Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 407 The Enemy's Countermeasure

The headquarters has made a new deployment according to the plan. As long as any unit on the battlefield finds this enemy, the air force will attack it regardless of the range.

He Fan's mere eleven tanks seemed to be entering the wall, advancing rapidly towards the direction where the artillery flashed. If the opponent was a self-propelled artillery, they might immediately shift their position to avoid the air attack.He Fan saw a series of flames flying into the air in front of him through the observation mirror, and the third drone that was in the search state was shot down immediately.Apparently there are also several fairly accurate air defense systems out there.He has good eyesight, and from the fire density and speed of the tracer bullets, he can roughly judge that it is a weapon of the same origin as the domestic 35mm anti-aircraft gun system, that is to say, it is likely to be a Polish-made Laura self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.If this kind of weapon can see the tank first and shoot flat, it is enough to drink a pot by himself. As a thoughtful commander, he cannot rule out all possibilities.In particular, in addition to firepower, this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun also has thermal imaging equipment and downward anti-stabilization image fire control, which can completely launch counterattacks against ground targets while on the move. The threat at night is even higher than that of the T72.

Instead, he suggested to the headquarters through the radio that the air force could launch a round of strikes at a higher altitude first, and then he would take advantage of the chaos to approach.But at this time there is only one fighter plane in charge of suppression in the air, and the anti-radiation missile it carries cannot lock the millimeter-wave radar of the anti-aircraft gun.

A nearby tank reported that behind the low wall of the village in the distance, a tall vehicle drove past quickly.He quickly turned the surrounding mirror and recognized it as a rapidly spinning search radar.At this moment, the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was heading towards the right detachment.He reminded the team not to fire blindly, but to observe the enemy first.The composition of the enemy forces in this area is becoming more and more strange. Except for T72, 155mm grenades and 35mm anti-aircraft guns may pose a fatal threat to tanks. He dare not be too careless.He knew very well that his advantage was based on the night, not armor or firepower.

Lin Huaisheng was sitting in the temporary command post that had just been transferred, waiting impatiently for the progress of the engineers. Fortunately, there were some ready-made equipment and materials that could be put into use immediately.According to the new information, India's self-propelled artillery units actually have armor and air defense units. The scale seems to be very large. The latest domestic intelligence has determined that it is likely to be a quasi-regiment-level composite of the Indian Army Training Command. Teach troops.

Lin Huaisheng did know that the training headquarters headquartered in Simla is mainly responsible for the acceptance and inspection of new weapons. At the same time, it also uses some experienced veterans under the command to study the tactics that match the new weapons. , to prepare training programs for the Army.I just don't know when they arrived in Assam, maybe the enemy's original intention was to explore the experience of using armored troops in this area?But these are not important anymore, the important thing is that they have already hit.He is well aware that the process of war is always full of various contingencies, and the commander must be prepared for contingencies at any time. From this understanding, he is also prepared.

Judging from the blows encountered at the airport, this unit is well-trained, but its equipment is mixed. It really looks like a unit under the training command.Anyway, it was such a coincidence that they appeared under my nose, so either he died or I died.

After the enemy's "Rafale" suddenly appeared in the sky over Tespur, the command plane could spend a number of sorties to search for ground targets in such a deep area, especially the Air Force's ability to search and attack at night in mountainous areas has always been very limited.However, He Fan's troops seem to be heading in the right direction. If he can touch and bite the enemy, he can at least point the direction for the Air Force.Lin Huaisheng ordered to mobilize a company of 8X8 wheeled howitzers that had been assembled to a position far away from the airport, ready for fire support at any time.

After the early setbacks in the Quetta operation, Chief of Staff Lin personally intervened in the transport plan for the Jabwa drop. He adjusted the order in which various weapons and equipment entered the Jabwa according to priority; some of them Part of it made some people in the staff department feel nondescript, but anyway, there were always people above him who supported his ideas.

