Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 268 Head-on collision
In the optical sight, a dim white light kept wandering around the crosshair, and slowly stuck to the tank.The legendary T90 turret can counter optical guidance equipment has never worked.In the huge flames, the unlucky T90 turret was blasted into the sky, and then fell down with a bang.Reactive armor may have played a role, but one thing drops one thing, and the tandem warhead of this missile is designed for reactive armor.

Seeing this scene through the observation mirror, the company commander Di Jiahua was stunned. He didn't know if he had offended the gods. .If the kinetic energy armor-piercing projectile fired by that powerful artillery can still be countered with frontal armor and reactive armor, the missile that destroyed the tank just now is almost impossible to solve.Di Jiaqua fell into a panic again and didn't know what to do. If he observed calmly, he should be able to find that there was only one armored vehicle capable of launching the Red Arrow 9 missile, and the other two tracked combat vehicles on the runway could only launch small powerful missiles. light missile.

Since there is no inter-vehicle data link, it is difficult for him to arrange the various vehicle groups through the radio and give precise instructions to fire at targets in different positions.As a command vehicle, it is also difficult for him to share information with his teammates. The deployment of all formations can only be completed before the attack. Once the fire is exchanged, he can only make limited adjustments with short instructions.Now, he can only think of the most concise order to save his company, and that is to retreat.

"Attention Company A, retreat quickly. Release smoke."

Company A of the White Tiger Division, as the search company in the main regiment, has a combat effectiveness beyond the establishment. It had 14 tanks when it rushed to Quetta Airport, but now there are only 7 tanks left.The commander's retreat order came a bit late, which put the tank at the front in a dilemma. This tank had already rushed to the area less than 1 kilometers away from the self-propelled artillery at high speed, and it could almost immediately Destroy it with a short stop shot (for the T2.5's artillery and fire control, it is still too far to carry out steady image shooting on the move), but the blind retreat command made the tank immediately fall into the deadly crossfire of the enemy .

The T90 has only one reverse gear, and the speed does not change much when retreating. It is very easy for a skilled gunner to measure the target angular velocity.Abad pressed close to the eyepiece, carefully reminding the gunner to measure angles carefully.The T90 was almost lost in the diesel fumes of his own fire.The gunner controlled the line of sight, staring at the outline that appeared and disappeared in the white smoke for several seconds.When the tank was completely hidden in white smoke, he pressed the launch button.Whether you can hit it or not can only be left to luck.

The white mist gradually dissipated, and the tank stopped there. The kinetic energy armor-piercing projectile miraculously brushed its guide wheels and broke the tracks.The other Indian tanks on the battlefield are no longer visible, and only this tank is left to become the target of public criticism.Another Type 89 self-propelled anti-tank gun took the opportunity to open fire on it.The shell accurately hit the front of the turret, detonating the reactive armor.Abad had been waiting to reload and carefully watched the enemy.It can be seen that the enemies on the tank did not escape from the hatches hastily (this is completely different from Abad's previous battles with other tank units in India.), the artillery height of that vehicle is still fine-tuning the angle, the enemy's The autoloader appears to be working.Abad thought, the Indians are going to fight it out.

"He's taking aim, back at high speed," he yelled.The driver shifted into reverse gear, and the self-propelled anti-tank gun began to reverse weakly.During this period, the enemy tank remained motionless as if it was dead, and it was aiming patiently and precisely.

Then the enemy finally fired, and the shells flew straight to the Type 89 that hit the front of it just now.This shooting is more accurate than all previous Indian tanks shooting in a moving state. The huge turret of the tank destroyer is pierced from the front and pierced from the rear.The route of the shells almost covered all the crew's positions. It is conceivable that the interior must be full of blood and flesh.The self-propelled artillery was dead silent for a while, and then burned, and Abad did not see any crew members escape from it.

When reversing, the pusher pushes an armor-piercing projectile into the chamber.Relying on the sacrifice of his comrades, Abad now has the upper hand in shooting. He knows that his opponent has lost his power and frontal reactive armor, and he should have a great chance of winning.Of course, if it fails to hit or penetrate, the next round of shooting window will fall into the hands of the enemy. Right now it should be reloading automatically, which means that it will launch a precise counterattack after 6 to 7 seconds.However, the 4.5 cm thick armor of the self-propelled anti-tank gun has no chance at all at any angle to the enemy's firing line.

"Aim well," he reminded.

The gunner turned a deaf ear to the commander's reminder, now is not the time to be distracted.This life-and-death struggle hinges on the fleeting time difference.

After the thunderous shooting, everyone waited with bated breath for the result.

