battle here was quite easy, but on the other side of the strait, in Bandar Abbas, the battle was fierce.

The soldiers of the 105th Airborne Division and the 149th Infantry Division who came from Chabahar, after a long march, arrived here and exchanged fire with an infantry division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards guarding here.

Both divisions are rapid reaction forces. In this combat operation against Iran, these two divisions have always been at the forefront of the entire army and have been present in every battle!

At the same time, the Iranians' resistance was extremely tenacious. Although they had experienced a brutal bombing, as brave warriors, now was the time to test their courage and strength!

Since ports deep in the Persian Gulf, such as HMN Port, are within the strike range of the Iraqi Air Force, if Iran wants to continue exporting oil, it can only go to ports farther away. Bandar Abbas Port is an important foreign trade port for Iran. If it wants to support their long-term war, it must continue to replenish its blood. By exporting oil, exchanging for more foreign exchange, and then purchasing weapons, this is the right choice Iran has to make.

Therefore, although the war on the front line was in full swing and many troops were withdrawn, the Iranians did not withdraw the troops from the port of Abbas. On the contrary, they deployed a full division of armed forces here to defend the port.

The bombing from the sky just now razed many fortifications to the ground. However, at the same time as the warships in the port were bombed, this infantry division reacted. They quickly completed their combat readiness, entered their positions, and defended their territory with their blood and lives.

Trenches had been dug in advance on the land outside the port, and now, with the help of these fortifications, the Iranians' resistance was very tenacious.

"Boom!" A T-72 tank opened fire fiercely. As the shells flew past, a machine gun position on the opposite side flew into the sky.

The tank tracks rolled over the black soil of the port and continued to move forward.

"Boom!" Another shot, and one position after another was blown away by the tanks.

Behind the tanks, the accompanying infantry advanced together.

"Long live HMN! Long live Iran!" At this moment, a shocking shout suddenly came from the opposite side. Along with the shout, countless Iranians with explosives tied to their bodies jumped out from their previous positions and rushed towards the tanks closest to them!

Due to the lack of effective anti-tank weapons, they can only rely on human lives! And one of the characteristics of the Iranians is that they are not afraid of death at all under their fanatical thinking!

Their position had just been destroyed, but they did not evacuate. They just waited quietly. When the tanks drove over, those who were still alive launched the final attack!

"Da da da, da da da." The infantry following behind the tanks opened fire fiercely with their AK74 rifles. Countless tongues of fire swept towards the suicidal Iranians. All of a sudden, a large number of Iranians fell down.

"Boom!" Even if they were about to die, they still detonated the explosives tied to their bodies and shouted slogans of "Long live!"

"Boom!" A tank was unfortunately hit, and the engine at the rear was ignited by the explosives. The tank crew inside quickly climbed out.

Iranians who are not afraid of death! Seeing this fighting style on the front line, Choibalsan was still a little chilled. No wonder the Americans were defeated on Iranian soil. If every Iranian was like these guys in front, it would be really difficult to deal with them!

"Division Commander Choibalsan, we have to change our tactics." Molenko's troops followed Choibalsan's vanguard and rushed forward. Seeing the battle situation ahead, Molenko couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

"How to fight?" asked Choibalsan.

"Use our firepower to clear the way and completely clear the area!" Molenko said, "The Iranian fortifications are not strong. We have helicopters and divisional artillery. Let's just conduct a covering fire and plow the Iranian positions again!"

Although Choibalsan's division has been changed into a rapid reaction division and its heavy weapons have been greatly reduced, the division's artillery is still fully equipped. For a traditional army with a large artillery-oriented mindset, even if it has been changed into a rapid reaction division, it still retains some traditions.

Fire support! As the order was issued, the divisional artillery regiment at the end of the troops immediately deployed its troops.

All of them are tracked self-propelled chassis. In the divisional artillery regiment, apart from the self-propelled artillery used for air defense, the ground support alone includes 36 122mm self-propelled artillery, 18 152mm self-propelled artillery, and 24 rocket launchers.

The 2S1 122mm self-propelled howitzer is an old-fashioned howitzer developed in the 1960s, while the M1973 self-propelled howitzer is a new model developed in the 1970s. The self-propelled artillery on the tracked chassis are arranged in a position with the gun barrels pointing to the sky. As the order was given, the entire artillery position let out a heart-wrenching roar.

"Boom! Boom!" The earth shook! The Soviet artillery doctrine made the Germans tremble in fear during World War II! And now, the rapid-fire howitzers poured down a rain of death on the opposite position!

Since the bombing by the bombers is not enough, let's have another round!