Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 466
A soldier waved the red flag in the woods in front of him, and the No. 01 chariot slowly stopped, and an instructor walked up to him with a low waist, turned over and climbed up.Although there were sporadic gunshots in front from time to time, it was still safe here, and the two could communicate safely for a while.

The instructor roughly pointed out several places where the enemy might be hiding on the map, but in fact the two sides just shot across the runway, and he didn't know the opponent's general deployment.They are all buildings along the north of the runway, mainly terminal buildings and large aircraft forts; in addition, the enemy has built a large number of above-ground and underground fortifications at Tespur Airport for many years, which obviously cannot be destroyed by the Air Force. It is estimated that there are currently There are also several companies of enemy troops, which are guessed through electronic interception (by the number of enemy radio stations and the method of eavesdropping on conversations to determine the number).The instructor then reminded Li Xiulin not to stick your head out when driving to the commanding heights. There are also snipers in this area who will shoot at daredevils.Li Xiulin asked about the deployment of the ground troops, and the instructor told him that the enemy and we were confronting each other on the runway, and the enemy had voluntarily abandoned the west and north sides of the runway early in the morning.At present, the army has some anti-tank missiles, but the nearby terrain is undulating and the shooting range is unclear. In addition, there are all kinds of wreckage destroyed by air strikes nearby, which also serve as a cover for enemy tanks.Presumably the enemy tanks have been maneuvering to avoid drone positioning.Li Xiulin inevitably asked about the model of the enemy tank. The instructor said that it only appeared for a few seconds, and no one could recognize it, but it was definitely a tank, not an armored vehicle. The rumbling sound could be heard clearly across the runway of.

Lin Xiulin got into the turret, and suddenly felt a kind of dizziness with his eyes blacked out. Although he had bluffed in front of He Fan just now, he had never really faced a tank. Even India's T55 had installed it. An L7 type rifled gun, the power should not be underestimated.

According to the original idea, he felt that he could advance straight along the runway and wipe out the enemies in front of him.This simple attack method can take advantage of the characteristics of the assault gun's height and better vision (he must stand outside at all times) to detect and destroy all enemies along the way first, but when we get to the front, we find that the terrain is more complicated than imagined. The question of the sniper is hard to think about for free. Is it really reasonable to fight like this?Would He Fan fight like this in such a situation?He Fan mentioned intentionally or unintentionally just now that the opponent is haunted and may be a veteran. Is this a kind reminder, or is it intentional to scare himself?

"Attention the whole company, modify the attack route, we will outflank the airport from the south wing, and use the lower terrain on the south side of the runway to hide first."

After making difficult choices, Company Commander Li decided on a route.His performance in various exercises and competitions has always been outstanding, but what he is facing at this moment is far more complicated than in the exercises, and it is more difficult to control the terrain of the high and low shooting circles (mainly the potholes bombed by the air force), so he must keep a low profile.If it is necessary to say that this wheeled assault gun has any advantages in combat other than the cost that can surpass tanks, it seems that the only one is that the sound is quieter when maneuvering. Tanks can easily be detected by the opponent when maneuvering across the runway. As synchronized soldiers can hear the start of the opposite tank.Li Xiulin reminded himself that he must make good use of this.

The assault gun company slowly detoured behind the infantry at a distance of 50 meters between vehicles. Company Commander Li ordered the tanks in front to be loaded with tail-piercing shells and the rear to be loaded with laser beam-driving missiles. Tank guns have some origins, and can launch missiles through image stabilization equipment, but the muzzle velocity and recoil of ordinary ammunition are slightly lower.

The infantry in front was waiting for them to take the lead in the charge, turning the situation around in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, these armored vehicles ran behind the front line and finally disappeared. It seemed that they still had no confidence in their own protection capabilities.Li Xiulin could not get in touch with the infantry directly, but he could coordinate through the headquarters, which quickly agreed to his second plan.Lin Huaisheng has been observing the battlefield from a high position. He was worried that Li Xiulin would be brave and foolish, but now it seems that his route choice is quite careful.He glanced at a clock on the side of the monitor. The time for air strikes was coming. It seemed that there was no suspense in capturing the airport in one fell swoop, but what he expected more in his heart was that the grassroots commanders under him could grow up quickly.Lin Huaisheng had a premonition that He Fan's time in Assam would not be long. Xu Jingzhe vaguely mentioned a day ago that his superiors intend to transfer him to other more challenging battlefields to serve as the commander of an armored group .Without this war, a rebellious guy like He Fan, although he has some family background, must still have a lot of detours to go, but now he is fine, he is fooled by his dazzling tactics, and they all agree that he is Rommel Reincarnation, super genius in armored warfare; although Lin Huaisheng has some different views on He Fan, and believes that some victories are actually caused by the opponent being too weak, but he must also admit that it is indeed a bit inferior to let He Fan command a company.

