Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 312 Confidential Communication
"Yes, these tanks were photographed by our drones in the Suleiman Mountains a few days ago. They couldn't keep up with the T90, and they broke down a lot on the road, and then disappeared; The ability assessment has been decreasing, and it is believed that some tanks are difficult to function in mountainous areas, first of all, the failure rate is surprisingly high, and secondly, it uses completely different ammunition from T90 and T72, which will make the whole logistics worse."

"Such a conclusion is too hasty and stereotyped. How effective weapons can be depends mainly on the commander. The commander of the 43rd Regiment is the most senior instructor in the Indian Armored Forces School." Zhou Yaohua said, he was a little dissatisfied with his subordinates' thinking of underestimating the enemy .

"We have monitored the communication of enemy units. It seems that the frontline commanders don't want the 43rd Regiment. This is probably why they appeared on the southern flank. Spanga should not have been able to anticipate Chief Lin's assault, otherwise he should have sent anti-tank missiles Troops defending Jebry. I think he just wanted them to find some free time, play the linebackers, and this time it's just the right thing to do."

"Serve as a guard for the assault group?" Zhou Yaohua shook his head, and then continued to ask his intelligence staff officer, "How many enemies are there in this group?"

"I don't know. A few hours ago, India just changed the encryption method of the front-line radio station, so it cannot be effectively monitored for the time being."

"Changed the password?"

"The essence of this encryption is still unclear. They have already changed the frequency hopping parameters, which cannot be captured for the time being. According to the practice of our army, when changing the frequency modulation parameters, the encryption key will definitely be replaced. Although these two things are troublesome, But it can be done at the same time.”

"So, the role of our electronic reconnaissance force has been reduced?"

"That's not exactly the case. Most of the Indian frontline troops don't have security equipment, and they believe that they can encrypt it in the dialect of each state. Fortunately, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency has assigned a large number of personnel who are familiar with Hindi to strengthen our monitoring capabilities. "

Zhou Yaohua didn't ask anymore, he knew that it would take time to trace the new frequency hopping pattern, and it would take more time to crack the security unit.It all stemmed from the capture of a command tank by Lin Huaisheng on the runway in Quetta, which made the procrastinated Indian Army finally make up its mind to change the communication method.Although the head of the 19th regiment pressed the data destruction button of the confidential machine to destroy all encrypted data before fleeing, the loss of this regiment-level command vehicle itself also contributed to the change of the Indian army's communication key. From the looks of it, the progress of the war is an elusive and complex form, and it is difficult to fully control it.

In fact, before Zhou Yaohua came, he already knew that the Indian Army was determined to replace the security unit and frequency hopping unit of the regimental level communication unit.That's because NATO has been monitoring India's front-line communications, and the lax communication discipline of the Indian Army finally made NATO intolerable. They reminded Indians through secret channels that they must pay attention to secrecy; as long as they judge others by themselves, it is easy to guess The Chinese army is also silently eavesdropping on the radio.

"Chief, do you want Lin Huaisheng to change course?"

"No, let him make up his own mind. I hope he can at least take a look at the defenses around Jebri. We have lost 5 drones in the Gilget Mountains today. I doubt there is a ground in that area." Air missile positions."

"I hope the chief of staff can have a big harvest before dawn."

"Don't worry too much about Lin Huaisheng, he is very good at sneaking around. By the way, how is the deployment of the newly arrived 105 howitzer going?"

"The two companies have all entered the sequence in the north of Wangzhen, and are deployed in the flat area west of Mosi East, ready to fight at any time."

"Good. Time to play all the good cards."

Zhou Yaohua said excitedly.The newly arrived wheeled artillery is another trump card for him. Due to India's lack of self-propelled artillery that can quickly maneuver in mountainous areas, and the problem of the GPS system, all Indian artillery has lost the ability to deploy quickly, even in the already In the Suleiman Mountains they occupy, they don't have any designated positions, so they can only return to the standard artillery side operations, which means that the artillery firepower will be greatly reduced.The 105mm caliber grenades in Zhou Yaohua's hands, loaded on the wheeled chassis, have limited power, but they can effectively display firepower with the help of the Beidou system. These artillery can fire at the enemy situation that appears at any time during rapid maneuvering.He is well versed in the use of troops, and he knows the essence of war: you fight yours, and I fight mine.Now he will use this toothpick to sting Spanga's elephant.

On the high slope on the west bank of the Nar River, Major Sandel was overlooking the small town of Jebri.Due to the blackout, the town and the circular position were pitch black, but the dense lights of the road 1 km away were still shuttling back and forth. He was very sad to think that the front line was fighting fiercely and all the troops did not want their own tank regiment.

The chaotic logistics department only knew that the armored soldiers needed 125mm artillery shells, and even moved the training ammunition for the exercise out of the warehouse and sent them to the front line. However, the ammunition for the 43mm rifled guns needed by the 120rd regiment did not have a base. 2 months ago, his regiment was fully loaded, and now it is only the size of a reinforced battalion. Except for a battle at the Chenab River Ferry with some losses, most of the damaged tanks have not been fought. , just because of various faults scattered in various areas, waiting for the repair team to repair.

The major had already seen Jebri's defense map, and the defense as a whole was unremarkable. A large amount of materials were stacked in the open air on the side of the road, stretching for several kilometers. Simply such a loose stacking method also brought difficulties to the enemy's air strikes.Because it doesn't look like a high-value target.The small town is backed by a railway bridge, which is the temporary rear of two divisions of the Indian Army, connecting Karachi to the long transport line to the front.Spanga once warned Colonel Sandor that this area is very important and must always be defended against the counterattack of the Pakistani army in the mountainous area, so he must send a responsible officer to defend.The major didn't know if Spanga was trying to comfort himself, but at least he found a place in this war.

