Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 422 Defense of Loose Outside and Tight Inside

The major general strictly ordered all troops not to slow down on the way forward, so as not to fall into the fire net and suffer a big loss.He predicted that the long-range firepower of the Chinese army has been monitoring him, but because the distance is too far apart, they cannot cover the moving targets, so stopping in place is a dead end.

At this time, the large-scale combat in the air is slowly kicking off. The MiG-29K fighters of the Indian Air Force, using the defensive gap of Lin Huaisheng's main air defense array, broke into the air above the airport in one fell swoop. The main purpose of La Balas's raid is, In addition to cutting off the transportation line, another important purpose is to paralyze the air defense system around Jabuwa. The main target of attack is the phased array tracking radar.He came all the way, only to find the air search radar that appeared at a staggered timing. Obviously, the large-scale guidance radar array has no targets. It is obviously a good opportunity, and it is also a trouble for finding the target. He needs to get closer. Radiation can only be detected from the side of that radar.

The Chinese Air Force's transport plane, apparently contingency rehearsal, did not fall into the chaos of air control, but the transfer was still a bit slow.Lieutenant Colonel La Barras seized the opportunity and fired missiles at the last landing transport plane. His airborne radar could still identify the Y-8 aircraft approaching at a low speed.However, when the missile flew actively, it was no longer possible to identify the aircraft that slowed down and landed on the runway.

Two missiles flew over 2 meters behind the transport plane and hit a tea garden north of the airport.La Barras didn't expect the breakthrough from the south to be so easy, otherwise he should have brought more bombs.Immediately, the alarm radar sounded loudly, and the loose formation was almost simultaneously targeted by the unrecognizable ground guidance radar. When a fighter plane crashed before, it was too late to report to the formation that there was a short-range anti-aircraft fire ambush around Jabuwa.

La Barras hurriedly called the entire python formation to pull up immediately and turn in all directions.Although the details of the air defense system ambushed below are unknown, according to experience, it must be a system that integrates artillery and shells. To deal with short-range missiles with such engines that only work for a few seconds, afterburner escape and necessary rolling movements can effectively avoid the sharp edge. .

According to the analysis in the pre-departure mission briefing, the python formation knew that there should be at least one medium-range field air defense system around the airport as the main threat and target, but the phased array guidance radar of this system has been facing the main The direction of the threat is the area where the Su-30MKI troops attack, and there must be a fierce confrontation at this moment.

Most of the MiG-29 escaped the flight envelope of the missiles launched by the short-range defense system due to timely actions.Of course, there was also a slower one, which happened to crash into the attack area of ​​a Hongqi 17 missile.The MiG-29 happened to fly over 3.5 kilometers away and did not break the track in time.

Below the rapidly rotating search radar, the launch tower rotated rapidly, always aiming the front guidance radar at the target, and the powerful illumination made it difficult for the plane to escape.When the MiG was pulled up, it was already after the launch of the missile. Amidst the violent locking alarm, the pilot mishandled again and dived towards the dark ground in anticipation of gaining speed.

In this tossing back and forth, the two missiles had already dragged a zigzag trail, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the front and destroyed the expensive MiG 2K.Due to the insufficient power of the warhead, the pilots were still able to parachute in time, and what awaited them was the airport garrison with thousands of people below.

Lin Huaisheng's priorities when arranging the order of airlifts were completely in accordance with his ideas. Especially when choosing an air defense system, he gave up some large and comprehensive systems that could be grasped at a distance, high and low, and emphasized the number and mobility of the defense system.So in the second night's open-ground confrontation, he will face an obvious problem, that is, the opponent's S300 system can almost cover the area very close to the west of Jabwa, while his system is much weaker in terms of distance , Of course, this short board also determines that his anti-aircraft firepower has special advantages, one is strong survivability, and the other is intensive firepower at low and medium altitudes.Of course, there are still only two sets of large-scale guidance radar and its supporting power supply at the core of the entire air defense system. The main problem he faces is to completely protect these two radars without shutting down the machine.In addition to arranging the red flag 17 system for defense, there are also some special electronic deception methods to maintain him, but in any case, this defense without shutting down the radar and without changing the position will be extremely thrilling.

