Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 538 Killing the Big Boss
Colonel Sander kept urging the driver to increase the speed and get rid of the enemy, but the Arjun tank could not reach the so-called top road speed at all-70 kilometers per hour, the speedometer only jumped up and down at 61 kilometers, even so the tank The engine was already roaring uncomfortably loudly.

Sandor has been careful to use all aspects of the tank's capabilities, including firepower and power.He knew that the actual power of the supercharged engine was far from the rated figure, let alone the Ferrari in the desert that the military bragged about.This made him afraid to drive off the road for cross-country pursuits, as he would not be an opponent of Chinese tanks, and he was prone to various problems.

Gunner Tasim continued to measure the range of the target, and saw that the distance gradually decreased to 1800 meters.He is sure to hit the enemy with a missile, but it is too troublesome to replace the shell, so it is better to shoot out the armor-piercing projectile first.There is a huge turn in the road, which makes the horizontal movement of the enemies ahead very large.

After he adjusts the gun to aim, he automatically sets the horizontal advance amount according to his own feeling instead of the angular velocity sampling value. If he fails to hit, he can easily replace it with a gun-launched missile. If he can hit it, of course it is very impressive some things.

While fleeing, the Arjun tank first fired a shot at the pursuers, and then began to release hot smoke.

Tasim opened fire before the smoke enveloped the target, a little hastily.Seeing the shells flying straight past and drilling into the smoke, I didn't see whether they hit or not.On the autoloader panel, he changed the loading sequence and replaced it with a missile.Sparks flashed in the smoke ahead, and the laser ranging numbers suddenly decreased.He wondered if the enemy had stopped.

"Like a hit?" Yahini said.He also noticed that the smoke seemed to stay where it was and was getting thicker, as if the tank was on fire.

"Will there be fraud?" The driver reminded.

"It doesn't hurt to be careful, drive off the road, let's go around. Slow down." He tried to get the T80 to follow him by switching the communication outside the car, but he called two numbers, but there was no answer. .Probably an equipment failure, or the captain deliberately didn't answer.

The T80 sped past Yahini, and he was not as careful as Yahini.

Sandor's tank was fine, the poorly aimed shell just penetrated the engine cover and cut through the weak bellows on the outside of the turbo, which caused a short waste burn, but the fire was quick It was extinguished, but this blow made Arjun's speed suddenly slow down, and it might be impossible to continue to escape.

The colonel knew he had only one last chance left.Although he cherished his life, he definitely couldn't do it when he let himself leave the tank and escape.He had just seen that there were two tanks chasing him. On the surface, the chances of winning were not great, but if he used his brain, at least he could launch a counterattack when the enemy thought it was right.He asked the driver to circle around in place, intentionally spreading the smoke away.Both sides of the road are full of parks. Half a year ago, military and civilian vehicles were discarded when the enemy retreated. It is like a maze. It will be a good cover if used properly.

He asked the loader to load a "Naoma" anti-tank missile. This is a killer weapon he has never used. Of course, part of the reason is that the quality of the projectile body is not stable. The field of view of the seeker is small, and it is easy to lose the target during the attack phase.But now, he needs a weapon that can destroy the enemy at a long distance to save his life, and the shells fired by the 120mm rifled gun cannot be expected to penetrate the enemy's front armor at this distance, but this one theoretically has a high-throwing trajectory , can attack the missiles on the top of the tank, you can try it.Now that the sky has brightened, it is time to give it a go.

The smoke gradually dissipated, and only one of the two following enemy tanks remained. From the scope, it was a T2UD galloping at high speed. The turret was turning to this side, but the gun barrel kept adjusting in a small range. , it seems that he has not found himself.Sandor hid behind a broken truck, which blocked the enemy's view, and of course blocked Arjun's horizontal field of fire, but in this case, the theoretical advantage of this missile was just in play.

He again asked the driver to back up, and the barrel was raised to the standard 30-degree high-throw elevation.To be on the safe side, surpass the gunner and directly track the opponent stably in the commander, and irradiate a beam of indicating laser on the target turret. Whether this semi-active laser-guided missile can hit the weak top of the target also depends on the skill of irradiation.The ready-to-launch light came on and he pressed the launch button himself.

