Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 356 Firepower Display
"All fall back into the tunnel." He yelled into the radio, got into the turret, and put the hatch on.

Indian tanks are still hunting and burning, and subsequent Indian tanks dare not move forward. The 99 chariot quickly reversed and retreated into the tunnel.In Yahini's view, four artillery pieces are sufficient to defend this section of the road with its unique terrain; Indian tanks will inevitably expose weak sides if they want to come from the intersection, and they will not be able to exert their firepower for a period of time.Even if the T4S can forcibly rush to the front of the tunnel, it must immediately switch the white light aiming to the night vision mode, which will inevitably lead to a great advantage for the Type 90 tank in the dark, but Yahini himself does not want to stay in the tunnel In the battle, the communication here is not good, which is not suitable for the commander. He quickly retreated the tank to the other side of the tunnel, and then took another tank to outflank the enemy's rear from the side path.The only thing he worries about now is whether the Indian Air Force will attack the entrances on both sides of the tunnel. Although in principle they will never destroy the shortcut to Gwadar, the Indian Air Force is not under the control of the Army. It is also possible for the pilot to dare to bomb indiscriminately.

There was a fierce exchange of infantry weapons in the south. Yahini immediately contacted Lieutenant Ghiyam. The worst situation appeared. The Pakistani internal security forces and the local rebel forces finally began to exchange fire.A few kilometers away, Yahini could see inaccurate tracer bullets and RPGs flying in the sky.Ghiyam told him that the situation was becoming more and more complicated. He saw that the rebels were not only large in number, but even carried anti-aircraft missiles and laser devices. Obviously, some Indian special forces and air force liaison personnel were mixed among them.What the lieutenant is most worried about now is that the elusive commander-in-chief Lin Huaisheng is cut off in a certain area behind the enemy. He suggested that Yahini immediately beat up the main enemy on the road to delay time.Yahini suddenly became a little scared. He was not accompanied by infantry. In principle, he could not go blindly in the mountains. In case of encountering rebels carrying RPGs, he would inevitably fall into a passive position. The armor belt of the tank was prepared for the enemy's flat fire. The firepower comes from above - guerrilla warfare always chooses that position, and the jet can easily penetrate weak areas such as the engine cooling cover, thereby causing damage.

This path is a low-grade mountain road used before the completion of this highway. It is not hidden, it can be found on the map, and it is completely suitable for driving tanks.Yahini leaned half of his body out of the vehicle all the way, for fear of not observing well-the observation device of the commander of the vehicle is always not as effective as the eyes of the infantry.The tank galloped all the way amidst the sound of gunfire, and simply did not encounter the rebels. Soon he got in touch with a tank of his own in front. At this moment, the Indian tank was blocked on the road and lost ground, and it seemed that the command was not effective.

The roar of engines sounded again in the air, and it turned out to be two Thunder fighter jets flying over. It is estimated that some guys who had just completed their primary flight training came to harass them while the Indian Air Force was returning home.The plane with the bomb hovered over the chaotic battlefield and swooped down on three 3 tanks several times. Yahini felt that the pilot was observing him, which was not a good sign.He prayed that these rookies could at least distinguish the tanks of the two sides, but he also knew that it would be more useful to expect novices to be able to distinguish the enemy from the enemy in an instant than to expect them to be inaccurate in dropping bombs.

In the end, the Raiden fighter lost its altitude in front of the cliff, and turned away helplessly. It seemed that it was difficult for them to drop bombs, and it might be some weapons that required precise aiming. After hitting a wall in front of the 99 tank, the two Raiden began to enter the road from east to west Above, this area is relatively wide, which is obviously convenient for them to use the autopilot to level-fly for a period of time. For unskilled single-seat pilots, it is still very challenging to free up their hands to aim.

The one-kilometer-long Indian convoy provided Thunderbolt with an excellent bombing environment. When the plane flew to the middle of the formation, laser-guided bombs fell one after another, blowing up the Indian convoy. The hit rate is less than 5%, but the good thing is that these dangerous guys finally left.Now, it's finally his turn to play. He has been looking for the enemy command vehicle in the convoy to wipe it out in one fell swoop. The sudden gap interrupted this plan, but it doesn't matter, the messy army in front of him is obviously not as good as the well-trained white tiger The division is so dependent on the command.

Three tanks appeared from the rear of the enemy convoy one after another. The rear of the enemy convoy was crowded with infantry fighting vehicles and infantry who got off to avoid air strikes. This was quite different from what Lieutenant Ghiam reported that there was a company of T90S behind.Yahini estimated that these chariots were part of the protection of the flanks when they were chasing outside the mountains. They had just squeezed into the road and became the rearguard of the army. There are some rules.

"Watch out for infantry, keep your distance and shoot first."

He used the radio to remind the other two car crews not to be too big, then hid in the car and closed the lid, put his head on the machine gun sight, and then controlled the machine gun to shoot and indicated the target through tracer bullets.At the same time, the gunner Tasim also controls the parallel machine guns to fire. Sometimes he can simply observe the trajectory to pre-target, which is faster than calculating the trajectory by distance measurement; at this moment, the commander is choosing the most important one among the complicated targets that.

