The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1046 Highland Attack and Defense

In a city 20 kilometers away from Karnar, at the government building, the Indian national flag had long been lowered and trampled on the ground, while the Nepalese flag had long been raised.

The entire city has already fallen under the control of the Nepalese army.

The entire Baniberd was captured by the Nigerian army unexpectedly. All the arsenals, material depots, etc. were captured, and the government buildings, police stations, etc. were captured in the first place.

Originally, Barneybird's defensive position was along the river.

Now that the Nigerian army has occupied Banibed, they have to change the direction of defense from the original defense along the river to defense in other directions.

After being surrounded by Karnar, Banibad only had to defend in two directions and did not need to consider defending the Ganges and Karnar directions.

The Nepalese army immediately organized the digging of trenches, arranged defensive lines, and occupied various defensive positions.

Although Delhi sent troops to recapture Banipat and the two sides had already engaged in an exchange of fire, the Nepalese army did not stop building a defensive line.

Inheriting the teacher's unique skills, the Nepalese army built defensive positions in an efficient manner.

The heights were heavily guarded and unless the heights were captured, the Indian army would not be able to attack and recapture Banipat as the roads etc were within the range.

Even though the defensive positions were not perfect due to time constraints, the attacking Indian army still suffered a lot.

In a highland attack and defense battle, the defensive forces have the best geographical advantages, which is beneficial to the defensive forces but disadvantageous to the offensive forces.

Although they are called highlands, they are actually not very high. The highest altitude of the first line of defense is 215.6 meters, the highest altitude of the second line of defense is 406.9 meters, and the highest altitude of the third line of defense is 612.3 meters.

But compared to the flat terrain in other places, these three high grounds are dangerous places.

A dangerous place is always relative, not absolute!
As long as these three lines of defense are not completely taken, Banibad will be as stable as a rock. The south and east are under the threat of these three heights, and the other two sides are the Ganges on one side and Karnar on the other.

Gurnar has been surrounded by the Ka and Nepali armies, so there is no need to worry about it.

On this side of the Ganges, the Indian army has no power to attack.

Besides, there are Nepalese troops stationed on the other side of the Ganges.

The Nepalese army has stationed a battalion at each line of defense, ready to provide support at any time.

If the Indian army wants to recapture Banipat, it must conquer one line of defense after another. Only after taking these three lines of defense can they attack Banipat.

Originally, Barneybird was also an important military town. As the base of an armored division, it could still fight street battles even if it was defeated.

However, the Nepalese army attacked unexpectedly and caught the Indian army off guard, quickly capturing Banipat, leaving the Indian army no chance to engage in street fighting.

Otherwise, if the Indian army was prepared and retreated into the city and engaged in street fighting, the battle for every street and the occupation of every building would cause heavy casualties to the attacking side, ruthlessly devouring the lives of both sides.

The key to winning a street fight is to be fast, so fast that the Indians cannot react, or to capture the city quickly. The Nepalese army adopted the strategy of being fast, and it was successful.

Or they have air superiority and rely on it and strong military force to carry out indiscriminate bombing, such as what the US military did in the Gulf War and the Kosovo War.

In the air, the Indian Air Force dispatched a large number of aircraft, some to fight with the Nepalese Air Force aircraft, and some to support ground forces.

Only six MiG-27 fighter jets were seen providing fire support to the Indian ground forces.

The MiG-27 is a fighter-bomber developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau based on the MiG-23C. It was originally called the MiG-23B and later renamed the MiG-27. Its design was completed in 1969, its first flight was in 1970, and mass production began in 1971. The Soviet Union produced a total of more than 1000 MiG-27s. The MiG-23 is a multi-purpose supersonic fighter with variable sweep wings developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau in the 20s. It was the main equipment of the Soviet National Air Defense Force in the 60s and 20s. The aircraft has many onboard weapons and strong air combat capabilities. It has 70 weapon racks and can carry air-to-air missiles, rockets and other weapons with different guidance modes. The maximum payload is 80kg. The main external weapons include K-5, P-2000 infrared short-range air-to-air missiles, P-13P/T medium-range air-to-air missiles, YB-60-23 rocket launchers (each equipped with 32 57mm rockets), gun bays and bombs, etc. The missiles can be launched individually or one or four at intervals of 32 second.

The MiG-23 fighter was the main air superiority fighter used by the Soviet Union to replace the MiG-21. In addition to equipping the Soviet Air Force, it was also exported. The Soviet Union produced a total of more than 4000 MiG-23s.

而米格-27战斗机或者说米格-23B，主要是对地攻击，装备6管30毫米机炮，全机有7个外挂点总共可挂4吨炸弹/火箭/空地导弹。

"Swoosh~~Swoosh~~" One of the MiG-1 fighters kept dropping bombs onto the high ground.

In a hidden place, a Nepalese soldier took a Vanguard man-portable air defense missile and aimed at the MiG-27.

The missile was launched and flew towards the MiG-27 fighter in the air.

"Boom~~"

The "Vanguard" anti-aircraft missile hit the plane. Although the plane did not explode in mid-air, it was emitting thick smoke and flew to the other side, with its altitude constantly decreasing.

"Boom, boom, boom~~" Bombs kept falling and exploding in the position.

There were even air-to-ground missiles that landed on high ground and caused a spectacular explosion.

However, this kind of attack actually has very limited damage to the defending forces.

The width of the trench is limited, but at high altitude, it is completely invisible, and if you can see it, it is only a line. It is not easy to throw accurately.

If a plane wants to drop its bombs more accurately, it has to descend in altitude. However, once it descends in altitude, it becomes a target for anti-aircraft machine guns and individual air defense missiles and can be easily shot down.

If the weather conditions are suitable, then dropping a fuel-air bomb would be the most appropriate.

It's a pity that the Indian army does not have fuel-air explosive bombs. All parties have a tacit understanding about fuel-air explosive bombs, so they can buy them even if they don't want to.

Otherwise, if you can do it on the first day, others may not be able to do it on the fifteenth day. Once this kind of weapon spreads, you may have to suffer one day.

After two MiG-27 fighters were shot down, the other MiG-27 fighters quickly increased their altitude. Once the altitude was increased, the accuracy of dropping bombs and missiles dropped drastically, and there was no accuracy at all.

Some bombs, rockets and missiles were even dropped on the attacking Indian troops.

This caused the Indian army commander to curse loudly.

There were even two planes that were not shot down by ground air defense forces or by Nigerian Air Force planes, but crashed to the ground due to pilot operational errors.

Crashing planes is a routine operation for Indian pilots. According to incomplete statistics, the Indian military crashes about 25 planes on average each year.

In India, plane crashes are not big news.

But if a plane crashed on the battlefield, that would be speechless.

This is a failure at a critical moment.

Moreover, throwing bombs and missiles at one's own people is simply counterproductive.

On the battlefield, thick smoke and gunpowder filled the air as both sides fought fiercely.

(End of this chapter)