Chapter Seventeen: The Doe Falls

  When searching for targets, the airspace in front of you should be divided into a dozen or so empty areas, and searched one by one. This is an essential training to become a flight personnel.

  The gunner in front, with great concentration, searched the woods, but wanting to find that truck in the dense trees, the gunner was full of complaints in his heart, this is simply an impossible task!

  Might as well launch a rocket then, even though we didn't notify the pilots in the rear cabin. Let's just say it was an accidental discharge of our weapons.

  Thinking of this, the weapon operator finally couldn't help it. The rocket launcher nest had already been electrified and the safety device removed. Now, all that was needed was to press the button in his hand.

  There seems to be a bit of sweat in the palm, the operating hand is concentrated and focused, just about to press down, when suddenly a violent storm-like sound came from below.

  Then, from below the cabin, came a "dang dang" sound. Amidst the roar of the engine, this sound seemed particularly pleasant.

  Both sides could feel the bullets whizzing by from either side.

  Something's wrong! There must be an ambush below!

  Originally, both of them thought that even if the people on the truck entered the woods, they would choose to escape at the first opportunity. Unexpectedly, these people did not escape but instead ran here and ambushed their own side!

  The pilot in the rear cabin seems to be used to escaping, at this time, if he lowers his head, then the rocket launchers on both sides and the machine guns on the head can shoot down at the place where the fire tongue is spitting out, as long as the rockets pass by, the metal storm there will stop immediately.

  But he instinctively pulled the control stick back.

  A massive doe suddenly lifted her head with her flat abdomen to meet the metal storm below.

  The underside of the female deer is made of bulletproof armor, which can withstand the shooting of light weapons. He wants to quickly pull it up and then spin around in mid-air with a rocket projectile, completely flattening this place.

  Don't think that having a few broken guns is enough, helicopters are the real nemesis of infantry! Just like an eagle in the sky catching little chickens, the eagle will always be invincible.

  The spiral propeller on the top of its head emitted a sharp whistle-like scream, two engines outputting maximum power, and the entire helicopter began to climb rapidly upwards.

  Branches and leaves on the top of their heads were being knocked down, falling around them, even onto their bodies. No one paid attention to these things; they were all crazily shooting towards the sky.

  "Rat-a-tat." The automatic rifle had stopped firing, having just emptied a clip of bullets. They were red-eyed, quickly ejecting the clip and replacing it with a new one, then, without Muhammad's command, they opened fire again.

  If we let this helicopter escape, then next, they will definitely all die here.

  Muhammad was also depressed, the firepower just now was already fierce enough, but this helicopter actually escaped in this firepower net, so, does it mean that he had no way to deal with this helicopter?

  No way, the female deer's armor is thick and solid, but 12.7mm bullets can also penetrate it! Muhammad thought to himself as he continued to pour out his ammunition.

  The tree crowns on the top have been opened, and the surroundings are empty. Muhamaad fired while slowly rotating the muzzle, the bullet chain was still making a rustling sound, soon, the bullets in this box would be used up.

  At this moment, the huge doe made a beautiful turn in mid-air, and her massive body appeared sideways in Muhammad's line of sight.

  Start the engine, start the main reducer on top of the engine! In an instant, Muhammad had a new target.

  Compared with Western Apache helicopters, the biggest feature of the WZ-19 is that it has a troop compartment at the back. So when attacking enemies, people in the back can be dropped off first and then the sky and ground can act together, which is a major characteristic.

  However, this also led to the female deer becoming gigantic in size, like a pregnant doe, and was given this nickname by Westerners.

  Hitting the side is no problem and there's no armor on the sides but hitting only the sides won't bring down this helicopter.

  The focus is on the engine on top of this helicopter's head!

  Helicopters use turboshaft engines, which are derived from turboprop engines. The Mi-26 uses two TV3-117 turboshaft engines. Between the engine and the rotor is a large gearbox that reduces the high RPM of the engine to a lower RPM suitable for the rotor.

  Although there is also armor protection here, this place is still the most vulnerable.

  "Rat-a-tat-tat." As Muhammad swung the muzzle around, the bullets hit the engine with a shower of sparks. Suddenly, one spark turned into a big spark, then it became a fireball.

  An engine emitted thick smoke.

  This lucky bullet successfully drilled through the gap in the middle of the engine's armor and then into the engine, hitting a fuel pipe.

