Thunder Strikes Back

380 Meteor
At 12 o'clock in Western India time, the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya finally left the muddy estuary of the Hooghlis River. In the monotonous noise of the four-shaft turbines, she left the silent towns along the river behind; A shimmering lighthouse that points the way into the Bay of Bengal.The other two frigates that were about to meet were slowly approaching from 40 nautical miles away, and they were not yet visible.

Colonel Patuki knew that the cruise speed of those frigates was too slow to catch up with the full-speed aircraft carrier, but he didn't want to slow down and wait for them in this area; the estuary area is an area where nuclear submarines are easy to ambush. The interception ability in the muddy water of the river estuary is higher than that in the ocean, and the attack distance will also double.Of course, nuclear submarines were not what he was really afraid of.The main purpose of increasing the speed is to completely get rid of the enemy's eyeliner that may exist on the coast. What they may attract is what he is afraid of; although he can't imagine what it would look like to descend from outside the atmosphere.

The colonel asked the turbine to slowly increase the boiler pressure to increase the output power.For this aircraft carrier that has exploded twice, increasing the speed is also a risk and cannot be rushed.

The roar of the steam turbine made people irritated, and gradually it got up, and the speed increased to 16 knots. He could directly see the pressure change of the boiler from the command room, which seemed to be very stable, and there was no sign of deterioration.

"Very well, keep accelerating. The whole ship has entered a state of radio silence, and all communications require my approval."

"Yes."

"Should I turn off the external lighting?" The subordinate suggested.

The acting captain hesitated for a while, he felt that it seemed more important to take off a few helicopters.

"No, let the helicopter take off."

From the shore to the sea, the lights on the solitary aircraft carrier were fading, and she was rapidly disappearing into the night.A spy used a satellite phone to send back the message that the aircraft carrier was speeding up and was heading due south; but the other party asked them to wait a little longer, as if they wanted them to witness something.The two spies were inevitably suspicious. They didn't know what would happen next. Common sense told them that it was impossible for a group of planes to fly here from China.

A launch site in the hinterland of Yunnan is ready. Three huge Dongfeng missiles have already been erected and are undergoing final preparations, but they are destined not to be launched together.An important purpose of this attack is to show potential opponents hard power, which is both a military card and a political card, so the more precise the attack, the more frightened the opponent will be.The target is being closely tracked in the command vehicle while awaiting instructions from the highest authorities.Once the order is given, they will fire one missile, and if it misses, the other two will be fired as insurance.

The wired communication equipment in the command vehicle immediately received a short and concise order directly from the supreme chief, ordering the attack to be launched immediately according to the original plan.Someone pressed the launch button, and a missile shot out a huge flame and soared into the sky; it arced high in the sky, traversed the dark sky, and disappeared into the sky.

The launch of this missile may be seen by Tespur's long-range warning radar, but it doesn't matter if you can't see it. India's early warning mechanism is meaningless in front of its speed; the final fate of the aircraft carrier is almost the same. It is doomed, the only variable is whether the missile can see the target in the final stage.

The roaring sound of machinery running below the deck made Colonel Patuki relax a little bit, he could hear that the neat turbines were operating normally.It seems that the previous worries were a bit unnecessary.The boilers and pipes of this ship are indeed not so reliable, and there have been serious fires.But right now, the eight boilers are doing well.The acting captain began to formulate a new route, as long as he reached the deep water area and made several turns, he could escape any technical reconnaissance methods that the Chinese might use.

800 kilometers above the Bay of Bengal, the second satellite that arrived in time accurately tracked the brightly lit aircraft carrier on the pitch-black sea. All were left at two airports in West Bengal.This satellite does not act as a guide target, what it has to do is to record what will happen next.

Lin Huaisheng stood in the command center with folded arms, nervously looking at the electronic map on the wall, a red line was extending rapidly, INS-VIK has not been able to get rid of the tracking, she was following a straight route at a loss, Moving slowly; this ship has been ill-fated since the day it was launched more than 30 years ago, with many serious accidents, and her hard days are probably coming to an end today.Xu Jingzhe wasn't in the command center at the moment. A few hours ago, the inner ghost reappeared, and now he had to worry about that matter.A staff officer came over and whispered something in Lin's ear, telling him that the fighter-bombers attacking Leh were making final preparations for takeoff.

Lin Huaisheng thought that good things must come in pairs. The two attacks, one south and one north, one east and one west, were enough to confuse the Indians for a while.

Colonel Patuki saw a star growing brighter and brighter in the night sky to the northeast, and he guessed it was a meteor entering the atmosphere.The signal of the meteor flashed across the warning radar screen and disappeared, but the colonel could clearly see it with the naked eye, it was approaching at an extremely high speed.

"Full port rudder," shouted the colonel.

The aircraft carrier, traveling at 26 knots, immediately made an unprecedented strong turning maneuver, but it was too late.

The scorching meteor that fell from the sky hit the deck of the aircraft carrier, immediately shattered all the glass on the bridge, and left a large burning hole on the deck.This is a kinetic energy warhead that does not need to be charged. With its extremely high speed, it can easily break through the 6-layer steel plate of the aircraft carrier from top to bottom, and run through a large hole in it.

