Chapter 402 Exercise Begins

In military exercises, training bullets are often used. Even bullets with rubber warheads are dangerous. They can still kill people if they hit vital parts of the body at close range. There are also various other accidents. For example, when infantry and tanks are coordinating, if the infantry is not standing in the right position, they may be crushed by the tank. When the artillery fires, the ammunition may jam and cause an explosion, etc. All kinds of accidents may happen. Therefore, even in exercises, there are death indicators.

When you put on your military uniform and carry a gun, you must be prepared for death! And when you come to watch the exercise, you must also know that this is not a movie!

"General Andre, we certainly won't charge with the tanks. We will watch from a safe area. However, after the exercise is over, can we observe your tanks up close?" asked Colonel Joseph, the French military attaché in Moscow.

"Of course," Andre said, "You can observe it closely."

"General Andre, can we take a helicopter to observe the advance of your tanks?" asked Major General George, the British military attaché.

"That's not possible." Andre said, "Because our armored clusters are accompanied by self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and self-propelled anti-aircraft missile SAM 8 systems when they charge. Any helicopter that is not part of the armored cluster will be identified as an enemy aircraft and attacked. If you want to go back in the box, we can prepare a helicopter for you to fly yourself."

The British have always been the followers of the Americans. After waking up from the glory of the British Empire, they have willingly played the role of eternal second place. Andre has always been very dissatisfied with the behavior of the British. At this time, it is just right to make fun of the British.

Sure enough, Major General George's face turned red and white, but he did not have an attack in the end.

"Everyone can observe the images from our helicopter. At the same time, these images can also be copied by your journalist friends and broadcast on your news." Andre's words instantly caused a cheer from the reporters. The images shot from the sky must be more spectacular! If these images can be brought back for broadcast, the ratings will be very high!

You know, with the Soviet Union's decision to hold the exercise, Western Europe is highly nervous. It is obvious that the Soviet Union's exercise is aimed at Western Europe! Except for Great Britain, which is separated by the English Channel and can rest assured for the time being, the rest of the European countries have all experienced the cruel World War II. The German tanks flattened the entire Europe in a short period of time. These are all obvious to all, and the Soviet tanks have far surpassed those in World War II!

"Everyone can go to bed early tonight. Our exercise will officially begin at five o'clock tomorrow morning!" Andre left these words to the reporters and left.

The exercise has entered the countdown, and the mood at the exercise troop station on the Polish plain is high. In the temporary command post set up in the rear, there is an even more tense atmosphere before the war.

All the senior generals of the Soviet Union and senior officials of the **** Military Region were present to observe the military exercise, and the commander-in-chief of the military exercise was Marshal Ogarkov!

When Andrei came in, he met many old acquaintances, such as a group of senior officials from the Far Eastern Military District, including Commander Yazov of the Far Eastern Military District, Admiral Durt-Spildenov, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Goorki-Pavlov, Commander of the Fleet Aviation, and so on.

Seeing Andre, these people greeted him warmly.

"Andrei, our naval aviation development is also thanks to your contribution." Goorki said, "The Minsk will also participate in the military exercise this time, which really makes us excited and nervous."

If the exercise schedule was not so tight, he would have wanted to transfer the first ship, the Kiev, to join the military exercise! However, the Minsk would have to sail across the ocean to join the Pacific Fleet after the exercise, which made him very excited.

"Well, even with the Minsk, our maritime power in the Far East is still weaker than that of the United States. We have a long way to go if we want to continue to consolidate our strategic advantage in the Far East."

"Andrei, you have already withdrawn a lot of people from our Far East Military Region. You can't try to take over our Far East Military Region anymore." General Yazov said with a smile.

"Stand at attention!" At this moment, a serious order came from the door. Everyone stood up and looked at the door. Marshal Ustinov, dressed in military uniform, strode in.

"Everyone, please take a seat." Ustinov said, "This exercise is a moment for our Soviet Red Army to show our strong combat effectiveness to the West. It is also a test for our army building. Our exercise this time must show our strong momentum. At the same time, all military regions must also sum up various experiences and mistakes from this exercise and work hard to build our stronger army!"

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.

"Report to Marshal Ustinov, the exercise is ready, please give instructions!" Marshal Ogarkov shouted loudly.

"The exercise begins!"

"Yes!" Marshal Ogarkov pressed his hand on the red button, and the exercise officially began!

The first to launch the attack were not the exercise troops on the front line, but the ballistic missile troops in Belarus behind the entire exercise area!

The Soviet army had several hundred Scud surface-to-surface missiles that were eliminated, in addition to being exported. This time, the Soviet Red Army launched all of these outdated missiles! Compared to the export type, these self-use missiles have an optimized trajectory and a range of more than 500 kilometers!

What a spectacular scene it is to see hundreds of missiles being launched at the same time? Smoke columns are rising all around, and the missiles are flying one after another, rising from the ground, with their tail flames in front of the camera, which is so gorgeous.

This is as magnificent as the end of the world! Yes, if there is a suitable word to describe it, it is magnificent! Spectacular and beautiful, but for the enemy, it is destruction and death!

The accuracy of the Scud missile was not high, but it happened to be a tool for large-scale destruction, just like carpet bombing! Five minutes after the Scud missile was launched, other front-line artillery also began to act.

"Swish, swish, swish." The BM-21 122mm 40-barrel self-propelled rocket launcher in the division's artillery fired rockets one after another. During World War II, Katyusha's cruelty made the Germans terrified. After the war, the Soviet Red Army inherited this excellent area-killing system. The launch of multiple rocket launchers was overwhelming and magnificent.