Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 693 Lean Oil Armor
This troop transfer tried to avoid the Chinese satellite reconnaissance as much as possible, but He Fan was still lucky to catch a prisoner and obtained more accurate information from the prisoner.

He knew the opponents were outnumbered, but commanded by an American commander, this tank force would soon be joined by a Bradley fighting vehicle and a large number of Humvees, some of which carried stinger missiles for revenge Or, there may be several sentinel radars in the rear, and these tanks use more advanced night vision equipment, which obviously worries him more than the Avengers.

The current harsh weather conditions make it impossible for drones to perform their missions well, but this double-edged sword will also limit the enemy's reconnaissance. He Fan still wants to launch drones regardless of losses. He is very aware of the air defense of his vanguard. The weapons are much sharper than the opponents. According to the equipment level of the US military, the enemy is likely to be as the captive said, only some Humvees loaded with stingers, so that there is a gap between the long-range Patriots and the short-range stingers .And his Hongqi 17 missile uses surveillance radar, which has a significantly stronger control ability at low and medium altitudes, and can also better connect with the rear medium and long-range air defense network.The U.S. military has many good front-line air defense solutions, but none of them equipped troops in the end, and the combination of Stinger missiles and wheeled vehicles is simply a low-cost solution that underestimates opponents.

The unmanned aerial vehicle unit of the reconnaissance battalion uses a tracked launch vehicle with guide rails to continuously launch small and medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles. The flying altitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle is low. Drill down.

The biggest danger these drones face is the extreme weather, not the air defense system. On such a rainy night, the actual threat of the Avenger system using forward-looking infrared detection is roughly zero. If there is Sentinel radar support, it can be slightly Step it up a bit, and if it can spot the target, the Stinger is still pretty sure it can take down these drones.

After the assault force was reduced, they continued to advance at a very high speed. According to the plan, they would bypass the town and control the landing site before dawn.

He Fan's tank troops detoured from the east and chased the enemy tanks.He can't let the enemy gather with the various forces that follow.He is not at all afraid to fight on a rainy night. Rainy days can make up for the gap in night vision devices, and actual combat experience has risen to a more important position; the US military has not fought tank warfare for many years. Judging from the traces of previous village firefights, this commander is still Not decisive enough, otherwise he will have the opportunity to ruin his plan completely.

What he urgently needs now is a little trace.He had checked the tracks on the ground, and instructed the drone to follow them.If he guesses the enemy's retreat route is good, he has a good chance of catching up around dawn.

Captain Fujita withdrew 5 kilometers, and finally reunited with the missing troops. Several Avengers anti-aircraft tanks came with them. The sentinel radar behind could not reach them through the muddy road, so they had to stop 35 kilometers away. Working, this kind of small radar mounted on a trailer is already very difficult to drive on the bad roads of India, let alone such heavy rain.

The sentinel radar cannot detect the target very well at such a distance, which makes the Avengers in front basically become blind. Its infrared detection equipment is difficult to find the target in the specified direction. Although the sentinel can see, those The target is flying around.

After a drone rushed down the clouds, it captured some clues. An M1 tank was using the number light on one side to send a signal to nearby companions to get closer. The Indian commander used this as another way outside of communication control. Of course, it is also a misinterpretation of the commander's concealed stealth intention.Of course, in the eyes of the Indian car captain, it is no big deal. The lights flashing for 10 seconds are far safer than long-term radio contact.In the end, most of the vehicles began to report their position in this way, so as not to get lost in the rain, and of course they would inevitably be seen by eyeliners in the air.

The drone sneaked past the tank 150 meters above the head. At this height, the low-light equipment clearly photographed the outlines of the five tanks. All the enemy's muzzles retreated to the south. It seemed that no one would dare to chase them.But the drone didn't see any more tanks.

The Avengers on the ground almost saw a silent drone flying in front of them, but after a blinding flash of lightning, it disappeared again.The commander tried to remind the tank group that the route of action might have been exposed, but neither party on the radio could understand the other's English, and the communication ended in a vain.

He Fan separated the two companies and advanced towards the direction where the enemy was found, preparing to split into a combined attack.The sky was already getting brighter, and the heavy rain tended to slow down. If the rain stopped, the chance of a sneak attack would be smaller. He had to be prepared to gnaw at the opponent's depleted uranium armor.

Soon the drone found another group of abandoned Humvees on the enemy's retreat route, and several of them got stuck in the mud and couldn't move.

