Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 570 SMArt155
"If you want to fight a proxy war, you can't bear to pay the capital. The British Empire is really not as good as before."

The major was talking, and the drone just arrived at the reconnaissance area.He immediately switched the screen to observe.He has already calculated the survival time of the first drone entering this area just now, and he knows that he must hurry up to see something. Of course, due to the range of the AS90 and the range-extending bomb, this large area is in the within his striking range.

The flight of the plane is not very smooth, which can be seen from the instability of the camera lens, which is obviously not suitable for such an altitude.The control cabin is at a commanding height 2 kilometers away. If the flight route needs to be modified, Hariyaman can dictate the instructions through the radio, but he doesn't want to do it yet.The intended route would fly over the areas most likely to harbor enemy forward fire and forces.The enemy's situation shows that China may have deployed 1500 troops in this area, which means that there will be a regiment-level firepower. Unfortunately, the resolution of the satellite cannot be found. If you catch it yourself, it will be a miracle.

The major has studied the terrain in this area, and has some guesses about the area where the artillery or headquarters may be ambushed. It is usually a flat place with a good range of fire, high terrain and easy to hide, so the route he made is in these directions. to go.He hoped that other Indian artillerymen would fight indiscriminately first, provoking the opponent's exposure, so he himself gave up the first round of shooting, but waited and watched.

After the drone flew over the mountain pass, it flew along a glacier. Given the limited ceiling of the aircraft, this is one of the few mountain passes he can choose to break through. If the enemy sends a squad with anti-aircraft missiles to control the mountain pass, It can block the passage of drones. Unfortunately, the enemy seems to be not very prepared for the Indian drones that have not been active enough. Naturally, they did not send troops to guard this mountain pass.

Now he can follow the drone and see shells exploding on the barren ground from time to time. These scattered shells are obviously the result of other artillery units.The major inevitably shook his head. In his opinion, this kind of precision artillery fire is a waste of shells rather than a counterattack. Fortunately, the Sikh Battalion currently occupies a commanding height on the front line. Easily accessible.

"Is this the 105mm gun of the Rajput United? Look at their aim." The major said contemptuously, "If they knew how difficult it is to transport ammunition here, they shouldn't be so foolish."

"Olinde likes these guys. In the past three months, the Rajput United team has fired 3 shells in the direction of China, which is the first in the entire army. New Delhi is preparing to award them a collective honor."

"Shooting with this kind of precision is nothing more than child's play, no, it is actually a crime. India's national strength has been consumed by them in vain."

"However, after all, it hits the territory of China, and the Ministry of National Defense only cares about that."

The major was about to use harsher terms for his peers, but at this moment the drone captured the movement of an object, what appeared to be a truck driving along an improvised road.

He stopped talking.With the adjustment of the magnification, the moving object became more and more clear, and it was indeed a camouflaged truck.Various artillery shells fired by the Indian side exploded nearby from time to time. Obviously, the Sikh observation post on the high ground kept indicating the target.

"Take care to follow this target, it may lead us to an important area."

"Okay, I will inform them to follow. Enter the 17th valley."

"Tell them to fly low and avoid the radar beams scanning along the ridge."

"clear."

The truck disappeared all the way into the valley.This place has always been a blind spot for satellite reconnaissance. Two-thirds of the year is covered by clouds and fog. But once the weather improves, it is difficult for American satellites in orbit at 35000 meters to take pictures.Basically, as long as the satellite sneaks by, its optical equipment and CCD image sensor will be interfered by laser light.The Chinese are willing to protect this place using unconventional means that may cause the United States to become angry.In the end, this area became a blind spot for reconnaissance. Of course, from a common sense analysis, one can guess that there must be something weird here.

The drone flew along the long and narrow valley, and it was not detected by the radar. Soon, the major saw the connected helicopter landing pad and a long line of trucks, and there were barracks next to it.

Due to the lack of lift of the UAV, it could not hover leisurely over the target, and could only continue to maintain speed along the convoy.He saw at least one convoy in marching state. The convoy was marching against the west side of the cliff. Most of the time, it stayed at the foot of the mountain and was in the blind spot of the Indian side.It can be identified that the truck is carrying a 122mm towed howitzer and a towed rocket launcher, possibly 107mm. These weapons are not rare in the Chinese army, but the number is beyond the major's imagination.Of course, all the vehicles and artillery are camouflaged. For the time being, he can only see moving targets, and cannot see stationary, potential targets clearly.

