Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 226 Trailing
The melee in central Pakistan continues unabated.Relying on the information provided by the drone, India's fighter jets and armored forces deep in the rear are doing their best to search for the Pakistani Shaheen II launch vehicle fleeing north.These launch vehicles are in a state of isolation and helplessness, and the chaos on the battlefield makes the Army almost lose its ability to protect these strategic counterattack forces.Now their only chance to escape the strike of the Indian army comes from the secretly built mountain passage; this is an important part of Pakistan's limited nuclear counterattack force for many years.Indian satellites will also see these roads when they pass over central Pakistan, but they have never taken these winding dirt roads seriously.But these unremarkable dirt roads are enough for vehicles with 8X8 chassis to pass by.And the surrounding rolling hills can also cover these huge ground vehicles from being easily detected by optical or radar detection equipment in the air.

Azarid's tanks scattered into the mountains, trying to intercept the launchers.These advanced T90 tanks integrate a complete battlefield information system, which can be connected to the unmanned vehicles launched by the 31st Army. At least on his command tanks, a flat-screen display can be used to indicate the approximate location of the target discovered by the drone. Location.He carefully checked the coordinate data and the map, and found that there was no road there.Recently, the error of GPS navigation has reached the kilometer level.For a well-trained army, it may not be a problem to rely on such positioning capabilities to break through Pakistan's porous defense line.But to find the enemy convoy hiding in the mountains and keeping radio silent all the time, it became a big problem, especially now that it was very dark.In theory, the air force is the best way to attack these vehicles. However, due to the problem of identifying friend or foe, Spanga has many restrictions on air-ground coordination when formulating this combat plan to go deep behind enemy lines. The air force's tactical aircraft always avoid He may be right, because the course of the war has proved that most Indian pilots can't tell the difference between T90 and T84 in the air.Therefore, the current tank unit can only receive communication and reconnaissance support from a few drones from the 31st Army.

The UAV that found the enemy's whereabouts lost contact within a few minutes, and was probably shot down; while the Air Force's Rafale fighter jets or A10 early warning aircraft could not communicate with the tank troops at all, which is India's backward level of information technology In other words, it is determined by the command system.

Azarid was convinced that the enemy's convoy must be a large group of people, and there should be mobile anti-aircraft firepower to follow.Now he had to make a contact with headquarters.His army has moved beyond the reach of drones or other battlefield communication relays.So he could only get out of the turret and use the satellite communication to make a call.India itself has no military communication satellites that can cover the area, but according to a confidentiality agreement, General Spanga secretly leased a SYRACUSE3B extremely high frequency military communication satellite before the war.This allowed the commanders of his few fist units to maintain secure voice communications with headquarters at all times, using a small terminal system provided by the same European country.This military communication satellite has also become the technical support for Spanga's bold plan.

Azarid used the intercom to communicate with headquarters, and he requested the uninterrupted launch of unmanned reconnaissance drones for night searches.He does have some big mouths, but the tactical requirements of the 19th Panzer Regiment have always been the highest priority of the entire army. Two Nishant UAVs on the rails of the launch vehicle 300 kilometers away were simultaneously launched to the battlefield.If necessary, these drones will stay in the search area and will not consider returning.

Azared is confident that he is very close to leaving the mysterious convoy, and he is just waiting for new clues to appear. He does not expect the infrared sensor on the Nishante drone to catch any clues of the opponent.But as long as the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun of the escort of the convoy fires the cannon on the drone, it is enough for him to follow the sound.

Tens of kilometers away, Yahini's understaffed tank company is rushing towards the new battlefield. With the transfer of India's electronic jamming area, his vehicles have also restored part of the communication. The command told him that there is a powerful tank ahead. The T90 troops had just annihilated a T84 company heading south from Multan a few hours ago.Throughout the day, he followed this Indian army to eat ashes, and now it was getting dark, and finally they were about to meet each other on a narrow road.

Sunset is good news for Pakistani tankers.Experience has taught them that Indian tanks have limited night vision and limited hours of operation.Moreover, Yahini is very suspicious of whether the enemy still has fuel. According to his calculations, the enemy army that has been racing all the way should have stopped without the ability to maneuver in a large range.

He cautiously approached the war zone from the west, and asked several fleeing locals along the way to determine the approximate location of the delivery.He deployed all the eight-liang tanks and approached the enemy at a medium speed. He hoped that he could spot the enemy first, but he also knew that tanks running at night were more likely to be spotted by tanks that were idling.