This is why He Fan's assault force did not have wheeled vehicles. He has no confidence in India's roads and weather, so in his assault plan, try to use tracked vehicles and helicopters.He ordered the whole team to pursue at the highest speed, and must stop the advancing enemy before returning to Kurja.He expects that the enemy who only comes to aid from Agra may interfere with his timetable, but if he can annihilate one of them, he will be able to obtain a very favorable situation. At that time, the enemy will either fight for fuel and continue to put the troops that are just available into the battle. But it is impossible to really assemble a decent army; or sit back and watch New Delhi be surrounded, no matter which one is, it is quite hopeless.

He ordered the howitzer artillery unit 18 kilometers behind to immediately find a position and prepare to fire, waiting for the target instruction ahead at any time. The rocket artillery unit had insufficient range and continued to advance as planned.

When the heavy rain stopped, the right wing of the Chinese tank unit was the first to spot the target, but their attempt to covertly engage the enemy in the open ground was broken. A Humvee stuck in the reeds of the river branch first spotted the Chinese tank sneaking behind, and the Chinese tank thought it was the enemy. A Humvee had been jettisoned, and the Humvee immediately fired anti-tank missiles.After the missile destroyed a tank, the Humvee was blasted into the air.But this accident gave the enemy time to maneuver.

All 17 M1 tanks turned on the horizon and quickly spread out. Once the tanks decided to face the enemy head-on in an open area, it usually meant a duel. The tank's reverse speed and weak rear armor decided that once engaged, there was no way out. room for.

He Fan uses a laser rangefinder to measure the target, and immediately transmits the target position to the rear. He has eight 8mm howitzers that can fire immediately, and the enemy should have no supporting firepower. If the war drags on for an hour, He Fan still has Another armored battalion went into action, but he felt that his 155 companies were enough.

The howitzer did not use rapid fire, but advanced several test shots to wait for corrections. He Fan was 5500 meters away from the enemy, and he had a certain advantage in numbers. Half of the troops were coming from the side. He didn't want to fight too much. quick.

The first round of bombardment did not directly destroy the tanks, but those Humvee chariots that followed closely on both sides of the tanks and were about to try their luck with anti-tank missiles suffered heavy losses. These vehicles basically had no protection capabilities. It rolled like paper, a little farther away, and was destroyed by flying fragments.

From the readings of the rangefinder, He Fan found that the opponent's tank group was not disturbed by the shelling and was advancing very fast. The opponent's commander was not afraid to confront him at all. It seems that their intelligence department did not know clearly what he was going to face. Who.Opponents are eager to bring themselves within the damage range of their artillery, and they are obviously very confident in depleted uranium armor-piercing rounds, and depleted oil armor.

"The whole company retreats and waits for the left wing to continue to outflank the enemy."

Since the enemy is eager to use artillery to determine the superiority, he certainly cannot satisfy the opponent.

The rear howitzer continued to fire, and He Fan observed carefully through the observation mirror. This time, he shot well and almost wiped out all the Humvees. Unfortunately, the tank was still not damaged. However, according to his judgment on the trend of hitting the head, sooner or later the shells will fall on the ground. within the valid area.

He added an order that all tanks be replaced with gun-launched missiles.For a long time, neither side released smoke, and it was obvious that one side was in a hurry to engage in hand-to-hand combat, and the other had to maintain vision and direct the artillery.

At this time, the third round of shells fell, and finally one shell fell very close to the tank. A tank of more than 60 tons suddenly stopped in place, and seemed to hit the walking part.

A drone hiding in the clouds finally got its chance. It carried a mere 50kg laser-guided bomb. Such a light bomb obviously couldn't hit the American-made bomb charging at 50 kilometers per hour under a relatively high wind speed. Tanks, but standing still and not moving, are different.It quickly fired a laser beam at the target, then dropped the bomb.The bomb landed precisely on the tank's head, blowing the top of the tank's turret down.

Captain Fujita noticed that he had lost a tank, but this loss was not important. The distance between him and the target had been reduced to within 4000 meters, and everything was developing as expected.He felt that the opponent must be afraid of him, so he kept retreating, not daring to fight.He has already learned through the data link that another enemy tank is flanking, but the newly arrived Bradley fighting vehicle is equipped with the fearsome TOW anti-tank missile, which should be able to stop them. Destroy the opponent head-on, and then turn around and destroy the opponent on the other side. This is his only feasible plan. For the under-trained Indian tank soldiers, the only order to concentrate the attack is effective. Such tactics will definitely become a mess.

