Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 443
Chang Yong can't control those frightened horses running wild, the target value is too small, and his fuel is limited, so he can't waste it.After he reported, he continued to fly forward, silently calculating the distance.There is a railway bridge ahead that needs to be destroyed, and on the side of the railway bridge, the enemy also built a pontoon bridge, which must also be destroyed. It seems a little nervous.

The headquarters sent a new message. The early warning aircraft found a low-altitude and low-speed target approaching in the front mountainous area. It was judged to be a Mi-17 helicopter fleet.The target information sent by the data link is a triangle with a direction mark, which has been stopped on the map, which means that the early warning aircraft has lost the target and cannot update its position.But since it is Mi 17, they can only be considered unlucky if they run into it.Although the veteran oil pilots of India's "Hovering Angels" squadron are not very afraid of the Air Force's jet fighters, their good days may be coming to an end today.

The millimeter-wave radar that exposed the ridge really found the target, which was identified as a large helicopter, flying close to the mountain, at a distance of about 9 kilometers.He raised some heights and looked into the distance together with the shooter, but he couldn't see the enemy's trajectory measured by the radar. They were coming from west to east, and they might be escaping from Lausanne, which was about to collapse on the border. special forces.

Chang Yong checked the fuel again. It seems that it is not enough to complete the two tasks, but there is no doubt that the opponent's helicopter is obviously a more important target. While requesting the headquarters to modify the task, he is currently outflanking the north in order to occupy the sneak attack position .He doesn't want to fly towards the enemy head-on, so that both sides may see the opponent at the same time. Even the Mi-17 transport helicopter equipped by the Indians has a certain counterattack capability. In fact, the armor on both sides of the Mi-17 cockpit may be stronger than Chang Yong's. The gunship is thicker, and it is far more difficult to deal with light helicopters such as Polaris or Cheetah. He has fought with Cheetah, and he only needs to rub a little spark to hit them; Can be beaten down.

Like other air combat principles, he chooses to bypass the enemy's side or rear as much as possible to avoid the opponent's attention and main armor, which also makes it easier for infrared missiles to find the engine heat source.The only cost is that the favorable position facing away from the sun must be given up. However, this problem seems to be negligible when dealing with less flexible transport helicopters.

The headquarters waited for a while before agreeing to his request. After all, the Air Force can also complete the task of attacking the railway bridge, and the troublesome "hover angel" can only be attacked by the Army Aviation's "Red Eagle" for the time being.At this time, Chang Yong's six helicopters had circled to the mountains in the north, and the radar immediately lost the target. He calculated that as long as the opponent's route remained unchanged, he would be able to see and occupy a favorable position when he circled out according to the terrain. Of course, the timing It's hard to make a decision. If you go too far, Zhi 6 doesn't have much speed advantage to catch up with the level flight in the mountains. After all, the opponents are all veterans.

The early warning aircraft still could not provide target information. Chang Yong couldn't bear his temper, and he was the first to emerge from the top of the mountain in the pilot. The shooter quickly saw 4 moving dots in the distance, slightly lower than the height of Red Eagle 1.Chang Yong also saw the target after being guided by the shooter. He turned off the radar to prevent the opponent from noticing, and his teammates only followed behind about a kilometer away.

Archers usually judge the distance by experience, but as the Wuzhi 10 approached from the side, Chang Yong gradually discovered that there was something strange about the four helicopters. The first two helicopters were obviously Mi-4s, while the two rear helicopters carried a lot of bits and pieces. Much like a gunship.

The Snow Wolf troops transferred on the ground could clearly see several helicopters flying in front of them, followed by two armed helicopters in the shape of a doe.

Wang Tiechuan quickly reported to the headquarters that he had found 2 transport planes and 2 armed helicopters similar to the Mi 35. After a little hesitation, the news was reported to the Red Eagle formation, which roughly coincided with Chang Yong's judgment, but he found that he was really circling It seems that he can't catch up with the enemy's formation, but he is not willing to raise the height, so that he will be seen by the opponent soon.

The Snow Wolf troop on the ground quickly seized the opportunity to try their luck with the Hongying missile.A shooter sneaked into the open ground at the edge of the forest and quietly aimed from the side of the opponent's blind spot. After the missile was powered on, the seeker quickly caught the heat source of a helicopter. The visual distance was a bit far, but he couldn't control it. Quickly fire the missile, then drop the launch tube and run for cover.

