Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 307
Giam took out the 86:72 military map he had just seized and spread it on the aluminum alloy front fender of the Type [-] tank, and studied the enemy's deployment with Lin Huaisheng, as if the conflict between the two had never existed Same.This map was updated about [-] hours ago. The map is very accurate. A newly completed road has not even appeared on most of the Pakistani military maps. The march of the troops is drawn with a red pen on the map. The route and the general location of the neighbors, compared with the intelligence of the aerial reconnaissance, found that the value is not great. One is that the timeliness is poor, and the other is that the Indian army does not follow the route drawn on the map. Otherwise, it would not be so The encounter was over.

There are many passages leading to the west in the entire Gilgit Mountains. This is different from the higher-altitude Suleiman Mountains. In order to disintegrate the separatist forces in the poor southwest province, Pakistan has built many roads leading to Karachi in the mountains in the past 20 years. However, no one would think carefully that these roads will eventually be used by the enemy, because the flames of war have never burned here; of course, in fact, Spanga has been secretly paying attention to the construction of these roads.This is a big reason why his maps are so accurate.Long before the start of the war, he had conceived the tactic of conducting a daytime multi-route assault in this area, so as to avoid the situation where a large number of troops would be crowded on several main passages. The purpose of changing the multi-way attack to night is mainly to prevent air strikes. These days, he should have noticed that the Chinese Air Force does not have many night strikes.

Behind the two of them, the column continued to move towards the established route. At night, the formation was dragged for a distance of [-] kilometers, and the roar of the engine even passed through several hills.For the secret penetration, this rumbling mechanized unit is too big and too noisy. This is fundamentally different from the traditional secret penetration operations of the Chinese army, because it is impossible for the enemy's aircraft not to see this force.This is actually close to a campaign-level assault.This is a huge problem that Lin Huaisheng needs to face. Of course, it is different from the era when he completely relied on scouts to find out the enemy's situation. Now he mainly relies on aerial reconnaissance.In addition, the enemy only invested three understaffed divisions in such a vast area, which also gave him a chance to do something. Of course, this opportunity only exists in theory. The staff of the headquarters all think that this force is based on their own people.

"So far, our radio silence has been done well, and Chalabi's troops should not find us." Lin Huaisheng said, emboldening himself.

"Don't be too careless. Although we have left the enemy's main force behind, there must be many troops in the mountainous area, such as troops that have fallen behind, and military police at the intersection... Those military police on motorcycles are difficult to trouble, and aerial reconnaissance may not be able to I found that each of them carried a personal radio station, and it would be troublesome to escape one of them.”

As Giam expected, according to the latest information obtained from aerial reconnaissance, Indian troops appeared in the several mountain passes ahead. From the thermal image of the drone, most of them are small groups of motorcycle troops, which seem to be Indian military police forces. , apparently sent by Spanga to guard the road.The size of the enemy is small, Spanga's original intention may be to prevent small groups of guerrillas from harassing the vulnerable transport troops, but it seems too risky to use the old method, because the enemy may have heard the previous gunshots and became vigilant .It would be risky for Giam to deceive the military police in a Chinese chariot with a lot of flaws. The military police will conduct cross-examination and check with their superiors in accordance with the discipline of the troops marching in the opposite direction.In the end, Lin Huaisheng and Giyam agreed to use the Air Force to solve the problem.

In the air 200 kilometers south of Peshawar, a Chinese early warning aircraft is patrolling along the border. It is providing information for a dozen fighter jets in the air about the enemy fleet approaching from the east. Judging from the experience accumulated in the past few days, air control at night Combat operations are relatively simple, and there will be no chaotic scenes; after all, precision strikes against the ground at night are not strong points for the Indian and Chinese Air Forces.The Indian Air Force occasionally launches terrain-matching inertial-guided cruise missiles against what they deem high-value targets, or sneaks up on low-altitude missile sites with anti-radiation weapons, but stocks of both weapons are dwindling rapidly and Indian Army use has become abnormal restraint.Based on the requirements of the front-line blocking forces, the Chinese army sometimes uses laser-guided weapons, but in general, night battles are often just the prelude to daytime battles the next day, and the number of sorties dispatched by both sides is only a quarter of that during the day .The Air Police 8, which took off on the platform of Yun 600F-200, was only used as an early warning aircraft on duty at night, and there were no high-ranking generals in charge.In a few hours, a larger command plane, carrying senior officers, would take off to take over the day's tasks.

Before the Air Police 200 took off, it suddenly received a special reminder: the Indian Air Force is planning to use a low-altitude approach to sneak attack on the early warning aircraft. It is still unknown how the enemy will guide fighter jets to attack the early warning aircraft; but we must strengthen our own security.It sounds far-fetched, but the odds are growing as the ground front is further compressed by enemy armies.Rafale fighters with certain stealth capabilities and complete terrain avoidance functions seem to be the most likely to carry out such a difficult strike, but intelligence shows that the Indian Air Force may dispatch a Su-30 force to carry out this strike.

As a defensive measure, after the early warning aircraft took off, there were two fighter jets on its east and west sides to serve as escort duty, not only to guard against the Indian Air Force in the east, but also the NATO Air Force in the north.

In the cockpit of the air police early warning aircraft, the lights flickered, and more than a dozen guides stared at a screen in front of them, controlling the fighter jets in the distance to expel the enemy planes.Most of the Indian fighter jets come from afar, and there is not much time in the air to deal with, so it is not difficult to deal with.For the early warning aircraft, it is more important to see the R77 or R27-sized targets early and remind them immediately, because fighter jets are in various attitudes and may not be able to see the approximate distance of these threats.

