Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 507 A New Front
The gunner never trusted the crosswind sensor on the vehicle body, the airflow in the mountainous area was unpredictable, and the closer the shell was to the target, the more likely it was to be disturbed by the crosswind, so he made his own judgment by blocking the target's flame , and made a secret adjustment to the headwind side; the laser rangefinder can't directly hit the target, but can only shine on the tanker. He didn't bother to manually adjust the distance, but slightly adjusted the elevation angle. He knew that at about 1 How to adjust the deviation within plus or minus 1500 meters of the distance.The shooting meter is in his mind, the accuracy is in his hands, and it is almost impossible to need a second shot.

As soon as the cannon was fired, the trajectory of the shell was quickly submerged in the flames. Immediately, through the scope, he could see something thrown into the sky behind the sea of ​​flames, which was the T72 turret.He smiled slightly, what a trivial skill this is?Of course, he also hopes that Yahini can see how far his level has progressed. Unfortunately, Yahini has no interest in destroying a tank. He is desperately searching for the enemy's command vehicle. It doesn't matter if you hit or not.

"He must be hiding somewhere further west, perhaps with a small command post?"

"Company commander, we don't have much armor-piercing bullets left." A vehicle commander reported.

"I told you to focus on important targets and not to waste ammunition. Use infantry anti-personnel grenades against vehicles other than tanks." He quickly shouted to the radio. He will never stop this battle until the enemy's brigade is reimbursed. , but a few vehicles in the company hit fiercely just now, and poured too many armor-piercing shells on a bunch of low-value targets. Now they are almost out of ammunition, which is really troublesome.

Within half a year, Yahini was promoted from an ordinary commander to a company commander at a rocket-like speed, but he still felt that he was greatly inferior. He hoped to prove to his superiors that he could fight against an Indian armored brigade in his own way. Based on this idea, he redefines the meaning of a valuable target. He needs to find the brigade commander instead of accumulating the number of ordinary targets destroyed.

At this moment, Anida's command vehicle was retreating from the sea of ​​flames, and he kept asking for air support from his superiors, but his superiors replied that he could not immediately allocate another force to rescue him. The Indian Army only has a few types of helicopters that can be dispatched at night At present, there are demands in all directions of the front; in fact, the headquarters has always been a little dissatisfied with the practice of the 9th Brigade entering and leaving without authorization to win the support of New Delhi. The priority support level of the 9th Brigade has been lowered.

Brigadier General Anida has been reluctant to withdraw the main regiment from a major victory to defend the headquarters, but at this moment, it is too late even if he wants to withdraw.The opponent takes advantage of the absolute advantage at night to press forward step by step and kill them all. The firepower that the troops can organize can only blindly counterattack the enemy's position when they fire for a moment, but they cannot accurately hit those moving targets, while the opponent's firepower is accurate. And it was deadly, destroying most of the heavy firepower exposed on one side in an instant.

The brigadier general ordered the mortar company to fire flares at the target area, but the company was in a hurry and couldn't find the ammunition.Only ordinary shells can be used to fight back.Those shells couldn't hit those tanks, but when they fell close, they could temporarily expose them from the darkness, making them less useful for tank gunners to aim.

Yahini observed that the tanks on the enemy's position had been wiped out, ordered the convoy to disperse, and some feints rushed to the target area. He hoped to quickly bypass the burning wreckage to find more important targets, which would inevitably be exposed, but he A little risk has to be taken.Some of the enemy's 23mm anti-aircraft artillery positions were exposed in front of his eyes, followed by self-propelled mortars that were chaotic and retreated while fighting.The tankers gave way for a while and didn't fire because they were not considered important targets. At this time, the enemy's small-caliber anti-aircraft guns used their night vision capabilities to fire at the general outline of the tanks in the dark. served as an indicator.

Two tanks rammed straight over, the top machine guns and side-by-side machine guns returned fire, and the other five tanks quickly outflanked while the fire was diverted, continuing to hide in the night to search for important targets.

Yahini finally found the suspected command vehicle. As the efficiency of the thermal imaging equipment began to weaken, the fleeing target continued to hide in the darkness.He took the lead and rushed over, not caring that he was challenging a brigade by leapfrogging. He somewhat knew the temper of the Indian Army. In comparison, the miscellaneous name of the 9th Brigade is naturally no exception.

