Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 215 New Tank
The news that the Indian First Armored Division suddenly broke away from the original battlefield and advanced northward has long been detected by Pakistani scouts all over towns and villages.Coupled with the recent laxness of the Indian Air Force on communication interference, the battlefield has gradually become one-way transparent.

The illustrious reputation of the Indian "White Tiger" division has always been spread among Pakistani army headquarters at all levels. Although the combat effectiveness of this Indian army has never been tested in actual combat, the Pakistani Army Staff has long been It is by exaggerating the strength of this enemy army to coerce the superiors to add additional equipment.Over time, some very negative effects have been produced. Many Pakistani soldiers have also developed an inexplicable and profound fear of the White Tiger Division. During wartime, this fear will undoubtedly give the opponent a huge advantage.

When the slow Nishant drone finally flew away, the gunner Tasim and the driver Saad were sitting in the woods, talking with other Chezu soldiers about the characteristics of various armored vehicles of the Indian Armored Forces .A commander who fought against the Indian Fourth Armored Brigade seems to have a fresh memory of the enemy's T90 tank.According to him, this is a tank that is difficult to penetrate from the front and side. Its body is very strong, and the turret is even more difficult to penetrate; of course, not to mention its active defense system, for a tank commander or For the gunner, there is nothing more terrifying than being burned by the enemy's laser light.

Yahini sat on a tree branch and listened to the nonsense of the people below, and he didn't take it seriously, but his position has now been reduced to an ordinary car captain, so he can't stop this kind of hearsay that can easily damage morale.

"The day before yesterday we intercepted a company of the Indian 4th Armored Brigade coming from the Ujah Highway in Sidpur. We shot accurately at a distance of 500 meters across the river, but guess what?"

"How?" Tasim asked with wide-eyed eyes.He has no experience fighting T90 so far, so this is the part that concerns him the most.

"Our shells are completely unable to penetrate the frontal armor of the T90."

"and after?"

"We hit the enemy nine times in total, but it retreated calmly," said the commander.

"Is that true?" Gunner Tasim asked worriedly.

"Don't listen to his nonsense." Yahini couldn't bear it anymore. "If he is across the Chenab River, he can't shoot at the road target only 500 meters. I can bet the distance is more than 1200 meters."

Seeing that the combat hero was more serious, the driver didn't refute, but shrugged and ran away.

"Sergeant, we have been through many battles together, destroying so many tanks and infantry fighting vehicles; but the Indian White Tiger Division is nothing, they have not even fought any battles." Yahini continued to be angry said.He felt that if his gunner had other things on his mind, he would inevitably be distracted on the battlefield, where should he fight?This is a fatal thing.In his opinion, the most important thing in battle is to hit the enemy's turret with a shorter reaction than the enemy's. Whether it can penetrate or not is not something the gunner can decide.

"But their equipment..."

"Listen to me, the T90 is only slightly better than the T72, and it's more about people than tanks in battle."

"I know that, but our division only has half the tanks left, while they have two full armored regiments, just 2 kilometers away."

"Who did you hear that from?"

"That's what everyone says."

"They don't know anything. They are just guessing. The Indians are going to attack the south, not here."

Yahini continued to coax, he knew that most people were just guessing, but the news that the White Tiger Division was 50 kilometers away was true. Not long ago, this division just bypassed a town not far away and disappeared. Apparently they were looking for an opportunity to save the besieged 16th Division.

"I really want to know, where are our parts? The water tank leaking problem has not been solved, the thermal imager cooling system can only work for a short time, the main fan partition was penetrated by enemy rockets, and the right wing The daughter board has been punctured many times, the filter is broken and you know that, and the road wheel needs to be replaced..."

"I will look for this." Yahini shook his head helplessly. Right now, the machine repair team is tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall. They can only remove the usable parts from some seriously injured tanks that cannot be repaired to save others. Tanks that can fight, and there are too many damaged assemblies on the No. 221 tank, especially including some optical components that are difficult to replace under battlefield conditions, and it seems that they have lost their repair value.

"Just fix the thermal imaging camera as soon as possible. That's my only request." The gunner smiled wryly. He knew that the most fatal of all failures was the thermal imaging equipment. Without it, he would suffer a lot in night battles.

The sound of an engine sounded in the distance, and it was a motorcycle bumping over from outside the woods, kicking up dust along the way.Finally the motorcycle stopped in front of the No. 221 tank.It turned out to be the communications soldier of the division headquarters.

"Are you crazy, Lieutenant? This will cause us to be discovered by drones?" Yahini complained.

