Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 300 Digital Advantage

The throttle valve has already been firmly pushed to the afterburner position, and the airspeed indicator of the MiG 29 has been beating slowly and lifelessly.The Chinese missile is approaching. When the missile is approaching through an arc, the pilot can see the unobstructed tail flame, which is a particularly dazzling light in the night sky. Before, the pilot always forced himself not to look at it as much as possible, and launched the missile by himself. Tail flames, so as not to damage eyesight, but today he has to keep an eye on these dazzling trajectories. Apart from the naked eye, there is no other way to estimate the distance of the trailing missiles. For him, there is only one chance left, and he must be accurate.

The speed of the fighter plane has never exceeded 900 kilometers per hour, which is not ideal. The pilot uses a rolling motion to lure the missile upward, and then immediately presses down the nose, using the extra G acceleration provided by the earth's gravity to increase the overload. This is to quickly escape the missile Cone scan area last chance.

The first PL12 missile was successfully fooled, and the MiG-29 successfully disappeared from his search range. Although the J-16 fighter can still provide the target location through a dedicated data link, the missile has missed the target. According to the instructions, it can only fly To the secondary target - the Indian lead plane further ahead.

The second missile dragged farther away, allowing it still time to correct course and catch the target.The big movement of the MiG 29 consumes too much altitude and speed, and it is unable to make the third consecutive escape action. Although it is easier to get rid of these medium-range missiles than to get rid of the fighting missiles, it is 1.5 seconds apart to launch 2 missiles. Missiles always have a certain distance to deal with the dodge of experienced opponents. It is indeed very difficult to get rid of two missiles at different distances at the same time, especially under the guidance of a phased array radar, usually accompanied by maneuvers at the same time Passive interference, is no longer so effective these days.

Rolle has been paying attention to his wingmen, until the first missile is staring at him, he realizes that he is also in danger. The enemy's radar can distribute the pulse energy very well, and it can stare at all targets. At the same time, "one-to-one" tracking was carried out on all MiG-29UPGs in the field of vision. This is probably the reason why the four MiG-51s of the 4st Squadron suffered bad luck at the same time.

Roller lowered his height and used his terrain tracking ability to dodge several main peaks at a height of 5500 meters in this area, and finally got rid of the missile. When he turned around, his wingman had disappeared from the monitor.However, he heard the final call of the wingman pilot, and he was sure that both pilots had parachuted.He immediately called the ground to send troops to search, and at the same time called the other two planes to return quickly without fighting. He finally calmed down. Today's failure is a foregone conclusion, and he can no longer fight recklessly.

Singh had been following the progress of the counterattack at the Ministry of Defense, and the Trident Squadron was the best unit he could transfer to the north.This unit is equipped with a new type of MiG-29, and the level of personnel training is also quite high. He hopes that Captain Rolle, the winner of the Warrior Medal, will bring back some results so that he can calm the anger of the generals of the Northern Military Region. The "defensive faction" promoted by the former Army Chief of Staff single-handedly, although unable to capture Fort *** for several months, the importance of the north lies not in offense, but in defense.Therefore, it is still necessary to rely heavily on them; like all countries, there are various contradictions among the various military staffs in India, and there are also regional competitions within the Army, especially on issues such as resource allocation, which gives the Ministry of Defense The opportunity for the civil service to intervene also brought a lot of trouble.Now that the position of Chief of Staff of the Army is vacant, Singer has almost become the commander of the armed forces. Many years ago, such power has always been his dream, but now, the knowledge he can feel is sitting on pins and needles.

"Captain Roll will not let me down, he is our best pilot." Singh stood in front of the portrait of Nehru in the office, talking to himself.The new MiG-29s were being refitted, the planes originally belonged to the Navy, and the war forced a change.In the past few months, he has made enough troubles in the military circle, in terms of personnel and material distribution, the navy and the army, so many that he dare not list them one by one.If the war is won, all these problems will disappear, and in a few years he may also become a national hero as the new BJP's nominee for prime minister after Kahan.But if it fails, he can't imagine the consequences.

The head of the office walked in quickly with a sullen face, and it seemed that he had brought new bad news. Singer couldn't help but wanted to turn around and retreat, and accidentally saw Nehru looking down at him with a gloomy face.

"The north is bad," Lujadnahan whispered. "Tonight they launched seven air strikes, destroying our most elite howitzer battalion, and the newly arrived sky missile position was also severely damaged, as well as the 16th Mountain Division. A regiment headquarters was bombed by Pakistani F120s. The Pakistan Army launched a counterattack outside the fort and killed [-] of us."

"How about Trident Squadron's counterattack?"

"Now we know that one fighter plane has been lost. As a result, there may be one, or there may not be one. Our two pilots are still searching. It has been found out that it is not Captain Roll's plane."

"How could this be?" Singer exclaimed angrily.At this moment, he really envied that the prime minister could fall headfirst, so that he could temporarily avoid endless pressure, but he couldn't do so.

"Meneyam kept sending telegrams asking for more fighter support. He has already begun to shrink the defense line near Leh. In addition, he may be transferred to the Army Group Command tomorrow, and the staff told him that the underground bunkers there are stronger. some."

