Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 403 Proud Tanker
Director Chaman hurriedly called Tispur's headquarters and asked the lieutenant general to strengthen the defense of Jabwa Airport. The lieutenant general told him impatiently that a reinforcement company had been sent to prevent the guerrillas from fleeing. Go there to destroy the airport and surrounding electricity.

Charman found that the lieutenant general was still attributing all kinds of abnormal situations to the attacks of the anti-government guerrillas, and it was hopeless, so he directly reminded him that the destination of the Chinese attack was very likely to be around Jabuwa, and many There are indications that they are going to seize an airfield and then implement some kind of air landing, and the direction of the troop flow is likely to come from Burma.The lieutenant general wanted to tell him that only an insane person would believe such nonsense, because Jabwa is not in the disputed area between China and India at all.But suddenly, as if he had been hit hard, he realized that Charmain's words might not be groundless.He told the intelligence chief coldly that the roads around Jabwa were in good condition, and a part of the Army's 57th Division was nearby. If the Chinese paratroopers dared to appear in the hinterland of Assam, they would surely be destroyed.

After he hung up the phone, he sat alone for a long time, thinking carefully about Charmain's warning.A series of terrible questions came to his mind, so that he inevitably began to feel guilty.Will the Chinese really take military action in such a deep area?Right under your own nose?
Fortunately, there are still 57 divisions.Originally wanted to transfer this force to the east as a reserve force, but after the Chinese blew up the railway into several sections, this force has been stuck in the line from Jorhat to Sib Sagar with nothing to do.He stood up and walked to the huge map.It is only 60 kilometers from Sib Sagar to Jabwa, and it is just a short walk away, but do you wait until dawn when things are clear before dispatching?If apart from making a fool of himself, Charmain could pretend that nothing happened when he was far away in New Delhi, but his prestige in the army would suffer.

"Has the connection with the airport not been restored yet?"

"Not yet, the phone line has been unblocked, but no one answers, but this happens often, and there is often no one on duty in the terminal at night."

"What about the National Army and the police station in the city?"

"The phone line was cut and they can't be found now."

"What can our radar see?"

"Half of the search area is left, there are a lot of false signals in the distance, like hundreds of planes, Tawang and other border areas, the same everywhere. Along with all the radio communication received interference .”

"Notify Jorhad's air force and immediately take off fighter jets for reconnaissance."

"That's suicide?" the adjutant said blankly. He knew that even if these planes stayed on the runway for a little longer, they would attract bombs, let alone challenge the Chinese air supremacy.

"Damn it, we are electronically shielded, we need to verify the information, and immediately send planes to all areas."

When the first Il-76 transport plane was preparing to land at Jabwa, the gun battle at the end of the airport was still in progress.

The driver had no choice but to lower the landing gear reluctantly, and when it finally stabilized, the last Nepalese mercenary at the end of the runway walked out of the ditch and raised his hands in surrender.

Lin Huaisheng and his headquarters stood aside happily waiting for the first batch of heavy equipment.

The clamshell door of the rear engine room opened slowly, and a dark tank rumbled down under the guidance of two dispatchers.Although the size is smaller, it looks like a heavy tank at a long distance. Lin Huaisheng thinks that it should be able to bluff the enemy.

The commander of the tank turned out to be a lieutenant. He had been standing in front of the turret with the cannon on his hands, looking down at Lin Huaisheng and his simple headquarters.Just as Lin Huaisheng was about to say hello, a group of infantrymen on the plane came down immediately and stood between the two of them.

At this moment, the second arriving Il-76 roared and flew overhead. Instead of landing at the airport, it airdropped the first batch of supplies on the south side of the airport.Lin Huaisheng has marked an open area of ​​about 2 square kilometers with lights as an airdrop area.This is the original design method, which saves the time of material loading and unloading and the trouble of air dispatching.After the airdrop is complete, the plane can fly directly back to the departure airport.

The air dispatch is temporarily carried out by the headquarters, and the follow-up fleet is crossing the Gaoligong Mountains and coming continuously.A brigade of troops and equipment is expected to be unloaded before sunrise.

