Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 803 Rush to the Center of the City
Yahini began to cross out the passages that were not suitable for attacking on the map.In the end, only the widest passage was left. Of course he had thought about what would happen if the plan continued to fail.This attack was initiated by his most elite 1st Battalion and most of the Mechanized Battalion, and he himself directly commanded it.He asked the infantry on the infantry fighting vehicle not to get out of the vehicle, but to follow the tank closely, and occupy the main building of the exhibition center before the locals reacted, so that the enemy's city defense system would be divided.He has already realized that he does not have the capital to play steadily, so he must take a gamble.

He chose the widest Rodi Road to attack, which is one of the main roads in New Delhi, allowing the tanks to exert sufficient speed.On one side of Roddy Street is the Memorial Square, which is quite wide and not easy to hide the troops. On the other side is the Victorian-style Western building left over from the colonial period. The floors are not high, but they are very strong.After reconnaissance, most of these shops along the street only have the main entrance. That is to say, the enemy's death squads cannot rush from the adjacent street as quickly as before, enter from the back, and quietly occupy the commanding heights.Of course, the plan is just a plan after all. How the enemy responds has to be watched by drones. There is not much time left for the on-site commanders to respond.

According to reconnaissance, the enemy used a large number of cars and train carriages to set up three roadblocks at one end of the road. There must be a lot of firepower in the buildings on both sides, and crossfire will be formed at that time. However, the Indians basically have no anti-tank that can be cold-launched indoors. arms.The control of the roof platform can only be solved by drones.

In addition, according to the inside information obtained by the division headquarters, there are at least 50 tanks near the exhibition center, and the specific deployment location is unknown at present, which is also a huge obstacle to the offensive.In urban warfare, even if the opponent's tanks are not so advanced, they should not be underestimated.This is also his original intention of choosing a wide road. Once a tank is hit and loses its ability to move, it will not block the whole team.This is the lesson he learned when he attacked just now.

While Yahini's attacking force was secretly assembled, the feint attacking force had already moved noisily to the front of the enemy's line of defense.Of course, according to Yahini's instructions, they were not too close, but kept going forward to test, and then retreated to wait for the division artillery to attack the forward target.

In several hotels in New Delhi that were completely isolated from the war, journalists from various countries began to report on this new offensive.

The Pakistani army not only bombarded indiscriminately with planes, but also developed to the extent of directly attacking residential areas with running groups. Some reporters believed that this was an act of retaliation for the ambushes of tanks in adjacent areas in the morning. Others predicted that they This move can only further anger the resisters. When those tanks enter, they will definitely be met with very fierce counterattacks.

As Yahini expected, among these commanding heights, journalists and spies from various countries are mixed, not only from the West and India, but also from China.Looking down from the 30th floor of the Kempinski Hotel, the superficial deployment of the two sides is really clear at a glance.In Lin Huaisheng's headquarters, there is also a TV that broadcasts live broadcasts from the West at all times. He occasionally takes a look to see if Yahini's transfer is hidden from this angle. He also feels that Yahini's plan to cut the mess quickly is feasible. Of course, for any military operation, planning is only one aspect, and it is also important to hide intentions before the battle.

The drone hovers at a low speed at an altitude of 2000 meters, monitoring those targets that maneuver within a kilometer or two behind the battle line. Those shuttle trucks full of infantry are not worth dropping bombs, but other than that, they can't see higher priority targets .

Muyar was concentrating on mobilizing troops at his command post. He predicted that the enemy's target was the International Convention and Exhibition Center. It seemed that the enemy was going to spend a lot of money to attack again. He ordered the main mobile forces to start mobilizing to the Convention and Exhibition Center.

Participating Indian troops in most areas outside New Delhi have not been cleared, and even the telephone lines in some areas have remained open to the urban area, so his headquarters can still receive reports from some lurking troops in the occupied area.

A force of Pakistani tanks was reported to be gathering in the more rearward areas, and appeared to be attacking from an out-of-the-way direction.Of course, these verbal information are often not clearly stated. Once it falls to a certain anxious staff officer, it is easy to think that it is just a repeated description of the main attack direction and has no intelligence value. In the end, these discoveries are lost in the huge amount of information. Yar's command missed the opportunity for early warning.

People kept reporting to the lieutenant general that enemy planes were attacking solid buildings. Obviously, the enemy was frightened by the ambush just now. They began to pre-attack those places that might hide ambushes. However, this kind of attack is not only indicating the enemy's attack route , It doesn't work, Muyar has never deployed mobile troops too far ahead of time, which will lose mobility.

