Dominate South Asia

Chapter 9: Transforming roadside bombs

The mountain road was rugged and seemed to be the same everywhere. However, the guerrillas walked very easily. If it were not for the heavy shells on their shoulders, they could almost walk as fast as they could.

Finally, after walking for an hour in the bare mountains, Khwaja said: "We're here."

In front, a cave appeared. The entrance was almost vertical, and it was blocked by the opposite mountain. It was almost impossible to detect it from the air. This natural cave was the natural base of this guerrilla army.

"Herman, go to the back mountain to fetch some water and make dinner." Khwaja said to a guerrilla.

"Yes." Herman took out a large iron bucket from the cave and ran towards the back mountain.

The terrain here is hidden. Even if the Soviets wanted to come and clear it, they would not be able to attack because the roads were too rugged and armored troops could not move in. Moreover, there was water in the back mountain. The choice of this base was very good.

Mhamad couldn't help but admire in his heart. If the guerrilla army he was originally in had such a base, it wouldn't be the whole fault. Only he and Durrani ran out.

"Move all these artillery shells inside." Khwaja said. After speaking, he said to Mhamad on the side: "Your Excellency, instructor, now, we have transported all these artillery shells to the base. However, we There are no tank guns, and these artillery shells cannot be used. I wonder if you have any advice?"

Khwaja only believed Mhamad's achievements after seeing them in person, otherwise, he would not have allowed his men to carry so many shells back. In his opinion, these shells were of little use.

"Captain Khwaja, please don't call me instructor, just call me Mhamad." Mhamad said: "Believe me, these shells are our latest treasure."

After saying that, Mhammad unfolded a map he carried with him, looked at it carefully, and said, "There is a post twenty kilometers west of here. Do you all know about it?"

Of course they knew about this outpost. After the Soviets took control of Jalalabad, in order to deal with the guerrillas, they began to gradually build outposts centered on the city and outwards.

This post was just built at the mountain pass. When the guerrillas went in and out of the mountainous area, they had to take a detour and walk dozens of kilometers of mountain roads before they could get back here.

If that outpost is removed, it will be much more convenient.

Moreover, a certain amount of weapons, ammunition, food, fuel and other materials are stored in each outpost for the convenience of the Soviets who are encircling and suppressing the guerrillas.

Until now, the Soviets were convinced that they would win an easy victory against the guerrillas. However, they did not know that Afghanistan was becoming a quagmire, sinking the Soviet army deep into it and completely burying the Soviet empire.

There was a platoon of soldiers guarding that post. Although the number was small, the machine guns formed a crossfire, making it very difficult to storm there.

Guerrillas are those who fight guerrillas, and violent attacks are not their strong point.

When Mhamad mentioned this, it seemed that he was going to attack that outpost, and Khwaja immediately became interested.

"Mhammad, how can we take down this post?" Khwaja asked.

In fact, Hamad naturally knew that it would be very difficult to defeat this outpost. However, if he came here and wanted to gain the leadership of this guerrilla group, he would have to fight a few beautiful battles to make these people Just be convinced.

Undoubtedly, it is very attractive to attack this outpost.

"I have a plan," said Mhamad.

When he finished speaking, Khwaja's eyes shone brightly, and he wanted to lead the team to set off immediately, but he had to find out the situation there first.

The smell of rice soon came, especially during today's battle. I seized several cans of caviar from Soviet tank soldiers. I spread the caviar on the flatbread and then put it in my mouth. It was simply delicious.

After Hamad finished eating, he began his own practical actions.

A large number of people gathered around and watched as Mhamad carried out the cannonball.

For these guerrillas, this artillery shell is still a new thing, but Hamad knows the structure of this artillery shell very well.

The front is the warhead and fuse, and the back is the propellant and primer. First, you need to remove the fuse and primer, then it will be absolutely safe.

These things are actually very simple.

Seeing that Mhamad was about to defuse the shell, the guerrillas who had just surrounded him immediately subconsciously stepped back. They knew that once that thing exploded, it would be quite powerful.

"You are too close." Mhammad said: "This is a grenade. As long as this one explodes, the entire cave can collapse. If you want to retreat, just retreat to the back mountain."

After hearing Mhamad's words, two guerrillas immediately turned around and walked back. After taking two steps, they found no one responded. When they turned around, they saw other people surrounding them, and their faces suddenly turned red. , followed and got together.

