Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 744
A platoon leader was the first to fire a shot at the target. He watched the shell fly unsteadily towards the target. The wind speed always interfered with the shell, making it move horizontally, left or right, and finally the shell hit the relatively rear The area, roughly where the loader stands, is where the turret is relatively weakly armored.

The tank began to smoke, and then the top hatch was blown away by the explosion. The heavy gun lost its counterweight behind the trunnion and fell to the ground. This is a typical sign of the destruction of the tank.

The rest of the Chinese tanks also started firing, and the crosswind somewhat affected the accuracy of the shells, especially at long distances.Some of the armor-piercing rounds hit the main front armor of the M1A2, and some hit the rear.

Yelinsky sat in the rear and observed the whole situation through the video information sent back from the front line. He quickly noticed the danger, and the tanks on the opposite side tried to gain a more favorable situation through numbers.In tank battles, the side that is fully deployed is more likely to use its firepower.

10 minutes ago, he had just narrowly escaped a rocket fired by his opponent, which shows the danger of this battlefield.However, due to timely countermeasures, those expensive smart ammunition landed in a farther area, only destroying a few secondary targets, which was the result of his constant maneuvering.China's long-range rockets fly from 1 kilometers away, and the ammunition needs a few minutes of parabolic flight in the air. After dispensing, the parachute floats in the air for a long time. Under the warning of the long-range warning radar, at least the tank can be fired around. A large cloud of smoke is enough to interfere with the scanning of the infrared sensor of the terminal bomb.The M200 rocket launcher in Yelinsky's hand is also preparing to use similar ammunition to launch an attack, but he dare not act rashly for the time being. This is indeed one of the few weapons on the battlefield that can be finalized, but there are many restrictions on its use.For him, the main difficulty is that the M270's range is not ideal, and it can only be deployed under the nose of the enemy air force.

The Chinese tanks continued to shoot from one side, mobilizing the US tanks to turn their muzzles, but such a move would inevitably expose the other side of the turret to the opponent on the other side.For long-distance shooting of more than 3 kilometers, the opportunity is fleeting, and slow artillery-launched missiles are useless. He Fan's tank troops have to rely on high-speed armor-piercing projectiles to solve the problem, but armor-piercing projectiles are indeed affected by wind speed.

"Report to the commander, the frontal enemy has started to emit smoke. They seem to be making some kind of retreat."

"I see it. They're trying to buy time, but their strategy is the right one."

"They can't see anything now, we can take the opportunity to press up and resolve the battle at close range."

"No no, wait a little longer."

He Fan prevented his subordinates from fighting recklessly, and in fact restrained his own impulse as well.He just took some advantage, but only destroyed 5 enemy tanks, and the enemy began to actively avoid the battle.He knows that he can defeat his opponent by numbers, but if he enters a 2.5-kilometer range to shoot at each other, the enemy's oil-poor armor-piercing projectiles are what he is afraid of.For the time being, he still has time to wait, and he can count on the Air Force to break the situation.

The Pakistani Xiaolong fighter jets were the first to arrive with ground-to-ground weapons after clearing the enemy air force in the corridor, because they could fly directly from the relatively nearby Chandigarh Airport.

This light multi-purpose fighter is not very good at ground strikes at night, mainly due to the inherent defects of the ammunition load and single-seat aircraft.Although it can carry two laser-guided bombs, as well as a laser designation pod, it is difficult for the pilot to find the target while taking into account the flight when passing through the target area.

Lieutenant Colonel Latif carefully searched all the way, such a difficult task can only be completed by a veteran like him, while other novices of the Black Spider Squadron followed closely behind with bombs, this is his first time as a formation commander Commanding a battle, Sammy took off a little later and had nothing to do with the ground strike.

For a single-seat light fighter, it is very challenging to keep flying and find the target at the same time, especially to beware of various opponent radars around you at all times.Although the Electronic Tactical Threat Display (MPCD) can detect some information separately to reduce the pilot's pressure, such as those threats that need to be avoided, those threats that are relatively minor and can be ignored, but you can't completely entrust your life to this thing, On a battlefield where new weapons are constantly emerging, the computer will always make mistakes in recognition, so it needs to constantly update the software.

WMD-7 has a wide-field infrared search mode, but it is not suitable for searching the ground from a higher airspace. If the distance is too far, even if there are vehicles on the ground, its signal will appear dim and not obvious.All of these are testing the resilience of a pilot.According to tradition, the general pilots of the Black Spider would not receive such complicated training until many years after their first flight.