The Indian troops originally stayed here, just waiting for nightfall to escape north. The tanks of the advance armored battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division who stayed here were not as powerful as He Fan's frightening Li Xiulin. The man and machine were intimidated, and they had no intention of defending the airport at all.

Sure enough, due to the quietness of his actions, Li Xiulin has not revealed his whereabouts. His company maneuvered along the south side of the runway, and the 12 gun barrels were always aimed at 9 o'clock, which is the angle where the enemy may appear; although the manual requires, try to avoid Fire at such an angle, but now he can't control it anymore, he knows that when designing, there must be safety redundancy, at least when the ground is relatively flat, the car will not roll over.

I just maneuvered to the designated location, which is about the area directly opposite the towering terminal building, and I haven't informed the headquarters yet.In the clouds, a bomb suddenly flew down silently, falling into the huge ruins next to the terminal building. After the explosion, a jeep drove away in a panic, desperately fleeing. You can see a grenade launcher on the car .

The jeep was falling in Lin Xiuyi's field of vision, and there was no time to think about the fact that the value of the target was too small. The turret turned rapidly under Li Xiulin's control. When the gunner took over the aiming task, the commander ventured out of the turret. He had to use a telescope to stare at the jeep. other directions.Although the assault gun does not have the ability to hunt and destroy, Company Commander Li is still very clear that he must always maintain the best vision. Once he is negligent, it will be different from He Fan's tank, which is as simple as leaving a dent on the turret.

Sure enough, under the smoky ruins of the terminal building, there is a tilted cannon faintly shaking. Is that a T55?The infantry in front fired a rocket at a distance of 200 meters, and in the strong wind, it deviated far from the target.Li Xiulin called the gunner to abandon the original target, and immediately turned the turret 30 counterclockwise? .During the rotation of the turret, a large group of Indian soldiers hid behind the tank and ran out. Obviously, the opponent was more worried about the second strike from the sky than the direct fire from the south.

The second assault gun that followed immediately took the opportunity to fire the first armor-piercing projectile after the Weasel Company participated in the battle. Unfortunately, the ballistic trajectory was too high, and it hit the machine gun erected high on the turret.

This blow frightened the Indian tank quite a bit. I probably didn't expect the heavy firepower here. Seeing that the tank began to accelerate and flee, exposing most of the flanks, it was indeed a T55, but the artillery was thicker than expected, like It is 120mm.

Due to the shocking blow here, the Indian commander never dared to drill out of the turret, resulting in extremely unclear vision. Such cowardice is obviously a big mistake. If he drilled out and even took a look, he would find the opposite side The firepower is not as powerful as he imagined.

In the small-radius turn where the driver desperately turned the car body, the barrel of the No. 01 assault gun was steadily aimed at the fleeing target. Although the high and low stabilizers were not enough to compensate for the shaking caused by the chaotic chassis, this chariot With advanced fire control and shooting gate control linked with gyro level, as long as the shooting line does not exceed the range of high and low shooting range, it is easy to hit the target from 300 meters away.Li Xiulin's temporary replacement of a more threatening target did cause the previous aim to be wasted, but destroying a jeep with negligible firepower is really meaningless, and it will not be recorded in the main battle results of the army.

The gunner held his breath and waited for the laser range measurement to be completed, and prayed that there would be no unexpected changes in the tank's route. There, there are still layers of reactive armor, but the shooter has no time to think too much, after all, this is the first time he has completed shooting in a rapid heartbeat.