"Keep accelerating, and in 90 seconds, we're ready to fire."

He repeated the order twice aloud on the radio so that no one could understand.

The laser beams fired by the Chinese tanks swayed on the surface of the tanks. Judging from the collected battle examples, this is the prelude to their dirty tricks.However, based on the first-hand information of this Sino-Indian war, the U.S. military has formulated a complete response strategy. The captain is sure to use the method of emitting smoke to deal with laser beam shells.

"Steady all, keep an eye on the enemy's muzzle, and don't be nervous when you see the fire, those things are very slow."

His sentence was a bit lengthy, and most of the Indian car captains didn't quite understand it.However, during the training, emphasis has been placed on how to deal with the enemy's artillery-launched missiles.

Theoretically, this kind of missile flies at a relatively slow speed. For the calm crew, there is a lot of time to destroy its aiming. Among the numbers wanted by the US military, both China and India have launched a large number of such missiles, while India The hit rate on the Chinese side is far from ideal, which supports the above inference. The figures on the Chinese side have not yet been obtained through reliable channels.

3800 meters away, a sly smile appeared on He Fan's face. He found that he had encountered an opponent who could only concentrate his forces. His artillery fired the fourth round of shells and stopped a tank again. Observed tanks dropped to 4.

"The 1st and 2nd row fire, and the rest of the crew is on standby."

He ordered the number of shots to be halved, the other half to stand by, and six tanks at angles to fire fired simultaneously, firing artillery-launched missiles.

The missiles fly toward the target along the laser beam, which is less susceptible to jamming than semi-active laser-guided weapons, but has a slightly lower hit rate at long range.

Captain Fujita clearly saw the laser beam missile, and immediately ordered to stand by to prevent the formation from being chaotic, but some crews have already fired projectile smoke bombs impatiently.This kind of smoke bomb is the most active defense measure on the tank. It can cover the tank around 360°, which is far safer than fuel smoke, but the number of shots is limited.

"Come on, these artillery-launched missiles are completely useless." The U.S. captain was proud, and he was so proud of being so calm when facing an enemy tank for the first time.Most of the Indians under him are defeated soldiers who have fought against Chinese tanks. He himself has never faced Chinese tanks. After being in contact with Indians for a period of time, he came to the following conclusions: the failure of Indians It's not just a technical problem, but they are not brave enough. The invincibility of the Chinese is just an illusion. In fact, it is caused by the timidity of the Indians. After the sneak attack was successful a few hours ago, this subjective idea was strengthened. He felt that the enemy was nothing more than that, and he would be beaten to the ground.

He saw the missile approaching before launching the smoke, then made a sharp turn, and then slowed down, so as not to go too fast and accidentally drill out the smoke again. The gas turbine has excellent start-up performance, and he is not worried about temporarily losing speed.

This round of shooting was all missed.

When the American captain drilled out of the smoke, he found that about half of the enemy tanks also started to emit hot smoke and moved to one side, but the other half were still facing each other. Just as he was about to issue an order, the Chinese tank fired another 6 artillery-launched missiles .

He Fan's command of the troops is far more effective than Fujita's. His tasks can be assigned to a single vehicle group, while the opponent obviously cannot.All his tactics were based on delaying time. He found that the enemy did not dare to disperse, because once dispersed, his command would fail, so he wanted to force the enemy to separate.

The M1 group of tanks was forced to emit smoke again, which greatly delayed the speed of Captain Fujita. During this period, the 155mm howitzers continued to cover the charge line of the M1 tanks with rough shots, causing the optical equipment on the top of the turret of one tank to be destroyed by fragments. , was forced to withdraw from the battle.

Captain Fujita's arrogance suddenly fell again. He found that things began to change, and he didn't develop according to his script at all. When he drilled out of the smoke again, the target was still 3500 meters away, and it was getting more and more scattered, which means One's own troops are also bound to be dispersed.

He finally couldn't hold back, ordered to fire, and tried his luck at a distance of 3000 meters.There are many examples of long-distance destruction in the history of warfare, but that only happened under special circumstances.

The M1 tank used the image stabilization fire control to launch a round of counterattack. None of the shells hit the target. It is not easy to shoot a moving target at a huge distance where the shells need to fly for 2 seconds. The actual impact point gap is enlarged to 3 meters, which does not count the frontal projection of the moving target, and the change in the amount of advance cannot be determined.

(End of this chapter)