Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 448 Across the Bridge
According to the predetermined plan, Lin Huaisheng's artillery began to shell the predetermined target, plowing the Indian position that had just been bombed.His shells landed scattered, far less precise than laser-guided bombs.

He Fan hid in the distance and observed the battlefield, and found that the 122mm rockets fired by Lin Huaisheng blew up the route he had chosen, including some of the approach bridges, which greatly increased the difficulty of his attack , I can't stop scolding my mother.He had already found that the artillery preparations were a little redundant, because the Indian defenders had no intention of fighting at all, but it was too late to report to the command, and the reaction had been completed.

Ding Keguang's voice came from the radio: "08, the bomb threat has been ruled out, and a team has occupied the bridge deck of piers 3 to 7, and can start operations."

"Thank you for your fire support, covering my forward line."

"No thanks, it should be."

The No. 08 tank took the lead, quickly crossed the ridge from the south slope of the assembly, and then rushed down along the north slope.Some Indian deserters were fleeing here. They saw the bushes coming alive in the night with thick smoke, and they all dodged around.

The tank company crossed a section of farmland planted with tobacco leaves, then ran over a section of barbed wire, and rushed directly into the enemy's line. He Fan used the top machine gun from time to time to remotely shoot targets in all directions.

The bumpy ground caused huge ups and downs during the high-speed movement of the tank, but its main gun remained basically horizontal and turned from time to time. The commanders couldn't find any meaningful targets to shoot through the surrounding mirrors. The gunners did not dare to shoot casually. On such uneven terrain, it is difficult for the automatic loader to work. So the 10 tanks only used machine guns in parallel to wedge into the core of the position. Most of the Indians abandoned their positions and fled.

Someone on the approach bridge used flashing lights to send two short and one long signals to the tank, indicating that the attack route was clear. Due to the rush of the task, it was impossible to establish communication between the tank and the snow wolf, so they just agreed on some simple signals.He Fan opened the top cover, fired a signal flare outside, and signaled to the surrounding snow wolves that he had received the signal.

Then the tank rumbled up the approach bridge at a speed of nearly 40 kilometers per hour.A large number of helicopters have already arrived from the rear and have completed take-off and landing on a flat ground. For an operation that did not have time to run-in training, everything went well. The Indians' will to resist is far lower than expected. There were no major flaws either.

"08, there are some infantry and trucks on the bridge. After rushing to the north bank, the defensive troops have already moved out of the defense zone. You can use the outer wall on the north side of the Tispur Power Plant to establish a defensive position 500 meters wide. Wait for the follow-up troops. "

This is what Lin Huaisheng said on the radio.

"I can rush straight to their headquarters."

"Don't be too careless, they still have thousands of troops."

"Thousands of people?" He Fan said disdainfully.Since he fought against the 4th Armored Brigade, the Indian troops have been fighting worse and worse. Now, there is almost no resistance.He really couldn't understand Lin Huaisheng's excessive caution.

"Wait until the follow-up infantry arrives, and then enter the city." Lin Huaisheng had to compromise a little, and he couldn't directly veto the eagerness of his first titan to fight.

"understood."

In a blink of an eye, He Fan's No. 08 tank had already driven onto the bridge deck. The "Snow Wolf" team on the bridge deck was engaged in a fierce battle with the beast-like Indian troops. The Indian military police defending the bridge deck were the few who could still fight One of the troops, and their commanders have noticed that there are not many Chinese infantry descended by helicopters, and there are no heavy weapons.And because of the traffic blockage, there are about 500 infantrymen on the congested bridge, and it seems that they can stand guard.

A captain and company commander of the Indian military police quickly organized the infantry blocked on the bridge to fight back. He kept firing flares to offset the advantage of the Chinese army's night vision. Row.

The Mi-35 hovering in the air turned on its searchlights and fired at the huddled Indian convoy on the bridge, but was immediately fired by a SAM anti-aircraft missile.The missile exploded on the side, destroying the repaired short wing, and at the same time, the shrapnel completely shattered the front windshield. All the alarm equipment in the cabin began to scream, and choking smoke came out from nowhere. The seriously injured The pilot was forced to shut down the engine and crashed the plane onto the river. Fortunately, the water flow was not strong this season, which gave them time to open the life rafts to escape.