It took about 10 seconds before and after aiming, which is far beyond the usual time.Li Xiulin vividly felt the pain of waiting in front of the enemy's swaying gun barrel. The distance was only 300 meters. Maybe they could find themselves through the periscope?
After a long wait, the assault gun finally fired. When the fire was fired, the barrel was roughly pointed at 10 o'clock. In a horizontal state, it was theoretically the most dangerous area.Li Xiulin on the turret most clearly felt that the chariot was about to roll over.He leaned back at a large angle and stayed for a while, but finally the car body began to lean forward again, and stopped after shaking back and forth several times. During this period, Li Xiulin clearly saw the violent explosion of the opponent's turret, which was obviously hit Yes, but has it been destroyed?
The T55 continued to move, and the smoking turret was still turning. Although the smoke became more and more intense, it was obviously because the opponent began to emit hot smoke to cover himself.Li Xiulin quickly raised the binoculars. It seemed that the reactive armor on one side had worked.

Without any orders or urging, inside the turret, the loader quickly operated like a clockwork, while the gunner still lowered his eyes and closely attached to the eyepiece to track the target, waiting for the next armor-piercing projectile to be loaded.On the battlefield, rookies on the side of the river are always easier to mature and grow up. The No. 01 assault gun got a second chance to fire, but the panic-stricken opponent never found out the direction of the firepower that fired at him.

A round of smoked shells fell, and the second round of heavy fixed ammunition was forcefully pushed into the barrel.If the battle continues like this, it is doubtful whether this high-speed loading efficiency can continue, but only at this moment, the four members of this chariot have realized the actual meaning of the four words "life and death". This kind of comprehension, compared with the previous words, I don't know how much deeper.

The driver finally completed the turn, and the nose of the car was basically in line with the firing line.The enemy tanks that started at a loss still couldn't find Li Xiulin's assault gun. From the gun barrel protruding from it, one could feel the panic and fear of the opponent. If the Indian commander dared to stick his head out, the situation would indeed be very different, but He chose to run away blindly.This is doomed that this T55 will become a stepping stone for Chinese gunners who have never fought before to become mature, not the other way around.

The line of sight of the second shot was a few secrets lower than before. The gunner evaluated the position of the impact point during the interval of shooting. No matter how advanced the fire control was, it was impossible to send the shell to the position where it was most likely to detonate the ammunition. However, experienced The gunner can; that composure was totally absent 10 seconds ago when he was an impatient novice who couldn't dodge reactive armor, but that's not the case now.When the gunner's nest just pressed the firing button, it already knew that it would definitely hit.

The tungsten-core long-rod armor-piercing projectile accurately hit the lower extension of the turret, and drilled into the turret from the side of the seat ring.The ammunition piled up was detonated exactly as the gunner expected, and the galloping tank stopped abruptly and burst into flames.

Li Xiulin has been observing the battlefield. From time to time, Indian soldiers shoot at him from hundreds of meters away, and the whistling sound of ammunition in his ears fluctuates from near to far, but he is unmoved. He knows that the higher he stands, the farther he can see; Nesting below, the chance of being discovered by the enemy first is equal to that of the enemy, and the enemy's defense ability is countless times that of your own.

A light helicopter burst into the tumultuous field, and after it, six others were on the way.

The helicopter aimed at the terminal building of Tespur Airport, which still had a hidden firepower point, and fired another burst of rockets, destroying the riddled ruins for a second time, which greatly reduced the possibility of Li Xiulin being killed by snipers .High in the sky, Shenlong's jets whizzed back and dropped precision bombs one after another, blowing up every corner on the north side of the runway where the enemy might be hidden, except for the huge and incomparable transport plane tilted to one side , there is no bomb falling within 100 meters around it.The nose gear of the plane appeared to be snapped off, but the rest appeared to be undamaged.

The Chinese army still does not have the ability to transport more than 50 tons of tanks by air, which has become a serious bottleneck in the war; Xu Jingzhe has been secretly watching this plane through satellites, watching it being dragged to the side of the runway, and It has not been repaired well.Seeing that the timing was right, he suggested to the commander that if the plane could be completely captured, the transportation problem could be slightly eased.On the contrary, no one in India has ever been aware of this problem. The plane was just discarded at the airport, and no one destroyed it. Perhaps the value of 4 million US dollars made the decision-makers quite unbearable.Now, there is still one step away from Xu Jingzhe's extravagant hope. He has even organized emergency repair personnel and temporary crews, ready to receive this rare trophy. Of course, if a stray bullet fired by either side during the battle damages one of the engines , his daydream came to an end.

(End of this chapter)