Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 233 The Spike's Counterattack

The Indian commander saw that a weapon tank that fell from the sky exploded into parts, and he knew what weapon he was facing.He immediately ordered the troops to shrink, patiently waiting for the opportunity.The battlefield weather information of the First Army was updated once or twice an hour, so the commander knew very well that the wind and sand that was not good for him would pass soon.

The Javelin missile is a real nuisance, a deadly weapon with integrated infrared staring technology and an optional top attack.It is much superior to the laser beam or fiber-optic guided missiles equipped by the Indian 6th Armored Division, which need to be controlled by the shooter.Even a ragtag group like the Pakistani reservists can quickly master this fire-and-forget weapon with simple training.Of course not, this weapon is not perfect, it has a door, which is its range.

At 2:30 in the afternoon, just like the results of India's weather detection, the scorching air from the Thar Desert finally disappeared.The battlefield finally became transparent.However, Pakistan's missile launch vehicles have been concealed behind the rocks all over the mountain, only the missile launch tube part is exposed, they thought it would be foolproof.But the Indians immediately adopted the staggered-time attack tactics of multiple laser-piloted missiles to attack.The Indian anti-tank missile force uses the 10-fold daytime sight of the extended-range spike missile, which can accurately find the target at a distance of 5 kilometers. The 72K9 laser beam-guided artillery shells fired by the T119 tanks accurately strike the enemy targets scurrying around 3 kilometers away, while the entire Indian army has been staying outside the range of the javelin.

Soon the overwhelming firepower of the Indian 6th Armored Division drove the Pakistani anti-tank units behind the ridge.Then a mortar unit hiding out of sight began to fire shells at the fleeing Pakistani army at an extremely fast rate of fire.Although the firepower was not very accurate, Abad, who was observing from the rear of the position, was taken aback by the intensity of it.According to his past experience, India's armored forces always have self-propelled mortars accompanying them, but the scale is generally not too large, and they don't hide too far away, but he used a telescope to carefully search every enemy's position. No traces were found in the corners.

A few minutes later, the Indian tanks that had fled just now began to move around.Abad stood on the turret. With the help of a telescope, he could see a row of Indian tanks coming out of the town 4 kilometers away, and then turned to the west. Looking at the situation, as long as their commander made up his mind, they would rush over.He calculated in his mind how long it would take for the enemy to charge to the river. With his five 5mm cannons, he might be able to stop a company of T120s from charging, but the group of mortars hiding somewhere was a serious problem. He knew those The curved firepower is enough to turn the surface position here upside down; but the enemy artillery is hiding behind, and he has no way to hit it, so he can only ask the air force for help.

At Mesur Airport, a bulldozer is rumbling along the runway, trying to fill in a 6-meter-diameter hole.In the morning, India's MiG-29 broke through the defense again. One of them dropped cluster bombs over the Mesur base.

Sami sat in the fighter jet, anxiously watching the construction machinery in front of him slowly moving from the HUD.He was a little helpless, the enemy's approach made the fighter jets come and go closer to the battlefield, and this was originally his opportunity to show his talents.But the dexterous naval MiG-29 in the morning was obviously driven by a veteran. Its bombing delay calculation was accurate and it destroyed the runway segments. Now the 3-kilometer runway is paralyzed.Sammy's plane has 2 rocket pods and 4 aerial bombs hanging on it. He has been sitting in the cockpit for 2 hours. He only needs to wait for the runway to be repaired before flying to the front line to support the ground battle. But he doesn't know that the engineers have to wait when. .

"Black spider leader, this is the command post. In the direction of Duleji, there are enemy frontline artillery positions that need to be suppressed. The flight plan has changed."

"When can I take off?"

Sammy pressed the route setting button and reset the route.Originally his plan was to attack the Indian tanks in the east, but he did not expect the enemy to approach from the west.

"I don't know, it's being repaired, it might be coming soon." The tower replied vaguely.

"Very well, then I will continue to wait."

He continued to sit in the cockpit. Fortunately, his plane only needed a 400-meter-long runway to take off, and most of the J-7 or Thunder fighter jets here couldn't do it.

Gravel filling and concrete grouting in the front crater have been completed.Sammy heard that the Air Force recently used a kind of "quick-drying cement" provided by the Chinese, which can be solidified and put into use in just a few minutes.

"The black spider asked to take off, and I have to take off right away."

"Please wait a moment..."

The colonel had no time to wait for the external air source, so he started the process of starting the engine with the auxiliary power unit.When the engine ignited successfully, the construction vehicle in front had just withdrawn.

"What are you doing?" Someone in the tower asked in horror.

"Go to war." The old man replied confidently. He currently has the highest military rank in this base, and no one can stop him from taking off.

