Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 19 MiG 27
Lin Huaisheng spread outside the meeting room. He was just an audience member of the just-concluded seminar, but it still made him very uncomfortable. Some people seemed to be just waiting for changes in the external environment forever, rather than actively doing anything.These people regard all opportunities as traps, which is really unacceptable to him.

Major General Xu Jingzhe came over suddenly. He didn't show up for the meeting that day, and he seemed to be on other business.

"If you listen, you will understand. Don't stubbornly insist on your own opinion, and don't let others think for you." The major general said, he seemed to know what Lin Huaisheng was thinking.

"Teacher, I will try my best to explain what I know."

"Very well, I'll reveal some information. Researcher Gao's opinion only represents his own." Major General Xu said softly.Obviously, although he was not there, he knew what the eloquent international strategy expert said.

"Oh?"

"Your report has been postponed. Because of the latest information, all military airports in northwestern India are preparing for battle, and the anti-aircraft missile force and the early warning aircraft squadron are also in the process of mobilizing. The army has not been mobilized for the time being. I guess it is likely to be today or Tomorrow, India will launch a new air offensive."

"However, the special envoy of the United Nations is still here... Isn't this a good timing?"

"When can you improve, how did I teach you before? Intelligence analysts should not draw conclusions lightly. Practice has proved that bad timing often has unique advantages. Perhaps India believes that choosing such a timing can just paralyze Pakistan. "

"But I think air strikes may not be able to destroy Pakistan. I have seen Pakistani pilots, and I always feel that they are not so easy to defeat. In contrast, Pakistan's army is not so reassuring."

"Well, that's why the Air Force sends a delegation to study there."

"By the way, I heard from the Pakistani pilot that a delegation of the Air Force is now in Atak to communicate with the Pakistani 33rd Wing. I remember he said that the person in charge is Song Ning."

"It's not just about communication. Pakistan ordered a batch of J-10B-shaped aircraft the year before last and was testing and handing over there. Now the timing is very delicate. The higher authorities decided to let our top pilots stay in Pakistan to experience real air combat and ground command. Pakistan is using There's some valuable experience with AWACS."

"The use of early warning aircraft?"

"Yes, we have been exploring the tactics of using early warning aircraft, but real combat and electronic simulation confrontation are different, especially the issue of command."

"That's right. The pilot I saw was a colonel. Unless there is a major general on the AWACS aircraft, it will be really difficult." Lin Huaisheng shrugged and said.

On the night of this day, all personnel at the front-line airport in India received a notice to cancel their vacation and not to go out. Unofficial news from various sources indicated that India was about to launch a real comprehensive strike against Pakistan, and it would no longer stick to The actual line of control that puts the pilot in a bind.The time to start the war may be after the departure of the United Nations personnel. For the air force eager to fight, this is exciting news.A few days ago, the news that two young pilots of the 24th Squadron won the Warrior Medal for shooting down two Pakistani fighter planes made all the pilots on the western front unbearably restless. Most people felt that such an easy award was unfair, but Everyone knows in their hearts that war is no different from the best stage for soldiers.

Good news came from the north one after another. At noon, the Ministry of National Defense notified that the Trident Squadron had shot down an F16. The report said that whether this plane belonged to the most powerful Falcon Squadron in Pakistan was still being verified.

For many years, Pakistan's F16 has been a haunting shadow of the Indian Air Force, but the 1-0 record in the morning (the military concealed the news that three MiG 21s were shot down) came in time, and some of the laggard pilots The pilots of the MiG 21 or MiG 27 feel that in the face of overwhelming numbers, the F16 of the Pakistan Air Force is no longer an unshakable opponent.

The No. 29 Squadron stationed in Jorbud is also planning an attack in full swing. Everyone in the base has guessed that the rumor that the war will escalate is true. The 29 Squadron.

Surrounded by a large number of compressed air trucks and power supply trucks, 8 MiG 27UPGs lined up on the airport are doing a very formal debugging of electronic equipment.

When Captain Pandit was summoned to the meeting room, it was already full of people chatting and whispering. He saw at a glance that the huge mission blackboard was covered with aerial photos and small-scale military maps. He found out that all In fact, their maps all have the same target, which is at an airport on the edge of a big city. The mission name on the top of the map is still covered by a blue piece of paper with the word confidential written on it.The captain knew that the layout of the meeting room was no different from the previous exercises, but the atmosphere today was obviously different, so he found a corner to sit down, and then tried to recall the airport runway. The MiG 29UPG of No. 27 Squadron has been trained to throw anti-runway bombs for a long time. All the simulated attacks are carried out by the staff using the real runways on the map, so the captain can recognize most of the airport runways in Pakistan and western China.It can be seen that this is clearly a civilian airport, with a wide runway and apron, and a large terminal building. However, in Pakistan, many airports do not distinguish between military and civilian.

