Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 790 The Little Pickpocket's Counterattack
About one company of Leopard II tanks gathered from several roads to the central area of ​​the small town, confronting the front position, and at the same time using the top weapon station, opened fire on the surrounding houses that might hide the enemy. The infantry fighting vehicles without infantry rushed to join the battle In the house demolition competition, the infantry was still far behind at this time, and the tanks could only rely on their own firepower to embolden themselves, but this firepower show had an effect, and no one continued to attack the tanks.At this moment, the artillery fire is extending the attack to the west according to the plan. The tanks can only stop and wait for the infantry to come up, missing the opportunity for a quick battle.

The infantry was indeed far from Amir's plan, still held back by small groups of troops in the rear.Of course, they should not bear the main responsibility. Amir's plan places too much emphasis on speed and is completely impractical, which is the reason why the infantry cannot keep up with these tracked vehicles.

Amir believed that after the artillery attack, the enemies in the ruins were either finished or fled in fear, and the infantry could easily complete the occupation.He thought such an easy job was simply cheap infantry, but now, his infantry was struggling.Those kids were far more difficult to deal with than imagined.

Lieutenant Rajeev used binoculars to observe the battle of the minors in front of him. Hearing the sound of gunfire gradually thinning out, he estimated that the 400 minors had almost been exhausted.Unlike the main force of the Self-Defense Forces, these juvenile commandos only have assault rifles and bazookas, and do not have any heavy weapons.For the Self-Defense Forces, these minors are only temporary consumables and do not need to be fully armed.In addition, it is really difficult to teach adults in the self-defense army how to use anti-tank missiles, so the idea of ​​letting these illiterate children control complex weapons is completely unrealistic.

Facts have proved that minors are more suitable for urban combat. After the opponent's superior firepower bombards, the city will be razed to the ground, and these minors can run quickly among the ruined walls and drill through narrow underground passages.Enemy tanks don't have much to do with them.

"I sent another batch today. Maybe none of them survived. There will be more tomorrow. I underestimated these children. They are very suitable for dealing with tanks." The lieutenant muttered to himself, although he was a hard-hearted person , but still somewhat emotional.India has never treated these street vagrants kindly, most of the time they fend for themselves on the streets of New Delhi.Many children get their first pair of shoes when they come to the training camp, but the price of this pair of shoes is obviously high.But Rajeev didn't have artillery and planes behind him. The enemy had them all. He could only use these cheap cannon fodder to fend off enemy tanks.He reminded himself not to be too sad, because including himself, it was also a consumable.

"Tell everyone that the artillery fire has passed, and everyone has come out of the hole and is ready to fight."

The Self-Defense Forces began to climb out of the ground again, and quickly occupied the positions plowed by the shells. They have gradually adapted to the opponent's rhythm, relying on the sacrifices of those children to slow down the enemy's speed, and then attacked the tanks.Now is the time to put the anti-tank missiles on the ground, and there must be no delay.

The Self-Defense Forces use the Russian-made AT5 spandrel missiles. Pasade generously dumped these stocks to the Self-Defense Forces, and most of the army used the more advanced Spike missiles.

But the Self-Defense Forces like this weapon because it is easy to operate and far easier to master than spikes; the biggest disadvantage of this type of missile is that the operator must guide the missile throughout the entire process, which requires great courage on the battlefield, but the Self-Defense Forces do not Lack of courage.Another obvious disadvantage is that the optical aiming part of the missile is located too high. If the sun rises from the opposite side, it is easy to form reflections and be observed on the battlefield.Today they are facing such a situation.

This batch of missiles were all in stock during the Soviet era. In theory, they could not penetrate the front armor of the Leopard II, unless they happened to hit the position of the nest bomb. The reason for calculating depreciation is that the range is not as far as the manual says. The Self-Defense Forces are usually at 500 Minet opened the cover of the optical lens and prepared to fire, so as to avoid being seen by the enemy in advance and emit smoke to protect himself.

A self-propelled mortar on the opposite side suddenly fired, but the falling ammunition did not explode, and red smoke filled the position.

There was an ominous sound in the air, and a fighter plane roared over, obviously not heading towards the friendly positions.The air defense position behind them has been misfired for several days, and the enemy air force is getting more and more aggressive.

Two Thunder fighter jets drilled out of the clouds, and immediately fired a large number of rockets into the smoke area, covering the blocking position in an instant, and blasting the dozen or so launch teams that had just been prepared to pieces.