The warhead landed to the right and missed the keel, which prevented the aircraft carrier from breaking in two immediately, but thousands of cubic meters of sea water poured into the hull in an instant, and the aircraft carrier began to tilt to one side.

The colonel on the bridge had already realized what had hit him; from the horrific hole in the deck and the rapidly tipping hull, he knew there was no other way but to abandon the ship.He shouted loudly, but everyone around him, including himself, could not hear these orders. The thunder strike just now had already caused everyone in the command room to lose their hearing.

It is impossible to know what happened below the deck, all internal communications have been cut off, and huge flames have risen from under several elevators.After a huge turn in place, the aircraft carrier came to a complete stop. At this time, all people could no longer stand on the deck tilted more than 40 degrees. The ship was completely finished.

The spy on the coast first reported the results of the battle by phone. He said that a flash of light hit the aircraft carrier at an angle of about 70 degrees. Then the aircraft carrier lost power and caught fire. It is now capsizing.The complete picture captured by the satellite in the sky was also sent to the ground command.From the photos, it can be seen that the rear part of the aircraft carrier has started to catch fire. Although the angle of inclination cannot be analyzed, a huge hole on the deck is clearly visible.

Lin Huaisheng was a little excited and a little scared. He picked up the phone and reported the situation to the teacher.Xu Jingzhe snorted disapprovingly, and hung up the phone.The attack is bound to spark an international uproar.Lin Huaisheng thought that this blow should give the U.S. Navy a little bit of color and greatly weaken their determination to get involved. However, there will always be a bad side to this matter, and Kahan will probably take the action of destroying diplomatic relations at sea next. The escalation, and whether the course of the war will change because of this, we can only wait and see tomorrow.

Singer, who had been restless in sleep, was not very tired when he was roused from the bed in the early hours of the morning.Lujadna Khan, the director of the office, told him that the Vikran Ramadiya lost contact suddenly 30 minutes ago, and earlier, the long-range radar in the east detected a missile launched from China from the hinterland of Yunnan, and the missile passed through Myanmar. , and Meng Jiala, and then landed near the mouth of the Huglis River.He didn't mention a connection between the two, but Singer already knew what was going on.

Singer's mind couldn't help buzzing, how serious is this?In order to obtain this aircraft carrier, India has tossed and tossed for more than ten years and spent countless public funds. How could it be lost in such a short period of time?Singh immediately asked Lujadna Khan to further verify the news with the Eastern Naval Command; although desperate, he still had a ray of luck in his heart, hoping that it was just a communication failure.

After a while, Lujadna Khan came back in frustration. He had already contacted the Eastern Naval Command. The aircraft carrier Vikran Ramadiya did receive heavy damage. This was caused by 2 frigates who had just rushed to the scene , sent back a very definite message that the aircraft carrier is sinking rapidly at the moment, there is no chance of rescue, and the frigate is trying to save the officers and soldiers who fell into the water.

Singer flung himself onto the sofa, his eyes staring straight.It was actually his idea to park the precious aircraft carrier in the river branch, in order to deter Bangladesh, and at the same time, use its radar system to provide some guidance for fighter planes passing through Bangladesh.Someone told him that if the aircraft carrier is full of civilian ships, it will be safe, but he did not expect that the opponent would use such a powerful method.

"Such bad news will kill the prime minister." He muttered to himself.

"But he will know sooner or later," said the director.

"The enemy's clumsy tactics will only anger the Indian people. I want the strategic missile force to enter the highest level of standby."

"Let's talk about this matter after meeting the Prime Minister?" said the director.

"But... how should I face the Prime Minister?"

Singer burst into tears with embarrassment.This is not the Invincible, which should have been decommissioned a long time ago; this Vikran Lamatia came so hard, but I didn't expect it to be so bitter.He still remembered the unprecedented grandeur of welcoming the arrival of the aircraft carrier in Cochin a few years ago; the Indian people waited eagerly under the scorching sun for a full six hours as if welcoming a proud son.What an exciting scene?

"They're going to have to pay for it."

"Yes, no one doubts that they will pay dearly."

Leh, India's most important plateau town at the northernmost tip of Kashmir, is still immersed in tranquility.This area has been peaceful for a long time, and there has been no bomb dropped for nearly a month. There is a view among the army that with the fall of the Fortress, the Chinese are planning to die down.

The shrill siren woke up the dead and silent town.The well-trained anti-aircraft unit of the 28th Infantry Division of India came out of the underground bunker and ran to the anti-aircraft guns under the concealed shelter beside the runway.

However, the gliding bombs that fell in the air arrived at the position before these soldiers, and several 500 kg bombs blasted the nine 9mm anti-aircraft guns lined up, together with the first soldiers who rushed to the gun positions, into the sky.

The antiaircraft artillery unit of the 28th Infantry Division maneuvers between several positions around the airport every day, but in this attack, the Chinese bomb team attacked every position.At the same time, the remaining military targets in Leh, regardless of their value, were also under strong attack.The satellite-guided bombs of the Chinese Air Force are simply improved from cheap aerial bombs. They can be thrown north of the line of control in a way of launching and forgetting, and then hit the target, or the accuracy is not as accurate as that of compound-guided missiles, but hundreds of kilograms The warhead is enough to make up for a little error, and the Indian army cannot defend at all.

(End of this chapter)