Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 70 Repeated Attacks
Lao Ding scratched his head, looked at the map again, hesitated for a while, then stood up and pointed on the map. The place he pointed to was about 180 kilometers behind the border.

"The area south of Multan, if you ask me, you can try it here. The terrain is a little flat. Of course, you have to face the 1st Armored Division head-on. This division has an armored regiment equipped with our tanks. The other regiment is Khalid II. Hehe, there is not much difference in fact.”

"Yes, for a country with a small depth, if the situation becomes like this and the First Armored Division can't hold back, it will become very difficult to remedy it." Lin Huaisheng said.

"However, this area is mountainous and difficult to advance, and if the army gathers at the border, we will know a few days in advance."

"I'm just making an analogy. They may start from the south, so that the maneuver of the [-]st Armored Division will be blocked by the Sutlej River. In addition, I believe that the real big operation will not ignore the satellite factor. There is always some way, some way for the opponent to blind you to their build-up."

"Turn a blind eye?"

"Yes, there must be a way, maybe it will deliberately let you see something that reassures you, such as a not-so-obvious flaw that was actually left on purpose, um... for example, there is a fake tank parked on the train Or the anti-aircraft guns, giving people the false impression that they're playing tricks. It's a thing that's happened a lot in the history of warfare."

"Really?" Lao Ding was still shaking his head, it was really hard for him to accept Lin Huaisheng's jumping thinking and strange conclusion.However, Lin Huaisheng's thinking is also very clear to him. There is no essential difference between the information war and the previous wars.In the end, it is people, not other factors, that make a right or wrong decision based on intelligence.

"Then when do you think the war will start?"

"It depends on the progress of their attack on the dam. In addition, there are high-level personnel in India."

"Is it the future of the Chief of Staff of the Army?"

"I think it will be decided soon, unless the current old man succumbs to Singer, he will soon be over."

Lao Ding smiled and shook his head, Lin Huaisheng's stubbornness really impressed him deeply.For this kind of person, he adopts an attitude of not arguing, and must wait for the facts to explain the problem. Maybe Lin Huaisheng is right, that is also unknown.

The attack on the Jhelum Dam has entered its second week. The Indian Air Force has dispatched at least 2 sorties for bombardment. A total of at least 400 tons of bombs fell on the front of the dam and the surrounding areas. The surface of the dam Several huge cracks in the dam have begun to leak water, but the dam itself is still standing.In fact, neither the Pakistani army nor the air force has been able to defend the dam, and there is no other way to defend it except to resort to the international community.Apart from the first sneak attack on the Lion Squadron, no further progress was made in the interception of the Indian fighter jets attacking the dam. Since the 600th Eagle Squadron took over the air defense, the Indian fighter group has become strong again, and it is rare for the Pakistan Air Force. Take a chance. Two days ago, a fighter jet of the 24th Squadron also used long-range anti-radiation missiles to attack Pakistan's early warning aircraft, forcing Saab 2 to leave the theater in a hurry (the commander of the occupied area, Major General Islam, was on it. ) These new tactics have enabled the Indian Air Force to consolidate its air supremacy in this area.

Lieutenant Goya did not hit the Pakistani pilot flying the Thunderbolt 101 as he wished in the first two bombing operations, but when he was on mission, he occasionally heard the voice of Captain Rolle on the radio, and Rolle was always on the radio Nagging inside, you must always pay attention to enemy fighter jets coming out from the rear, which shows that you still have lingering fears.Goya knew that in order to break the dam, the Indian Air Force had exhausted its strength, but the firepower still seemed insufficient.For this reason, the Air Force Staff revised the original plan.According to the new plan, the Su-30 fighter jets covering the attack fleet will also carry bombs to participate in the attack; because it seems that the Pakistan Air Force seems to have given up guarding it.But in Goya's view, things will not be so simple.Perhaps, the enemy is studying the route of the 24th Squadron's long-distance attack, studying its weaknesses, and maybe planning to carry out an ambush.He thought, if he was in the position of the commander of the opponent, he would definitely consider it this way.

The fifth attack started at the scheduled time. As Goya was worried, there was no major change to the action plan, the takeoff time was fixed at 5 am, and the attack route did not change much. In this way, the enemy's air force commanders, even if they did not The long-range radar can also guess when the Indian aircraft will appear near the target.This shows that the Air Force Staff's underestimation of the enemy is spreading, which is a dangerous signal for pilots in the air.

"Check the pressure connector of the oxygen mask." A voice was transmitted to the cockpit of the Su-30 through the radio, reminding the distracted Goya operation that it had begun.Sergeant Mohit can be seen standing ahead, gesturing for flaps down and nose wheel steering.The sergeant then asked to check the rudder surface turning left and right.After everything was checked, with the help of a compressed air truck, the two engines started to roar.Corporal Lugani, who Goya saw, was the last to run away from the side of the plane.

"Captain Eagle, please correct the course deviation at the end."

"clear."

"The running distance can be longer, and today's take-off weight is a bit higher." The squadron leader reminded.

"Okay, I know."

"The runway is clear for takeoff."

After Goya finished speaking, he released the brake and slowly rowed forward.In the violent shock, he suddenly had a premonition that today's mission would not return without success like the previous two missions; those who succeeded in attacking the lion.If they have been dormant for long enough, they will definitely take action.

The speed of the aircraft gradually increases, the engine speed is close to 80.00%, and Goya will push down the afterburner.In the take-off distance of the usual bomb load, the speed has reached 270 kilometers per hour, which seems to be enough.Goya didn't have the patience to run for a few tens of meters, and he began to raise his head slowly. He knew that his fighter jet was fully capable of this, and he would not become clumsy just because he carried an extra ton and a half of bombs.

The Su-30MKI flew into the air and circled around, waiting for the other five aircraft to take off, retracted the landing gear and flaps, and simply checked the weapon system switch.Squadron Leader Mosin reminded him on the radio that he should not risk flying too low when attacking.

The idea of ​​the Air Force Staff to reduce the Su-30 by 2 missiles but increase conventional aerial bombs is really unreasonable.The squadron leader heard that since the government and Russia are entering into a new round of negotiations on weapons prices, the inventory of precision-guided weapons is being consumed rapidly. Therefore, many advanced tactical aircraft must carry some unguided weapons when they take off. It's not like the 24 Squadron family received this kind of treatment.

(End of this chapter)