The captain of the lieutenant jumped off the tank and walked towards Lin Huaisheng carelessly. Under the dazzling lighting of the airport, he looked like a savior who was destined to fulfill Lin Huaisheng.

"Tank company commander He Fan, report to the headquarters."

"It's just in time. I just got the information that the 57th Infantry Division has a motorized unit and is gathering 50 kilometers to the west. If they are dispatched, they will arrive at dawn. We need to be ready..."

Before the words fell, a deafening roar came from the west, and a plane flew past the heads of everyone.It was clearly an Indian MiG-21 fighter jet, somehow broke through the defense of the air force and broke through here.

"It must have seen us. Before dawn, they must have returned to the Qing Dynasty."

Lin Huaisheng said regretfully.

"It's better to be late than early." Company Commander He said disdainfully.

"By the way, the chief of the military region has been mentioning you to me. They said that your troops are the most fully prepared units in the military region."

Lin Huaisheng said not without compliments.

"Then they still need to say?"

Company Commander He's answer was straightforward, but it made the chief of staff a little bit embarrassed for a while.

"By the way, I remember the commander said that the high and low shooting range of this new type of tank is very advantageous in mountainous areas."

"High and low shooting is only a very secondary advantage, not that important," He Fan seemed to refute on any topic, "The commander's experience is almost completely outdated, the main combat power of modern armored warfare comes from information, not what Shooting circle."

"So, it's no problem to deal with T90?"

"You can't say that. One-on-one, they are more ruthless, but in group combat, our degree of informatization is more dominant."

Ding Keguang, who was sitting on the side and monitoring the enemy's movements on the monitor, shrugged helplessly. He was the most aggressive guy he had ever seen.

Lin Huaisheng was somewhat choked by this straightforward style of speaking. After thinking about it, he still had to find a topic to calm this high-minded guy.

"When I was in Pakistan, I fought against the White Tiger Division. At that time, there was a sergeant commander named Yahini in the First Armored Division. It was amazing. He destroyed more than 90 T20 tanks alone."

"I know him, and I have also studied several battles between him and Wang Zhenbei and the Indians. It is a bit of a crooked idea to find a corporal, but many times it is completely relying on the front armor of the Type 99 tank. My tank is less than 30 tons, such an informal way of fighting is undoubtedly suicide for us, and fighting depends on brains."

Lin Huaisheng suddenly felt that the lieutenant in front of him might be really good at it. In fact, he also found that Yahini had some wild ways and relied more on intuition.

The Il-76 roared and took off from the headquarters, interrupting the very unspeculative conversation between Lin Huaisheng and the armored commander. The pilot was taken aback by the sudden appearance of the MiG 21. When he took off from Yunnan, he thought his superiors had guaranteed Absolute air supremacy means that no enemy plane will appear nearby.

The infantry of the newly arrived troops was deployed to the weak southern flank, guarding a road running from east to west there.Ding Keguang received instructions from the command plane. On the road to the south, there were 4 vehicles suspected of being infantry fighting vehicles approaching. He immediately switched to the drone video.Judging from the white outline of the thermal imager, it is indeed 4 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles carrying anti-tank missiles. No infantry is seen, and they are approaching along the road at the moment, and they may drive westward. Can't be careless. ,

The Air Force attack on Assam's railway and road system did have a slightly negative effect.The enemy's army was divided everywhere during the march, and the intelligence unit could not judge its units in time. Originally, there were no armored troops in this area except the security forces, but now it seemed that there were many hidden threats around.

He Fan glanced at the screen captured by the night vision device. He left Lin Huaisheng, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, and walked straight behind Lao Ding.I heard that Lao Ding was coordinating an infantry to go 1.5 kilometers away to serve as a guard.

"How far away?"

"5.5 kilometers away, drones can solve the problem, but we have to take some precautions." Lao Ding replied directly without looking back.

"It's difficult for the infantry to find the target at night, and the mobility is not enough. It's better to leave it to my car crew."

"But your troops haven't assembled yet?"