The missile rotated slightly and flew away from the barrel and then spread its wings. The ignition smoke of the engine was not obvious, and the missile flew directly towards the programmed missile.It will start searching for the target at the set drop point.If the opponent does not release the smoke, there will be a certain probability of hitting the target.

Yahini has been alerting his opponent to counterattack. He saw the missile launch and called quickly, but there was still no answer.Such missiles are far less visible when launched during the day than at night.In desperation, he ordered Tasim to immediately return a missile to destroy the enemy's laser pointer.However, laser beam missiles cannot penetrate or hit opponents across country obstacles.This shot hit the truck in front of it, but at the same time the speeding T80 was also hit, and it caught fire while driving at high speed. The T80 commander has been using a narrow field of view to search, which made him miss the best time to observe the launch smoke, and he did not see the missiles rising into the air, and he did not switch the communication to the outside. Naturally, he did not take any defense in the end. measure.

Sandor was startled by the flames in front of him, and quickly turned around the mirror to search far away. From the middle of the broken truck in half, he saw the enemy who was firing at him, just 1200 meters away.

"A round of armor-piercing bullets." He yelled, "Continue to reverse.",

The colonel is a little excited, because now he is in a one-on-one situation, the enemy's advantage has been evened out, and he is bound to have a little advantage in the timing of completing the reloading. to absolute effect.

The Arjun tank retreated quickly with black smoke. In fact, it would not last long. The engine was about to be scrapped, but it was still usable for the time being.The colonel aimed himself, and he could clearly see that the tank that was heading straight towards him was changing its angle, as if to resist his frontal blow, but this time he would also shoot a tank that incorporated Israeli technology. A missile that can hit the top.

When this missile was tested at the Balasore test range, it was even more miserable than the 60.00% hit rate of the Nag missile. In addition, the so-called top attack ability relied heavily on the laser pointing technique. The missile only followed the laser. The spot of light swoops down at an angle of 30 degrees, theoretically it will only hit a position a little behind the spot.

Yahini saw that the opponent's gun barrel had not been leveled, which would obviously increase the difficulty of the loader, but it also revealed the enemy's intentions.In addition, the extra antennas protruding from the turret also allowed Yahini to judge that it was the command vehicle he was chasing hard.

"At least a lieutenant colonel, I really want to see how you die."

After seeing the enemy firing, he didn't choose the hot smoke from the diesel engine. The smoke couldn't cover the laser beam in front of him, and it was too slow. He directly fired smoke bombs to cover himself from the air.He firmly believed that the enemy would not be able to hit him this time.

Sure enough, the missiles falling from the sky were blinded by the smoke.It hardly adjusted its posture, and fell headlong far behind Yahini, blasting a deep hole.

Chances were back on Yahini's side, but Sandor's tank had backed off the curb, almost successfully hiding itself behind the embankment.Only the upper part of the turret and the towering surrounding mirror are still exposed.The two sides are facing each other across a road that is higher than the farmland, and it is very difficult to hit the opponent.The confrontation gradually approached 800 meters. For the gunners of both sides, the risk of being injured by the ranging laser sweeping in the air is also increasing.

"Are you sure?" Yahini asked.

"You have to get closer, look at me." Tasim sneered.

The enemy may have been retreating straight out of fear, and their actions were almost along the firing line of the 99 tanks. Sandel felt that he was almost well hidden, and was expecting the third missile to be fired through the obstacle. He thought, Since the hit rate is close to half, the third one shouldn't be a big problem, right?
The enemy's conservative strategy allowed Tasim to aim steadily.He is familiar with the ballistic characteristics of this 125mm gun. It is quite accurate within 650 meters and can hit targets smaller than gasoline barrels in motion. Maybe he can give it a try. Even if he misses, the enemy's aim will not hit it. Own.Yahini’s crew has dealt with top attack missiles like Spike or Nag more than once. These things are much worse than the Javelin missiles of the Pakistan Army. Especially when the target distance is too close, these missiles are often too late to launch from the highest point. Adjust attack stance.

