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The Susangeld region in Khuzestan province has long since turned into a swamp due to heavy rains for days.

When it comes to the Middle East and North Africa, Zhang Feng's impression is that the desert is full of the sky, but when he got here, he found that it was not the case at all.

Baghdad and Basra are places with abundant water sources and lush vegetation. Here, is the famous Mesopotamia, which gave birth to a great ancient civilization.

In the southwest and northwest, most of the neighboring Saudi Arabia is almost desert, while in the southeast of Iraq, there are several lakes, and the water source is not very lacking.

The same is true on the border with Iran. In the Susangeld area, a large area of ​​water plants grows. Due to the rains in the past few days, the land in the Susangeld area near the mouth of the two rivers is muddy. The swamps here Even more impassable.

SUV? No matter if you have two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, no matter how much horsepower, kill them all, how much you have to get into the mud pit.

Only tracked armored vehicles can barely pass.

In the original tank battle, more than 400 tanks from both sides participated in the battle, but in the end, more than 200 tanks fell into the swamp and could not get up again.

Here, too, is a nightmare for tracked vehicles.

Most of Iran's weapons are American-made, only the main battle tank, but the British Chieftain type was chosen.

The Chieftain tank, with a dead weight of 55 tons, is much heavier than other tanks of the same era. The larger dead weight brings thick armor, a powerful 720 horsepower engine, a 120 mm caliber rifled gun, and advanced The sighting equipment, it can have up to 80 percent first hit rate against moving tanks at a distance of 1500 meters.

The only downside is that it is too heavy and not very suitable for swampy terrain.

Iraqi equipment is mostly Soviet T-62 tanks. This kind of tank is exported to the Warsaw Pact Group in large quantities, but it is only a simplified model of the Soviet army. Although the caliber of the artillery is also 115 mm, the fire control system is very simple, equipped with infrared lights!

During World War II, most of the aiming was based on feeling. In the 1950s, coaxial machine guns were more popular, that is, they were equipped with a machine gun coaxial with the tank gun. First, use the machine gun to fire tracer bullets to make a burst shot. , to prove that the aiming is accurate, and then launch the shells, (Khan, very primitive, but that is better than aiming by experience.) Later, optical equipment was introduced to aim, that is, use infrared headlights to illuminate the opponent and yourself. Observe with a periscope to determine the location, and the effective distance is up to one kilometer.

The tanks currently equipped by the Iraqi army use this kind of fire control system.

The Emirates tank has already used a laser rangefinder, a crosswind sensor, and a ballistic computer. It almost has the prototype of a modern tank fire control system. And the most excellent fire control system of the German Panther-type hunting and fighter fire control system, no matter how bumpy the body is, the muzzle can always be aimed at the target.

However, even if the fire control system is backward, the heroic Iraqi tank soldiers do not feel ashamed, and they do not have the concept of being beaten when they are backward. What they like most is to abandon this backward system and use direct aiming. Shooting, they trust their eyes more.

The only advantage of the T-62 is that it is light in weight, with a total combat weight of only 44 tons. Moreover, the track is wider, and the ability to pass through the swamp is much stronger than that of the Chieftain tank.

While recalling the combat effectiveness of the Iraqi tank units, Zhang Feng came to the headquarters of the 35th Armored Brigade of the 13th Armored Division. The brigade commander was a middle-aged soldier called Mohammed.

Muhammad is one of the most used names in Iraq, just like Zhang Ming and Li Qiang.

For these swamps, the Southern Military Region Command is very relieved. In these places, enemy tanks are almost insurmountable natural barriers. That is to say, it is very safe here. It is precisely because of this that Zhang Feng was transferred here.

If they knew that the biggest tank battle since the Fourth Middle East War was about to take place, Izart would not be so calm.

Zhang Feng became a group of four, in addition to Warih and Gasar, plus a guard sent to him by Izart: Marwan.

Marwan is Izart's personal guard. He is tall and sturdy, and his marksmanship is like a god. He is one of Izart's confidants. He was sent to Zhang Feng's side, of course, to protect Zhang Feng. The deeper meaning, Zhang Feng didn't think about it.

The most important thing for him now is to integrate with the soldiers of this armored brigade to see how effective they are and whether they can resist the attack of the Iranian tanks.

"Welcome Your Excellency Qusay to visit our 35th Armored Brigade. This is the honor of all officers and soldiers of our Armored Brigade." Muhammad stood at the gate of the headquarters and saw Lord Qusay's jeep approaching, he immediately saluted and said .

"God is above, it's a great honor to be able to see our mighty chariot." Zhang Feng returned the salute and said, his eyes were already looking at a tank parked in the open space next to him.

"Your Excellency Qusay is tired from the long journey. It's better to go to the brigade to rest first, and then inspect the troops. I specially arranged a shooting drill for Your Excellency Qusay." Mohammad said.

"Okay." After walking for such a long time, Zhang Feng was indeed a little tired.

"How many tanks are there in our armored brigade?" Zhang Feng asked as he walked.

"We have three tank battalions, one artillery battalion, one machine infantry battalion, each with thirty-six tanks ~ www.novelhall.com ~ one battalion with three companies of twelve tanks each), artillery The battalion has 40 artillery pieces, and the battalion has 64 armored vehicles, a total of 1,753 people," said Mohammad.

After listening to Muhammad's reply, Zhang Feng nodded. These people will be the main force guarding the Susangeld area.

There is also a reason why the Iranians want to capture this place. This place is on the soft underbelly of the defense of the Southern Military Region. If it is captured by the opponent, they can go south and take Khorramshah, which has been occupied for nearly a year. Er and the besieged Abadan can also head north to Baghdad.

"Do we have gunships?" Zhang Feng asked. Gunships are the natural enemies of tanks. The armor on the front of the tank is the thickest, followed by the sides and rear. The thinnest is probably the armor on the top.

"Our military region has about fifty Mi-24s, but they are all deployed in the military region. In the Susangeld area, we do not have Mi-24 protection." Mohammed said.

Zhang Yang knows that although the Iraqi army is equipped with armed helicopters, it is not equipped for front-line troops. When needed, it has to apply for it from the military region. This is undoubtedly a waste of time. batch over. (To be continued.)