Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 278 Rekindling Fighting Spirit
In the dark night, the gray-white outline of the huge glacier could already be seen faintly. The bombs scattered all over the mountain range opened their folding wings at about the same time, and flew towards the targets that were too late to move according to their respective routes.Regardless of whether the Indian radars are turned off, or how their antennas are turned in accordance with the regulations of anti-radiation weapons, it will not have any impact on the final result.

Sporadic flames flashed faintly behind the snow-covered ridge, and more than 20 bombs carried by the two planes began to explode everywhere. Temporary road built with painstaking efforts.In the history of the Chinese Air Force, it is the first time that such a high-efficiency precision strike has been carried out.

At about the same time, another reconnaissance plane from the same unit, concealed in the Karakoram Mountains, quietly flew over the ridge and began to assess the results of the battle.The results of the Doppler radar’s ground surveying and mapping are transmitted to the command plane through the data link. It can be seen that about half of the targets have been blown up in place, which is better than expected. The accuracy of the glide bomb is lower than the training level It is understandable that after all, the area where the target is located has a high altitude and thin air, which is not suitable for the accuracy of this type of weapon.The results of this attack have confirmed that the Beidou passive positioning system with a high consumption ratio can completely provide navigation for satellite-guided bombs.If there is any weapon in India's arsenal that can carry out a similar attack, it is the Rafale-launched extra-area cruise missile, but that is a sky-high priced weapon that cannot be consumed.

Office of the Defense Ministry, New Delhi.Singer was sitting alone on the sofa. He just learned that the Chinese used anti-radiation bombs on a large scale and attacked 5 radars near the northern border, 4 of which were no longer available.A few minutes later the prime minister would see the same report.These attacks were limited to the newly occupied Siachen Glacier by the Indian army, and they seemed to have some reservations. He didn't dare to expect the Chinese to have the same bottom line next time?As the Minister of Defense who came from a military background, he knows very well that the victory of the war is not won by the mercy of the enemy.

"Will they attack the army headquarters in Leh? Or air strike Srinagar? Will there be an army offensive?" he asked himself, and this was the part he was afraid of.

Another thing also made him deeply disturbed. The Chinese seem to know well about the transfer of the northern fighter jets. He just turned away a few Su-30s with wrong focus on the front foot, and mobilized the MiG-21 to make up for it. The Chinese Su-30 was on the back foot He just touched the rear and bombed. If these planes break through at high speed, they may even have a chance to bomb New Delhi. This is a situation he dare not think about.

These thoughts tormented him, thinking over and over the necessity of fighting for air supremacy in the south. On the surface, India still has a large number of combat squadrons, but behind these glamorous numbers, only the Su-30 and Rafale can really be invested in the south to fight against China. There are only a few types of combat aircraft with sufficient range, and the Chinese have invested in the south with a small number of third-generation fighter jets with superior performance, and these aircraft make full use of the geographical advantages, and can fight for a long time without having to carry fuel tanks .

Singer glanced at the phone by the table; it hadn't rang.He was very afraid that the Prime Minister would call and repeat the cliché of "immediately impress the Chinese", but he knew it was inevitable.Kahan is his mentor and the person Singer trusts the most, but in many cases, Kahan is indeed good at instigating, but clumsy at careful planning.

India’s secret pre-war preparations have been going on for a long time, but they are not perfect; of course, for an arsenal made by all countries like India, it is almost impossible to complete the preparations; the war has been going on for 4 months, and it is better than expected. Tragic and more tortuous.Unnecessary delays by the Army in the South brought the war into September.Singh has the real numbers of Su-9MKI fighter losses in his hand, which is a number that Kahan doesn't bother to hear.So far, 30 have been shot down, most of which were destroyed by surface-to-air missile systems provided by China. This number is far more than the worst number expected at the beginning, but this is still not the worst case. So far , the number of Su-12MKIs that cannot take off due to insufficient spare parts is twice the number of war damage; in addition, due to inventory, various spare parts that India cannot produce by itself are forced to be supplied to the front line, and the HAL production line is in various stages of assembly. All 30 fighters came to a standstill.In other words, India has spent more than ten years slowly accumulating powerful air power, and lost one-fifth of it in a few months (not counting the part that has not arrived). This is still in the absence of large-scale intervention by the Chinese Air Force .

The situation with weapons stocks is just as bad. The Chinese are procuring missile parts and fighter parts in Ukraine. The problem is getting worse. The French are even more outrageous. Not only are the prices rising, but the delivery speed is getting slower and slower. , cannot afford the consumption of this war.

