Chapter 617 Emergency Support
In the Middle East, Pentagon generals are still quite concerned about issues involving nuclear bombs.
Normal countries have it, so that’s not a problem.
But if terrorists do, that's a big problem.
There are too many US military bases in the Middle East. If one explodes accidentally, it will be a big trouble.
There were too many casualties, and pensions became a big problem.
Therefore, the Pentagon’s attention to this live broadcast is no less than that from the front line.
"Is everything ready in Sheffield?"
"It's ready. A division of the Marine Corps and a division of the Army have been transported there."
"That place is not big. Aren't two divisions too many?"
"Not much. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible with thunderous means, otherwise other countries will follow suit and chaos will arise."
"It's already chaotic enough, and now the deployment of troops is already stretched to the limit."
While the generals below were discussing, General Trautman was looking at the big screen calmly.
"Let Sheffield attack ahead of time, but don't invest too much. Just create a situation where a large army is pressing in."
Finally, General Trautman spoke.
The generals present looked at him in surprise, and no one discussed the topic for a while.
After a moment of silence, everyone understood General Trautman's purpose.
With the army approaching, Assad’s rebels will definitely respond.
By then, when Luke's team evacuates, there will definitely be a lot fewer reinforcements.
The reason Sheffield postponed the attack according to the previous schedule was because of the nuclear bomb in Assad's hands.
He didn't dare to gamble with so many troops.
But General Troutman trusted Luke.
Luke took action personally, which meant that there was no room for error.
As the highest-ranking person in the US military, he knew all about Luke.
And I also learned some secrets from Mr. Qin.
General Trautman was clear about this corner of the extraordinary world.
He also knew that Luke was different, but he didn't know in what ways.
But this is enough.
Luke's team successfully advanced to the outskirts of the presidential palace.
The next difficulty arises suddenly.
There are a lot of guards at the Presidential Palace.
It is almost impossible to sneak in silently.
After clearing a relatively tall building on the outskirts, the team used this place as a support point.
The support team will set up a defense line in the building and provide support to the assault team when the time comes.
After the team begins the attack, Lilith will command the drones in the sky to suppress communications.
But at most the team can only have 20 minutes.
The square in the center of the presidential palace will allow the second Pelican to drop off three trucks.
Within these 20 minutes, Luke not only had to dismantle the detonator of the nuclear bomb, but also had to load the nuclear bomb onto the truck.
Every minute and every second of the steaming process should be utilized well.
Following Frank's order, the assault team and the reconnaissance team began their attack.
The air force fighter planes were still roaring through the sky.
The bomb exploded near the presidential palace.
Luke used the sound of the explosion to sneak into the presidential palace.
The assault team led by Hobbs also sneaked in from another direction.
But there are too many guards inside. After clearing out the sparse defenders outside, we will start a violent attack.
The sound of the explosion masked the sound of gunfire.
But the defenders still discovered the invaders.
Subsequently, more and more defenders began to be mobilized.
Hobbs's assault team was discovered first.
This action attracted a large number of defenders to gather in his direction.
This gave Luke more opportunities.
It was not until they entered the presidential palace that Luke's reconnaissance team was forced to launch a head-on attack.
The nuclear bomb is in the warehouse on the first floor of the Presidential Palace.
It is very close to the arsenal of the Presidential Palace.
The guarding force will not be attracted by Hobbs's assault group.
But Luke's reconnaissance team consists of three people, enough to clear out the defenders here in a short time.
All that's left is to guard this place and give Luke time to dismantle the detonator.
In a long corridor, Luke successfully entered the warehouse.
Sure enough, two long boxes were found in the messy warehouse.
Lilith's analysis was correct.
There are two nuclear bombs here.
After a quick check, Luke discovered that only one nuclear bomb was equipped with a detonator.
The other nuclear bomb was not modified.
There were indeed two.
After checking, Luke began the work of dismantling the nuclear bomb.
The defenders in the presidential palace did not know that there were two nuclear bombs placed there.
But the armory is here, so they still sent a lot of people here.
Chapman and Strangehead blocked the enemy from two directions respectively.
