Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 683 New Delhi Is Shaking
The radar network from the electronic reconnaissance aircraft to the enemy is not broken at the touch of a button. They are constantly shifting and turning on the countermeasures, and the entire air defense network appears to be in order.It seems that they can still deal with ordinary blows in a short period of time. Only by destroying a few positions can they cause internal chaos.According to the instructions, all attacking troops are not allowed to cross the red line. The red line refers to the distance within the theoretical range of the enemy's missiles, which is relatively certain. Once out of this area, the missile's hit rate will be greatly reduced.At this moment, only a special formation is slowly approaching the red line, waiting for the order to cross it.

The commander on the command plane can see through the data link that the S300 radar in front of the unit has a 120° sector surveillance capability and can rotate at a low speed, but it is currently fixed in one direction, and the antenna The front presents a certain elevation angle, and it seems that in addition to defending against air force fighter planes, it is also defending against ballistic missiles; the various strike methods of the Chinese army make it impossible for the enemy to use pre-deployment methods to achieve comprehensive defense, but it is prone to mistakes. In a confrontational situation, the defender is always more prone to deviations. This is inevitable, and it is even more difficult for the Indian army whose actions are rigid and all wait for orders from the commander.

"Captain Red Arrow, the enemy has no special reaction, act according to the predetermined plan." The chief of the command plane issued an attack order.

"Red Arrow understands."

After a simple communication, two stealth planes with the call sign "Red Arrow" began to turn, to test the enemy's radar response, and to respond if necessary. The other plane began to circle to the side, trying to fly to the blind spot of the enemy's radar field of vision and throw a few missiles .The strike on this target was not decided on a temporary basis. In fact, a few days ago, I had made up my mind to try a new attack method. On the one hand, the position of this radar is relatively prominent and easy to approach. Radar is relatively familiar, and the usual offensive and defensive drills often use this equipment to simulate opponents, so I have a good idea of ​​the distance and angle at which it can launch stealth aircraft. Of course, the attack still needs to be done step by step, because stealth aircraft do not have similar actual combat experience.

Even a month ago, it was still unimaginable to send a new type of aircraft deep into the enemy's rear for ground attack, but the tight air defense network over New Delhi made all feasible means reconsidered and trade-offs were made. Stealth aircraft and tactical missiles are regarded as the most effective means of attacking the enemy's key nodes. As long as these two killers are used to disrupt the enemy's position and destroy the redundancy mastered by the air defense command, the rest of the means can be used Invest in and paralyze the entire air defense network.

It was like an exercise. Stealth fighters carefully avoided the detection range of a legal long-range radar to the east. These old-fashioned long-wave radars may cause some trouble, but the simulation training proved that if the software and personnel training are not updated, the threat level is also very high. Limited, the radar itself will shield the limited reflection signals. Of course, it is still difficult for the aircraft itself to judge whether the opponent sees itself from the radio radiation cycle. It must rely on the rest of the surrounding reconnaissance equipment to obtain some feedback from the enemy's series of reactions. .At present, the Indian air defense force is still conducting calm confrontation operations. Some radars are off and on standby, some are on the transfer road, and others are on the way to search. Everything seems to be stable, and of course it also reveals that they have no extra precautions.

When the fighter plane circles around, try not to deflect the fuselage at an excessive angle, in order not to increase the reflection area; on the other hand, the rear of the plane has certain infrared features that may be detected by the ground air defense system, so care must be taken not to expose it, because the plane As well as pelvic fin occlusion, this angle is not very large, and it does not have a great impact on tactics.

The plane slowly approached the attack area, and new radiation sources appeared in several directions, but the stealth plane was not tracked, and everything was under control.Relying solely on the fighter plane's sensors can only identify the radar features and orientation. If you need to know the precise distance, you need other means to cooperate. In order to cooperate with this operation, far more than these three fighter planes were dispatched.There are also a large number of accompanying fighters to perform feint attacks, electronic jamming and reconnaissance missions.

The pilot did not communicate redundantly with the command plane, which was clearly detrimental to the original purpose of concealing tracks, although the Indians were not found to have a particular advantage in electronic reconnaissance.At this point, the locking of the target has been completed. Even though the missile seeker cannot measure the target radiation source, Dong Aidan has already been powered on and running. After it is launched, its direction will be completely controlled by the pilot at the initial stage, and then it should be able to operate on its own. Radar beam caught.

