Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 554

The enemy immediately stopped attacking. They heard the roar of fighter jets in the sky. Even though it was just a passing plane, they still temporarily rescued He Fan. It seemed that the enemy was eager to fight and had insufficient actual combat experience. They did not hold their breath. The Chinese army approached , and fired most of the firepower at the first time.

He Fan ordered to speed up the march, he must get rid of this group of enemies, and then called the air force to act.He is very aware of the length of his troops, at this distance, he can only suffer.These enemy units are scattered and not easy to be found by the air force, but they still rely on roads. Perhaps the air force can arrive in time to solve the problem for themselves.He found that there were some problems with the radio call, but he could still receive some information. A drone was approaching, but he could not call follow-up air support for the time being.In addition, the weather is changing, which may affect the air force dispatch.

At the same moment, the Indian commander sensed that the Chinese tanks were trying to avoid them, and immediately became courageous.He ordered everyone to board the 4X4 off-road vehicles and continue to outflank Chinese tanks from other feasible routes.He has already discovered that the Chinese tanks that have been blown up into the sky as a strong enemy are almost powerless to fight back when facing him, and there is nothing remarkable about it at all; It may have beaten the crap out of the enemy in a while.But the opportunity is still in his hand. He conceived of using the road network to carry out a second ambush when the enemy passes through the next pass. This time, he should not be too hasty and should make full use of the advantage in range.

After all, the quadruple anti-aircraft missiles on the jeep do not have radar to provide target search, so it is not always possible to detect the enemy drone first and fire in time.

Taking advantage of the panic of the enemy, the second drone approaching from the rear began to search for the entire enemy convoy.He didn't rush to start, but gave priority to searching for anti-aircraft weapons.Sure enough, the off-road vehicle equipped with a follow-up launcher was found in the queue. Obviously, the drone flew too low, and finally disturbed the enemies below. The convoy began to disperse, and the launcher began to rotate.

Indian soldiers are using optical targeting to try to fight back, not flee.Of course, tracking the drone is not difficult, and it is only a matter of time before locking its heat source. The Chinese operator 100 kilometers away can even see that there are only 2 missiles left on the launch pad, apparently launched once before.

The drone irradiates the target with laser light. If it escapes quickly, it still has a good chance of getting rid of the life-seeking laser. However, since it chooses to fight back, it must form a bet. The operators of the aircraft are more calm, while the Indians are fighting with their lives.

The 100kg bomb fell from the sky and flew to the target accurately, without giving the two ready-made infrared-guided weapons a second chance to launch, the explosion blew the jeep into a deep pit.But the rest of the vehicles began to divert along the easy road. The drone followed for a while and ran out of fuel to return.It was expected that the enemy might soon escape all battlefield tracking, and if their commanders were not terrified, would likely continue to emerge from nowhere to engage their own tanks.

He Fan was faced with two choices, either continue on the same path and forget about this wave of enemies. If a mere 100kg bomb could not suppress the enemy, they would soon emerge from behind the snowy ridge to counterattack; or move The route will inevitably add new twists and turns.Tanks breaking through the enemy's line of defense are actually isolated and fragile. In many cases, victory depends on the commander's judgment and his personal luck.

He pondered in front of the electronic map for half a minute. The new weather information in the theater indicated that the heavy snow was approaching in advance, which would inevitably affect the ability of the air force and drones to dispatch. At that time, the entire communication network might be affected, although he could still choose satellites. Communication; so he decided to change the route decisively. If he was destined to deal with anti-tank missiles, he was determined to remove the stumbling block.

He ordered the first company to continue to advance along the original route, and the rest of the troops followed the battalion headquarters, and turned south to the area where the drone finally saw the enemy. The route was generally no problem, but there was a river in the valley that had stopped flowing, and the depth was unknown. But satellites showed it was frozen.He can roughly guess the direction the enemy will go. There are not many places where vehicles can go in the mountains, just like the enemy can guess his whereabouts. Since he has the last information advantage, he must use it.

