Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 701
Tanks clustered together, and when driving past two burning enemy infantry fighting vehicles, you can see the clearly visible yellow shield and horse head logo on one side of the armor. This is the M2 reconnaissance tank of the US 3st Cavalry Division. In the urgent battle situation, they didn't even have time to erase some of the original marks.

There were billowing red clouds in the sky, like summer thunderstorms, but no sound could be heard.The young company commander, who had never been attacked by rockets, looked up at the sky blankly. He didn't know that the speed of the rockets was far exceeding the speed of sound?A few seconds later, a dense steel storm descended from the sky.All the tanks were concentrated in an area of ​​less than 1 square kilometer, and they were immediately devastated.

Yahini stared dumbfounded at the successive explosions in front of him. He did have some negligence. He did not expect to encounter such a large-scale sudden attack in this direction. What he was originally wary of was that the enemy would have an ambush of anti-tank missiles That's all.

The counterattack was clever and layered. Before the dumbfounded Yahini issued a new order, it was probably from the same artillery position that other rocket launchers began to launch a second round of attacks. This time, instead of delivering ordinary ammunition, they A 200-hectare strip minefield was set up behind the tank company to separate the 3rd company from Yahini's troops, apparently to wipe out the troops and prevent follow-up troops from pursuing them.

Yahini saw a large number of parachutes falling from the sky. He hurriedly called the third company commander, but there was no response. He began to call several platoon leaders and ordered them to use the terrain to bypass the rear minefield.

A few kilometers away, about half of the remaining tanks began to turn to one side, and only remembered to release smoke after repeated reminders from the company commander.The tankers completely lost the courage to chase and kill the enemy just now. This is always the case for novices on the battlefield. Courage comes and goes quickly.

Yahini prayed that the retreating enemy would not strike back immediately, but that didn't work.Several TOW missiles passed through the smoke and missed their targets.Since the enemy can retreat and observe all the way, they may immediately launch a counterattack.This kind of ability has surpassed the tactical literacy of the White Tiger Division. Although the White Tiger Division is relatively brave, they rarely use complex strategies, and the transition from defense to offense is also a bit slow. The coordination with firepower is modeled, and it is easy to guess.

The problem behind the treacherous appearance on the battlefield is obviously not just a problem of the opponent's ability and command style. These are obviously two types of commanders with completely different understanding of tactics trained under different training courses.

He asked himself that if he hadn't survived all the way on the battlefield and fought all the way, the offensive level of the Pakistani armored forces he could represent was roughly the same as that of the Indians, and it would be impossible to master more flexible tactics, and the commanders behind the fog of war would definitely Impossible from Indian army.

Although Yahini has always respected Commander Younis who sacrificed his eyes and a leg for the country, his command level has not improved much today. Younis always separates the tactics of tanks, in his own words : When the tank is attacking, it is an active artillery fire. It must rush to the front. When defending, it is a solid support point on the front line. It must stick to the last moment. The old battalion commander's understanding of tanks in his life is just like this .

"Who is directing the battle?"

Yahini couldn't help feeling deeply frightened. If he didn't think about this issue from a holistic perspective, he certainly wouldn't be frightened.For this defensive mission, the Pakistani generals patted their chests and invested 4 troops and about 700 tanks. Not only did they want to keep the supply line on the eastern front, they also held back their energy to wipe out a large number of Indian forces in the open area. Most of the generals wanted it It is too long-term, thinking that the Indians will retreat into the downtown area, and it will be difficult for tanks to deal with them. Now it seems that things are not that simple, and the enemy gets more than just equipment.

He switched on the short-wave long-distance communication on the communication box, and then asked Saad to drive to a relatively open place to connect to the battlefield to relay the communication.Soon he called Commander Younis in the rear, reminding him that he had suffered a bit on the flanks. The enemy's temptations were extremely sophisticated. He suspected that the Indians were not in charge. He hoped that the 6th Armored Division would not take the initiative to attack in the front. Only one regiment of the division has good night combat capability. It is best to retreat to the defense line, wait for the enemy to be exposed, and make full use of the artillery fire of the Chinese army.

