Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 800 Latif's Bombing
The drone observed that the enemy began to move out the wounded from the back of the building, but no new personnel came in. It seems that the casualties are more than half. At the same time, the weak artillery in the rear has also been suppressed. Now it is time for the infantry to compete from floor to floor. , This is the most tense moment for Huang Dexing. Once a large casualty is caused, he will undoubtedly bear the main responsibility.In close combat, infantry tactics still haven't made much progress, but there are still some simple reconnaissance equipment invested, which can try to avoid face-to-face fighting between the two sides.

The first company moved under the building, but the crossfire on the nearby roof did not appear. Then the infantry began to throw smoke bombs. Under the cover of smoke, a company's troops entered the first floor of the building. At the same time, armored vehicles filed from the side. And moved, surrounded the building, cutting off the retreat of the enemy inside the building.

After entering the building, the troops began to play Jamilon's capitulation transcript recorded on the loudspeaker, and machine guns rang out in the building, which was the enemy's answer.

The infantry only occupied a corner of the building, and they were not in a hurry to clear out the enemies on the floor. They had some new equipment to put into actual combat to see if it would be useful.

A platoon leader released a small remote control car. After the car started, it began to shuttle in the corridor. This is a new type of reconnaissance equipment, which is specially used to find/indicate targets in this kind of building with many windows and good ventilation.

This remote control car is low in cost, has no redundant sensors, and only has a non-rotatable 100° field of view, but it can turn flexibly.It nimbly drilled around in the aisles of the building full of corpses and various wreckage, to confirm whether there were enemies.The platoon leader operated the car and rushed into a room, hitting the foot of an enemy machine gunner. From the video sent back from the car, it can be seen that the house was full of terrified self-defense troops.An enemy stepped on the reconnaissance vehicle, and then the butt of the gun slammed down.

After the small remote control car was smashed, it began to emit purple smoke, and the smoke quickly filled out from the window.This made its location visible to various combat vehicles parked outside.The artillery of various calibers that had been prepared for a long time began to shoot at the windows, and the 100mm guns of the infantry fighting vehicles fired at the nearby walls. This method of breaking the wall and opening holes is the latest combat mode. There are many gaps in the experience in the middle, and the blasting method is one of the few feasible solutions. The disadvantage is that the ammunition consumes a lot, and the time is too long is also a problem.

Huang Dexing observed from the rear, seeing a large amount of firepower flying over, turning a corner of the building into a hornet's nest, and then there was a brief gunshot from inside the building, and the troops reported that they had controlled the floor and were about to attack the second floor.

Although there were no casualties on his own side, the progress was too slow. He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. According to this style of play, these few buildings alone would be enough to block him for a day.

"Request to send out the army aviation unit to transport the infantry to the roof. Attack up and down."

The drone confirmed that there was no enemy anti-aircraft fire around, and the helicopters flew slowly in the distance. They flew very low to guard against the anti-aircraft fire in the direction of the Derry Barracks, but pulled up quickly when they approached the building to avoid being attacked by militants in the building. .Sure enough, someone in the building fired several rockets, but they missed the dexterous Z-9 helicopter.

The helicopter hovered over the roof of the building full of charred corpses, carried the infantry in a file, and began to attack downwards.

At noon, Huang Texing took control of four of the five buildings, but he was still firmly dragged to death in place. If he left the last enemy and ordered his troops to advance, the remnants of the enemy hiding on the commanding heights might see To the extended supply line, and to attack, he had to be prepared.

He used several new tactics in the morning, but the effects were limited. He felt that in such a steel jungle, he was completely restrained. , there is always one item that cannot be achieved.

He asked his superiors several times, hoping to use the air force's aerial bombs weighing more than 500 kilograms, to demolish the buildings of these strong fortresses in front of him, but he was repeatedly rejected. The superiors required that every floor be reconnaissance to confirm that there were no civilians. This means that before he captures the entire building, it is almost impossible for the air force to drop bombs.

With two evils facing each other, he can only choose the current slow speed.Fortunately, the superiors had no intention of capturing the city center, and this honor seems to have been assigned to the Pakistan Army by default.

In the east of New Delhi, Yahini stood on the top of the hill and watched the two battalions he left on the opposite bank approaching him. Behind them were the infantrymen who were pulled down far away. The infantrymen seemed to be in shock, and their progress was very slow.

He turned 30°, and he could see that the Amir group was retreating after the siege was cleared. More than a dozen tank tractors, risking encountering landmines, participated in the rescue work, including the US-made M88 tractor he had been hiding. During the period when the vehicles were all in, Younis, as the deputy division commander, of course had to proceed from the overall situation and mobilize all the equipment, even Yahini’s inventory; especially the original repair vehicles of the [-]st Armored Division could not move those heavy vehicles tank.