The four 4mm anti-aircraft guns at the rear of the position hesitated for a long time before starting to shoot, but the artillery relying on the firing director could not keep up with the movement of the aircraft. The barrage fell far behind the fighter planes, and the two fighter planes flew away.

Rajeev was standing near a rocket. He was almost buried alive by the raised sand. When the nearby soldiers dragged him out, his torn clothes were hanging on his body like leaves, and he was still yelling to stop him.He thought it was over this time, because the enemy tanks would definitely follow the gap and rush over.However, it was later discovered that the situation was fine, and the enemy tank one kilometer away did not move.This made him ready for the second organization.The tank group was suddenly attacked by rocket launchers in the surrounding ruins, disrupting the rhythm of the attack, and they were forced to give up the attack, wasting this air cover in vain.

Three Reuters reporters hid on the commanding heights 3 kilometers away and risked their lives to take these real pictures. These days, they have noticed that the Indian army has used many short soldiers to lead the battle, and they don't look like adults.Hope to confirm that today.

At this moment, Amir is still urging 4 companies of infantry into position, but the fighting is still endless.The ruins are full of enemies shot by snipers, many of whom are less than 150 cm tall, but these little bastards still attack his people from all directions, and he can only stop the tank.

"Sir, the 15th flanking division is too slow, and we stand out a bit. I am worried that if we take the lead in attacking, we may be noticed by artillery positions that are shallower, closer and deeper." A battalion commander reminded.

"Where's their artillery? Did you see this morning that they have weapons heavier than mortars?" Amir scoffed.

"That's not the case."

"Kahan sent out all the underage kids. He is almost finished. Now is the time to make meritorious deeds. We must take the lead and let those cowards regret it."

"However, the positions we have captured are too late to consolidate, and the enemy can continue to harass us using underground facilities. I am worried that the progress is too fast and the supply lines are unstable."

"We have to give these little bastards a little color, let A company take the prisoners to the high ground, get the interpreter, and use the loudspeaker to tell those guys who are still stubborn that this is what will happen to them."

"Brigade Commander, it's not appropriate to do this. There may be Western journalists nearby."

"You worry too much. Western journalists will not go so deep into the battlefield. Let A company set up a machine gun."

Dozens of weeping minors were dragged onto the rubble. This was the most direct way Amir could think of to intimidate his opponents. His thinking was always in a straight line, and there was no other way but to attack and kill.

Reuters reporters happened to take pictures of minors being put on the battlefield, and they had a premonition that big news was about to be born.Then the loudspeakers in the distance began to shout loudly. Before they could figure out what it meant, machine guns rang out, and dozens of young soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

The anti-shake function of the camera itself could no longer compensate for the photographer's trembling from the heart and lungs, and the picture shook violently, but he still persisted and took pictures of several officers walking into the pile of corpses and shooting at the living people.

Sure enough, the massacre in front of the formation worked. The infantry captured the town a lot faster. The snipers on the commanding heights saw some young soldiers who had been gutted.Soon the snipers cleaned up these little desperadoes.

The 15-year-old Harish was not frightened by Amir's terrorist actions. He carefully hid under the prefabricated panels of a collapsed building and waited for the enemy to pass through.

He could observe the outside through the holes in the four places. It seemed that some of the people around him were dead. Facing the Pakistani army in front of him, there was no way to survive blindly.He knew that as long as he showed his face now, he would be killed by snipers, so he had to lurk here and escape back at night.Of course, he still has a rocket, if there is a good opportunity, he will not let it go.

Some people are naturally good at fighting, and these people calm down in the fire of war earlier than others, and start to analyze and judge.Most of the 400 young soldiers who participated in the battle in the morning had already died in this asymmetrical battle, and only a few who had adapted to it were still waiting for an opportunity in a state of fighting independently.

Amir's command followed closely behind the frontline troops, and he was still a courageous general, consciously keeping the closest distance to the frontline at all times.

The Leopard II began to attack, and the commanders carefully observed the front. They followed Amir and gradually adapted to the frontal attack.Those missiles that quietly rise from the ruins are hard to find, but once the shooters take off the cover of the optical sight, it is easy to expose, especially now that they are against the sun, the opponent's optical equipment is easy Form reflections.

Dazzling flashes began to flicker in the rubble ahead. The commanders were already prepared and immediately operated the top weapon station to launch an attack. They were not in a hurry to release the smoke, because the smoke would hinder the counterattack.

