Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 185
"So far, is there any news from Snow Wolf?" Lin Huaisheng asked.

"The last contact was dozens of hours ago, and I believe it is very close to the target. But there is no news yet."

"Teacher, I still don't understand one thing. As far as I know, India's Il-76 and C17 have both taken off and landed on Jabwa's runway. Why do some people think that our plane is not good?"

"Actually, I have also seen satellite pictures. It is indeed a very simple runway. There is no problem with simple takeoff and landing, but to achieve such a high frequency of takeoff and landing as you imagine, you can only make full use of the length of the runway, but this runway The length is a bit short. This will bring a lot of trouble to the on-site scheduling work. You have only been in the Army Aviation Corps, and it is difficult to understand the complexity. So when you just talked about air assault at the meeting, I saw the commander The clerk shook his head, you may not have noticed, if you want me to say, it is indeed a bit out of touch."

"However, I don't think it is so absolute. There is a spare section at each end of Jabwa's runway. If counted, the total length exceeds 3500 meters."

"Hehe, that's why I told you not to be too impatient. I know that you even ambushed during the take-off and landing sorties. You think the efficiency can be higher. So let's ignore these non-professional details for the time being. In my opinion, the superior It is likely that a similar domestic runway will be used to evaluate the intensity of takeoff and landing in the near future. Free conclusions will be made at that time."

"However, evaluation is one thing. Some things still cannot be delayed, such as the shortage of transport planes. We don't have much time."

"The General Armament Department gave me a thorough understanding. There has always been a supplementary clause in our contract with Russia, and we can ask them to deliver second-hand Il-76s at any time to replace the parts that have been delivered slowly."

"How many will there be in a short time?"

"Twelve helicopters can be provided in the short term. This is the maximum number they may provide. Of course, they will inevitably be knocked out. In addition, there will be new orders for helicopters. A regiment can be expanded."

"Such an abnormally large amount of money will definitely arouse suspicion in India."

"It will definitely be. Three-year-old children will doubt that their intelligence agency is not a fool. And the eyes of the whole world will be watching. Of course, our country can also do some fake actions to dilute their doubts. Whether it will be effective or not can only be left. Watch one step at a time."

Lin Huaisheng paused for a while. He knew that the so-called fake action was nothing more than to divert other people's attention. He might raise the tone of the military preparations in the southeast direction in terms of propaganda, but it is very difficult to keep the secret of Spanga's way. The greatest hope can only be pinned on the enemy's luck.

"By the way, is there any news from Comrade Cannon King? Now that India's mechanized army is gathering on the banks of the Indus River, it is a good opportunity."

"I learned about the situation, and the attack has not yet been launched. Now Indian drones are conducting continuous reconnaissance, and the reconnaissance is not equal. They are still moving in the mountains. But this problem will be resolved soon, and the air defense capabilities in the south will definitely be improved. It will be decisively strengthened within 72 hours." Xu Jingzhe slightly strengthened his tone when he said the word "decisive".

Lin Huaisheng frowned. He knew that China's recent military aid to Pakistan has been stimulating the New Delhi government all the time. Once their patience is exceeded, people like Singh are likely to attack the Indian Ocean route.Although the predictions of the Advanced Research Institute are very negative, they have always been an insurmountable part of the decision-making of the superiors.

"I'm just worried about our oil lines..."

"India's foreign minister is visiting BJ, and I heard that he has mentioned the security issue of the Indian Ocean oil transportation line obliquely. I think there will be a new round of political blackmail. But we can also judge their diplomatic bottom line based on this. In addition , I think the superiors sent JJ-7 to southern Pakistan, and they also have the intention to curb their impulse. After all, India is also a crude oil importer, and the base in southwestern Pakistan is closer to the Persian Gulf. Once their oil transportation lines are also exposed to our attack It is also possible to check and balance other people in their own way. What's more, most Middle Eastern countries are on the side of Pakistan and us, which should put a little pressure on the Kahan government."

Lin Huaisheng nodded. He knew that the Shamsi base where the JH 7 is currently staying is close to the Arabian Sea. The bombers can easily control the main waterways entering and leaving the Persian Gulf. If they want to control the main oil channels, they have a greater geographical advantage than the Indian Navy. , perhaps expecting such a deployment to make Kahan's government think twice.Of course, he also knows that the Kahan government is the most impulsive and unpredictable Indian government in the past 60 years.

In the deep mountains and jungles in southern Pakistan, a heavy vehicle with a 6X6 chassis bumped forward on the uneven road.It was a lone fire command vehicle with no other vehicles following it except for an accompanying truck and a power trailer.The 8 long-range rocket launchers under its command are being divided into several teams and scattered in an area within a radius of 40 kilometers to avoid the surveillance of Indian drones constantly flying over the sky.Due to the loss of air defense control, Indian drones can already fly to this area for reconnaissance at will. Facts show that the targets they are most interested in are these A100 long-range rocket launchers.Because the drone approaching alerts came one after the other and never stopped.It is reported that Israel has delivered to India a batch of drones that can attack ground targets with anti-tank missiles in advance. It may be possible to launch an attack directly. Fortunately, such a thing has not happened so far.

