Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 465 Weasel

Although there was such a large enemy army ahead, Lin Huaisheng still saw the enemy's exposed weakness, which was the weak supply line.

Lin must admit that the level of material consumption required by the Indian troops to survive has exceeded the minimum scenario before the war. It is obvious that the enemy is very hungry, and its regular army has solid basic skills in trekking mountains and rivers, and the organization is not bad. Some troops were defeated More than twice, but still knew where to retreat, few stopped and surrendered.So far in the battle, the frontier troops and the troops landed by Jabuwa have wiped out about 5000 enemy troops, but the main force of the enemy still remains.Now that the enemy is huddled together, it is time to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

The command is actively considering an unexpected large-scale airdrop to cut this supply line and complete the encirclement at the same time.Of course, the airborne landing will not be as congenitally sudden as Jia Bu's airborne landing. The enemy should be able to guess the Chinese army's move; and Lin Huaisheng's task is to compress the enemy's control area from the south to the north. In the end, when the enemy realizes that a catastrophe is imminent Beforehand, cooperate with the brothers from all walks of life to complete this huge encirclement.

He Fan's tank unit has only 6 tanks left to continue fighting. He stubbornly refuses to accept the temporary formation plan, and firmly disagrees with the addition of a few 6X6 wheeled assault guns that can be coordinated through the radio, probably because those tanks are cumbersome , unable to execute most of his tactics.For the time being, He Fan can only serve as a reserve team, and Lin Huaisheng has lost his most powerful vanguard.

Before collecting He Fan's tanks by airlift, Chief of Staff Lin seemed to have no choice but to use his wheeled light armor and artillery units to win the next battle.Ding Keguang has always wanted to recommend the 105mm assault gun company of the reconnaissance battalion to take charge of the assault mission. This unit has been suppressed by He Fan's light since it landed from Jabuwa, and has never shown its face.

As early as a few months ago, during the mission formulation stage, the missions assigned to this synthetic reconnaissance battalion were quite important and diverse. However, after He Fan's company appeared, it relied on wading, climbing, and communication, firepower and other aspects. The advantage, stealing most of the limelight, the wheeled chariot troops basically followed his company and kept advancing.

During the attack on Sudingiya, the reconnaissance battalion equipped with amphibious swimming was blocked by the soaring river and failed to fight; in the process of approaching Tespur, because of excessive reliance on roads, it was always trapped by the enemy's minefield , also kept falling behind, only wiped out a group of remnants who ran in the wrong direction, and captured about 30 prisoners.

"Chief of Staff, it's time to dispatch the weasel. This area is flat and has many rivers. It is an area where it can play a role." Seeing that Lin Huaisheng was still hesitating, Lao Ding said without losing the opportunity.

"The number of enemy tanks in this area still exceeds our expectations, and some always appear suddenly." Lin Huaisheng shook his head and said, what he said was close to the fact that the number of India's tanks in Assam has been zero for a long time, But recently they seem to have deployed some of the old tanks eliminated by the Spanga troops here. The latest intelligence shows that about every division headquarters will have a battalion or at least a company.

"Fighting, exhaustion is inevitable. If you don't fight, how do you know if you can fight?"

"Can an assault gun face a tank?"

Lin Huaisheng has some contradictions. From his personal experience, at least at Quetta Airport, he has seen a weakly armored tank destroyer relying on a 120mm cannon to fight against the main Indian armored force, and he did not lose the wind.However, the wheeled assault is not only weak in armor, but also its firepower is not dominant.

In fact, if only combat capability is considered, this weapon is definitely not his first choice for attacking Assam. It is just that the command headquarters comprehensively considers the transportation capacity of the Il-76 and the low fuel consumption of wheeled chariots (a company of He Fan fuel consumption of more than a battalion of wheeled vehicles), he does not have much choice.And before the start of the war, Xu Jingzhe assured him that the number of enemy tanks in Assam would never exceed 20. So far, He Fanlian alone has destroyed far more enemy tanks than this number.

The two remained silent for a while.Lin suddenly asked, "Have you considered anything other than weapons?"

