Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 654
Spanga was in the headquarters, waiting for the victory ahead, but he received the news that the Makani headquarters was attacked. He is now in a situation of internal and external difficulties, and a tank force appeared in front of him, sweeping the entire rear, taking all All the pots and pans were smashed; the air defense troops he deployed had to flee around, and the tight air defense circle was beginning to collapse from west to east; while in front, his nearly 8 troops lost their unified command. The first call after the missile attack indicated that he was still safe and would be transferred to other nearby units to continue commanding. However, two hours later, Spanga asked every division and brigade level command nearby, but he did not find Makani arrival.

For the time being, Spanga can only hand over the command task to Pascianita, the commander of the 1st Armored Division. The commander of the reinforcement force who monitored the main force of the Chinese army, Pacianita did not know much about Makani's intention to mobilize multiple troops to attack concentrically. In fact, like all senior officers, he was just waiting for orders in front and Even Spanga himself was unaware of Makeni's intentions without attending the pre-offensive meeting.

"Why didn't anyone from the staff escape? This is impossible?" Spanga paced back and forth in the headquarters. According to his experience, even under the most brutal artillery fire, some people should be able to escape. If there is a chief of staff or deputy commander, even a brigade commander, he can take on important responsibilities at critical moments, but why does it seem like no one has escaped as if he has been hit by a nuclear weapon?
"Commander, the 194th Air Defense Squadron is calling. They must abandon their original position. The enemy tanks are too close. The security forces have already caught fire."

"Damn! They gave up their position, and half of the air defense is gone?"

"But leave them where they are, and they will be quickly destroyed by infiltrating enemy tanks."

The 194th Air Defense Battalion is one of the few remaining S300 missile units in India. It was originally responsible for the peripheral defense of New Delhi and must not be moved.In the end, after several quarrels between Spanga and Pasade, it was not easy to get it.This force was deployed at the throat position where the front and back of the troops were connected, defending the vast area from the forward troops to the rear general headquarters. In fact, in the entire attack plan of Spanga, most of the mobile deployed Beech Battalion and The scattered guerrilla Doyle system is only a starting point for the main air defense force. The above mobile air defense systems that follow the mechanized force can still deter Chinese aircraft without turning on the power, and must rely on the deep rear. The unit's core surveillance radar, providing target designation.

In order to prevent the radar from being destroyed by various possible air strikes, Spanga made perfect preparations. Unexpectedly, a tank force sneaked across the river, broke through several defense lines in a row, and hit this juncture .

"Tell 194, then retreat one after another. In addition, notify the commander of the 11th Mechanized Infantry Brigade to immediately intercept the enemy from the follower to the west. If you dare to continue to dawdle, I will shoot him dead."

"clear."

At Chandigarh Airport, fighter jets loaded with bombs are lined up and preparing to take off. Since the battlefield is less than 100 kilometers away, all these tactical aircraft can hang as many bombs on the pylons as possible.

"Remember, the battlefield is very close, but we are not front-line support, but deep interdiction missions." Sammy reminded him on the radio that those young pilots who were gearing up and waiting for a big fight, "The Chinese have a tank force drilled By the time Spanga's eyelids are lowered and they're sweeping those anti-aircraft missiles, what's our mission? Of course to support them, every bomb must be dropped on the heads of the Indians who are close to this force, other than that , are not within our strike range. Do you understand?"

"understood."

"take off!"

A J-10 fighter took the lead to take off from the runway, followed by several Thunder fighters.As soon as they rose to 1500 meters, they could see the battlefield in full swing in the east. Pakistan's 1st Armored Division was undergoing the most severe test, but Sami could not help. The core that determined the outcome of this battle was no longer there, but in Spanga's lair is in the rear.

At the same time, the planes flying from the north of the Himalayas and the Pakistani airport also gathered in the air. They didn't have enough time in the air, so they couldn't deeply support He Fan's tanks. They could only rush to the front battlefield to carry out general tactical strikes. Task.

"Squadron leader, after this battle, should we go to bomb New Delhi?" Someone in the formation asked.

"Maybe after this battle is over, the Indians should surrender. I hope they won't surrender so soon." Said another pilot in the formation. Sami hesitated for a while and didn't speak. Continue to fight, but on the other hand, he also knows that in this way, young pilots will continue to be consumed, and the reconstruction of the Pakistan Air Force will be indefinitely.