"The number of them here is absolutely impossible to be only 1500? There may be heavy weapons hidden next to those mountains. There are so many helicopter take-off and landing areas."

"It seems that this reconnaissance has high combat value. Shall we shell it? See their reaction?" Hariyaman's deputy reminded.

"Well, it's necessary. Let the 1st and 2nd rows get ready. Shoot at the rectangular area I've drawn. Use SMART155 ammunition. 4 quick shots, and then exit the position by yourself."

As he spoke, he began to delineate a shooting area of ​​3500X150 meters. He knew that the Chinese army's marching method close to the mountain was intended to avoid shelling, and the general ballistic trajectory was really helpless.But he is not using ordinary ammunition.He can make full use of the curved trajectory and the range of the bottom exhaust bomb, try to hit the terminal sensitive bullet on the target head, and then make full use of the precision strike capability of the terminal to damage the target, and the sensor of this German ammunition also has an infrared detector Other millimeter wave detection channels can search for targets that are hidden or do not emit heat.In this way, the purpose of knocking mountains and shaking tigers can be achieved.The only problem is that the use of such advanced ammunition can easily trigger the opponent's vigilance. The enemy always adopts a priority strike strategy against India's advanced weapons. It may try its best to launch a counterattack as it did with the M777 before, and the enemy The speed of the counterattack is unknown; in order to cope with the above risks, the major decided to invest only a small amount of troops and carry out further strikes depending on the situation.

On 8 adjacent positions 2 kilometers away, 2 rows of 4 AS90 self-propelled artillery, began to rotate the turret, aiming at the azimuth, so that the wide-spread shooting does not require accurate ballistic calculations, but the time fuze setting of the ammunition (the throwing stage control) must be precise.

All 4 barrels point to the east.The chassis locks the running gear and is still idling, ready to slip into gear and roll away.The major assigned the troops the task of counting the speed of the enemy's countermeasures. This kind of task is scary enough just by its sound.Although the Indian artillery in the north has always boasted about its actual combat experience and used it to embolden itself, the Chinese artillery has actually been overwhelming the Indian artillery in terms of artillery capabilities.

A crisp cannon sound sounded in the lonely valley.The Indian artillery in the self-propelled artillery quickly loaded the second round like a clockwork.According to the instructions, after firing a salvo, each vehicle will continue to fire 3 rounds, and then they can run away.As well-trained artillerymen, they carried out the orders of their commanders without compromise.Of course, the loader was not busy alone, and the gunner also quickly adjusted the elevation angle.The two shots use different trajectories in order to make the second shell reach the target at about the same time as the first shell, so that the time left for the enemy to counterattack is greatly compressed.If the range is not close to the limit, these artillery can achieve more than two shells to arrive at the same time.

The field of vision in front of Hariyaman suddenly flickered, followed by violent shaking. This was not the disturbance caused by the thin air flow, but the shock wave caused by the explosion of the ammunition fired by the anti-aircraft gun nearby; the location of the explosion was getting closer and closer, and one shot was just below The explosion, shrapnel left a huge black shadow on the optical lens.Although he was prepared, he still slapped his thigh hard. He could have expected to see the enemy's hidden target exposed by the attack, but his luck was over.

A 35mm double-barreled anti-aircraft gun deployed on the mountain is rapidly launching a fierce attack on the target.The valley to the east of Diimu Cuoke, as the Tibetan army area of ​​the Chinese army, has always had a relatively high air defense and reconnaissance capability, and there are warning radars on most commanding heights to monitor, but I did not expect that there were two rickety planes Drones, able to break into the valley from a lower altitude (below the radar position).It was not until the security forces saw the target with their naked eyes that the deployed artillery turned the muzzle to fire.A burst of explosion enveloped the drone, and in the flames, the tattered drone began to fall.No one knows how many things it has seen.

The sudden burst of shooting stopped the convoy moving below.All vehicles stopped and people got out of the vehicles to seek cover.According to the common sense of artillery defense, the enemy's firepower cannot directly hit the valley, but it may hit the opposite mountain and cause rocks to splash and collapse.So after the infantry jumped out of the truck, they ran as far as possible to the cover on the west side of the valley.

