Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 632
The warning equipment on the gunship has been flashing regularly, and the threat level is very low. This is a blinding radar of a distant Indian sky missile. Its periodic scan triggered such a response. This radar has long been According to the enemy situation record through data link intercommunication, the distance is 55 kilometers away, and there is no real threat. At most, you can see here, and the Indian air defense force should not have strong networking capabilities.

The pilot focuses on radar scanning imaging and identification. If necessary, he has to move hundreds of meters along the hillside and use the radar on the mast to observe the battlefield from different angles. For a reconnaissance aircraft, the general principle is Relying on the terrain, don't let yourself be fully exposed.

The fire control system will record and number the various combat vehicles that have been identified one by one. Once other attack helicopters enter the communication range, the data link will provide them with target instructions. Before they arrive, the Z-19 must find the biggest threat. Come out, and then use the 4 missiles it carries to deal with it.

The system has several levels for attacking targets. The highest priority is the air defense facility, followed by the communication command system. Tanks are the lowest target because they pose the least threat to helicopters.

The new anti-tank missile is actually an active radar-guided missile. Before its guidance radar is turned on, it needs airborne radar cross-linking to provide target indication, so as to realize the ability to ignore after launch. This combat method is compared with many fixed-wing missiles. Air-to-air missiles used by fighter jets are more advanced.

The radar can't completely identify the shape with the database, but the highly suspicious target is handed over to the pilot to distinguish it. He thinks it looks like a Doyle m-1 system with the radar folded down. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it is a tank repair vehicle. If in the first round of attack, shooting a missile at a battlefield auxiliary vehicle, it is really not worth the loss, just like killing a toad with a shotgun.

The pilot decided to continue to move sideways to observe from a more ideal angle.At this time, more than half of the Pakistani reconnaissance battalion on the battlefield had been lost. They began to fire smoke and signal flares non-stop, asking for support. Although their retreat still existed, they were completely blocked by Indian tanks from 1 km away with artillery fire.

For some reason, the doyle's top surveillance radar began to stand up and spin, which quickly distinguished it from a tank repair vehicle in appearance.

The Doyle missile is probably the most handy weapon used by the Indians in this war.If it wasn't for the timely arrival of three consecutive batches of orders added by the Indian Ministry of Defense before the war, China's armed helicopters should have made greater achievements in this war, and it should have changed most of the ground battle process. faster.In fact, as long as the Doyle system is found to exist, the use of helicopters and low-altitude aircraft will be restricted. Most of the time, it has already worked just because it exists.

Since the fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force have not been good at fighting tanks at night, this made Spanga deliberately integrate the mobile air defense system with his tank group more closely during combat.Specifically, tactically, he always hides the Doyle system in vegetation-covered areas within a few kilometers behind the tank group.Usually these weapons only use television equipment to monitor the airspace, and the battlefield surveillance radar on top of it is always put away, or idling on standby. They passively accept the target indication of the superior command vehicle, rather than actively search; they let the opponent's own tank force Strike first, then use the homing radar to launch the killing blow, and immediately move the position.During the attack, these weapons do not go through the radio, ask their superiors for permission to attack, and do not even perform the necessary identification of friend and foe. These measures reduce the reaction time.In general, Spanga's new tactics maximize the independent combat capability and quick response of this weapon. Although some of his own helicopters and drones are always shot down by them, the price is very high for Spanga. Plus, it doesn't matter.

Now this effective combat mode will be challenged by Chinese armed helicopters carrying millimeter wave weapons, although such helicopters are still very few in the sequence of Lin Huaisheng's troops.

Wuzhi 19 locked on the target 4.5 kilometers away through the hot smoke and trees on the battlefield. The helicopter raised the altitude slightly, and then launched the missile.

A missile dragged its flames and flew over the tops of all the low T72 tanks on the battlefield. It lived up to its promise and locked the target once it was turned on.

At this moment, the helicopter quickly shifted to the side, but did not aim at the next target. The pilot knew very well that the hit rate of this kind of attack through the woods at the limit distance would not be too high, so he was ready to launch the second bomb .

Sure enough, the missile hit a big tree after passing through the woodland, and then rolled and fell to the ground without exploding, which made the enemy not vigilant and fled immediately.

