Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 184 A New Question
The No. 221 tank stopped in place and kept firing parallel machine guns at the infantry rushing out of the village. Now Yahini occupies a favorable position and can well block the exit.An infantry fighting vehicle got out of the village entrance and fled from the front. The sergeant found a slow and pale silhouette behind him in the thermal imager. He didn't let the gunner shoot at the infantry fighting vehicle. He knew that those targets were not important for the time being. .Soon, the Indian tank hidden behind rumbled out of the village, its muzzle facing roughly due east, obviously it knew the approximate location of No. 221.

Tasim did not give him a chance, and easily destroyed it with an armor-piercing projectile. At such a distance, the thickness of the armor has lost its main significance, and the only important thing is to shoot first; the excellent position of No. 221 allows its muzzle to always Aim at the enemy's only way, and the opponent rushes out of the village, you need to spend some time re-searching and aiming.

However, the released infantry fighting vehicle did not run far. Yahini found that there were more and more Indian infantry around him, and grenades exploded next to his tank from time to time. He tried to observe through the periscope under the roof, but he couldn't see anything. .Now his turret cannot be rotated at the intersection, and the parallel machine gun cannot be used, which gives the infantry an opportunity.

"Sergeant, it'll be bad if they destroy the engine," said the gunner.

"What did you say?" Yahini yelled.His hearing has not yet recovered, and he cannot hear the gunner's words.

"I mean……"

Boom!The loud noise was the sound of the side reactive armor detonating after the rocket hit the turret. The sound was so loud that even the deaf commander heard it.

Yahini quickly put his head on the periscope and looked to the left, only to see the flames in the north, and an Indian soldier covered in fire rushed out of a hut 70 meters away, fell to the ground and rolled, obviously he was hiding 40 rockets fired in the house, and set the hut and myself on fire.The flames exposed several other Indian soldiers who were hiding and sneaking. It can be seen that they are also holding rocket launchers in their hands. They probably want to go around behind the tank and try again.Yahini didn't want to risk getting out of the turret to fire the machine gun, and he didn't want to move the tank to disrupt his aim.

"What should I do, boss?" the gunner asked nervously.But the sergeant didn't hear it at all, he kept staring at the enemy from the periscope, reached out to the right to touch the control box of the shrapnel launcher, turned the shrapnel selection knob to the left salvo, and waited for the enemy to approach.

There is a set of shrapnel launchers on each side of this Chinese-made tank, which are located under the smoke launcher. The Indian infantry must not know the existence of this bell. similar weapons.And this thing is precisely prepared for those infantry who don't know what to do and want to sneak close to the tank.

Seeing them approach.The sergeant presses the launch button, and the ignition device in the left shrapnel launcher detonates, throwing out two delayed-explosion ammunition. These small shrapnel explode in the air, bursting out a large number of steel balls, and immediately kill all the infantry nearby. .

Another Arjun MKII tank ventured out of the village, and this tank deftly ducked to the side of the wreckage of the previous tank before Tasim's gun reticles tracked it, apparently a planned move, his The purpose is to use the wreckage to cover oneself.

"Retreat quickly." The sergeant yelled.He was afraid that the enemy would shoot immediately, but the burning wreckage destroyed the thermal imaging camera aiming device of the second Arjun tank. The gunner can't see the number 1300 clearly now.

Arjun tentatively moved forward a few meters to get rid of the heat source, but Tasim seized the opportunity. Although the pile of burning wreckage also made the MBT2000's sight blank, but Tasim's night combat experience surpassed his opponent's. , he switched to the white light aiming mode in time, and now he can use the firelight of the wreckage to spot his opponent.

This time, No. 221 still fired first, and the shell shot from the front driving wheel killed Arjun's driver on the spot. Then the tank lost control and moved to one side at the first gear speed, and did not stop until it crashed into a house.

Sergeant Yahini wanted to call No. 217 to attack the village together, but he couldn't find No. 217. It seems that in this area of ​​the battlefield, if the distance exceeds one kilometer, there will be problems with radio communication. The sergeant does not know the reason for the electronic interference. Or the antenna is broken.He decided not to do two things, taking advantage of the enemy's confusion, he quickly went around to the east, and went in with a single vehicle. Maybe he could take advantage of the chaos and destroy a few enemy tanks.

Colonel Sandor has been huddled in the village. In a blink of an eye, he has lost 5 tanks, and the east and south exits have been blocked by wreckage, and his own car gun control box is damaged, making it impossible to shoot accurately .He knows that the situation is chaotic, but it is definitely not the time to sit in a daze. The heavy Arjun tank is not suitable for such a village battle. Arjun's aiming and turret rotation are very bad, and the turning performance is not very good. Getting out is the best policy.