Hobbs's advance was also very fast.
The presidential palace has been completely blocked.
Unless someone runs out and calls for support, this place is an isolated island.
All communications have been cut off.
Rebels in other locations would contact the presidential palace 10 minutes later.
Once we find that there is no response from the Presidential Palace, it will take at least 10 minutes to arrive.
Luke dismantled the nuclear bomb quickly, removing the detonator in less than 2 minutes.
After checking again, Luke used the space to quietly place the core device inside.
Replace it with something of equal quality.
A nuclear warhead may not seem large, but it weighs at least several hundred kilograms.
"The bomb has been removed. Repeat, the bomb has been removed."
After the signal of successfully dismantling the nuclear bomb was sent, the two formations of fighter jets hovering over the Persian Gulf immediately changed direction and flew towards the presidential palace.
After this formation has bombed the area around the Presidential Palace, the second Pelican will quickly lower the three special trucks in the cabin.
In addition to being able to protect against 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets, these three special trucks also have a special grille.
This is specially designed to protect against RPG warheads.
Both the US and Russian armies have been badly harmed by this thing.
The combination of AK and RPG is invincible in street fighting.
After the assault team cleared out the remaining defenders of the Presidential Palace, the support team also rushed over from the building next door.
After the Pelican successfully lowered the truck, the two nuclear bombs had been transported to the square by special carts.
More than half of the support and assault teams were on alert, and the rest were busy loading the two nuclear bombs onto the truck.
Luke is relieved now.
The things inside were put into the space.
The nuclear bomb will not explode no matter how it is fired.
Once it's on the plane, just change it back quietly.
These two nuclear bombs must be handed over.
Luke had no intention of doing anything.
He has better and more convenient nuclear bombs in his hands, and he really doesn't think highly of the nuclear warheads left over by the former Soviet Union.
A hydrogen fuel cell the size of a beer can can release an explosion with a power of 500 tons.
Moreover, it is very clean after frying and will not cause pollution.
This thing has long been exported from Xandar.
However, because they are of weapon grade, they are all sold to the officials of Xandar.
This thing is small in size but has great explosive power, and is very popular among various mercenary forces in the universe.
After the nuclear bombs were loaded into the trucks, three trucks slowly drove out of the Presidential Palace.
All members of the team were in the back of the truck.
The cab is completely enclosed.
Three trucks are remotely controlled by Lilith.
This ensures the safety of members to the greatest extent possible.
You should know that when a vehicle is attacked while driving, the cab is the most dangerous.
The truck's rear bed has been reinforced.
As long as it is not an attack from the top, the members inside will not be harmed.
The actions of the Presidential Palace took no more than 20 minutes, just as Lilith expected.
After the nuclear bomb was dismantled, Sheffield and the generals in the Pentagon breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the evacuation process was more dangerous, they were no longer worried.
Lilith commanded four air bases and an aircraft carrier with nine fighter-bomber squadrons, which took turns to cover the team's evacuation.
In addition, there are three armed drones in the sky to fill in the gaps.
The sound of explosions around the convoy never stopped.
Although there were attacks from all directions, they were just minor harassment.
When the team arrived at the designated location, a naval destroyer more than ten kilometers away from the coastline began shelling.
Artillery fire blocked the only road.
The pursuers were hit not only by bombardments from the sky, but also by naval artillery, and suffered heavy losses for a time.
The rebel commander was not aware of the nuclear bomb and thought that this unidentified team was here to rescue people.
I didn't know what to do for a while.
What the hell is going on? There are bombings and shellings.
Finally, I decided to give up chasing this team.
The Pelican successfully picked up three trucks from the team.
As the cabin door closed, the mission came to a successful conclusion.
Luke quietly replaced the core component of the nuclear bomb.
Luke's operation went very smoothly.
But Azerbaijan's Price is in trouble.
Assad is hiding in a farm.
But the heart of the farm is on high ground.
They could only attack from the bottom of the mountain.
Although this hill is not high, the drop is still about 180 meters.
Even with the Delta Joint Offensive, it encountered great resistance.
