Charlie and Musa passed through the central square together, and the roar of diesel generators in his ears became more and more deafening.
Under such loud mechanical noise, ordinary people have difficulty talking, so that many other voices around them are covered up. This is a good thing for Charlie, even if something happens during the rescue and pursuit later. When someone yells by accident, it is hard to be found by outsiders.
So Charlie asked Musa next to him: “How long does your diesel generator set here usually work?”
Musa hurriedly said respectfully: “Because the government army cut off our electricity supply, so we All electricity depends on-a set of 50-kilowatt diesel generator sets to supply, and it is matched with a set of power storage equipment. “
Because the electricity consumption during the day is generally small, we generally do not develop motors during the day. Power storage equipment is used to ensure the normal operation of necessary equipment during the day, and the generator set is turned on after dark, mainly to supply lighting and other electrical equipment, and to charge the storage equipment.
“It’s early today because it’s mainly due to the poor lighting on a rainy day.”
Charlie asked curiously: “You have brightened up here at night. Are you not afraid that the government will send planes to bomb?
Musa explained:” In Syria, whether it is government forces, opposition parties, or Kurdish forces, 90% of all wars are ground wars.
The planes in the hands of government forces have long been attacked, and the remaining few old people The old fighter planes are guarding Damascus and the southern province of Dar’a. They dare not send out to fight at all, and we have a large number of civilians here. If they send planes to attack indiscriminately, they will surely arouse public anger, and they will oppose our opposition. More favorable. “
Charlie nodded slightly.
The war he was understanding was a modern war based on the Gulf War.
The core of modern warfare is the air force, with the navy and the army as a supplement.
Just like the United States fighting Iraq, the two armies do not need to engage in short-handed combat.
First use fighter jets to fight and seize air supremacy, and then use bombers to carry precision-guided bombs to destroy the enemy’s key defense forces and military industry. After the opponent is completely paralyzed,
a large number of ground troops directly rush in, and they can directly occupy it.
However, it now appears that in places like Syria, the method of warfare is basically the same as that of World War II.
The two armies mainly rely on the ground forces to fight head-on, and the air force can have little influence.
Charlie remembered that Musa was the captain of the armored brigade, so he asked him: “Musa, since 90% of the wars here are ground wars, then your armored brigade must have an extraordinary identity and status? “
Musa nodded and said truthfully: are the most important of the two forces, one armored brigade, one is” flying brigade, battalion flight but only four helicopters, so the main fighting force or rely on my armor brigade.
Charlie asked curiously: “Musa, since you can be the captain of the armored brigade, then you yourself should be ranked higher in this armed force?
Musa hurriedly said: “Actually, my armored brigade During the war, it was completely under the command and dispatch of the commander himself.
The reason why I was able to be a captain was also because I knew more about tanks, so I acted more as an instructor and didn’t have much real power.
Charlie gently Nodded, since the armored squadron is the core combat power here, it is reasonable to be directly under the command and dispatch of the commander.
Under the leadership of Musa, Charlie and him came to a courtyard wall of loess. The yard is full of voices, and the communication between people is basically by shouting.
Moreover, Charlie found that they speak different languages, some people speak English, some people speak French, and some people say that he doesn’t speak at all. The language he understands should be Arabic.
Charlie asked Musa: “Do you have a unified language here?
Musa shook his head: “The unified language should be Arabic, but the composition of our opposition soldiers is more complicated, so many of us don’t speak Arabic.”