It appears that Amer's forces will not join the fight today, but Yahini knows that most of their losses have come from anti-tank mines and may recover relatively quickly.Of course it also depends on when Amir can be discharged from the hospital.

At this moment, the enemy was unable to organize a decent defense because of the enemy's front and back, and began to abandon the Zhumuna River and began to retreat to the urban area.Once the enemy completely hides in the urban area, fire support will find problems. At least the firepower from the Chinese side cannot be called immediately.

He turned back, and the advancing passageway was covered with all kinds of buildings that made one's scalp tingle. It was a nightmare for the commander of the armored force. He knew that once the armored force was deployed in such an area, as long as there was a slight negligence, it would soon be destroyed. Cut and surrounded by infantry, then devoured.

He is not as wealthy as the Chinese army. There are bulldozers and various barrier-breaking equipment in front of him to clear the way. There are more than a dozen drones above his head at any time for continuous reconnaissance. Helicopters can directly land on the top of buildings; Cannons, and armored vehicles with top-mounted weapon stations, can fire at every window that might hide an enemy, not to mention endless ammo of course.However, he knows that he has an advantage that the Chinese do not have, and that is the unscrupulous Pakistani Air Force.

The Chinese are bound by the various rules they have made, and they act like embroidery in the city; the Pakistanis are completely different, they come with a strong purpose of revenge, so...

"Commander Rajani, your tank is moving too slowly. The enemy in front of you has given up defense. Cross the river and get close to me immediately." Yahini urged the commander of the 2nd Battalion who was still on the other side of the river to move quickly. The 2nd Battalion of German tanks and the 96rd Battalion, which uses 3 tanks and has no designated battalion commander, are all under the command of Rajani.

"The infantry regiments behind us are too slow. If we speed up, they will soon lose track."

"Don't worry about those infantry. We don't need them now. I can see clearly here that the enemy has retreated. The defense of the city is being strengthened. We must come quickly and develop to the two wings to establish a complete bridgehead."

Yahini was actually unable to launch an attack. At least he had to wait for the pontoon troops to arrive and build a few pontoon bridges so that the transport troops could arrive here.Even though he had a company equipped with a turret-top weapon station that could fire programmed ammunition for urban combat, he did some preliminary calculations and the ammunition would run out quickly.

"Brigade Commander, the enemy of the New Delhi International Convention and Exhibition Center has been strengthening its defenses. Within 40 minutes, I saw 17 tanks drive into the nearby buildings, and then disappeared from the drone's sight, probably hiding in the underground facility. I I am worried that if we continue to delay, they will hide more troops underground and complete the firepower deployment in the buildings on both sides of the street." Rahman sent a reconnaissance report, and he has been observing westward, and carefully recorded Yashi. It is planned to dispatch the enemy on the road to attack.

"Don't act rashly, wait."

"Boss, keep waiting, we will all face greater casualties."

"Are there still civilians in the residential area?"

"There are some, but not many. We can let the Air Force drop leaflets, set a time limit to let those civilians go, once the time is over, we can shirk responsibility."

"No, then the enemy will know the direction of our attack in advance. You continue to observe, and I will find a way."

At Chandigarh Airport, 3 squadrons of Pakistani fighters, including a large number of JF17s and a few Mirage 5s, are loading bombs and are ready to attack at any time.

Among these ammunition, precision-guided weapons account for a quarter, and most of them are still 250 kg and 500 kg ordinary aerial bombs.In the view of Sami, the supreme commander of the air force, it is important to use every kilogram of the fighter plane's load. Now there is a serious shortage of laser-guided bombs. He can't let each plane carry only 1 or 2 laser-guided bombs, especially now that there are no It is necessary to carry medium-range missiles to attack, and the aircraft could have mounted more ground attack ammunition.

Lieutenant Colonel Latif, the former deputy squadron leader of the Black Spider, and now the squadron leader of the Black Panther Squadron, is stopping at the end of the runway. Once there is a new demand ahead, they will take off.

Three days ago, Sammy asked to solve the problem of inaccurate bombing and too much loss for novices. He reported to Sammy that he had figured out a new method of bombing, which is very suitable for novices. He hoped to have a chance to try it out. Sammy readily agreed.Latif is Pakistan's best ground attacker.Sammy was the most supportive of his proposal.

The firepower request from the ground troops finally came. He waited for the attack command from the command post, and slowly began to taxi on the ground. Due to too many bombs, he had to taxi patiently for a longer distance on the runway, and did not pull up until the end of the shells. .

Even in the air, the plane seemed very sluggish. He carried too many bombs today, and he didn't even carry a combat missile.