There was heavy snow in the sky, and He Fan's tank was galloping in the uninhabited valley. The Indian army generally would not work hard to dig through ice mines, so he chose to operate on the unmanageable ice.The outside temperature dropped rapidly to 0° below 25°C, and I am afraid that a record will be set at night. Indian civilians suspect that the Chinese use weather weapons. Although it is groundless, this year's cold is indeed close to the lowest record in history.

The Indian convoy driving on the ice field also encountered a sudden cold wave from the general, but the commander, Captain Sant, did not go straight to Leh. He was still brooding over his misconduct just now, and did not hit the opposite tank hard.

This heavy snow is undoubtedly a wonderful hint from the sky. The eyeliner in the sky has been away for a while, and the enemy should not be able to track his position from the air. That is to say, he can repeat the old trick and ambush the enemy at a relatively short distance.Such a heavy snowstorm will have an impact on both sides' search and designation of targets, but the tank soldiers who hide in the turret and rely entirely on optical equipment should suffer more.

The captain ordered to place a condescending pocket at intersection No. 12, where the enemy must pass. All personnel got out of the car and moved the missiles into the forest for camouflage. There was no order to shoot in advance.The commander always notices some flaws in the command through the battle, and then grows up quickly. ,
After He Fan divided his forces, he marched through the snow, and the tanks of two companies reached the final position he circled on the map, which was 2 kilometers away from Leh.He only knew that the enemy's preset position should be nearby, otherwise he could go directly to the city, perhaps only across a hill; but before moving forward, it's best to have accurate information.In the wilderness and forest, rumbling tanks are more easily exposed, and their observation ability is far inferior to that of infantry. It is not his style to attack rashly.

He ordered all the tanks to stop and stand by, and then he got out of the turret.

Heavy snow was swirling towards the tank on all sides. Even wearing heavy winter clothing, it still felt bone-chillingly cold standing outside.He quickly jumped out of the car, opened the side storage box, and took out a handheld drone with foldable wings. The last time he fought in Assam, the tank's electronic system had not yet integrated similar low-cost surveillance downlinks. Instant messaging, but that's fine now.This is the magic weapon for armored soldiers not to be controlled by others, and it is their own scouts. Although in such harsh weather, at most they can only fly over the hills with the wind, and may not be able to fly back against the wind, but it is enough.He only needs to use his real-time vision to take a look at the enemy's deployment.The majestic war does not actually exist, and it is always good to have a sneak peek.

He flipped the switch and connected the receiving device in the car, and the drone's field of vision could be seen in the car soon.Then start the single-cylinder piston engine on the upper part of the wing, the engine emits blue smoke, and it turns suddenly, its movement in the air is almost negligible.

He Fan threw the plane forcefully along the direction of the wind, watched it swing a few times in the cold wind, and stabilized its posture.He quickly climbed onto the tank and drilled back.Then switch the UAV control function on the captain's navigation display.

The function is very simple, you can only see the wobbly front and lower vision, as well as the vector sign and the approximate orientation of the aircraft's flight direction.In heavy snow, the image of the camera is not very clear, but it can get better results by lowering the altitude. In theory, this kind of aircraft can fly for two hours, so it is completely enough.

The plane barely flew over the ridge, and then the signal began to become abnormal. He Fan held the plane and waited for the signal to stabilize.Continue to search along the road heading west.Its resolution can barely see the black marks left after being run over by the convoy on the snow-covered ground, and the marks are turning ahead instead of going directly to Leh.Sure enough, he was right, this guy was still thinking about himself, He Fan thought, the Indian army is not all rigid and foolish.

The enemy is well camouflaged, but the plane can fly as high as a tree, which has its advantages.He flew over carefully, carefully identifying the scene on the ground, only to see a jeep hiding in the forest, and saw someone moving a weapon on it.Obviously, the enemy has chosen a good position and is waiting for him to come to his door in the snow.

Although he regards these anti-tank firepower as a natural enemy, so he must wipe out this group of enemies, but before that, he has to let them blow in the cold wind for a while to consume their combat effectiveness.

He controlled the drone to turn to one side, and while the enemy was not paying attention, it crashed directly into the nearby mountain valley. Time was running out and there was no time to recover these things.

