Syria Update: Flank Strike, Part Five (Rebuffing Counterattack)
SAA reconnaissance unit has reported a militant group poised to counter attack a building that had been previously secured by SAA troops. Several SAA battle tanks and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) were dispatched to rebuff a possible terrorist counterattack.
IFVs were methodically firing at those militant positions where groups of militants had been spotted.
SAA artillery was firing at separate militant groups trying to cross the highway. Artillery was providing fire support to the battle tanks.
- “Oh! Sorry!”
The shock wave from one of the salvos by a battle tank has flung open the front armor plate of a nearby IFV. Now, this predicament was hampering the IFV crewmembers’ ability to continue firing their main gun. Without wasting any time, the battle tank crewmen decided to fix the problem.
-“We’ll fix it, now.”
-”Not yet!”
- “Now, it is done.”
Somewhere nearby, a militant mine goes off. Fortunately, the rain of mine’s fragments can not do any damage to the armored vehicles.
Two militant groups were trying to break through to the building from the opposite side. The battle tank immediately moved out to destroy them.
One salvo by the tank and one of the militant groups was destroyed.
Moments later, the second group was likewise destroyed.
Unfortunately, our camera was swept away by a cable. So, we did not see the end of that battle. But we know now that all attempts made by the militant groups on counter attack were rebuffed.
Tank men removed the cable off the tank and fixed the side armor. A few minutes of respite followed. SAA soldiers and officers, as well as ANNA News reporters took a short break.
Meanwhile, repair units were doing their job refurbishing the war battered vehicles. One of the IFVs had lost its caterpillar after being hit by an anti-tank missile.
Soon, the battle would resume.
Vasily Pavlov, Igor Nadryshin, Victor Kuznetsov, Marat Musin.
ANNA-News. Syria.
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