Among his outlandish ideas was the use of the earliest transport capabilities to bring engineers and wheeled support fire into the theater of operations, at the expense of infantry mobility and anti-aircraft units.In his opinion, the initial rapid deployment mainly relied on the enemy's chaos and the helicopters of the army aviation, and did not need too many tracked infantry fighting vehicles. He had already experienced the weak night combat effectiveness of paratroopers and army fighting vehicles in Quetta , so his battle this time places great emphasis on effective firepower.

After the 122mm wheeled howitzer quickly entered the position, it turned the turret to the general direction, just waiting for accurate observation information from the front.

Long before the attack was launched, the troops had completed the selection of a large number of positions through satellite surveying and mapping, so everything was prepared.Of course, with the help of the precise positioning of the Beidou system, these troops can actually achieve the ability to quickly fire at any target within range in any area of ​​the region.Lin Huaisheng's only requirement for the unit was that it must be faster and more accurate than any local Indian artillery unit in Assam; his only mistake was that he did not prioritize the anti-battery positioning radar for transportation. I thought that the enemy's counterattack with artillery would be at least after dawn, and those artillery positioning radars and supporting power supply equipment were too bulky.It now appears that this was an obvious miscalculation.

Ding Keguang has been tracking the maneuvers of He Fan's armored troops on the computer. Seeing such a small unit without infantry coordination go deep into the enemy's formation, he is inevitably a little worried. He keeps reminding He Fan not to act rashly. With large groups of enemy troops, be sure to let the artillery and air force solve the problem first.At the same time, according to Lin Huaisheng's intention, he used helicopters to deploy an anti-tank missile defense line behind He Fan's tank group, so as to prevent the enemy from using the road to rush directly to the airport after dawn.

He Fan didn't wait for the fourth drone to approach. The enemy's anti-aircraft firepower was too precise, and the drone had lost its original advantage.He was determined to seize the commanding heights to the north of the kilometer to overlook the battlefield behind the hill before making a decision.

In the past, tank soldiers always avoided driving to an isolated commanding height in battle, which would lose the tank's vision and range of fire. However, tactics always change with technology changes. He Fan is not a conservative person. What the equipment can do, this lightweight tank has a very strong all-terrain reconnaissance capability, and can completely serve as the eyes and ears on the battlefield.

He carefully deployed the other tanks to stay where they were, monitoring the Indian self-propelled anti-aircraft guns in the distance, and then commanded the No. 08 tank to rush directly to the top of the hill. The woods on the top of the hill had been hit by a missile launched by a drone. The fire was just out now, so he wasn't worried about being seen by the enemy, and the jungle full of hot ash was also good for him to be invisible to the enemy's thermal imaging equipment.

The slope on the east side of the hill is about 20°, and his navigation equipment has accurate mapping data for every slope in this area.After the driver downshifted, it was quick to ride up the ridge.After the tank stopped, He Fan turned on the thermal imaging camera again. As the cooling effect gradually appeared, the background in the field of vision became more and more profound.

He saw a convoy of chariots in the distance, approaching the roadbed, and might rush towards Lin Huaisheng along the road at any time.He was familiar with every road on the map and knew which road could directly attack or outflank Jabwa Airport.The coded light on the rear of the leading tank kept on dripping, perhaps electronic interference caused trouble to their radio communication, anyway, their formation was poorly maintained at night, and he hadn't had time to count the number of enemies. Quantity, someone was talking on the radio.

"08 Attention, this is a wolf's lair. It has been found out that what you are facing is the synthetic corps under the Indian Army Training Command, which is about the size of a reinforced battalion. In addition, there is also an unknown number of motorized infantry from the 57th Division in the coordinated operation. even."

No one knows why the domestic intelligence department suddenly became supernatural after such a small mistake, but this information is probably reliable.

"I have seen more than 20 tanks, and around the battlefield, there are at least 4 double 35 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. I haven't seen their self-propelled artillery, nor have I seen any motorized infantry."