He ordered the 1st company to move on, to make a feint attack, to distract the enemy, and then explained the specific distance to the enemy, so that the enemy could not see it.I took the rest of the vehicles around to go around a ravine on one side and cut off the enemy's rear.Those semi-active laser-guided anti-tank missiles that attack the top, in addition to the maximum range, also have a minimum range of a considerable distance. If they rush into this range, even if the missile is launched, it will be too late to adjust its posture and naturally it will not be able to hit the target.Therefore, the intensity and distance of the attack need to be determined clearly.

The Indian commander has been braving the severe cold and waiting on the mountain. Even in such a cold moment, he still strictly ordered the soldiers to lie down in the snow and not move around, so as not to destroy the overall plan.Finally, he saw the Chinese tank appearing along the route he expected from a distance, and Captain Sante was inevitably elated.He knew that his hands and feet had lost consciousness for a long time, but he still held up the binoculars tremblingly and observed carefully.It can be confirmed again that this enemy tank was not followed by infantry, and they were heading directly towards Leh.He thought, without himself, history would be rewritten by this group of sneaky enemies.

"Report to the brigade headquarters that the enemy has appeared at the junction of the Kalia Pass and Highway 12. They are marching and have not found us yet, nor have they deployed. Our department will strike later."

Sant said to the correspondent next to him.But the signalman called several times, but there was no response.After the troops were dispersed, the communication platoon was not here. This radio station with a radio frequency power of 10W seemed unable to establish contact with the headquarters 6 kilometers away under bad weather and enemy suppression.

But it doesn't matter if there is no superior command, the troops can still complete a beautiful ambush by themselves.He ordered the launching teams to carry out the final preparations, and absolutely not to launch the laser in advance, so as not to fail again.You have to wait for the enemy to reach within 1 km, so that they don't have enough time to counter.

After waiting for a full 30 minutes, severe frostbite had already appeared in the troops, but the enemy in front still dawdled and did not enter the distance he planned.The commander inevitably became anxious. He knew that if he waited any longer, some soldiers' hands, feet or noses would inevitably freeze to death, but how could he easily give up the victory that was about to be won?
The wind howled and swept through the sparse forest. The sound of the wind was mixed with different movements. Although the whole body was numb, the Indian commander still recognized the movement of the tank after tens of seconds, and it was behind him.He supported the tree to straighten his frozen body and looked back.Seeing 2 tanks turning around the ravine, they quickly approached behind him.

"Damn, the target is behind, ready to fight." He yelled.

However, the Indian soldiers in heavy clothing had no time to turn around. After turning around, they found that most of the launchers had been frozen in place, and they couldn't pull them out for a while.

When He Fan's tank turned around the hill, it was still within the enemy's killing range, and he knew that he had to rush over as fast as possible to suppress the enemy.He has been paying attention to the reaction of the laser countermeasure equipment, which is the main basis for his success in approaching the enemy.

The gunner controlled the rotation of the turret, fired at the neatly hidden Land Rover with a side-by-side machine gun, and the commander controlled the remote-controlled machine gun to kill the Indian missile launch team. Behind the tank, obviously, the enemy has lost the possibility of resisting, and they can only be beaten.

In an instant, India's ambush position collapsed.Most of the people who could still run screamed and fled for their lives, but in such a climate, it was destined to be difficult for them to run too far.

The three tanks of the battalion rushed to the forefront, directly crushing the missiles still on the launchers, as if they were dealing with a sworn enemy.

He Fan ordered that all anti-tank weapons and vehicles on the position must be destroyed. As for fleeing the enemy, as long as he lost his weapons, he didn't care. He couldn't take prisoners, and he couldn't kill deserters overnight; Going back, the enemy should know that there is a strong tank force in the northeast of Leh.

The heavy snow quickly covered the damaged weapons and frozen corpses on the Indian position. Captain Sant, who was holding a radio communicator, unfortunately fell to the position. His abdomen was hit by a 12.7mm machine gun bullet, and it was too late to finish. The last call is dead.He originally wanted to alert the command that the enemy would launch an assault from the northeast.

(End of this chapter)