Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 339 Combat Skills

There was not a single vehicle loaded with tactical missiles in the lineup, but there was only one possibility for such a scene on the front line. There was a missile unit that had been hidden for a long time nearby; and now, they were about to refuel.

Judging from the composition of the tactical missile force of the Indian Army, it is most likely to be the Land I tactical missile, which is one of the few missiles in India that have high maneuverability and require the use of liquid propellants.Zhao Changbin said, either Tispur's general was so dazed that he forced such a hard-to-hidden weapon at the door of Zayu Lingzhi; or this general was really brave enough to launch missiles at such a distance. It's almost too late to counter.

The technical level of the Land I missile is not very high, and it has considerable Indian characteristics.In addition to the lack of range and the use of outdated liquid propellants, its guidance accuracy is also quite poor.The ballistic control of the missile needs to rely on the radar trailer and a command vehicle to carry out the command correction of the integrated measurement/control. Surface-to-air missiles are inextricably linked.In contrast, there are various ways to defend this weapon, as long as it hits any point in the launch, control, and refueling links, or conducts effective electronic interference, it can be restrained; this may be why the Indian Army is deployed so far ahead. Helpless move.

Now that he hit it, Zhao Changbin couldn't let him slip away comfortably. Land missiles appeared in such an area so close to the front, and they should be staring at several transportation lines into Tibet. If these missiles, which are far behind the times, were launched suddenly, it would It is difficult to resist, even if its accuracy is poor, but with its 1-ton warhead, it still has great flat destructive power. Among the various targets designated by the military region for reconnaissance troops, its importance is even higher than that of anti-aircraft missiles .

After waiting for 15 minutes, the slow-moving convoy passed the muddy dirt road. The convoy crushed the already potholed road to a pulp.

Zhao Changbin hid in the grass, contacted the command post through satellite communication, and asked to send drones to track the convoy, so as to follow the clues and dig out the entire tactical missile unit, but the command center was temporarily unable to dispatch drones to arrive (24-hour surveillance was not possible). .Helpless, the tracking task had to be done by himself.

The roar of jet fighters pierced the silent night sky. Zhao Changbin felt that he was not alone. Apparently there were still several fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force performing night missions.As usual, the Indian Air Force did not dare to take to the air, nor did it have any anti-aircraft weapons to fire.The Indian convoy sneaking on the ground also heard the movement overhead, and immediately turned off all the lights and stopped in the ravine. It seemed that the troops were well-trained, and no one jumped out of the car to escape.

The two Su-2MKK fighters in the air had nothing to do with the mission of the ground reconnaissance troops. They just happened to crash into this area, and then quickly flew southwest.The enemy did not dare to fight for several days, which made the command headquarters at a loss. It is almost impossible to find a target that can't be shrunk in such a continuous mountainous area without intelligence.These planes can only carry a large number of weapons, and fly a few times to try their luck in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River.

The command plane in the north is still following the old route to provide early warning for the fighter planes. The mountains in this area are dangerous, and there are not many routes to choose from. Compared with a few days ago, there is only one more J-10 fighter jet for escort, waiting for command If the plane enters the west of Medog, there will be another J-10 fighter jet taking off from LS to take over the escort mission.Facing the enemy who had completely given up air supremacy, the command plane seemed somewhat idle.

Now this plane is coordinating the routes of 4 fixed-wing fighter jets at the same time. At the same time, there are several army liaison personnel on board. Several reconnaissance forces on the ground are carrying out reconnaissance at the same time, and sometimes relay communications through this plane. .There are always several warning radars in Tespur that are switched on alternately. The early warning aircraft ignores these ground radars. Once the war starts, the tactical missile force will destroy these exposed targets as soon as possible, but now they have to be kept.

"Azimuth 300, in the direction of Tespur, the medium-sized helicopter is taking off." Someone finally found a signal, and the duty tonight seems to be a little bit of a challenge.

"keep an eye on."

"Spotted second in formation, flying west, possibly Polaris helicopter."

"Maybe their secret service squadron has returned to New Delhi? Tezpur should have a senior observer sent directly by the Prime Minister of India, and these planes should be dispatched by him." A military officer said, apparently in addition to radar tracking, he also mastered some other channels to obtain intelligence.

"Compared with the records from 3 days ago, it should be correct. At that time, 3 general-purpose helicopters landed in Tespur, and one of them left yesterday."

"The Indian Air Force has surrendered its air supremacy. I wonder if the situation will change after this senior official leaves?"

"Maybe a squadron will be drawn back."

"Attention must be paid to the direction of the Bay of Bengal. We must keep an eye on that aircraft carrier."

"All the MiG-29K fighter jets of the Navy were transferred to the Air Force. I remember it seems to be the Trident Squadron?"

"Yesterday, the satellite captured the Vikramaditya in Visakhapatnam, a straight-line distance of 1900 kilometers. Even if they dared to cross the airspace of Bangladesh, there would be no threat."

The debate was still inconclusive, and two fast-moving blips suddenly appeared on the radar screen and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Azimuth 210, distance 270 kilometers, altitude 4000, MiG-29 fighter jet."

"How many?"

"Only two are seen for the time being."

