Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 556 Cannon
Sure enough, a sharp roaring sound passed over the head. This time, two faster cruise missiles were approaching from the front, piercing the enemy's core position.

The Tunguska system on Leh's position immediately flew the turret and launched a counterattack.Several Sam 19 missiles soared into the air, and the machine gun fire swept across the first missile, breaking it into several sections, but the missiles in the air were attracted by the wreckage of the broken missiles, thus missing 1nd cruise missile.

I saw that the missile turned in a huge arc, flew over Leh Airport, and then exploded in the air. The explosion did not hit any ground targets.But at the moment of the explosion, the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower collectively misfired, and the missiles flying in the air fell to the ground stiffly, and even the search radar connected to the Guzka tank stopped turning.

"It seems to have an effect?" He Fan wanted to check his watch to determine the time of the attack, but found that his watch hadn't left.

"Son of a bitch, the killing distance is quite large."

He cursed fiercely. To be honest, he doesn’t like this new type of weapon at all. He always feels that one day something like this kind of destruction at the speed of light will kick traditional weapons, including tanks, into museums. , that would be too bad.

Of course the matter was not over yet, He Fan stood still, waiting for the imminent long-range rocket attack, this was the truly devastating blow he wanted to see.The battalion instructor on the side pulled him and motioned him to squat down more, so as not to be injured by the fragments.

In the underground headquarters in Leh, Pasad suddenly sensed that something was wrong, and quickly ordered the anti-tank missile troops on the ground to move to the underground bunker. When it dimmed, and turned around again, someone was terrifiedly calling into the radio, but they couldn't get through.In an instant, all his communication equipment failed, and the dispatch of various troops failed.

"The enemy must have used unconventional electronic warfare weapons. Keep calm. I need the fastest loss report. In addition, I need the communication company to send people to the ground to contact all surface forces and let them enter the nearest bunker immediately. The enemy may There will be a round of fire."

"Fire attack, in this climate?" asked the brigade commander.He has experienced countless air strikes from China, as well as sporadic bombardment corrected by opponents using drones, but in such a climate, there are very few bombs or shells falling.

"Yes, don't be careless."

Pasade said.Naturally, he wasn't too sure, but he felt that the Chinese could use electromagnetic pulse weapons, and there should be some hard damage. If it was him, he would do that.

He Fan lay on his stomach in the snow, raised his head high, a little impatient.He really wanted to see if Leh's defense system, which had been in operation for 30 years and was known as a model Indian fortress, could withstand a plowing fire coverage.

Scary red clouds appeared in the northeast sky, like rain clouds mixed with rolling thunder.That was the direction from which the rockets flew, He Fan simply knelt down on one knee, and continued to maintain a slightly higher position than other people on the ground.

A thunderous blow fell from the sky in a blink of an eye.The first huge explosion flattened all the protrusions on the ground in an instant. The explosion lifted the entire hard top of the fortress, and the 140mm British cannon was thrown into the air lightly. He Fan felt the hot air current Brushing his cheeks, he fell to the ground.Later, rockets hit the ground of Leh one after another. During the continuous explosions, the snow over Leh suddenly stopped.The attack seemed to affect the weather in a small area, although the snow continued to fall on He Fan's head.

Every time there is an explosion, you can see the ring-shaped shock wave near the ground, which is quickly dispersed in all directions at an extremely fast speed, and all objects during the exposure period are razed to the ground.The Indian vehicle-mounted anti-tank missile squadron exposed on the ground was completely swallowed by the explosion shock wave, leaving only piles of scrap iron.

"If there is a team of paratroopers to cooperate, the next city can be taken today. I don't know what the superiors think."

He Fan put down the binoculars and said.There is no regret in my heart.

"Battalion Commander, according to the latest information, Leh may have 3500 people under a brigade headquarters."

"Hehe, what's so great about Meneam's 40 people?"

After He Fan sneered and said a big word, the rocket attack seemed to be over, and the entire northeast corner of Leh's outer defense was burning and smoking.After walking through the thick snow, He Fan and his headquarters returned to their respective tanks, and immediately prepared to launch the last tentative attack from the huge gap opened.Judging from the conclusions drawn from the observation just now, the enemy's portal should have been opened.This arc-shaped defensive zone with evenly deployed firepower, once one corner is opened, the heavy firepower from other directions will be difficult to support due to the restriction of the shooting range, so He Fan thinks that Leh can be captured in one fell swoop.