The captain finally remembered that this should be Lahore's international airport, and he couldn't help but gasped. It wasn't because this target was far away from the conflict zone in the north, and the expansion of the conflict was not beyond his expectations.Just because this area is right in the zone of 5th (Falcon) Squadron, a squadron that all Indian bomber pilots don't want to touch.Those F16C/D-shaped aircraft with conformal fuel tanks installed above the wings can linger in an area for a long time, just like a lingering ghost.
"Please be quiet." Lieutenant Colonel Markunda, the squadron leader, walked in.The pilots immediately fell silent.

The lieutenant colonel tore off the paper covering the mission and leaked a chalked plan of attack.This is a combat plan code-named "Severe Punishment"; the aircraft of the 29th Squadron will be divided into two waves and use two routes that do not change much to bomb the facilities and runways of the Pakistani 35th Transport Squadron in Lahore.Pandit, who was sitting below, knew that it was difficult to distinguish whether all these facilities were for military use or civilian use. There are a large number of civilian flights taking off and landing at Lahore's airport every day.

"Boys, you must have heard the news that the war is about to start. The news is true. The Ministry of National Defense has decided to launch a full-scale air strike in the early hours of tomorrow." The lieutenant colonel said straight to the point. Contrary to everyone's expectations; in addition, everyone still doesn't know what "full air strike" means, and the Indian Air Force has never demonstrated the command capability of launching a large number of aircraft at the same time.

"Are many bases attacked together?"

"Military secrets, you don't need to know, but use your brains to think about it, if this is not the case, how can we make use of our superiority in numbers?" After finishing speaking, the lieutenant colonel tapped on the top photo.

"This is the target. The airport in Lahore is 200 kilometers away from us in a straight line. It is an ideal target. You have seen the route. We entered at a low altitude from the direction of 290, dropped the bombs and withdrew from the north. The targets are marked here , the navigation station, the runway, and the air defense radar positions of the Pakistani 4th Army on the hills to the west," said the lieutenant colonel every time he mentioned a target, he tapped his fist on a certain red circle on the aerial photo.

"Besides the marked targets, there are any Il-78, C130 aircraft or Pakistan Air Force helicopters parked beside the runway."

"Where is the civil aircraft?" A pilot asked.

"Absolutely stop attacking civilian airliners and any other civilian targets, such as terminal buildings, nearby houses, mosques, etc." the squadron leader finished.Everyone nodded, pretending to be confident. In fact, everyone knew that from the response of the night attack pod to the low-light image of the cockpit CRT, it was difficult to distinguish between an IL-78 and a Boeing 747 ten kilometers away. In general, 90.00% of the five take-offs and landings are civilian flights.

"So, who will cover us?"

"The first wave will be covered by the 23rd Squadron, and the second wave will be covered by the 1st Squadron flying from Gwalior. Their Mirage 2000 will also undertake part of the ground attack mission. They will cross the border before us, Suppress the anti-aircraft fire, after we finish our attack, then cover our retreat."

The crowd began to talk a lot. The Mirage 1 of No. 2000 Squadron is still reassuring, but the equipment of No. 23 Squadron is equipped with the backward MiG-21, which does not sound very safe.

"Is this kind of cover safe?" someone asked below.

"Of course, this is a plan formulated by the Air Force Staff." Lieutenant Colonel Markunda said firmly, but his wandering eyes clearly said: How do I know?
"How to make sure their falcon squadron doesn't attack us?" Pandit asked.

Squadron Captain Markunda stopped, and he turned slowly from the blackboard to the pilots below.

"The Air Force Staff hopes that a full-scale attack will disrupt their command. Boys, you remember that Lahore is very close to the border. Turn back immediately after the attack is completed. If the situation permits, try to reduce the altitude. The enemy's dopp Leradar will be disturbed by terrain reflection." Seeing that the pilots did not respond, and the lieutenant colonel did not want to continue this disappointing topic, Markunda went on to the next question

"Now let's talk about the details. There may be an FD2000 anti-aircraft missile position near the headquarters of the Fourth Army. I think this is the real threat. Last month, the position was still near Shahdra, but this month, It's not there anymore."

"We were able to get around it and operate outside his flight envelope," one said.

"Unfortunately, we haven't detected the exact location of these missiles recently, but intelligence believes that the ground radar is likely to use C-band or J-band after it is turned on. Your RWS may be recognized as S300. Its flight envelope is very Close to S300."

"What if we get in range of it?" one pilot asked.

"I suggest you lower your altitude to avoid tracking and leave the rest to the Phantoms of Tiger (1st) Squadron, they will carry Amat anti-radiation missiles to suppress, at least force it to shut down. I have some latest technical details , don’t try to suppress it with jamming pods, the missile will preferentially attack the source of jamming.”

"However, Squadron Leader, the first attack wave cannot be covered by the Mirage 2000." Pandit couldn't help asking, and the other pilots also wanted to hear how the Squadron Leader explained this problem.

"I think the suddenness of the first wave is the best defense. We can catch them off guard. Lahore has not been bombed in previous conflicts since 1990. They will be paralyzed. In addition , I think God will protect every brave soldier."

(End of this chapter)