Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 469 "Surprise Attack" Rawalpindi
"Could it be Lausanne's ploy to feint?" The major general suddenly had a serious question in his mind.

"Director, the news that Line 3 just arrived, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency intercepted the movement of the Indian Army." The confidential secretary interrupted the old man's thinking, and put a document in front of his eyes, obviously related to the upcoming launch ***Battle of Fort.

The war in Pakistan is actually not under his control, but the intelligence departments of the military regions always communicate with each other.He took it apart and saw that it was indeed an Indian telegram intercepted by the Pakistani Intelligence Agency, and the Indians planned to withdraw two more regiments from Fort ***.

"It seems that the Pakistan Army is eager to attack?" Xu Jingzhe said suspiciously, "I'm afraid things are not as easy as they imagined. Meneyam is a fine man."

"This is the code of the Indian logistics department that they deciphered by themselves. The encryption is far from what we have...similar, but the strength is weaker. The supply route and rear base of a troop originally stationed in Fort *** has been changed. Therefore, it should be possible It is judged that the Indians' strength is stretched."

"Don't jump to conclusions. Someone hand you a pillow when you want to sleep? You should be especially careful about this kind of thing. Our intelligence is not just about collecting information. Deception and anti-deception are the key points. We must pay more attention to it."

"Director, do you want to remind them?"

"Leave it to me."

Of course, Xu Jingzhe also knew that the effect of the reminder would not be great. After Lin Huaisheng landed in Jabwa, many people in the Pakistan Army thought it was time to counterattack.In fact, India has been caught in a two-front battle, and it is the moment of pressure on both sides; but he always feels that even if he counterattacks, he should first go to a place far away from India's main body and the opponent's supplies are tight, instead of rushing to attack Lahore and Sri Lanka. Rinagar has road and rail connections to the Greater Fort area (including Rawalpindi).This area is close to Kashmir and occupies the largest group in India. At the same time, the terrain is more conducive to India's condescending counterattack.

"Obviously there are political factors at play. There may also be the idea of ​​retaking Pakistan's largest arms factory."

After the confidential secretary went out, the old man grabbed the phone.He could only fulfill his duty of reminder, but he, an outsider, really couldn't understand people's eagerness to counterattack.

At the same time, the Pakistan Army's First Armored Group was quietly gathering on the south wing of Fort ***.In order to catch up with the last journey and reduce the marching losses of the tank troops (novices are not used to driving at night under light control, they always turn the tanks over the cliff), the original order to march only at night was cancelled, and the first group is currently Continuously marching towards the destination day and night, the Indian Air Force's reconnaissance can't take care of it.

This unit has just been refurbished and expanded, and its size can reach more than one armored division before the war, but the level of personnel is uneven, and the weapons are very mixed.The main force is a battalion of T80UD tanks and a battalion of self-produced MBT2000. In addition, there are a small number of Type 99 aided by China, which just makes up a company directly under it. Most of the rest of the troops are equipped with T55 tanks and Chinese aid. Type 120 tank with 59mm gun.It is indeed a bit risky to rely on such troops to launch continuous counterattacks.However, it is reported that India is gradually reducing the garrison of the Fortress and shrinking the defense line in the area. It seems that the opportunity is ripe.The command expects recruits to grow quickly in a smooth campaign.

Although India still has a strong mechanized army stationed near Gujrat, the staff believes that after the destruction of the dam in the upper reaches of the Jhelum River, the flooding of the entire river basin should be difficult for the army in the direction of Gujrat. Support here, which makes the defenders of Fort *** particularly isolated.Considering the great political significance of recapturing the capital, the leaders of Pakistan had no choice but to abandon China's proposal to launch several limited counter-offensives south of Quetta, and made up their minds to put the accumulated materials into this battle with all their might. on the battle.The Chinese side did not stop it much. No one knows how effective Srinagar’s troops are. Maybe it is really not good. Of course, the worst plan is that China can launch the northern campaign in advance. India has mobilized to the limit. Obviously Unable to deal with more fronts at the same time, it is only a matter of time before it collapses.

