Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 426 Come Prepared
He Fan's convoy hid in the dark, quietly approaching the enemy tanks from the side.

It can be seen that the enemy is mobilizing rapidly, and it does not seem to have completely lost command as the command optimistically expected.He reported the situation and judgment, and the headquarters asked him to disrupt the enemy's deployment and try to delay the withdrawal of the northern infantry from the battle.Such a discouraged order was certainly not what he wanted, but it did not contradict his idea of ​​a big battle.

He Fan roughly knew that the position of the friendly forces was in the last few blocks to the north, and the sound of intensive firefights did indeed come from there, about 2 to 3 kilometers away from him, but the heavy rain affected the communication, and at the same time relayed the drone is also gone, which makes the neighbor's location no longer appear on the nav display.He knew that even with well-trained infantry, it would be easy to confuse the outlines of enemy and enemy tanks at night, but he still ordered 5 tanks to enter the city of Dingsugia because of his bold skills.Looking forward to using the limited space to deal with the enemy.

This is a ruined city with high east and low west. He looked around and saw that where the Indian tanks passed by, there were piles of collapsed houses and dilapidated walls everywhere. These things can not only hide the tanks, but also block the sight. , It is indeed a test of the commander's ability.

The convoy of enemy self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks he was following disappeared into the city in a blink of an eye.It seems to be a reserve force of the enemy that is about to go into battle.

He Fan ordered the tank to follow closely, adjusted the communication box to communicate outside the vehicle, and then slowly lifted the top cover, and suddenly there was light rain inside the tank.

When he got to the edge of the ruins, he jumped out of the tank and ran to the commanding heights on the rubble to observe. He could hear the loud gunfire in front of him. The enemy's 35mm anti-aircraft guns fired loudly and gradually suppressed the firepower on the Chinese side. The situation is getting out of control, there is no time to slowly reconnaissance, you must immediately get behind the enemy and beat it up.

"The whole team is concentrated on my left flank, and the artillery is aimed at 10 to 12 o'clock. Follow the operation of 08."

After speaking, he jumped on the tank and re-drilled into the turret.The tank slowly drove past the infantry fighting vehicle that he had just destroyed. All the hatches were open, and several dead bodies were closed outside the vehicle, almost submerged in water.

After traveling less than 100 meters, I heard a call on the radio.

"Attention 08, there is an enemy convoy passing by at 9 o'clock."

Startled, He Fan immediately held the handle and turned the observation mirror 90°.Sure enough, a brightly lit convoy was passing by 90 meters on his right flank.He had always predicted that the enemy's position was in the front, so he kept his eyes on the front, overlapping with the gunner's search area. Unexpectedly, a pair of enemies made a bend in the city and suddenly appeared from the side.As the most right-wing chariot, he did not find the enemy immediately, which was almost a fatal mistake. Fortunately, the enemy's attention was also in the north, and he was not found.

"All reverse."

The tank roared and started to back up. The opponent did not respond in the heavy rain. Maybe he didn't notice the Chinese tank in the dark, or he thought it was his own.

The No. 08 tank finally retreated to the intersection and watched the enemy pass by. He Fan silently counted the number of enemies. He saw 8 T90s passing by, as well as several BMP-1 tanks and a 35mm double-barreled self-propelled tank. flak.No infantry was seen.

He briefly glanced at the city map on the navigation display, and then made a quick decision.

"07 followed me, broke through the narrow alley in front, and waited for an opportunity to intercept them. The rest of the tanks were on standby, and when we fired, attack decisively from behind and annihilate them all."

After he finished speaking, there was a long pause on the radio, the minds of the other commanders were a little dull, they were thinking about the same question, whether the company commander lost his mind, he seemed to say, "Destroy all of them! "

"08, I noticed a large number of enemies."

"I see better than you that there is a company of tanks and auxiliary units."

"I don't know if we can fight against such a large number of enemies? The headquarters asked us to... hold the enemy."

