Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 568 Artillery level
"Commander, what I want to say is that the Indian infantry division I'm in front of is not simple." Younis raised his voice, "The predecessor was the 4th Indian Division under Montgomery's command back then. Rommel's army made great achievements in battle, and later this army has been known as the Tiger of Alamein. Today's army flag still has a yellow tiger head."

"Oh?"

Lin pretended to be surprised. In fact, he had studied these in the early years and naturally knew what this division was about. But now he is not very interested in the fancy honorary title of the Indian army; In the offensive stage, the performance was not eye-catching, and it was later assigned to the Meneam Group. However, due to the lack of mountain warfare training, they could not go to the plateau, so they could only stay in Punjab to serve as the offensive in the secondary area; It was a long, long time ago that Rommel was defeated by a force advantage of seven or eight times.

"Speaking of which, we still have some connections with our division," Younis didn't realize that Lin Huaisheng was not interested, and continued on his own, "When my division's predecessor was in the Commonwealth Army, it was under the command of the 4th Division of India* ** Hussar regiment. Of course the commander is British."

"So that's the case? Then it will be more historically meaningful to teach them a lesson this time." Lin Huaisheng said with a smile.

"Deputy Commander, you don't seem to be worried about the enemy's defense tradition at all?"

After all, Younis is not easy to be fooled. He sensed Lin Huaisheng's absent-mindedness. When he introduced the face-to-face enemy situation, Lin's eyes flashed with disapproval.It's as if Indian troops are all paper.

"The deputy division commander, the side that holds the strategic initiative can carry out sufficient and targeted maneuvers behind its own front, and can also take the initiative in response to the suddenness of the battle; while the passive defense side can only carry out limited and blind mobilization .Am I right?"

"What you said is just the contents of the textbook, and the current situation is that our division has organized hundreds of firepower probing and infiltration reconnaissance, but the enemy's second-line reserve team and artillery deployment are still unknown. Returning to the country provides Satellite reconnaissance is also unable to clearly see the suspicious formation of the enemy Gu Bu."

"It's impossible to figure out everything clearly. If you rush over, you'll know."

"So, when are we going to attack?"

"The specific time can't be disclosed yet. I can only tell you that it won't be too long."

"Why can't we wait until we are fully prepared before attacking? Like the spring offensive."

"Because we can't wait for the enemy to fully prepare, time is not necessarily on our side. In fact, the West's assistance to India is increasing. Many heavy weapons have been stockpiled in Mumbai. In addition, there are many agreements. These equipment are very It will soon be transported to the front by rail lines, directly to Lahore. We must seize these nodes quickly to make it difficult for the enemy on the plateau."

There was a sudden silence in the headquarters, and all the Pakistani officers were silent and looked at each other.Lin Huaisheng can feel the real skepticism pervading here.The Pakistani military officers spent a lot of leisure time studying the traditions, honors, and achievements of the Indian army facing them hundreds of years ago; the root cause may lie in their distrust of themselves. Because of this sentiment, they easily feel that the Chinese that participated in the attack Insufficient equipment, insufficient preparation, insufficient stamina.Although the enemies on the other side of the front line don't know that they will be beaten, their mobilization ability is almost unlimited.However, Lin Huaisheng has no way to dispel the defeatist sentiment of these people. He knows that the integration of the air force has come naturally, and a large number of combat aircraft are gathering, so he can rely on the air force to cheer them up.

RKZ's intelligence center, Xu Jingzhe has been tracking the equipment, training and establishment of various countries that have recently arrived at the Indian port.During the counterattack against Fortress launched not long ago, the Pakistani frontline intelligence unit collected some signs that the enemy used new weapons. Since the Pakistani army was in a state of defeat and retreat, it was unable to enter the deep area to confirm the information.The generals of the Pakistani army expressed great dissatisfaction with their own country and the Chinese intelligence agencies for not obtaining relevant information in a timely manner. Although it cannot be ruled out that these generals were seeking an excuse for failure, in the end, Xu Jingzhe also felt tremendous pressure.He really couldn't fully grasp the intelligence of the new troops prepared by the enemy hiding in the rear in time.

