Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 23 Precise Strike
In the top-floor studio of Hindustan State Television in New Delhi, Dr. Rani, dressed in a traditional Indian long shirt, is talking to the camera, just like his tough style in "Indian Political Review", his opening speech is always It is very long and sharp, but when there is a pause, the camera will still show the two pilots on the sofa next to him. Lieutenant Goya has already put on his warrior wheel medal at this time.The show was not live, so sometimes he lost his mind. After all, the war had already begun, and he was sitting here listening to an old right-wing man preaching patriotism.

"... viewers across the country, please believe that we are fighting a just war and will never kill innocent people like the enemy. This is the tradition of our country and army. The Indian army relies only on sophisticated technology and firm Determined to repel the invasion. Do it strictly, this is precision strike, we sneer at the indiscriminate attack on civilians, this is the most significant difference between us and the enemy, whether it is Pakistan or allies hiding behind the scenes, we should know us stand. Well, now let me ask our young people if they have the confidence to win this war."

Dr. Lani turned around, and his resolute gaze fell on the voices of the two pilots.

"This is Lieutenant Goya. The audience heard that you shot down two enemy planes in one fell swoop, isn't that true?"

Goya took a deep breath. He saw Director Lujadnahan sitting behind the camera, looking at him expressionlessly. The lieutenant was convinced that if there were any mistakes in his words, the director would stand up and pause the recording.

"Is such that."

"Is this the so-called technical victory?" asked the doctor.

"That's right, our aircraft can spot the enemy at a greater distance and strike them."

"However, you were facing two enemies, and you had only one aircraft." The doctor pursued, trying to draw tomorrow's audience into the exciting air battle.

"Yes, but they only have short-range missiles, so it's hard to fight back."

"Oh? Only short-range missiles?" Dr. Lani said contemptuously.

"Yes, the old magic missile."

"And we have long-range missiles?"

"Yes, the range is more than 100 kilometers, and their missiles have a range of only 10 kilometers." Goya said fluently, he knew the set of questions and answers, because it was finalized by the director of the Ministry of Defense and Dr. Lani 30 minutes ago. Yes, the Ministry of Defense believes that letting the public know that the enemy is vulnerable can increase their confidence in a wartime government.

"I get it, like two monkeys trying to challenge an elephant?" asked Dr. Laney, who came to mind the analogy 30 years ago when he got his Ph.D. in biology from the University of Michigan.

"Uh... that's about it." Lieutenant Goya nodded helplessly, deep in his heart he didn't agree with someone who compared his fighter jet to an elephant.

"Lieutenant, the Ministry of National Defense told me that in this battle, they used a new type of fighter jet, which was a technology they introduced from a certain ally."

"Yes, the fighter they call 'Thunder' is called JF17 on our identification form."

"How is the performance of this aircraft?"

"Uh... I think it's definitely not as good as our Su-30MKI, which is just a light... ground..."

"That means it's a mess?" The doctor interrupted the lieutenant's ambiguous description.

"I think so."

Lani paused and sneered.

"Lieutenant, do you agree that the aircraft made by our HAL company is very powerful."

"Yes sir, I totally agree."

"Is it so easy for our aircraft to kill all these enemies at once because our radars can see them at a longer distance and our missiles have a longer range?" As a staunch supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he always spared no effort to promote similar views on the show.

"We have the most advanced phased array radar, which can detect them at a long distance. In fact, the Su-30MKI can track 30 targets at the same time, and attack 8 of them." Goya recited the data, and he knew this Data is not real.

"Hehe, I really feel sorry for these Pakistani pilots." Rani shook his head with a sneer.

Goya glanced at Lujad Nahan behind the photographer and saw him smiling and nodding to him.It seemed that his answer did not disappoint him.

"Very well, now let's ask, the second warrior," Lani turned to Captain Roll.

"This is Captain Roll of our Trident Squadron. Yesterday, he shot down an F16-shaped fighter jet that violated the airspace. This is the most advanced weapon in Pakistan's arsenal."

"Yes." Rolle replied succinctly.

"As far as I know, the F16 is a serious opponent, isn't it?" Rani asked.

"Yes, it is the most powerful aircraft in Pakistan."

"In other words, he can also launch long-range missiles." Lani continued to ask. The doctor seemed to be afraid of this famous American-made aircraft, not as dismissive as when he talked about Thunderbolt before.

"Yes, this aircraft can fire long-range missiles."

"Well, it is indeed a strong enemy."

Goya found that the doctor's understanding of fighter jet weapons is mainly reflected in the range of weapons.

"Can you tell me about the fierce battle at that time?"

"Okay, they were bombing our ground forces, my squad, spotted them, and opened fire."

"The enemy didn't fight back? I mean they didn't fire long-range missiles?"

"Their backup fired AIM120 missiles at us, but we turned quickly." The captain made a gesture of cutting outward,
"We fly this way to put the bandit at 3 o'clock, which makes their radar only see us and not track us very well."

"Well, that's great. And then?"

"Then?"

"That is to say, they can't evade our missile attack, is that so?" The doctor began to persuade the pilot

"Yes, I think our missiles are better."

"Tell me, what other planes did they fly besides the F-16," Lani asked, an off-the-cuff question that the captain wasn't told in advance.

"There's another Thunderbolt fighter," said the captain.

"Huh? Why is it this kind of plane again? They seem to like to dispatch such cheap goods."

"Yes."

"Is it a threat to you?"

"Not at all. We're out of range of them."

"Why don't you knock it all down?"

"It's like this. The fire control of the MiG-29 is not as advanced as the Su-30MKI driven by Lieutenant Goya. It is difficult to attack the rest of the targets at the same time."

"So you chose the higher value F16" Laney's question has been completely reversed.

"Uh... I think..."

"Very well, you made the most correct choice." Dr. Lani interrupted the captain's stuttering and gave a positive conclusion.

"Captain, is this a Russian-made plane?"

"Yes."

"And the more advanced Su-30 is made in India?"

"That's right." The two pilots replied at the same time.

"Dear viewers, the problem is clear now. Although our advantages are very obvious, we still face some difficulties. At the end of the program, we hope that HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) will be able to produce more and more A powerful fighter."

(End of this chapter)