"Our advantage is that we have been in the dark so far. I promise, we will not lose a tank."

Although He Fan was crazy, he never made any mistakes in the things he had promised, so the commanders immediately followed his deployment and began to engage in the battle of few against many.

The No. 08 tank rushed straight ahead along a narrow road parallel to the advancing enemy.The low building in front was knocked tottering in an instant.

In fact, Dinsugia is not a typical city. Half of its area is made up of wooden shacks, and there is no plan at all.Such a messy urban area naturally has no roads for mechanized troops to enter.He Fan is not a pedantic person, he fought for the opportunity to come here to fight the war, and the obstructive policy can't restrict him.What's more, the commander of the Indian armored forces has done even better, even if it is not necessary, he will give priority to pushing it to civilian houses to save distance.

Two tanks, one behind the other, ran wildly in the narrow streets and knocked down a lot of dilapidated buildings. He Fan must be faster than the enemy. He has already found an area to intercept the enemy on the map, and a suitable area for him to fire. and hidden areas.A few hundred meters away, the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns in the enemy's formation were firing and stopping all the way, which allowed He Fan to roughly grasp the enemy's position through the sound of the guns.He rushed to the ambush area first, and immediately turned the muzzle, waiting for the enemy to pass.After 2, who arrived later, retreated to the other side in order to stagger the shooting range, and voluntarily gave up the opportunity to fire at the first time.

"Don't worry, follow my orders."

His head was pressed against the sight glass.It can be seen that behind the ruins, the antennas of enemy tanks are slowly approaching.Whenever the anti-aircraft guns in the rear fired, the streets and alleys would be illuminated by the muzzle fire, and the shadows of the tanks would also appear on the opposite wall.

"Let it stop here as soon as the shot passes, blocking the whole team."

In a blink of an eye, a gun barrel protruded from the corner of the street, and then the rumbling car body.Sure enough, the enemy was unprepared, and the headlights were still on, with the muzzle pointing straight ahead.

"Try to kill both the gunner and the commander at the same time."

"You can rest assured."

The gunner aimed the aiming cross mark at roughly the middle of the turret, which is where the Indian Army’s emblem is located. He did not use time-consuming perturbative aiming, nor did he conduct laser ranging. At such a distance, he was confident that he could complete it with experience. Accurate shooting.

The dripping turret slowly turns counterclockwise, steadily tracking the enemy.

"beat!"

Regardless of the violent shaking of the car body, He Fan fixed his eyes on the enemy tank in the eyepiece, watching its turret being easily pierced.Then the internal flames spurted out from the point of penetration, and as he expected, the turret quickly separated from the hull in the explosion.

"Follow-up troops, start from behind immediately."

Through the inter-vehicle data link, he could see that the three tanks he had left behind began to surround him from behind. Now that the enemy's attention was on his side, it was a good time to beat them up.

The Indian tanks that were suddenly ambushed fell into chaos for a while, which was completely expected by He Fan.The time to test the Indian company commander has come, but no matter how he directs, He Fan is confident that he is in his own calculations.

The autoloader was running stably when it was parked. As soon as a shell was loaded, the second Indian tank rushed out of the street. Although this T90 tank does not know what weapon destroyed the first tank, it has been judged The approximate location of the fire was shown, but the narrow streets restricted his advance observation and prevented the gunner from pointing the barrel at the observation line synchronously.Such a small time difference just gave the No. 08 gunner the time window to fire first.

The T90 stopped on the side of the first wreckage, and the turret and hull began to turn at the same time, trying to align the frontal armor with the target area.Only then did the Indian driver realize that he had made a mistake.What he saw was not a rocket launch team, but a huge tank.

The commander yelled, and the gunner quickly aligned the line of sight to the hideous Chinese tank in the lightning, but he still had to wait for the merge of the artillery firing lines.Of course, the moment the turret rotates often determines life and death.