None of the anti-tank missiles in the hands of the Self-Defense Forces fly fast. Even if the enemy launches the missile first, the commanders still have time to complete the range measurement and then launch programmable ammunition to the target.The top weapon station gives the tank an unprecedented means of dealing with enemies hiding outside the line of sight of direct-fire weapons.In addition, these commanders, like their brigade commanders, have some blind confidence in the Leopard II's frontal armor, which is one of the reasons why they have the courage to give up the smoke defense.

After about 10 AT-5 missiles flew out of the position one after another, the launch site was quickly hit favorably. Although the shooter thought it was safe to hide his head under the rubble, the new smart ammunition exploded above them, most of the time Accurate to within 1 meter.Several missiles lost their guidance and flew away from their targets.But a few still hit the target.

The hit Leopard II rumbled out of the explosion's smoke and continued on its way.

AT5 missiles really cannot penetrate the front of these tanks.In a blink of an eye, the tank rushed into the front of the blocking position, foretelling that the blocking of the Self-Defense Forces was completely defeated.The roar of fighter planes sounded again in the sky. They were Falcon Squadron Thunderbolts who came to help the battle, but the fighter planes did not launch an attack immediately, apparently because no reliable target could be found in the air.

Rajeev had been prepared for a long time, and he ordered his men to throw red smoke bombs at his collapsed position.Several thunderbolts immediately swooped down and fired into the smoke area.In an instant, several Pakistani army tanks in the sudden position were destroyed.

One kilometer to the east, Harish lay on the broken ground next to the rocket launcher.The town and the railway station have been completely occupied by the Pakistani army, and now it has become the enemy's entry channel.He could hear a large number of vehicles passing nearby.He plucked up the courage to put his head into the small hole and look out, and there was a strange-shaped vehicle parked in front of him, with aerials scattered all over it.There are many soldiers guarding nearby, of course he can't recognize it as a command vehicle, but judging from his experience as a pickpocket on the street, the more strange and uncommon vehicles are, the more worthwhile to attack, usually only Rich guys drive cars like that.

He quietly crawled out of the bunker, and when he reached the exit, a company of soldiers was advancing. He could hear the enemy's voices when he was so close. However, his pickpocket career also taught him that the closer to the target, the more likely to succeed. He Lie on the ground and wait patiently, waiting for the opportunity to present itself.

After the infantry company passed by, he slowly climbed out, first observed the surroundings and the escape route, he didn't want to die without receiving the award, and then slowly climbed to the sloping second floor.The Pakistani security forces controlled the opposite building, but did not control the collapsed house here. He could shoot directly at the target from the window.

Amir threw the communicator on the ground, and the growler left the command vehicle. He just scolded the air force that accidentally injured his own side on the radio, and swore that he would go to the front line with him. He wanted to see if the fools in the air dared to join him Packed up.

When he boarded the tank, there was a terrible explosion sound behind him. After the command vehicle was detonated, the huge air wave directly lifted it up and fell heavily.Amir was also pushed off the tank by the blast.

15 kilometers behind, Yahini, who was rehearsing an attack with a group of vehicle commanders, suddenly received an order from the deputy division commander, asking him to end the troop correction ahead of time and assemble on standby. Originally, his attack time was postponed to 2 days later.

The deputy division commander told him that Amir's headquarters had just been terminated, and at least two battalion commanders had been reimbursed. Amir's injury was unknown and probably not serious. He hoped that Yahini would seize the opportunity.Of course, from the perspective of the division headquarters, the two neighboring divisions also launched operations in advance, which obviously posed a threat to the 2st Armored Division.

Yahini seemed very hesitant. He said that the troops were scattered and it was difficult to concentrate immediately. In addition to the lack of supplies, the attack would have to wait until at least tomorrow.

Younis was furious, dropped the phone, boarded a helicopter and rushed to Yahini's headquarters.He felt that Yahini did not accept his favor, but began to bargain instead. He had just allocated enough ammunition and fuel to him, so why did he say that the supplies were insufficient?

When the helicopter approached Yahini's headquarters, he saw many tanks gathering nearby, including a large number of Type 96 and Type 96A. He suspected that tanks from neighboring troops were passing by, and suddenly figured it out.

"What the hell is this kid doing? Lending him the mechanic repair company won't expand it so much? No wonder the fuel is low, so..."

When he jumped off the helicopter, he couldn't help being elated. He walked up to Yahini who came to greet him, and patted him on the shoulder hard.

"You did a lot of tricks behind the teacher's back? Ah...hahaha, you did a good job."

(End of this chapter)