The 3-machine formation bypassed the north of New Delhi, where there was still anti-aircraft fire, and circled to the east. The ground kept repeating the designation of the target position. Due to the suddenness of the attack, no smoke indication was used.He had to find it himself, and identify the target.

The targets were several 25-story buildings near the New Delhi International Convention and Exhibition Center. Light saber air defense systems and anti-tank missiles may be deployed on the roof of the buildings. The reconnaissance plane saw a large number of infantry entering the building.Apparently those tall buildings have become the support point for the defense of the entire block.

The Pakistan Air Force has no time to check whether there are civilians from house to house. Once soldiers appear somewhere, it means that they can strike.Latif flew over his own troops, and he intentionally swung the wings over the heads of the cheering infantry, but unfortunately the plane was too clumsy, and the movements were very ugly.

Flying over the Zhumuna River, he saw the low and huge main building of the Convention and Exhibition Center from a distance. That was not his target, and he was ordered to remove the nearby commanding heights.He ordered two wingmen, one left and one right, to fly over the target area at high speed to test the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower.He himself slowed down and flew straight to the target.

The wingman quickly passed the target, but did not find any fire deployment on the roof, but saw a huge Red Cross logo on the roof of one of the buildings.

Latif turned to the building on the right without the red cross sign. It's not because he has too much taboo against this sign. If all the buildings bear this flag, he will blow it up. Indians use the red cross sign , or religious places covering the armed forces, he has seen a lot.

The clumsy Xiaolong flew straight to the target without any intention of pulling it up.Dive bombing can increase the accuracy, but most novices are in the flash, it is difficult to grasp the timing, and they are easy to mess up. Sometimes they are disturbed by various disturbances, and even miss the timing of pulling up and hit the ground.But level flight bombing is much simpler, and since autopilot can be used, the operation is much more calm.

He slowly lowered the altitude and flew to a height slightly higher than the target, while the two wingmen shuttled back and forth nearby to attract possible hidden enemy anti-aircraft fire and cover the squadron leader's bombing.

Most of the time, using high-speed fighter jets to drop bombs horizontally means that the landing point will deviate greatly. A second difference in the timing of bombing means that the impact point error exceeds 100 meters.It is almost impossible to hit such a large area on the roof, but today his target is not the roof, but the entire side section of the building. Wind deflection and slight bomb timing errors will not affect the hit. Target.This is the plan he told Sami, and even a boy who has just learned to fly can master it, provided that the nearby anti-aircraft firepower must be clear, otherwise they can easily hit these slow-moving bomb-dropping planes with no changing routes.

The target in front of Latif was getting bigger and bigger, and he could already see the shouting and running crowd on the roof. Some small-bore bullets flew horizontally in front of the windshield. He dodged subconsciously, but the plane remained in level flight.

Wrapped in glass curtain walls, the gleaming building is getting bigger and bigger, and it is difficult to miss it.He controlled the timing, pressed the bomb button, and two 2kg bombs roared towards the building.Latif pulled up quickly, but because there was still too much ammunition left, the plane was still relatively slow.

When the plane flew over the building, the bomb crashed into the middle of the building and exploded immediately.Latif had already missed the explosion when he turned his head, and only saw the billowing flames in the building. He realized that he dropped the bomb a bit late, and he could have bombed lower, but there are still opportunities.

After he flew far away, he made a circle to the south.The warning equipment intermittently detects the radar of the enemy's anti-aircraft weapons, but they are not durable. The Indians deploy those firepower on the ground to increase the ability to escape, but in urban areas with tall buildings and limited vision, they also destroy their continuous tracking and firing. Ability.

He flew flat again, flying towards the building that was burning but still standing.The living people on the roof are still shouting wildly, some of them have seen the plane from hell come back.

Latif was confident this time, so he increased his speed a little.When the plane quickly passed over the heads of the people on the top of the building, all the 250 kg bombs had been dropped, and the plane made a light roll in the air, as if to pay tribute to the people below, but in fact it was to observe the effect of the explosion.

Eight bombs were scattered in the range from the 8nd corridor to the 2th floor. This explosion completely destroyed the internal support of the building. Because a lot of low-quality steel was used in the construction that year, the building collapsed in a cloud of dust that blocked the sky. .The huge ruins engulfed all the anti-tank missile positions ambushed within a few hundred meters nearby, and the 11 tanks hidden in the underground parking garage of the building, ready to attack at any time, were also reimbursed. Of course, the incidental civilian casualties were also very heavy.

Western journalists in several large hotels in New Delhi photographed the horrific attack by the Pakistan Air Force, and the huge satellite dishes on the roof of the hotel broadcast the scene almost simultaneously to all parts of the world.

(End of this chapter)