Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 357 Communication is about to resume
A large number of Indian tanks were squeezed in the middle of the road, and they were at a loss for a while. They were flanked by an unknown number of armored troops from east and west, and were violently bombed once by their own plane for no reason. Nothing can hurt morale more than a cowardly encounter.The Indian commander has always hoped to restore contact with the air force through the headquarters, so that they can understand the situation before firing, but he has been unable to restore contact with the headquarters. Due to the rush of departure, there is no short-wave long-distance communication vehicle in his troops. There is no anti-aircraft weapon, and now I can only stare blankly.

Similar to the situation of the Indian army, Lin Huaisheng's troops also lacked a long-range communication support unit; before he left Quetta, he required a short-wave communication vehicle to accompany him, but for one thing, at that time Zhou Yaohua did not have communication support equipment that could follow the armored troops in mobile operations (enter The long-distance communication of the Chinese army in southern Pakistan mainly relies on satellite communication); secondly, the mission at that time was only to delay for 48 hours. Unexpectedly, Lin Huaisheng encountered a huge fighter plane in Jebri, and instead took the opportunity to retreat.

Zhou Yaohua has always known the precise location of Lin Huaisheng, and he is quite satisfied and relieved that he can lead a large group of enemies around the mountains. 48 hours ago, when the head of the military region urgently requested to send a helicopter to bring Lin Huaisheng back to the airport, he and Lin Huaisheng commanded the car. The satellite communication between them was interrupted for no reason, and at this time Lin had already reached the mountainous area 110 kilometers away, and ordinary radio communication was beyond reach.Only then did Zhou Yaohua request that a high-power SSB radio with a loop transmitting antenna be transported to Quetta by air.

The far-south and precarious Shamsi Base has never been very clear about the situation on the road between the two sides. All I know is that Lin Huaisheng's troops are fighting a hot pursuit here. .Judging from the radar, the enemy's MiG 27 and 29 formations have just left, and now it is obviously time to launch a second surprise attack by taking advantage of the short distance between the airport and the battlefield.Taking off from Quetta, Major General Islam is flying along the border to the south coast. He decided to dispatch a reconnaissance force first to observe the ground situation. If necessary, he expects to persuade the Chinese side to dispatch bombers to carry out a thorough attack on the road. In this way, the Indian Army's advance to Gwadar Port was blocked.However, the Chinese side is extremely cautious about whether to use the dispenser to drop the terminal sensitive bombs. It is obviously worried about its own armored forces that are fighting in the area, and finally designated Sami and Song Ning to dispatch together. From the perspective of the high-level air forces of both sides, the two It is much more reliable to assess the situation personally than to use other inexperienced novices.

Sami's J-10 fighter jet stopped at the end of the spare runway at Shamsi Airport, and Song Ning's fighter jet was slightly behind.While listening to the surrounding telecommunication, they waited for the instructions to take off.At this moment, an unknown number of Indian long-range cruise missiles are approaching Shamsi along the coastal mountains. This is India's latest "dreadnought" missile that has entered the war, and it is also the only missile in India that has a range sufficient to threaten the Iranian border. The command post Hope to wait until the alarm is cleared before deciding whether to take off.

On the grass outside the runway, a group of ground crews were surrounding several JH-7 fighter planes, loading them with a huge ammunition, obviously the kind of terminal sensitive ammunition that could attack densely packed armored units.The rest of the JH-7 aircraft were equipped with fleet air-to-air missiles and were evacuated to the edge of an unfinished runway in the westernmost part of Shamsi. This runway was part of the expansion project when the Americans deployed here, and it was about completed. 70.00%, no problem taking off tactical aircraft.According to intelligence agencies, India's cruise missiles do not yet have the terrain matching data to attack this runway; but having said that, no Indian cruise missile has approached Shamsi Airport since the start of the war.Most of the Indian "fearless" cruise missiles approaching along the mountains will get lost after reaching the border area, and the same type of missiles launched from the sea are usually not even found at the mouth of the Dasht River (missiles launched by Indian air platforms, Its course is relatively fixed), and eventually half of these missiles will fall in the mountains, and some will fly into Iran.Does anyone know why Indians are still stubbornly using these weapons after losing GPS navigation?Its inertial navigation capability is obviously not enough for mid-course guidance.

The stern air defense siren rang for a while, and the ground personnel on the runway stopped what they were doing and walked slowly to the bunker, obviously not taking India's supersonic missiles seriously.Only the FM90 missile hidden in the open grass was suddenly activated, and its accompanying launcher quickly turned to the southeast direction and adjusted its elevation angle.This shows that the attack came from the Makran Mountains.These missiles turn there, it does not mean that it can see the target behind the mountain, this is just a preparatory action; in theory, it is not sure that it is difficult to intercept supersonic targets with this kind of missile, but since Indian missiles always miss the target, this kind There was never a confrontation.

"I bet they'll fall into the sea," said the colonel triumphantly.

"Maybe."

Song Ning's answer seemed uninterested. He didn't like to form a formation with the colonel, so he would inevitably become a wingman, and he would not get much chance.

"The alarm is off, and the Lionheart formation is ready to take off." Someone said on the radio.

"'Viper' still in the air?"

"Yes, she is still near the border. She will take over command at any time after liftoff."

"I still want to ask me, what happened to the Indian cruise missiles."

"Wrong turn west of Turbad, last signal lost out to sea," someone on the radio said calmly.

