Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 34 Transport Line

Lin Huaisheng walked outside the conference room, and looked inside from the door. There were not many people inside, which made him feel a little relaxed.He straightened his clothes and hat and walked into the stepped meeting room. A total of about 40 people who came to listen to his explanation of the mountains and rivers in southern Tibet fell silent.He knows that there are many people in China who care about this area, but the officers and generals who study this area all year round are not as many as the people in this room. Most of these audiences are colonel-level officers, and he knows many of them. It can be seen that all who should come come. He noticed that in the front row, there was indeed an officer guarding a black phone. He knew that there might be some big people on the other end of the phone, and of course it might just be the old man's nonsense.

He sat down and checked the pictures and handouts on the computer, and more than 20 staff officers who were smoking in the aisle outside came in one after another, so that the venue that could seat 500 people seemed to have a little discussion atmosphere.He pretended to cough, indicating that he was about to start a lecture. While he was opening the pictures on the computer, someone turned off several nearby lights.The first picture was immediately displayed on the screen behind him. It was a jagged mountain. It could be seen that there were no trees on the entire hillside, and there were pieces of mud wrapped around the broken fir trees under the hillside to block a small stream.

"Comrades, this is the typical landform of that area. I took it in November last year. The location of the picture is near the actual control line south of Ganoderma lucidum."

There was no reaction from below, no one nodded or shook their heads. He saw a few people in the front row desperately recording without raising their heads, which made Lin Huaisheng very puzzled, because he only said one sentence.

"The instability of the address in this area has led to the ineffectiveness of the map measurement, which is a difficult subject for the scouts." He continued.He finally got his wish and saw a few people shaking their heads below.Maybe it's because he's not happy with his belittling the role of scouts.
"Everyone is as clear as I am about the temperature and rainfall. The time suitable for infantry attacks is from the end of September to November every year. However, logistics will be a serious problem."

"Can you talk about the logistics system of the Indian army first? We all know the situation in Shannan face to face." Someone spoke below.Lin Huaisheng didn't expect to knock down the south wall as soon as he came up. He glanced at the other party and found that it was the colonel who had debated with experts at the venue a few days ago. It seemed that this guy had a tradition of competing with the speaker.

"Okay." Lin Huaisheng switched picture 1 to picture 20. Although his order was disrupted, he was well prepared and everything was no problem.

Picture 20 is an overhead satellite map with a resolution of about one meter. People and barracks can be clearly seen. The above mainly shows a road. Judging from the construction specifications, it seems to be lower than the domestic provincial road standards.

"This is the highway from Siguri. The section in the photo is south of Bagdogra. India has spent 40 years building this strategic highway since the Nehru era. The total length is close to the Sichuan-Tibet line. So far its east The section is not fully completed. This road connects Bihar and Assam. Most of the road is far from the actual control line, but in the Siguri corridor area, very close to the Nathu La pass. Roughly in the rocket within range."

"Does all their logistics go through this road?" Another question, it seems that the logistics of the Indian army is their concern.

"Most land transportation must rely on this road. Of course, India also has railways. I will talk about it later; this road bears most of the supplies of the three army groups in the entire region, but the most important in central Assam The airport in Jorhat can take off Antonov transport planes. Their 43rd Goat Squadron and 49th Dart Squadron take off from the base and travel to and from Bihar. This route basically overlaps with the ground road. Our radar It can monitor the take-off and landing of aircraft."

"What kind of models are they?"

"These two transport aircraft squadrons are still using An-32,"

Lin Huaisheng's words triggered a strange reaction from below. He saw a few people with heartfelt smiles on their faces. It seemed that these staff officers felt that the opponent's equipment was a bit weak.

"However, these troops are likely to switch to C130 recently, and the airport southwest of Jorhad is under construction, and C17 may take off and land in the future."

The slightly relaxed faces below disappeared, some people began to whisper, most of them were expressionless, and those few buried their heads in taking notes, still did not raise their heads.