"Follow me and turn to the direction of 200." The old man said.

"Why stay away from the battlefield, shouldn't we go southeast?"

"We have to make some detours, and the sun will rise in a while. If we fly directly over it, it will be difficult to see the fire nets flying towards us on the horizon, and the optical sights of those anti-aircraft guns are most likely to be aimed at the sun, so we have to and The Indians switch places, understand?"

"The squadron leader is still thoughtful."

Sami is very clear that the Indians will go all out in today's battle, because they also want to defend the capital, so it is impossible for him to bring the formation back today, and these young pilots seem not fully prepared for the cruel battle Mental preparation.

The fighter plane went straight to the south, turned east and circled around, and then flew from east to west to the target. He kept an eye out for the enemy's ground-to-air weapons and lowered his altitude at the same time.At dawn, you can already see thick smoke rising into the sky in front of you. These black smoke remind everyone that the war zone is approaching.

The formation is in a V formation. After entering the theater, the weapons and vehicles discarded by the Indians on the ground can be seen at any time, but they have not noticed the threat from the ground radar. It seems that the Chinese tanks have fought well and have removed those threatening missile positions. , but still have to defend, because the front deployed by Spanga is always densely covered with various anti-aircraft weapons that can fight alone.

"Captain Black Spider, you are approaching an enemy motorized force. The enemy's formation has not had time to unfold, and you will soon see it."

"clear."

"There are other friendly units in the air, coming from the north, please be careful not to accidentally injure them. No Indian planes have been found in the air for the time being. According to intelligence, the Indian Air Force will be dispatched later."

"clear."

He looked down at the monitor. The J-16 bomber coming from the north had just passed Leh at this time and was slowly approaching. They would carry out laser-guided bomb bombing at a relatively high altitude.When he raised his head, he saw a huge enemy army forming a formation in the wilderness from a distance. It was a semi-mechanized army mixed with a large number of wheeled chariots. The short follow-up launcher is obviously not an anti-aircraft missile, but an anti-tank one. From the position, it is preparing to intercept the Chinese tank group from west to east.

"Keep a distance between you and the enemy column and enter from the rear of the enemy column. I will divert the artillery fire. The attack action must be swift and don't hesitate."

"clear."

After a simple deployment, Sami immediately turned around. He knew that the size of the former show off was at least a regiment level. Even if it was suppressed, there must still be a lot of anti-aircraft firepower, although he could not detect them from the convoy with the naked eye.

Things like anti-aircraft guns or short-range anti-aircraft missiles mostly have rotating turrets and follow-up launchers, so they can draw their attention and facilitate subsequent formation bombing. Of course, vertical launch systems like Doyle cannot be ruled out. But at least their optical aiming is impossible to keep an eye on the 360° range at all times.

Sure enough, the Indians noticed the aircraft approaching behind them, and some firepower began to fire on Sami early, even if it was still far out of range.Sammy made a conscious effort to move closer to the fire nets so that they could lead them to fire on him.Of course, his attention must also be concentrated one or two kilometers behind the anti-aircraft gun fire, and beware of anti-aircraft missiles emerging from the ground at any time.There has been no radar warning sound in my ears, obviously the enemy's firepower is not too accurate and deadly.He circled the enemy column and had to make the enemy think that the firepower could catch up with him.

Warning sounds began to sound in the cabin, and a guidance radar soon appeared and began to follow.It was probably a Doyle M1 system. Sammy shuttled between the 23mm anti-aircraft guns and kept making violent movements to destroy the enemy's radar tracking. He knew that there were 2 electronic warfare aircraft on duty nearby. Give them a little time and they will be able to Lock on that radar and start jamming.Of course, he himself pays attention to the distance. It is very difficult for those short-range missiles to appear within a distance of 5 kilometers.

The J-10 shuttled up and down and destroyed the Indian air defense tank. The original plan was to start tracking successfully and then fire in a short time.The Indian commander also didn't know what it meant that the plane was flying around a little bit within its own range, neither escaping nor breaking through and dropping bombs.Maybe just a new pilot who has never seen the world and has no idea how to operate?If this is the case, he can try launching missiles at a relatively long distance.

