Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 736 The Revived Yamato Soul
Yamura sat on the tank and looked around anxiously, and accidentally saw this distinctive infantry fighting vehicle.Milan anti-tank missiles and a slender 20mm cannon installed on the turret.There are also Indian Army logos and white tiger head tactical logos on the side of the tank.

As far as he knows, India has indeed rebuilt the White Tiger Division, but the garrison is 150 kilometers away, basically just a shelf, and there are no tanks anymore, and there are no such heavy vehicles at all.

As a senior staff coordinator, an expert in paperwork and statistics, Yamura has always been known for his rigorous actions. Before he came to India, he spent several weeks tracking and researching the various weapons of both sides. He has been updating the information on battlefield weapons. If he didn't need a vanguard, Frings would probably keep him in his command as the most professional staff officer.

Yamura knows very well that Germany only provided a batch of this kind of weasel tank in September last year, about 9 vehicles, all of which belonged to the independent reconnaissance unit under the jurisdiction of the White Tiger Division. After the fall of Spanga, these equipment were withdrawn from the equipment sequence It should never be here.

He also noticed that the doors of all the escaped Indian chariots were wide open, and most of the crew members were sitting outside the car in horror, smoking or making noise, looking devastated. Only this chariot maintained a combat posture.The barrel points to 10 o'clock.He turned his head in the direction of the gun barrel. 500 meters away, a row of tank trucks was parked there, and a nearby towed artillery battalion was unloading the trucks. It seemed that they were preparing to deploy howitzers.The Indian commander piled up supplies and vehicles so close to the front. For the convenience of evacuation, the trucks did not withdraw from the position, and everything looked messy.

Yamura flashed his flashlight to the gendarmerie officer commanding by the highway a few times. As a signal, the platoon leader quickly climbed onto the tank, and he had a few words in English with the other party.Since both parties could not understand each other's "English", communication took some setbacks.Finally, Yamura wrote on the paper, "There is a problem there." Such a sentence, and then pointed towards the queue one last time.

The leader of the gendarmerie platoon was somewhat disapproving. After jumping out of the tank, he led a squad to the last chariot 100 meters away. He hoped to confirm that the suspicious Japanese had made a mistake.

In order to maintain morale, the Indian government concealed the fact that the Spanga Department was wiped out from its own people, the lower ranks of the army, and even the gendarmerie that most needed to know the truth. Morale is still high, and they are currently resting, so the platoon leader does not know the information that Yamura knows.

The artillery of the 90 was also turned there.Yamura didn't dare to fire rashly. There might be various contingencies on the battlefield, and he wanted to check his judgment.

The Pakistani internal security forces hiding in the chariot, members of the task force, noticed several military policemen walking towards them, and the captain instructed everyone to stay calm.Then the gendarmes walked to the side of the tall car body and entered the dead corner of the surrounding observation equipment installed on the tall car body.Then someone climbing outside was heard, and eventually there was a thud banging on the outer armor.

The commander unhurriedly opened the hatch, poked half his head out of the turret, and then smiled at the military police standing on the hull looking down at him. One hand was holding the round hatch, the other One hand was hidden underneath, and the careless gendarme did not suspect this.

"I said, which part are you from?"

"We are from the Reconnaissance Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division." He replied in impeccable Hindi with a slight Punjabi accent.

"As far as I know, the 28th Division is now 20 kilometers south." The gendarmerie platoon leader continued to ask, without much doubt in his tone.His short assault rifle was slung behind his back, the burst selection iron was pushed on the safety, and a flashlight was dangling in his hand.

"Yes, but our 192nd regiment was sent here to perform...reconnaissance missions." The commandos began to ramble.

"Wait, 192nd Regiment? No, no, this is not right, 192nd Regiment is near Indira Gandhi Airport, we also caught 200 deserters in the south of the city before dark, some of them belonged to this regiment, I am sure they are not there This war zone. Take out your ID and let me see."

The military policeman folded his hands on his chest and looked down sternly. He was sure that he had caught another carload of deserters.He also didn't want to think about how the deserters would drive their chariots across New Delhi and flee from one battlefield to another.

"Wait a minute, I'll look for it."

The commander pretended to dig in the lower pocket with the other hand, and then stretched out the muzzle of a black hole.

A gunshot rang out, and the platoon leader of the gendarmerie who stood there tumbled down.The death squad got into the turret and put on the hatch cover.

The surrounding military police reacted, but they only had submachine guns in their hands.

