Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 780
A land-based Phalanx parked on standby in the jungle on the side of the road quickly turned around the muzzle. He was originally deployed here to prevent guerrilla mortars, but encountered a sudden attack and responded in a timely manner.
In a blink of an eye, dense fire nets swept across the sky, sweeping off the wing of a J-10, the pilot staggered and fell to the ground, and the pilot jumped out in time.However, the range of this short-range artillery was insufficient, and the remaining three fighters broke through the blockade and broke into the Agra base from the east.The base covers an area of ​​nearly 3 square kilometers with Agra Airport as its core.

Sammy saw the brigade of helicopters coming back from behind the hill and the camouflaged missile launchers outside the base, but those weren't priority targets.

He reminded Zhao Lin behind to stagger the route and not to follow him closely, lest the enemy's fire response time just catch up with the second one. This kind of thing is very common in low-altitude raids.

The old man took the lead, quickly flying west along the 5-kilometer-long main runway in Agra, searching for what he wanted with his eyes.A transport plane that was taking off even passed him by on the runway. The efficient repair operation of the enemy engineering troops repaired a section of the runway that was riddled with joint attack munitions. The fighter jets were still unable to take off and land, but Lightly loaded transport aircraft can barely do it.

He quickly approached the plane's path in an attempt to use it to provide him with the necessary cover.

According to the photos taken by satellites, the enemy's radar trailer is usually deployed in one of the five reserve positions at the end of the runway, but it is not absolute, and tactical missiles often hit some false targets.But from this perspective, the false target is not easy to deceive him.

One kilometer away, a group of auxiliary vehicles is surrounding a huge phased array antenna, which cannot be a false target.

He flew straight there, but the radar warning showed that in the general direction of the target, a short-range artillery radar tracked him, and then bullets flew towards him like locusts.He saw that the firepower was flying from the commanding heights in the west, and quickly turned close to the ground. The barrage swept to the two Chinook helicopters on the side of the runway, but the low range of fire was not enough to hit Sammy.Deploying firepower to high places is indeed in line with common sense, but there are always times when there are always secrets.

Obviously he lost the opportunity to directly attack the radar, but since he has already attracted the attention of the enemy's land-based Phalanx, it is better for him to keep an eye on him.

"Zhao, I'll distract him, and you will solve the problem."

"clear."

Sami estimated the distance, pulled up suddenly, and flew towards a machine fort building destroyed by ballistic missiles.His purpose was to draw the attention of the Phalanx. The small rapid-fire weapon reacted very quickly, but the range was not too far. He could induce it to shoot ineffectively into the air.Sure enough, the small sprayer quickly raised the barrel to keep up with the movement, and the response speed in the up and down directions was faster than that of ordinary anti-aircraft guns with larger calibers.

Zhao Lin lowered the nose of the aircraft and flew under the barrage. He knew Sami's intentions very well. Close-in weapons cannot deal with multiple targets, which is different from missiles.

Now he got rid of Phalanx's search radar completely and flew towards the suspected Patriot's guidance radar. He didn't have time to use precision-guided weapons, so he needed to maintain a level flight for about 10 seconds to perform a horizontal bombing.

He quickly set "continuous bombing", so that the bombs on the pylon would fall at a certain interval, forming a more even drop point at 2 meters.

To use ordinary aerial bombs to ensure damage, you must control the speed of passing the target. The slower the better, it is best to use autopilot, but he predicts that after flying over the target, there must be one or two Phalanx systems, and he dare not let the computer take over control.

Twelve 12kg aerial bombs fell one by one, opened the parachute, and flew towards the convoy.Bombs exploded continuously on the ground, eventually destroying the radar together with the power vehicle next to it.

Of course, this cannot be the base's only guidance radar. The enemy has always had several radars on alternate duty, and it is impossible to clean up a dozen or so raids. However, the formation of fighter jets rushed into the base, and the whole of Agra has been disrupted. The chicken flew and the dog jumped, which also established the basis for long-range out-of-area suppression.

The third J-3 missed the opportunity and was blocked by fire nets. He did not take the risk of rushing into the base. He flew to one side of the road and dropped bombs on the tanker trucks parked by the roadside.

Oil tankers are also within the priority strike range. These things are driven out of concealment, apparently to meet the Yelinsky Group that broke out from New Delhi.Lin Huaisheng did not have full confidence in He Fan's ability to intercept the enemy's troops, so attacking Agra's fuel supply was also in his plan. Whether the Americans could make concessions in the next negotiations depended to some extent on his ability to How many prisoners of the Foreign Legion were captured.

