Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 733 A Bigger Attempt

The tank opened fire, and with one hit, the Chinese tank began to burn.Now it's the turn of the loader on the M1a2 to show its power.

Unlike those Indian loaders who are vegetarians all year round and have weak physiques, strong American loaders can maintain high efficiency for a long time in high-intensity battles, and at critical moments, they can also burst out their potential, faster than loaders.

"The turret turns another 30° to the right, and there's another one."

However, a huge concrete beam weighing several tons pressed against the engine compartment prevented the turret from turning to one side.The Chinese tank was still concentrating on waiting forward, turning a deaf ear to the loud noise from behind. Obviously, this was the norm on the battlefield. Excessive concentration and devotion prevented them from noticing the threat behind them, and it was almost a ready-made target.But the gun barrel stopped moving when it was about 10° away from the target. It seems that the only thing to do is move the car body.

"Start the chariot, turn left." Austin gave the order.

The tank roared and moved forward, preparing to turn left, which made the Chinese infantry waiting on the roof finally see this ghost thing.The shooter stretched out almost half of his body before he could shoot.

Unexpectedly, at the same time, an infantry fighting vehicle came to help the battle, driving over from the south, just driving to the other side of the m1 tank.The commander who stayed on the turret was surprised to find this American tank stuck in a pile of rubble. He thought it was just a wreck, but someone was clearly commanding the turret.

Austin and the Chinese commander on the infantry fighting vehicle looked at each other for a while, and got into their respective tanks at the same time.Only then did the captain realize that he must have been tricked. The enemy ambushing here is more than a tank company, and obviously there are also mechanized infantry. They are not retreating, but gathering here and waiting to clean up themselves.But now is not the time to study the enemy's established strategy, and it is necessary to counterattack immediately.

The ZBD 04 tank was the first to fire with parallel machine guns. The shells crackled on the front of the car body, and then a 100mm shell hit the side of the turret and exploded. However, the bore pressure of this gun was too low. Only one side of the fence and storage boxes were damaged.The Chinese gunner regretted that he should have lowered the muzzle and beat the opponent's chassis.

When the M1A2 tank gun pointed at the target, the tank had quickly retracted into the corner.

The gunner used the old method to shoot at the predicted position behind the wall, but the turret of the infantry vehicle was too small to hit.Austin didn't know whether to hit or not, and he didn't have much choice. He could only continue to turn the muzzle to the tank in the distance.

The bazooka team on the top of the building fired a rocket at the tank from the side. He almost lost his center of gravity and fell downstairs, so he couldn't choose an ideal angle.The blow missed the top directly, just the side of the rotating tank turret.

The power of PF89 is still revealed when facing the thick side armor. The rocket drilled a hole on the side and penetrated the armor. However, the armor is too thick, and the metal jet is almost exhausted when drilling through, and no huge internal pressure is formed. , The high-temperature jet passed behind Austin, flew around in the turret, and finally hit the loader's shoulder.

With a bang, a heavy shell fell to the ground.

"I am fine."

The loader gritted his teeth and shouted, then squatted down to pick up the shell from the ground. His injuries were serious and almost fatal, but his shoulders were temporarily paralyzed, and he could persist for a while.

At the same time, the infantry team upstairs fired assault rifles at the unaware Chinese tanks in the distance. They did not agree on the contact method with the tanks in advance, so they could only inform them on a whim.

The continuous shooting made the tank commander alert. It was difficult for him to distinguish the direction of explosions outside the closed tank, but he could tell the direction of the bullets hitting the turret.The commander's first reaction was to order the tank to start and avoid shooting, because he judged that it might be the enemy tank's parallel machine gun used to aim at it. At the same time, he turned the surrounding mirror and saw a terrifying scene.The teaching building behind him almost collapsed, and there was a tank parked in the ruins below, with the muzzle pointed at him, but he didn't fire for a long time.

"Turn right 120°" the commander shouted, controlling the rotation of the turret.

The gunner on the other side of the gun waited for the turret to rotate so that he could see the target, and he was a little panicked. He had rarely experienced a moment when he turned at such a wide angle, because that meant that the enemy was almost behind him.This 99 tank is loaded with shells and can be fired only by turning in place, but the most urgent task is to speed up and hide in the enemy's blind spot.But the American tank quickly drove out of the rubble in an attempt to strike first.

The American loader gritted his teeth and pushed a shell into the breech block.