The Doyle M1 remained in place, and the Wuzhi 19 has not received the scanning signal from its top search radar, which shows that it is still on standby.

While mmWave radars are good at penetrating vegetation, missiles may not be able to penetrate these trees very well.The pilot decided to take the risk of raising the altitude and launch a second attack from a more reasonable angle.Usually, the anti-aircraft weapons hidden in the jungle will choose a small open space, a high-speed platform in the air, and it is easy to quickly miss the opportunity to fire. However, if the helicopter can fly higher, it can find an angle for the missile to avoid the trees.

The four Wuzhi 10s in the rear were already very close, and they carried too much ammunition that they were late.But they can't really help.Zhi 19 raises the altitude to 250 meters. Within the field of vision of the radar, there are no trees that block the target. This is a gamble that tests character. A hovering helicopter is the most ideal target. Launch a missile in seconds, and the time it takes for the missile to reach it is far shorter than the time it takes for an anti-tank missile to hit it.

In the process of raising the altitude, the helicopter sensed more battlefield radars, most of which were at unknown distances, perhaps including Doyle's superior command vehicle. Without waiting any longer, the helicopter quickly launched a second missile.

The missile flew towards the target with an annoying flame. If the enemy commander was careful, he might have seen it through the TV system immediately.However, the advantage of leaving nothing after launch allows the helicopter to quickly escape to the low altitude. When it descends to 100 meters, the alarm starts to alarm, and the dormant air defense system finally begins to recover. Now let's look at the millimeter-wave missile. up.

The pilot accelerated the dive while thinking wildly. During this period, the millimeter-wave radar on the top lost its target.With a slant distance close to 5 kilometers, it takes a while for anti-tank missiles to fly.He turned his head and saw an inconspicuous fireball rising from the hazy forest in the distance, which was insignificant compared to the tank battle on the closer battlefield.Along with that, enemy radar scans also disappear.The helicopter turned its head again, and the millimeter-wave radar saw a pile of wreckage stumbling around.

The pilot then chose 2 Indian tanks hiding behind all the enemy targets found. These are the targets that seem to be fat and brave, but the Wuzhi 10 that still uses the infrared photoelectric system is difficult to find, so he has to work hard to solve them. .

The two missiles flew off the pylon one after another and flew towards the target. Since the target was on open ground, the missiles quickly destroyed it.Now that the maneuverability of the helicopter has returned to its optimum state, it must remain on the battlefield for a period of time to provide other units with the necessary information through the data link.

The reconnaissance battalion of the Pakistan First Armored Division, which was about to be wiped out, was suddenly rescued.Although the Chinese armed helicopters came a bit late, their efficiency was extremely high after they were put into combat. Before the opponent's second Doyle M1 arrived, more than 20 T72s that were at a loss were destroyed by the pouring precision ammunition. Those Indian tanks that were too prominent in order to choose a good view were massacred in the first round, and those that retreated slowly and were exposed to the smoke cover were wiped out by the second round of attacks, and the defeated remnants of the Pakistani reconnaissance battalion were able to escape.

After collecting information from all parties in the headquarters, Spanga ordered the troops to retreat and reorganize. He has already seen that this bite can't go on, so there is no need to continue to fight hard. He doesn't vent his anger on his generals at all, but he doesn't care about this loss. , in fact, if he can exchange 2 or 3 chariots for 1 of the enemy, he will definitely win this battle, and the exchange ratio of this counterattack is only slightly higher than 1:1. Under the condition of lack of air supremacy, the model of relying entirely on ground-to-air and air defense firepower to support tank attacks is also a useful practice.Of course, when he was still sharpening his tactics, what Lin Huaisheng wanted was New Delhi, so there was not much time left for him. In a short period of time, he had to face a decisive large-scale battle, otherwise he would sit back and watch India perish .

"You see, the combat effectiveness of the Pakistanis has improved to the point that I am amazed. 10 days ago, when they first crossed the border, they were a group of mobs who could only fight against the Chinese armored forces. Now they have become an army. Quite capable troops, the Chinese even used them in night search operations. I am worried that the [-]st Armored Division in Pascianita may not be able to deal with the [-]st Armored Division in Pakistan."

