Mercenaries, I Will Be King Chapter 1359 - 1143: Global Shock3

The governnt army's firepower seed sowhat weak.

The machine gun fire on the front armor of the tank could only spark sporadic flashes.

Anti-tank missile operators tried to use RPG launchers to counterattack, but due to the long distance, they had to wait until getting closer to launch.

Often, they were suppressed by enemy ard pickups and infantry fire or tank machine gun fire before launching.

It must be said that this HTS ard forces coordinated their infantry and armor quite effectively.

At least they were a notch above those "Victory Front" militants Song Heping saw in Halaib.

With the nurical advantage of armored vehicles and the desperate charge of militants, the main force of HTS was gradually eroding the governnt army's outer positions.

In the ten minutes that Song Heping observed, several front-line positions had already been lost, mostly obliterated by direct tank artillery fire.

"Damn it! How do they have more tanks than us?!"

"Chef" put down the binoculars, growling incredulously as he turned to Rahman, speaking in a harsh tone.

"Rahman, is your Fourth Armored Division just sitting around doing nothing? You are an armored division, how can your armored strength be inferior to these terrorists?"

General Rakhman's face showed a complex expression of humiliation and helplessness. He bitterly explained, "Colonel Yevgeny, Mr. Song, you might not be aware... This mainly stems from the seeds of disaster sown at the initial stage of the civil war."

He pointed north, his voice low: "At the outbreak of war, the Arican and their NATO allies established a 'no-fly zone' in the north under the pretense of 'protecting civilians,' but in reality, they were picking sides! Their planes hovered over our governnt army's armored troops like vultures! As soon as our tank groups tried to assemble a counterattack, or even marched on the roads, they faced devastating airstrikes!"

There was a flash of pain in Rahman's eyes.

"At that ti, our air defense system was almost paralyzed, and we lost air superiority completely. The soldiers' morale collapsed, scattering entire battalions and brigades under sudden airstrikes... A large number of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, either because they ran out of fuel, lacked spare parts, or simply to escape, were abandoned on the battlefield... T-72s, T-62s, and even the relatively new BMP-2s... all beca unmanaged scrap tal."

He took a deep breath and said hatefully, "Later, most of these abandoned equipnt was taken over by the rapidly expanding HTS and various 'Freedom Army' factions. They had ti to slowly repair these equipnt, although their maintenance conditions were poor, and many fire control systems failed, allowing only direct-fire shooting, but... but in this kind of low-intensity ground combat, especially against infantry lacking heavy weapons, these tal lumps are mobile fortresses! And we... we lost not just equipnt, but also the initiative on the battlefield!"

Song Heping listened silently, his binoculars never leaving the battlefield.

He saw a building being defended by the governnt army was directly hit by the 125mm main gun of a T-72, instantly turning into ruins.

On the other side, an HTS T-55 even brazenly charged to within less than five hundred ters of the front line, arbitrarily strafing the trenches with machine-gun fire.

The situation was more severe than he anticipated.

The governnt army's defense line appeared on the verge of collapse in the face of the enemy's overwhelming armor assault.

The soldiers, relying on courage and light weapons, could not effectively block the onslaught of these steel giants.

"We must imdiately suppress their tank units!"

Song Heping put down the binoculars and said solemnly to "Chef" and Rakhman, "At this rate, their vanguard tanks could breach the outskirts of the city within an hour. Once tanks lead infantry into urban combat, we lose the advantage of outer visibility and mobility, and even if Russian Army planes arrive, they will be cautious and unable to make a decisive impact. By then, the cost we pay will be too high."

He looked sharply at "Chef": "How many skilled anti-tank operators do you have left? RPG-29, Kornet missiles, how much stock is there?"

"Mostly RPG-29, as for Kornet… I guess there are few left."

Chef showed a troubled expression.

Song Heping then looked at Rahman: "General, how many anti-tank weapons do you have left?"

"I..."

Rahman pointed into the distance.

"Also mostly RPGs, otherwise, we wouldn't be in this state..."

Song Heping suddenly felt an urge to curse.

Mighty governnt army, elite armored division...

Yet can't even pull out a decent number of anti-tank weapons, just so outdated rocket launchers...

These things have a short effective range and are practically useless in this suburban battlefield with few hiding spots.

Could it be...

We have to rely on sacrificing lives?