Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 372 Cut off the transportation line

On the preset route, the three planes are forming a dense formation and slowly flying towards the south of the mountain peak, and there is no longer any concealment to speak of when they cross the snow-capped mountains in front of them.A J-11 fighter immediately accelerated to fly 7 kilometers ahead to attract the attention of nearby Indian radars.

Zheng Hui's task today is not complicated. He only needs to drop all the satellite-guided bombs at a long distance before turning around and returning. The target of the attack is the railway connecting West Bengal and Assam through the Sigurd Corridor.This famous railway is built on the mountain, hidden behind the cloud-shrouded mountain top. For many precision weapons, it is either difficult to hit or needs to be approached for irradiation; however, this killer weapon possessed by the Chinese army can not only It can be fired at a long distance and left alone, and because of its low price, it can cause long-term damage to the entire railway line.Today's bombing is just the beginning. It is intended to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the ability of satellite-guided weapons to destroy narrow-gauge lines hidden behind mountains, as well as the ability to repair Indian railways.

The terrain of this mountainous area can seriously interfere with the attack line of inertial navigation weapons, after all, such weapons can ignore elevation changes on the plains.However, the railway is east of the small town of Darjeeling, passing through several mountain passes, and lacking mountain cover, it is an excellent attack position, and it is also conducive to the observation of reconnaissance planes on the mobilization of Indian railway support vehicles.In addition, in order to test the effectiveness of several weapons at the same time, long-range rocket artillery units from other directions will also launch attacks on other parts of this fragile railway in a few hours.The military significance of destroying this railway is self-evident, and India will immediately lose the important transportation modes of Assam and West Bengal; even if India can still use transport planes and roads for transportation, the efficiency and cost will be very different.As early as June, the upper echelons of China had the idea of ​​destroying the railway and teaching India a lesson, but the military has always opposed it.Although Lin Huaisheng's plan was still in the discussion stage at that time, it still left a deep impression on some people in the General Staff. Since India was using this railway to move troops to the west frantically, such an action was necessary for attacking southern Tibet. Beneficial and harmless, and attacking is somewhat inappropriate.But time has passed, and a few minor incidents ago, Xu Jingzhe got a health doctor of the Indian Prime Minister through some special intelligence channels, and the information he sold to the intelligence agency of a certain European Union country, and then learned that the highest authority in India had the intention to withdraw troops , Now is the time to give them a little difficult problem.

For Zheng Hui, who is climbing, as long as there is no news of the gust taking off within a few minutes, it will be considered a success.However, the number of gusts in Sihamara has always been a mystery. The latest information shows that there are only 2 to 3 gusts. Even if they all come, it will not constitute a serious problem.He once flew the J-8II fighter jet against the Rafale, and he knows that the Rafale is a difficult opponent at a relatively short distance, but it also has weaknesses. limited.So today, the two J-2 fighter jets escorted each carry 11 medium-range bombs, and no one is ready to fight a close-range battle with the Rafale.

The radar warning device finally detected the warning radar pulse sent from the Indian position. Usually, there is a lengthy process from the appearance of the warning radar to the final surface-to-air missile at the enemy's position; of course, it cannot be ruled out that the enemy secretly deployed in a certain corner A trap, this situation has also happened in southern Tibet.

"Yellow River, what's the situation in Sihamara?"

"No movement."

"clear."

Of course, Zheng Hui didn’t dare to be careless. The mountains in Nepal are a double-edged sword, which actually blocks the sight of China and India’s radars from spying on each other. How is Sihamara’s current mobilization?AWACS is invisible.As for how the intelligence department found out that there were only 2 or 3 Rafales in Sihamara, Zheng Hui didn't know about it. He couldn't know that the team led by Xu Jingzhe paid a lot of money for a local spy to monitor the movements of Sihamara Airport. , Having said that, this method of intelligence collection is not reliable, and it is meaningless for the ever-changing air combat.

"There is a search radar in the direction of 175, and it seems to be deployed on a mobile basis. Maybe there will be a Sam 6 position nearby." The wingman pilot in front of Fat Boy reminded.

Zheng Hui looked down at the data link information, and the enemy had already started to make some moves.

"It can be ruled out that it is the S300 position, and the threat is not great."

Sure enough, India's countermeasures were step-by-step, not efficient, but not too late.Sigurd is the lifeblood of India, so naturally it will not be undefended at all, but what Zheng Hui knows is that the range of his weapons is slightly longer than that of ordinary anti-aircraft missiles.

At this time, the J-16 fighter jet has already passed the range of the satellite-guided weapon, but the attack distance of this bomb is affected by the altitude and wind direction, so it has to get closer and increase the height.The pilot in the back seat proceeded to energize the bomb's strapdown inertial navigation equipment to make it work; the pre-launch preparation of this bomb was relatively simple, there was no sophisticated search equipment to cool down, and no personnel were required to use the data link to control after launch, although the accuracy Not as good as a laser or TV guided weapon, but should be good enough for a railroad that won't run away.

"Move twice to request launch."

At the same time as he requested to attack, a new enemy situation appeared from the direction he was most worried about. From the radar characteristics, it looked like a gust of phased array radar.