After the missile took off, it quickly triggered the opponent's warning/countermeasure system, and two of them began to launch jamming bombs. The missile fired at the maximum distance was blinded and missed the target.But the two Mi-35s behind seemed unwilling. They decided to turn around and take revenge, so they quickly turned around and started shooting at the forest.Apparently they had seen the approximate route the shooter took as he fled into the woods.The tall trees in the forest blocked the pilot's view, but one of them still fired a rocket decisively, blowing down a piece of trees.

Chang Yong in the distance couldn't help secretly rejoicing, he knew that he had a chance to catch up now.He called the two planes left behind in the formation to leave the battlefield, and tried to intercept the Mi-2 in front with the maximum speed, and the remaining three planes followed him to face the Mi-17.With 3 enemies and 35, and the advantage of sneak attack, it seems unreasonable not to win.

The shooter selected the air-to-air missile in the head-up display to aim, and the seeker quickly bit the heat source of one of them. The distance was determined to be about 2.5 kilometers, which was a little far, but this Mi-35 was firing fiercely at the ground, so it was often Yong couldn't wait for the follow-up formation to rendezvous, so he chose to launch at a longer distance.

The Mi-35's warning system worked again and began to emit infrared interference to the rear and sides. A Tianyan 90 missile passed through the white fog barrier and exploded next to a helicopter, while the other was detonated by the interference.

The Mi-35 helicopter immediately dragged a cloud of smoke and began to flee the battlefield. The Indian pilot thought to himself: Today is bad luck, and the bullying ground troops have encountered such a tough opponent.Chang Yong found that the injured one was gradually falling behind, and it was getting slower and slower.The shooter fired a long volley of shells from the machine gun, but the distance was too great to reach the target.However, during this period, the Snow Wolf on the ground launched another surface-to-air missile. This time, the Mi-35 did not launch a jamming bomb, so the missile successfully hit the injured Indian armed helicopter.The helicopter wobbled and landed in a ravine.When Chang Yong arrived from above, he could see that the rotor was still turning, but the rear hatch was wide open, and it seemed that the people inside had already escaped. He didn't want to waste any more time, and directly caught up with the one in front.

On the ground, the snow wolves fought with the small group of enemies that had escaped, and quickly ate up the group of enemies, which was their revenge.

At this time, the first Mi-35 had disappeared, possibly hiding in any ravine.Chang Yong, who took the lead, slowed down and waited for the follow-up fleet. At the same time, he carefully observed the surrounding terrain. If the opponent lowered his altitude to avoid it, he probably did not run far.

"Captain Red Eagle, the ground team reminds you that the enemy plane is hiding behind the mountain, and they saw it."

"ground?"

There are high mountains on all sides, and Chang Yong doesn't know which mountain is behind it. Comparing the voice communication with the data link information displayed on the plane, it will confuse people if they agree.He could only slow down slowly and turn to one side.Wang Tiechuan on the ground looked anxious, because the man above his head turned in the wrong direction, and saw that this guy would suffer in 20 seconds, but he couldn't talk to the helicopter directly, so he picked up the walkie-talkie and called the sniper team ambushing on the top of the mountain: " Fire a flare to show that fool where he is."

Chang Yong saw a red signal flare rising obliquely in front of him, and then fell to the east. This is Chang Yong's method when the ground communicates with the helicopter. Although the meaning is unclear at the moment, he subconsciously stepped on the pedal and linked the pressure lever , the helicopter turned around at a steep slope and turned to the left.In an instant, the huge rotor of the Mi 35 appeared behind the mountain ridge where the signal bomb fell, and then the ferocious armed helicopter completely appeared in front of Chang Yong (of course the opponent looked as ferocious as he did).The two sides fired at almost the same time with a distance of 300 meters. Two twisted tongues of flames crossed in the air, and for a while they couldn't catch up with the rapidly moving target. At the same time, try to hide to the side of the enemy to avoid the firing range of the machine gun.

The sleek Wuzhi 10 is a little more dexterous in the air, but Chang Yong knows that his armor is also a little weaker. At the same time, he also noticed that the opponent has air-to-air missiles on the pylon close to the fuselage. He must be searching for his own heat source at this moment.As in general air combat, infrared missiles that can bypass the rear side make it easier to search for targets.

In the mountains, the two planes fought each other and fired a large number of jamming shells at the same time, and the white smoke blocked the airspace.It makes it difficult to launch missiles on the ground and in the air.Chang Yong knew that time was in his favour, and his follow-up three fighter planes were on their way, but the helicopters behind him did not dare to fire for the time being, because they could not clearly see the captain in the smoke.

