Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 105
The radar of the "Tejas" fighter has simple terrain mapping functions, which does not mean that it can rely entirely on this radar to fly very well at ultra-low altitudes, but Jaafar can still see undulating terrain based on the radar gain image, which makes him It is possible to approach the dam at a lower altitude than the inertial navigation preset, because the river bed is now free of water, but a dry river bed is also more dangerous than a flat water surface, and there is no other way to hit the bottom of the dam.Of course, the low-altitude level flight made him distracted, and he looked down at the vertical display from time to time. This kind of ultra-low-altitude flight was not based on automatic terrain avoidance technology. The possibility is also one of the bets.

In the sharpened image on the vertical monitor, a dark riverbed just below the plane appears different from the surrounding lighter-colored river banks.A few hundred meters in front of the river, the huge obscuration shown by radar is the Jhelum Dam.

"Did you see it?" Jaafar asked.

"Clearly, I saw it," he answered himself.A few seconds ago, he had turned off the communicator to avoid being distracted by the call from the command post, but the command post on the ground could still hear his questions and answers, and the commanders present thought he was unconscious.The ground command post kept asking about the situation, but Jaafar's fighter jets turned a deaf ear and did not make any answers.

The captain aimed the CCIP aiming ring at the shadow at the bottom of the dam, and the "No bombing allowed" sign on the HUD immediately began to flash, that is to say, this target attack exceeded the normal bombing mode that the computer could set.However, the captain does not need any computer to accurately calculate the preset bombing point. This is not a conventional target. This is a tunnel under the straight dam covered by huge rubble. The same method may not be useful, which is why this One of the reasons why this dam stands here today, the new plan of the Air Force Staff to use delayed-explosion bombs is indeed quite targeted, but if the staff really takes a look at the target from the perspective of the pilot, rather than just If you look at satellite photos, you will find that the planned flight altitude is still too high.

The captain stabilized the plane, and the entire dam gradually became gigantic.The timing was almost up. He pulled up the plane and pressed the bomb button at the same time. Three 3kg aerial bombs broke off the pylon and hit the ground, then bounced and collapsed towards the big hole in front.The huge weight change caused the aircraft to lose control immediately, but the captain was prepared, he suppressed the pitch angle in time, and pushed the throttle valve to afterburner.The plane skimmed the gap in the top of the dam.The bomb then exploded in the cavity structure beneath the Jhelum Dam.When the captain turned the corner, he saw that the dam was still there after the explosion, but at the other end of the dam, the water surface was tumbling violently. It seemed that something was about to happen. The captain decided to take a risk and circle around again.

When he flew over the dam at low altitude again, he saw that the gap at the top of the dam began to widen, which indicated that the dam was collapsing from here.The roaring turbid water rushed through this gap, pushing the huge concrete fragments away, and rushed to the riverbed on the other side. The dam finally broke.

"Boss, I'm Captain Feijian." Jaafar turned on the radio and called.

"This is the leader. Why didn't you answer?"

"I saw the target was destroyed." The captain said in a very calm tone.

The radio station stopped for a while, and then asked in a questioning tone: "Captain Feijian, do you mean destroy, hit, or..."

"I mean destroy! The dam is over, I was over her, 30 seconds ago, she just collapsed, and now the river has rushed downstream." The captain said, and he took a few words to describe what he saw. The scene of the situation, lest the people in the command post lose the point.Indeed, after so many unsuccessful attacks, who would have believed that a mere [-] tons of unguided bombs carried by a small fighter jet could have brought down the dam?

6:30 am.In a bedroom on the second floor of the Ministry of Defense, Minister Singh is sleeping.He was halfway around the world on a video conference with Prime Minister Kahan into the wee hours of the morning, having just lay down for a few hours.A burst of phone ringing woke him up. He took the phone, shook his head vigorously, and waited for the phone to ring 2 times before answering the call.On the other end of the phone came the trembling voice of Air Force Chief of Staff General Biafrata.

"Minister, we succeeded and killed her." The admiral said excitedly. Obviously, he didn't dare to call the Minister of Defense at this time without good news.

"Did you sink that Chinese submarine?" Singer asked bluntly, his mind had not fully recovered, and he could not make a quick judgment.

"No, the dam on the Jhelum River . . . that dam, she broke."