As expected, the Indians did not react from the panic of the air strike at all.For a long period of time, the infantry fighting vehicles were exposed to the firepower of the tanks and couldn't figure out what was going on, while the crew hiding inside couldn't figure out what was going on outside.Yahini disdained to use the main gun to attack the infantry fighting vehicle. He finally found a T90 tank in front of the convoy in the observation mirror, and immediately directed the gunner to aim.The commander on the enemy turret was looking back with binoculars, but the tank's barrel was still pointing in the wrong direction.It can be seen that the Indian commander finally understood something, suddenly put down the binoculars and yelled, and even slapped the sight on the gunner's head with his hand, obviously anxious to ask the gunner to turn the muzzle.

The enemy's turret began to rotate, but the hull did not start.Tasim's machine gun hit the turret accurately, and before the ballistic calculation was completed, he pressed the launch button and fired an armor-piercing bullet.Although the accuracy of this gun is decreasing along with the muzzle velocity as the brutal battle progresses, it is still not a problem at such a distance.The shells were fired from the side of the turret which was not turned into position at all.As with all T90s, hitting this spot means starting an internal fire.After 2 seconds, the tank exploded cracklingly, and a few seconds later the external reactive armor also began to explode, knocking down a lot of infantry scurrying nearby.

A BMP1 tank was the first to discover the enemy's situation in the rear, quickly turned the turret and fired an anti-tank missile.However, the highway is full of various abandoned military and civilian vehicles, which is not suitable for this kind of wire-guided missile to be launched from a platform lower than the target.When the wire was flying upwards over an abandoned truck, the wire was hung up, and then flew out of control out of the battlefield.A 99 tank immediately returned a 125mm grenade, blowing the tank into the sky.At this time, the three tanks were fully on the road, exerting their respective firepower in a triangular formation, and slowly approaching the huge enemy dozens of times larger than themselves, completely suppressing the enemy in terms of momentum.The Indian infantrymen fired at the three tanks from all corners. They had no time to unload the heavier equipment from the vehicles and could only fire back with 3mm rifle grenades. These weapons were inaccurate when fired in haste; Hit the front of the first tank, but not a threat at all.

There was a roar in the sky again, and several planes flew over this lively battlefield again. This time, they were Indian MiG-27 bombers that took off from Joule Bout. The high-altitude cover is the MiG-29 fighter jet that took off from the naval base.Apparently, identifying friend or foe on this battlefield is one of the hardest things for any fledgling pilot.When both sides lack air-to-air coordination capabilities, inexperienced pilots often become a negative factor that can reverse the situation of the battle.

The MiG-27 almost followed the same route that the Thunder flew not long ago, but flew lower, which brought it a better opportunity to use the reconnaissance pod to observe the ground.At the enemy situation briefing before the war, the squadron leader told the pilot that there was an enemy mechanized unit on the highway that was rushing to flee southward, while his own tank unit was chasing it.Now the pilot, flying overhead, had a clear view of a long convoy, being fired upon by trailing tanks.The goal was obvious to him.Now he must seize the time, lest the enemy scatter, or maneuver to a place where he is not easy to strike.So during the second pass, the pilot ruled out horizontal bombing under the autopilot state, and the plane dropped anti-armor cluster bombs.These unguided bombs deal a devastating blow to enemies in the mid-course.

The MiG 29s in the sky do not have ground reconnaissance capabilities. They can only choose to conduct a second dive near the area where the MiG 27 bombed. The landing point is quite accurate.

"Look how I put it, their air force is worse than their army."

Yahini said proudly.Although the Indian army performed better than Pakistan throughout the war, the cooperation between the air and the ground has always been unremarkable.

The Indian Air Force swung its wings and turned to the east. Obviously, the unusually precise attack made the pilots of the Scorpion Squadron quite proud. In fact, when it comes to ultra-low-altitude attacks, they always feel that they are stronger than the Su-30MKI, and they don’t consume much. precision weapon.Yahini got out from under the hatch again, and in the pungent gunpowder smoke, the enemy column had been reduced to ruins.He asked the driver to pass through the sea of ​​fire slowly at a first gear speed, and at the same time he was always on the lookout for the cold guns of the infantry around him.It is really a risky thing for him to stick his head out of the vehicle, but what the gunner needs most now is the ability of the commander to indicate the target. In fact, it is already difficult to see anything through the gunner's sight.

"Turn 30° to the right, enemy tanks," he shouted.

Immediately the turret started turning, it was a dying T90S, a submunition from the cluster bomb dropped by the MiG 27 apparently hit near the engine intake cowl, now its rear is still at risk and the turret can only be extremely Turning slowly, it seems that the transmission of the turret has been severely damaged, and the gunner still has not given up his belief in counterattack.

"Aim down a bit, and get as much ammunition as possible out of him, and leave no one alive. You can do it."

According to the commander's intention, Tasim slightly adjusted the firing line downwards. At such a distance, the armor-piercing bullets can undoubtedly easily destroy the enemy's vital points.

After a loud noise, the shell penetrated the weak rear armor of the hull and then exploded.

An Indian infantryman hiding behind the ruins fired a rocket indiscriminately, hitting the side storage box and skirt of the tank, and the jet destroyed a road wheel suspension.Yahini felt a slight shaking of the car body, and immediately turned to shoot the machine gun.Fortunately, the tank was still able to move and did not cause more damage.

(End of this chapter)