When Lao Ding spoke, the gunner had already started measuring the range.Ding Keguang reminded him to refrain from firing and not to take risks. He Fan had already marked a long and narrow fire coverage area along the road on the map.

"Stop talking nonsense, quickly use the end-sensitive bullets to fire at the designated area. The enemy's actions are a bit slow, I hope you don't make the same mistake."

He Fan's condescending words made Lao Ding very unhappy, but anyway, the target data has already arrived.After being synchronously uploaded to the command plane in the air, the target position and firing order are quickly transmitted to the wheeled howitzer unit through the information distribution system.

Before the realization of information warfare, a company of medium-caliber howitzers was not enough to have a major impact on the battle situation, but the situation is now very different.

The wheeled howitzers lined up in a line began to rotate the turret together. Since the approximate orientation and distance were predicted in advance, the horizontal and vertical directions were only fine-tuned. The only trouble was that the ammunition had to be replaced. It was originally predicted that the enemy had no armored troops.

He Fan kept his eyes tightly pressed to the eyepiece, secretly counting the seconds in his heart.He didn't think highly of Lin Huaisheng's subordinates, except for the tank unit he commanded, including Lin Huaisheng's headquarters, so when he counted to 55, he saw continuous explosions blowing up on the enemy's head. When I saw a flash of rolling thunder, I was a little surprised.He didn't expect the artillery counterattack to come so fast, and the accuracy was not bad.

The tank group assembled under the highway suffered heavy losses immediately, and the attack of the last sensitive bullet at night was like a thunderbolt from the sky; wherever it went, all moving vehicles stopped quickly.Only a small group of tanks far from the road escaped the attack.

After the wheeled howitzers fired, they did not dare to neglect, and immediately started to transfer.The enemy's self-propelled howitzers of unknown models are still outside the range of battlefield awareness, so they can't stay in place for too long.

He Fan continued to look down and observe the enemy's reaction. He hoped to see the enemy's artillery counterattack, so that he could determine their approximate position through the firelight on the horizon.After waiting for about 2 minutes, bursts of light began to flash in the distance. He held his breath and waited for 5 to 6 seconds. The sound of thunderous explosions came one after another. It can be seen that this army is not only constantly maneuvering, but also running very fast. Yes, but it took a long time for them to switch from maneuvering to countermeasures on the spot, and their efficiency was not as good as that of Lin Huaisheng's artillery.

"Wolf Cave, the enemy has at least one positioning radar on duty. The bearing is at 087."

Ding Keguang watched the bushes 2 kilometers away turn into a sea of ​​flames in the headquarters. The 122 howitzer unit had gone far away. This round of shells should have landed on the runway.Well now, the enemy is finally exposed.

"08, quickly resolve all anti-aircraft firepower, in order to eliminate the air force threat."

"understood."

Around the road, there are 4 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns on standby, and the three-coordinate search radar on the top of each turret is rapidly rotating.After the attack of the terminal bomb, these vehicles realized the danger and began to move south, so that they were destined to hit the muzzle of the southern wing unit at night. He Fan was determined to get a victory for himself before they were finished.

In principle, as a commander, he pays more attention to the overall command, and he is not interested in the single-vehicle record. After destroying two infantry fighting vehicles, his hit rate is now [-]%. Every additional shot will make this perfect record gone through testing.But at this moment, he couldn't hold back the urge to fire.

The No. 08 tank began to use its special suspension system to adjust the high and low shooting range by leaning forward.He pointed the gunner to the nearest self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and asked to hit it.

Within one kilometer, the gunner carefully waited for the elements to be set up in a cumbersome way of disturbing the aim. The only flaw was that the crosswind speed might be biased. According to past experience, the wind speed on the top of the mountain was always different from that near the ground.

After a loud noise, the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in the distance began to burn, and it was unclear where it hit, but the tracer bullets in the external magazine began to crackle and scurry, and several soldiers who tried to escape were shot. The shells flying around fell down, and then flames burst out from under the turret, and the whole vehicle instantly turned into a ball of fire.

(End of this chapter)