Singer sat up straight, his brain still paused, the good news came at an inopportune time.Last night, he and the Prime Minister have been discussing the strategy at this stage by video, because after the Prime Minister arrived in the United States, the first round of talks with the US Secretary of State ran into trouble, although the Prime Minister explained that the mistaken attack on the US Navy submarine on the high seas is likely to be Chinese. Conspiracy, and the personal behavior of the Russian captain cannot be held responsible by the Indian government, but these reasons cannot be put on the table at all and cannot calm the anger of the US government.Soon the U.S. government began to blame India in other directions besides the submarine incident, including Indian Air Force attacks on civilian targets.Prime Minister Kahan asked Singh to refrain from acting temporarily, at least not to cause trouble during his visit to the United States. Unexpectedly, the attack was successful early in the morning.

"It's... amazing, which troop accomplished this feat?"

"No. 45 Squadron."

"Flying Sword Squadron? Our Brilliant Fighter?"

Singh almost choked up. He couldn't believe that at a critical moment, India's domestically produced fighter jets played a key role.He has always believed that India's defense industry system can already be compared with the most advanced arsenal in the world.But he still didn't expect that this arduous task could be completed in one fell swoop with just a few small planes, which is why he didn't cancel the task in time after the phone call with the Prime Minister ended a few hours ago.

"Your Excellency, you will not believe that this strike was carried out by Captain Jaafar."

"I remember the name, the pilot who just got the Bravery Medal, that's great. Such a soldier must be promoted."

"It's like this. Now the air force can finally free itself from this round of brutal attacks." The general said, the huge losses of this month made him mentally exhausted, and now the air force has finally escaped from this bottomless pit.

"We must convene a meeting of generals immediately to study the next step. The direction of the air force's attack can be shifted to the direction of Fort *** and the railway transportation line. The army must also immediately start the attack on Fort ***." Singh said .

"Ok."

"I will have the secretary inform you as soon as possible of the place and time of the meeting."

At 7 o'clock in the morning, a military region in western China.

After more than a month, Lin Huaisheng finally saw his teacher, Major General Xu Jingzhe again, at Major General Xu's office.

Xu Jingzhe's opening remarks were very ordinary. He did not mention Lin Huaisheng's judgment on the future direction of this war. Instead, he asked about a prophecy that Lin Xinxin made in the previous meeting, and this prophecy has now come true.

"India replaced their army chief of staff, got it?"

"I already know that the newly appointed Admiral Gorida is a puppet of Singh." Lin Huaisheng pretended to be cautious and replied, but in fact he was quite proud of it, as if Ade was driven away by himself.

"What about the transfer of troops in the Eastern Military Region?" The major general asked slowly, without any affirmation of Lin Huaisheng's accurate prediction, but Lin Huaisheng knew that he had attracted the attention of the higher authorities, otherwise the old man would not have appeared in front of his eyes today.

"The transfer to the northwest is going on, and the railway line is in chaos. From the current intelligence analysis, they seem to be prioritizing the transfer of the artillery brigade, but there is no sign of retreat on the forward position facing us. In fact, the Nathu La Pass The nearby Indian army has also increased. Several reinforced companies have been stationed in the hilltop bunker group."

"Well, this is a new sign. Although Pasade is gone, Singer is not an ordinary person."

"I agree with this view. Even if a group army is transferred, the enemy still has a strong advantage in helicopter transportation in the Sigurd area." Lin Huaisheng responded cautiously. He is still not sure about the specific intention of the teacher's visit.

"You know, I have always been very opposed to intelligence personnel making subjective speculations, especially speculations about personnel changes in other countries. They are completely divorced from the basic principles of intelligence analysis and rely on chance. In fact, they are similar to the gossip guesses in entertainment magazines "The major general paused for a while, seeming to deny Li Huaisheng's prediction in a roundabout way, "Do you know what I want to say?"

"I know what you mean." Lin Huaisheng could only answer routinely.

"You know shit. You're kind of lucky in your predictions, but sometimes a blind cat meets a dead mouse."

"Okay, let's get down to business. The higher-ups intend to fight to scout the capabilities of the Indian army on the opposite side and see how much their combat effectiveness has improved compared to 62. Of course, we can also test our own capabilities. An intelligence staff officer who is familiar with the situation is needed to participate. .”

"This month?" Lin Huaisheng was shocked, because he knew very well that it would be difficult to carry out any large-scale attacks this month.

"Yes, in June. A small-scale attack at the first level of the company. Don't make a fuss. Don't you think your argument that the climate and logistics are not suitable for the attack, the General Staff doesn't know?"

"But besides arousing the vigilance of the Indian military, what other significance can such a small-scale attack have?" Lin Huaisheng asked, and he found that things were taking a turn for the worse and becoming weird.

(End of this chapter)