"As for the rest of the transport force, the Indian Air Force also has the helicopter unit of the 20th Wing stationed in Bagdogra in this area. The helicopters of the 19th Wing stationed in Guwahati are part of the helicopter unit, and the 11th Wing of the 115th Wing in Stipple. Helicopter squadron, Joulehard’s 129th helicopter squadron.” While talking, Lin Huaisheng quickly switched photos of different airports, in which he could see a large number of Mi-17 or Cheetah helicopters staying on the ground.

"In a deeper area, there is also the 22nd Helicopter Wing at the Kunshiguram Base. This wing has two helicopter squadrons and is responsible for the logistical support of the 57th Infantry Division in the Imphal area."

"It should be pointed out that these helicopter units are mainly equipped with models with good plateau performance, such as the Polaris helicopters made in India. In addition, from a geographical point of view, India has the advantage of a lower altitude. Compared with the helicopters on our side As far as the troops are concerned, they don’t need to pass through dangerous areas like the Doxong La Pass, so they can supply most of the frontier areas vertically almost all year round.”

After Lin Huaisheng finished speaking, the atmosphere below became a bit dignified, especially for those officers who were investigating the direction of southern Tibet for the first time. The Indian Air Force has so many transport units and equipment in this area, which left a deep impression on them. impression.

"In addition, as I mentioned above, there is still a railway in India that enters the Assam region. The standard of this railway is very low. It is destroyed by floods or other natural disasters for at least one month every year. The speed is very low and the capacity is quite low. The General Staff’s previous investigations also believed that this railway could not be destroyed in wartime and play a large role.”

The atmosphere has become a little more active. Everyone knows that railway transportation is very important during wartime, at least in China, but the speed of railways in India is still not much faster than in colonial times. This is also a well-known fact.

The murmurs of the audience gradually subsided, and Lin Huaisheng continued to speak.

"Okay, let's go back and talk about India's forward deployment..." Lin Huaisheng turned off the picture in the computer, and clicked back to No. 2.

In the remote underground command room of Peshawar Airport, Colonel Sami was allowed to sit aside and listen to the ground personnel directing the 5th Squadron to counterattack. In fact, this is not a complete command room. The real control of the air battle situation is an Airi closer to the battlefield. For the early warning aircraft, only when the air requests to fire, the commander on the ground will give a positive or negative answer.

Sami crossed his legs and sat behind the ground commander. Commander Badra Islam was his former comrade-in-arms, but Islam was already bald and a major general.Sammy is sitting here to pass the time. Anyway, his military rank is enough for him to sit here. His own counterattack will have to wait until the afternoon, when a transport plane loaded with missiles and fuel will take him back to Atak’s base. By 26 The squadron's ground staff should also have repaired his No. 101 Thunderbolt.

"Falcon report, we found three MiG-21 formations taking off from Srinagar." Someone spoke on the radio, and it turned out to be Hassan's voice. Sammy couldn't help but sneered.

"Keep heading and approach from the side. I will monitor other directions." Someone in the AWACS said.

"It's just a feint to test our reconnaissance. Their attack plane must be hiding in a corner. It must be like this." Islam took the time to turn around and said to Sami.

"Yes, if I were the ground commander of the Indian Air Force, I would do the same, covering the attack aircraft with front-line tactical aircraft."

"Where do you think the target is?" the major general asked Sammy.

"You are asking what targets they will attack on the second day of the war? If it is the US military, it will undoubtedly be airports and surface-to-air missile positions."

"Hehe, our position has been moving." The major general laughed.

"Of course I know that." Sammy shook his head dismissively.

He knows how bad Pakistan's counterattack has been since the war started. All the planes and missiles are moving aimlessly, turning around, so that the 3 Mirage fighters went deep into the vicinity of Husab, and the breakthrough distance was close to 400 kilometers. The ground radar had already discovered this group of enemy planes, but they were unable to dispatch planes to fight against them, because all the planes were flying randomly.Of course, objectively, Sami also knew that this kind of chaos also made the Indian Air Force exhausted, which indirectly led to most of the equipment being preserved unscathed.

"You also think that's why they sent the MiG-21?"

"Maybe. They're waiting for the Army's surface-to-air missile sites to start up so they can measure where they are."

(End of this chapter)