The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 294 Adding Equipment to the Combined Brigade
With the end of the Falklands War and the Fifth Middle East War, the situation in the world suddenly eased a lot.

The current wars in the world mainly include the Afghanistan War and the Iran-Iraq War.

The Polar Bear is deeply involved in the Afghan battlefield. Although various good news are often reported, such as wiping out this guerrilla today and wiping out that guerrilla tomorrow, the Polar Bear is still overwhelmed by the guerrilla warfare.

Afghanistan is mountainous, with plateaus and mountains accounting for four-fifths of the country's area. The north and southwest are mostly plains, and there are deserts in the southwest. The average altitude is 1000 meters. Afghanistan's largest Hindu Kush Mountain Range runs diagonally from the northeast to the southwest.

This kind of mountainous area is most suitable for guerrilla warfare.

The polar bear's mechanized troops are greatly restricted in this terrain and it is impossible for them to fully deploy their hands and feet.

The guerrillas cannot fight in urban sieges and cannot engage in head-on confrontation with polar bears, but they can constantly ambush polar bear transport teams and launch surprise attacks on isolated polar bear units.

Relying on this kind of guerrilla warfare, they are silently bleeding the polar bears.

No matter how powerful a polar bear is, it can only roar helplessly.

Either stick with it or get out of Afghanistan.

But how could the polar bear, now at its peak, be willing to withdraw from Afghanistan, a strategic location?

Besides, the polar bear is still thinking about opening up a passage to the south and sending troops straight to the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

The Americans purchase a batch of weapons and ammunition from China every once in a while. They don't need advanced weapons and ammunition, just enough for guerrilla warfare.

The Americans also sent a professional military regiment to specifically support and train a team, contributing both money and manpower, and really put in a lot of effort.

The Iran-Iraq War is now at a stalemate.

Now no one can do anything to anyone else, and no one can push the battle line forward.

Iraqi troops are still surrounding the oil-rich city of Abadan and have not given up their strategy of capturing Abadan.

The Persians sent troops to guard Abadan and did not go out to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Iraqi army. Instead, the Persian army continued to attack the Iraqi army's supply lines, making the Iraqi army defenseless and furious.

By now, the Persian military had gained complete superiority, with a force of over a million people.

In terms of offense, Iraq has an advantage relying on its armored forces, but the overall situation is in a stalemate. The two sides are engaged in a brutal war of attrition, and it depends on who can hold on first.

With the end of the fifth Middle East crisis, OPEC member countries began to resume oil production and international oil prices continued to fall. In just one month, international oil prices fell below the $40/barrel mark and then remained in the range of $35/barrel to $37/barrel.

Panshan Machinery Factory.

此时战士们正在开着80式主战坦克、81式步兵战车、81式122毫米自行榴弹炮、81式120毫米自行迫榴炮、81式122毫米火箭炮、81式反坦克导弹发射车、82式自行迫击炮、82式120毫米自行迫击炮，将这些装备运上火车上，然后一一进行加固着。

More soldiers carried Type 82 mortars of various calibers and various bullets and shells into the train carriages.

Liu Tao looked at the busy figures of the soldiers. This batch of weapons and equipment was specially for the combined brigade.

Just a few days ago, with the initial completion of the Malong Military Training Base, the combined brigade moved to the Malong Military Training Base. The Malong Military Training Base will become the permanent military base of the combined brigade, and they will carry out training at the Malong Military Training Base.

And only one combined battalion was left in Tianzhu Mountain.

As the soldiers secured their weapons and equipment, Liu Tao also got on the train.

The train whistled and started moving again. The sound of "bang bang bang" indicated that the train had started moving.

It takes a total of two and a half hours to get from Panshan Machinery Factory to Malan Military Training Base.

Not long ago, the combined brigade was transported to the Malone Military Training Base via the railway here.

Arriving at Malan Railway Station, we were not far from the training base.

The soldiers began to unload the equipment from the train, and then 18 pieces of weapons and equipment headed for the training base.

This was Liu Tao's second visit to the training base. He had been here once when the site was being selected and construction began.

After coming here for more than a year, a lot of changes have taken place.

Many training grounds, training facilities and accommodation have been built.

The combined forces brigade is conducting training and the bugle calls are very loud.

"Director, why did you come here in person?" Li Fuguo was surprised when he saw Liu Tao.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "You guys moved to the training base, so I had to come over to take a look. How are the soldiers adapting?"

In terms of altitude, Tianzhu Mountain is higher, but the terrain here is more complex.

"It's okay. We have to adapt even if we can't. This is what a soldier should be like." Li Fuguo said, and then looked at the equipment with shining eyes: "Are these all for our combined brigade?"

Liu Tao nodded and said, "Well, these are the self-use versions, all for your synthetic brigade."

"Good! Good! With this batch of equipment, the firepower of our combined brigade can be greatly improved." Li Fuguo grinned.

He has officially graduated from the Higher Military Academy, where he received more systematic and advanced command training. Li Fuguo learned a lot, especially a better understanding of the mechanized forces of the Polar Bears.

Li Fuguo believed that as long as the combined brigade was built, he would not be afraid of fighting against a mechanized division of the Polar Bear, and he was even confident that he could win.

随着这几个月，陆陆续续地增加装备，现在合成旅拥有56辆80式主战坦克、62辆履带式步兵战车、9门120毫米自行迫榴炮、4门122毫米火箭炮、10门122毫米自行榴弹炮、5辆反坦克导弹发射车、28辆80式自行高炮。

Although it is only fully equipped with Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, other equipment has not yet been fully equipped, and even there is no field air defense missile system, but the firepower is already very strong.

Coupled with the export version of the Type 80 main battle tank and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, there is no problem at all in training.

It was the export version of the Type 80 main battle tank and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. The soldiers had just become familiar with them when they had to be sent out again, which was a great pain for them.

"Before the Chinese New Year next year, I will make sure that all the equipment for your combined brigade is fully equipped. By then, your combined brigade will basically be fully staffed." Liu Tao smiled, "By then, your entire combined brigade should have basically formed combat effectiveness. If necessary, you can go to the front line to experience the baptism of war and test the combat effectiveness of your combined brigade."

"It would be great if we could go to the battlefield. Then we will let them see how powerful we are." Lee Boo-jin's eyes flashed, and she said murderously, "Now other battalions are always thinking about going to the battlefield to win honors, instead of letting the Tiger Guard Battalion take the lead."

Now the official name of the combined brigade is "Hu Ben Brigade", which was praised by the leader himself and then became the honor of the combined brigade. The "Hu Ben Battalion" was awarded the honor of the combined battalion because of its outstanding military exploits on the battlefield.

Other newly formed combined battalions, artillery battalions, etc. naturally do not have this honor.

(End of this chapter)