Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 503 One-way Transparent Battlefield

"Following the enemy's lights, we marched parallel to the enemy's formation."

10 tanks turned off all external lights, parallel to the enemy transport troops, and galloped 1 km away from the side of the road. The transport team was no longer the target Yahini wanted. He knew that at night, his thermal imager would Occupying a line-of-sight advantage of at least 1.5 kilometers is enough to take down the arrogant 9th Brigade headquarters. This is the biggest result he wants.

After tracking for a distance, you can hear the sound of rumbling guns in front of you, and occasionally the sound of helicopters flying through the air. The enemy did not stop for a night rest and is still developing victory.Along the way, Yahini saw a large number of intact Pakistan Army equipment being discarded on the roadside. This situation really made him very discouraged. In this battle between the two sides, he seemed to be the third party standing out from the crowd. This undoubtedly enhanced his sense of mission. What he has to do now is not only to use a company to shake a brigade, but to earn some face for the Pakistan Army.

As usual, before approaching the enemy, he used to use the radio to eavesdrop on the unencrypted channels that Indians are used to, but he didn't get much results. Such eavesdropping was always feasible half a year ago, and recently the enemy has also become accustomed to using The new communication discipline bound itself.

Some transport trucks slowed down and turned in front, and turned into a position. The position emitted thunderous roars and soaring flames from time to time. It was obviously an enemy artillery position. He reminded Quan Company to go around carefully and not to get entangled.A few howitzers are not what he wants, so there is no need to scare the snake for the time being.

10 tankers slipped 400 meters from the side of the enemy's position. The sound of the huge guns completely drowned out the movement of the tanks, and they did not encounter the peripheral guards or patrols. The enemy's artillery was simply deployed by the road, and its headquarters should not be far away. The road is too far, maybe it will be mixed with armored units.

Yahini ordered the entire company to divide into two columns, alternately use the cooling thermal imager to observe the surroundings, and is also ready to divide into two units to act at any time.Half the guns of the tank company were aimed at the road and the other half at 12 o'clock, and soon they left the rumbling of the guns behind, and when they looked back, every time the enemy fired, there was a huge flash on the horizon .

After galloping for 20 minutes in the low-lying field using night vision means, Yahini quickly found the enemy's supply convoy on the commanding heights. The enemy vehicles were still driving along a four-lane road that was partially destroyed by the void, and the headlights were on the road. There are 2 long dragons formed on the road (one goes and one goes back).A stretch of gleaming camp stretches out into the distance.

The advance base of the 9th Armored Brigade did not have any lighting control. From a distance, it looked like a small, slowly moving town. You could see the artillery fire fired from the rear falling on the front.

"Fools who don't remember to fight," Yahini said contemptuously, this is the best situation he can think of, the enemy's deployment is sparse and concentrated.

"Company commander, I thought the morning attack would make their defenses more stringent. Now it seems that nothing has changed." The deputy company commander said on the radio.

"To some extent, it is the speed of our army's retreat that has caused the enemy's arrogance and underestimation; remember that when attacking, you and I split up and cover each other."

"Understood, we can alternately fire to attract the enemy's attention, then from a vantage point, hit their side armor."

Yahini's plan is to attack the spearhead by mistake and make the enemy exhausted. In this way, there will always be a team in a more favorable position. In theory, he can use the remaining about forty rounds on each tank to destroy the entire No. 9 tank before dawn. The main force of the [-]th brigade was eaten.

The company commander adjusted the magnification and checked the enemy's strength carefully. He saw the T72 tank group staying behind to replenish fuel and ammunition, groups of wheeled armored vehicles slowly approaching, countless trucks, and a temporary helicopter launch nearby. Drop-off area, but no headquarters in sight.

"I didn't see the command post, so it must be in the front. No matter, we rushed over and started shooting 1.5 kilometers away from the periphery. Without my order, no one should get too close. Prioritize attacking tanks and anti-aircraft vehicles."

He quickly planned the attack method according to his own imagination, and then tried to call the headquarters, hoping to get some support from the air force, but there was no response. This was actually within his expectation, but the command of the party beaten like this must be chaotic of.

