Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 181 Chaos
Yahini couldn't change the will of his superiors, so he could only stay on the east bank to cooperate with the attack.There was a buzzing sound in the clouds, and he took a closer look with the binoculars. In the dim clouds, a small, stubby plane was flying slowly, at a very low altitude. From its appearance, it was obviously a drone.He thought the Indians were probably doing pre-defense reconnaissance.

At the same time, Colonel Sandel and his deputy were watching the video taken by the drone in his tank. In order to make room, the gunner and loader stood on the turret.

There has always been a legend that the cost of the Arjun tank is three times that of the T90. In fact, this statement is not entirely realistic. At least the commander's Arjun tank is more than this price.On this battlefield, this tank is one of the few digital weapons that can not only communicate between vehicles, but also receive common data links on the battlefield.This allowed Colonel Sandel to theoretically collect intelligence from the reconnaissance units of various troops, so as to keep abreast of the surrounding situation at any time.However, this mode of digital warfare is only theoretical.The current capabilities of the Indian army are only at the level of semi-mechanized tri-service coordinated operations, and there is no tri-service Joint Tactical Data Distribution System (JTIDS).It can be said that the degree of informatization is very low.Even coordinated command is difficult to achieve. Except for the main force that Spanga personally sits in, the rest of the directions are entrusted with command. Each has a group of air force squadrons to share reconnaissance and attacks in different directions. The authority is very clear, and it is difficult to cross-share intelligence.As for Colonel Sandel, he can use his dominant position as a teaching force directly under him to ask the headquarters of the group army to launch several reconnaissance drones for him alone. It is even difficult for the 3th Infantry Division to obtain such a resource advantage. This is also the 16rd regiment. A particularly annoying place.

The low-speed Nishant drone can take pictures smoothly, but night vision is not its strong point. The colonel can also dispatch a searcher drone with thermal imaging TV equipment from the mainland, but it is too late now.

"Look, 5 kilometers away, there is a column coming along the river. It seems that there are one or two companies." The colonel pointed to the screen and said.This multifunctional mission computer is the unique equipment on these two command vehicles, and it can be used as a navigation device in normal times.

"I can't see the model clearly, maybe it's also Khaled or T84." Kabaddi said behind him.The tank column under the cover of darkness is not very clear, and it is difficult to see clearly from the outline.

"Why not cross the river?" asked the colonel.

"Maybe... T80UD too?" Kabaddi replied.

"It's possible." The colonel replied, his judgment was a bit wrong, the other party's failure to cross the river was not because of incapacity, but because their attack plan was relatively rough.

"Damn it, it's getting darker. Switch the low-light camera channel."

Everything was in vain, and the Nishante UAV without thermal imaging night vision equipment could no longer see the situation on the ground clearly.In the end, the UAV ran out of fuel and had to return.

"I know their plan. They want to fight recklessly. They want to cut the 16th Division into two pieces. They cannot be allowed to succeed."

"But we have only one company. The enemy is outnumbered."

"It would be great if we could cross the river and go to a platoon, but it's too late. Ask the infantry to deploy anti-tank missiles on the north slope and stare at the two tanks that fled back to the woods. We will station here and block the opposite highway."

After the discussion was over, the colonel began to contact the division headquarters of the 16th Division. Due to the rigid command system, the semi-disabled infantry in the village could not be mobilized even by him, and only the division headquarters could command them.Colonel Sandel had been fully aware of the enemy's movements.Janaguri was dazzled by the easy victory, and he intensified his military adventures, causing the 16th Division to give up the quick flank assault, which made the recovered enemy see an obvious flaw, and they went away in the 16th Infantry Division The tank regiment and the sluggish motorized infantry have found a deadly joint, and here it is.

Now they want to use a single armored force to cut the 16th Infantry Division in two, and the fool in the division staff can neither find the location of his division commander nor the location of the enemy on the map, let alone master the battlefield It's a critical point.But luckily he hit him.

The colonel couldn't help hesitating. Since all the division commanders under Spanga didn't want the 43rd regiment and regarded his troops as a pile of steel waste, it was necessary to show their hands and let them see.

He arranged the tanks on the west side of the village, all relying on the concrete buildings of the village and the ravines outside the village for concealment, with the muzzle pointing directly at the opposite bank.As long as the enemy column is approaching, he can completely block the road on the opposite bank with deadly firepower from the 120mm rifled gun.The other anti-tank infantry companies still have a lot of anti-tank missiles left. Although the effectiveness of these weapons will be reduced at night, it is still completely feasible for them to defend the true north.Of course, he still has some support. An infantry fighting vehicle unit from the 43rd regiment will arrive soon, and those BMP2 tanks also have supplementary firepower that can be used as anti-tank.

Yahini was no longer in the woods. Under the cover of night, his two tanks were heading east quickly, and even ran out of the communication distance with the battalion commander.The sergeant hadn't learned advanced tactics, but he was well versed in the principle of winning by surprise. Using the same route, attacking a defensive enemy for the second time was obviously no different from courting death.

