Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 573 Three-Dimensional Battlefield

He Fan got into the tank and looked around. There are a total of 5 tanks that can be put into battle, and 2 of them have not had time to install the top machine gun, which is not good for fighting infantry, but we can't wait any longer.He ordered 5 tanks to deploy side by side, put in first gear and drive towards the northwest, surrounded by a reinforced company of infantry behind them.The infantry should not invest too much, lest the enemy realize through awareness that Leh is not the only main direction of attack

He Fan took the time to pay attention to the video taken by the drone's thermal imaging camera. The enemies were divided into 3 groups, straddling the left and right valleys and the riverbed at the bottom of the valley. It seemed that the formation was extremely scattered, with a distance of about 6 to 700 meters. Among them, the group in the middle has the largest number of people, and perhaps the battalion-level headquarters is among them.They walked over unhurriedly, just like comrades who must win.

"I decided that I would lead No. 05 and No. 17 to quickly pass through the enemy junction on the west bank. The rest of the tanks and infantry blocked the enemy."

"We don't want infantry to follow?"

"What do you want them to do? You don't think it's slow enough?"

"But the enemy has RPGs or Gustavs.

"It's no big deal to get hit once or twice. If it's broken, we'll fix it." He Fan said indifferently. He knew that it's not easy for infantry to hit a moving tank, and it's even more difficult at night.

The tank slowly drove out of the valley, and the enemy's troops lagging outside were still fighting and retreating at least 4 meters away from the enemy. Bullets flew across the valley.

He Fan turned the peripheral vision device and saw his own troops retreating one after another, about 1 people. After adjusting the magnification, the field of view of the thermal imager extended to the advancing enemy troops.In the extremely cold background, everyone is a conspicuous bright spot.From time to time, mortar shells fell on the frozen glaciers. Every time, the nearby enemies just bent down slightly, and then continued to come forward with their chests straight.

"These cannon fodder, what a pity."

He sneered and turned the handle, continuing to observe the breakthrough he had just selected.He knew the weakness of the infantry. Once they were broken through the front line and were in a pincer state, they would easily collapse.

"Don't slow down. Go directly through the area I designated. Go to the enemy's rear and search for the headquarters."

Instructions from his superiors to take action came from the radio. He lifted the top cover and poked his head out, and sure enough, he saw the signal flare rising.

Black smoke burst out from the tanks, and three of them began to charge at the enemy.He Fan always liked to act alone, unless he was forced to, he would try his best to avoid being restrained by the low-speed infantry.

He Fan didn't carry out the superior's intention of using the tank to push the enemy flat like a wall. In his opinion, that style of play is mediocre, that is, relying on firepower and armor to force the enemy hard, and it is difficult to completely wipe out the enemy with a flat push.No matter how unbeaten the enemy is, he still has to play some tricks.In his opinion, the way to use tanks is that those who are superior can make good use of maneuvers, and those who are foolish rely on armor.In addition, he also wanted to see the stunned reaction of those high-spirited Sikh infantrymen when they found themselves pierced.

The speed of the tank has gradually improved, and the chattering sound of the turbocharger has also become amused. The special engine design helps the tank maintain good acceleration performance at this altitude, but he still has to be careful to maintain the speed and avoid unnecessary slow down.In addition, he had to avoid the glaciers in the middle, and the tank was easy to slip on the ice.What he has to do now is to find those threatening groups from the enemy crowd. RPGs are always flying around at a long distance, but Gustav still has some accuracy.

Sure enough, the Indians in front of them started firing rockets. The enemy was a little anxious, probably because they were frightened by the tanks.They should know that it is impossible for ammunition fired from half a kilometer to hit the tank, but at least it shows that this unit has strong night vision capabilities.

"I know it's too late." He held the communicator, "Keep accelerating. Release the smoke."

In the field of vision, a dazzling rocket flew close and flew overhead. Maybe it was an RPG?They are always flying around.The artillery fire from all around began to close in on him, it was all mortar shells.It appears the enemy's observation post on the hill is still functioning, perhaps with a thermal imaging camera.He told his superiors that he had to find a way to kill the enemy observation post on the top of the mountain.

Indian soldiers wear monocular night vision goggles so that he can still use the other eye to use the scope on the bazooka.But the early low-light sights on these old rocket launchers were weak, so they could only bombard the night behind the reticle.