A round of launches by several Hongqi 17 missile vehicles had a hit rate of only [-], but it destroyed the enemy's air formation, making the La Balas formation fall into a situation where they stood alone.The Chinese Air Force fighter unit coming from the north was dispersed into several teams in an attempt to give priority to pursuing the lone enemy fighter plane.The situation was urgent, and the Chinese AWACS took the risk of crossing the line of control and flew directly over the so-called border areas where the Indian Army was still stationed, in order to make up for the loopholes in surveillance/command, while an Indian Phalcon AWACS also flew over the Sigurd Corridor, heading towards the Tespur approached.

This is one of the two large early warning aircraft that the Indian Air Force can still dispatch, and it is also an additional bargaining chip for this gamble.

Teammates quickly disappeared from the monitor of the lead plane La Barras, but the radio station can still call. Without the support of the early warning aircraft, there are often some problems in the data link between the single planes, such as the inability to display each other’s positions. These problems People have never resolved it properly.La Barras had to call on the radio to gather the formation immediately.He can perceive that there is a Chinese early warning plane in the north direction, which means that he will face a major dilemma. At this moment, the python formation can only see sporadic opponents appearing with the radars of various fighter planes, and those who hide in the dark and do not show up must be most.

"Python 2, remember the main mission. Destroy the ground radar immediately. I'll cover you." La Barras called twice.Now the phased array radar at the core of the Chinese core air defense position is facing the west, and he can detect its electromagnetic radiation from the side and rear, which seems to be an opportunity to start.

"Boa Constrictor 2 understands, and immediately launched an offensive."

The surrounding conditions are unclear and the ground is pitch black, but the main task must not be delayed.In particular, the enemy's flaws have already been revealed, and he cannot be allowed to make up for his mistakes.He swerved toward the target, and the close-in defenses near the airfield reappeared, most of them changed from their recorded positions, almost unguarded.The fighter plane did not dare to make mistakes, so it could only hastily launch two anti-radiation missiles at a very long distance, and let it track the volatile sidelobe radiation energy by itself, hoping to hit the big luck.

The pilots of the Indian Navy did not know that in just 24 hours, the Chinese army had completed the establishment of a complete radar network within hundreds of square kilometers around Jabwa, and deployed warning and countermeasure equipment and hard strikes around the main radar. means.This is the strategy that Lin Huaisheng's staff came up with after a long period of deduction. Simply put, the staff did not waste their transport capacity and transported a large and complete equipment. He knew that he would face more than 260° of the enemy's air force attack fan, and there was a considerable Some areas are very conducive to the enemy's low-altitude sneak attack, so his air defense system sacrifices distance, but it is comprehensive in close range.

At this time, the main air defense position has been monitoring the approaching enemy planes through two warning radars. Due to the simultaneous invasion of the three times the speed of sound squadron from the front, the phased array guidance radar did not shut down and leave, but bit the bullet and continued to track the west For the enemy situation, only sidelobe countermeasures are gradually adopted to reduce the probability of interception by enemy aircraft, and the nearby radar decoys are ready to start.

Sure enough, the first batch of hastily launched anti-radiation missiles missed the fleeting and narrow beam as soon as they made a turn, and flew out of the battlefield without even waiting for short-range anti-aircraft weapons or decoys to appear on the scene.

Seeing that the enemy on the east side of the airport was about to make a second round of closer adventures, but at this moment, a new batch of enemy planes approaching from the west retreated slightly. The headquarters saw at a glance that there was no coordination between the two formations of enemy planes, so Determined to take the risk of another radar taking over the tracking of enemy aircraft to the west.

The python formation in the air was adapting to the change of the main frequency-agile radar on the ground, preparing for a fatal blow, but the radar suddenly disappeared.So the formation was forced to turn to another search radar, which, if successful, would paralyze the Chinese defenses for a while.