Suddenly, air defense sirens sounded all around. This was the seventh air defense siren after nightfall.The major knows that according to Spanga's adventure plan, an S7 battalion is secretly deployed on the west bank of the Nar River, and its attack range has been extended to above the Quetta airport. In a few hours, we can expect this position to cut off the air transport of the Chinese army On the front line, no one from the Chinese Air Force has repeatedly appeared in this area, and they should have noticed something.

An officer came up the hill.

"Major, it's too hot at night, and our cooling equipment can't work at full capacity. It's far from the front line, so it's better to turn these things off."

"At least maintain corresponding forces on duty in the western mountainous area and the northwest highway. The guerrillas cannot get close."

"Yes."

"Pay attention to the discipline of communication. Don't think that they can't understand if you use dialect. The latest news from the headquarters is that the White Tiger Division actually let a command model fall into the enemy's hands, which will bring us immeasurable losses." The major raised angrily. When it comes to the setback of the White Tiger Master, it seems that if he is there, he can completely turn the tide
"Well, I know."

The officer walked away disapprovingly. The major was well aware of the various bad habits of the army. Many soldiers and officers from remote states thought that their dialect was a natural unbreakable code, and they were even quite proud. Danger.

7.5 kilometers away, Lin Huaisheng and several commanders were huddled in a tent, watching a video from a drone flying through the clouds.Attacking Jebri was already in Lin Huaisheng's plan. He knew that the defense there was lax and there were only a few transport companies, but when the drone came out of the clouds, it showed a large Indian tank force. Unexpected.From the images captured by the night vision equipment, these huge tanks are neatly arranged, and the few in the front row are extremely pale and eye-catching. The vehicles are clearer. If further inferences are made, these tanks are likely to be on duty at night. They start the engine, which should provide power for the cooling system of the night vision equipment.

"It's the Arjun tank. I can recognize it at a glance. It must be from the 43rd regiment. I fought against them, and they were still in the Chenab River area. I didn't expect to turn here." Yahini said hurriedly.

"It's not surprising that these heavy tanks need to consider where to cross the river. They have a pontoon bridge on the Chenab River, and Jebri has a railway bridge." Ghiyam said.At the same time, Lin Huaisheng was waiting for an interpreter, so he couldn't say anything for the time being.

"We have 18 tanks, we can sneak up on them and catch them off guard," Ghiyam said.

"You don't understand tank warfare at all, Lieutenant." Non-commissioned officer Yahini said disdainfully, "In such a silent night, they may hear it a few kilometers away. Not to mention they have night vision equipment."

"How about letting the Air Force come?" Ghiam changed to English so that Lin Huaisheng could understand.

"Then we can only wait until daytime. The Air Force lacks the ability to attack the ground at night. Moreover, the drones detected suspicious radar signals nearby, and 6 drones have been lost within 5 hours." Lin Huaisheng replied, Out of some ominous intuition, he felt that it was not the best policy to let the air force attack.

"What can you do?" Ghiam asked. "Otherwise, I have to use the old method and let me take these T90s close to the enemy's position."

"It's too risky. Judging from the large-scale replacement of the key by the enemy, they may have guessed a little bit about the fact that these T90s are used by us. So I think..."

"I suddenly thought of a solution." Yahini interrupted Lin Huaisheng. He had the lowest military rank here, but he never cared about it. "I have fought with the commander of the 43rd regiment once. He is more active and more combative than most Indian officers. So, I am not afraid that he will not come out."

"I understand what you mean." Both Lin Huaisheng and Lao Ding beside him nodded, only Giyam didn't recover.

"You want to say, lead him out?"

"Yes, if it moves towards the road, it will completely expose the vulnerable sides to my muzzle. These Arjuns are much larger than the T90, and my people are all veterans. They can shoot accurately from 2 kilometers away hit them."

"How accurate?" Lin Huaisheng asked seriously.

"Close to 90.00 percent."

The hot night kept Major Sandel awake at night, and he tossed and turned on the camp bed, thinking about whether he should use a few more bulldozers to build a defensive wall during the day to defend against anti-tank missiles that the guerrillas might bring. .

There was a sudden gunshot in the distance, and he jumped up, listening excitedly.The chaotic gunshots came with the wind, sometimes dense, sometimes sparse, and seemed to be 5 kilometers away.Among the continuous gunshots, the sound of an automatic weapon was particularly crisp, and it made a louder sound than other weapons. It was not a machine gun, but a cannon.

"The direction of the road? This is the sound of a 30mm cannon. It is impossible for infantry to carry such a heavy weapon. It must be some kind of vehicle-mounted weapon?"

It seems that as Spanga expected, the stragglers in this area have recently begun to organize again and have begun to attack the transportation lines, and they also have some heavy weapons.Probably the remnants of the 16th Regiment who escaped from Karachi, I heard they hid some infantry fighting vehicles in the mountains.But they were unlucky today, and they all hit the muzzle of the gun.The major picked up the walkie-talkie and told the officer on duty to start all the tanks in the shortest possible time and be ready to go out at any time.Then he put on his clothes, walked out of the tent and looked to the northwest, only to see bursts of fire from time to time, obviously the battle was very fierce.

A soldier stumbled in.

"Major, our convoy has been attacked. The enemy has dispatched armored vehicles."

"How big is the enemy?"

"About a few thousand people. They are exchanging fire with Company C of the Transport Battalion directly under the 16th Motorized Infantry Division. Many vehicles have been damaged."

(End of this chapter)