Austin overtook the gunner and fired first.A shot hit the rear of the target chassis, destroyed one side of the torsion bar, and got into the engine compartment. The opponent's tank stopped for a moment, but it seemed that it missed the point.He regretted that he was a little anxious, and hurried to the back. At this time, the loader was seriously injured and fell to the ground.Stepping over the loader in shock, he pulled a shell from behind in an extremely contorted posture, and now he had to fight it out by himself.

The engine of the Chinese tank was shot, the turret clutch disengaged, and the entire vehicle was cut off, but there were no casualties.

At this time, the gun barrel is pointing to one side, and there is still a difference of 45°, and it cannot be activated to avoid the next blow.But the commander did not give the order to abandon the vehicle. He still used the battery to drive the turret calmly. He only had one thought, that is, he must send the shell in the artillery back, and then launch the battle.

Company Commander Austin is the only person in the entire company who has insight into the size of the Chinese army. He has not had time to notify the rest of the group to stop attacking through the radio and retreat immediately. Now he is caught in a gamble against time. Unfortunately, he faces the following 1 vs 3 unfavorable environment.In addition to the infantry on the roof, there was also the infantry fighting vehicle that he thought had been destroyed.

The Type 04 infantry fighting vehicle hiding behind the side came out shyly, and the commander stood nervously on the turret.He saw the American tank again, leaning against the ruins and preparing to shoot, its gun barrel aimed at the smoking Chinese tank ahead, while the gun barrel of the 99 tank was still struggling to rotate.

"Find a brittle place to strike this time. Be careful not to hit the cement behind."

He shouted at the gunner, obviously very dissatisfied with the shot that failed to penetrate just at close range.

This 100mm artillery has no armor-piercing shells at all, only anti-explosive shells. Its anti-tank method is mainly artillery-launched missiles, but it cannot be used at such a short distance.

This time the gunner bypassed the thick armor and the huge cement block behind the tank, and aimed at the tank's body, the connection between the turret and the chassis, which was the weakest part he could see.

The shell flew towards the target with a pitiful muzzle velocity of 350 meters, which was almost the speed of a recoilless gun. The weak kinetic energy could not be compared with the mighty tank gun at all.

The explosion knocked away the concrete beam behind the tank and ignited the tank's fuel lines under the metal fence. M1A2 blazed up.Captain Austin returned to his post in the turret filled with white smoke (the automatic explosion suppression system worked), and the gunner had also passed out from being hit by fragments splashed in the turret. He had to complete the shooting by himself.As a result, he missed the last chance to abandon the car and escape.The Chinese tank finally turned its muzzle and opened fire within a hundredth of a second. The shell flew a short distance away, and when it hit the tank, the huge kinetic energy impact caused the depleted uranium armor-piercing shell fired almost at the same time in the barrel to be shocked. Partial.

The company commander's car was not completely destroyed, and the other tanks were not warned of the trap ahead.

U.S. tanks continued to rampage on the campus in an attempt to wipe out the enemy. Six Chinese infantry fighting vehicles appeared from one kilometer behind, circled to a position where they could see the enemy, and prepared to launch artillery-launched missiles.They arrived here earlier than the tanks that set off at the same time. The terrain here is condescending, and you can see that all the enemy tanks have their butts exposed.

The American tankers noticed the laser radiation from the rear, but they were in a dilemma. Some tanks chose to turn the turret backwards, but it was still too late.The Chinese tanks on the front got the order to attack and began to use the building cover to shoot. The American tanks fell into the most terrible state of being pinched from front to back.

Sitting in the command vehicle, He Fan overlooked the battlefield through the video of a low-altitude drone. He saw that the enemy was hit by various firepower fired from all directions. Within a minute, all of them would be reimbursed.He knew that the consolidation of the pass had been completed, and his only regret was that he had lost a lot.

The No. 1 indicator light on the communication box is on. This is a long-distance encrypted voice communication through a relay. Generally speaking, this is a call from Lin Huaisheng's headquarters.

"101 is waiting for a call."

"Listen, the northern operation has begun, and the tasks you face have also changed. Simply driving the enemy to the outer line is no longer suitable for the current situation. I hope you can solve the problem once and for all."

Sure enough, it was Lin Huaisheng. His so-called northern operation meant that another army was about to launch an attack from the north to regain the lost ground.

"Do you want to wipe out most of the enemies that break in from outside?"

"Yes, to solve the problem once and for all."

"These enemies are very powerful, and they still have a high degree of mobility, and they can still take combat actions in any direction. I can only act according to the camera, and I am not sure about annihilating most of them."

"Give them illusions, and don't let them retreat in a hurry. It is always a trouble for them to stay on the outside line. So the significance of annihilating this enemy army is as great as occupying New Delhi. Do you understand?"

