The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1043 Tank Troops Deployed
It was just daybreak and the sun hadn't come out yet.

On the other side of the Gelnar East River, the roar of diesel engines can be heard across the river.

The watchtower was discovered early.

"Report, the Kazakh army has dispatched tank armored units!" Report the latest situation to the higher authorities as soon as possible.

Some Indian soldiers even held anti-tank guns and aimed at tanks and armored vehicles on the other side of the river from a hidden position.

There were even Indian soldiers who were gloating over the other's misfortune.

There is a minefield here, with many anti-tank mines buried specifically to deal with tanks and armored vehicles.

Coupled with their anti-tank guns, anti-tank rocket launchers, and anti-tank missiles, the opposing tank armored forces will become sitting ducks as soon as they launch an attack.

The Gurnar Division Command is currently deploying.

The air raid caused great trouble to Karnar. Thousands of people died in the air raid and the power and communication systems were destroyed.

Cell phones cannot be used, only military walkie-talkies and radio communications can be used.

Satellite phones are too luxurious for the Indian army.

After all, the Indian army does not have communication satellites, so if they want satellite phones they can only buy them from abroad.

The front-line defense forces had hundreds of people on the first line of defense, all in the trenches and bunkers.

The second line of defense also has hundreds of people, and the third line of defense has almost a thousand people.

There are three lines of defense in the entire Donghe River defense line.

Similarly, the Xihe defense line also has three lines of defense.

The artillery has artillery positions in the rear and can provide artillery support at any time.

The defending division has an entire artillery brigade, and if the enemy dares to launch an attack, it will inevitably suffer a heavy blow.

The Kazakh army had five steel behemoths in the front, which were much larger than the Type 59 tanks and covered with thick armor.

This is a mine-clearing vehicle. Its armor is 1500 mm thick and its armor defense capability is stronger than that of the Type 80 main battle tank.

The mine-clearing vehicle is equipped with a powerful diesel engine. It is not fast, but its function is to clear mines.

The country of Khalistan would naturally not have failed to consider this aspect and had long been discussing how to make a breakthrough, and the minefields had to be taken into consideration.

After all, anti-tank mines are too powerful against tanks, and other mines are also extremely harmful to soldiers.

In this operation, the Kazakh army mobilized 200 tanks and 400 armored personnel carriers!

The mine-clearing vehicle was not moving very fast, but it still drove into the Dong River. The water level was one meter deep and the riverbed was made of stone. The diesel engine of the mine-clearing vehicle was roaring.

"Boom~~" An anti-tank gun hit the mine-clearing vehicle, but it did not break the armored defense of the mine-clearing vehicle at all.

The rollers in front of the demining vehicle triggered the mine, causing it to explode.

The characteristic of the roller is that it is particularly resistant to explosion.

This kind of carpet-style mine clearance is a powerful mine-clearing tool on the battlefield.

Apart from being slow and very fuel intensive, the mine-clearing vehicle has almost no other disadvantages.

Landmines were detonated one by one along the way, and the demining vehicle placed two white iron poles on both sides at a distance as a warning, indicating that this was a safe passage.

"Boom~~"

The Indian army carried AT-4 anti-tank rocket launchers and aimed at the mine-clearing vehicle in the front. The rocket flew out and flew towards the mine-clearing vehicle, hitting it head-on.

There was an explosion, but the mine-clearing vehicle was fine and continued to move forward. The tanks behind the mine-clearing vehicle continued to aim at the target and fire, and the artillery positions in the rear provided artillery support.

The Indian artillery positions also launched artillery attacks on the Karabakh armored forces.

"Boom boom boom~~"

A Type 59 tank was hit. An anti-tank gun hit the Type 59 tank, directly destroying it.

An armored personnel carrier was also hit and exploded.

The armored defense of the armored personnel carrier is not very strong.

But it still couldn't delay the Kazakh army's tank armored forces.

The Dong River, which was more than 40 meters long, was passed in an instant.

The steel behemoth, the mine-clearing vehicle, was at the front, and no anti-tank guns, anti-tank rockets or anti-tank missiles could destroy it.

Wherever the demining vehicle passes, the rollers in front detonate mines one by one, opening up a safe passage.

Even the Indian Army's trenches could not stop the mine-clearing vehicles, because the mine-clearing vehicles shoveled soil and directly filled the trenches in front.

The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce.

The three Indian army discoveries, coupled with artillery, continued to block the tanks and armored forces of the Karabakh army.

They must delay the tanks and armored forces of the Kazakh army, otherwise, the tanks and armored forces of the Kazakh army will attack the city of Gurnar directly.

"Boom~~" The Type 59 tank turned its gun and attacked the target.

The shell landed on a bunker and the entire bunker was destroyed.

In the air, a dogfight was taking place between planes of both sides.

Indian Air Force planes had no chance to launch an attack on the Karabakh tank and armored forces.

The battle situation was constantly reported back to the Delhi Northern Front Command. At the Delhi Northern Front Command, the commander-in-chief "Rajnath" ordered a nearby armored division to support Karnar. This armored division had 1 armored brigades, each armored brigade had 3 tank regiments and 2 mechanized infantry battalions. Each tank regiment was equipped with 2 tanks, and each mechanized infantry battalion was equipped with 59 infantry fighting vehicles. The entire armored division had 60 tanks and 354 infantry fighting vehicles.

这支坦克师，装备有T54/T55、T64、T69、T70、T72、T80等坦克。

The T72 tank is the world's first third-generation main battle tank. In addition to being used by the Soviet Union itself, this tank has also been exported to many countries. In the past, the T72 tanks exported by the Soviet Union were all castrated versions, but in recent years, many original T72 tanks have appeared on the international arms market.

Although both are T72 tanks, the original T72 tank is much more powerful than the castrated version, and the performance of the two is not at the same level at all.

The T80 tank was developed from the T64 tank. It is the first main battle tank in history to be mass-produced with gas turbines as its power source. It is a third-generation main battle tank developed by the Soviet Union in the 20s. The tank is equipped with a 70-horsepower gas turbine modified from an aviation gas turbine engine. The engine is small in size, powerful, fast to start, light in weight, highly reliable, and easy to replace. The tank is equipped with a 985mm smoothbore gun, a 125mm machine gun, and a 7.62mm anti-aircraft machine gun, and is equipped with an automatic loader.

Similarly, in addition to being used by the Soviet Union itself, the T80 main battle tank was also exported to many countries. Of course, the castrated version was also exported at that time.

The T72 main battle tanks and T80 main battle tanks of this armored division are castrated versions.

The armored division was only 20 kilometers away from Karnar, and after receiving the order, it set out quickly to support Karnar.

The Indian Army has a total of 4000 tanks and 2200 infantry fighting vehicles, which are the result of hard work over the years.

Although most tanks and infantry fighting vehicles were deployed on the Western Front, a tank division was still retained on the Northwestern and Northern Fronts. However, no tank divisions were reserved on the Eastern and Southern Fronts because there were few tanks and armored vehicles in Eastern and Southern India.

This armored division is considered to be relatively elite and is specifically designed to deal with the tank armored units of the Kazakh and Nepalese armies.

Moreover, the Indian army here is also equipped with a large number of anti-tank guns, anti-tank rockets and anti-tank missiles.

Now that the Qatari and Nepalese armies have deployed tank armored units, this armored division will naturally be deployed as well.

(End of this chapter)