The attack location was chosen a little far away, and the distance to the target is still 80 kilometers. If the target is not too close, it will leave time for the enemy to react. One attack, and then quickly reverse the whole body and retreat, but before the missile is launched, the opponent can always grasp the position of the aircraft, without any suddenness; and one of the things that needs to be tested in this attack is that the enemy's radar operators are in this position. The intelligence department believes that the reaction speed of Indian soldiers in different units should be similar in the same situation.

Everything was done step by step, and the two electronic warfare aircraft began to implement extra-area control on the target radar. The reason for choosing such a timing was that they were afraid that the interference would be too early, and the target would not be able to withstand the pressure and would shut down and flee.

Stealth carefully turned sideways, flew flat for a certain distance, and then the magazine under the belly of the aircraft opened. At this moment, the fighter is in the blind spot of the target radar, but other radars around it are likely to see it, so the action cannot be procrastinated.

The two missiles were launched quickly. Although there were still two missiles in the magazine, none of them entered the launch preparation stage. The first attack should not be too ruthless. The important thing is to collect battlefield information.

From the opening of the magazine to the closing of the bomb, there was no special reaction from the opponent. The leader of the Red Arrow continued to fly south by east according to the original route, and quietly left the theater.Since the infrared detection is very erratic, it may occasionally work 60 kilometers away, so it is not yet possible to make a sharp turn to the north. The stealth plane must gradually move away from the combat zone before turning around and returning. During this period, the remaining two fighter planes will provide cover.

The missile quickly found the side lobe of the radar and chased after it. Sure enough, the opponent's countermeasures were much slower than the previous actions against anti-radiation missiles. Although many nearby radars that were not interfered could at least see that the missile was already in the air, but But unable to adapt to this new tactic.

The entire flight process of the missile will take up to 1 minute. If the opponent can shut down in the first 20 seconds, then there is still a chance to escape. This new type of anti-radiation missile is born out of the medium-range air-to-air missile and does not have a larger warhead , in fact, it has to hit the radar antenna precisely to be effective.

The electronic reconnaissance plane detected that the ground radar radiation disappeared 55 seconds after the missile was launched. Obviously, the enemy sensed the danger and was about to run away, but it was too late. Fold up the radar antenna and start the vehicle.

The commander on the command plane prayed that the vehicle could be destroyed at the same time, so that intelligence could be collected through satellite photos. If only the antenna was destroyed, it would take a lot of trouble.

The first missile accurately hit the radar front, and the second hit the vehicle. This attack completely paralyzed a battalion-sized missile position, and more importantly, it played a considerable deterrent effect, causing A backup guidance radar dared not turn on for a long time.Soon the rumors of the stealth aircraft spread among the Indian troops like an infectious disease, which inevitably put enormous pressure on the air defense commanders.

At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield, Lin Huaisheng also began to try his new tactics for the first time. He used Pakistani agents hiding in the city to designate targets for the dormant missile positions, and then launched strikes.Because the satellite can photograph the enemy's preset position, and from the structure of the position.The position of the main command vehicle can be judged, so even if the enemy's specific deployment cannot be monitored in real time, it is still possible to blindly strike important targets.

The first target to enter the field of vision is located near the India Gate in Old Delhi. This is a Sam 6 missile unit. Just after maneuvering to the preset position, it was seen by a spy hiding on the clock tower 1 km away. The spy used the radio to map the The marked array number informs the rear that the attack is about to enter the preparation stage. At this time, the spies have not left, and they still need to risk staying in the same place, waiting to collect the attack effect.

The Indian commander will move from position to position as a pre-battle exercise, and common sense tells him that as long as he doesn't turn on his radar, he won't be attacked.The commander sat in the command vehicle and issued an order, requiring all vehicles to immediately enter the combat readiness state at the fastest speed. He asked for 20 seconds faster than the qualified time; later, he would issue an alarm to practice the sudden appearance Evacuation under enemy conditions; the training outline was formulated according to the reference indicators provided by the US. US military advisers told Indian soldiers that as long as they deal with it properly, ground radar can outperform anti-radiation missiles launched from long distances. A missile emplacement awaits them.