According to the reconnaissance results, this farm has at most one company of troops.
But after the fight started, they discovered that there was at least a battalion of rebels here.
Moreover, the rebels not only have a large number of troops, but also have heavy weapons and anti-aircraft missiles.
Fortunately, Team 141 and Team Delta sneaked in and launched the attack suddenly.
The rebels were stunned at the first moment.
The team successfully broke into the farm.
Team 141 and Delta Team quickly broke into Assad's hiding place.
The people were caught, but... they were surrounded.
After Luke received the news, he was already at the US military base in Saudi Arabia.
Only after handing over the nuclear bomb did I learn about what happened to Price and others.
But Luke believed in Lilith.
Russian warplanes were unable to penetrate the air defense network surrounding the farm.
But Lilith still has a drone.
There were two support drones flying over the farm.
The ammunition they carried was limited, so Price's team was given permission.
Let them use laser designators when necessary to accurately strike targets.
There are only 32 air-to-ground missiles on the two drones.
Therefore, before the second batch of drones arrives, Price and others will need to use them sparingly.
So Price made the decision based on the real-time local personnel distribution map provided by Lilith.
Go around the air defense net and leave from the other side.
After destroying three helicopters and eight armored vehicles, Price and others broke the encirclement and successfully broke through.
But the rest of the journey is more difficult.
More and more rebels are pursuing them.
The influx of insurgents and their reinforcements number far more than a battalion of troops.
Finally, the air support dispatched from Hungary arrived overnight.
Lilith used some of the drone's remaining missiles to attack the rebels' anti-aircraft missile positions.
After repeated confirmation, the second wave of drones began to protect Price and others to evacuate to the designated location.
With Assad in tow, the pursuers pursued him relentlessly even when they were hit from the air.
When we were 10 kilometers away from the coastline, a large number of armed men suddenly appeared in the small village near the coastline.
Price and others robbed several cars and immediately received a reminder from Lilith.
So Price and others slowed down.
Air support has arrived.
A Pelican in the sky removed its cloaking device and began circling over Price's convoy.
The Pelican has a greater loading capacity than the AC130 and a wider fuselage.
1 105mm howitzer and 2 45mm rapid-fire guns.
This is the heavy weapon on this support Pelican.
The 105mm howitzer is similar to the one on the AC130.
But the 45mm rapid-fire gun is different.
The AC130 is equipped with a 40mm howitzer.
Rifle grenades were used.
The rapid-fire gun on the Pelican is a real rifled artillery.
Except that the firing rate is incomparable to that of AC130, its accuracy completely crushes the howitzer on AC130.
What stands out is a precise strike.
This 45mm rapid-fire gun can be equipped with armor-piercing shells.
The tops of all existing ground armored vehicles cannot withstand the armor-piercing shells of this gun.
When air support arrived, everyone in Price's team turned on their IFF devices.
The rebels lying in ambush ahead suffered a fatal blow without knowing it.
Artillery from the sky.
This support-type Pelican is completely controlled by Lilith.
All the space inside is utilized.
Besides the ammunition there is the autoloader.
Because it does not require human operation, a lot of space is saved for loading ammunition.
There are also 16 air-to-ground missiles and four air-to-air missiles under the wings.
Of course, there is also the iconic 30mm Gatling cannon under the nose of the Pelican.
This machine gun can rotate 270°.
The vertical direction can also be adjusted within a range of 72°.
As Price and others moved forward, they heard various explosions coming from the front.
With Lilith controlling it, the three guns on the Pelican never stopped firing.
Lilith aimed each cannon at different targets.
Price and others finally arrived at the designated evacuation site in a thrilling manner.
Another Pelican successfully landed under the cover of the support Pelican and the drone, and picked up Price and others.
After getting on the plane, the captured Assad's cell phone rang.
After Price answered the phone, he said nothing.
After a few inquiries were heard from the other side, there was no sound.
The call didn't hang up.
After a moment of silence, Price hung up the phone.
Looking at Assad who was beaten to death.
Price's face was as gloomy as water, and his empty eyes seemed to be recalling something.