"Azimuth 85 found the sentinel radar, it's right in front of us, don't move yet, wait for the intelligence update."

Lieutenant Colonel Latif calmly reminded the team members not to dodge in a hurry.

He couldn't reveal the fear in his chest, and in fact he was also afraid of night missions.Those novices are flying at a slightly higher altitude than him. Although they are only responsible for dropping bombs, such a task is still very difficult for them. Even if everything is normal on the battlefield, the night landing after returning is still a big test .If it goes well, a few of them will grow up quickly, and maybe they can hit a guy like Hassan by mistake, but more people will be shot down by the enemy's anti-aircraft fire without any chance of trial and error , or losses on things like landing/takeoff, which he's seen a lot lately.

After China directly connected to the production of JF17, the production of this aircraft has risen from 1.5 per month to 12 per month, most of which use Chinese-made engines and simplify electronic equipment.This scale of production allows the Pakistani Air Force to keep up with brutal attrition.Using better advanced trainer aircraft can also improve the pilot's ability in the crash training, so that they will not know nothing about ground attack when flying Xiaolong.

The Chinese electronic reconnaissance plane in the rear has seen the newly-appeared enemy radar at the same time. Through long-baseline ranging, it can be found that the enemy is far away and does not pose a threat. The position information of the enemy radar is transmitted to Latif through the data link.But the enemy has at least seen him. This kind of X-band radar can indicate the target for some missiles, such as the Hawk missile or the even more terrifying SLAMRAAM air defense missile. The Hawk missile needs at least one illumination radar, which will inevitably trigger the radar warning equipment. , but if there is a slamraam missile site nearby, it will further complicate the threat.

Latif quietly lowered his altitude to avoid the interference of low-altitude clouds on ground infrared signals, which also exposed his engine nozzles to the enemy's field of vision. After the enemy's air force was driven out of this airspace, the enemy's ground-based anti-aircraft missiles had problems identifying friend or foe. It has also become simpler, they can shoot at all targets that breathe fire in the air, without first passing through the interrogator, sending a signal that may expose themselves for identification.

"Let me remind you that you must keep your eyes on the ground at all times, and if you see any fire that rises into the sky, you must give a warning as soon as possible to remind others." He said.

"Acting squadron leader, how should we avoid surface-to-air missiles."

Someone suddenly thought of such a question, but for this group of fast-track pilots, it really wasn't a stupid question.They had been studying take-offs, landings, and flying in formation, and combat was just a sudden new problem.

"It's very simple, speed up and launch a jam. If it's just a stinger, you can avoid it just by speeding up."

After Latif answered, the radio station in the formation fell silent, and they probably couldn't think of any new questions for a while.

The low-altitude search of Pakistan Air Force fighter planes attracted opponents.

The Avenger air defense missile carried by the Humvee is just a weak device, but it is surprisingly simple. The typical deployment method of the system does not need to carry any active detection equipment, and it is completely connected to the forward air defense command system (faad c21) through the data link. ) to obtain the necessary information.The intelligence includes the direction and distance of the incoming wooden pen, and whether the predicted route is within the possible attack range, etc. If everything is right, all the shooter will do is turn the accompanying missile launcher to the exact position, and then cool down the missile. Take the lead, and wait for the enemy to run into it by itself.

Latif was buried in the monitor, searching for enemy tanks, and he was lucky enough to see an enemy Avenger in advance, turning the launcher towards him.He pressed the laser rangefinder conveniently, and it was obvious that the opponent was still out of range of his missiles.He swerved sharply to the right to distract the enemy; so that the two wingmen carrying the laser-guided bombs could safely turn to the target from the other side, if they were clever enough.But the job of laser pointer must be done by yourself, and those young pilots can't fly while staring at the display for a long time, so they can easily hit the ground.

Sure enough, the enemy turned the launcher to keep a close eye on Latif. He was the priority target selected by the forward air defense command system 20 kilometers away. The computer participated in the battle decision-making, and he really lacked flexibility.

The JF17 in the rear did not go around to the left. They were eager to drop bombs and flew straight over the enemy's head. The enemy simply stared at Latif who was out of range, and there was a blind spot above the head.And Latif's laser had already irradiated the target.