Singh remembered that in a confidential meeting before the war, Chandra once said: "If the war is too long, he believes that there are only two powerful industrialized countries in the world that can afford it, but certainly not India."

This downbeat remark by Chandra was sternly refuted by Kahan at the time.Now it seems that he has something to say, right now one of these two countries is standing by and even deliberately sabotaging the GPS signal, while the other is watching over the Himalayas, once he turns on the industrial machinery, the situation will become Very sinister.

These thoughts made Singer feel unprecedentedly discouraged and exhausted. This is an unprecedented situation.India is in the strongest and weakest period in its history. The Prime Minister's strategic vision is of course correct, but he has always underestimated the variable China.

"What should I do next?" He shook his head vigorously, trying to get rid of this annoying problem. He can redistribute several heavy fighter squadrons back to the north. Of course, the air supremacy in the south will be out of the question. .And India's most elite ground troops are fighting desperately under the eyes of the enemy's air force, and they are only one step away from victory.

The phone finally rang, waking Singer up from his painful meditation. He hesitated for a few seconds and picked up the phone. The secretary informed him that the number of the Prime Minister's Office was on line 1.

"I'm Singer."

"Have you seen Charmain's report? Their bombing in the northern border area?" Kahan asked restrainedly on the other end of the phone.Singer thought, this may be the prelude to his explosion.

"I have read it. I have a direct report from the Northern Military Region."

"They did it anyway, didn't they?"

"Actually, I would say they've been doing it, it's just our wishful thinking that they should have a limit."

"What do you think?" the Prime Minister asked.

"I think we can change some strategies, such as...returning the main force of the air force...to the bases in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, so that the safety of the capital can be guaranteed."

The other end of the phone was surprisingly quiet, and there was no response for half a minute.

"Prime Minister, are you listening?"

"Why do you have such an idea?" an old and disappointed voice asked.

"I just……"

"We must not give up our victory because of cowardice. If you do that, you will make two mistakes." Kahan said slowly.

"I didn't quite understand, sir."

"The enemy is putting pressure on us, trying to scare us, and it's them who are really afraid."

"Are they afraid?"

"Yeah, it made them go crazy just because we were doing the right thing before, but essentially, nothing has changed. It's like cricket, they've got eight players out and they're clearly close to losing. Far away, but their back catcher had an opportunity to sneak up and score, see what I mean?"

"I understand something."

"The initiative of this war is still firmly in our hands. We have the responsibility to protect General Spanga's victory in the south at all costs. The army has 50 troops in the north and a tight line of defense. Even if they The actual airstrike on New Delhi can only anger the Indian people and make them even closer to the government, so I hope you understand that now is the time to really test your willpower."

Singh began to gradually understand the meaning of Kahan. Unlike the previous lectures, the prime minister seemed to be giving gentle teachings from the height of an elder.This gave Singer, who was in a state of confusion, the feeling of seeing the light of day.Bringing the air force back may be playing into the enemy's tricks.

"I understand, I will do my best to continue this war, and I will never let it go by the wayside."

"You can understand my heart, I am very happy."

In the north of Quetta Airport, Azarid's offensive has already started. He aimed the muzzles of half of the tanks at 3 o'clock, which is the direction due west, which is the direction he is most worried about.

Flares fell from the sky all over the sky, illuminating the ground as pale as daylight. It was obvious that the defending Chinese army was prepared, but they did not open fire from the front, and no enemy troops were found in the due west direction that Azarid was worried about.

"Each company finds the target and shoots on its own." Azarid canceled the original muzzle pointing order. Since there is no enemy situation in the west, it is better to let the companies charge on their own in order to display their firepower.

Dozens of T90s are charging forward at extremely high speeds. Indian tankers know that there is absolutely no chance of being hit by the heavy missiles of the Chinese Communist Party. However, the tanks of the White Tiger Division are all fighting to be the first, lest they be left behind by other tanks later.

A Chinese missile launcher begins firing missiles from behind the rubble.Under the order of the company commander, the Indian tanks in the front row began to emit smoke.This measure is usually more effective when retreating, because it is difficult for the tanks rushing ahead to cover themselves in the white smoke emitted by themselves.The first three tanks were destroyed one after another. The deadly tandem warhead of this missile is specially designed for reactive armor and heavy armor. The T3's frontal armor cannot resist it at any angle.However, the White Tiger Division is different from other troops. The soldiers know that the only way is speed, and the enemy's launch vehicle has absolutely no chance to complete the second reload.

(End of this chapter)