Obviously, at such a distance, the number of crosswinds still cannot be ignored, but this value is uncertain. Tasim slowly moved the front sight to the cylindrical surrounding mirror.He said to himself: too small, the horizontal error caused by the cross wind will play a role.So, he changed his mind, lowered the crosshairs, and aimed at the wide gunner's sight on the left side of the turret, below the surrounding mirror. This is the enemy's cover, but the height must be accurate.

Yahini never urged him to fire, or even asked the driver to do anything, but Saad sensibly slowed the car, maintaining the necessary poise.This old fried dough stick team has already developed a tacit understanding in actual combat.

Tasim prayed while making final corrections. After confirming the aim, he closed his eyes and pressed the launch button.Under the precise control of the coincident shooting gate, the stability of the motion platform and the error produced by the artillery servo system are reduced to the minimum, and the experience of the shooter becomes the first element of whether to hit or not.

The shell failed to hit the gunner's scope as expected, but with its indestructible momentum, the shell opened a huge hole in the top armor of the turret, extending all the way to the bottom of the sight glass, which is above the commander's head.

Colonel Sandel heard a violent crashing sound, and then his scalp went numb, hot armor fragments pierced through the helmet and hit his head, and soon his whole body became hot, and something worse happened. It was pitch black, it was damaged by that shell and it no longer worked.Arjun's design puts the gunner and vehicle commander at the same position, and the main observation equipment is also densely packed here, which really deviates from the general principle of risk dispersion.

Yahini saw that his gunner succeeded, and the opponent's turret caught fire, and immediately ordered the tank to circle in a big circle. He was not in a hurry to resolve the battle, but to check the damage of the opponent first, so as to formulate the next countermeasure.He got out of the turret, leaned out most of his body, and was surprised to see the commander of the opponent also got out of the turret, looking around.

Both sides hoped to hide themselves by the ruined vehicles on both sides of the road, but Yahini still saw the opponent first, and although Sandor knew the opponent's position, he was blinded by the blood flowing down like a waterfall, and he couldn't see the opponent at all , and then the consciousness gradually disappeared.He knew his end was coming, but he kept calling the loader, pulling out the Numa missiles, and replacing them with whatever shells were useful at close range.

At the moment, the Indian gunner still has a certain vision, but Arjun's design flaws make the gunner's position lack a 360-degree vision. That is to say, although this tank has one more person than most tanks, it cannot lack a commander at all. ,, No one can replace the position of the commander.

Sandel fell heavily from above, and lost consciousness from blood loss.For a while, the tank lost its command and most of its viewing angles, and could only retreat all the way.The loader can get out of the turret to observe, but at this moment he has to change a round of ammunition first.

Yahini commanded the tank to cross the road quietly. Relying on his body to stretch out the good vision of the turret, he quickly found the dizzy enemy tank behind a pile of broken vehicles.Destroying an enemy tank has not cost him so much effort, but it is worth it. He expects to catch a big fish this time, which may be more valuable than the deputy commander of the 16th Infantry Division he shot and killed. .

Saad followed Yahini's instructions all the way around, looking for the best position. Finally, the tank appeared at a position 150 meters behind the Arjun tank. The front view was good, and the enemy didn't find anything. Back here.

Tasim was in the scope, aiming steadily at the enemy turret, waiting for the command of the commander.He saw someone drilled out of the turret, but the bullet did not come from under the commander's hatch.That was the radio operator and loader in the tank. At this moment, he had to bite the bullet and replace the commander to scout the enemy.I didn't expect to see the enemy tanks waiting very close behind as soon as I showed my head, with the barrels pointing directly at this side.The shouts that hadn't come yet, amidst the huge flames, the shells flew from the rear, penetrated into the turret and cut off the feet of the loader, and then pierced out from the front of the turret.

The loader landed on Sandor's body with a yelp.The internal fire extinguisher was activated in time to extinguish the rising flames, but at this moment Tasim automatically loaded the second shell.

This time it hit the lower seat ring, where a bank of ammunition was stored, and the fire from the armor-piercing projectile directly detonated the tank.Yahini originally wanted to confirm the military rank of the deceased in that car, but in an instant, the Arjun car was bombed to pieces and could not be verified. It seemed that he could only wait for news from the intelligence personnel.He knew that if he killed a valuable target, India would soon reveal the news, just like the big boss he killed before.

(End of this chapter)