The headquarters where Pasade was located seemed to have experienced a catastrophe. This was a long and terrifying period of time. Successive explosions shook the ground, and their power deeply touched the core defense facilities deep underground.Even though the attack stopped for a long time, the gravel was still falling in the huge gap at the top of the headquarters.

"I think their attack has stopped," the general said, looking at the newly formed cracks above his head. "I need the loss figures of each unit. No, leave that alone. Prepare for the enemy's attack first, and be sure to hurry up." , their tanks are coming."

"In case their tanks have broken into the periphery, we can decide what to do. Most of the anti-tank weapons are on the periphery. We have lost communication capabilities and it is difficult to mobilize troops."

"How is the firepower configured in the core position?" The general looked down at the map.

"On the core defense zone, there are mainly small-caliber anti-aircraft artillery groups, but there are two old 2mm artillery pieces on the southwest highlands. They have a good shooting range and can overlook the entire northeast direction." The brigade commander said.

"Well, Meneam's management here is still careful," the admiral nodded, "send someone to run over and let the artillery prepare to counterattack."

The Chinese tank battalion, which had been withdrawn not long ago, quickly emerged from the heavy snow, directly crushed the powder-like barbed wire and collapsed bunkers, and rushed into the outer defensive zone in the northeast corner.

Some of the bunkers have been destroyed from the inside out by rocket attacks detonating ammunition; however, there are still some well-preserved bunkers that are still capable of fighting.Tanks walked through it, searched for facilities that looked intact, and carried out close-in destruction. They were completely different from armored soldiers and more like engineers.

Some seemingly intact bunkers were already empty, and those who ran fast hid underground.Inside those huge shooting holes, the artillery is tilted from side to side, which shows how powerless those huge shooting holes are when fighting against cluster munitions.Taking advantage of the fact that the Indian soldiers did not return to their posts, the tanks aimed directly at the firing holes within a very short distance and fired. Each grenade could permanently destroy a fortress and the heavy weapons in it.

After continuous shooting, most of the enemy's cannons were severely damaged, and the cannons with broken cradles hung down their barrels.

"01, don't continue to rush in, be ready to retreat at any time."

He Fan finally received the order to stop.

"clear."

He was itching with hatred in his heart, and it was fine to ask him to cooperate with Chief of Staff Lin to launch a feint attack, but he was asked to give up the position that was at his fingertips?Of course, the higher-ups are also cautious. There are still thousands of enemy troops hiding underground, and they may climb up at any time to give the tank a little strength.

"We need you to assess the impact on command of the battlefield, especially the loss of enemy communications."

"The loss is serious. So far, there is no sign of the recovery of the enemy's command. Maybe the thing you threw destroyed the entire command system. I have never seen such a quiet scene before."

"Have you seen their movement to restore surface positions?"

"Not yet. The surface position is scorched earth. I can penetrate deeper and destroy the perimeter from the rear."

He turned the surrounding mirror and looked around carefully.He left a company in the rear to support, and the rest of the troops rushed into this corner, from which they could directly penetrate into residential areas and airports a few kilometers away. It seemed that this place could be easily leveled, but he was ordered not to act rashly.

The 1st company is searching the bunkers one by one, repeatedly attacking those facilities that do not seem to be seriously damaged.At a distance almost enough to extend the barrel into the firing hole, one additional shot is enough to ensure destruction.Explosions sounded one after another, and the enemy was like a dead giant beast, powerless to fight back.

"Don't go too deep. Watch out for infantry popping up from all directions and you'll be in trouble."

"clear."

He Fan thought to himself, how can I see clearly those senior commanders in the rear?

900 meters away.Inside a fort whose firing port was covered by piles of rubble, a platoon of Indian soldiers was trying to clear a shooting area by various means.Behind the blocked firing holes, there is a huge howitzer.

