Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 687
"Their family is getting more and more prosperous." The field marshal said coldly, and he didn't like the Congress Party either.

"The director also said that it's best to catch up on that matter, while there is still capital."

"Damn Charmain, how can he mention such a confidential matter on the phone? What if he is overheard?"

The marshal said angrily that he was obviously more cautious than Charmain in this matter.

"I don't think you can guess anything even if you overhear it?"

"In short, it's always right to be careful. It's not the time to play this card yet. Maybe the enemy can't support it anymore, just bluffing?"

"It is indeed possible."

"Or, are they just tricking us? Once they get the recording evidence, they will betray me, so that they can disintegrate the Indian army?" The marshal began to think wildly.

"It's also possible." The colonel echoed, as an intelligence officer, he didn't think the Chinese would do this, but since his superiors thought so, he had to agree.

A staff officer knocked on the door and walked in, and the two immediately stopped their conversation about whether they should treason.

"Commander, Barney Broad's defenders have reported heavy losses and requested to retreat. The enemy's firepower has been attacking the rear road, and it may be too late to withdraw."

"Retreat, retreat, can't Major General Rabbani's Tamil Nadu unit be more tenacious? It has only been bombarded for an hour, and it is shouting that it can't hold on." The marshal wiped the sweat from his forehead with a sweat towel , The basement was a bit too hot. After the enemy's shelling began, the headquarters closed several vents.According to Tespur's lesson, the enemy has a habit of dropping giant bombs from the vents.

"By the way, have the People's Self-Defense Forces who just arrived retreated?"

The Marshal mentioned the People's Guards that were not under his command, and wanted to see how they fared.He protested to the Ministry of Defense against paramilitary forces like the People's Self-Defense Forces hiding in the rear. After obtaining too much heavy equipment, the distribution of weapons did not tilt towards him, but about 2 regiments of the Self-Defense Forces left New Delhi. The designated positions were fortified as a response to his dissatisfaction with the Self-Defense Forces, but these people were not under his command.

"They are still on the ground, but the enemy has not shelled the positions of the Self-Defense Forces. In fact, the artillery of the Self-Defense Forces has carried out several rounds of counterattacks. It is said that good results have been observed."

"Since they are so good at fighting, let the Tamil Nadu United team retreat to the reserve position to protect the rear road."

"Commander, won't the flanks of the Self-Defense Forces be exposed?"

"I'd like to see how capable these mobs are other than talking big."

"Understood. Are our artillery going to launch a counterattack? Depending on the situation, the enemy's attacking troops have already gathered at the starting position. If we fight now, we may get good results."

"No, no, I think the enemy must be waiting for us to expose the artillery array. I can't take the risk and keep the artillery on standby."

He Fan got into the armored command vehicle, anxiously waiting for the last moment to come. His command vehicle looked like an ordinary armored personnel carrier in appearance, but with more antennas.He left the brigade headquarters wheeled command vehicle behind.In addition, there is a tank company directly under him to follow him. His tank company is larger than the general army, with one more platoon of troops.And his own command tank will also follow the action, and he can go to the tank to command if necessary.

Due to the narrow space of the tank, too many monitors and communication equipment cannot be installed, and now he has to command 6 battalions to operate simultaneously, which is not suitable as a command post.He will follow most of the reconnaissance battalion, as the offensive forward, and act at the forefront. The three armored battalions and one mechanized infantry battalion in the rear will serve as the second echelon, followed by the howitzer battalion, air defense battalion, and rocket launcher battalion of the third echelon. And the drone unit of the reconnaissance battalion, all of these units will follow in marching formation, and the rest of these units will not be in combat formation if it is not necessary.According to the plan, once encountering a position where the enemy resists more tenaciously, the troops will go around directly and leave the battle to the Pakistani troops behind. They are very willing to fight a positional battle with India.

New information was continuously sent to him through the information distribution system.Sure enough, as Lin Huaisheng expected, the enemy's response to the attack was very conservative and passive. Once Pasade was attacked, the only thing he would do was to further shrink his troops, and he did not organize a more effective artillery counterattack.The field marshal is very good at hiding the main forces and weapons, but he doesn't dare to use them. He obviously knows that he is at a great disadvantage in long-range artillery and air force, and most of the artillery is using towed artillery, so the survival rate on the battlefield is not high. .According to Lin Huaisheng's speculation, Pasade may dispatch armed helicopters to launch a counterattack at a low altitude that the S400 system cannot attack, but he did not do so.