"Those Challenger tanks are always unable to keep up with other tanks on soft ground and undulating areas with a certain slope, and cannot form cooperation. The enemy's armed helicopters are always dispatched in time recently." Lieutenant General Makani said.

"Is the dispatch timely? Continue to let the 15th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 2nd and 23rd Armored Brigades attack the Pakistani 6th Armored Division from the south. Tonight, I will repeatedly make trouble for them to see if they The response to this time was very timely." He looked up at the time on the main display, it was just 6:45 in the evening, and there was still plenty of time, for him now, the night sky is his best friend.

"Don't let our White Tiger Division go up?" Lieutenant General Makani eagerly asked. Although he didn't think Chandigarh was an ideal battlefield, since the general had made up his mind, he still wanted to fight.

"All of you will remain on standby. As long as the Chinese main tank group does not appear, you will not be able to move. Remember, your opponent is not these former defeats."

"Understood." Markani felt a little regretful, but the commander-in-chief's praise of himself still made him quite useful.

At this time, Spanga's troops had been strengthened to an unprecedented level. The three troops he dispatched to attack originally belonged to the 3th Army and were now under his command.To a certain extent, under his 11st Army Headquarters, an army group with 21 infantry divisions, 4 armored divisions, and 2 independent brigades has been formed. These are not all, and some troops are still catching up. Coming on the way, waiting to join its sequence.

Despite the disappointment of the New Delhi government by Spanga's general retreat from the border, Defense Minister Manmohan Singh continued to trust in his abilities and tried to align the best troops and equipment he could muster with the second-rate The troops were left with the New Delhi Defender Combat Command which was under preparation at Pasad.

After the order was issued, it was delayed until 10 o'clock in the evening before the 15th Mechanized Infantry Division formed a procrastinated formation to launch an attack. It took a lot of time for the unit to shrink the battalions from a defensive state to a smaller frontal attack formation. This made Lin Huaisheng readjust the artillery in time to prepare for it.

In the deep night, the Indian side launched an astonishingly large-scale firepower preparation, and they did not use too much artillery in the northern assault. This also shows that Spanga's use of troops always has complicated intentions that are difficult for outsiders to see through, not like ordinary Indian generals It is easy to see through ideas.

The Air Force on standby in the air immediately launched satellite-guided bombs to the measured enemy artillery positions, but the enemy invested in mobile jamming equipment, causing most of these bombs to deviate from the target area by more than 1 km.The tactics of jamming the Beidou navigation signal first appeared in Aksai Chin. It is a signal suppression aimed at preventing Chinese cruise missiles. However, the effect of jamming is not ideal. Some missiles jammed by noise can always pass through the jamming area. After that, find the target again.

Subsequently, with the technical support of the United States, India used a new deceptive jamming. This technology has many technical limitations, but it is exceptionally effective in defending some important facilities. After entering the interference range, it will still lose its accuracy. The PLA's countermeasures are under study, but the current strategy can only be to invest in high-cost terrain-matching weapons.

Lin Huaisheng decided not to take the risk of using self-propelled howitzers to counterattack. If he faced another mediocre Indian general, he would not hesitate to throw in the 05-type howitzers to tear up the enemy's artillery. Some drumming, he was worried that Spanga would keep some Caesar or AS90 with sufficient range of firepower, ready to counter-counter at any time, fortunately he had another card.

Lin ordered the Pakistani army to give up the operation to capture the airport, retreat immediately, and push forward the air defense position to limit the penetration of the opponent's drones in shallow, near and deep, so as to limit the power of its artillery.

India lacked in-depth reconnaissance capabilities, and sure enough, the accuracy of its artillery fire was greatly reduced, and it was completely too late to keep up with the retreating Pakistani troops.At the same time, China's high-altitude drones began to carry out large-scale reconnaissance and monitor the enemy's changes at any time. Lin Huaisheng noticed that Spanga's loose but unbroken line of defense began to change, and his troops began to gather.In addition, even though Spanga used a lot of fake numbers and other tricks in radio communications, the electronic reconnaissance unit directly under Xu Jingzhe still identified all the enemy units dispatched in this area through methods unknown to the Indians.It can be seen that, except for one mechanized infantry division and two armored brigades, other troops are also moving here. For a long time in the past, he did not find Spanga's troops gathered together so densely Pass.

(End of this chapter)