A JF17 unnecessarily dropped all 2 bombs, the first successfully knocked out the target and the second blasted a redundant crater in the ground.

When Latif turned around, he happened to see a tank repair vehicle next to the road and 2 M1A2 tanks parked nearby. He could even see the engines hoisted on the repair vehicle, which were damaged by terminal bombs. enemy equipment.

He irradiated the laser to the target again, but the pilot of the remaining JF17 forgot the bombing procedure and was unable to release the bomb safety for a long time.To catch the laser, the bombing pilot also needs the pilot to leave the HUD and turn down, which will really make young people in a hurry.Latif could only temporarily stop the target indication and wait for the irradiation equipment to cool down. He was worried that if the team members were too slow, once the enemy dispersed, they would miss the best opportunity.

The nervous novice flew around the enemy tank twice, but still couldn't find a suitable angle to enter. The enemy's repair troops on the ground had already scattered and fled, but the bombs fell for a long time.

The young pilot was so nervous that he nearly hit Latif's plane as he swerved.

Finally seeing the pointing laser on the third lap, he numbly pressed the bomb button, and the bomb exploded almost right behind him, destroying all targets.After everything was over for a long time, he heard the acting squadron leader on the radio, reminding him to pull up quickly to avoid hitting the ground.

Yahini's quick assault in the east successfully drove away a Hawker position on the way forward, which largely helped the rookies of the Air Force to practice bombing on the enemy's head more calmly. Any strong air defense The launch of the missile will be the end of the flying career of those young people.

Yahini's tank group is continuing to advance in depth at the moment. The two drones that provided intelligence support were shot down by the enemy one after another. He temporarily lost other information beyond his field of vision. In order to prevent the whole battalion from falling into a sudden situation, he was very relieved of the 2st company's ability to respond under emergency conditions.

He noticed that a large amount of water spouted from the bombed irrigation ditches near the village ahead, and had washed away a good road. He ordered to slow down, but there was no need to make a detour. The tank company drove directly through the river. Wait for such an opportunity to cool down the tank.

He expected that the enemy might drop a force of M1a 2 tanks to intercept him from a long distance. The M1A2 has very good night concealment capabilities, which is a unique advantage of using gas turbine engine tanks, and its noise and infrared signature are much better than diesel engine tanks.But if the enemy is coming at a gallop, the infrared signal will be a lot stronger at night, and if he slows down properly, he may be able to wait for an opportunity to be discovered by the enemy first.

The Type 99 tank has a good ability to pass, and it performs better than most tanks on India's poor country roads. It has no problem wading through rivers more than one meter deep.

He ordered to open the one-way exhaust valve, and at the same time opened the commander's hatch on the turret, now his tank engine intake air directly through the turret, which can increase the wading depth and fully cool the engine exhaust port, which is easy to be detected by enemy infrared The main area the equipment is targeting, relatively speaking, the infrared signature of the turret is much smaller if it is not firing.

He turned the surrounding mirror to search ahead, paying attention to the area where he judged that the enemy might appear.Sure enough, there was a moving white signal near the road, which was very dense. He adjusted the magnification to the maximum, and he could be sure that it was an enemy tank from the outline.But they hid on the side of the road and were not fully exposed.

Most of the rural roads in India are mud-bound gravel roads or asphalt concrete roads. The roadbed is higher than the nearby farmland, which gives experienced tankers the possibility to hide the vehicle body, especially when they know the approximate position of the opponent. when.Obviously, the enemy knew where Yahini would appear and took precautions. Yahini was sure that the enemy was using their thermal imaging cameras to look in this direction, but there was no sign that they saw him.Enemy gun barrels pointing all over the place, which is the typical way the search advances.

He ordered all the crew not to fire and not to measure the distance to avoid exposure, but he quietly conducted a distance measurement on the road near the enemy tank, which can prevent the laser from directly hitting the target and touch the sensor, and can also roughly grasp the following distances .

At present, the distance from the first tank is about 3 kilometers. The enemy did not see himself, which should be due to the deceleration of the engine and the cooling of the river water.His tank slowly left the unsupported pond and moved into a nearby village, trying to use the buildings to provide cover.It seems that the enemy is also planning to use the road for defense. The 6-meter-wide road is simply a ready-made fortification, and it is impossible for armor-piercing projectiles to penetrate such a thick roadbed.

(End of this chapter)