The opponent realized that he was at a disadvantage in circling, so in a hurry, he launched two aphid missiles. It is difficult for this kind of missile to capture the heat source from the front, especially in the case of airtight jamming bombs in the theater. Sure enough, the two missiles flew straight out of the battlefield.

Chang Yong observed that the opponent had no more air-to-air missiles, he breathed a sigh of relief, and prepared to increase the distance and height so that the people behind him could see him clearly.

The opponent chased after him frantically, hoping to use the 23mm cannon to resolve the battle. The Indian pilot did not notice the number of Chang Yong's formation from the beginning to the end, and he was still dragging the huge body in an attempt to occupy the shooting angle.

Red Eagle 1 used its flexibility to get out of the fight. In the fight just now, Chang Yong's Red Eagle 1 was hit twice by the opponent's machine gun. He probably hit the opponent more than 2 times, including the rotor and the The position of the engine compartment, but the helicopter is obviously very resistant, which left a deep impression on Chang Yong.

"All units should outflank him, cut off his back, don't approach him, and kill him with missiles from a long distance." He calmly gave the order and did not continue to pester him.

The Mi-35, who was chasing after him, could only see the situation clearly at this moment. There were actually 270 targets within the 4° range. The pilot suddenly woke up from the mad state. He hated the opponent for dispatching so many planes. It shouldn't be hiding behind the mountain and fighting back.Due to the lack of reconnaissance facilities in India, pilots have always been able to search for information with their own eyes, and the disadvantages are obvious.

Helpless, the Mi-35 could only choose to turn sideways and dive, and then try to fly as close to the ground as possible, trying to use the terrain cover to destroy the targeting of infrared missiles.The two Wuzhi 2s that were the first to catch up opened fire immediately. Of the four missiles fired in total, two of them hit the Mi-10 accurately, and one of them hit the tail beam the most deadly.After losing the tail rotor, the Mi-4 began to spin in the air, and finally lost control and hit the mountain.A large amount of ammunition on the plane was detonated immediately, and the rocket pods began to swish and shoot randomly, blowing up the entire valley into a sea of ​​flames.

"Red Eagle reported to the headquarters that we shot down two Mi-2s. We can confirm that they are not the Mi-35s shown in the intelligence, but the Mi-17s. They are obviously using armed helicopters to transport troops." Chang Yong said and looked at the monitor. A helicopter that broke away from the formation was still searching for the escaped Mi-35, but it seemed to have lost its target, and at the same time, the warning light with more than half of the fuel was on.

"Red Eagle No. 6 No. 8, give up the pursuit and return immediately."

The headquarters readily accepted this result. Originally, it was only a small test of sending this army, but it received huge results. In particular, a helicopter was forced to land and the pilot was captured. It seemed that Lausanne's action plan could be traced.The headquarters then reassigned a Su-30MKK to attack the railway bridge with a 500-kilogram laser-guided bomb, rushing ahead of Lieutenant General Kunta's sparse team, once again destroying his established escape route.Generally speaking, the appearance of the Red Eagles is satisfactory. The day when the Lausanne troops go to freedom in this area is probably coming to an end.

Lobsang Gyatso stood next to a jeep, looking up and listening to the rockets whistling past on the mountain. Obviously, these ammunition would tilt to the heads of the two battalions of Lieutenant General Kunta's rearguard.He snorted, looked down and continued to check the resistance on the lower reaches of the Zayu River. Two Mi-2s have just arrived, and the distraught pilot said that this area is no longer safe, and with the helicopters flying from other directions, the supply he requested this morning has only reached half.The Mi-2 pilot also told him that the 17 helicopters carrying 17 elite sniper teams fell behind and hadn't arrived at this time.He knew that the situation was getting serious. Not only were the enemies on the front and rear advancing rapidly, but also, in the morning, no superiors came to ask about his situation. In the past, Indian military officers had more control over his troops than the Chinese. tight.

"It seems that something is wrong with them," he thought to himself.

The 122mm howitzer shells on the opposite bank almost exploded on the surrounding hills. He buried his head in the map and didn't see the slightest panic. At least his subordinates looked very calm.

"The enemy has divided the whole of Arunachal, and their campaign objective has been achieved today," he said, pointing to the map on the hood of the jeep. "Our mobility is being weakened. Today, they seem to be Turn your attention to us."

(End of this chapter)