Fortunately, his regiment had other units that could be mobilized. He quickly found a 43mm self-propelled howitzer company of the 155rd regiment on the radio. This kind of self-propelled artillery made in India not only uses the same chassis as Arjun, but also can communicate with Arjun's command tank through a simple data link.The colonel asked the artillery company to immediately cover the south flank of the village he indicated.At the same time, the colonel asked the first platoon to rush out of the village, leaving Captain Kabaddi behind to prevent the enemy from outflanking from other directions.

Soon, the shells that were not accurate fell on Yahini's surroundings. Unmoved, he pushed down several houses from a corner of the village and forced his way in. The sound of shelling simply covered up the movement of his destruction of the building. The enemy did not aware.When the sergeant detoured to the center of the village according to his plan, most of the Arjun tanks had already escaped from the village, and they were not in a mess as he expected.It can be seen that the enemy commander's mind is always calm, without wasting any time, and his performance is much better than that of the stunned T72 team in the desert a few days ago.The sergeant searched southward in the middle of the building, but as he was crossing the street, a fellow soldier on the opposite bank began shooting at him.The shot simply missed, but it still scared Yahini into a cold sweat.He hurriedly turned Zhou Shijing to observe the other side of the river.

The building in front of the Khalid tank collapsed. The driver Saad was the first to see the Indian tank rumbling out of the collapsed ruins 30 meters away from the low-light night vision goggles. This is the last one left here. Enemy tanks.He yelled that the intercom was not working very well for the deaf commander, and the gunner was not concentrating enough.The commander was carefully observing his own people on the west bank, but the gunner turned the turret for fear that his comrades would hit him, aiming the frontal armor at the west side of the river.Fortunately, the enemy who was close at hand didn't see the tank behind. It turned carelessly and aimed its butt at No. 221.

The sergeant finally heard the shout, turned around the scope, and the huge enemy tank in the eyepiece was almost within reach.Tasim slowly turned the turret and hastily fired shells at the engine compartment. The Indian tank did not explode immediately as expected, but stopped with smoke.The Indian commander got out of the turret, turned his head, glared at Yahini behind the perimeter mirror, cursed and jumped out of the car and fled.

The enemy's shelling gradually stopped. Yahini could see that at least 7 tanks of his own side had been destroyed on the other side of the river. Since the afternoon, his battalion had lost more than 10 tanks. The task of blocking the enemy was far from enough. Finish.

"Panshi 221, please answer." The communication was finally restored.Yahini turned up the volume and pressed the call button.

"This is Panshi 221, over."

"Listen, sergeant, this is the division headquarters."

"Division?" The sergeant was a little surprised. This car has an 8000 radio with a 3088 transceiver. When there is no interference, you can always listen to the division's orders, but you have never communicated with the division before. In the tree-like command system, the No. 221 tank is just an insignificant unit at the end.

"The battalion commander Younis' car was hit, and he is now seriously injured. Before he passed out, he appointed you to command the attack. He said that only you can decide the fate of this war. The division has decided that you will command this unit, Continue to complete the task." The other party said, his tone was firm, and it seemed that there was no room for discussion.

"Me? But..." the sergeant wondered, he couldn't imagine that a sergeant like him would be pushed to the cusp of the war process.

"Listen carefully, I am the deputy division commander Zaid Mahmoud, I don't have time to explain other things, I can only say that the victory or defeat of this war may be tonight, if you can tear the entire division of the enemy's flank , the enemy's entire offensive will be blocked. It will buy precious time for our counterattack."

"Understood, we must take advantage of the night to attack." The sergeant replied, still grasping the sense of responsibility bestowed by history.Of course, technically, Indians are more afraid of night battles.

"Very well, the Air Force will try to support you as much as possible, I wish you good luck."

At the same time, in the base in western China.

Lin Huaisheng was woken up by his teacher Xu Jingzhe just a few hours after he fell asleep.He stood up, thinking that the situation of the war had deteriorated significantly. For a few hours, his trivial dreams were filled with scenes of the collapse of Pakistan's defense line.However, what the major general came to tell him during this trip is obviously not the situation of the Pakistani side. The major general just said that the situation of the war is still deadlocked.

"Did my thinking guide my plan?" Lin Huaisheng asked nervously.

"So, the heads of the four headquarters do have some opinions."

"The general staff doesn't agree?"

"The General Staff has always regarded your idea as a derivative of Plan B, but the General Assembly and General Logistics Department think this idea is not feasible. They think that the runway is only 2500 meters, which is a bit short, and it is not suitable for the Il-76 to take off and land."

"Is it rejected just like that?" Lin Huaisheng asked quickly.

"This..." Xu Jingzhe showed a sly smile. "We still have to wait for Snow Wolf's scouting."

(End of this chapter)