Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 55 Revenge of the Prime Minister's Office
When Singh rushed to the prime minister's office, Prime Minister Kahan was talking on the phone with Russian Federation President Petrov. The prime minister angrily asked Russia to do everything possible to prevent China from transferring Su-27 fighter jets and long-range missiles to Pakistan.Petrov said helplessly that this possibility is not great, because China has been imitating the production of this series of aircraft.If the government agreement made more than ten years ago is found, it seems that there is no way to restrict China from transferring its own aircraft.In addition, if China uses Russian-style long-range missiles, it will be difficult for Russia to interfere. Although many arms contracts have strict restrictions prohibiting the transfer of these missiles to third countries, the origin of these medium-range missiles is likely to be in Ukraine.At the end of the call, Petrodu suggested that Prime Minister Kahan could stop importing T90 tank spare parts to Ukraine as punishment.

After the disappointed phone call, the secretary came to inform that Singer had been waiting outside the office for a long time.President Kahan imagined that Singh might bring some new methods to himself. He had a premonition that what Singer could think of must be a very tough method, but it seemed that it might as well just listen, so he asked the secretary to call the Minister of Defense to enter .

Singer had long expected that negotiations with Russia would be diametrically opposed. Just as China could not prevent China from using Russian engines on Raiden fighter jets, Russia's diplomacy always shifted according to immediate interests. They kept an eye on every possible situation on the battlefield Copper plate, if the increase in war time can make India consume more aircraft and other weapons, it is undoubtedly what Petrov would like to see. In less than 2 months, the greedy Rosoboronexport will find another reason to launch a new round of price increases.Petrov's wishful thinking now is likely to hope to use Russian engines worth several million dollars on these Chinese planes handed over to Pakistan.

"We cannot count on this unprincipled country. Now we can only count on ourselves!" Singh's opening remarks went straight to the point, which cheered the prime minister.

"Charmain came in this morning and gave me some new information that China transferred 10 of their imitation Sukhoi fighter jets to Pakistan's Special Flight Squadron (Air Force Combat Training Squadron), which is a top-notch training unit. They Easily replace the losses of No. 5 Squadron."

"Chief Charman's news is always too slow. He spends too much money in Hong Kong. He has no idea that Pakistani pilots can quickly adapt to these heavy aircraft. This shows that the Chinese and Pakistani air forces have been flying each other for many years. s plane."

"Don't talk about it, have you brought me any advice, my friend."

"Yes sir, I think it's time for the Chinese to pay some price. If we don't decisively prevent them from aiding Pakistan, they will be more unscrupulous in the next step."

"Well, let's talk about it."

"I think we can teach them a little lesson at sea. They can't do anything in this direction."

"You want to intercept their merchant ships?"

"Yes, according to international law, our navy can carry out some necessary inspections on their merchant ships."

"On the high seas?"

"In the Indian Ocean." Singer appropriately modified the teacher's original words. He always felt that the Indian Ocean was not the high seas.

"Go on." Kahan hesitated for a while, encouraging Singer to continue.

"Using helicopters and warships, boarding and inspecting their cargo ships, and then releasing them, I think this warning is enough."

"However, I'm afraid it will backfire. Just boarding the ship would anger China. Especially since our trade with China has not stopped."

"Then, in the name of military exercises, forcefully drive the Chinese fleet to change course. Or shoot a few shells in the direction of their cargo ships." Singer continued, his words were getting more and more out of line with what a senior official should do. Some height.

"You let me think about it...I have to think about it." The Prime Minister said, as if he didn't like these reckless actions of the Minister of Defense.

The next night, the destroyer Mumbai, which was cruising 400 nautical miles southwest of the Maldives, suddenly received a new order to suspend the routine anti-submarine mission and formulate a new route according to the new target area. A bulk carrier Jinwang flying the Chinese flag was intercepted, do not board the ship, but it must be forced to leave the original channel with a warning and not allowed to enter the port of Karachi.

Navy Captain Kirish was a little surprised when he read the message. His warship was searching for Pakistani diesel-electric submarines that might have slipped through the net. No one told him that he was going to intercept civilian ships.However, an order is an order, and the Mumbai immediately turned to the predetermined area.Colonel Kirish made a few gestures on the chart with a ruler and compasses in advance, and it is estimated that the Chinese bulk carrier that just left Malacca a few days ago will be intercepted at noon tomorrow.Kanikobar Island in the Andaman Sea in the Bay of Bengal is the easternmost base for reconnaissance aircraft in India. The Indian air force base on the island has been monitoring the ships of various countries entering and leaving the Strait of Malacca. Therefore, according to these accurate information, the colonel is very clear about this old ship. How long will it take for the Chinese cargo ship to reach the port of destination.

In fact, Colonel Kirish has not been very clear about what he should do. If he cannot board the ship, how should he drive the Chinese cargo ship away?this is a problem.It seems that the telegram deliberately did not state whether any methods or weapons can be used.Once the other party doesn't stop, what should we do?He feels that he may become a stick to provoke international disputes. If the situation changes in a direction that the government does not want to see, will the government regard himself as a victim?The colonel had to be careful.But he must also think of the good side, that is, he can use this mission to hone the crew.

This warship has been in service for more than ten years, and many thorny problems have not been resolved.The first is that too many electromagnetic devices are crowded together in piles, but there is no reasonable solution to solve the interference problem between them.During use, it was found that when the sea search radar uses the 3 cm band to search, electromagnetic compatibility problems will occur with the thin-plate fire control radar, resulting in false targets on the radar screen, which makes it impossible for the sea search radar and the Russian-made SSN25 missile to be used simultaneously. , the Navy has not seriously studied the solution in the past ten years, and it seems that turning off the search radar during live-fire exercises is a good way.But now that the war is imminent, such mistakes may be fatal. Renaming the band of the sea search radar to 5cm or 10cm is the quickest choice, although doing so will definitely interfere with the "Kite" fire control radar of the 100mm artillery. , but at any rate, it seems to be an optimal compromise strategy to prevent them from interfering with each other by turning them on alternately.However, all the assumptions are still in the captain's mind. He needs a decent drill, and a 19000-ton cargo ship is a good drill target.

At dawn the next day, the Sea King helicopter carried by the Mumbai began to search for it.An hour later, it found the bulk carrier Jinwang 140 kilometers away, slowly moving forward.

(End of this chapter)