This cannon was dragged here before most of the soldiers were born. It was originally deployed in the open fortifications and aimed at the ridge 30 kilometers away.The purpose of deploying this giant artillery is to use the overwhelming firepower brought by its huge caliber to offset the 122mm grenade group deployed by Aksai Chin to China, and the range obtained through the condescending terrain.

In the subsequent concealment and undergroundization of the fortress, a thick top was added to the artillery fortifications to prevent satellite reconnaissance, and then trees were planted on top.Such a modification made it lose a certain elevation angle, but it also kept the enemy from knowing its existence.

In the air strike launched by the Chinese army not long ago, one of the guns was circled by a careful Chinese staff member from a satellite picture because the supply route was not well concealed, and was hit by a 1-kilogram bomb that fell from the sky. Now It was still buried in the ruins, and it was too late to dig it out.

But now, when the peripheral firepower fails, the last giant cannon seems to be the moment to stand up. Although once fired, it is easy to attract the Chinese Air Force's attack, but there is no other choice at this moment.

The Indian artillerymen desperately used all kinds of tools in their hands to pull out the gravel accumulated on the shooting port. The outer hard top was half collapsed by rocket fragments. There are actually a lot of earthwork to be cleaned up. In normal times, such a project is enough One hastily worked for a long time, but now those Chinese tanks are approaching, and they seem to be planning the next attack.The artillerymen exploded with astonishing energy, and even quickly cleaned up a narrow gap for the artillery to stick out the barrel.

The artillerymen behind were busy loading shells for this old-fashioned cannon. Due to years of disrepair, when the cannon was shaken horizontally, it made a horrible creaking sound. No... Anyway, now is not the time to think about these things.

The artillery moved forward slowly under the drag of the tracked chassis, and the gunner could clearly see the enemy's ferocious tank less than a kilometer away.

He carefully identified all the targets exposed in the heavy snow, excluded those that were still moving, and spotted a CCP tank that was shooting the satellite antenna on the top of the fort with a machine gun. Although the tank was facing him, he did not Worried about not being able to wear it.Since I have never considered that the enemy will use tanks to attack Leh, there is no armor-piercing ammunition, but the effect of using grenades is the same. You must know that the weight of the shell alone is 60 kg.

After the command to prepare to shoot was issued, most of the people ran away with their heads in their hands, looking for cover. It would be a disaster if the gun exploded or the fortification collapsed later.

He Fanzheng has been keeping an eye out for the high ground in the middle of the enemy's core position. There has always been a forest there. Satellite reconnaissance has found indentations from approaching trucks, but no weapons have been found.So far, the air force has only tentatively penetrated the ammunition once, and it seems to have missed anything important.He Fan has been researching this area recently. The defense of the entire Leh City has expanded from the basic position 20 years ago to a defensive circle of internal and external trenches plus a complete blockhouse group, forming a system. Blank area, unfortunately neither drones nor satellites can see the situation clearly.

There is indeed no sign of human activity on the top of the commanding heights, but 2 meters below, a grayish white area is exposed. Obviously, the surface soil layer was cut off by the firepower just now, exposing the core fortifications, which shows that there is something famous inside.The tank perceives a short laser shot, which doesn't look like a laser shot, but a short rangefinder.

"Car No. 1 of the 4st company, your position is too exposed, be careful of the firepower in the direction of the enemy's core position."

he reminded.But it was too late. In the blink of an eye, a burst of fire burst out, smashing the fragments and mud piled up outside the firing port of the bunker and flying in all directions.

The No. 1 car of the 4st company exploded in an instant. She seemed to be hit from the front by a shell with high kinetic energy.In an instant, an internal explosion knocked off the turret, which finally burst into flames.If it wasn't for heavy anti-tank missiles, then she must have been hit directly by heavy artillery.

He Fan hurriedly called the 1st company to retreat to avoid further losses. , He wasn't sure if there was another gun aimed at him. Just now his own car No. 01 was also scanned by the laser.

The gunner aimed at the exposed enemy firing hole. The huge gun barrel had already retracted. There was no time to replace the shells, so he could only fire an armor-piercing shell into it first. Of course, this kind of ammunition was unlikely to damage the bunker.

(End of this chapter)