Just as the Indian soldiers blocked on the bridge got a little more fighting spirit, they saw a huge turret rising rapidly from the south, and the muzzle was aimed at themselves.

He Fan saw the huge oil tanker in front of him, but before he could stop it, the gunner had already opened fire.

The artillery flashed and vibrated so appallingly that those in the vicinity thought the bridge was about to collapse.After the long-stem armor-piercing projectiles pierced through several scattered trucks and a vehicle full of ammunition, they still penetrated an Indian Army tanker, and the ammunition vehicle began to explode.Immediately afterwards, the nearby fuel trucks also began to burn, and the huge fire blocked the front and rear of the bridge.

The Indian soldiers' will to resist was crushed by the second.They dodged backwards one after another, but the scalding heat waves from the fire wall of the fuel truck blocked them. Some raised their guns and surrendered, while others jumped into the dark river water.

Seeing that the fire was about to spread, No. 08 slammed into it, and at the same time turned the turret, turning the front barrel and sight to the side to prevent these devices from being burned out.

After the tank shifted down, it bumped into the unburned front of the fuel truck, pushing the burning fuel truck aside.The camouflaged branches on the tank were immediately ignited, and from the perspective of the drone, No. 08 turned into a ball of fire.Lin Huaisheng, who was in the command car, couldn't help feeling a little bit in his heart.

He Fan felt the huge heat in the car, and the car almost turned into an oven.The external fire extinguisher worked quickly, but it was a drop in the bucket. It only temporarily extinguished the fire on the car body, and it had no effect on the tanker in the top cow.Knowing that this car is going to blow up at any moment, if it destroys the bridge deck, all previous efforts will be lost.

The engine roared at the top of its lungs, and the 1200-horsepower chariot finally pushed the truck to the edge of the guardrail. Several Indian soldiers who couldn't dodge were immediately ignited all over their bodies, and then screamed and jumped down.

The driver, who was covered in burning pain, steadily increased the accelerator. The front of the truck was slowly pushed up while the truck was burning, and then it was suspended outside the bridge. He backed up a few meters, and then slammed forward at a high speed while shifting gears.The guardrail finally couldn't bear the strength, and the root broke this section, and the huge front of the car with the raging oil tank fell down.

The driver stepped on the brakes quickly to prevent the tank from going down together.

The bridge deck was cleaned up for a while, and the burning No. 08 tank slowly turned around and stopped in the middle of the bridge.Lin Huaisheng and the Indian soldiers were stunned by this scene.He Fan didn't have time to pay attention to their feelings, and ordered the driver to rush straight to the north bank.

"08, your tank is burning."

"Part of the oil was ignited, nothing serious."

As he spoke, he pushed open the hot hatch and lifted a dry ice fire extinguisher outside with one hand.Sweeping around for a week, the fire suddenly subsided a lot. He quickly got out of the turret and continued to spray smoke at the rear engine grille.The drone captured this scene in its entirety, and the tank was as if it had just driven out of the hell magma to burn the chariot, and its speed did not slow down at all.He Fan threw away the fire extinguisher and returned to the car.

"08, the situation has changed. Enemy tanks have gathered near the approach bridge on the north side, suspected to be T72. You can wait for the drone to approach on the bridge."

"quantity?"

"At least five."

Suddenly a serious situation arose.Although He Fan is arrogant, he does not dare to underestimate the enemy at the tactical level. If it is not on the bridge, he will choose a route that the enemy cannot predict, because he knows that no matter how stupid the enemy is, he will give priority to aiming the muzzle at himself. Where to head up.His credo as an armored soldier is not to believe that armor can save lives, but right now it seems that he has no choice.

"Request enemy location."

"The drone just lost its target and must have been hiding in the shadow of the building."

Seeing that the one-kilometer-wide bridge deck had already been crossed by his tank, and Tispur was right under his feet, the extra waiting could only make things change, and now the enemy must not have any chance to come back.

"07, follow me closely. We will rush directly into the power plant on the left side of the approach bridge, and pay attention to every corner. The rest of the vehicles will trail behind for 100 meters and follow at a low speed."