The chariot roared suddenly.All the smoke bombs were fired together, covering the surrounding gendarmes. The clothes of the gendarmes were splashed with white phosphorus and instantly burned.

Seeing this, Yamura quickly got into the turret and ordered to fire.The gunner fired into a cloud of white mist, but missed.The cloud of white smoke was still moving, and it directly knocked over the military police motorcycle blocking the way and rushed towards the southeast.

A missile flew out of the launch pad dragging flames, and it flew straight towards the tanker truck in the distance, which was the target they had aimed for a long time ago.There is a loud bang, and then a huge fireball rises into the sky, and their plan has succeeded.

A few kilometers away, Amir sees something spectacular, a signal for action, and he's about to act.Although the commando's last communication just now indicated that new enemy tanks and assault guns of unknown models appeared on the battlefield, but now is not the time to guess the enemy's weapons. With the superior equipment, he can deal with all the expected enemies.

In the Indian position, the weasel is still wreaking havoc. Instead of firing at the T72 or the Japanese tanks, it rushed to the weak stockpile of the Indians. They know that their lives are only a short time, so don't waste it. time, open fire on an impenetrable target.

The 20mm machine guns began to fire, firing at nearby oil tankers. The machine gun ammunition contained a tracer armor-piercing incendiary bomb every few rounds. It was originally used to indicate the target, but of course it was also very suitable for setting fire. They were very sure to cause Greater chaos, in order to facilitate the attack of one's own people.

Most of the Indian soldiers on the ground didn't have time to react, what's going on.Only a platoon of Japanese tanks began to turn their turrets, following the target.

By the time the second tanker was ignited and exploded, the Weasel had already rushed into the Indian 122 grenade position.However, an extremely accurate armor-piercing bullet pierced the tank.The armored vehicle lost control and crashed into the ammunition vehicle, burning quickly.Soon the artillery propellants piled up randomly nearby were ignited and exploded continuously.

For Yamura, this was simply a nightmare. He recovered from the ten-second blank mind and hurriedly reported to Frings, requesting a rocket launch at the marked position in front of the defense line to form a minefield; but Headquarters informed that all M270s were not in firing positions.The enemy's air force suddenly dispatched many sorties to intrude at low altitude, making it impossible for the air force to completely intercept it.Artillery is currently only on the move.

The range of the M270 is really a shortcoming. When you need it, it happens to be running. In fact, the Chinese Air Force only needs to use extra-area weapons to reach them.

When the U.S. military has faced various weak opponents for decades, the shortcomings in range have naturally not been exposed. On the contrary, it is the huge warhead of this weapon that has brought extraordinary advantages.However, times have changed. Whether it is a rocket launcher with insufficient range or a self-propelled howitzer with a shorter barrel, it is now overwhelmed by opponents. Most of the time, it is not even as effective as a tornado with insufficient accuracy.There is no doubt that these long-range firepower researched by the Chinese over the years are all targeted.

Yamura found that the damage caused by the weasel may be greater than imagined. He could no longer find the Indian military officer here on the radio——Major General Senida. I don’t know what went wrong. A liaison officer with good English was sent to the Indian commander, but now he can only rely on one blow to hold the line of defense.

"Yokota, you lead people to block the road, don't let the Indians escape."

"Sir, how can I stop them?"

"Fire at all deserters."

Yamura issued an order that must be tough. He has never made any decision in his life that exceeded the authorization of his superiors, but seeing the sea of ​​fire ahead, his courage and determination suddenly sublimated. The old-era army is extremely heroic His soul seemed to be revived within him.

In an instant, he understood the enemy's overall plan. This suicide attack was the prelude to the attack. If he did nothing, the enemy was doomed to succeed.In order to save the free world from being at a disadvantage from now on, he must use some special methods to solve it, even going to a military court.

"Squadron Captain Watanabe, leave the road immediately and occupy the commanding heights protruding from the defense line on the west side. Remember that after the battle starts, don't fire and hide."

"Heavy mortar squadrons, fire flares 1 to 2 kilometers away from the front, in a 2-kilometer wide range."

He couldn't issue a series of commands within half a minute, and then leaned forward most of his body, the driver on the side of the gun barrel was looking up at him.

"Hey Maeda, what are you still delaying? Hurry up and enter the preset position."

Then he turned and waved to the rest of the chariots, motioning for action.