"Commander, it's been an hour, why haven't they launched an attack yet?" An officer finally couldn't help asking.

"Yeah, what are they dawdling about? If we don't come, our plan will be ruined." Muyar was also puzzled. He didn't have too deep a city, and he wouldn't pretend to be calm in front of his subordinates. More anxious than his subordinates.

He also waited to eat a large enemy force, and then quickly recover some areas, so as to take over more troops in Pasade.The Kahan government once again rejected any possibility of withdrawal and negotiations. The Indian government still confidently believes that the defeat of the enemy is only a matter of time, and time will solve everything. time.If Pasade's troops hadn't retreated too quickly, he could have continued to complete the half-baked city defense facilities.Now he can only temporarily block some of the wider intersections with cars and other garbage, just for facade, and temporarily the enemy is foolishly attacking from the slum areas, thinking it will be easier to pass there, but maybe they will wake up.

"Commander, the enemy has begun to attack."

"What direction?"

"The direction we planned."

Muyar stood up and began to walk back and forth nervously. The enemy was stepping into his huge pocket. The demise of a main force was in sight. It was best not to make any mistakes at this moment.

"Their planes and artillery should be withdrawn. Let the main force fill in the preset positions immediately, and deploy doubled firepower at all commanding heights. The tanks advance to the designated streets as support points."

"Yes."

The drone silently photographed the following movement, showing that the enemy has already taken the bait. The enemy lacks such an intelligence advantage, so it cannot give full play to its strength advantage.

The action on Yahini's side has already begun.His 1st company rushed to the forefront of the offensive formation, and he himself was in the fifth vehicle in the formation, which was a very suitable position for command.For the suddenness of the attack, artillery preparations will be very hasty, but due to the participation of the Chinese army, the accuracy will be very high.

The laser-guided bomb dropped by the drone quickly blew up the barrier composed of several train cars at the entrance of the street. One side of the street hid in the shadows and lined up. Three 3X4mm anti-aircraft guns that thought it was safe were also killed. .They will be the enemy of armored forces and helicopter gunships.

A battalion-level former enemy headquarters of the enemy was discovered a long time ago because of excessive use of radios and too many motorcycles parked at the door, and it was not received the bomb until now.

According to the general situation, the higher the command in the Indian Army, the slower the response. This is not unrelated to the tree-shaped command system they reported layer by layer.Therefore, it can be expected that during this period, Yahini's tanks can pass through several frontier blocks and directly rush into the enemy's defense zone.

The observation units all over the front did not increase the speed of the enemy's countermeasures.Yahini rushed across the front occupied by his own side, completely under observation by the enemy, but was not attacked.The armed helicopters of China Army Aviation appeared above the head at exactly the appointed time, and they began to monitor the rows of windows along the street.If Pakistan had such equipment, it would have fired to destroy these potential threats long ago, but the Chinese army still has discipline after all.

The tank rushed into the smoky street, and the enemy anti-tank team hiding on the top of the house used cornet missiles to aim. They were immediately suppressed by the tank's laser countermeasure system. The laser destroyed the photoelectric targeting equipment, and the two launched missiles missed immediately.

The leading tank took the lead in smashing through the obstacles composed of cars and rushed into Roddy Street.Shoot the tank with a lot of enemy fire head on.But most of it is machine gun fire, and RPG rockets fired from 200 meters away.

People began to run in the building on one side, and the helicopter 1 km away could be monitored by thermal imaging equipment. When the No.1 enemy army carrying Javelin missiles appeared on the balcony, the helicopter's machine gun crosshairs were already aimed there.A burst of violent shooting destroyed the entire balcony.Meanwhile, drones drop bombs on enemies attempting to rally at the end of the street, preventing them from tying together.

Yahini hid in the running tower, feeling uneasy. He had never rushed into such an area surrounded by enemy fire. From time to time outside the turret came the sound of being hit by small-caliber or even recoilless guns, and he had to eliminate them quickly All the enemy's firepower points are impossible, and now he must use armor to protect himself. Simply, once they rush to the enemy, their deadliest anti-tank missiles will fail.

He kept observing the surroundings through the perimeter mirror. Most of the windows of the house on one side were shooting, mainly machine guns and 40mm grenades.Chinese helicopter gunships can accurately counter these fires, but sometimes they can't penetrate those thick walls, and they refuse to use rockets because of the large number of civilians in them.