"Other than what weapon?"

"It's the enemy's different reactions when they see wheeled chariots and tanks." Lin said, "He Fan said that the enemy may easily misjudge the size of his tank, but they may not back down when facing a 6X6 chariot. "

"Don't just listen to He Fan's nonsense, the enemy is really so easily scared, and he won't be hit so many times. I studied the situation of the Indian divisions in the front, and most of the equipment was lost, and the combat power was insufficient. For fear, the firepower of the Weasel is basically equal to that of Indian tanks, and its fire control is better; moreover, He Fan can no longer be dispatched, so we must find alternative means of attack.”

"What you said makes sense, where is the weasel now?"

"It's in the middle of the city, sweeping away the remnant enemy that appeared this morning, wiped out 2 anti-rocket teams in the morning, wiped out... 17 people." Din Keguang said with great interest, but compared with He Fanlian's, this record is really inferior It's too ugly.

"Well, there is a complete c17 on the airport in the north. The headquarters has urged several times and asked to check it. The mission originally assigned to He Fan is now to let the weasel go there. The battle there has not been resolved. In the morning 7th company reported seeing at least one tank, near the terminal building. Just to see if the Weasel can do it."

"Okay, let them act immediately, I will remind them to be careful of tanks." Lao Ding said with relief.

"It's not being careful," Lin turned his head, seemingly dissatisfied with Lao Ding's understanding, "it's about destroying all enemy tanks that appear in the area."

"Yes."

In the center of the ruins of the city, several 105-wheeled combat vehicles are patrolling, attracting the attention of hidden enemies, while infantry are hiding behind the ruins and guarding the surroundings.The tenacious snipers of the remaining enemies are still firing cold shots from time to time, and the troops have no good way. They can only rely on these armored vehicles to cooperate with the infantry to pull them out one by one. This is the most patient task. The enemy always It appeared in an unexpected direction, and the dilapidated urban area caused by the bombing was very good for them to hide.

Li Xiulin, the company commander of the Weasel Company, stood on the undulating floor and slowly turned the observation mirror to observe the commanding heights around him.All morning, enemy snipers have been coming out of all sides, trying to shoot at the huge driver's observation window, and now the tank can only drive slowly through the driver's periscope with the four doors closed; The expensive image stabilization director shooting is the magic weapon for this tank to fight against the tank. It is said that the cost exceeds the tank itself. Fortunately, the Indians are not good at shooting and cannot damage the optical observation mirror part at a long distance.

"Weasel No. 1, the infantry company saw a possible reflection on the top floor of the four-story shopping mall at 250, go and have a look."

"clear."

Li Xiulin first turned the observation mirror to check secretly. If he turned the turret rashly, it would easily frighten the enemy.

The observation mirror was turned in place, and there were some abnormal reflections on the roof, maybe it was the reflection from the glass of the broken window?He increased the magnification, and saw a yellow handguard.It was part of a poorly camouflaged SVD sniper rifle.The level of Indian snipers is uneven. Some can destroy the optical observation equipment of tanks from hundreds of meters away, and some don't even have the basic common sense to hide themselves. This is obviously the latter.

"Wolf den, I saw it, leave it to me to deal with it."

He pressed the button on the right-hand grip, driving the turret to rotate clockwise, while the driver turned the steering wheel vigorously, reversing a few times.This car is different from a tank. The shooting line is high and the chassis is not heavy enough. It is best not to let the shooting line and the chassis form some unsuitable angles to fire, especially in the case of uneven ground, the recoil will easily cause the car to roll over.As a result, the horizontal shooting field cannot only rely on the turret, but must cooperate with the rotation of the car body. It is best to keep the shooting line within a certain angle from the front of the car body.

The poor Indian sniper, who has been aiming at a helmet that flickers in and out of the window 300 meters away, is too focused to notice that the cannon of a tank is struggling to turn himself, he doesn't even Knowing that the steel helmet was put on a stick by someone, deliberately provoking the appearance of a rookie like him.

