Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 242 Under the Sea

"Reporting to the chief, the red side has completely occupied Jabuwa and the surrounding area, and the first phase of the campaign has been completed." An officer's report brought the major general who was thinking back to reality.

"How is the red team's annihilation situation?"

"It didn't meet expectations. The blue team has been passively retreating, sometimes retreating faster than attacking; but the battle line remains intact, so...the director's department judged that there are not many staff reductions"

"now it's right."

The old man nodded.He thought that finding Lin Huaisheng to be the commander of the blue army was the right one.What the superior needs is such a guy who is as tenacious as a dead dog and as cunning as a loach.

The purpose of this exercise is not to fully practice Lin Huaisheng's plan to win by odds, otherwise Lin Huaisheng, who is well versed in the plan, will not be allowed to play the Blue Army.The essence of what the superiors hope to test is to rule out the suddenness of the battle, the "strike the enemy with strength" method.In other words, even if the opponent is careful at every step, and at the same time predicts the direction of attack, he must be overwhelmed with real strength.As the saying goes, the winner wins the most. Out of overall consideration of the battle, the three main attack directions of the exercise are all going all out, and there is no distinction between reality and reality. No matter how Lin Huaisheng mobilizes, flaws will eventually be exposed.Regarding this point, Xu Jingzhe reckoned that Lin Huaisheng should have already guessed it.

"What about our air losses?"

"In the early stage of 1:1.25 exchange, the computer refers to the performance and quantity advantages of the red team's fighters, as well as the blue team's short take-off and landing range and air defense firepower advantage. In the mid-term, it may be a 1:2 exchange. In the later stage, the blue team should have no air force gone."

"If the blue side has an advanced fighter, will it change the exchange ratio?"

"If it refers to Rafale fighter jets, there will be some differences. However, this kind of aircraft poses a more realistic threat to deep transportation lines."

"In other words, is it an unknown factor?"

"Without the support of early warning aircraft, the effect will be very limited."

In the headquarters of the blue army, the retreat to the second line was proceeding in an orderly manner, and many positions were deliberately abandoned by him, in order to prevent the red team from seizing the opportunity to intersperse because of the weak force.Right now, Lin Huaisheng's information update is still smooth, mainly referring to the effectiveness of the wired communication network that Pasade deployed in the entire defensive zone during wartime.

The blue army command just learned that the red team had dropped an airborne combat vehicle west of Jabwa, and the highly maneuverable red team paratroopers drove the slow-deploying towed artillery group out of range that could hit the runway.And the operation of the airport has already started.The red team's radar on the snow mountain monitored every move of the blue team's air force, which made Lin Huaisheng's attack by dispatching the air force to destroy the airport runway had no effect.It was soon detected that the red team had deployed a field air defense system near the airport, which was obviously transported by Il-76.Now he can only count on the armored forces to go into battle at night, reoccupy some areas, and deploy powerful FH77BD howitzers to destroy airfield facilities.

For the time being, Lin Huaisheng's defense is still impeccable, except for the loss of Jabwa Airport and some positions in Sikkim. No unit above a regiment was eaten by the red side due to lack of cover. The Great Retreat formed a stark contrast.Soon he will complete Pasade's second line of defense.He is now very aware of the determination of the red team, but it is difficult for the air force of Assam or West Bengal to resist the attack of the red team.If this is a real war, now is the time to test Indian decision-makers, not front-line commanders; whether to withdraw troops from Pakistan and put them on a new front; in a daze?This will be an interesting suspense.His personal preference is that Singh will launch an all-out counterattack, but by then China's limited offensive in Aksai Chin will completely disrupt India's steps; as in 1962, what really scares Indians is the defense of Uttar Pradesh After all, the Assam region is far away from the political center of India, and the loss of New Delhi is unacceptable.This campaign-level headquarter exercise itself did not involve the offense and defense of Aksai Chin, but the setting of the background of the exercise is quite complete and thorough, so so far, Lin Huaisheng has received very limited reinforcements, which shows that Aksai Chin Fang pinned down a large number of Indian troops.

"The latest report is that red rockets have attacked the runway in Tespur." Lao Ding said.

"Hurry up and make repairs quickly. Combat planes are moving to the airport in West Bengal." Lin Huaisheng said blankly. This was within his expectation, and it even came a bit late. Not normal.After the red team occupies Tawang, as long as they deploy long-range rockets to the forward positions of CN County, they can hit Tespur in terms of range.

"The 124th Squadron has been replenished and can go into battle again."

"Very good," Lin Huaisheng glanced at his watch, "Two hours later, it was dark, just in time for the Indian-Tibetan special forces to cooperate with tanks in the battle to retake Jabwa."

Lobsang Tashi's troops were thrown by him to the western front to do nothing at the first time. Now that the 124th Helicopter Squadron has been repaired and can move again, he hopes to put this night combat-capable force in the right direction.