"With all due respect, the current priority is to open up communication lines, and the second is to annihilate the enemy."

There was silence on the radio station for a while. It was obvious that Lin Huaisheng was too far away from the battlefield. He wanted to intervene in the command and swallow up the enemy's plan. It was somewhat beyond the capabilities of He Fan's troops. He Fan was going through the biggest adventure in his life, and fuel and ammunition were being consumed rapidly. Lose.

"Well, act according to your judgment. However, I suggest that you seize the opportunity to gather at least part of the enemy's cutting-edge forces in the encirclement. In addition, you must pay attention to the fact that the newly invested Pakistani troops in the north have some Western equipment. Use Regular contact channel, identifiable by the small green flag on the antenna."

"Green flag? What about at night?"

"At night, there is always a way."

He Fan didn't like the new tanks that Pakistan got. Originally, it was very difficult for him to coordinate with the Pakistan Army because of the language problem. Now that these Western weapons that are easily misjudged are added, the combat effectiveness is even greater. It was suspicious, but Lin Huaisheng felt that investing in these weapons could at least contain some of the enemy troops.

45 kilometers away from Hefan, the starting position in the north was deep, and Yahini's crew was sweating in the mud. They seized the time to replace the tracks of the tank, but there was still time left, because they did not participate in the immediate attack.

There was a rumbling sound on the road, and several brand-new tanks provided by Middle Eastern countries drove past, temporarily attracting the attention of the infantry who were being repaired nearby.

These tanks, now supplemented by the 1st Armored Division, were to spearhead the attack, with Yahini's unit seemingly destined to once again be relegated to a secondary role.

"Look, the Leopard II tank from Qatar," someone shouted.

"It's really big."

The newly recruited infantry on the nearby hillside surrounded this majestic tank from one side, and soon some people started booing and cheering, and put the dirty Type 99 tank aside.

A bearded tank commander with a horrific scar on his right cheek emerges from the Leopard II's turret to receive cheers.

"Hey Lieutenant Colonel, where are you going?" a soldier on the side of the road shouted.

"Shall we, go to Darth Haul Street, capture Singer alive, and wring his neck."

The lieutenant colonel's big words immediately attracted cheers and whistles from the infantry on the side of the road.

"No, I have to send him to the zoo in *** Castle..."

"He must be shot..."

"There is also Kahan, and he cannot be bypassed."

Yahini stood with his arms crossed and watched from a distance. He noticed the lieutenant colonel throwing a casual glance at them.

"Look, Lieutenant Colonel Amir, he is from the 27th Independent Tank Brigade. He fought alongside us in Multan." A platoon leader said, "It seems that the news that he came to our division to participate in this offensive is true. "

Yahini remained silent, folded his hands and waited for his subordinates' comments.

"In the outlying position of Multan, his troops supported for two full days, covering the retreat of the troops, and the whole battalion destroyed 2 enemy tanks and armored vehicles."

"Well, he is a tough guy. Look at the scars on his face. I heard that after he withdrew from the position, he drove a T4 that had been penetrated at least 84 times and returned to Janeval. Later, he received a medal of bravery from the parliament."

"Why did he stick to his position?" Yahini said suddenly, interrupting the discussion among his subordinates, "Why didn't he use the terrain in the east of Multan to go behind the enemy? It can also contain the enemy."

All the platoon leaders didn't speak, they knew that the acting battalion commander was suffering from pantothenic acid, so it's better to say less at this time.

Yahini did not buy it. So far, he has only received a few ordinary medals representing collective honor. The battalion commander is still an agent. Part of the reason is that most of his victories were achieved behind the enemy lines, not in front of them. Confirm statistics.In addition, it is said that his several acts of disobedience caused the upper echelons to hate him very much.

"Hehe, I was penetrated 4 times in one battle." Yahini shook his head, "What I saw in Quetta was the real warrior. An old man in the artillery drove a tank destroyer with almost no armor to deal with the enemy. , using skill, not luck, destroyed no less than 10 enemy tanks. That was the strongest regiment of the White Tiger Division, not the Indian 4th Armored Division that attacked Multan."

There was dissatisfaction in Yahini's words. Of course, he was not shameless enough to cite his own battle examples to belittle others, so he had a flash of inspiration and suddenly remembered the battle examples of the old guy he met in Quetta before.Of course, it can be seen from his words that he has studied most of the battles during the war, including the battle near Multan that he did not participate in, so he knows Lieutenant Colonel Amir's tactics like the back of his hand.

(End of this chapter)