In the headquarters of the 9th Armored Brigade, Brigadier General Anida is quickly adjusting the offensive formation. He has not slept for 20 hours, but he is in good spirits at the moment.

Lieutenant General Meneam has just sent a telegram, praising his decisive actions and great results.The brigadier general didn't take this kind of evaluation seriously. He thought that he could not only bear the evaluation of "huge results", he was taking on the mission of reversing the entire war. Pakistan has to kneel down and beg for mercy.

"Brigade Commander, General Spanga's progress in the mountainous area of ​​Banan in July and August was not as fast as ours. Considering that the terrain here is more complicated than that of the Makran coast, we have undoubtedly refreshed our armored forces again. attack speed."

"It can't be compared so simply. I heard that the 4th Armored Brigade's attack speed in Assam was also good. Unfortunately, because the follow-up troops couldn't keep up, they were ruined in vain."

Anida raised her airs, pretending to calmly accept the flattery of her subordinates, pretending to be disapproving, but in fact she was ecstatic.

"It's always inevitable that the air force is going to fight, but General Meneam has unprecedented support for your plan. At present, the troops behind are closely following us, making more or less progress. The enemy is indeed unbearable. This is different from the fact that the 4th Brigade encountered the main force of the Chinese army in Assam."

"Have you counted the enemy's losses?"

The brigadier general didn't want to hear the comment that the enemy he was facing was actually weaker, so he took the initiative to change the topic
"Abandoned by the enemy alone, there are 120 Type 59 tanks equipped with 60mm guns, 4 anti-aircraft vehicles with damaged chassis, 122 10mm guns, at least 300 trucks, and a large amount of fuel. It can be used directly. The Chinese marks on the above equipment have not been erased."

"This gang of waste in Pakistan, the weapons they brought are really not heartbreaking."

The brigadier general sneered, he knew that his time to become famous was coming soon.

"However, our losses should not be underestimated. Most of them were not caused by the enemy's firepower. After nightfall, seven tanks fell into the ravine and were waiting for tractors. The terrain in this area..."

Someone next to him added something, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the brigade commander.

"Necessary losses are completely acceptable. We can't miss the historical opportunities in front of us. Should we stop because of mere losses?" Or when the army’s attack at night is unfavorable, have you ever thought about our current mission?”

The general's sudden emotional question made everyone a little puzzled, so they waited for his next words.

"I think you all know what happened in Assam in the east, more than [-] troops shamefully surrendered, and our country is in a precarious state, and we stand at this critical moment, what can we do It is here to beat the enemy hard, restore the honor of the army, and at the same time firmly grasp the initiative of the war."

The Brigadier General's brash speech made the command vehicle quiet for a while, and after a while, someone finally broke the silence: "The 1st Battalion of the Armored Regiment sent back a report that the attack channel has been occupied, and the enemy has not made a decent resistance."

"Hehe, you see, sometimes victory comes so easily." The general sneered, it seemed that the development of the battle situation proved what he said earlier, that he was about to reverse the entire situation of the war.He walked to the map, wanting to further deploy the attack.

There was a sudden explosion outside the command vehicle, followed by a second.

"What's going on? Is it an air strike?"

He was a little strange, because the air defense siren outside the headquarters did not sound, and his headquarters could get the air situation provided by nearby radar stations and early warning aircraft. If the enemy attacked at a low altitude, he could get at least 90 seconds of early warning. It is impossible to be so strange. .

"There is no report from the troops yet, but there are flames on the left wing." Some people have already stretched out their heads to see the flames of the explosion.

"Maybe it's a small group of remnants left behind?" Brigadier General Anida knows how loose his subordinates are, so he can easily guess the general situation, "Report to General Meneam, take off the armed helicopters immediately, we need their support .”