Younis asked about the losses, and Yahini told him that 2 platoons had been reimbursed visually, and the other 2 platoons were still taking a long detour to avoid minefields.Younis paused for a moment, then told him to try to hold his own line of defense, and he could contact his neighbors, but he probably wouldn't accept it.Commander Hataf of the 6th Division is an extremely conceited person. He has expressed a radical attitude on a series of issues, such as condoning the troops to destroy civilian property and the high death rate of prisoners of war. Temper him.As he expected, the war situation will proceed as expected. He then said to Yahini that what he encountered may be only a special situation, and there is no information showing that the collusion between the United States and India has gone deep to that extent.

Yahini can only prepare for defense. Judging from the enemy's action of deploying minefields under his nose, the enemy should not attack from his front, but this move obviously limits his forward mobility. He has to study the terrain quickly , To make a contingency strategy, he doubts whether the special situation that Younis said exists. There are very few special situations on the battlefield, and there are many times, but that is just some kind of self-deception.

In Pasade's underground headquarters, the Marshal was still trying to maintain a good relationship with the American brigadier general, angry at the Americans' rudeness, but he had to rely on their new plan to restrain the enemy's attack.His disposition was too conservative, distributing most of his forces north of New Delhi, and he found himself without mobile forces to deal with once the enemy broke through to the rear.The "special force" currently dispatched from Agra will become the most likely to restrain the enemy's attack all the way.

The Americans have also done a lot of work to spy on the Chinese intelligence. It is not entirely based on secrecy. In fact, the United States recruits volunteers for India. Anyone can apply anywhere on the earth, this is the original words on the homepage of the application website.

But the intelligence agencies used a lot of disinformation to confuse their opponents, making Chinese intelligence agencies believe that the recruitment efforts were unsuccessful and only a small number of Indian-Americans were involved.When Chinese satellites flew over the deliberately exposed American training base at Fort Burke in Louisiana, few barracks could be seen.Such deception is equally effective against the Indian army, and Pasad was kept in the dark, and has not grasped the main information.

According to the latest information provided by Augustan, among the first batch of members of this multi-ethnic mercenary army consisting of about 4500 people, the proportion of Indians only occupies the fourth place, even less than that of Chinese.Although the Americans provided an irresistible, day-to-day return when the Americans organized this force using the Indian overseas assets they took over, many people in this force did not actually fight for money, at least not completely It is for money, and some of them joined the war for ideals. This can roughly explain why the proportion of Chinese in the army is so high, much higher than the proportion in the US military. If the mercenary relaxes the restrictions on skills and professions, the proportion of Chinese will obviously be higher. .

Augustan hid in the corner to answer the phone, his expression was quite excited. He had just learned of Congress' determination to use this force, but when he turned around, he put on a serious expression.

He walked through the command center and walked straight to Pasad's office. He could see that on the huge map of the command center, the staff officers of the Indian command were placing various signs. The encirclement of the Chinese army was inevitable.It was hard for him to imagine that someone would hold an army of one million and be besieged by less than 20 enemy troops, but he had to save this person.In his opinion, Pasade spent most of his life studying civil engineering and fortification defense, and should not spend much energy on mobile warfare.

The plan to re-establish a new Indian government has run aground a few hours ago, Chandra's body was found in a pond, strangely not from a plane crash, because he had a 9mm on his head bullet holes.Then Kahan made a phone call to the President of the United States, expressing his full understanding of the situation. He did not mind what the United States had done, but now it was time for the United States and India to jointly fight against evil. He did not think that the United States government Continue half-heartedly and sit back and watch India perish, what benefits can be gained.

The U.S. government has always controlled a force supported by India, but it did not participate in the New Delhi battle. It originally intended to leave it to the new government, but as Kahan said, now is the time to play this card, no matter Kahan How stupid, this time, he has indeed firmly tied the United States. The reality has proved that he does not need a foreign minister to maximize his benefits from the United States.

Seeing Augudan approaching, Pasade hurried over to shake hands with him, appearing overly enthusiastic and flattering.

"I'd love to know, what's going on with the perimeter offense?"

"Our troops have conducted extensive reconnaissance and found 11 brigade-level units. No Chinese troops were found to be involved, but the Pakistani army has a large number of tanks and must have more tanks than us."

"Will the campaign start on time?"

"Yes, actually, the Pakistani 6th Armored Division is coming, very strong."