As the sun sets, a convoy gallops across the mountains.The military police waved the flag at the rugged intersection, signaling the chariot to slowly pass through the dangerous section.The military police company commander cast an envious look at this brand new tank. This is obviously the most elite tank company directly under the group headquarters, equipped with quite advanced Type 99 tanks.Although the road has been crushed and muddy by the troops in front, unlike other troops passing through this dangerous section of the road, this company has always maintained a good distance between vehicles and formation, and showed amazing heights when passing through the cliff turning. Standard, completely without the blunders of other troops.

Company Commander Yahini did not get out of the car to direct the mountain pass to turn. He had been thinking about the value of this attack. Although he was a sergeant not long ago, his continuous failures forced him to look at the whole situation from a bigger perspective. develop.

Fort *** is too close to Srinagar and one of the most powerful military regions in India, and the advance there is impossible to be watertight, and the enemy will definitely notice it in advance.Maybe the enemy is waiting there with a net?This will undoubtedly form a situation of ebb and flow-reducing India's supply difficulties and increasing Pakistan's; if Yahini was the Indian commander and faced with a shortage of supplies, he would make the same choice, just like in the past. Quetta is waiting for work to eliminate the assault Indian troops.

On the side of the road, the sound of the engine was deafening, and several straggling T55s were using steel cables to connect another T55 that had fallen into the ditch, trying to drag it out.Seeing the clumsiness of these tank soldiers, who couldn't even handle a steel cable, Yahini, who was sitting on the turret, couldn't help shaking his head again and again.These crews have not undergone sufficient training, and it can be said that they are far inferior to their own on the battlefield. What they lack is not only the tempering of the battlefield, but also the basic training.When such a vehicle group arrives on the battlefield, it is easy to drive to the wrong position due to misjudgment, and is easily killed by Indian anti-tank missiles.

The First Armored Group is the largest capital in the hands of the Army. In fact, there are only a few decently equipped troops. Among them, Yahini's Type 99 tank company is the most valuable card in the group.Now he has received an order to outflank the southern flank of the city, monitor the enemy who may be reinforcements from Gujarat to the north, and serve as the battle reserve team at the same time, which is a relatively easy task.The whole company is optimistic, thinking that the Chinese are kicking the Indians' ass, and Kahan and Singh are hiding in the basement of New Delhi crying, so the enemy should free up their hands to launch a large-scale counterattack at the Fort; What's more, many people think that the only general that India can fight is Spanga, and Lieutenant General Meneyam of Srinagar is actually an idiot.

Before nightfall, the army headquartered under the command of Yahini, directly under the 2nd company, arrived at the designated location-a mountain pass 30 kilometers south of Rawalpindi.Although the Indian Army had pushed the front line to this area, the 2nd Company was progressing smoothly without encountering any resistance.The terrain in this area is slightly undulating, but the tank is condescending, and you can see the enemies approaching from the south at a glance, and the field of fire is wide, which is very advantageous for the party with night vision capabilities.Fortunately, the Indian Air Force did not notice the hundreds of kilometers of travel. Perhaps their Air Force has really given up fighting for air supremacy here, or are they just pretending not to see it?

The screams of warplanes in the sky came from the northwest, and the tank crews looked up nervously, but the planes were invisible above the clouds.The sound came from west to east, and it was certain that it was my long-lost plane.

Sure enough, the plane headed north after turning overhead. One minute later, an explosion was heard in the distance.The peripheral battle in Rawalpindi started on time. The Indians should know that the Pakistan Army still has the power to fight back, right?
Thunder fighter planes flying over Rawalpindi dropped their bombs in the last ray of sunlight in the east.The landing points were scattered, most of them outrageous, and did not bring any blow to the air defense facilities on the periphery of the Indian army.

Sami, who was in charge of the command, followed the new team members calmly. When he heard on the radio that the team members were a little discouraged by the horizontal bombing performance, he even praised the young pilots. Enemies, let them know that Black Spider Squadron is back.The colonel knew that young people would inevitably be inaccurate when dropping bombs on the battlefield for the first time, and they were always too hasty and too fast.He himself did not drop the bomb hastily, and has been observing the reaction of the anti-aircraft fire below.During this period, the last ray of sunlight also disappeared behind the snow-capped mountains.

The Indian anti-aircraft guns below finally reacted and started to fight wildly, with no rules at all, and no difficult radar appeared. The level of Rawalpindi's air defense force was obviously not as good as that of the Fort not far away.