The formation of one of his wingmen immediately disbanded, and the J-11 left the formation and went straight to meet it.This allows Zheng Hui to concentrate on dropping the bomb. The launch of this cheap bomb is extremely simple, but the pilot needs to fly smoothly during the throwing stage, which still plays a certain role in the hit rate and the maximum range.

A total of six 6-kilogram bombs were carried under the wings of the fighter plane. They were used to deal with railways. They were not the most targeted weapons, but they were powerful enough to make up for the problem of guidance accuracy.

Zheng Hui dropped bombs one after another from a height of 40 meters at a distance of 9000 kilometers from the target.After each bomb detached from the pylon, it opened and folded the hang glider, accelerated for a while, then adjusted its course, and flew to its respective target. Gliding bombs cannot fly according to a drastically changing route, so they must be aimed at those places that expose the railway. Come out of the mountain pass.East of the small town of Darjeeling, the passes are only a few kilometers apart, making them ideal for dropping all the bombs at once.Even if only one bomb has an effect, it can paralyze the railway transportation for at least 5 hours. This is an extremely loose estimate based on the repair capabilities of the PLA railway troops in plain areas. As for the Indian State Railway Bureau and the No. 17 stationed here The resilience of the engineer regiment of the [-]th Mountain Division remains to be tested.

At the same time, the radar of the J-11 fighter captured two Indian fighters, the models of which could not be distinguished, and the distance was 2 kilometers away.The enemy planes were a little at a loss for the scattered Chinese fighter planes. Obviously, they still couldn't understand which plane was the most threatening from the radar.

After Zheng Hui dropped the bomb, he immediately turned around and headed north. The J-11 went deep into the ground and fired two R2 missiles at the edge of the envelope for head-on shooting.The enemy plane did not dare to neglect and turned immediately. Zheng Hui could see the threat was lifted from the display, and immediately asked the two J-77s to turn and return immediately.Regardless of the satellite-guided bombs being dropped, what should be done has already been done in terms of the essence of the mission, and it is more reasonable to go all out to avoid entanglement.Sure enough, the headquarters also sent the same opinion, requesting the formation to return.After the Indian fighter planes harassed a large circle, the Chinese formation was already far away.

The radar of the Rafale fighter can look down and see a few tiny targets shuttling between the mountain peaks at a high speed of half Mach, but there is no way, and then these small targets disappear among the mountains.

The goals set by the six bombs are different. They parted ways along their respective routes, trying to dismember this cultural heritage registered by the United Nations. After all, it has always played a military role.

A military vehicle loaded with D30 artillery is slowing down on the Panshan Railway. After the Indian government requisitioned the railway according to the wartime system, the passenger trains on this line have been compressed by half. Now this railway has a gauge of only 0.6 meters The main goods are these things.

The driver heard a loud noise not far ahead, and immediately realized that what he had been worrying about had finally happened, so he immediately pulled the brakes.Relying on its huge inertia, the train still turned around a hill, and finally stopped at the edge of a big pit billowing with thick smoke, almost falling into the pit.

The driver numbly jumped off the locomotive and took two steps forward. The scorching air rushed towards his face. He saw a twisted railroad track pointing to the sky, and nearby sleepers and trees were still burning.The explosion point of this bomb was far away from the railway, but the huge power of 470 kilograms of explosives still destroyed the railway track.The driver didn't know if this was a signal of all-out war or whether the train loaded with weapons would attract an air strike, so he left the train and fled west along the railway.

The second bomb exploded in a valley 5 kilometers away. It could not directly damage the railway tracks at the bottom of the valley, but the collapse from the hillside caused by the explosion caused a large amount of sand to bury the entire railway.

Several other bombs made mistakes in controlling the route on complex terrain, and all hit the mountain, or fell too far without hurting the railway.However, judging from the effect of the strike, the goal has been achieved, and India's railway transportation has finally stopped.

After an hour, Xu Jingzhe got the satellite photos.It can be seen that a train stopped on the edge of the crater, which is very useful for comparison; it can be seen that the attack effect of the bomb team on linear targets is average, and the accuracy is far inferior to the situation in the plain area. It seems that it is necessary to find A few easy-to-start routes, and repeated strikes there in the future, will not restore the railway, but will also dampen the morale of the restoration personnel, making them realize that the restoration is meaningless.

The second report a few hours later was from a dormant local intelligence agent about the progress of India's railway restoration.It can be seen that the Indian team had a set of corresponding plans for the attack on the railway. The engineering units of the 17th Mountain Division stationed in Darjeeling were dispatched quickly, quickly restored the roadbed, and replaced the rails, making this section proudly restored.It seems that when considering the attack route, it is also necessary to take into account the distance of the enemy's repaired troops, and the strike location can be more remote.Judging from the report, another section of the railway buried by subsidence has not yet been restored. The Indian Army is mobilizing reserves to dig into the valley. It seems that it will take a lot of trouble;

He collected the reports and photos, and at the same time sent his suggestions to the head of the military region. He suggested that in the next attack, cluster bombs could be used to attack the railways and roads passing through Siguri at the same time, so as to test India in this area. mobilization ability.

(End of this chapter)