A trap for the Kandahar special forces

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Ловушка для Кандагарского спецназа

For the 173-th separate brigade of GRU special forces (PPD – the city of Kandahar) between 1984 and 1986 was the most hot and tense. This unit was famous for his ability to meet objectives with minimal losses. Not satisfied with attacks on the caravans with tracking military instructors of the USA and France, a detachment struck in 1986 had a devastating impact on the main bases of the Mujahideen in the rear — the mountains, Hediger, Vyatichi and Chenartu.

The most successful period was February 1987. Under the command of Lieutenant Igor Vesnina Callsign “Malysh” special forces carried out the attack on the convoy of militants with a large shipment of weapons, with the result that managed to defeat the enemy without losing soldiers.

After the above RAID, the Afghan fighters withdraw from the active activities in the area of responsibility of this unit.

In connection with such events on the border with Pakistan began to accumulate goods – weapons. The conductors refused to caravans, despite the fact that there was a sufficient number of people to secure their promotion.

Ловушка для Кандагарского спецназа

Reconnaissance units of the 40th army, fall 1980.

And suddenly, in the summer of 1987, the parties began to lean to the policy of national reconciliation. Thus, under the contract started to get not only the villages but also entire districts. Just through these areas and began its movement weapons, which freely fell into gangs. Now and in the Kandahar became restless — but only at night.

Simultaneously with these events, there was a rotation of commanders. The Union had served the former commander of the major B-EN, and in his place appointed a new major G-ova. They were opposites to each other, and the new commander wanted to quickly win fame not only among soldiers, but among the high command, and this despite the fact that he had no combat experience, and he did not consult with anyone.

It is the major G-s, without checking the data had sent the convoy of the 3rd company. The commander of the detachment appointed major with the call sign “Boa”, “Beard”. Due to the fact that the information was false, it still proved fatal for special forces.

Ловушка для Кандагарского спецназа

With the ambush brought the captives

The Mujahideen wanted to take revenge on the elusive “Candace Maxus”. Luck first all for them developed very favorably. Despite the fact that the militants did not know all the plans of the special forces, they began to concentrate in the area and have started to go to the villages with the purpose of detecting the output of the unit.

However, the experience and mind of the fighters again allowed them to successfully carry out the operation. So at night, October 23, they silently held the posts of spirits and the minefield and reached the ambush site the militants abandoned village Kobi, 8 km away from Kandahar.

Checking the settlement, part of the division went to the mountain to cover the retreat of the main group. 18 people with major Have occupied 2 buildings on the sides of the road. The plan was good — silently take time, and with all trunks to fall on the main forces of the bandits, and then under the fire of the group cover to escape to the mountains.

The dawn of 24 October was the beginning of the sixth. Three watch 2 girls defused with the help of silent weapons — AKM with PBS. When they began to shoot the fourth couple, after the elimination of one of the second guard managed to remove the machine and give all.

As a result, with the “green stuff” seemed to many lights. Where to shoot, spooks didn’t know and directed his fire towards the voice queue. Dozens began to appear silhouettes that were rapidly approaching. The fire investigation was merciless. In this mess it was impossible to aim. A few seconds in the crowd of spooks exploded a few “lemons”. The attack bogged down, and the squad took defensive positions.

The forces were too unequal to 300 fighters against 18 members of spetsnaz. Fighters began to surround the building where the scouts sat. Between them were divided the sector of fire, and the fire was possible only sighting.

Among this crowd was one authoritative action, which is using the megaphone started shouting. After a few minutes of these calls all 300 people rushed to the attack. Stopped them grenade launchers and f-1 in 3-4 meters from the building.

After 3 hours of battle spirits drove recoilless rifles and grenade launchers. Began rhythmically to shoot buildings.

Several shots of the Mujahideen managed to break the wall of the house, where he was the commander of the U. with his band. Now the house was exposed to fire through. One grenade from the RPG severed arm gunner Sergeant Gorobets, but he did not stop and continued to “mow” the militants until he died from loss of blood.

Sergeant Andrey Goryachev gave his gun to the Lieutenant, who has a jammed AK. Then opened a jar of stew and oiled it. Then he scare away the spirits of the pistol, and during the cease-fire crawled out of the ruined building, and collected the rifles and grenades of the dead Mujahideen. In one of these journeys he and the wounded enemy sniper. Risking their lives, Lieutenant dragged him into the ruins. In the course of a new battle Goryachev received numerous wounds from which he died. In his hands he clutched an almost empty machine.

Ловушка для Кандагарского спецназа

Sergeant of the Kandahar detachment of the 173rd th OOP Andrey Goryachev before going on an ambush in fall 1987. Afghan clothes and turbans allowed men group to go for one of the local gangs and to use a winning advantage. In the outfit — shoes, belt with pockets, shotgun to the underbarrel GP-25 and vest, in the pockets which, in addition to the automatic “horns”, hand grenades and signal cartridges. Sergeant Goryachev died on 24 October 1987 from multiple wounds in battle in the village Kobi.

Seriously wounded radio operator Ivan Osamak another 2 hours go to the link with PPD…

“Came” su-25, which have been given instructions on where to fire, and where there are scouts. Several pairs managed to successfully work out the flight and one had bad. Leaving the attack Mujahideen fired “stinger” on the “rook” and got into the engine of the aircraft. But the commander was able to hold on to the airfield and land the machine.

After that it started again — batukada, assault, attack from grenade launchers. It’s been 4 hours.

A cover band couldn’t do anything to help their comrades, as in an open area in the case of extension they would be found. But I engage in they at the right moment. Below 60 meters, where sat a group arrived with reinforcements spirits, and here they were instantly covered with lead. In a few minutes no survivors of the Mujahideen was gone.

On the fifth hour of the battle came the “armor” in the form of T-62 and 2 APCS. Tankers began to cut the spirits with the help of high-explosive shells. After a time, stalled and gun fighters.

Thus ended the battle of the 18 members of spetsnaz GRU vs 300 dushmans. Resulted in the killing of 9 scouts and 11 wounded. In front of the house, sheltering the boys, laying more than 100 bodies of the Mujahideen.

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