The tank drove up the approach bridge on the north bank, and the vehicle body was gradually exposed from both sides. In the darkness, a flash of light shot rapidly, piercing through the weak rear storage box of No. 08, and flew straight away.He Fan was startled into a cold sweat, almost by a hair's breadth.He immediately turned the surrounding mirror to observe, only then did he realize that the cooling work after the fire had not been completed, the surrounding mirror was completely white, and the enemies were still invisible in the darkness.Fortunately, No. 07, who was trailing, caught the opportunity in time, and his thermal imaging camera was still able to work stably.The commander saw that the T72 stopped at the base of a wall and did not move. Obviously, the commander of the Indian car thought that the opponent was condescending and did not have the range to fire at it.At this moment, the T72 was raising its gun barrel, obviously loading and preparing to fire next time.

The commander quickly issued a series of orders to drive the tank to the side of the bridge. The gunner began to aim at the same time, and the vehicle body suddenly leaned forward under the drive of the hydraulic suspension system.The Indian tank soldiers below were obviously taken aback. They obviously didn't expect the tanks above to bend down and aim at themselves.

The enemy was very skilled at reversing, and hid in the back wall before No. 07 finished aiming. The commander of the 07 vehicle surpasses the indicated target according to the moving speed of the antenna above the wall, and the gunner moves the firing line stably.With just one shot, the front brick wall was knocked down, and the broken bricks covered the car at once, but it was unclear whether it was pierced or not.

A drone that arrived late, then dropped a 100kg bomb on the rubble, taking a victory from the No. 07 tank, but the huge explosion exposed several tanks parked on the nearby road. out.

No. 08 driven by He Fan rushed down the approach bridge at the fastest speed.He saw through the burning flames that at least three T3s below were pointing their guns at him.It's time for another adventure, as the enemy's range-finding lasers sweep across the tank's turret.He turned the muzzle to aim at one of them, but a pair of three obviously couldn't win in a duel.

"... Continue to speed up." He reminded the driver through the intercom.

The laser warning equipment has been beeping, and the enemy has clearly entered the stage of stable tracking.And his gunner can't tilt the car body at high speed and use the extreme shooting range. The firing line of No. 08 can still only touch the top of the enemy tank.

"Brake..." He Fan yelled.

The driver understood, and immediately braked decisively, and the two crawler belts immediately braked tightly, scraping a trail of flames on the ground.This move completely destroyed the enemy's angular velocity tracking. The gunner of a T72 was too slow in his hand, so he pressed the firing button, and a shell was fired, flying past He Fan's eyes.

The rest of the Indian tanks didn't do much good either. The T72's fire control solution had to start, and this speed was slightly slower than that of He Fan's tanks.

The tank started to accelerate at a miraculous starting speed, fired a single shot during the rapid march, and knocked off the entire top armor of a tank together with various sighting equipment - this is the only vertical shooting range of -5° during He Fan's march where you can reach.

He watched the three intact Indian tankers stand up straight from the tank with a wide open top, then jumped half of the turret and fled.Then He Fan repeated the old trick again, ordering to brake.Of course this trick cannot be used too many times.The gunner of an Indian tank no longer used non-disturbance tracking and shooting, but manually operated the gun and aimed directly within a range of less than 500 meters. He was prepared for the sudden change of speed of the Chinese tank, and the aiming reticle was always pressed slightly off. In the rear position, the amount of advance is properly grasped.

After He Fan saw the enemy firing from the surrounding mirror, the dazzling fire directly hit his eyes, and then his vision shook violently amidst the loud noise.

The tank extinguished with the collision of the bullet core with huge kinetic energy, and it didn't even penetrate.He Fan couldn't believe that the frontal armor worked in such a short distance?Of course, it is impossible for him to know that after the air transportation to Tespur was cut off, Indian tankers could only find a batch of steel core armor-piercing ammunition stored in Pasad 20 years ago from the warehouse in Tespur.

At this moment, the air strike force, which is always one step behind, dropped another bomb and tore the tank apart.

The third tank fired a random shot, then quickly retreated.The gunner seized the opportunity and cranked the handwheel to aim (the tank was powered off inside).

The enemy retreated straight, so he was not allowed to consider too much advance estimation in the horizontal direction, but directly pressed the crosshairs to the right of the enemy's front, because he knew that today's crosswind was roughly from north to south.This shot just hit the front of the enemy, and these old tanks without reactive armor could not resist at all. The shell drilled into the tank from the position of the laser range finder, causing fire and explosion immediately.

(End of this chapter)