He Fan could see that the enemies stopped in place and fell down one after another.Flares came one after another from the dharma body, and then fell from the sky. Under the glare of the fire, the three tanks looked like gods descending from the earth.They rotate the turrets, prestige the small infantry, and even if they don't fire, they are enough to break the morale of the enemy.Some enemies lost their composure and began to fire at the tanks rushing in. Most of these ammunition passed the tanks and finally fell on the heads of their own people on the opposite side, causing some accidental injuries.

He Fan turned the turret to aim the thickest armor at the most threatening area. His tank was constantly hit by automatic weapons of various calibers, making various metal collision sounds from time to time, but none of them constituted a threat.Subsequently, car No. 06 reported being hit by a rocket, but it was not seriously injured.He Fan looked through the periscope and saw that the rear of the No. 06 car body was on fire. It seemed that the oil radiator had been hit, but the speed did not decrease for the time being, so it seemed that the problem was not serious.In a blink of an eye, three tanks rushed through the enemy's loose formation and reached the rear.He Fan's interlude is complete, he needs to turn around and start a real harvest.

The Chinese army dispatched from the front, under the cover of the other two tanks, has been advancing.Joining forces with the previously retreating infantry, they began to counterattack.The slowest soldier in the Sikh regiment also realized that the situation was reversed and he was surrounded in the middle.Soon, crossfire, will engulf itself
These Indian soldiers are certainly brave, but like other infantry, it is difficult to withstand the pressure of the enemy from the front and back. Even though they are ready to die in battle, being flanked by two sides still seriously shakes their courage.

There are a group of fighter jets approaching in the air. Due to the lack of effective guidance, they still can only blindly drop bombs on the top of the enemy-occupied mountain in Diem Co. Bomb.This is the first time that this type of ammunition has been used in combat in areas of thin air.According to theory, detonating such weapons at high altitudes can cause lower temperature, pressure, and shock wave damage than those at sea level, but the efficiency of consuming oxygen will not be reduced, and in fact, the continuous anoxic zone will be created for a longer period of time.Since the enemy in the mountaintop area has occupied the fortress facilities built by the Chinese army, the use of such ammunition can more effectively kill and injure the soft targets hiding in it.

Zheng Hui flew the plane and circled west of Diimucuoke Mountain. He was not responsible for dropping bombs, but as a vigilant, waiting for the enemy's artillery to strike again at any time.All previous counterattacks have failed, and things are quite strange. Obviously, the enemy's retreat is extremely fast, and blind counterattacks cannot destroy them.But if an aircraft flies over them, it can drop laser-guided bombs with precision.

The other two J-2s responsible for dropping bombs are still dawdling on the ridge. They have already flown over the enemy's head for the second time, and they still haven't dropped bombs. The pilots in the back seat are too cautious to seize the fleeting opportunity. Aimed horizontal bombing is not feasible, because it is difficult to identify the target at a long distance, and simply this type of ammunition does not require too high accuracy.

"Commander, there is a new alert radar in the southwest of Srinagar."

The weapon instructor in the back seat reminded, Zheng Hui glanced at it, it was a new mine.The enemy is always changing the warning radar. In order to prevent a radar from being turned on for too long, the intercepted position is hit by a satellite-guided bomb.

"They have learned well, and the guidance radar has never leaked."

"Srinagar has at least one S300 on the move all the time. Maybe, there will also be new air defense systems."

"Well, we finally have a solid foundation for the soft and hard performance of the S300. But if it is a new system, it will be very troublesome. Everything has to start from scratch."

Of course, Zheng Hui is somewhat apprehensive about the new system that may appear. For the time being, he only knows that the Aster missile has a long power range, which means that its early ballistic trajectory may be very different from that of the S300. In addition, it has active radar guidance capabilities.And this item is destined to be more difficult to deal with than the S300.

One of the biggest headaches for S300 commanders when fighting in mountainous areas is that the ground-air area is full of various obstacles, and it is impossible to deploy a blind-filling radar in every uneven area.This makes the S300 always have shortcomings in the confrontation with fighter jets. The fighter jets only need to hide out of the radar field of vision at the last moment and escape to win.But active radar-guided weapons are another matter. They can more or less make up for such shortcomings. The commander can deploy the guidance radar as high as possible. Even if the enemy plane hides in the shielded area, the missile can still use its own radar to track on target.