The major general has been collecting some new callsigns of the enemy through the radio through a large monitoring force. From time to time, he can judge that the newly formed troops have secretly arrived at various front lines of defense, but he cannot check the authenticity through different intelligence sources. A few new calls are submitted to the superiors.And the enemy's mobilization on the railway is also increasingly taking into account the anti-reconnaissance aspect. Under the collective silence of the media in Western countries, the special forces led by the Indian Intelligence Agency even sent police officers and soldiers near the Pathankot to Jammu Railway. * All the villages were relocated, causing the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians. Of course, this action led by Charman did greatly reduce the penetration efficiency of Pakistani intelligence agencies.It was difficult for Xu Jingzhe to accurately judge the equipment transported by the camouflaged train lock through satellite photos.

Intelligence obtained from different sources shows that Western countries are increasing their assistance to India.Although the United States is still probing with China, trying to obtain the actual control of Pakistan's Balochistan alone by excluding India through the exchange of strategic interests; but European countries have begun to move out of different strategic considerations. They continue to provide military assistance to India.Among them, Britain, France, Italy and Poland are the most prominent. Not only did they provide equipment and personnel training, Xu Jingzhe even knew that some officers of the Scottish Highland Artillery Regiment (19th Royal Artillery Regiment) had already reached the frontier of India, and they may have entered India The chain of command of the separate artillery units, perhaps in an advisory role, may also be involved in direct command.Of course, according to the careful observation of the frontline troops, it has not been found that the level of Indian artillery has improved much.When the enemy's artillery firepower is shooting at an inclined target, it needs to fire many single-shot teaching shots.The choice of positions is sloppy, and they like to line up in the open hell.

In addition, Xu Jingzhe also discovered that the British sent an unknown number of communication support troops, which had secretly arrived in Jammu. He was very worried that these people might play a role in countering radio reconnaissance.Perhaps the British are more aware of the loopholes in India's communication system than the Indians. For Xu Jingzhe, those self-propelled artillery are still just a blight, but if someone destroys his eavesdropping, it cannot be tolerated.

The major general proposed a solution to his superiors a month ago. In view of the British government's attitude of turning a deaf ear to China's warnings, the highest authority approved the request for an appropriate strike, requiring the system led by Xu Jingzhe to immediately formulate a plan and cooperate with the air force to execute hard kills.Obviously, judging from the free lease agreement signed by the British and the Indian government, they seem to expect to be able to recycle these baby bumps, so it is necessary to give priority to smashing these things into scraps of copper and iron.

The only question now is how to find the exact target location.

Fifteen minutes ago, the latest front-line intelligence from the Ali defense zone indicated that an Indian drone had crashed into a snow-capped mountain, and the intelligence personnel who arrived at the scene identified it as a British "Phoenix" drone.Such drones are clearly part of tactical reconnaissance and, more often than not, a stepping stone before artillery strikes.How it sneaked over from the enemy's side is still unknown, but the altitude in this area has far exceeded the normal use altitude of this drone, and it is very reluctant to use it.

Xu Jingzhe can see two points from the perspective of intelligence interpretation.One is that this is likely to be one of the supporting equipment accompanying the British weapons operation. Using supporting equipment from the country of origin is obviously the only way to solve the problem of data link compatibility.Second, if the enemy forcibly uses the equipment under conditions other than those specified in the manual, it seems to be able to interpret the urgency of the enemy's tactical needs.

Based on these two points, Xu Jingzhe judged that after three days of relative calm in the Diemu Co area, there will be a new round of attacks, and the enemy is very likely to invest in the AS3 system.

For him, the enemy's initiative to act is an excellent window to observe the enemy's performance, and he expects the enemy to show his feet faster.The artillery radar of the ground troops has been properly adjusted to cover a larger area, and the position transfer operation of the light howitzers using helicopters is also proceeding in an orderly manner while the weather improves.In general, the tactical value of this artillery is almost completely offset by the great difficulty of its transportation by helicopter, but considering that the altitude of future combat areas will be lower and lower, the grinding in the battle of Leh Practice is also necessary.