The gunner will aim at the black hole protruding from the muzzle. This hole looks like a drone blasted out. He measures the distance accurately, and then moves the shooting sight slightly downward, which is about the spot below the shooter or the invisible deputy shooter. floor.

"Weasel, new order. Your department immediately moved out of the city, preparing to seize the Tespur Airport 5.5 kilometers to the north. Pay special attention to a large transport plane next to the runway, so as not to damage it."

"Understood." Li Xiulin agreed, and continued to watch the gunner correct his aim.This tank has the same fire control and firepower as a tank, but the tasks it performs are always reconnaissance and fire support, which really makes the company aggrieved.Originally, the reconnaissance and search battalion had amphibious capabilities that tanks did not have, but in the battle of Sudingiya, it was blocked by the torrent with too high a velocity and could not cross. Seeing the brother troops fighting in the city, they achieved good results.

"beat."

With a roar, the chariot shook violently back and forth.When the smoking shells fell to the floor with a clatter, the entire floor of the building in the distance was blown down, presumably the enemy would not be able to escape.

"The whole company's idea, search the formation, and head to the airport."

12 chariots, led by company commander command vehicle No. 01, slowly drove out of the city.Arriving in a safer area, the driver opened the front observation window and began to accelerate.Company Commander Li and the gunner also got out of the top cover to get some air.Several tanks of the He Fan tank company were parked by the river, and someone was bringing water to wash them.Li Xiulin looked at the bullet marks on the turret of one of the No. 08 tanks, and he couldn't help being a little envious.

He Fan didn't participate in the car wash. He was leaning against the tank with the hatches wide open and smoking a cigarette. He was worried that there were not enough parts and repairs on the front line. He needed a repair truck with lifting equipment to lift the turret to repair the tank. Tanks, but the hoist of the repair vehicle sent by Lin Huaisheng was not powerful enough to lift the turret; seeing a series of brand new tanks passing majestically, he turned his back in disdain and pretended not to see them.

In fact, when he was in a bitter battle in Tespur, he had seen through optical equipment these chariots with their gun barrels raised high, coming over the bridge mightily, as if they were coming to participate in a review.

"Commander He, you've done a great job again this time." Li Xiulin said loudly, condescendingly.

"Where is it, the final solution to the battle depends on you." He Fan sneered.

"Where are we? We are too weak to be as reckless as you." As he spoke, Li Xiulin sighed at the scarred No. 08 tank. Judging from the terrifying dents, the front had been hit by an armor-piercing bullet at least once. It is a challenge unimaginable for wheeled chariots.

He Fan thought to himself: Not reckless?What have you been doing these days?

"I have to remind you that there are a few T55s at the airport. The drone just saw them. They seem to be maneuvering all the time, as if they were commanded by a veteran. Take care."

"Don't worry, we are here to clean them up."

As Li Xiulin said, he raised his binoculars and looked to the north. Several infantry companies there had already controlled one end of the runway, but when the enemy tanks appeared, Lin Huaisheng immediately called to stop. Half a day passed, and the troops failed to continue to control the rest of the airport.

The wheeled assault vehicle crossed the 1-meter-deep river and headed northward.When he was far away, He Fan suddenly thumped the tank skirt, and the people next to him looked up, then ignored him, and went their own way.

Li Xiulin stood on the turret, observing the main direction from time to time. The assault gun drove past some huge potholes and the wreckage of enemy anti-aircraft weapons from time to time. The driver had to avoid it carefully. The stakes are high.

The company commander noticed that some of the missiles on the wreckage of the trailer were still pointing directly at the sky at this moment, which shows the danger of the air-to-ground confrontation at that time.He has studied the terrain of this area from the map just now. The enemy has built a complex road network in this area. It was originally intended to be used for mobile missile troops, but now the remaining tank troops seem to be using it to maneuver, so entering this place requires special measures. Be careful.Although the assault gunners didn't even buy He Fan's tanks, they still had self-knowledge in their hearts. They had neither invulnerable defense nor invincible firepower; so they had to be more careful and cunning.

(End of this chapter)