Of course, No. 08 would not give the enemy any chance, and the gunner immediately pressed the launch button.The long pole armor-piercing projectile directly hit the tank's front reactive armor. In the violent explosion, the enemy's towering artillery fell heavily, and the muzzle hit the pond on the ground, splashing a spray of water.Apparently the shell cut off the balance mating section on the rear of the cradle, which means the main threat should be off?
While waiting for the automatic reload, He Fan aimed the sight of the machine gun at the top of the turret, waiting for someone to come out.Sure enough, the wounded Indian commander lifted the top cover and got out of the turret.He Fan hesitated and didn't shoot.He watched as he jumped off the tank and fell, then staggered up and fled.

At this moment, the pusher had pushed the shell into the barrel, but there seemed to be no need to fire another round.He yelled at the driver to back up. He had already seen the ruined houses in the direction of 2 o'clock. It seemed that the enemy changed his strategy, avoided the street corner, and came directly in a straight line.Although the low turrets on both sides were covered by taller sheds, he could guess that there was definitely more than one that rushed over.

No. 08 calmly reversed to the north, luring the pounced enemy to expose the side to 07 who was hiding close to the street.He even fired hot smoke on purpose, for fear that the enemy would look in the wrong direction.

Huge steel monsters are rampaging through the slums, and this time they really get angry and push out a fighting tunnel.When the last wall came down, the Indian commander saw a chariot retreating north through the smoke. When the muzzle was aimed, the chariot had already slipped away, leaving only one barrel exposed in the building. behind the object, and then the barrel disappeared.

The angry commander didn't flinch at all, he quickly overtook the control and forcibly turned the turret to chase after him.At this time, the commander made a big mistake. He and the gunner's attention were attracted by No. 08 pretending to reverse the car at the same time.

The No. 07 tank gunner lay prone on the console and watched the target appear.He was slow, though, and didn't shoot right away.He aimed at the typical disturbance, and steadily followed the enemy tank that recklessly passed in front of him. At a distance of about 30 meters, he performed a complete laser ranging and angular velocity measurement calmly, and then waited intently. settlement.A few seconds later, when the erratic red light finally reflected on the enemy's car body, He Fan had already started cursing on the radio.The gunner moved the line of sight a little before firing the shell.

The tricky shells penetrated the No. 3 storage box, the oil radiator and the engine from the side and back, and then detonated the shells under the floor.

The gunner on the artillery side was killed on the spot, and the anti-danger board and the explosion suppression system saved the name of the commander in the first place, but the fire in the oil passage connecting the outer fuel tank quickly spread inside the car, and the fire protection system was temporarily disabled. After the flame retardant was sprayed, it lost its effect, and the captain was burned before he could escape.His screams inside the car could still be heard by He Fan through the heavy armor and rain curtain.In such close combat, the armor is completely unreliable, and slowness means death.

The follow-up vehicle, which was unclear about the situation, started to reverse. No. 08 moved forward in the first gear in a timely manner, waiting for the chaos behind the enemy.

Tanks fighting in the wilderness are very similar to fleet operations. Quantity, protection and firepower will play a decisive role, and the tactics are relatively simple.But in urban areas, the situation will be very different, and the commander's flexibility is more important than any technical advantage.When the tank troops of most countries were studying how to deal with infantry in urban areas, He Fan took a unique approach and investigated several common urban tank encounters. In the case of insufficient funds, he even used cars to carry out In several simulated battles, he was ahead of the entire Indian armored forces.

The Chinese light tanks outflanking from the rear easily took an excellent position, the enemy left the weakest forces behind - a few infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and now they are blocking the road, and they don't know what to do advance and retreat.

This is obviously a temporary reinforcement company.The marching formation is quite satisfactory, with heavy armor in front and light armor in the rear, vehicles are spaced at a certain distance, and artillery points to both sides alternately, but this is only a defensive infantry formation.And He Fan left the main force in the rear, just to attack the weak rear.

(End of this chapter)