Yahini is determined to revise the battalion commander's order.There may be a strategic reason for the order to attack frontally, but he felt that it would only pay a heavy price for being too forceful.He never liked to go head-to-head with the enemy, that kind of tank battle would become a pure battle of armor and shells, he liked stealthy actions.If necessary, he can also let the battalion commander go first to attract the opponent's attention.

Lieutenant Colonel Younis' troops had already arrived at the battlefield, and found that No. 221 had lost contact with another tank crossing the river, and he had no time to conduct a decent reconnaissance. The line attack advances, cutting off the enemy infantry division that is too deep in front of you.The fire reconnaissance a few hours ago had allowed him to join a platoon, and now he was ready to throw everything at his back and attack forward, but his eyes were not dimmed, he generally knew where the enemy would appear.

Younis' command tank was at the front of the column. He believed that it would be difficult to tell the difference from other tanks at night, and he asked all the tanks to aim their guns at the east bank.Turn on the thermal imaging camera and proceed with caution.

The first tank in the lead quickly saw the destroyed tanks, which had stopped burning nuclear explosions.The captain carefully searched the village across the river.It was pitch black, with no lights.Indian tanks and other anti-tank units were not detected from thermal night vision.Perhaps, he thought, they had left.

"Battalion Commander, this is 201. I didn't see the coordinated actions of the No. 221 vehicle. I didn't see the enemy either."

"If there are no enemies, pass according to the plan. Don't worry about No. 221, it must have run away." Younis replied that he was not worried about Yahini, because he was not very disciplined, and he was only concerned about promoting this kid too early I regret being a platoon leader.

"Understood." Number 201 replied.

The tank sped up slightly, and passed the burnt tank quietly. The commander thought to himself, if the other side wanted to fire, it should have already started, and the Indians had probably left?
across the river.Sandor kept asking the tankers to restrain themselves and bring the enemy closer. All his tanks hid behind concealed objects, with their muzzles facing the Pakistani vehicles on the opposite side, and slowly tracking the opponent with the injected light spot in the sight. .The enemy convoy was numerous and spread far apart, evidently hesitant to move, and had to get them closer and fire at an inescapable distance.

"The whole company can shoot freely after hearing my order, understand?" The colonel issued an order to the whole company through the inter-vehicle radio. He was still very worried that the infantry outside would not be able to calm down and attack first.

The colonel can see from the erratic muzzles of the tanks led by the opposite bank that the enemy has not discovered his carefully ambushed troops so far.Slowly counting the enemy, he saw that the tank company was much larger than his own.He lacks air force liaison officers here, and cannot directly mobilize a few planes to assist in the battle. He can only count on infantry anti-tank missiles to solve some enemies.But it doesn't matter, he knows that reinforcements are coming on the east road.

In the thermal imager, the gray-white tank moved slowly, the distance was less than one kilometer.The enemy's long-stem tail stabilized armor-piercing projectile is a threat. It is more powerful than his tail-disposal armor-piercing projectile and has a higher muzzle velocity. However, at such a distance, the advantage of firepower will be completely replaced by the advantage of observation.

"Kabaddi, pay attention to the sixth car, that is a command type. I will give it to you." The colonel whispered.

"But I can't see very well? There's no way to be sure."

"Hehe, you don't have to look too clearly, just trust me. Remember to face the back of the turret and knock out the commander and the communication equipment together." The colonel said, he has studied these enemy tanks for many years, and believes that he will never Will look away.

Yahini's two tanks had already circled a large circle at the maximum cross-country speed. In order to prevent the enemy from hearing the sound of the tank engines at night, he went a few kilometers east of the village.From a distance, he saw the Indian Army convoy winding forward on the road, driving with its headlights on, looking reckless.It can be seen that there are two columns on the road, one is trucks and towed artillery, and the other is a pair of infantry fighting vehicles moving slowly against the roadbed.He suddenly thought of a very risky strategy.

"217 turn on the lights, follow me, don't fire."

"Don't fire?"

"Yes. Follow me."

The two tanks slowly approached.The rumbling sound alarmed the Indian soldiers in the column, and they turned their heads towards the two tanks in the truck. The strong lights made them unable to open their eyes and had to turn their heads.Apparently they didn't recognize the enemy tank.Yahini leaned out from the turret and waved at the convoy that was following one another. No one on the other side paid attention to him, obviously not wanting him to stop.He patiently waited for the convoy to pass, then calmly followed to the end of the convoy, and then turned off the headlights.This trick was a gimmick he had used in acting. Although he got scolded later, he knew that it was completely feasible to mix tanks into the opponent's chaotic convoy at night.Obviously, the Pakistan Army and the Indian Army have always been at the same level, and they should be able to compete in command confusion, so he believes that there is no reason not to take advantage of such a common problem.Of course, another reason why he dared to take such a risk is that the enemy's convoy is full of trucks and military vehicles, and even if he finds out, he can't do anything about it.

(End of this chapter)