The Yokota Squadron was the reserve team at the back, and at the same time prevented the Indian tanks from escaping. A 90 tank directly ran over the jeep that refused to turn around and occupied the road, and then shot into the sky.Most of the Indian troops who frantically followed were shocked. Like a group of driven cattle and sheep, they turned around again and prepared to fight.Yamura's thunderous measures seem to be working.

The first row of shells flew across the battlefield and landed on various parts of the battlefield.All Indian tanks can't see where the target is, but it doesn't delay them from being shelled.A salvo from a Leopard 2 from 3 kilometers away hit several tanks and combat vehicles.

When the flares fell, the tanks equipped with anti-tank missiles finally saw the distant target. The shooters with quick hands and feet began to shoot, and those who reacted slowly had no time to fire. Some crews also decided to drop their equipment and abandon the vehicle after a vote among the crew. Run away, they don't want to fight an enemy tank with such a thin can.

The old-fashioned AT 5 anti-tank missile is the only heavy-duty missile suitable for vehicle-mounted multi-unit installation that the Indian government has been able to obtain in time and in large quantities in the past few months.Most of these missiles have been lying in the warehouse for many years. I don’t know if they can be used. At least the Russian government promises that if they can’t be launched, they can return them as defective products. Of course, whether they can hit or penetrate the target is not covered by the warranty. .

The rate of fire of this backward-generation missile is very slow, only half of the speed of sound, and it is difficult to catch up with the falling speed of the flare.Of course, when flares fall one after another on the battlefield, some targets will always be exposed in the field of view of the white light sight, but if a sharp shooter wants to temporarily change the target, the tortuous route will make the missile's range insufficient.

The range of the missile manual is 4 kilometers, but this number will shrink with the years of storage. At the same time, the armor-piercing capability of the warhead will shrink. If the Indians conduct the necessary tests when receiving the goods, they will find Due to the thermal decomposition and deliquescence inevitably caused by long-term storage of pyrotechnics, the loss of explosion energy is huge, and the power of the jet is greatly reduced.

Amir's assault company A soon had tanks hit by missiles, but none of them were in danger.Anti-tank missiles are different from kinetic energy shells. Once a missile cannot penetrate the front, it means that at all distances, the ammunition is ineffective.This point has diametrically opposite implications for both sides.

Yamura watched the frontier anti-tank tank troops begin to rout. They were in a good position. They used enough time to dig a suitable bunker. These thick earth walls made these 8X8 chassis completely hidden, only showing Launchers and optical targeting systems, but Indian soldiers abandoned their positions in batches, while the enemy was still 2.5 kilometers away.

First Lu Zuo ordered his tanks to drive behind the bunker immediately to replace the Indian troops on the verge of collapse.After a brief moment of shock, his brain became unprecedentedly clear, and he knew that he had to make full use of this bunker.

Use this 2-meter-thick soil layer to hide and protect the car body. If you give up such a cheap price, it is just a simple exchange for tanks of the same level to shoot on the ground.Before the battle, he specially sent Okawa, an officer of the headquarters, to bring the radio to the Indian headquarters.He hoped that the major general could keep him on the flank, the morale would be better, and the reserve team would quickly transfer support. In the pre-war communication meeting, the Indian major general stubbornly believed that the Pakistani army would come around from the side, but it turned out that the enemy was only attacking from the front. , enough for him to drink a pot.Of course, on the other hand, Yamura was anxious to find the Indian major general because he was worried that the Indian commander would leave the line of defense and escape.

The superiors have already learned that some of the new passive combat tactics of the Indian army include private radio contact with the opponent and large-scale surrender to the enemy.In addition, there are acts of destroying the radio station and withdrawing from the battle on their own.

These situations are obviously what the Chinese are happy to see. Their electronic propaganda planes hover around the vicinity 24 hours a day, and broadcast various Hindi programs continuously on various channels that can be received by various radio stations, with a wide range of content. , including song and dance shows, reading letters from home, statements by senior officials who defected to the enemy, political slander against the Kahan government and half-truths and half-false rumors on the battlefield.

Many Indian soldiers who have been to the front line have a pass in their pockets. The enemy used various means to deliver a pass to the war zone. If it were not for the atrocities committed by the Pakistani army to torture prisoners and spread widely in the army, those who surrendered must have surrendered. There will be more.

The artillery of the Pakistani army began to bombard the front simultaneously. These inaccurate bombardments caused the morale of the Indian army to collapse, while the satellite-guided bombs of the Chinese Air Force attacked shallow and deep areas at the same time, but the bombing carefully avoided the road. The coalition forces are very sure to take back the road, and then keep it for their own use.

(End of this chapter)