"Leave it to him. The infantry's anti-tank ability at night is really not good." Lin Huaisheng said, he felt that this arrogant guy should be given a chance to test his skills.Now that transport planes are coming in a steady stream, the airport cannot allow any mistakes.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

He Fan didn't ask much about the enemy's location, he turned around a few steps, jumped onto the tank and got in.

"Is this kid crazy enough?" Ding Keguang said.

"War itself is crazy, I think he is good." Lin Huaisheng said.

He Fan entered the tank, and immediately called the inter-vehicle information system on the mission computer in front of the commander's position on the left.Every tank that will arrive has a complete data link system, which can use the sensors of each reconnaissance node on the battlefield to monitor the entire theater.At this moment, drones carrying anti-tank missiles are approaching from afar, and he must move faster, or he can still catch up with World War I.

The lieutenant roughly judged the enemy's purpose and route. It seemed that he was heading east along the southern highway. There was no sign of an engagement, and he might not attack the airport. It was likely that he was only actively reporting to his neighbors or the command center when communications were disrupted. move closer.He could choose a straight line to intercept ahead of the enemy, so he chose the main route in the navigation device.

The driver, Wang Min, immediately received the message, pulled up the gear lever with his right hand and shifted into second gear, and immediately freed his hands to control the dual differential steering gear. With the roar of the engine, he engaged the large planetary gear with the small planetary gear on the other side, make it reverse.Give the accelerator a little bit, and the two tracks are at different speeds, turning deftly and not stalling much, just like driving a civilian car.The whole movement was done in one go. Lin Huaisheng watched from the side, and secretly admired that the recklessness of Biahini's crew when they started the heavy tanks was much more disciplined. After formal training, they drove directly to the battlefield. In addition to the considerable combat experience accumulated in the actual combat by the crew, it should be said that there were also various problems that were used to it in the groping without a teacher.It seems that the basic skills of Chinese tank soldiers are indeed much better.

"Company commander, do we have a mission as soon as we arrive?"

Gunner Wang Guohua asked.

"There are a few BMP-1s on the southern highway. It's unreasonable to be a soft persimmon, so I took it down. Move quickly. The laser pointer is already in place, and the drone with bombs is coming. "

From the video he retrieved, he can see that the drone has been flying around these targets, and the enemy has been driving with the lights on, completely unaware of the threat.He switched the periscope to thermal imaging mode again, without powering on the cooling for the time being.Surrounded by freshly harvested farmland, there was no one in sight.This area is full of villages scattered along the river, mainly planting double-cropping rice. Now it is the slack season, and there are large tracts of idle land everywhere. Although there is no ready-made road, the driver can just cross it all the way. Light tanks are very suitable for paddy fields with water nets, and they are not easy to get stuck in mud.

He Fan turned the observation mirror around, and the movement of the tank as it passed through the darkness never attracted anyone, but there was a silly dog ​​standing at the entrance of the village barking at him one kilometer away.

In the direction of the road, a few patches of white light formed dazzling spots on the monitor, which clearly indicated that the enemy convoy with headlights on was approaching.

"First shot first," he said to the gunner.

"clear."

The gunner also saw the huge light of the enemy's headlights blocking his view on the thermal imager display on the left. He switched the display back to a double-fold periscope, and then leaned against the right sight to prepare for ranging.

A huge flash of light accompanied by an explosion came from a distance.

"Damn, these bastards got here first."

He Fan cursed, he deserves to be those drones that steal the limelight.

"These fools are shooting at the last car? Are you going to spare?"

Although he has no actual combat experience, He Fan has been thinking about various tactics for a long time. He is very clear that the drone is making mistakes, and soon the laser launcher of the indicator plane needs to be repelled, so it is impossible for it to kill four in a row. The only correct way for a running target is to stop the target.

Sure enough, the three chariots in front began to speed up and flee.He beckoned the driver to stop, and the light tank stopped firmly in a blink of an eye.He can see the ranging number from the surrounding mirror, 2200 meters, and there is no need to rush, and the drone can continue to launch missiles.

(End of this chapter)