Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 216 Deep Breakthrough
Inside a command vehicle in Rakimble on the west bank of the Indus.Major General Manika stood up from the table.He looked around at several young company commanders with determined eyes. They were all the best commanders of the 19th Armored Regiment.The 19th regiment will soon take advantage of the gaps between the enemy's strongholds and the lack of communication to insert the enemy into the enemy's most unexpected rear, and these company commanders will be the specific executors of Spanga's military adventure.

"Everyone, if the White Tiger Division is the pride of the entire Indian Army, then the 19th Armored Regiment is the pride of the White Tiger Division." Manika said.

The sound of ticking telecommunication in the surroundings continued one after another, and the communicators were still sorting out the newly collected information, but these noisy sounds would not distract the young participants. The long-awaited battle was finally coming. .For the 19th Armored Regiment, which was preparing to break into the enemy's front line, there was no longer any situation that could change the established attack plan.

"As you know, our enemy is looking seriously. They have deployed a large number of tanks and anti-gram weapons on the front. You can't move if you are under siege." Major General Manika said coldly, as if to impress the enemy. "They kept Janaguri's division for a long time and didn't do anything. Do you know why?" the division commander asked.This question made the young company commanders a little embarrassed.

"That's because they are waiting for you. The Pakistani army staff thinks that eliminating a major Indian force in the central region can turn the tide of the war. Don't be surprised, that's what they think. We don't know if the Chinese are behind It's a crazy idea, but it really looks like a Chinese-style military conspiracy. Their target is not Janaguri, but our division."

The faces of the company commanders showed incredible expressions, which was expected by the major general.They never thought that the enemy would actually try to eat the White Tiger Division.

"Oh, that's what the enemy thinks. They are waiting for us with 4 divisions, including their most elite [-]st Armored Division. And General Spanga thinks that since they expect us to attack, then we can't Let them down."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and it was difficult to guess the superior's intention for a while.

"You must be confused, and the next thing you have to do is to confuse the enemy. Well, you have seen the enemy's deployment just now. Let me talk about your thoughts first."

"I think their vertical defense line is very tight, and the enemy's shallow vertical firepower configuration is also very strong. What we don't know yet is how many mobile forces are behind their defense line." A company commander said.

"The idea is on point, very good." The teacher nodded with satisfaction.These low-level officers were all brought out by him personally, and they have received strict training, and none of them are waste.

"They must be able to guess our offensive route, so they will definitely put their mobile forces on the nearest road to our rescue of the 16th Infantry Division." Another company commander added.

"That's right, your judgment is consistent with the drone's reconnaissance situation. This is why they kept the bait Janaguri." Manika glanced around again with expectant eyes. "So you have to be prepared for a long-distance penetration. We must maneuver to the outside and attack from a direction they didn't expect." He lowered his head and drew a line on the map. Everyone noticed that it was an outflank from the west. route.

"From Mount Suleiman?"

"Yes, we found a clear hole between two enemy infantry units on the flanks of the field with little communication between them. We can sneak through at night, disguised as their T84 tanks. Rest assured, they are at night, It is absolutely impossible to see whose tank is passing by at a distance of one kilometer. This is the intention of General Spanga. You know, the commander has always believed that the greatest advantage of armored forces is not armor or firepower, but freedom of movement on the battlefield. Ability." The major general said proudly.On such a criss-cross front, it is very difficult for the defensive side not to have loopholes, and aerial reconnaissance has found many such gaps.

"They are weak in the mountains. You should be able to appear in Balkan tomorrow morning. Think about it, gallop over enemy territory, and penetrate 60 kilometers. Only the most elite armored units in history can complete such a task."

"But we don't have infantry," said a commander.

"There will be. According to the careful plan made by the commander, the airborne troops will be airborne in Balkan in the early morning. Of course, you will not have to rescue Janaguri at that time, but will capture the important town of Jianpur. The enemy will use the Peshawar railway line to transport Most of the materials are stored there, and occupying it can make the enemy fall into the greatest passivity. Once your campaign goal is achieved, the 21st Army and other divisions will launch a strong attack from the front and take Multan in one fell swoop. General Spanga's The goal is to destroy the entire 10-strong Pakistani Second Army."

"Do you have any other questions?"

Everyone stood up in unison.

"During the offensive, the air force will launch electronic jamming to completely block their communication, so the command is fully entrusted to you." Makani said confidently.Since the Indian Air Force's full-band blocking jamming is also difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, he simply and boldly adopted the method of entrusting the command, allowing these young people to let go of the enemy's rear.

