Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 74
Ten kilometers away, the dam once again appeared far away in the captain's field of vision, like an iron wall that could never be broken down.This is the second time Captain Pandit has seen the dam. He knows that using a TV-guided bomb to attack such a majestic building is essentially like a mosquito biting an elephant.People from the intelligence department said that the Jhelum Dam is dying, and that it only needs to be pushed harder, and this decaying dam will collapse completely.Regarding this point, the captain had doubts in his heart, because they said so before every attack, and in the end the dam was still standing.

"Scorpion team, lower the altitude and prepare for automatic level flight. Turn on the main weapon switch."

"Understood, Captain."

"You have to see the cracks in the concrete first, they say, some are 2 meters wide. If you can't hit those cracks, the attack won't do anything."

"Understood the captain, I will definitely aim carefully." The pilot of the No. 2 aircraft replied very lightly.It was his first time to participate in such a low-altitude raid mission, and he was not very aware of the possible dangers lurking around the target.

"I remind you, don't bury your head in the cockpit and stare at the CRT monitor. There may be enemy anti-aircraft fire around the dam, so...in addition to aiming, you have to look up a few more times. If you find danger, promptly remind everyone People." The captain reminded.He knows that it is difficult for these young people to grow up without experience. War may be the best stage to hone these young people, but the captain also knows that not everyone is lucky enough to step up these steps, and many people's lives will be ruined. before these steps.So it is necessary to remind them not to be too careless.

"Captain, we understand all of this." Sai Qi, the youngest pilot in the formation, replied, for a moment he couldn't understand the inconsistent words of the captain.The captain often reminded the team members that the most important thing in an attack is to concentrate, but now he seems to be overturning the old saying that a 2-meter-wide crack is no more than a 10-meter-wide bunker, and it is a difficult target to hit. If you keep distracted Looking around, how could you hit it?For Lieutenant Thatch.If the dam collapsed before his own blow, that would be the best ending, so why not take some risks for this result?So he decided to ignore the captain's words.

Captain Pandit began to lower the altitude and take a level flight. He looked down at the RWS system. Same as the previous time, this thing has never had any danger warning, as if it was dead.The captain knew that this didn't mean anything. After the border, it hadn't signaled any threat, and it probably failed again. On the other hand, some of the enemy's air defenses might not emit radio pulses.He slowly minimized the sweep angle.Try to reduce the level flight speed, this process has to wait about 10 seconds.Then he started using the automatic level flight pilot.At this time, the captain could clearly see countless huge craters and cracks on the front of the dam with his naked eyes.

"Very good, all stabilized. Follow me, keep the speed at 400, and the heading is due north, not too low." Said the captain, he waited patiently to enter the range.But it didn't reduce the speed too much like last time.He knew there were no anti-aircraft guns on top of the dam, so there was no need for that.Generally speaking, as the captain, he occupies the first position in the formation, and he is actually in a relatively safe position.

In the woods 6 kilometers west of the dam.An air defense platoon of the 4th Armored Division of the Pakistan Army is waiting there for an opportunity to attack.Possibly the smallest anti-aircraft firepower formation in the world, the platoon consists of four Stinger-equipped teams that are now deployed around the woods. Ten minutes ago, they got the news that the enemy plane was coming.Right now, they can vaguely hear the sound of jet planes piercing the air in the distance. The platoon leader Sahri is climbing a tree to observe the south. The Ram River attacked south, for there was no other way.

"Listen, they are coming soon. Sit down and get ready, be careful not to reveal your position." The platoon leader said in a low voice, as if he was afraid of being heard by the Indians.He jumped out of the tree with a whoosh.The team members scattered and ran to their predetermined positions.He followed the first group to the edge of the woods.

"Don't be too impatient, wait for them to turn and then launch, you hear?"

"Understood the lieutenant. Wait for them to turn."

The task of this anti-aircraft platoon is not to protect the dam, because it is obvious that the dam can no longer be kept. Even if it does not collapse, it will have to be demolished in the future.So they plan to wait until the Indian low-altitude bombers turn east after dropping the bombs, because at this time, the speed of the Indian aircraft is relatively slow, and the tail nozzle is facing roughly to the west. For shooters equipped with early-type FIM92 missiles, Easier to capture infrared signals.In addition, when the bombing is over, the pilots of the enemy aircraft are often more eager to observe the bombing results, and their minds are more paralyzed.

Amidst the huge roar, a huge enemy plane suddenly flashed into the shooter's field of vision, rubbing against the treetops, and it was already there in a blink of an eye. This caught the soldiers on the ground by surprise. The protective cover frantically pressed the button of the cooling circuit, and at the same time switched on the power supply of the warhead.But it seemed to be too late, the enemy plane passed by the scope, but the cooling of the seeker had not yet been completed.This yellow plane was about to drop a bomb, and it was obviously becoming a little bit reluctant to continue tracking.

"Leave him alone, these bastards won't just come here, just keep aiming south." The platoon leader Sahri reminded his soldiers in a low voice. After all, he is an old guy with some experience. The follow-up aircraft of the Indian formation will follow an almost invariable route to their bombing point, so there is no need to worry too much.The archer quickly turned his head, and continued to observe towards the south.

Pandit in the air looked up from time to time to look at the sides of the river bank, but saw nothing.Did the Pakistanis really abandon the dam?
He lowered his head carefully, using the TV-guided bomb's wide-angle field of view on the CRT, and quickly found the largest crack.The slant distance is about 2 kilometers, and now he has to take a little risk. He continued to lower his head and aimed the crosshairs at the crack. Below the crack, water was gushing out, which showed that the dam had really been seriously damaged.Now he had to inject more maggots into this huge wound, but he also knew that the 250 kg warhead was still too small to break the dam.

"If India has powerful penetrators, why bother?" he thought to himself.

"Captain Scorpion, I have been watching behind you, and there is nothing around." Lieutenant Saqi of No. 2 aircraft said.This reassured the captain a little.He slowly controlled the shut-off valve, slowing down some speed.The right thumb was on the fire button.

(End of this chapter)