"Colonel, according to the regulations, the newly filled runway must wait for [-] minutes before..."

"There are dead people on the front line, and I can't wait any longer."

The speed of the turbofan engine is gradually increasing. Under normal circumstances, he is accustomed to start taxiing when the speed reaches [-]% or more, but today the runway is not long enough, so he has to wait for the speed to rise to a high enough level.

Everyone around the runway looked at the plane in amazement, and the pilot wanted to take off from the newly completed runway.

Sammy let off the brakes, slowly pushed the throttle, and the plane began to sprint forward...

Whether it can take off or not, he also knows in his heart.Song Ning told him that it only takes a short time to set, and the strength of this polyurethane cement can withstand a flight, and the higher the temperature, the better the effect.

The plane slid over the hole, and Sammy didn't even feel any bounce. When the speed was enough, he slowly pulled up the plane.After climbing for a while, I turned around and headed north.

He doesn't care if there is no wingman. The biggest advantage now is that the distance from the battlefield is very short. The Indian Air Force, which takes off from 7 kilometers away, has almost no way to prevent it.But he still had to keep an eye on the radar warning device.Recently, the most dangerous factor has become one's own anti-aircraft firepower; due to the reduction in the number of Pakistani Air Force planes flying into the air and the confusion of communication, the ground air defense firepower has become accustomed to treating every aircraft in the air as an enemy plane, and does not hesitate open fire.

After flying for a short time, Sami saw thick smoke billowing ahead, obviously the battlefield was very close.The radar warning fruit started to sound a reminder. He glanced at it and found that there was a centimeter wave radar scan nearby, but there was no electronic inquiry to identify friend or foe. There may be a hidden anti-aircraft artillery position nearby.The colonel saw the flash of light on the ground, and immediately dodged with a deft roll.A barrage exploded on his side.

"Damn!" he yelled, and pulled the plane up.It was his own people firing again, and he had encountered many times these days, but fortunately, the radar warning of this plane was always timely.

The artillery radar was quickly thrown off, and these medium-caliber guns were always hidden behind the hillside, so the field of fire was limited.Sammy leveled the plane again, with a large river in the way.He turned on the radar to scan the ground, hoping to find the target easily.As long as it flies steadily for a short while, the radar system can analyze moving targets or targets of a certain size, but after a while there is no gain, and those artillery are obviously more in the rear.

He lowered the nose and ventured across the battlefield at an altitude of 200 meters, hoping to find those targets with the naked eye.He saw some tanks not far ahead, and they were rushing down the ditch to avoid it. Obviously, his appearance frightened them.He simply swooped down and passed at a lower altitude.The core of India's field force air defense is the Sam-6 missile, but most of these missiles and radars are carried by trailers, and it is difficult to run around with the front-line tanks. This weakness is well known by Sammy.Moreover, as the front line advances to the hinterland of Pakistan, most of the light aircraft that take off from the front-line airports are already difficult to perform air superiority tasks.

Passing the town of Durej, a column of smoke on the horizon caught Sammy's attention. It didn't look like an ordinary truck, but more like a column of tracked vehicles speeding across the sandy road.He aimed the nose at the target, and the radar quickly filtered out immobile objects, leaving only a series of blips whose positions were constantly updated, and which he used background image gain, were driving on a road.

"Torch, the enemy's self-propelled mortars have been found. They are moving their positions," he said calmly.Thinking about how to do it.There was no response from the radio, and the connection was lost, but it didn't matter, he could make his own decisions in the air and on the ground.

The plane dived down at a high angle, and the aiming ring was already aimed at the first fast-moving self-propelled mortar.Launching unguided weapons is very simple, but the airborne fire control cannot provide the target movement lead, which can only rely on the pilot's own experience.The colonel aimed slightly ahead of the enemy's line, then took a deep breath to stabilize the plane, and when the entire outline of the enemy's vehicle could be seen, he fired several 57mm rockets.

The plane made a barrel roll and flew over the huge smoke from the bomb. As soon as the old man turned his head, he saw that the leading armored vehicle had started to burn. It's going to be a mess right away.

The fighter plane circled horizontally in the air, drawing a large circle. He deliberately made a larger circle, just to scare the Indian artillery who would stay on the road, and wait for them to huddle together before launching a second round of strikes.

Seeing the Indian self-propelled artillery fleeing from all directions, the formation was in chaos.Sami leveled the plane, and dropped two aerial bombs on the densest area of ​​the enemy formation by continuously calculating the throwing points, blowing up several enemy vehicles.He somewhat regretted bringing too many air-to-air missiles to occupy the pylons, and these missiles did not seem to be useful today.He was about to pass the convoy for the third time, firing his cannon on the ammunition cart at the back of the line.

(End of this chapter)