If you are not afraid of others, what should you be afraid of? Besides, looking at the instructor's appearance, you can tell that he is confident.

God bless him, nothing will happen to him. They gathered their courage and gathered around him.

Of course Mhamad was confident. He knew that the shell would not explode at all.

Of course, for the sake of safety, Mhamad still had to remove the fuse first. Then, to transform it into a roadside bomb, the fuse must be modified.

Mhammad deliberately dismantled the shells in such a big way. He wanted to teach these guerrillas how to do it. After all, he was an instructor.

Mhammad exerted force with both hands, and with a squeak, he twisted out a cone-shaped thing on the top of the bullet.

"This thing is the fuse. Without it, the shell will not explode." Muhammad showed the unscrewed fuse to others, and everyone's eyes widened immediately. Fuze? The shell exploded entirely on it?

Then, turning the shell over, Muhammad unscrewed the primer at the back again.

"This is the primer, similar to the bullet. The firing pin hits the primer, and the primer ignites the propellant and pushes the bullet out." Muhammad showed the unscrewed primer to these people again.

There were admiring eyes everywhere.

"Instructor, I didn't expect that you can even dismantle this shell." Durrani said on the side.

"Durani, follow my method and dismantle another one." Muhammad said.

Dismantle the shell? Hearing Muhammad say this, Durani was shocked: "I, I..."

In front of so many people, he couldn't say that he didn't dare, but if this thing exploded, no one here would survive.

"Don't worry, under my guidance, there will be no problem. These shells of ours will become bombs under our control." Muhammad said: "We let them explode when the Soviet convoy passes by."

The reason why Muhammad must take these shells is because he knows the role of these shells. Although they cannot be used for firing, they are also the best choice for roadside bombs.

Most of the tank shells are armor-piercing shells. The warheads are made purely for attacking armored targets and cannot explode. Therefore, Muhammad did not plan to move the armor-piercing shells at that time, but later he had an idea and used all these armor-piercing shells when burying booby traps. Although the warhead cannot be used, the propellant in the body can also produce great power. The dozen armor-piercing and armor-fragmenting shells are enough to make the Soviets drink a pot.

Good things should be kept and used slowly. This kind of grenade is an ammunition that relies on explosion to destroy the enemy. These thirty grenades will become thirty powerful roadside bombs.

The transformation is also very simple. Although Muhammad does not have a suitable time fuse now, nor does he have the commonly used mobile phone fuse in later generations, which explodes when the mobile phone rings, even the most primitive way of connecting wires to detonate the ** and then detonating the grenade is simple and effective.

Of course, this requires the removal of the fuse, and the ** and battery in the fuse.

Although dismantling the shell sounds very dangerous, in fact, as long as there is no mechanical failure, dismantling the shell is not dangerous at all.

The fuse of the shell is very safe. Only when it is fired in the barrel and withstands a large acceleration, the fuse insurance will be released. In normal times, even if it is not handled carefully and falls off the car, it will not explode.

Durrani finally accepted the instructor's order and carefully disassembled another shell.

Originally, he thought it would be difficult, but when the fuse and primer of the shell were easily twisted off by Durrani, he felt a great sense of accomplishment.

So simple!

"Everyone saw it, right? As long as it is a similar shell, from a mortar shell to an airplane bomb, it has the same structure. In the future, if we encounter these shells, we must bring them back. We don't have heavy weapons, and these shells are our gifts to the Soviets." Muhammad said.

"Then how can we detonate these shells?" A voice asked, and Muhammad looked over and saw that it was Herman.

Herman finally mentioned the key point, which was also of great concern to other guerrillas. Even the guerrilla leader Khwaja was watching intently.

"What you are going to learn from me next is to disassemble this fuse, remove the gun and battery inside, and connect the wires. In this way, we only need to see the enemy enter the range of our bomb ambush from a distance, connect the wires to the battery, and we can detonate our bombs." Muhammad said.

Now, in the absence of other materials, this detonation method is the simplest.

Seeing that everyone was watching attentively, Muhammad felt a sense of accomplishment. Although dismantling the fuse is more dangerous than dismantling the shells, nothing is impossible under Muhammad's dexterous hands.

That night, many people had insomnia. They were recalling the steps one by one. Tomorrow, they will personally practice and transform the remaining shells. From then on, they have a new trick to deal with the Soviets, that is, even those tanks that cannot be penetrated by powerful bullets can be destroyed in this way!

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