The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 420: The overwhelming situation did not occur

In terms of Kashmir's economy, population size and level of modernization, it is "dispensable"!
However, in terms of its geographical location, this region is not only vital to India and Pakistan, but also a key area for other major powers such as the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and Europe.

First, the Kashmir region has been a hub for land transportation between China, India, Europe, and the Middle East since ancient times. In ancient times, land transportation between China and India generally started from Luoyang in the Central Plains to Xi'an, continued westward through the Western Regions and the Pamir Plateau, then detoured southward, crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains, and entered ancient India through the Kashmir Valley. In ancient times, Europe also entered India through the Middle East and Central Asia, and then through Kashmir.

The Kashmir region is surrounded by India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China, and its geographical location is quite important.

Secondly, Kashmir is the throat of South Asia and its geographical location is crucial. It involves the lifeline of Pakistan, whether India can become strong, and the influence of other regional powers on the region.

The Soviet Union has always been interested in gaining access to the Indian Ocean. Only by gaining access to the Indian Ocean can the Soviet Navy truly become a global navy. So in 1979, the Soviet Union issued a "polar bear roar" and rushed into Afghanistan. The purpose was to open up the Soviet Union-Afghanistan-Kashmir-Indian subcontinent access to the sea through Kashmir after controlling Afghanistan.

For Pakistan, Pakistan's maritime strength is far weaker than India, so maintaining land transportation with the outside world becomes a top priority. Much of the transportation with China has to pass through Kashmir. If Kashmir is completely lost, China and Pakistan will be completely separated by India.

For India, if it can fully control Kashmir, it can completely blockade Pakistan from both sea and land, making India truly the only superpower in South Asia. It can then interfere in Afghan affairs through the Kashmir region, and then project its influence from land to Central Asia and the Middle East.

Even for major powers outside the region such as the United States and Europe, the Kashmir region has become a regulator influencing South Asian affairs.

Therefore, for all countries in the world, the Kashmir region is a hub with great strategic value.

This time, India deployed troops and launched a large-scale attack on the Pakistani-controlled areas of Kashmir, which immediately attracted the attention of the world.

India is well prepared, has invested a large amount of military force, and is very confident that it will gain full control of Kashmir.

But this also touches Pakistan's bottom line.

In several wars, Pakistan has always been at a disadvantage and has lost territory in every battle. The last time, it even lost East Pakistan.

In recent years, Pakistan has been preparing and, with the help of its Arab brothers, has also stockpiled a large amount of weapons and equipment.

There are thousands of Type 59 tanks alone.

Then a large number of weapons and ammunition were purchased from friendly countries, including a large number of grenades, various types of bullets and artillery shells, various anti-tank mines, anti-tank missiles, and anti-tank rockets.

Although they were produced a long time ago, they are still very effective against the Indian army.

In recent years, Pakistan has also purchased thousands of sniper rifles, including sniper rifles and heavy sniper rifles.

Pakistan has had the upper hand in the conflict over the past few years.

Over the years, at least three thousand enemies were killed and more than two thousand were injured.

This time, there is absolutely no way out for Pakistan.

Because the conspiracy was too obvious, the Soviets were unwilling to launch a large-scale military operation. It would be foolish to launch a war in Pakistan when Afghanistan had not been pacified. Therefore, the Soviets chose India and let India take the lead again. Without the support of the Soviets behind them, the Indians would never have so easily started a war again.

Pakistan did not move its troops on the Afghan border, which were stationed there to guard against the Soviets.

At this time, Pakistan also saw an opportunity, an opportunity to occupy the entire Kashmir Valley in one fell swoop!
Kashmir Valley!

There are four main areas in the Kashmir region controlled by India, namely Kashmir Valley, Jammu, Ladakh and Siachen Glacier. Among them, Kashmir Valley has a lower altitude, fertile soil, surrounded by mountains, crisscrossing rivers, picturesque scenery, the most densely populated area, and most of the people are Muslims.

On the map, the actual ceasefire line between the two sides is curved, and the Kashmir Valley is just like a piece dug out from a straight line. Once the Kashmir Valley is captured, Pakistan can turn the passive position into the active one in the Kashmir region.

The large amount of weapons and ammunition prepared by Pakistan in advance plays an important role.

India's attack is fierce and terrifying.

But he ended up with a big mistake.

Anti-tank mines, anti-tank rockets and anti-tank missiles caused heavy losses to India's tanks and armored vehicles, and one tank after another was destroyed.

The Indian Air Force came with great force and arrogance, even daring to drop bombs at low altitudes, and became direct targets of anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, and "Vanguard" air defense missiles, with one plane after another being blown up.

Even in the panic, the third brother's plane crashed.

The situation that India had envisioned, where the army would crush the enemy with ease, did not occur, as the firepower of the Pakistani army was extremely fierce.

Although some outposts were captured, the casualties were heavy and the resistance encountered was very fierce.

In just three days, India lost hundreds of tanks and dozens of aircraft.

This made the Indian army very angry. The loss was so great that even the thick-skinned Indian army couldn't help but feel the pain.

At this time, the Sargodha Air Force Base in the west of Lahore is an extremely important air force base of the Pakistani army.

Lahore is located almost on the border between India and Pakistan. It is known as the Garden City and is the cultural and artistic center of Pakistan with a history of more than 2,000 years. After Pakistan's independence, it became the capital of the richest Punjab Province, with a rapidly developing economy. It is the second largest city and an important industrial center in Pakistan.

At the Sargodha Air Force Base, the 34th and 28th wings are stationed. These two air wings are also the elite of the Pakistan Air Force.

装备有幻影3、F-14‘熊猫’战机、云雀3直升机、F-16战斗机、美制a-7攻击机。

At this time, fighter jets were taking off and rushing to the front line to support the ground troops.

In the air, Pakistan is not weak. At least it can be almost on par with India.

Although India has many aircraft participating in the war this time, its pilot skills are not as good as those of the Pakistani Air Force.

So far, the Pakistani Air Force has made great contributions in preventing the Indian army from breaking through the defense line and causing a rout.

Through the cooperation of aerial aircraft and ground air defense forces, the Pakistani army has the upper hand in the air in the Kashmir region.

This is modern warfare. Air superiority is extremely important. Without air superiority, it will be difficult for ground forces to gain real initiative.

With the development of technology, the movement of ground forces is often difficult to avoid detection by aerial reconnaissance aircraft or military satellite reconnaissance in space.

Together with bombers and fighter jets, they can often cause great damage to ground forces.

(End of this chapter)