Sure enough, the enemy's organized firepower became weaker and weaker, and finally they completely lost their unified command, forming a state of fleeing separately.Yahini carefully controlled the machine gun to destroy the unobstructed fire points that were still firing back one by one. The advantage of night vision was being lost. He simply gave up the outflanking plan and led the team directly into the enemy's line, so that the frontal armor could be aimed at the main threat at least. direction.

A T72 waited quietly for this moment, hiding behind another infantry fighting vehicle that was destroyed, watching the direction of enemy fire.Finally, the commander saw the leading tank and rushed out of the darkness. Its parallel machine guns fired continuously, revealing its position, and the enemy seemed to be stingy with shells. Maybe they had no shells?
The Indian commander couldn't believe his eyes. The tank rushed straight towards him, and the barrel was pointing in another direction, using machine gun fire to kill the infantry.After suffering such a long and painful blow, the Indian gunners were eager to fight back. Instead of waiting for the time to be more mature, they chose to fight back immediately.He aimed his sights steadily at the two Type 99 turrets on the move. Judging from the direction of the enemy's gun barrels, the armor-piercing projectile was likely to hit the left side of the tank's wedge-shaped armor, where the thickness of the armor had never been accurately reported. , the superiors just warned the tankers not to shoot the enemy's front as much as possible, that's all.Of course, the gunner knows that if he can penetrate from a smaller angle, he can immediately kill the gunner on this side. If the kinetic energy bullet can continue to penetrate the artillery cradle, it is likely to kill the commander.

Based on the long-suppressed hatred, the gunner moved the front sight to the left at the last moment, in order to kill both crew members at the same time as planned.In this way, on the one hand, it can be fired at a more vertical angle (it is of little significance to long-rod ammunition), and on the other hand, the shell may hit slightly thicker armor. If he knew the thickness of the front wedge armor of Type 99, he should have Avoid the forward positions and try to shoot the turrets as far back as possible.

Yahini and Tasim were separately using the two machine guns they controlled to shoot at their targets without seeing any signs of danger.The moving tank suddenly suffered a dull blow, which was the sound of long-lost armor hitting armor-piercing projectiles.The sound of the core shattering and splashing came from the left side, and the laser countermeasure system did not work.

Yahini immediately turned the peripheral mirror and followed the sound to search for the target.But another Type 99 came over in time and blocked the company commander's sight. This tank drove between the enemy's firepower and the company's command vehicle. It may be to protect Yahini, or it may want to monopolize the result; it was blocked Tasim, who was out of sight, couldn't help but yelled.

The Indian commander watched as the armor-piercing projectile hit the front of the turret, but instead of penetrating it, it flew away; the armor was so thick that the rare gunner misunderstood the size of the turret and the actual position of the crew. However, such a mistake will not get a second chance to correct it. The commander saw another tank speeding towards him, and quickly pointed the muzzle at himself. T72 quickly retreated, trying to hide behind the wreckage of a smoking Bmp-1 tank with an open hatch.But the opponent's shell didn't stay for a second longer. The shell directly penetrated the armor on both sides of the infantry fighting vehicle, hit the T72 body, got into the chassis and ignited the ammunition after the fire extinguisher worked. Taking advantage of the time when the cartridge at the bottom started to smoke and hadn't exploded, all the people in the car quickly escaped from their respective exits.The tank did not explode immediately but burned quickly.

Yahini estimated that there must have been a huge damage mark on the front armor. He hadn't been hit for a long time, and he reminded himself to be more careful.So the 5 tanks moved forward in parallel, like entering a wall. He kept watching the direction of the other 2 tanks from the monitor, and at the same time kept in touch. Following the route he instructed, the 7 tanks would eventually converge near the enemy headquarters. , which is not conducive to using the advantage of the number of sensors to search for targets, but to be on the safe side, he doesn't want to disperse his forces.

Someone finally reported seeing an abandoned vehicle carrying satcom equipment, apparently approaching Command.They ran straight into the enemy's lines, meeting almost no resistance, and the 9th Brigade advanced on march, with very weak defensive arrangements.