The rumbling guns from the west continued, but the real attack route was very quiet. He Fan looked at his watch, and it was time for the Pakistani troops to attack from the front.A large number of drones began to invade the air above the frontal enemy positions, searching for targets below, and providing command for artillery fire.Then about 200 tanks will launch an attack on the frontal enemy, and it is expected to push 3 to 5 kilometers flatly. Lin Huaisheng's feint attack is really worth it.

He Fan got out of the command vehicle and looked ahead with binoculars. The hidden reconnaissance battalion had already started to activate, and black smoke could be seen billowing from the bushes ahead.He gripped the communicator tightly and gave the order to start the operation without missing a second.

The tracked vehicle started to move slowly, making a deafening sound, and immediately filled the air with a strong smell of diesel, which was He Fan's favorite smell.The more than 10 infantry fighting vehicles in front are all lined up in a regular formation, following the actions of the front tanks, only the single Hongqi 17 air defense missile system wanders around the formation, they are not restricted by the formation, if necessary , they have priority to pass through some crossings.He Fan likes this kind of weapon that uses a tank chassis. In India, where the roads are bad, there is no tank that is more suitable for accompanying mechanized troops. He thinks that Wang Zhenbei's Hongqi 16 missile troops should still be blocked at the moment on the highway.

The command vehicle started immediately. On his right wing was a company of infantry fighting vehicles, on his left was a company of 120mm self-propelled mortars, behind him was a communication support vehicle, and finally there was a company of anti-tank missiles following him. troops.

His headquarters is about 3 kilometers away from the forward tank company. Although he can use binoculars to see the actions of the troops in front, he is somewhat unaccustomed to it. Usually he always stays in the second or second tank column. 2 car location, not 3 km behind.

What he wants to do is like a boa constrictor, to surround the unresponsive opponent silently, entangle it alive, and then strangle it to death.

Marshal Pasad did not yet know that the real deadly operation had been launched from his two wings. His headquarters was currently blocked by a flood of distress calls from the front. After the shelling lasted for 2 hours, the Pakistani army The tank units of the Japanese army began to attack, and the offensive was so fierce that all positions required artillery support at the same time.Obviously, this attack was for real. As for whether such a clumsy flat-push tactic was just a feint, he didn’t know. He lacked effective reconnaissance means. The intelligence of the US reconnaissance satellite was at least 6 hours behind, and the Air Force no longer dared to We dispatched for reconnaissance. The marshal still has some drones in his hands, but the average survival time is very short, and he is a little reluctant to release them.

If Marshal Pasade had carefully studied Lin Huaisheng's tactics, he would have found that any of his attacks was accompanied by almost unreal feints, and Lin never launched a blind frontal offensive.But the actual situation is that the marshal does not even know that the series of battles from Assam to Pakistan were commanded by the same person. Charman's intelligence bureau has never succeeded in spying on the internal intelligence of the Chinese army. Apart from receiving disinformation, he has been unable to put his hands inside his opponents.

For the time being, Pasad can only use the anti-tank missile unit to counter the opponent’s tanks. His unit is equipped with a large number of old Russian-made missiles collected from all over the world, including old-fashioned missiles such as "Race" and "Bassoon". , and a small number of relatively new cornet missiles. The tandem warheads of these missiles are used to destroy the 59D tanks equipped by the Pakistan Army without pressure, but to hit the tanks, well-trained personnel are required to operate. And well-trained personnel is exactly what the Indian army lacks most.

Pakistani tankers have already figured out a set of techniques to deal with these missiles. They approached the enemy's positions at a very slow speed and kept attacking the opponent's positions with grenades. However, the latest Warsaw Pact stockpiled wire-guided missiles acquired by India generally have a short range. More than 2500 meters, the launch steps are relatively cumbersome. The panicked Indian shooters always start launching these missiles outside the range, and the Pakistani army tank commander has about ten seconds to release smoke, destroying the long tracking of the shooter.

Behind the tanks, the Pakistani Army deploys a 6mm mortar howitzer with a 6X120 wheeled chassis. This kind of artillery with inter-vehicle information capability can suppress targets more effectively than ordinary mortars; The target data is obtained by drone reconnaissance on the enemy's head, and then quickly launches anti-explosive grenades to the exposed firepower points. In previous operations, the Pakistani Army has practiced this set of fire support to suppress opponents' anti-tank missiles more maturely.