Yahini's company had just completed a shot on the enemy's flank and destroyed 5 tanks and 2 tankers in the supply in one fell swoop. The soaring flames of the tanker interfered with the infrared imaging observation of the tanks, so they were forced to split into two teams Fortunately, Brigadier General Anida's position was deployed in a mess, without side cover, almost in the form of a field march, and it was very easy to find a flaw about 2 kilometers away.

Yahini was not prepared to rush into the enemy's line. He had long been out of the realm of being brave and foolish. He hoped to rely on the cover of the mountain to hide the troops well, and at the same time give full play to the advantages of night observation. What he was most worried about It was the enemy's armed helicopters. Those things approached silently and could destroy the entire company in an instant. That's why he divided the tanks into two teams.

From the thermal phaser, he could see enemy tanks mobilizing, but blindly, apparently the inferiority of the sensors prevented them from seeing who was firing.The enemy tank simply aimed its main gun and frontal armor at the place where he fired just now, but after Yahini shifted, the enemy did not move accordingly, and the side was still exposed.All the vehicles aimed at the target one after another, but Yahini still did not give up, and turned the perimeter mirror to search for the enemy's headquarters. It was estimated that the enemy's headquarters was mobile, and it might be in a relatively core area, but he still could not find it; so he ordered, Continue to attack enemy tanks.

The optical equipment of the Type 99 tank occupies the most important cost of the tank. The powerful night vision capability is destined to be expensive, so the number of this weapon on the front line is very limited.At night, this advantage creates one-way battlefield transparency, which is far more meaningful than a slight advantage in firepower or armor.

The second round of attack was launched from two different directions by two dispersed groups.Yahini is not too concerned about whether Tasim can hit the target. He has been observing another group of tanks in the field of vision. The deputy company commander's group was ordered to attack the helicopter landing pad, but only destroyed one armor-S1 position , there is no thing Yahini fears most-armed helicopters.

"I killed another one." Tasim said excitedly in the headset, as if it was the first time to penetrate the side of a T72.

"Attention the whole team, move the position immediately." Yahini suddenly ordered to move again.

"The enemy can't see us, so why move more?"

"What do you know, I naturally have my reasons."

Yahini called another team of tanks under the command of the deputy company commander to move together on the radio, not to stay in a fixed position for too long. He was worried that the fire light would be easily spotted by helicopters in the air.

Brigadier General Anida sits at the headquarters and is connected to the loss of the left wing. This is obviously not an air strike, but the flat fire fired by the enemy tank that missed it.It was too late to verify the loss of troops, but the flanking tank units reported to the command in horror that the night vision equipment could not observe the opponent, and could only see the muzzle fire at the moment when the enemy fired, but the enemy kept moving.This is obviously a fairly advanced tank.

The equipment level of the 9th Armored Brigade is not good. There are actually several types of tanks in the hands of the enemy that can surpass the T72. They are all similar in essence and have similar technology sources.The brigadier general saw the Chinese Type 99 tank captured by Spanga in the south in the technical testing department of the Armored Forces Academy.The Academy of Armored Forces spent two weeks studying the wear and tear of the barrel, and finally figured out the meaning of the more than thirty white circles on the barrel of the tank.Later, it was also tested and analyzed that its firepower and protection performance surpassed the T2S tank, not to mention the T90 tank; of course, when the test was not complete, this tank was pulled to New Delhi as a symbol of victory. It was used to raise war bonds. Every day, tens of thousands of excited citizens rushed into Nehru Park and spit on this tank to show their patriotic enthusiasm.

The intelligence department of the Indian Army has not found any record of the enemy's advanced tanks participating in the battle in the past two months. It is taken for granted that the enemy's main tanks have been lost. However, judging from today's encounters, Brigadier General Anida believes that there must be a technology The advanced tank unit leaked behind him, but he didn't panic. Firstly, the number of opponents seemed to be small, and secondly, Lieutenant General Meneam assured that there would be an Apache gunship unit specially used to cover the 2th armor Although the brigade is not under the command of the brigadier general, at this moment, the helicopters of a unit have already taken off and are approaching. I believe that they will soon be able to dig out and destroy the enemies hidden in the darkness with an overwhelming advantage.

(End of this chapter)