At this time, a Chinese colonel was sitting in the command vehicle, looking at the screen in front of the operator.From these screens, he can monitor other vehicle dynamics and some basic location information at any time.He has taken over the command vehicle for 10 hours and has not attacked for a while.Before the war, this strengthened battalion-level unit always had 14 rocket launchers, but within a short period of time, 6 of them had been destroyed by aerial bombs and guided weapons of the Indian Air Force.The colonel analyzed the reasons why the Indians succeeded in every attack, and almost all of them had the same problem, that is, the combat vehicles stayed on the launch site for too long.Fast testing, fast shooting, and fast walking are the basic skills of modern artillery, but the Pakistan Army obviously did not do well, and this problem became more prominent after GPS signal problems.The last attack took a total of 55 minutes from measuring the position to calculating the rocket’s outer trajectory. During this period, a rocket was also tested for impact point verification. Even though so much time wasted, the final landing point still deviated from the target. A few hundred meters away, Bai Bai threw the end-sensitive ammunition onto a pile of trucks full of quilts and food.In Yu Zhendong's view, this is not like a war, but more like a child's play.Due to insufficient training, Pakistan's artillery has very weak ability to strike long-distance targets. It relies heavily on GPS for position measurement. Once the precise navigation of satellites is lost, geodetic errors will occur. Even small errors will be caused by the A100 The huge range has been magnified to an incredible degree. These artillerymen seem to have forgotten the measurement and calculation techniques left by the artillery ancestors.

After Yu Zhendong was ordered to take over the situation, Ali, the original commander, was downgraded to his deputy and liaison officer. Ali has been complaining that India's suppressive firepower came too fast, and the air force could not protect his troops from the long-range missiles carried by the Indian Air Force. Air-to-surface weapons attack.Lao Yu has studied the last example of an Indian Su-30 fighter jet air-launched missile destroying two A2s. In his opinion, the Indian counterattack was not too fast, but too slow.He believed that if there was a master in the artillery on the opposite side, there would be no need for the air force to take action, and he could completely wipe out this army with faster, more accurate and more ruthless strikes.The fact that this battalion survives until now is somewhat due to some luck.Of course, it is not without advantages. Lieutenant Colonel Ali always hides his command vehicle far away, which objectively protects the troops. If the command vehicle is destroyed, there will be no way to counterattack.

"Colonel, when are we going to launch a counterattack?" Ali, who was sitting by the side, asked tentatively.He is easy-going and does not lie in command power, he just wants to see how capable this Chinese colonel is.

"We have to wait for further front-line reconnaissance news, as well as weather information. You know, there is an Indian tornado unit there, and I am very worried that they will attack us."

"Yesterday, one of our howitzers fired at the enemy crossing the river. The North UAV spotted it. As soon as it shifted its position, the tornado rocket fell behind. Fortunately, it missed."

"Oh? How long after the drone appeared?" Yu Zhendong immediately asked, this was the first time he had heard of this situation.He felt that there was no need to study it.

"About 20 minutes."

"How big is the sideways?"

"About 75 meters."

"distance?"

"Estimated at 70 to 80 kilometers. No precise position was detected."

"It looks like we have a really tough opponent."

"Yeah, I don't know how he did it. Shooting from 80 kilometers away, there is no test firing of one round." Ali said in admiration. In his opinion, the speed and accuracy of this counterattack is very difficult to do. arrived.

"Yeah, you can't do this purely by shooting the Zhuyuan computer."

Yu Zhendong said.He knew that the ballistic calculation of long-range rocket launchers was particularly difficult, and errors in various situations needed to be corrected. Whether it was the accuracy of position measurement or ground wind speed, the measurement of air pressure, air temperature, and drug temperature would have a certain correction factor.The ballistic characteristics of the tornado are different from ordinary shells and rockets, and there is a section of approximate vacuum ballistics in the ascent section. All this determines that it is impossible to have an accurate calculation method to obtain complete and accurate shooting elements.The computer can't get the analytical solution through the extremely complex nonlinear ordinary differential equation, only a set of approximate solutions.In the case of limited radar tracking and correction distance, some calculation errors will be magnified at the end of the trajectory. Within 20 minutes, an enemy 80 kilometers away can be found, and the fire can be fired in time. The landing point is 75 meters away, which can be said to be a good result , This is beyond Ali's level.For a commander like Ali, it is obviously the best way to correct most of the errors through a test shot once and for all.But war is different from exercises. Test firing a round of ammunition to measure the landing point will not only reveal your intention and position, but will also waste a lot of time for secondary aiming. In Yu Zhendong's view, this is obviously unwise. Staying for 1 minute longer is taking a risk.

(End of this chapter)