From time to time shells flew through the clouds at a great distance around the Colonel.Those hidden mobile anti-aircraft firepower have been exposed one after another. It is easier for Indian gunners to observe the traces of fighter jets in the night, but this is also the opportunity for the colonel to wait. Fired from a section of trench.He swooped down quickly, and fired the rocket at low altitude with a neat shallow dive before the enemy's fire nets spotted it and slowly began to turn towards him.He didn't need any accurate ammunition, and he was confident that he could shoot accurately enough. When he pulled it up, he looked back and saw that the firepower was soaring into the sky, and there seemed to be a lot of ammunition hoarded.

The colonel never thought that one day he would bomb his own city, but at this moment, he didn't feel that there was anything he couldn't do. Rawalpindi occupied about a division of Indian troops.The air defense firepower here is much weaker than that of the Fortress, so it can be seen that the ground attack launched in the early morning will not be too difficult.Of course, having said that, he still has to clear some obstacles for the rookies in the air and on the ground.

The command plane has been monitoring the movement in the direction of India in an area about 100 kilometers northwest. The opponent has been beaten but has not responded for a long time. The air force base in Chandirga is very close to here, and there is no rescue. It is indeed a bit abnormal. Could it be that the Intelligence Bureau I think the opponent is short of ammunition and fuel, is it true?
There are still two 2kg aerial bombs under the wings of the fighter plane. He has to wait for the infiltration force to indicate the most important target-the former Pakistan Army Command, and now the command of the Indian 250th Mountain Division.It was a huge white building, but it was not easy to confirm it under the night.Rawalpindi, in particular, still has a large Pakistani population, which is a mixed bag for air strikes.The enemy may use the residential area to hide troops. Of course, most of the residents hate the invaders and are willing to cooperate with the army to counterattack.

"Captain Black Spider, the infiltration force is ready, our people are approaching the enemy command post, idea, the target is very close to the civilian area of ​​the old city."

"Venomous snake, how close is it to the civilian area?"

"Less than 100 meters."

"pass it to me."

After speaking, he saw a few flares rising in front of him, and they were obviously there.He immediately pushed the throttle and flew there.At the same time, the two Thunderbolts that had already dropped bombs, according to the previous drill, rushed ahead of the Thunderbolt No. 2-to lure the ground air defense firepower to fire.

The colonel quickly flew towards the target. After being disturbed, the Indian anti-aircraft firepower around the headquarters kept shooting back and forth in the sky. The general area of ​​the headquarters was outlined invisibly. It seems that the Eighth Mountain Division deployed all the air defense forces of the division. nearby.

The tracer bombs fired by the anti-aircraft firepower fell one after another after exhausting their kinetic energy, and their light reflected the white building from the night, which was obviously unexpected by the enemy.Sammy had been here more than once. He knew that the crowded civilian area was very close to the main target, but he was confident in dropping the bomb with his eyes closed.

He quickly caught the building left over from the colonial era in the target selection box on the HUD.Even as it continues to hide into the darkness, the moving reticle will always show the target location.Now, he must fly low to the target and drop the bomb at the right time.The aircraft does not have precision-guided munitions, so it can only ensure accuracy by lowering the altitude. In order to ensure the accuracy of the fire control calculation of the bombing point, the aircraft must be controlled by autopilot. This is a very dangerous moment, because the enemy's ballistic calculation is also very difficult. It is easy to capture the straight line trajectory of the aircraft, and then calculate the lead.

The colonel waited vigilantly for the radar warning while remaining on autopilot.It is not the first time that such an adventure crosses the fire net, but it is exciting enough every time.The front sight keeps moving and gradually disappears under the HUD. After a while, the bombing permission after the calculation of the collision point will appear. Of course, the premise is that the autopilot is stable and there is no slightest damage.

A rapid warning sounded, apparently a gun-sighting radar tracked the colonel, and in a blink of an eye the locust-like shells turned towards the thunderbolt in the low sky. Without any extra hesitation, Sami pulled up and rolled, a row of shells stuck against the One side flies away.The second round of shooting arrived in an instant.When the colonel was rolling, he had already observed the flaws in the firepower configuration below. He turned sideways and hid above the heads of the Indian anti-aircraft guns lined up. This position was close to a 90° angle, which exceeded the maximum elevation angle of most anti-aircraft guns, making it temporarily unable to fire. .

(End of this chapter)