But Yahini knew that Rahman's tank company was behind, and he probably wouldn't be as kind-hearted as the Chinese.He called on Rahman to fire at all the windows without leaving any remnants, attacking the weakly armored infantry fighting vehicles behind.

Rahman's 3rd company began to take advantage of the weapon station on the top of its VT4 tank. These 35mm grenades can be aimed through the image stabilization system used by the commander. The muzzle is stabilized, and the delayed-explosion ammunition can be easily thrown into those windows. Even if it hits the wall, it is enough to blast a hole.These weapons have a good range of fire and can strike in any direction without leaving a dead angle. If the enemy is hiding behind solid cover, they can even fire ammunition with programmable precise detonation time, so that the grenade will bloom on the enemy's head.

During the concentrated fire of a company of tanks, the entire row of buildings along the street exploded.This was originally the commercial street with the most cultural atmosphere in the city, with a large number of international brands and luxury stores.It is now brutally destroyed.A barrage of grenades cannot blow up these centuries-old elegant buildings, but they can be riddled with holes.

Yahini turned around the mirror and saw that the enemy's firepower was suppressed.He found that the weapon station was more useful than he expected, but unfortunately he didn't have one installed on his tank. The slightly larger muzzle kinetic energy of the 99 tank is still a capital worth boasting in field battles, but here it is completely invincible to the huge advantage formed by launching a 35mm grenade with a remote control.

"Keep shooting and keep those sons of a bitch down and don't let them look up."

The Rahman Company opened fire on the floor-to-ceiling glass doors on each balcony in short bursts. The power of the ammunition explosion was enough to wipe out the enemies hiding behind the windows.A chain of explosions began behind some buildings, far exceeding the power of the grenades. It seemed that the ammunition hoarded by the enemy had been detonated.Seeing such a scene, all the captains felt the joy in their chests.However, when they passed by, some firepower could still be organized behind these huge holes in the buildings along the street, but it was no longer a problem.

At the end of the line, the mechanized infantry battalion using the Type 86 infantry fighting vehicle almost rushed across the street like shit.The tank commanders cursed the tank battalion in front of them and drove away without clearing the enemy, leaving them to block bullets with their weak side armor.There are still armed helicopters and drones, and most infantry fighting vehicles have survived this painful time.

"Spotted enemy tanks."

The captain at the front of the line issued a warning, but his car was hit and caught fire in a blink of an eye.Yahini could only judge that the enemy was on the right side and could not see the ambush tank at all.He ordered the team to slow down and pass the intersection, with the guns pointed at 3 o'clock.In an instant, there was a huge explosion behind the building on the right, a 50kg bomb dropped by a drone.

The enemy tank originally hid in a shack. After successfully attacking a tank, it tried to back up and escape with a guilty conscience, so it lost its cover and was eliminated.

When Yahini passed, he saw the burning wreckage of the enemy, the barrel of which was pointed at the sky. It was a T72 tank.At a distance of less than 100 meters, the advantages and disadvantages of tank artillery and armor are no longer important, and the key is to fire first.

The troops continued to advance, but at a reduced speed. Yahini expected to encounter more enemy tanks. Obviously, in the enemy's tactics, tanks will exist as an important support point and reserve.The armored vehicles in the rear housed the crew of the destroyed tanks, which was also part of the previous rehearsal.

Lieutenant General Muyar heard the explosion from the south before realizing that something was wrong, and only after the report pointed out that the enemy had broken through a main street and came around from the side, he was so angry that he almost wanted to kill the enemy himself. Go shoot one of the officers stationed there.He originally planned to use this street to slowly consume most of the enemy, but now the enemy used this passage to fight within 1 kilometer of his headquarters.But he still has a backup, and he still has a large number of tanks stationed in the underground garages of those super buildings in the city center.He ordered the infantry to hold off the enemy at all costs until the tanks came.

The recovered enemy infantry continued to pour out from the alleys on both sides, trying to set up those flat-firing weapons to block Yahini's tanks. Yahini's tanks quickly spread out on the wide street and separated to solve the target.He was most afraid of fire coming from somewhere above him out of reach, or a rocket team sneaking around behind.The flat-firing firepower of those recoilless guns with a caliber of less than 100 mm did not pose a threat to the front of the tank at all.The mutual coordination of multiple tanks is enough to break up the blocking of the enemy infantry.

(End of this chapter)