"I'm sorry, Sergeant, but the division has an urgent matter for you."

"Looking for me?" Yahini asked in surprise.The crowd next to him cast envious glances, and now this sergeant is not only a regular visitor to the battalion department, even the division department has come to invite him.

"What's wrong with me?"

"Of course it's a good thing. Eight new vehicles have just arrived, and the division headquarters decided to equip two directly subordinate platoons first. You will command them."

"Is this true?" Yahini said overjoyed.He knew that with a new car, he could extend his record.

"What car?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen it. I heard that what the division headquarters wants is the T84 tank. Well, I should go. You and your crew will report to the division headquarters immediately."

After receiving the order, Yahini and his crew rushed to the temporary division headquarters 16 kilometers east of Alipur in the jeep of the battalion headquarters.

He was greeted by Lieutenant Colonel Younis, the battalion commander who was on crutches, and now he has been promoted to deputy division commander.He saw the old subordinates coming from a distance, and waved happily.

Yahini jumped out of the car and saluted the commander.

"Sergeant, it's great to see you. When I was in the hospital, I thought I would have my leg amputated, and I would never come back."

"How is your leg now? Colonel." Yahini greeted, who had already been promoted to Younis by a rank.

"It's better than expected, but the condition of the right eye is worse... You know it's the eye that the commander uses to measure distance. However, it's okay to read the map."

"Okay, let's make a long story short, the enemy is about to launch an attack, do you all know?"

"Yes. It's been rumored among the soldiers. Said that Spanga sent his best tank unit."

"It's not a rumor. The White Tiger Division just fought in front of Sultanpur's position, and then disappeared. We are intertwined with the enemy's front. They bypassed the infantry's stronghold, apparently in order to find a more suitable route to rescue them. The troops. But which route will be chosen, we don't know yet."

"They must know that we will take it seriously. So they won't go the nearest way." Yahini guessed according to his own intuition.

"It's like this. They will use their mobility to find gaps in the front line and break through quickly. We are short of troops. Such gaps are not difficult to find. This is a serious problem."

"If they go deep alone, they will show their flanks, which is not a short route," Yahini said.

"Spanga probably doesn't think so. Because the White Tiger Division is his or the entire Indian Army's most powerful card." The deputy commander said calmly.

"It's just a group of well-equipped rookies. When we cut off the 16th Infantry Division, they didn't show up in time."

Yahini said disdainfully.His arrogance surprised Younis, but he knew that this was what the entire Pakistan Army lacked most.Most of the soldiers were discussing defeat and retreat, but he was the only one who was thinking about fighting.

"The superior thinks that if he finds a weak point in our defense and penetrates quickly, the only way we can do it is to form a mobile force with the best vehicles from the whole division, which can be put into the most critical position on the battlefield at any time. The division decided this This army is under your command."

"I know this, I need time to adapt to the new tank as soon as possible. I know that the ammunition of those Ukrainian tanks is a little different from that made in China. The communication system is also different."

"You must have made a mistake. It is not a Ukrainian tank. It is the latest tank supported by China. They call it a 99G tank, which is strong enough to fight against India's T90."

"Great, I heard this tank has 50 tons?"

"Heavier. The armor is very thick, there is no weak point on the front, and the muzzle velocity of the artillery is higher. The engine power is also higher. It's just that the size of the engine is too large, and the fan partition is relatively thin, so the enemy's infantry cannot get too close."

"If the enemy wants to play a one-handed blitzkrieg, there will not be too many infantry following, or those infantry will not get out of the car at all. So for me, a lot of trouble can be avoided." Yahini said confidently, he was almost in a hurry I want to see that tank patiently.

at the same time. The forward troops of the Indian Army 50 kilometers away, after a series of mobilizations intended to confuse the enemy's sight, finally selected the main attack route.This is a route that throws off all enemy positions and leads directly to the 3st Armored Division.According to the plan set by Spanga, the vanguard of the White Tiger Division must break through the overly wide First Armored Division within 16 hours, and quickly tear its vertical defense.Then the subsequent troops calmly rescued the hated Major General Janaguri.Rescuing the 10th Division is only the first step. Next, the White Tiger Division will seek a decisive battle with the main force of the Pakistani Army according to the situation and seize Multan in one fell swoop.His stated goal was to annihilate 20 Pakistani troops in World War I and form a new front that was more beneficial to him.He needs to prove to the Prime Minister and Singh within [-] hours that his troops are invincible.

(End of this chapter)