The location input of the target is in progress, and the commander of the missile brigade personally sits in command; this is a fairly deep target, and it is only 15 kilometers away from the Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi. At that time, the explosion of the huge warhead of the missile will definitely alarm the whole city. Civilian buildings must also be considered. To be on the safe side, several missiles using cluster warheads on standby have not been approved by the Lin Huaisheng command to be put into combat. These ammunition scattered relatively large may cause some accidental injuries. Of course, for the accuracy of Dongfeng missiles, Lin Huaisheng was sure.

The news from the front continued to spread. The enemy's position deployment was as expected. The command vehicle and the warning radar were in the center of the position, and the launch vehicles were scattered around the position. The security forces guarded the road and were ready to escape at any time.The Pakistani spy squatting on the commanding heights 1 km away can see the whole picture of the enemy's position with binoculars. He keeps sending messages back. This is quite risky, and it is easy for the enemy to lock the position of the radio station or be directly seen by the military police on duty on the street. , but the information he provided allowed the missile force to make final adjustments to the impact point.Tactical missiles launched based on incomplete information may not be able to accurately fall near the target, but the large warhead of the missile can roughly make up for the error.

Lin Huaisheng directly issued an attack order to the missile brigade. This is not the first time he has used tactical missiles to attack anti-aircraft missile positions, but he has launched them based on drone intelligence before, and the targets are all field targets. In the downtown area, the situation is not the same.

Two launch vehicles with an interval of 2 meters fired missiles successively.The missiles take off, and they will fly to the target in a much shorter time than other means.

The Indian commander who was 300 kilometers away certainly didn’t know that he would bear the brunt of the attack. According to his imagination, the attack would start from far to near. His defense zone was in an urban area, and he could kidnap local residents to some extent, making the enemy wary; But he didn't quite know that someone was secretly staring at him a kilometer away.

The commander looked at his watch, it was time for the drill and evacuation.He grabbed the communicator and issued an order to the entire battalion: "Immediately evacuate the position if the enemy is found to be attacking from a long distance."

The order was repeated twice, and the position immediately boiled up. Although the officers and soldiers knew that the enemy situation was fake, no one dared to neglect. The security forces began to drive away pedestrians on the road. Several Land Rover and troop trucks quickly passed the road, to keep the roads clear.The missile launch vehicles retreating from the four positions began to turn around and concentrate awkwardly. According to the procedure, these tanks must line up in a column and wait for the command vehicle, radar and communication support vehicles to go first before they can evacuate.

Rolling thunder fell from the sky. Some people who were too late to react thought it was just part of the exercise. The huge missile fell in an area 50 meters away from the command vehicle. , except for those that are farther away, or use a heavier tank chassis.

The second missile landed a little farther away, destroying most of the trucks on standby in the distance. The remaining fuel of the missile also caused a fire on the position, burning down some surface and underground facilities.

The entire attack was clean and neat, and basically did not damage the surrounding civilian facilities. Of course, the glass on the buildings hundreds of meters away was completely shattered by the shock wave.

The Pakistani spies hid on the roof of a distant building and observed. They also felt the hot airflow brought by the shock wave. The spies reported in a trembling voice: The attack results were close to the ideal state, but he still needed to wait for the smoke to settle to further verify the enemy's losses. .

Defense Minister Singh was in the Ministry of Defense on Darth Shaw Street. The moment the missile fell, he saw the flames in the direction of Derry from the north-facing window. It took a long time for the loud noise to arrive. He did not remember that the air defense siren sounded just now. Otherwise, he should have been dragged into the air-raid shelter by the bodyguards.

"What's going on?" He grabbed the phone, "Get me the city defense command, what happened just now?"

After waiting for a while, there was a response from the other end of the phone. Major General Muyar, the head of the City Defense Command and the captain of the Guards Wing, answered the phone: "One of our anti-aircraft missile positions has been attacked. It seems that it is not a cruise missile."

"A tactical missile?"

"I don't think it's possible. Our air defense is airtight, and their drones can't fly in at all. Naturally, they can't scout targets for tactical missiles."

"Perhaps it was detected by satellite?"

"The 17th Air Defense Squadron was just deployed there 25 minutes ago. I ordered it. It's impossible..."

Before Muyar could finish speaking, Singh hung up the phone. He realized that the city was no longer safe. He had been pretending to be calm before and waited until the alarm sounded before going downstairs into the basement. Now it seemed that the enemy's intelligence tentacles had penetrated into the In every corner of the city, one may take one's own life at any time.

(End of this chapter)