Right now the tank's thermal imaging camera seems to be better than the previous one. He can see the still burning T4 tank 84 kilometers away.The tanks were crowded into a pile, as if they had been rounded up without much counterattack.This certainly cannot be accomplished with a single salvo.He carefully inspected the damaged tanks and determined that they had been penetrated from the front and the side, which was caused by typical mobile center fire.Obviously one side is reversing hastily, and the other side is obviously charging quickly.Most of the barrels of these wrecks are pointing in the respective directions of 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock, which shows that the enemy appeared from both sides of the road.

"Listen, all of you, slow down, the enemy should be nearby, we can't rush into their sight rashly, these Indian tankers are stronger than anything we have encountered before."

Before he finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and the turret was hit hard.He could hear what it was, an armor-piercing round hitting the turret.

"Reverse the car quickly. Everyone." He shouted, and at the same time, he quickly turned around and searched for the enemy in a general direction.

"Who saw it?"

"Eleven o'clock. It's an enemy tank. About two kilometers away."

The driver Saad has fully mastered the tank's posture skills, and he fell the huge tank under the roadbed in a few strokes.They finally escaped. Obviously, the enemy tankers hiding in the distance were a little impatient this time. They didn't hold their breath when they discovered the enemy's situation first.

"Damn it, it's a good thing they didn't launch missiles." Yahini said happily. He didn't know if he was lucky for the second time today, or was the steel plate in front of him really impenetrable?

The enemy did not jump out of the cover to pursue, they continued to stay in place.Either they had run out of fuel, Yahini thought, or the commander had become conservative.No matter which one it is, it is in your own interest.

He studied the surrounding terrain on the electronic display screen, and found that the enemy's ambush position was only good for ambushing vehicles on the road, and it was difficult to unleash firepower in other directions.

"Second row, I order you to retreat 300 meters, and then shoot at the enemy's hidden buildings on both sides of the road."

"Company commander, if you retreat 300 meters, the thermal imaging camera can't see anything, and it's impossible to hit their tanks."

"You don't need to hit them, I just need you to attract their attention."

"..." The other party was stunned for a while, obviously not thinking about what kind of order this was.

"Listen to me, pay attention to concealment, and beware of the enemy's laser-piloted shells."

"clear."

"The first platoon followed me. We weaved at low speed from the western swale to flank them."

"The enemy's thermal imaging camera will definitely see the exhaust gas we removed moving." The commander of the No. 2 car said.

"Be careful and you won't be discovered." Yahini said decisively.He knew that as long as the machine guns were fired in the first row, the attention of the Indian tankers would be attracted, and it would be impossible for them to focus on other directions.

Yahini led the first platoon and drove westward calmly.In the silent night, the Indians heard the sound of 4 tanks starting, but they were quickly confused.

The four-two tanks in the second row retreated a few hundred meters according to Yahini's order, then climbed onto the road and opened fire on the Indian tank position.Under the cover of rumbling gunfire, the first row began a bold outflank according to Yahini's plan.This plan is really a bit ridiculous. Dividing troops in front of an enemy with a superior number is already considered a big taboo, and taking the initiative to attack is even more outrageous.But Yahini had never been to a military school, and he didn't know any other reasonable ways. He only fought according to experience and intuition.

The Indian tanks were obviously stunned, and they began to fight back aimlessly towards the second row 4 kilometers away.Yahini looked through the periscope and saw a blinding swaying light piercing the night sky. It was a laser beam missile fired by the Indian army. a big hole.He knew his plan was half successful.Four tanks passed through a forest. From the map, they roughly reached the enemy's side, and he quietly extended the turret out of the forest.From this angle he could clearly see all the Indian T90 tanks a kilometer away with their turrets pointing due north.He did not rush to fire, but waited for the remaining three tanks behind to quietly deploy and complete the firing formation.

In 12 hours, he has fought against the rear guard of this unit twice. He remembers that the vehicles he fought against all carried additional fuel drums, and the fuel tanks on the tanks in front of him are gone, and the fuel tanks were abandoned during the march Seems like an unnecessary move, maybe they did a fuel dispense.

"Try to avoid reactive armor and hit those vulnerable parts," Yahini said.

"Could you stop talking nonsense like that," said Tasim, the gunner, who was impatient with the commander always pointing fingers at him while aiming.

Tasim squinted his eyes, pressed the unfortunate Indian T90 tank with the cross-sight line, and waited for the sight spot to appear. He was surprisingly calm, and the magical laser suppression equipment still didn't seem to work.

A flickering spot of light finally appeared in front of my eyes.On the side of the crosshair, he slowly moved the correction spot to the original position of the reticle, and Yahini, who had been watching him aiming, immediately ordered to fire.

The tank of more than 50 tons trembled with the huge recoil.After the shaking stopped for a while, the gunner and vehicle commander searched for the target from the image stabilizer at the same time.One kilometer away, all four targets were destroyed.

(End of this chapter)