The enemy bombardment arrived a little later than expected and only exploded in the air, followed by a small number of faltering parachutes in the air.Some people are beginning to realize that this is a typical terminal bomb attack.

The rotating sensors fell one after another.This standard NATO weapon is produced in Germany. Although Germany does not directly provide India with their PZH2000 system according to domestic laws, their support for India does not stop at condemning China. The British AS90 system is also free of charge. Acquired this precision ammunition that can be used universally.

The swaying warhead collects the target information below according to the sensors of different channels.Those parked military vehicles are a glaring source of heat, but millimeter-wave sensors seem to be finding otherwise.

There is also a tank repair area in the valley, which is a high-value target that the enemy drones have never seen.Now it is within range of the enemy's attack.

After being transferred from Leh, some faulty tanks from the He Fan Tank Battalion are gathering here, mainly due to problems such as the failure to start in time in cold regions, and the need to replace batteries or electrolytes.

He Fan was sitting on a rock with his legs crossed, signing the acceptance documents for the tanks that had just been repaired.He heard the sound of anti-aircraft guns, and looked up to see the black smoke, which was still far away from him. Then, there was another explosion in the air. After the explosion, he saw white parachutes floating in the sky.He realized that his signature was going to be for nothing.So he cursed loudly and called everyone in the repair shop to dodge quickly.In principle, the self-forging fragments will not hit the individual, and there is no explosive air flow, as long as they stay away from the tank.

These smart munitions will rank suspected tanks at the top of the list based on the ranking of the targets in the scenario.Then a series of lightning-like white lights fell from the sky and hit the tank that had just been repaired.The scorching self-forging fragments fly directly to the top of the target, undoubtedly hitting the weakest area of ​​the tank.Those terminally sensitive ammunition that cannot get close to important targets can only be the next best thing to attack the heat source of the truck.The value of this attack is much smaller.

The 4 shells fired by 90 AS16s carried a total of 32 ammunition.Among them, 4 shells missed the valley area due to timing fuze problems, and another half did not find the target or hit strange-shaped rocks in the 3-kilometer-long area. Finally, 7 trucks and 5 tanks were forged by themselves Fragments hit, the accuracy or benefit of this attack is very high.

Most of the ammunition flying towards the truck hit the engine accurately based on the heat source.Some of the terminal-sensitive bullets flying towards the tank hit insignificant areas such as storage boxes, skirts, and tracks, and some hit the optical equipment on the engine and turret. These attacks will cause huge and almost irreversible damage. .

After the sparse but precise attacks, He Fan poked his head out from behind the rock.The enemy's attack was not as fast as expected, and they seem to have insufficient firepower?He knows that the Indian artillery in the north has very few types of artillery capable of firing such precise ammunition, generally only 39 times the M777 artillery and the Caesar or AS90 that have never shown up.

"Damn it, no one was hurt after all." He risked the enemy's second attack and walked towards a tank.The tank was hit by two self-forging fragments, one of which just left a fist-sized sunken hole on the engine grille, and smoke was coming out of the hole, and the engine was considered scrapped.The losses of the rest of the tanks vary. In view of the upcoming missions, including some applications on diving, any tank with a damaged body can only withdraw from the battle.

"What the hell is going on?" The people around gathered around at this moment, and some of them picked up a parachute from nowhere.He Fan took it and took a look.

"Is this NATO ammunition? The enemy seems to have grown too. Don't be stunned, check the damage quickly and see if it can be repaired."

He knew that now he could only use the hanger to lift the turret, check it again, and see if he could tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall to piece together a few complete tanks.He somewhat regretted not following Lin Huaisheng's call to go to Pakistan. Fighting in this area would greatly affect the tank's action route, and it would be easy to be blocked in the valley by ammunition such as end-sensitive bullets and beat him up.If the air force can't be more efficient, I still have a lot of opportunities to be attacked while on the move.

The screams in the sky came westward automatically, and it seemed that the Air Force finally responded.

"Damn it, how did you manage to reimburse me for two platoons in the blink of an eye. It's worse than the fucking Lin Huaisheng." He inevitably became aggrieved. In Assam, he advanced 2 kilometers with the same loss.

(End of this chapter)