Zhao Lin, who had just completed the attack, quickly turned his head and saw that the radar antenna was heavily tilted to one side. The landing point was not very accurate, but it was enough.

When he turned his head, the radar warning sounded in the cabin. Sure enough, there was a Phalanx nearby. This kind of thing does not have all kinds of radar assistance, and it is not easy to be seen visually before firing. It is really difficult to deal with.

He decisively turned in the opposite direction of the radar to avoid the fire net. If he could return to medium altitude, he could easily kill it with laser-guided bombs outside the range of this close-in defense system.

It's a pity that his blindly accelerated escape was a little mishandled. The rotary gun only a few hundred meters away from him sprayed flames at a speed of 4000 rounds per minute, and the supplementary barrage splashed towards him from behind, quickly enveloping him.

Zhao Lin tried his best to fly up and down, using the roller to avoid the firepower. The Phalanx can only perform kinetic energy damage and cannot explode near the target. Its fire control calculation is based on the prediction of the trajectory of the moving target, so it is decisive in the vertical direction. It is easy to misjudge its fire control calculations and get rid of it.However, the fire nets were too dense. During a series of actions, Zhao Lin's fighter plane was pierced dozens of times in a row through its body skin and vertical tail.

When the plane escaped the range, it had already started to smoke, the engine oil circuit was damaged, and it could not be boosted or climbed.Zhao Lin managed to stabilize the plane, hoping to fly south for a while and then turn around, but the plane had lost control and could only maintain level flight, and there was no response to stepping on one side of the rudder.He looked back and saw that the rudder was hanging from the tattered vertical tail, apparently out of control.

He scolded his mother, and almost at the same time, he was caught by the AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar on the ground again. He knew that the plane could not be saved. This kind of radar is usually matched with the Slam Ram system, and the battlefield reaction time is extremely short .

As he expected, within 10 seconds, two light white smoke rose from the jungle in the direction of the radar. The steam trail of the aim2 is not very obvious. If it flies close to the clouds, it will be a big disaster that is not easy to find. , but when it rises from the ground, it is still very conspicuous.

Zhao Lin knew that it was impossible to escape, so he simply ejected himself.When the parachute was opened, he saw two missiles flying by, and quickly caught up with the fighter plane that continued to maintain level flight.After the masturbation cup hit, it immediately fell into the forest.

This is the second time he was shot down. Before he left, he already knew that his reconnaissance force was already active near Agra. He didn't really want to fall into the hands of the US military or local guerrillas. The former is of course a hostile camp, while the latter is unknown. .

Sammy spotted the Sentinel radar that had just appeared and was scanning at high speed in the air, and then saw the missile lift off.He was in position to fire, immediately launched the anti-radiation missile, and then reported to the command plane that he had parachuted.He estimated that the radar was no more than 5 kilometers away from him. At such a short distance, it would be very difficult to escape from the Mach 3 missile attack.He didn't bother to observe the results of the battle, and quickly turned in a snake shape in the air. This was to get rid of the potential that he might use the firing director to track his own firepower without triggering the warning equipment; in such an airspace, if he kept flying in a straight line, he would be courting death for one more second.

He quickly pulled up and flew around the base while observing the positions of other friendly aircraft on the display. Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of soldiers from the enemy camp on the ground, he swooped down with a loop.People on the ground thought, this guy is really endless.

The J-10 fighters of the second echelon just flew over the hills and have already pulled up from a low altitude state. They will fly over the base. They will use laser irradiation on the exposed Phalanx system at a higher altitude. Attacks will not come into range of the Phalanx. .If successful, the flying leopard formation will go deep into the tiger's den and make further attacks.

Sammy sprinted along the runway, as if he had forgotten to lower the landing gear and was about to land.He looked at the back of a trailer in the distance, the white fairing was raised high, the gun barrel below was aimed at the air and idling, but did not fire.These things are really not difficult to deal with, they can only stare at one target at a time.

He rushed straight to the little monster on the trailer, and the bomb under the wing received the signal from the laser light, and immediately pulled up and dropped the bomb.The bomb flew staggeringly towards the target, destroying the shelter and trailer together.

Frings sat helpless in the underground command, waiting for all this to end quickly.In the morning, he transferred the attached troops out of the base in batches in advance, which would inevitably be seen by the enemy's satellites. Among the troops withdrawn early, there were short-range missile systems and oil tankers. This was a huge mistake, which made The defense capability of the base itself has been greatly reduced. Of course, his original intention was to prevent chaos during the retreat, but the enemy's air strikes caused even greater chaos.