This time Captain La Barras decided to launch the anti-radiation missile himself. He hovered steadily and pointed the nose of the aircraft at the position of the radiation source in order to fire prematurely at the included angle of Jiaoda, and the missile could not find the target.During this process, the radar of the enemy fighter plane in the distance tracked him.But he still insisted that the anti-radiation missile fully adapted to the frequency and other characteristics of the enemy's radar before launching the missile.Immediately, he pulled up to evade, and got rid of the tracking with a few strokes.

The anti-radiation missile did not make any turns, and flew straight to the target, and it was inevitable, but the search radar suddenly changed its speed, and at the same time, it used frequency agility and waveform changes to destroy the opponent's signal sampling to get rid of the lock. At the same time, it deployed at 1 The radiation decoy kilometers away turned on without losing the opportunity, and the stunned enemy missile quickly deviated from the original course and turned to the false target.

Because the Russian-made anti-radiation weapons in India's hands are not familiar to the Chinese army at all, that's why Lin Huaisheng dared to carry out such bold and exciting start-up countermeasures.In fact, these drills had been carried out in secret a few months ago, so that the threat of the Indian Air Force's dispatch this time was even lower than expected. According to Lin's preparation, even if half of the radar network was lost, it still Full air surveillance can be maintained.Of course, such a test may not come.

La Barras no longer has medium-range missiles, but he doesn't want to quit the battle sequence. Although there is almost no chance of winning if he stays here without the support of early warning aircraft, he knows that today is still the most critical day, and it may determine the future. In 100 years, in the national fortunes of China and India, he could not just sit back and watch the balance of victory tilt to the enemy's side, so he flew in the dark direction, expecting to intercept the enemy with radar.Such abnormal behavior disrupted the deployment of the early warning aircraft, so the early warning aircraft specially dispatched a J-11 to intercept the MiG-29.
On the ground, hundreds of engineering troops were flashlighting, searching for the Indian pilot who had just landed and hid in the bushes. It was a relaxed scene like hunting rabbits.In fact, only 20 kilometers away, about 2 battalions of Indian armored forces are pressing forward step by step.In the air, India dispatched almost all fighter planes that could be assembled within 24 hours to launch a desperate counterattack. Although the early offensive was poorly coordinated, an early warning aircraft was entering its position.Although the Chinese army seized the opportunity in this battle, the enemy's counterattack still has the possibility of a complete comeback.

Xu Jingzhe only slept for 2 hours that day, but it was strange that when he sat in the noisy command center, he immediately became energetic.The commander was turning back and forth in front of the map with his hands behind his back. He thought, Chaguye in Tezpur should be similar, right?

The information from all sides was collected here, and the intensive command was launched one by one. The temporary response was to free up a temporary airport for the returning transport plane.They can't go back to the departure airport, so as not to disturb the order, they can only go to XZ airport for the time being, waiting for the further clarification of the battle situation.Fortunately, the Chinese army is far more prepared than the enemy, and most of the situation is under control.

"The enemy's air force has reached the upper limit. It can be said that the elite is out. Our troops are a little nervous." The commander came over and said.

"According to previous exercises, we have predicted that the enemy may put the main air force into this area after 24 hours of action, that is, tonight," Xu Jingzhe said.

"Look, what happens next?"

"In the long run, such an embarrassing counterattack will cause strategic damage to them in other directions. Six hours later, Pakistan will soon launch an air counterattack. The preliminary decision is to directly attack targets in Punjab, India."

"Well, the timing and location are well chosen, it's close to New Delhi."

"Their existing forces are not enough to expand in so many directions. This is an unsolvable problem. Moreover, the speed of replenishment is far from enough, which will lead to the size of their air force, which will eventually become smaller and smaller .Based on the losses these days, half of the squadrons of their air force will be unable to dispatch in a month's time."

"Well, good. By the way, how about south of Quetta, what's up with Spanga?"

"The original offensive on Quetta has been cancelled, but New Delhi has no intention of mobilizing this part of its troops. The bargaining between India and the United States over the control of Balochistan is not over yet, and it is currently stuck in the issue of joint training of the Balochistan Free Army In fact, India hopes to use the United States to produce guns, and they produce people. However, the United States has suspended this project, and the latest statement is that the situation in Pakistan is undecided."

(End of this chapter)