Within a few seconds, the situation began to take a turn for the worse. The Indian Navy obviously did not care about the issue of Bangladesh's airspace. The sudden formation of fighter jets, apparently in the area west of Chittagong, passed through the narrowest section of Bangladesh's territory (about 60 kilometers). Directly entered the northeastern region of India.Now that their plot has succeeded, they suddenly appeared in front of the early warning aircraft and were caught off guard.

The commander on the command plane was stunned. The bold actions of the Indians seemed to have solved the problem of tactical suddenness and the lack of range of the MiG-29. They were approaching at a speed close to Mach [-].The formation then disappeared from the radar screen.

Two Su-30MKKs seemed to be enough to withstand two suspected naval MiG-2 fighters, and the command plane immediately ordered the Su-29MKK to intercept them.

The Su-30MKK carries too many ground attack ammunition and can only intercept medium-range ammunition.In the direction indicated by the early warning aircraft, two Su-2MKKs turned on their radars, but they could not see the approach of the enemy.Time was ticking, and everyone knew that even if the enemy planes could not be seen, they were still approaching and would definitely be guided by the Tespur ground radar.

After 60 hours of complete loss of air supremacy, the Indian Navy suddenly appeared here, and it was about to turn over.Their low-altitude approach tactics, perhaps borrowed from the experience of the Tiger Shark Squadron, appear to be more effective, which has kept them in the shadows to this day.

After the Su-30MKK lead plane noticed the opponent's radar scan, it was immediately tracked by the same radar, which was obviously some kind of very efficient radar.Seeing that he missed the opportunity, the pilot had to turn to get rid of it, while the wingman continued to catch the opponent on the original course, hoping to win a victory.

At this moment, the early warning aircraft has detected the distance of these enemy planes. They have successfully approached the area only 30 kilometers away from the Su-40MKK under their noses, and they have not opened fire. They seem to be patient.To make matters worse, the number of enemy formations was not 2 as seen before, but 4, which may be caused by the dense formation they have been in.Now, not only the Su-30MKK formation has fallen into a huge passive state, but even the command plane itself must consider an alternate separation plan. If the enemy does not consider the return voyage, they can attack the command plane desperately.

On the ground, Zhao Changbin saw the blue light of the afterburner turning in the sky, as if the air combat had fallen into a passive state, which made him deeply puzzled, how could the enemy air force suddenly be able to counterattack?
At the same time, the lead plane of the Chinese Air Force Su-30MKK is evading the enemy's attack by simply accelerating. On the multi-function display, the enemy has reached the distance where he can launch weapons. According to the analysis, most of what they will launch are active/semi-active radar-guided missiles such as R77 or R27, and they have not yet reached the distance where they can launch combat bombs.This is mostly the case in night air combat, and the success rate is not very high.

The captain of the MiG-29 formation that emerged from Imphal was Lieutenant Colonel Rabalas of the Indian Navy.At this moment, he is staring at the target in front of him.

In the past few days, Lieutenant Colonel Barabas has been studying a countermeasure for a surprise attack from a direction that is difficult for the Chinese army to pay attention to. The reality has proved that this method is successful.His sneak attack plan, based entirely on the need for surprise, suddenly crossed Bangladesh and appeared in the hinterland of Assam, which was more sure than the Tiger Shark Squadron sneaking up to the target along the mountains of Bhutan; face, not south.

In fact, the Vikramaditya was unable to fight at all. All the four MiG 4Ks involved in the sneak attack took off from the land airport in Calcutta, and this aircraft carrier traveled to the distant Visakhapatnam just to The reconnaissance of deceiving Chinese satellites is of course also to avoid possible air strikes.

Lieutenant Colonel La Barras has already judged from the turning action of the Su-30MKK that this aircraft must be equipped with a large number of weapons. Now the Chinese pilot is still hesitating whether to launch all these ground-to-ground weapons that are not beneficial to air combat. It can be seen that it is not as simple as a cheap bomb.

"Think you can get rid of me by speeding up? You'll regret it later!" the lieutenant colonel said proudly, "I've studied all your tactics."

This war is really unfair to Lieutenant Colonel Barabas. He considers himself the best pilot of the Indian Navy and has been looking forward to participating in the battle. However, seeing that the Vikramaditya cannot form combat power in a short period of time , and under the pressure of the war, someone at the upper level transferred a part of the MiG-29 that originally belonged to the navy to the second-rate air force-Trident Squadron.His unremitting campaign and this unexpected plan finally attracted the attention of his superiors. When the entire Assam door opened, this plan to break through the bottom line of diplomacy became feasible.The core of the plan is to cross the narrowest land in Bangladesh and directly enter the battlefield from the sea (India's traditional route into the Assam region has only the narrow Sigurd route).

"Python 4, immediately draw the attention of that wingman. The rest of the units, follow me." He checked the weapon switch one last time.

"Captain, these Chinese planes carry jamming pods, otherwise they would never dare to go deep into the hinterland."

"The important thing is not what they have, but whether they can figure out our cards." The lieutenant colonel said confidently.He trained in Russia for one year, and took the lead in completing all subjects including carrier-based aircraft take-off and landing. At the same time, he also studied the performance of Russian weapons in depth, and created a set of special air combat skills. Today is his practice Time for these theories.

(End of this chapter)