"Ah, the 6th Division disappeared for a long time. It turned out to be invested here. This is the most powerful armored force in Pakistan. No wonder the Chinese are so relieved about the supply line."

"The most powerful?" Augudan sneered, "We discovered an independent tank battalion belonging to the 1st Armored Division sequence an hour ago. According to our information, this unit has won seven parliamentary awards. All the units of the 7th Division got even more, do you know this unit?"

"I heard that all the independent armored units in China often appear behind enemy lines, and the commanders are very young."

Pasade shrugged and said, in fact, he doesn't know much, which is inevitable. As a marshal, he doesn't need to know the situation of each battalion commander of the opponent.

"Our attack on the interior line will start in 15 minutes. The enemy will definitely overwhelm us with their air and artillery. We will pay a big price, but we must continue to put pressure on the enemy so that they cannot divide their forces to the east. gone."

"The price is inevitable, I hope it can be successful."

As night fell on the battlefield, the tank group of Pakistan's 6th Armored Division flashed out from the dark horizon, more and more.The tank drivers used low-light night vision equipment to advance to the southeast, and advancing at night was not familiar to them.Lieutenant General Hataf, however, had had enough of serving the Chinese as his underlings, so he ordered a night offensive.Defend Chinese supply lines?Of course that was not what he wanted. He hoped that he could wipe out the outside enemies in one fell swoop, and then turn back in time to participate in the attack on New Delhi.When his troops captured Kurja in the afternoon, he conducted several test shots using captured M1A1 tanks. He was greatly encouraged by the discovery that Khalid's 125mm gun could penetrate the frontal armor of such tanks at a distance of one kilometer. his determination.

Although the latest information obtained shows that the enemy's new troops may be put into battle, and several engagements from the flanks also show that the enemy is very professional, but since the armor can be penetrated, it is not true who is operating the tank behind such armor It's very important, he can use a certain exchange ratio to consume the enemy until the enemy can't exchange anything with him, and victory will come.

The Khalid II tanks equipped by the Vanguard Armored Regiment have good night combat capabilities, and quickly found about 20 enemy infantry fighting vehicles moving in front.

The drone flying over the enemy convoy was quickly shot down, and it seems that the enemy has a lot of background.The troops did not have time to wait for further reconnaissance, so they threw themselves into a tight pursuit.The enemy's infantry fighting vehicle fired several anti-tank missiles, but they were all abandoned halfway through the missile's flight.The head of the forward regiment received some reports that the company commander in front found signs that the enemy infantry might have dismounted, and put down the infantry during the retreat. Let the infantry get off the vehicle to search, but the suggestion was rejected immediately, and the infantry will inevitably slow down when getting off the vehicle, especially at night, when the infantry goes far away, they can't always find the chariot, and finally the formation will become a mess.

Foreign volunteers equipped with the AN/PVS-14 individual night vision system are carrying Javelin missiles and hiding behind various obstacles, waiting for the enemy to throw themselves into the net.They can use the enhanced image of the night vision device on a moonlit night to see an armored vehicle about 1.2 kilometers away, and if the vehicle is still moving at a moderate speed, the distance can be extended to 1.6 kilometers.This standard monocular night vision device can make it easier for shooters to use Javelin missiles.

This counterattack deliberately waited until night, in order to better utilize the power of various types of night vision equipment.In the past, the Indian army always chose to attack at night due to fear of the Chinese Air Force. However, the Indian army does not have a strong night combat capability. Most soldiers are not equipped with low-light night vision devices, so there are almost no night-time tanks. cooperation.

The first Javelin missile lifted into the air, screamed, and fell at a sharp angle, directly hitting a moving Khalid II tank.Immediately, the javelins launched from all directions began to slam into the target group intensively.

After all, the 6th Armored Division has suffered a lot of defeats and has a lot of veterans. It reacted very quickly to the attack. The tank group began to release smoke collectively. The smoke can block the shooter's sight and infrared signals. It is against various anti-tank missiles. The most effective means, as long as your hands are fast enough.

The tank at the forward position immediately started to reverse. Originally, the detection range of the thermal imaging camera of the tank was farther than that of the low-light night vision device, but the troops missed the opportunity to gain insight into the enemy's plan. One disadvantage of releasing the smoke is that the tank also lost its vision. Now The formation of the tank group began to fall into chaos.

(End of this chapter)