"Hit!" cried the gunner.Abad drilled out of the turret for the first time and used his binoculars to observe the results of the battle. He had shot through the front of this tank at a distance of 3000 meters many times, but luck seemed to be on his side today.The enemy's turret was still turning, and the muzzle was turned towards him.

"how can that be?"

He was a little hesitant, there was still time to jump out of the turret and escape, but he decided not to do it.Since the Indian driver 2500 meters away is determined to die, he must not drag himself out.He raised his binoculars, intending to keep his eyes open to watch the enemy fire.

There seemed to be a pause in time, and Abad felt that he had waited long enough, and he suspected that the enemy would not open fire.

The enemy tank in the field of vision suddenly turned into a fireball, and the huge explosion sounded only a few seconds later.This is not what it looks like when it is penetrated by a small kinetic energy projectile. The tank may be detonated after being hit by an armor-piercing projectile, but not so fast.This is obviously the tragic scene after being hit by an unheard of heavy missile.

Abad watched the ball of smoke dissipate above the scorched tank chassis, and of course there was nothing left of the turret.

"Brother, let me tell you, you are worthy of the title of White Tiger Master." He sighed, at the moment he didn't have much excitement about escaping from death, and he was already tired of this non-stop retreating war. He even felt that if the enemy had had time to fire the cannonball and hit him, it would be an acceptable heroic ending for an old fitter who had been submissive in the first half of his life.

"Boss, do you still need to load?" The loader below shouted.

"I don't need it for now."

Abad observed the front and said.

Behind the wreckage of eight T8s, the rest of the enemy had fled through the smoke.Only then did Abad turn his head and glance at the ugly armored vehicle on the northern runway. Its launch rack had been retracted inside the vehicle body, and it might be reloading.

"What weapon is this?" he asked.Like him, the others on the chariot were also reserve soldiers, so no one could recognize them.

"I just saw this armored vehicle fire a few missiles, and the damage rate is [-]%, unlike our guns that always make mistakes." The driver said.

"Hehe, the missile is indeed very powerful, but also... despicable." Abad shook his head and said, his evaluation was not without derogatory meaning.

Although many people do not regard the tank destroyer commanded by Abad as a serious armored weapon, the sergeant still has a strong sense of hierarchy in his heart. He feels that he is a member of the armored force and has never given up on wheeled vehicles. discrimination.

"The Indian White Tiger Division really deserves its reputation. It is much braver than other Indian troops. At night, their night vision equipment will have an advantage." The gunner finally said that he will never forget the round of life-and-death shooting just now. In the end he stood here with all his hands and feet, which was obviously the result of prayer.

"It won't wait until night. This is their surprise attack, and they will attack from other directions soon."

"I said, where is our ace division? I haven't seen our tanks since the war started." The driver complained.

"I heard that the fools of the [-]st Armored Division were defeated by the White Tiger Division on the other side of the mountain." Abad said contemptuously. He knew that those armored divisions could not be counted on. As far as the defense outside Karachi, in this series of retreats, he has never seen regular Pakistani armored forces show up, so obviously, they will not show up today.

"The anti-tank missile launch vehicle brought in by air is great. It must have scared the enemy away. How good can we change to a vehicle like that?" the driver said enviously.This thoughtless remark completely annoyed Abad, because most of the enemy tanks were destroyed by himself and other self-propelled artillery crews by precise shooting, but when he was furious, the third Il-76 roared from Landed in the air so that no one could hear what he was yelling.

According to the guidance of the ground, the Il-76 quickly landed at the old airport to the west. Two J-11 fighter jets escorted from a long distance flew straight to the southwest and merged with a tanker that took off from Shemuxi. This precious airport The air defenses were weak, so they had no time to land, and had to refuel immediately and engage in air superiority operations.When the pilot flew to the airport, he could already see the burning Indian tanks in Quetta and outside the city, which showed that the battle situation had reached the most dangerous moment.

Lin Huaisheng's troops were slowly accumulating, but relying on these light firepower to defend the airport was still not enough.

To some extent, after months of secret rivalry, the Chinese government is determined to confront the Indians directly.Prior to this, the ground forces of the two sides had never formally engaged in face-to-face (except for small reconnaissance squads).But for now, it all happened unmistakably.The time for planning gains and losses has passed. From the moment an Indian submarine fired a torpedo at a Chinese merchant ship, the Chinese government has already recognized the fact that the actions of the Kahan government are no longer subject to diplomacy.The only thing that can contain them is the presence of the Chinese Air Force in southern Pakistan.The current situation has reached the time when it is necessary to take over the entire defense of southern Pakistan, otherwise it will be a situation of losing everything.Although this decision was at least one month late, at least for now, Quetta Airport is still under the control of the Chinese-Pakistan coalition forces.

(End of this chapter)