Chapter 108
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At 5: 17 in the morning, Tangleh and the rest were woken up by Carlos. The reason was that they were ready to welcome the friendly troops.
After breakfast and a short break, they lined up according to Carlos's instructions and waited quietly for the arrival of their allies.
At 7: 00 sharp, 5 strange-looking helicopters flew over from the seaside in the distance. The bodies of these helicopters were long and wide, with a 12.7mm machine gun and a rocket launcher hanging under the belly. The plane looked a bit like a big locust lying on the ground.
This strange aircraft was called the CH21 Transport Helicopter. During the Korean War, the US Army realized the huge role of helicopters in troop mobility, so they developed large helicopters. However, due to the backwardness of electronic equipment and materials, they could only produce helicopters with a tandem rotor arrangement, with two propellers to share the weight of the body. It was a HRP1 transport helicopter during the Korean War. This was the predecessor of the CH21. There were very few of them, and their quality was extremely poor. Therefore, not many people liked them on the battlefield.
"The reputation of CH21 is extremely bad!" The NY Army had lost at least 2000 people in the CH21. Not only were the helicopter's capabilities inadequate, but the non-main force of the NY Army was also very weak, and it was difficult for them to achieve their goals. The CH21's locust shaped body caused it to have poor mobility, inflexible controls, and a lack of armor protection. Thus, it suffered many losses during the war.
This was one of the first helicopters to be put into use in Vietnam. (The UH1 was only an experimental model in the early stages of the Y-War, so there weren't many of them.) Initially, the Vietnamese guerrillas fled in all directions when they saw the helicopters, but they later realized that the helicopters were extremely fragile. There were important pipelines everywhere, and their self-defense capabilities were very poor. Therefore, they opened fire on the helicopters, resulting in extremely heavy losses. This was also the main reason why the CH21 withdrew from the war not long after.
Even though the cabin door was equipped with machine guns and rocket nests, it was still difficult to effectively suppress the anti-air firepower on the ground. That was until the armed helicopters came into being. The bubble-shaped nose of the CH21 showed that the pilot had a good field of vision. At the same time, the probability of being hit by ground fire was much higher. Before the UH1 helicopters entered the battlefield in large numbers, the CH21 played a huge role. Therefore, it was known as the "Military Horse." This type of helicopter became famous in the early stages of the Vietnamese war.
CH21's contribution to the Vietnamese war couldn't go unnoticed, but it was a pity that it didn't appear in World War Y movies or games.
The author felt that this should not have happened. Its brilliance was completely overshadowed by the world-famous UH1 Huey helicopter. The author felt extremely regretful.
The plane landed on the beach after a two-minute flight. The door opened, and a number of heavily armed NY soldiers jumped out. After getting off the plane, they lined up neatly and walked towards Tangleh's group.
A NY officer walked up to Carlos and saluted. He saluted in the American style. "Good morning, sir. The 33rd Regiment of the NY Special Mixed Brigade reporting for duty." Carlos returned the salute.
Very good, I'm very satisfied with your equipment and spirit. Bring your troops to the enemy's village and wait. My men will arrive in 20 minutes, then we'll attack the enemy together.
Yes sir, I'll execute it immediately!
The NY officer shouted, and the troops behind him immediately started marching. When the procession passed by Tangleh, Tangleh saw a familiar figure. Isn't that Huang Tao? Obviously, Huang Tao had also seen Tangleh. However, when she saw Tangleh, she was filled with excitement and disbelief.
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