Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 267 Heavy Anti-Tank Missile

Two Indian C2 transport planes are stalking from the Mokran Coastal Mountains. All the Pakistani radars in this area have been destroyed by the anti-radiation weapons carried by the MiG-130. Now it is time for these transport planes to come out to implement Spanga's bold plan.The Indian tank group that suddenly appeared behind the front line is rushing towards Quetta Airport, but a serious problem is the lack of infantry, so according to Spanga's plan, part of the paratroopers will be dropped there.Although the size of the Indian Airborne Forces has always been small, with only battalions and regiments, the history of the Indian Army's use of paratroopers can be traced back to 29, and the paratroopers themselves have always existed as a small but elite special combat force.Since the start of the war, the paratroopers have suffered several severe defeats in the southern battlefield. First, in the battle of crossing the river in the south of Suku, the first battalion of the paratroopers did not form a two-sided attack situation with the armored troops that forcibly crossed. The Pakistani reserve forces were divided and surrounded, and were almost wiped out.The second time, during the battle of the White Tiger Division to encircle and wipe out the Pakistani First Armored Division, it was dropped into the wrong area by a transport plane and failed to achieve the purpose of the campaign, which directly led to a large number of Pakistani troops being able to retreat to Multan.This time was their third dispatch, and every soldier knew that the war was coming to an end and the time for their final performance had arrived.

Soldiers with painted faces sat quietly in the huge rear cabin of the C130, waiting for the final moment.

"Guys, we're approaching the bear zone. 15 minutes to get ready." The driver's voice came through the loudspeaker.The platoon leader of each platoon stood up and began to inspect the soldiers' equipment and parachutes.

The plane began to turn and lower the altitude, and a green light above the cabin began to flash, which was a sign of preparation for skydiving.All the soldiers stood up from their positions, waited for the rear hatch to open, and rushed to the battlefield behind the enemy one by one.According to the pre-war plan, they will be dropped in an area a few kilometers south of the First Armored Division, and then march towards Quetta on foot, without encountering resistance and interception on the way, because Pakistan has no troops to deploy a complete defensive circle.

In the cockpit, the two pilots could see several escorting MiG-29s returning home. This was a troublesome moment. The combat radius of the MiG-29s was not enough to protect them all the way, and they turned around during the last short distance. In Spanga's plan, the escort mission should be carried out by the Su-30 with sufficient range, but the Air Force cannot deploy so many heavy aircraft, and at the same time, it does not want the Army to intervene too much in the command of the Air Force. Finally, the MiG-29 was chosen to carry out aerial refueling. The escort mission was completed, but in the end, due to command and satellite navigation problems, these MiG 29s did not find the tanker.

Sammy has been flying at low altitude in the mountains, he turned to the south and secretly lowered the altitude, the two MiG 29UPGs were not what he wanted, he guessed that they were short of fuel and would turn around soon.But what they covered this time might be an important target. He was almost ready to fight, and he could guess the purpose of the Indians even without the guidance of early warning aircraft or ground radar.The colonel saw a dozen piles of huge smoke on the ground at a glance. It may be that the Indian spies who sneaked in here indicated the airdrop area for the transport plane in the air. Since the problem of GPS, Indians often come up with these old ideas to guide the plane in the air. .

The colonel has been secretly monitoring the enemy's two-aircraft formation heading north by using photoelectric radar, waiting for them to show their flaws.The infrared signature of the transport plane was weaker than that of the jet fighter, and he didn't see it until the MiG-29 started to turn.He didn't know the distance of these planes, so he didn't dare to launch the laser ranging rashly. One is too far away, and the other is that many platforms on the battlefield have the ability to warn the laser ranging. Anyway, he is not in a hurry to start. What he wants is A well-placed hit enough to make Singer cry.

C130 began to lower its altitude and speed, and it was really looking for the fire on the ground.Sammy turned on the coaxial laser rangefinder of the IRST system and fired a laser beam.The readings showed that the first enemy plane was 10 kilometers away at an altitude of 000 meters.The azimuth is huge.Sami didn't pursue the ideal azimuth angle, and it wasn't necessary to deal with a large transport plane.It can be seen that the unsuspecting enemy plane is flying smoothly.The colonel used the infrared sighting ring to trap the enemy plane, and intercepted the target in the approaching 2-kilometer area.He decisively launched two PL9C missiles.This kind of large aircraft is not easy to dodge missiles, but it is stronger than fighter jets. The colonel has attacked the A50 before and knows that it is not easy to shoot down this kind of four-engine aircraft.

The pilot of the C130 was looking down for ground markers, and the co-pilot was busy communicating with the soldiers behind him, but no one saw the missile flying towards him.They didn't realize they were under attack until the missile exploded on the wing and the fire alarm went off.The pilot was trying to pull up the plane to evade. He thought the attacking missiles were coming from the ground and hoped to increase the altitude to dodge. He forgot that the hatch at the back had been opened. As a result, half of the soldiers of the company were thrown out without making preparations. airplane.

The pull-up action of the large overload caused the hit wing to snap off suddenly, and the out-of-control C130J plummeted to the mountainous area below.