In Pasade's headquarters, the opponent's small blue flag on the map has been advancing continuously. His troops always give up their positions without much resistance, and sometimes retreat faster than the enemy's attack speed.

The field marshal walked around beside the busy command staff with his hands behind his back, looking a little impatient.He thought to himself that if there were some Javelin missiles, the situation would be much better. Even after a week of training, they would be ready to go into battle. But these missiles, which require optical aiming and visual tracking, and dragging wires, are really not suitable for illiterate soldiers. Mastered within half a month.

He hesitated whether to use the artillery to counterattack. If he hesitated, the first line of defense would be partially broken through after nightfall, and the whole line might be lost tomorrow.The strange thing is that the east and west sides of New Delhi are very quiet, and the enemy seems to have no intention of launching a diversionary attack from there.No particular sign was found of the troops where he was deployed.

He reminded himself that he must not draw conclusions so hastily. Facing the current unclear battlefield situation, he must not wait for intelligence from the Americans.He ordered the drone squadron stationed at Safford Jones Airport to launch 12 drones at the same time to see if there was any change in the enemy in the three directions of east, west, north, and then ordered the tornado rocket launcher hidden near the Red Fort to be ready to fire. If there is any result of man-machine reconnaissance, he can counterattack.

When the UAV climbed to 300 meters after taking off, it was detected by China's long-range warning radar. However, it is impossible for the S400 missile to fire on such a low-value target. Then the target position was transmitted to each air defense node on the front line, and even the Hongqi 17 commander's display. These craft can also be seen.

The function of the Hongqi 17 is equivalent to a complete missile position. If the driver is not counted, there are only two manpower to operate the missile.The commander is in charge of the data link communication and the top battlefield surveillance radar. He must always indicate the target, while the shooter concentrates on the guidance radar to track the target and master the timing of firing.

On the display, two light spots, one in front and one in the back, are approaching here, and the distance is still 2 kilometers away. If there is no data link support, Hongqi 40 will not be able to know the approaching positions of these targets in advance, and aim the standby guidance radar at the target. Hongqi The 17's own battlefield surveillance radar does not see too far, but it is easy to alarm the target, and these problems are avoided with the help of the data link.

This missile launch vehicle once shot down a MiG-27 of the Indian Air Force when it was on guard at Jabuwa Airport, and has some actual combat experience.The commander kept a close eye on the two drones flying all the way from New Delhi, and soon the model of the enemy plane was identified. The larger one was the Israeli Heron high-altitude drone. Maybe it was the S2 missile site that was afraid of Chandigarh. The large UAV only flew to an altitude of 400 meters.The slower tailing speed seems to be India's homemade Nishant UAV, which is a tactical reconnaissance UAV that can be launched from the rails of a truck. Due to its low flying altitude, it is easier for Hongqi 5500 to shoot down.

It took a lot of trouble to hit a drone at a height of 5500 meters, which is actually close to the maximum shooting height of this system. However, since the drone will not escape from a large overload, the chances of shooting it down are still very high. You just need to zoom in. some.

The Heron UAV has electronic reconnaissance capabilities, and if it uses the guidance radar too early, it is very likely to trigger the electronic warning, and then it may escape.The commander decided to hold his breath and wait for her to fly overhead.

The chariot used the tracked chassis to occupy a flat position first, and was ready for battle. A 95-type 4-tube 25mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun accompanied it as a necessary firepower supplement.When the Heron UAV flew almost straight all the way to the top of Hongqi 17, the commander gave the order to launch two missiles.

These missiles are small in size, and the engine ignition time is only a few seconds. It is difficult to attack high-altitude targets. Fortunately, the target is aware of it too late, and he is about to slowly turn around in the air and go back. The two missiles soared into the air and flew towards the target with difficulty. Before the kinetic energy was exhausted, they finally approached the target. Relying on the fragments of the warhead, they shot down a precious drone in one fell swoop. The Nishant helicopter at a lower altitude was destroyed.

The Indian command soon got the news that the drones had been destroyed. In fact, 8% of the dozens of drones sent out were destroyed by the air defense system. Pasad moved his money, but could not get useful feedback. He felt something was wrong.He could only order the tornado to counterattack based on what he observed in the front position, although he also knew that the accuracy must be far lower than what he observed through the drone.

(End of this chapter)