Chapter 2471: Chapter 2447: Satan Is Still Satan
Premature exposure... That’s all, nothing major.
The infiltration phase of this night raid operation is ninety percent complete. The assault team and Team One have reached the optimal positions to initiate combat. Although Team Two has been exposed, they are merely less than 1,500 meters from the target.
Even if Team Two has to switch from a surprise attack to a frontal assault, it’s not a big deal. With Tommy’s mortars, Yuri’s sniper grenade launchers, Glolov’s machine guns, along with sniper support, the assault team and Team One’s distraction, a frontal assault isn’t that difficult.
Taking a step back, even if Team Two fails the frontal assault, the enemy’s helicopters will have no chance to act because they’re too close. Team Two is equipped with all portable anti-aircraft missiles, and the helicopters can’t make evasive maneuvers during takeoff. Even if they manage to take off, they’ll be shot down by the missiles.
"Sniper team, support Team Two! Over!"
As Gao Yang gave the order, a window of a building behind the helicopters started spewing flames, indicating someone inside.
"Machine-gun positions, take him out! Destroy the helicopters, hurry!"
Gao Yang gave a rapid, low-pitched order.
The assault team is in a very dangerous situation because they voluntarily entered an encircled position; surrounded on all sides by enemies, unaware of where the enemy might emerge from.
Gao Yang raised his rifle, aiming at the firing window. Bullets flew towards him, splintering the wall, but he only needed one shot to kill the machine gunner behind the window. Joseph, always near him, took one shot and accurately hit the enemy beside the machine gunner.
Rafael raised the RPG-26 light rocket launcher. Even though it’s a light launcher, at such close range, it’s enough to ensure a hit on the helicopter and definitely powerful enough to destroy an Apache attack helicopter.
A grounded phoenix is no match for a chicken, just like a grounded aircraft is no better than a chicken. No matter how expensive or advanced, an aircraft on the ground is just a target.
The Longbow Apache model AH-64D Block III was a massive purchase by Saudi Arabia from America a couple of years ago, seventy units at once. State-of-the-art engines and the most advanced reconnaissance, surveillance, self-defense, guidance, and communication systems, along with the most advanced weaponry and ammunition, all cutting-edge, naturally exorbitantly priced, especially with Saudi Arabia being a big spender.
Watching the multimillion-dollar Longbow Apache about to become scrap metal, besides a sense of satisfaction and achieving the objective, Gao Yang unexpectedly felt a bit of regret.
Others stayed vigilant. Peter also raised a rocket launcher, and just as Rafael was about to fire, Gao Yang shouted impulsively, "Wait, don’t fire the rockets yet!"
Neither Rafael nor Peter lowered their rocket launchers; they turned to Gao Yang. At that moment, several people rushed out from the door of a house behind the assault team. Li Jinfang and Eileen fired a burst and took down two, with the rest retreating back inside.
Gao Yang urgently suggested, "Let’s not rush to destroy all the helicopters. Since we’re so close, and the enemy can’t get near the helicopters, why don’t we try to capture them?"
Amidst the chaos, Eileen turned back and said, "Boss, I like that idea!"
Eileen can fly an AH-64, Gao Yang can fly a Black Hawk, three from the Black Demon unit can fly helicopters, Peter too, though they might not have flown American ones. Moreover, Joseph can fly helicopters.
There are seven pilots in the assault team, so pilots aren’t lacking. The helicopters are within complete control range, with no enemies nearby. So why destroy them?
Thinking further, why not fly the helicopter and directly use it against the enemy?
The idea of capturing the aircraft was too tempting. Gao Yang instinctively licked his lips, then asked Joseph beside him, "You can fly helicopters, right?"
Joseph replied in a deep voice, "I haven’t flown the AH-64, but I’ve flown the Black Hawk often, very often!"
There are two AH-64s there, and only Eileen has flown one, so Gao Yang continued, "Who else can fly the Apache?"
Vasily said somewhat helplessly, "This question... all three of us can fly, and I have flight experience, albeit with earlier Apache models."
The Black Demon is indeed omnipotent. Gao Yang felt assured and urged, "Then let’s capture them!"
In battle, seeing something valuable and seizing instead of destroying fits the mercenary style. Good things are valuable, and mercenaries fight for money.
Seeing something good to seize and having the means to do so, that’s very Satan.
Satan is still Satan, there’s something ingrained in the mercenary nature that can’t be shed.
Even surrounded by formidable enemies, Satan seizes what needs to be seized, displaying unparalleled strength and audacity.
The Crown Forces are in Yemen, a warzone, and enemy-occupied territory, requiring all airplanes, whether combat or transport helicopters, to be flight-ready. This is a significant advantage for Satan; no flight preparation is needed, and the helicopters can definitely take off.
Moreover, helicopters don’t require keys, saving Satan Assault Group from the most challenging part.
Of course, even if there were locks, the three Black Demons, practically universal keys, wouldn’t be deterred.
Simply put, those three helicopters are as good as Satan’s, but they have to withstand the enemy’s attack first.
In the center of the village, there are at least several dozen enemies, all well-trained. They may lack battlefield experience, but they have the best equipment and weapons. The unidirectional night vision Satan relentlessly pursues is non-existent here.
This village supports Saudi Arabia, meaning in this six-hundred-person village, at least half are men. Whether old or young, all three hundred or so of them are potential enemies. Yemen boasts the highest gun ownership rate globally; nearly every man in the country owns a gun.
"At four o’clock!"
"At nine o’clock!"
Enemies appeared continuously, shooting accurately. Even if the assault team is exceptionally competent, facing enemies from all sides causes some rushed moments. In such scenarios, it’s impossible to reposition closer to the helicopters; the immediate priority is to fend off the enemy’s fiercest initial assault.
However, no matter how difficult, it’s only temporary. Those three helicopters will definitely be seized. Gao Yang has this confidence, and every member of Satan shares it because they are Satan.
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