The information of an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft of the army is transmitted to the early warning aircraft through the common data link of the three services. There is a target that must be accurately struck at the calibrated position. The nature of the target is unknown, but when the aircraft resists, there will be lasers on the ground After illuminating the indicated target, the ground requested the deployment of a fighter capable of night strikes for this attack.Judging from the mission requirements, this is a mission that does not require repeated attacks.Out of caution, the guide consulted the ground command in Peshawar, and the ground immediately approved the attack.

At this time, several attack planes ran out of fuel and were returning, and they did not have accurate ammunition. It seemed impossible to carry out such a mission. The heavy fleet to the north was too far away.The guide immediately noticed that the J-10B fighter escort in the east was carrying two 2 kg laser-guided bombs. He turned his head and could see the lights of this lone fighter a few kilometers away.He thought for a while, since the mission was urgent, he could only give up the cover temporarily, so he asked the plane to fly to the target airspace immediately to carry out the strike mission.

On the west side of the early warning aircraft, there is also a J-11B fighter jet escort in full costume. This aircraft cannot be mobilized anyway, because a NATO Hawkeye and an F16C have been flying in parallel in the area 60 kilometers to the west, obviously performing surveillance. Mission, will they communicate with the Indian Air Force?Nobody knows.

The J-10B fighter quickly rushed to the target area, then lowered its altitude according to the navigation information, and the pilot in the back seat began to use the day and night pod to search for the target.He adjusted the magnification, and he still easily saw a cluster of flickering light spots in the valley from 8 kilometers away, but he didn't see the important target in his imagination. What he could see in his field of vision seemed to be ordinary infantry bunkers and a few vehicles. motorcycle.He thought, what the hell are the scouts on the ground doing?Get yourself here just to blow up a few infantrymen?Why not a tank or slightly worthwhile target?

The pilot aimed the aiming frame at the light spot, then released the weapon safety, waiting for interception.It seems that the task can be easily completed without flying a second time.The sign allowing shooting came on, and without hesitation, he pressed the button. Two bombs fell from the pylon and flew towards the target silently.He waited a moment before he saw a huge explosion near the line of sight, and the motorcycle and the bunker were out of sight after the flames.

"Yangtze River, the attack is complete, and the visual effect is very good."

"Sanguai, pay attention to the oil level."

"Please indicate the tanker area."

The plane whizzed and turned a corner, flying over Lin Huaisheng's head.Lin Huaisheng just watched the bomb explode in front of his eyes, and his eardrums were still hurting.He has been following the laser guidance team close to the front, watching the opponent through the handheld thermal imaging camera.As he expected, the enemy's spirit collapsed immediately, and the remaining people jumped on motorcycles and fled eastward, giving up the route completely.

He turned and shook the valley with his flashlight.Giam's chariot rushed over first, and then a group of T90 tanks rumbled towards the opposite side.Lin Huaisheng continued to sit where he was, with a portable computer on his lap. He began to study the next route. There were a large number of enemy units within a radius of 50 kilometers around him. At first glance, it seemed impossible to pass through them. Fortunately, the enemy is moving to the northwest. If he can grasp the enemy's movement at any time and accurately grasp the time, it is still possible to get through the gap of the enemy unit.

The J-10B fighter jets followed the instructions of the early warning aircraft and began to look for tankers. Refueling at night is indeed very tricky and more dangerous than throwing laser-guided bombs. The troops regard it as a major hidden danger in normal training, but real wars can force the army to grow. is undisputed.

For the time being, there is only one fighter plane left in the early warning aircraft to provide cover. She must pay close attention to suspicious targets at low altitudes, in case the sneak attack predicted by the intelligence agency comes true.Today, the radar network in mountainous areas is no longer complete. It is indeed possible for the enemy to carry out such an attack from the Suleiman Mountains, and the radar of the early warning aircraft is always unable to distinguish low-altitude targets.

Three Su-3 fighter jets of the triple-sonic squadron are sneaking close to the early warning aircraft in the west.

On the fighter plane, Captain Husubu al-Bzarik, had been patiently waiting for an update in order to deliver the coup de grace.India's A50 early warning aircraft is still hiding in the east of the Indus River, and the Chinese early warning aircraft cannot be found at all. Of course, the enemy's early warning aircraft do not think much of her.However, the Indian Air Force is secretly occupying an asymmetric advantage at this moment, and NATO has been waiting for an opportunity to help India complete this sneak attack.The Eagle Eye early warning aircraft continuously sent the position of the Air Police 200 to the ground in Kandahar, and then sent it to the Air Force Command in central India through communication satellites, and then the Indian ground personnel sent it to a plane to perform relay communication tasks by voice. EMB145 aircraft, and finally transmitted to Captain Zarek's aircraft via VHF communication.Such a chaotic navigation method is very inefficient, but it is enough to guide and intercept an early warning aircraft that is not fast enough and the flight route does not change much.

"They only have one Sukhoi fighter jet on one side now. NATO should not hold it for us, we have to solve it by ourselves." The captain said.

"Leave it to me." The wingman with the call sign "Tari" in the formation asked for a fight.

"Okay, I will complete the main attack mission." After talking with the formation, he switched the radio to the repeater channel. "Request the latest location of the enemy plane."

"Direction 291, altitude 8000, still flying along the border." After a while, the repeater replied.

"The route has not changed, they should be unprepared." The captain nodded.He can connect a series of enemy positions reported by the headquarters. This early warning aircraft is flying close to the border almost all the time, and can almost predict where it will be in the next minute. up.

(End of this chapter)