Seeing that the attack was successful, Sami quickly rushed to the second C130J that was turning and fleeing.It can be expected that there should be another half of the paratroopers on this.He turned on the radar and quickly caught the target.The funnel sight caught the silhouette of the huge bandit.He adjusted the attack mode to the cannon on the joystick, and pulled the trigger.A barrage of shells was fired at the enemy plane, and the enemy's evasion was self-defeating, causing several rounds to hit one wing, setting the fuel tank on fire and shutting down one of the engines.Sami slightly controlled his posture, and fired in long bursts again.This time it hit the tail of the plane, knocking the vertical tail through the sieve.The enemy plane that lost half of its rudder began to lower its altitude with thick smoke, probably looking for a flat terrain to make an emergency landing. Of course, the colonel would not give them such a chance.He chased after him and fired continuously while the enemy plane was diving at high speed. The running bullets flying horizontally hit the front of the plane, killing the pilot.In the blink of an eye, the out-of-control plane began to roll to one side.The colonel knew the plane was doomed.He found that he did not have much fuel and could not return to Peshawar.Fortunately, before he took off, he chose Shamsi as the backup airport. Now there is no extra route to choose, so he turned to the direction of Shamsi.On the way back, his data link received information again. The contracted Chinese air force had already started to take off from Shamsi, and flew back to Quetta. It seemed that the Chinese were not frightened by the Indian offensive. The Indian Air Force competes for air supremacy over Quetta.So far, the runway in Quetta is still in the hands of the Chinese-Pakistani coalition forces, and the Indians are still a few steps away from their goal.As long as this runway is in hand, the war situation is likely to develop in the direction of ebb and flow, and it may not be certain that the Indian military adventures will be contained.

Two Indian C130s crashed in the southern mountains one after another.This not only caused India to lose half a battalion of elite paratroopers, but also made the tanks on the ground always isolated and helpless.

Azarid in Quetta has been waiting for the paratroopers to appear, but he has not waited for a long time.Advancement in the city has become difficult. There is a report from the commander ahead, and infantry wearing unrecognizable military uniforms and carrying new anti-tank weapons that are significantly larger than RPG appear in the field of vision, and can be vaguely seen in a few streets and alleys. In the area, tracked combat vehicles drove past.Azarid knew that Pakistan had long since had no mobile forces to use. Could it be the Chinese army?However, none of these news is true, and it may just be that the car captains misread it in a state of extreme excitement.According to the plan, Company A, which encircled from the south, should have reached the rear airport by now, cutting off the rear of the entire defenders. However, judging from the increasingly strict defense of the enemy in Quetta City, the enemy obviously has no worries.He drew a platoon from the direct company to make an assault south, trying to contact the missing A company to see their progress.

At the same time, Company A was struggling to shoot the enemy.Digaqua's tank has already destroyed three enemy artillery pieces with laser beam missiles, and the extremely accurate shells fired by the enemy have also destroyed half of his combat effectiveness.He suddenly became enlightened, and he suffered a lot from shooting himself at such a distance with the enemy, and he had been fighting like a fool with a 3mm artillery that was not accurate.It was a bit late for him to find the crux of the problem.

A wheeled armored vehicle had crept into defense at the southern end of the runway, where enemy tanks could clearly be seen in action.A few minutes ago, none of the Red Arrow 03B missiles launched by the ZBD-73 paratrooper combat vehicle hit or penetrated the armor of the T90 tank, which made the Indian tank concentrate its firepower on the Pakistani tank destroyer body further south. This allows this armored vehicle with weak armor to calmly observe the movement of the target through the periscope and choose the target to attack.From the appearance point of view, this is a strange wheeled armored vehicle. It does not have the artillery or even a machine gun that is indispensable for general combat vehicles. In fact, it does not even have a turret. The Indian tank soldiers a few kilometers away really have reason to think that It is a wheeled armored personnel carrier with little threat.

After observing for a period of time, a follow-up quadruple launcher quietly rose up from the body of the armored vehicle.The commander began to use the optical equipment in the center of the launcher to perform laser ranging.The paratrooper combat vehicles that had retreated for a certain distance reminded the Red Arrow 9 missile launcher through the radio that those Indian tanks equipped with reactive armor are difficult to deal with, and it is best not to hit their fronts.The Red Arrow driver snorted, which was a response.He didn't want to refute the face of the paratrooper brothers too much, but the power of this heavy anti-tank missile is really different from that of the Red Arrow 73B.It was transported all the way here by air to practice with the T[-].

Within ten seconds, the shooter had captured a moving target, and the enemy was still moving rapidly in the 9 o'clock direction.He closely tracked the target with the line of sight on the TV tracking device. After the missile was ready for launch, the follow-up launcher on the vehicle body began to rotate.When the launcher was rotated into place, the flash signal of launch permission appeared, and the shooter decisively launched the first missile.Of course, the Red Arrow [-] is not without its shortcomings. It cannot be fired like a Javelin missile and left alone, so the shooter must hold the joystick tightly and stick to the target with the crosshair. He knows that as long as he is hit by this missile, no matter where it is on the earth The homemade tanks were all lost.

(End of this chapter)