The 7 tanks ran directly over the enemy's scrap copper and iron, and the Indian soldiers had long since disappeared.The first thing that appeared in front of my eyes was the discarded armor S1 air defense system. Yahini had no extra shells to attack these things, so he ordered the main vehicle to be pushed in, and machine guns were used to shoot the car body and radar, causing irreparable damage.The rough action of the tank ignited several anti-aircraft combat vehicles, and the anti-aircraft missiles were accidentally detonated and scurried over the position.

He knew that this kind of short-range system was always near the command post, so it seemed that the route he had made was correct.Immediately, the rest of the team saw a convoy surrounded by several tanks and trucks in the west, rushing towards the west, with a distance of 1 kilometer.

The 9th Brigade is not a real armored brigade. His headquarters consists of two vehicles, one is a wheeled trailer, and the other is a front-line command vehicle modified after a tracked conveyor vehicle is installed with a radio station. The defects of these two vehicles lead to Without them, they couldn't escape quickly in the mountains. At this moment, Brigadier General Anida had long since lost his sense of honor, hid in a transport vehicle, and ran for his life desperately.However, the undulating terrain limited his speed, and he was still within Yahini's range at the moment. The Pakistani tank company that was killed immediately occupied the commanding heights, and with a salvo, all the vehicles of the fleeing headquarters were destroyed. The Ninth Brigade The headquarters collapsed randomly, the brigade commander and his chief of staff were slightly injured, got on the motorcycle directly under the communication company, and fled in embarrassment.

Yahini insisted on chasing after him, and used a machine gun to deal with the defending troops who did not escape.Then he jumped out of the chariot with a fire extinguisher, and found the command vehicle among the scattered wreckage, but it was not burned. He got into the vehicle and found important maps and headquarters documents, and even encrypted radio equipment that was too late to destroy. and Anida's diary, but no body was found.However, the booty is enough to prove the results of his combat after disobedience.He thought very clearly that his superiors would be eager to make these things known to the public, as the basis for "turning in" after the "victory" of the offensive against Fort ***, to fight a propaganda war with the Indian propaganda machine, That way, he probably won't be held accountable for his disobedience and loss of 3 tanks, and maybe he'll take over a battalion as a lieutenant?

Yahini dismantled everything that could be dismantled and took it away.At this moment, all the chariots he led had only a small amount of ammunition and fuel left, and they were obviously unable to continue to attack the enemy's main force. However, since the command was lost, the 9th Brigade would be paralyzed in a short time, and there was no need to attack the enemy's main force. Might keep going.He now had to find a way to get back to his front line before dawn.

In Tezpur, Assam, the sky is already getting bright.A runway at Tespur Airport has just been repaired, a transport plane has taken off, and the movement of airborne troops has begun.

The purpose of mobilizing troops is to reduce unnecessary consumption in the region and reduce transportation pressure; on the other hand, it is also to prepare for a new offensive. It is expected that this force will also be put into battle in the second phase of the new Western Front offensive.And the last factor is also to counter the crazy moves that Lausanne may take. Too many people obviously increase the chance of Lausanne's attack.

In fact, apart from the airborne troops, many of Lin Huaisheng’s commanders have already been ordered to return home early. For example, He Fan came to say goodbye to the chief of staff triumphantly before leaving. He told Lin Huaisheng that although the new appointment needs to be kept secret, he Some news can be disclosed. It is rumored that his record of taking the lead in attacking Tespur has won the greatest approval from his superiors. The superiors believe that if a force is needed to go straight to New Delhi, an armored commander with similar experience may be needed to sit in the command. Of course, looking at the whole army, no one can compare with himself.

Lin Huaisheng patiently listened to He Fan's bragging with a smile on his face. Although He Fan usually thinks highly of himself, he seldom brags. This is the prototype.

In fact, Lin Huaisheng, as the initial participant in the formulation of the entire plan (although he did not formulate the Western Front campaign plan), knew the whereabouts of these people better than they themselves; The pressure on the front line can only shrink to the front line defense in Siguri.Local military struggles will inevitably give way to political ones.Assam will be a secondary, diversionary theater in the new offensive to "clear" the legacy.In addition to people like He Fan, the superiors wanted someone with experience in controlling the overall situation to command a force on the western front. Lin Huaisheng had always been one of the most important candidates, even before the launch of the Jabuwa Battle.He has participated in the most core secret plan from the very beginning, and now he has been tested in actual combat.

(End of this chapter)