"The drone discovered that the enemy has strengthened its blocking force, and more than 40 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles have approached the blocking position."

The staff officer delivered bad news again.

"Tell Yelinsky that there is no need to resolutely move to Agra, he can break out in other directions and go straight to Jaipur." He sat down on a chair and made a new deployment.

"But Brigadier General, the fuel base of their tanks is not enough to maneuver in a wider range. If there are too many turns, the fuel will soon be exhausted. The enemy must have seen this point before they dare to concentrate their forces and only intercept one direction. "

"Yeah, why am I so stupid, they have completely seen through."

He regretted it now, but it was too late.

"The staff calculated that if they bypassed the Alwar mountains, they would not be able to reach Jaipur."

"I will negotiate with the Indian government and ask them to take out some fuel from the army depots along the way to supplement us."

He said silently that the gas turbine's non-selective fuel characteristic seems to be an advantage, but will the Indians who have just been deceived cooperate?he does not know.

"The latest news is that the flanking Australian battalion has given up resistance and surrendered to the Chinese army."

"Tell Yelinsky that he can discard the equipment if necessary. As long as the man comes back."

The first formation led by Sami temporarily destroyed Agra's countermeasures with a loss of 50.00%, but the opponent still has the ability to recover quickly. Since the two-seater fighter has an extra weapon guide, it is much easier to throw precision weapons. The two laser-guided bombs thrown by Sami at low altitude rely on the irradiation of friendly aircraft.

These aircraft began to attack all suspected radar antenna targets in the base, and all kinds of radar and jamming equipment were included in the attack.

Sammy, who lost all his ammunition, kept flying low around and used his way to cover the air formation. His presence made the entire air defense system even more chaotic. The fire was shot down by mistake.

The last batch of four Flying Leopard bombers that approached directly bombed the vehicles parked outside the base and the pontoon bridge on the lower reaches of the Zhumuna River.

After counting the losses, the Chinese Air Force decided not to take the risk of approaching the attack. Subsequently, there will be satellite-guided bombs and tactical missiles carried by the J-16 to carry out continuous out-of-area strikes.During the entire air strike, a total of 3 J-10s and 1 JH-7 were shot down, which is not a small price, but this assault successfully destroyed most of the enemy's air defense and fuel, making it impossible for the enemy in Agra to continue to respond to the fleeing enemy .

The blocking battle near Mathura is still going on. As seen by Frings' Global Hawk, the tanks and mechanized infantry battalions of Hefan's remaining 5 companies have arrived one after another. Attacks blocked enemies.

Yelinsky's collapse seems to be only a matter of time, but he is still trying to resist.The enemy situation is becoming more serious every minute. Within 40 minutes, the frontal enemy has at least doubled in strength, and it is impossible to break out from this direction.He received orders from Frings to flee west of Mathura to Jaipur.This is clearly the only viable option.With an order from him, all the tanks turned 40° to the west to start the final gamble.This road was not originally selected, so intelligence gathering on the road's ability to pass is not sufficient.In addition, due to the haste in which the order was issued, many rearguard units did not receive the latest route.

He Fan immediately noticed the opponent's new movements. He didn't intend to chase too hastily. He instructed the main tanks to chase down the lightly armored targets that had fallen behind the enemy column. He only asked Fu Xiaoguang's company to use the terrain cover to quietly track the enemy. He knew that Those Abrams tanks are not easy to catch up when they are running wild, but they must not run far.

The entire battlefield command fell into chaos. No one informed Yamura, who was left at the end, where to retreat. The Type 90 tank lacked inter-vehicle data link capabilities and could not accept digital map data.Once there is a lack of Japanese-speaking officers in Yelinsky's staff, communication errors will occur.

Now, Yamura has no idea what the intention of the latest order from the headquarters is. He only understands the place name of Jaipur, without a specific route, and there is no position he should take.The remnants of his troops hid under a road bridge until the last communication was received, waiting for nearby Chinese helicopters to leave.The Chinese helicopter did not find them and finally flew away.

Yamura wasn't too anxious, at least it seemed so.He sat alone on the turret, with a pencil in his ear, and kept measuring and scribbling on a map in front of him.No order was perhaps the best order for him, he had always opposed a direct retreat to Agra, and in fact he knew the other routes far better than anyone else.

(End of this chapter)