Lin Huaisheng fought against the Indian and Tibetan special forces during his reconnaissance, and knew that their night vision equipment was so-so. In the fight with Snow Wolf, the inferiority of the night vision equipment made him suffer a lot, but he had no night vision compared to others. The equipped Indian army is still stronger.He doesn't know what kind of troops the red team will use the Jabuwa Airport to bring in during this period of time, so he can only use this "ace" to test the opponent's bottom first.He estimated that the Il-76 should be some kind of light armored unit, maybe an infantry fighting vehicle, maybe a wheeled assault gun, and of course it might be a disassembled and transported tank, but he judged that the possibility of the third situation was not Big.

"If the armored forces can take back the airport at night, the red side will lose." Lin Huaisheng said.

"What if you can't get it back?" Lao Ding asked.

"Then... it will be a stalemate. Keep the enemies who have penetrated into the jumping zone firmly in place."

Lin Huaisheng said slowly.When he was planning the entire campaign, what he was most worried about was that Jabuwa, a breakthrough point hanging behind the enemy, would not be able to complete the heavy task of a surprise attack. Once the battle suddenly disappeared and the enemy recovered from the chaos, it was bound to be a protracted battle. This will make the whole battle fall short.

On the dim sea level, rhythmic flashes came.A vast fleet in radio silence is kept in touch by such lights.

In the command room of the flagship aircraft carrier Villant, Colonel Zayara is waiting for the opportunity to attack, but his attack method remains unchanged—take off fighter jets before dawn, and then the formation waits in place for the planes that attacked Karachi to return, and then the entire fleet Quickly maneuver to the depths of the Arabian Sea.It is only 290 nautical miles away from the port of Karachi, so he dare not be too careless.

"Sir, 300 Squadron is ready."

The colonel stood up and looked down from above. The steamy deck was busy, and the six Sea Harrier fighters of the first attack wave were preparing to take off.Relying on this kind of fighter jet that can take off and land vertically, the 6th Squadron of the Indian Navy has become one of the few carrier-based aircraft units in the world that can attack at night.Of course, this capability does not come without a price, which makes Zayala's fleet have to travel closer to the Pakistani coast to make up for the short range problem caused by vertical take-off and landing.This is the decision made by Colonel Zayala after weighing many pros and cons. In his opinion, the main threat to the fleet is still the Pakistan Air Force from Mesur, so he will launch the attack before dawn.As for the threat of submarines, he didn't take it too seriously. Even if the rumored Chinese attack nuclear submarine really existed, it would be almost impossible to chase the aircraft carrier formation in the boundless ocean.Unless she has the ability to foresight and can lurk on the only way for the aircraft carrier.

"Captain. After dawn, a large number of Air Force fighter jets will take off from the airfield in Gujarat to attack Karachi. In comparison, our 500-pound bombs can cause very little damage. But so close to the enemy's coast, The risk to us is enormous." Said the deputy captain on the side.

"Think about the aftermath of the war, my brother. The Army and the Air Force have had their share of the show, and our Navy has lost a lot. I think that's why the command wants us to be able to play a little more before the end of the war. .”

"Mesur's Thunderbolt can carry..."

"The scheduled position has arrived, Captain." A sergeant's report interrupted the frustrated words of the deputy captain.
"Very well, how is the sea situation?"

"Southern wind, wind speed 35 meters, our speed is 27 knots."

The colonel could feel the slight rise and fall under his feet.

"The scheduled time is up, and Captain Gould has requested to take off."

By the lights on the deck, the colonel could see the captain beckoning him to be ready.

"Permission to take off."

A huge turbulence hit the deck, and a Sea Harrier staggered off the deck and accelerated northward.Immediately afterwards, the second Sea Harrier left the deck...

Six Sea Harriers completed formation in the sky and flew towards Karachi.

In the depths of the ocean, the No. 411 submarine is clinging to the seabed and sailing eastward.The Indian fleet reappeared as Marin expected, but there was some deviation in the stop position, not due south of Karachi, but eastward.This made No. 411 have to take risks to increase the speed.Marin knew that the enemy stayed on the sea for too long, and the cautious captain would turn south immediately after retracting the plane, so he had to quickly approach the aircraft carrier to launch an attack.

"The enemy formation is slowing down. It seems to have reached the position." Sun Xiangdong said.

"Engine room, report steam pressure."

"70.00%. The pressure of the secondary circuit is increasing."

Captain Marin was a little nervous. He knew that in the aircraft carrier formation, there might be at least one Derry-class destroyer or a P28-class frigate on anti-submarine missions, and there might be 3 to 4 aircraft carrying active and passive sonars. The helicopter stays over the sea at any time.Although he has already experienced the anti-submarine capabilities of the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal, the intelligence that can be collected by passive sonar is limited after all when submarines go deep underwater, and the enemy has many anti-submarine eyes and ears.He glanced at the sensor readings on the raft. The vibrations were increasing, which would obviously increase the probability of being detected by passive sonar.

(End of this chapter)