"What a coward. Where's the south?"

"The [-]st Armored Division encountered an ace armored force intercepted by the Chinese in the Gilgit Mountains. Spanga's progress was very slow. He... also asked the Air Force to send more fighter jets to seize air supremacy immediately. He said, he Once the tanks rush out of the mountains, they may face massacres by the enemy's air force."

"Before the war, I always thought that our combat aircraft were enough, but now it seems that it is far from enough. It seems that we have given the Chinese Air Force the upper hand in both the North and South battlefields."

"Yes, the generals of the army are in trouble with the enemy air force."

"Is there any good news?"

"Captain Chalabi's special forces captured a key valley in the Suleiman Mountains and destroyed several of the enemy's surveillance radars. It is believed that they were the radars that supplemented the blind spots for surface-to-air missiles. I think it is of great significance." Lu Jadnahan said.

"Is it worthy of such an evaluation?"

"Yes, the Americans are providing information on the activities of Chinese AWACS aircraft on the Afghan border. Their routes are very monotonous. In theory, we may shoot down their AWACS aircraft, but their early warning time must be compressed. Triple Sonic Squadron has been studying this plan. Taking advantage of the cover of the mountains and conducting a sneak attack in daylight, the nails are now pulled from the course."

"Very well," said Singer, looking out the window, the eastern sky had turned white.He had no choice but to gamble on his luck now.

West side of the Gilgit Mountains.Wang Zhenbei's command vehicle was hidden in a river valley, and the surface-to-air missile search radar on alert on the top of the mountain was constantly rotating. boot.Wang Zhenbei's headquarters is not heavily guarded. Although he is only 20 kilometers away from the enemy's front, there are only a few infantry deployed nearby, and there is not a single tank in sight.For him, the real threat comes from the sky. His command consists of several command vehicles with numerous antennas, which can easily be detected by the enemy's reconnaissance forces hidden in the mountains by passive means, so he must move frequently , Half of the vehicles of his battalion directly under the headquarters are looking for a new command post location in the mountains at any time.

A drone brought back new information that the Indian Army's First Armored Division is organizing a new counterattack, and they seem to have found a new offensive route.Wang Zhenbei has been studying this unit for a long time. He found that the tanks of this division are relatively hesitant to attack. When Chinese planes fly overhead, they will appear panicked. It is obviously not a very tactical army.

The 72st Armored Division pretended to attack from the front, but there was about a company of T[-] sneaking around. They thought their actions were very concealed, but Wang Zhenbei could see clearly at this moment.He immediately assigned a tank platoon, together with a mechanized infantry company, to intercept the enemy's only path.Although his military strength is much smaller than that of his opponents, the advantages of information warfare allow him to maintain a firepower advantage in one direction in most cases.

The Gilgit Hills, which are less steep and towering than the Suleiman Range, have always been a weak spot for Pakistan's defenses.The Indian army that occupied Karachi naturally chose to go west from the Gilgit Mountains from the south, which was easier than forcibly crossing the Suleiman Mountains.A head-on collision with this force is now inevitable.

The No. 155 tank took the lead in rushing to the ambush area designated by the headquarters. The tank commander Zhang Gaocheng now has 10 minutes to study how to fight.He knows the enemy's location and approximate time of arrival, and he can even switch to the drone's view and see the enemy moving slowly behind a hill.

War has always been about pursuing unjust confrontation.This armored teaching force has been exploring the possible forms of digital warfare in the depths of the barren Gobi and Taihang Mountains for ten years.The more general conclusion is that in the case of high-intensity electronic interference and terrain obstacles, the role of the tank's inter-vehicle information system is very limited, at least not as useful as the aircraft's data link system.When necessary, it is necessary to rely on firepower and armor to fight independently; but at the time of the subject research, the false opponent was not India, and the current situation is much better than the hypothetical situation, at least the enemy’s response to drones is very slow .Wang Zhenbei's headquarters controlled all troops within thousands of square kilometers with just a few reconnaissance/relay drones.Most of the tank commanders can also see the positions and information of nearby comrades-in-arms, and even the pointing of the gun muzzles on the monitor on the right side of the battle room. For the first time in history, Chinese tank soldiers can get out of the low field of vision and observe the surrounding situation from the air.The coverage of the inter-vehicle information system is not large, and it is often restricted by the terrain. Fortunately, Wang Zhenbei does not have many vehicles in his hands, so he can flexibly deploy the position of the drone to build this system.

"Don't worry, everything is waiting for my order." Zhang Gaocheng said, he was worried that the gunner would rush to attack as soon as the enemy showed up, after all, the gunner could not see as much information about the enemy as he did. "The vehicle groups quickly arrived at the area I designated, you are too slow, don't wait for those infantry fighting vehicles that are dawdling." He was not satisfied with the speed of the remaining vehicles.Driving in undulating terrain to seize the favorable terrain has always been the strong point of No. 155.

Zhang Gaocheng knew the location of his friends and neighbors at all times, but out of habit, he went under the cockpit and glanced at the periscope. The two cars had slowly reached the flank, and the enemy should still be one kilometer away, so he could be quiet waiting for the enemy.

(End of this chapter)