At about the same time, Yahini and his crew finally arrived at Jianbur, a small town along the railway line, after a bumpy journey.The Peshawar-Karachi railway line passes here, and now the railway transportation to the south has been cut off, but the Pakistani army is still using this railway line to transport weapons for the central army.This railway has been cut off many times by the bombs of the Indian Air Force, but with the extraordinary efforts of the engineers, it is still barely functioning.

In order to prevent the reconnaissance and bombing of the Indian Air Force, the newly arrived tanks were not stacked along the railway, but were parked under a bombed road bridge.By the time Yahini arrived, the rest of the crew had already arrived and claimed their vehicles, leaving them with the last one.

This chariot is covered under a huge camouflage net, but the huge square turret and long artillery can still be seen through the camouflage net.

Yahini signed the paperwork to receive the equipment, and immediately began directing the crew to spend some time uncovering the camouflage net.The chariot finally showed its appearance. Judging from the marks that had just been daubed on it, this tank belonged to a certain unit of the Chinese Army not long ago.The thick wedge-shaped armor on the front of the turret indicates that its defense capabilities are far stronger than other tanks in this field.Yahini has good eyesight, and he can tell at a glance that the gun on the turret is longer than the 221-caliber gun on No. 48.The complex laser countermeasure equipment on the roof is not on the 221.

"How long did it take us to get used to the new car?" Saad, the driver, asked.

"For about one night, I estimated that the enemy would attack from the front during the day tomorrow." Yahini said.This is actually not his judgment. The First Armored Division agreed that the Indians' night vision equipment was defective and the air force's night combat capability was weak, so they dared not engage in night combat.And tomorrow morning, the division headquarters will officially appoint Yahini as the company commander. He can command these 8 vehicles and become the new force of the whole division.

"Time is short enough," said the driver.If it is normal, the recruits have enough time for training, and even the best crew will need to learn to drive a tank for more than half a year.But now is wartime, the situation is naturally different.

"Don't worry, I think this car is similar to our No. 221, just a little bigger." The captain said.What he said is not without roads. If you change to a car with a thin driver's seat on the left or a gunner on the right, it will be another matter, and this tank is not much different from No. 221 in terms of driving.

The three climbed into the tank and immediately began to adapt to the new equipment.The driver practiced turning several times in the bridge hole, and the gunner used the houses in the distance to make several rangings.It took Yahini the shortest time to get familiar with the new tank, about 2 hours. The operation of the periscope and thermal imager is not much different from the previous one.The gunner is slightly later because the position of the gun control box is different from the previous tanks.The driver's situation is worse, because the engine and walking parts of this tank are quite different from the previous 221.

The communication equipment of this tank is obviously more complicated than that of No. 221.There is an LCD monitor in front of the commander, which can obviously be connected to the field information data network, if this data network really exists.It is a pity that the Pakistan Army does not have a similar data link system.

There are also some troubles in the inter-car radio station. The settings on the radio station are all in Chinese, which makes it difficult for the car commander.By the time he figured out the general function of this radio station, it was already early morning.Both Saad and the gunner had gone to the side of the road to sleep, but Yahini was still sleepless. He wanted to understand this communication system as soon as possible, otherwise it would be difficult to command.He tried to tune the FM tactical radio station to the frequency band commonly used by the [-]st Armored Division, and asked the battalion headquarters for a test, but there was no response for a long time, maybe the distance was too far.So he started to adjust the preset channel, trying to listen to the communications of the neighboring troops, but there was no gain.In the end he plugged the socket into an IF comm, which is what the infantry sometimes uses.

He heard a voice calling: "406, keep your distance. We'll be there soon."

"406 understands."

The people on the radio spoke English with an obvious Indian accent, which made Yahini vigilant, because he knew that the car radio must be within a radius of 15 kilometers, and this is the far corner of the battlefield, an Indian How can there be Indian vehicles in a place where the Air Force doesn't patronize much?And at night.

Communication was suddenly cut off.After a while, a violent explosion sounded from far to the west, waking up the armored soldiers who were sleeping by the side of the road.Yahini drilled out of the turret and saw the flames in the distance, which was the direction of Jianbul Railway Station.He realized that it had something to do with the communication he had just overheard.

"What's going on?" someone asked.

"That's the direction of the train station, maybe it's an air raid." The other replied to the distant fire.

"It's not an air strike, it's the Indian armored forces. They are attacking the train station." Shouted Yahini, who was standing on the turret.Everyone else looked at him stupidly.

(End of this chapter)