"Sparrow, here is the eagle. Intercept the position of the enemy's artillery. You decide for yourself, don't force it."

The intelligence distribution system covering all local units sent new information through the early warning aircraft, and the hidden enemy artillery did it again, and this time it was also detected by the artillery reconnaissance radar.

"I'll take a look."

He decided to take a risk.When turning the nose, I saw several huge orange fireballs rising from the high ground, most of them landed on the hillside, but at least one bomb landed on the top of the hill, and the speed of the fireball extinguishing was faster than what I saw before. Faster and less spectacular than seen before, perhaps due to lack of local oxygen and insufficient combustion.

"The formation is disbanded, and you continue to stay in place to monitor the ground targets."

"clear."

Zheng Hui decided to act alone.For such an uncertain mission, he does not need the entire formation to follow. The enemy air force in this area has never dared to dispatch, and there is no need for extra cover. In addition, the enemy must be hiding something in Srinagar. Too many fighters approaching, it is easy to irritate the enemy Using these things, breaking through the enemy alone may not make this determination.He didn't want to mess with surface-to-air missiles too much; the easiest countermeasure would be to find clues through satellites, and then he would drop satellite navigation bombs hundreds of kilometers away.

On the restrained high point of Diimucuo, the Indian Sikh infantry who hid in the bunker and thought they were fine suffered the most unprecedented and brutal killing.They were still loyally indicating the target for the rear artillery at the moment before the god of death came.There are fortified bunkers built by the Chinese, an aspect of their security that will soon become their grave.

The cloud bomb instantly destroyed everything on the surface, including various thermal imaging reconnaissance equipment and laser pointing equipment. The soldiers who escaped into the bunker in time escaped the first blow, but they were still not immune. The bomb quickly consumed the thin air on the top of the mountain, which made the hiding Indian soldiers feel the disaster immediately. They were desperately breathing the hot and suffocating gas, and they would suffocate to death in pain for a very long time .

Even in the tank, He Fan felt the huge light above.He lifted the cover and took a look. The scene above his head was like a sea of ​​flames. It seemed that the Air Force had finally woken up from its bewilderment.There was a loud, slow whoosh from the fuel-air bombs, like a never-ending torch.But immediately there was a sharp and piercing whistling sound that penetrated the clouds and overwhelmed the sound.He Fan's ears could tell that this was a bombardment, and it was most likely aimed at him.

He hurriedly pulled down the hatch and told the driver to speed up. He knew that the shells flying from afar might not be accurate, and he could avoid them as long as he moved himself.Just now, his three tanks were still in the stage of turning at ground speed after piercing through the enemy's formation. The artillery observer on the hill patiently waited until these tanks idled and stopped (observation state) before instructing the rear artillery to fire. Of course These brave soldiers who remained on the surface were not spared in the ensuing air strikes.

The 155mm grenades fell one after another, hitting the place where the He Fan tank had just stopped.The enemy's artillery shells use ammunition with fragments, which only have a certain anti-light armor capability. These fragments cannot damage the front of the tank, but the rear armor of these mountain tanks is not very thick.

Like the previous bombardment, it was accurate but the firepower did not last long. After He Fan silently counted 9 explosions, the bombardment stopped.

After the No. 06 tank caught fire again, He Fan ordered to stop to check the damage.Each of his tanks has been hit to varying degrees, most of which are the relatively weak heat dissipation and cooling fans at the rear of the car body. However, the situation of the No. 06 car is more serious. The Stav rocket hit once, and flames burst out in the state of oil leakage, and now it was hit by fragments again. After the fire expanded, it caused unknown but serious damage to the main clutch and gearbox (the tank unable to drive).It takes time to investigate.

Now the commander of No. 06 is carrying a fire extinguisher and climbing out of the turret to fight the fire. It seems that no matter what the damage is, this tank cannot be used for attack.

He Fan checked his tank, but the problem was not serious, except that the rear ventilation partition valve and the booster fan were broken, and the problem with the No. 17 tank was not serious.He ordered the No. 17 tank to follow him and plunge into the attack.

(End of this chapter)