Hamid asked, “What is infantry and artillery synergy?”
Charlie said:
“The infantry and artillery synergy, to put it bluntly, is the artillery bombardment after the infantry rush, infantry rush without artillery bombardment, used in your current situation.”
“The other side should intend to first use artillery to cover with artillery shelling, after bombing a mess, personnel cut in half, combat power waste, then use armored vehicles to cover the infantry rushed.”
Hamid said approvingly, “You’re right, I think they must want to give me an intensive bombardment first!”
Charlie then said:
“Bombing you should not be afraid, because you already have a counter-slope pit, now hurry first, take your most valuable personnel and supplies and equipment and transport them to the counter-slope pit, and then hurry to have your valuable helicopter gunships to fly away.”
“The other side is in a large number, you can not play a big game with these helicopters, or first take them hundreds of kilometers away, find an unoccupied valley or hilltop flat ground to park, if later the other side shelling a start, your helicopters are estimated to be all kneeling.”
“Yes, yes, yes!” Hamid came back to his senses and immediately ordered his adjutant, “Tell the helicopter pilots to get ready, fly north and find a place to hide a hundred kilometers away!”
It was no wonder Hamid panicked, although he had been tangled with the government forces for a long time, there had never been a large-scale conflict.
So, his sense of the big picture is not that strong, at best, it is a small guerrilla leader level.
Now the government forces suddenly assembled such a powerful armed force to attack him, he was immediately a little overwhelmed, completely at a loss as to how to respond.
On the contrary, Charlie, who has never fought in a war but is more comprehensive in his considerations, can remain 100% calm at such times and carefully analyze the situation and give more reasonable advice.
Charlie said to him at this time:
“You have a certain impression of the landscape, I probably have a certain impression, surrounded by hilly mountain roads, winding and rugged, so the other side of the advance you will not be too fast, and you should not be too anxious to let the helicopter leave immediately.”
Saying this he also suggested: “You can now first let the helicopter help lift some precious heavy equipment to your counter-slope pit, at the same time you also have to let your front-line scouts pay close attention to the other side’s movements.”
“When the other side stops marching and began to deploy artillery, it is even not too late to let the helicopter leave.”
“The other side has 30 or 40 towed artillery pieces, from the state of towing to a complete stop, and then fully deploying and calculating the coordinates, adjusting the angle, readying for the artillery fire, this all needs a long time, you have enough time to react, don’t need to panic!”
FAQ Novel
Q: What is Charlie’s understanding of military equipment?
A: Charlie demonstrates impressive knowledge of various weapons and equipment, particularly artillery models and their specifications.
Q: What strategy is discussed to counter an attack?
A: A strategy involving counter-slope defenses and understanding enemy ‘infantry and artillery synergy’ is proposed to withstand an anticipated ground assault.
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