"Look, the Indian missiles are just like the Indians," the colonel said triumphantly in the formation channel, "They always make the same mistakes." Then, he released the brake and pushed the throttle valve, and in the steaming air In the middle, the plane began to accelerate slowly.Song Ning followed closely behind and also took off. The two J-2 fighters did not carry air-to-ground weapons, but both mounted targeting/reconnaissance pods with long-range IFFs. The captured T10 tanks, the top of the turrets of these tanks have a special white five-star pattern), I am afraid that in the final stage, the pilot's visual distinction will have to be relied on.

After double-clicking the formation to take off, new data will be updated on the display immediately.The triangular signs representing Indian fighter planes are all returning or in remote areas, which means that the Indian Air Force cannot control this area for the time being, but the huge arc-shaped warning sign still reminds the pilots that the huge control area of ​​​​the enemy's S300 missiles, although for For the J-10 fighter jet with extraordinary maneuverability, this invisible boundary can be properly crossed, but it cannot be too deep.

"Soon they will deploy a second long-range air defense system west of the Nar River, and we will have to go by sea," Song Ning said.

"That's right, if you don't kick their asses hard in October, my country won't be able to survive." The colonel suddenly became sad. Facing a big thing like India, he also knew that Pakistan alone would not be able to recover. up.

Song Ning couldn't answer this question involving national strategy and could only remain silent.When the formation passed through the Central Mokran Mountains, you could see countless thick smoke rising from the ground. This was caused by the rebels raiding the government forces and burning vehicles. Now Pakistan is not only facing a strong external enemy, but actually This country has reached the brink of extinction due to both internal and external troubles.Song Ning doesn't know the domestic decision-making, but he believes that no matter whether the Indian army will be defeated in the end, the country will inevitably lose part of its territory. The background of the rebel army is not that simple. These people obviously not only represent the will of India.Many of the "precision" ammunition fired by India indiscriminately these days have fallen into Iran, but Iran has been swallowing its breath and maintaining tolerance, apparently reserving some diplomatic leeway for the new geopolitical structure that will soon become clear.

"Captain Lionheart, pay attention to ground anti-aircraft fire. A drone has just disappeared in the target area. The enemy may have anti-aircraft fire."

"Captain Lionheart understands."

While waiting to take off, Sami has been listening to the formation communication of his own side. He heard the returning Thunder pilot say that the ground situation is more complicated, and the enemy and us are crowded in very close positions.He had planned to fly lower. Like most single-seater pilots, he didn't like looking down at the zoomed-in video from the optical sensor on the monitor when passing through dangerous airspace.

The constantly rotating artificial horizon on the HUD is completely sandwiched between the two approaching cliffs; the dodge warning sound in the terrain avoidance state in the cabin sounds from time to time, and the final navigation point is approaching, and he must make a decision before turning.Is it to raise the altitude, or to fly over the enemy's head rashly?He is most worried about the small-caliber anti-aircraft guns in the armored forces. Of course, the S100 position 300 kilometers away is also a serious problem, but the previous Thunder formation does not seem to have found the enemy's anti-aircraft guns.

"Lionheart 2, follow the original route and altitude. Follow me."

"clear."

Two J-2s flew along the cliff at low altitude. After some calculations, Sammy decided to fly over the chaotic battlefield at low altitude and identify them with the naked eye; Against the Sam 10 or Stinger missiles launched by infantry (it is not ruled out that guerrillas have such things), he never thought that one day he would be hit by a small shoulder-fired missile.

After slowing down and turning, the billowing smoke in front indicated that the information was accurate. Sammy passed the convoy first, and when he turned sharply, he could already discern the general situation on the battlefield.

"Look, this is the unit of India's 90st Armored Division. I fought against them in Karachi, and I remember the green camouflage of this division." The colonel said calmly.His words are true. Most of the T[-] troops in India are preparing for the breakthrough from the Thar Desert, so they used desert camouflage based on yellow, with the exception of this armored division deployed in the east all the year round.

Song Ning didn't have time to look at the tanks on the ground. He focused more on the anti-aircraft firepower on the ground. Generally speaking, the aircraft behind the formation were more likely to be targeted by infrared missiles or anti-aircraft guns.However, when he passed a distance of 1 kilometer behind Sami, he did not find any radar signals on the ground.Only a lonely long-range radar in the distance is secretly watching him, but such a height will definitely make it difficult for S300 to launch rashly, and he can easily dodge it.

Sami reminded the early warning aircraft through the radio that the enemy on the road still has a lot of vitality, but they are just a little dizzy. At present, all the vehicles are completely exposed in the open area and cannot move. In his judgment, it is absolutely necessary to give a fatal blow from the air. .However, he also noticed that his own tanks on the ground were too close to the enemy, and if they used cluster weapons spread over a large area, they would definitely hurt their own side.

Such contradictory information inevitably caused embarrassment to Major General Islam 100 kilometers away. Missing the opportunity would obviously lead to serious consequences, but the connection between Quetta and that ground force has never been restored.The early warning aircraft deployed in the south do not have the ability to directly communicate with ground units farther away. In the sequence Lin Huaisheng pieced together when he left Quetta, only his command vehicle has satellite communication capabilities, and the rest of the tanks are either Pakistani equipment or The seized Indian equipment has no long-distance communication capability.When his magnificent armored force left Quetta in a mighty way, what he was thinking about was how to deceive the enemy at night, and put all the long-distance contacts on the extremely high-frequency satellite communication and the fragile ground data link. On the terminal, an RPG rocket turned out to make this army lose its ability to communicate.

(End of this chapter)