Chapter 120 Habania Air Force Base
Nori did not stay in the solid basement, but went outside, his guard was now fighting against the outside army.
"Nuri is the scum and ambitious man in Iraq!" Outside, the people from the First Division were shouting: "He conspired to assassinate our King Gazi, and even betrayed our Iraqi interests to the British! Whether to choose to be buried with Nuri or stand up, it depends on your own!"
Nuri assassinated King Gazi, and this rumor was circulating throughout the country. Moreover, looking at the army outside, the guards had no confidence, and some of them had begun to shake.
It's definitely not possible to defeat it, it's better to surrender. It's also good to stay out of it.
Only some of Nuri's loyal people were still persevering. They stared at their side. If anyone dared to escape, they would shoot immediately!
"Don't listen to people outside!" At this moment, Nuri came out and said to his guard: "King Gazi died in a car accident. I am also very sad about his death. Moreover, I also tried my best to assist King Gazi's son, how could he assassinate the king!"
At this time, Nuri stood behind the guards, and no need to worry about being sniped by his opponents anyway.
"Now, there are rebels outside. If you leave now, I can plead with the king and forgive your rebellion." Nuri said: "Whoever dares to shoot the Prime Minister's house will be the sinners in Iraq, and his whole family will be punished as they deserve!"
Nori has already started to threaten the people outside. Although he doesn’t scare the other party a few words and let the other party leave, at least he can delay time and wait for reinforcements!
Unfortunately, he still underestimated his opponent.
"Quick, dodge, dodge, howitzer, ready!"
When he heard the noisy sound outside, Nuri's face changed drastically, and she spread her legs and ran towards the basement.
"Boom, boom!" A huge explosion came from outside. In this terrifying sound, the wall was blown open, and even the buildings of the Prime Minister's Mansion were blown up to a shaky sound!
The opponent was surrounded just now and did not attack immediately. He was just waiting for the field cannons behind to drag over. When they attacked the Prime Minister's Mansion, they would not hesitate to use the field cannons!
The wall was knocked down, and the injured guard screamed. Outside, the infantry of the First Division had been impatient to start rushing inward!
Of course, the most determined personnel brought by Camille, so they would not be deceived by Nuri's words. They had long believed that Nuri was the murderer who killed King Gaqi!
Inside Baghdad, the sound of cannons rumbled, making a mess.
Outside Baghdad, ninety-seven kilometers, the town of Habania.
This is the Royal Air Force's headquarters. Historically, it was just a flight training school. The planes in the base were all old-fashioned, 9 Glasgolls Gladiator biplane, 1 Bristol Burlingham MK.i bomber, 26 speed Oxford trainers, 8 Felley Gordon trainers and 30 Hawk Odex trainers.
However, it is different now. With the continuous retreat of Britain in the Middle East, this is the main base of the British Air Force. There are more than 5,000 soldiers and more than 100 modern fighter jets in the base, most of which are exported from the United States, most of which are p-40.
This fighter jet, which was improved on the basis of P-36, has good performance, especially its delivery speed, so it won the contract of the US Army Air Force and exported a large number of people.
The British Air Force called this aircraft a "Mohawk". They were quite satisfied with the performance of this aircraft. In air combat, they would not be at a disadvantage at least. They could fight the German BF109. If they were to deal with the FW190, they would be a little worse, but experienced pilots could also win.
Now, the entire air base has sounded the horn of emergency.
Rashid's coup was a must-have, and there was almost no possibility of failure, just adding icing on the cake. However, facts have proved that the Iraqis did not have the ability to fight wars, and even a coup was not prepared.
For example, now, the attack on British bases has been temporarily increased, but their coup has not been launched at the same time. When the chaotic infantry divisions surrounded the Prime Minister's Office, the British Air Force Base here has received news of a request for help.
Although they also started preparing in the dark night, the entire base was lit and on the apron, P-40 fighter jets were preparing to set off.
Wait for a few more hours and it will be dawn. Before it is dawn, they can set up a plane to take off and drive out the rebels outside the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Some of the pilots with night flight capabilities can't wait to take off immediately.
Pilot D-F-Hatach, carrying his flight helmet, came to the side of the plane and watched the ground crew prepare for nervously before taking off.
As a fighter, the main weapon of this aircraft is two Browning M2 heavy machine guns on the nose, with a caliber of 12.7 mm, and two Browning M1919 machine guns on the left and right wings, with a caliber of 7.62 mm.
Although the most commonly used caliber in the UK is 7.7 mm, there is no time to replace these aircraft. Anyway, the United Kingdom’s support is the United States, so it is enough to directly send them 7.62 mm bullets.
At the same time, when necessary, a 1,000-pound bomb can be mounted under the fuselage of this type of aircraft, and two triple rockets can be installed on the wings.
Now, their mission is to support Baghdad and disperse the rebels. In this case, their planes must be equipped with ground-to-ground weapons.
Originally, the plane was full of oil and machine gun bullets were full, so now it was just a bomb! The ground crew loaded more than 400 kilograms of bombs on the trolley and then installed rockets.
Just as the ground crew was installing, Hatach couldn't wait to climb onto the plane and prepare for the takeoff.
After his canopy cover was buckled, Hatach had already started the engine, the fighter raised his head and slid towards the runway. Then, he increased the accelerator, and the liquid-cooled engine burst out with 1150 horsepower. The p-40 was sliding on the runway, and the speed was getting faster and faster. He gently brought the operating lever, and the p-40 was pulled up easily.
With the moonlight, there can be a vague visibility of hundreds of meters, which is enough. When we arrive in Baghdad, the two sides will exchange fire, and it will definitely be brighter. Hatach pushed the operating rod and wanted to fly in the direction of Baghdad. At this moment, he suddenly heard the anxious voices in his headphones.
"Kingfisher, Kingfisher, hurry up, to the northeast of the base, find the rebels coming towards us!"
Almost at the same time, Hatach saw a fire coming out of the distance from the ground, which was gunfire shooting!
Chapter completed!