Sami saw a slight smoke rising from behind the enemy line, and two missiles shot straight into the air, and then turned to come towards him.He turned and flew north while turning on electronic jamming, including chaff and active jamming, in order to destroy the target identification of the opponent's radar guidance station.

The electronic warfare aircraft in the distance immediately carried out deceptive jamming on the enemy's radar. This kind of missile flew completely according to the instructions and lacked active guidance capabilities. After the autopilot lost the instruction, it immediately flew all over the sky. With room to spare, at such a distance, he has the time to take a few actions to consume the range of the missile.This kind of missile will toss up and down a few times according to the instructions of the guidance station, quickly toss all the kinetic energy, and then carry it to the ground.

The black spider formation fighter planes staying in the rear, taking advantage of the dispersion of enemy firepower, began to attack from behind the enemy column, completely following the direction of the column, flying over the heads of the undeployed enemy infantry, so that dropping bombs was better than crossing the formation The aim of bombing is much larger.

The Indian anti-aircraft gunners finally sensed the new threat from the west. When the muzzle began to turn to the east, but the dazzling sunlight in the east completely destroyed the aiming. The 4 planes quickly flew over the enemy's head and began to drop bombs. .

For a while, India's 11th Mechanized Infantry Brigade fell into flames, and a large number of infantry fighting vehicles, Shikara River anti-aircraft combat vehicles, communication command combat vehicles, anti-tank missile launchers, and hordes of trucks that had not had time to deploy were all destroyed. blow up.

Troops being bombed while marching is always a bad thing.However, the Thunder fighter that landed at the end was still caught by the reacting Indian firepower and was severely beaten to the ground.Sammy saw the loss of the first plane from a distance, and he knew it wasn't the first plane lost today.

All Xiaolong fighter jets also carry unguided rocket pods, and they cannot withdraw from the battle until the ammunition is exhausted. This is the commitment that the Air Force must make to the ground forces behind the enemy.

10 kilometers away, He Fan is still calling for air support. He is chasing all the enemies who are fleeing in a hurry. His mecha battalion is 7 kilometers away, and he has just intercepted a self-propelled artillery unit that was unable to escape. He can't fight the enemy's anti-tank missile force head-on. It may be okay in the dark, but he will suffer at dawn; so he can only rely on the air force to deal with the enemies ahead. Since he has emptied the enemy's air defense force, the air force Come to support him, obviously it should be.

Spanga, who was hiding in the headquarters, was surrounded by telegrams of powerful air attacks on various units and could not escape. He knew that with the arrival of sunrise, the capabilities of the enemy air force would increase several times, and at the same time the ground where the enemy had gathered these days The troops will definitely be dispatched to attack him. Due to limited intelligence collection capabilities, he can only wait for the update of the data from the US satellites to find out the enemy's movements; but the Chinese seem to be in a secret confrontation with the Americans. After winning the confidence, they began to frequently use laser jammers to destroy the imaging of the US optical reconnaissance satellites, and the US seemed to lose its temper.

"Commander, according to the satellite photos at 5 o'clock in the morning, the tank group assembled by the enemy in Podiala has disappeared, and its whereabouts are currently uncertain. Within a few hours, these troops may appear in any direction of the front and enter the battle .”

To withdraw, or not to withdraw?Spangha is still indecisive, and with his back against New Delhi, he faces tremendous political pressure, which makes him lose his previous shrewd calculation and accurate intuition, and has to fall into the trouble of worrying about gains and losses.

"Within one hour, can the Pakistani 1st Armored Division be eaten up in front? If we annihilate a main force of the enemy before withdrawing, we can buy a lot of time."

"General Pacianita called. During the offensive 10 minutes ago, the tanks of the White Tiger Division had approached 350 meters from the enemy headquarters. But the enemy still has hundreds of tanks defending the position there. He needs more artillery fire. support."

"It seems that the opportunity is still on our side?" The general said to himself. He knew that if there was an air force, or enough artillery fire, the enemy armed with Khaled and Type 59 tanks would have been defeated long ago. Eaten by himself, the battle will not dawdle until now, but now he has neither air force nor enough artillery fire, and at least 2 enemy tank units have infiltrated the inner line, and are currently stirring up, and the enemy air force has just Began to act aggressively.

"Commander, even if we say we still have a chance, time is obviously not on our side. If we don't retreat, we may suffer a big loss. Our current situation is getting more dangerous every minute."

(End of this chapter)