  Aviation fuel burns more easily than gasoline, and the intense heat of the projectile ignites the fuel immediately.

  "Left engine failure, left engine on fire." In the rear cabin, the pilot shouted, looking at the instrument panel in front of him, the speed of the left engine was rapidly decreasing, and also saw the thick smoke rising from behind.

  "Shut off the port engine, activate fire suppression system, and crank up the other one to max power, we gotta get outta here alive!" The gunner in the front cockpit yelled: "You idiot!"

  This pilot was sent from the rear, and in total, he had less than five sorties on the battlefield. His former partner, who he was familiar with, had already returned to his country due to illness. If it were his former partner, he would have used rockets to end the battle long ago, how could there be a situation like this now!

  The engine is on fire! What can be done? Extinguish the fire! Fly back!

  The copilot's hands moved swiftly over the controls, his fingers flying across the panel in front of him as he shut off the left engine and activated the fire suppression system, ignoring the flashing warning lights as he pushed the control yoke hard to the right.

  After the left engine failed, the right one immediately started operating at full power. The helicopter had just been hit from the side, so he needed to turn it again to expose the smallest area of the aircraft to the firepower below.

  But this move was too aggressive.

  The Mi-24 helicopter was designed with insufficient reserve power, and in the mountainous regions of Afghanistan, the high altitude and lack of oxygen caused engine power to drop even more severely.

  Now, with only a single engine left, the plane was always on the verge of crashing, everything had to be handled with extreme care, like handling a new bride.

  But he was so rough and pushed the operating lever all the way down, which was a big mistake.

  As soon as he pushed his hand, he felt the doe's body shake violently, and then it began to fall down involuntarily.

  "Terrible, it's slowing down."

  The guerrilla fighters below all raised their weapons high and shouted loudly towards the sky.

  Just now, they fired all their bullets and didn't bring down the helicopter. Watching the helicopter turn around and fly away, they knew that once it flew back again, they would definitely face a miserable ending.

  At this moment, Muhammad, the outstanding Pakistani instructor, successfully hit the helicopter with a machine gun, and instantly, the helicopter smoked.

  Muhammad is truly great!

  Seeing the helicopter smoke, even Muhammad's machine gun in his hand stopped firing. At this time, the bullet chain had reached its end, leaving only a dozen bullets left.

  However, unexpectedly, the helicopter was still flying despite emitting smoke.

  Helicopters all have strong anti-shock capabilities, it seems that this Mi-24 can still hold on.

  Even Liam Hammad couldn't help but feel a little melancholy in his heart.

  Before he knew it, in the blink of an eye, that helicopter was like a headless fly, spinning around in the sky and falling down.

  Good, it's really great! Even Muhammad Mahmoud stood up and looked at the helicopter with a pleasant view, and a smile appeared on his face.

  No matter what kind of aircraft, stalling is a terrible phenomenon, and stalling means crashing. However, in general, fighter jets can still pull out even if they stall, as long as the altitude is sufficient, or at worst, the pilot can bail out by parachute.

  However, helicopter pilots had no choice and were already flying low, leaving them with little time to react, making it almost impossible to change.

  And parachuting? Among the helicopters in the world, only the Ka-50 has an ejection seat. Before ejecting, the rotor blades are blown up first. If not, as soon as you get out, you will be cut into pieces by the rotor blades above your head.

  Now, the two Soviet airmen inside the female deer had no choice but to follow the helicopter as it rapidly descended and rolled over. The radio at the base only heard the two men's cries of despair.

  "Boom!" The helicopter crashed to the ground and then burst into flames.

  Seeing this scene, the guerrilla fighters became even more ecstatic, and some people, regardless of everything, continued to fire into the sky to celebrate this moment.

  It's really not easy for them now, they actually shot down a helicopter! This was absolutely unthinkable in the past.

  All of this is thanks to the instructor's credit!

  "Fall back immediately and get into the cars, we're leaving." Muhammad's stern voice came through: "Anyone who wastes another bullet will have no one to blame but themselves."

  "Yes." Everyone replied, without a hint of hesitation. At this time, they all completely obeyed Muhammad's command.

  Muhammad turned his head and ran forward in big strides, he knew that although the helicopter had been shot down by them, the danger was still not eliminated, they had to leave this place as soon as possible.

  Abandon the truck? Muhammad couldn't bear to. After all, the treasures on it were all looted from the sentry post, and if they lost the truck, the things on it would be impossible to move.