Xu Jingzhe immediately communicated with the drones directly under the intelligence department, and increased the number of reconnaissance drones put into the Diemcuoke area by 50.00%.The RKZ Air Force's on-duty fighter jets have also made appropriate adjustments to reduce joint attack ammunition and increase laser-guided bombs.

Major Hariyaman of the newly formed Highland Artillery Regiment was sitting in a Sultan command vehicle, staring at the map in front of him for a long time.

His two reconnaissance platoons have been dispatched in scorpion reconnaissance vehicles for a long time, but they have not yet reached the designated location.The reconnaissance unit will go to the front to observe the 2th Infantry Division and the Chinese army's jagged front.

Before Lieutenant General Olinde launched an attack, he had to grasp the general firepower configuration of the surrounding enemies. Of course, the Scorpion reconnaissance vehicle could not do this in such a complicated area, so he had to wait for the communication from the Phoenix drone.

There are many snow-capped mountains in this area, and the radars of both sides cannot completely control the airspace, so even the Indian Army, which has no air supremacy, can retain some tactics of helicopters or drones. .

A huge AS90 drove past the command vehicle. The logo of the Royal Artillery Regiment on this tank - the lion stepping on the crown - was clearly visible.This is provided by the British government to India out of the traditional friendship between the two countries for generations, but it does not mean that there is no need to return it.The equipment of the British Army is not rich.

After about 30 seconds, the second self-propelled howitzer rumbled past again. When turning on the steep mountain pass, the heavy tank seemed to be struggling. passed.The route chosen by Hariyaman gave more consideration to anti-reconnaissance and did not take into account the passing ability of vehicles.

This is only the 2nd Platoon of the Major's 40st Company.He tried to disperse these more than [-]-ton tanks and move them from different paths, so as not to be discovered by the enemy.

Before nightfall, he must carefully disperse and deploy the troops to the measured positions, and then launch repeated attacks and retreats in units of platoons, everything must be accurate.

Major Hariyaman was a cautious man, and he didn't like Olinde's plan, which was based on an unrealistic, mere theoretical range advantage.But since the superior wants to fight, he must do his best.

The commander of the Sikh Battalion, eager to launch an attack on the high ground, had already urged the headquarters of the Fourteenth Army several times, having spent the afternoon waiting for his artillery to be in place.But Hariyaman remained unmoved and insisted on mobilizing troops step by step in his own way.He knew that the biggest weakness of the Indian Army was not the lack of courage to die, but the inability to carry out compact and highly precise coordination among various arms.This is why, the combination of those M14 light howitzers and Chinook helicopters is extremely effective in the hands of the US military. Under the command of Olinde, it was too late to withdraw from the position and was destroyed by the enemy air force.

He didn't want to launch an attack blindly according to the intention of his superiors, which would most likely lead to the failure to retreat, and the enemy's rocket launcher has the ability to counterattack quickly. Olinde's mind is full of the range advantage of the long-barreled artillery against the enemy's light howitzer. It doesn't seem to have given much thought to the enemy's rocket artillery.

Every position chosen by Hariyaman has been carefully considered, making full use of the rugged mountainous direction to destroy the enemy's anti-battery radar reconnaissance and long-range fire. If necessary, he will not hesitate to sacrifice his own shooting range to seek.

"Major, we are moving too slowly, we are already far behind the schedule." A captain in the command vehicle said.

"The complexity of the terrain is beyond imagination. It is already a miracle to drive these things here. I don't understand how General Olinde came up with the idea of ​​transferring us to this area." The major shook his head.

"Maybe he just looked at the map and came to a conclusion."

"It's been a while since the drone lost contact, and it's not a good sign." The major said anxiously, tapping on the shooting command board with a slide rule.

"Sir, I guess they may have been shot down, or... crashed into the mountain. The altitude here is not suitable for these drones. We think we can let Jammu launch another 'Heron'?" Deputy Captain Dom said. , "In an hour, you can reach the designated area and resume the necessary reconnaissance."

(End of this chapter)