Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 566 The Flying Military Flag

Trident Squadron pilots had always known there was a Red Flag 9 system north of Sargoda, but the pilots were a little relieved after passing by the edge of the circular threat area.

It is not too difficult to avoid missiles that expose the launch site and radar characteristics. If they are not chasing enemy planes, they can even drop a few anti-radiation missiles in a circle, and teach the stupid Pakistani commander below a good lesson.The pilot lowered the altitude all the way, preparing for the final attack, and the radar kept scanning for two enemy planes that were passing Sargoda.It is not possible to start yet. On the right side of the HUD, there is an interception path indication point, which is an intuitive azimuth navigation display of the optimal interception path calculated by the fire control.A seasoned guy would not turn around and rush straight in, after all, the missile that could threaten the Su-30 in the middle of the envelope is still there.The red flag 9 that was calibrated to launch is a circle with a radius as large as 120 kilometers on the VSD, but the eagles know that it is actually just a scaring range, unless you are flying a piston aircraft.Experienced pilots can greatly deceive the inner circle with changing flight routes and electronic interference; the only thing pilots are most afraid of is the sudden emergence of air defense systems, and the effectiveness of air defense weapons in exposed positions is greatly reduced .

At present, apart from this fire control radar, the other 2-coordinate radar scans scattered in various directions do not pose much threat.On the return route, everything was calm. This attack obviously caught the opponent by surprise.

Just as the SU30 pilot running at the forefront began to select the attack weapon on the programmable weapon panel, an alarm sounded to remind the situation that the situation was not good.A fire control radar suddenly appeared in the east, which was enough to scare the six pilots on three Su-3s to the ground.The electronic threat countermeasure system responded quickly, identifying the signature of its emission from the phased array radar as another red flag 30.

The appearance of this radar was extremely strange, and there was almost no warning. In this blank area, even the warning radar that was scanning repeatedly was not found.But there it is, and the narrow beam it fires is tricky and precise, pointing at and biting three planes at the same time, all in a fraction of the time.Needless to say, those who command this system are obviously not ordinary people.

Almost at the moment when the pilots were in a hurry to take countermeasures, the early warning aircraft 16 kilometers southwest of Fortress issued a voice warning that the enemy's ground fire was fired from a 100-degree direction. fly away.

Turning their heads, the Indian pilots could already see several winding streaks of smoke rising into the sky one after another, but due to the occlusion of the sun, they could not see clearly that the missiles were turning at a very large angle of attack; they waited for the missiles to pass the round Rising Sun, it’s good to observe its trajectory, but as the Red Flag 16 guided missile that specializes in dealing with low-altitude targets, it is not the same as the first-stage flight path of the general anti-aircraft missile standard. Its effective firing height can cover a minimum of 10 meters, almost directly hitting For low-altitude targets, for blind low-altitude avoidance, the time for maneuvering countermeasures is compressed to a shorter time.Pilots desperately dived to prominent terrain, and fired all kinds of jamming to destroy radar tracking.But the distance is too short, the fire control radar can burn through all kinds of interference, instruct all missiles to attack 3 targets respectively.Its multi-target attack capability is stronger than the S300 used by Indian pilots to simulate confrontation.At this moment, all six surface-to-air missiles, divided into three groups, flew towards three adjacent targets.

After the high-spirited Goya realized that a new threat had suddenly emerged, the formation channel was suddenly filled with hysterical shouts. Within 2 seconds, all the shouts disappeared, and then his three fighters had disappeared from the monitors. Disappeared.

"Eagle 3 aircraft formation disappeared." The early warning aircraft reported calmly.

Goya has done enough homework to prepare for the war. He has conducted many drills on the map, drawing various threats that may be encountered when going deep into the enemy's territory on the map in advance. He knows that Sargoda It is an important air defense stronghold. It is said that there are nuclear weapons hidden below, so it must be bypassed. The Punjab region of Pakistan is the most loosely emptied area, so it is used as the return route.According to reconnaissance, no air defense system has been found in that area for a long time.

"The rest of the Eagle fighter planes immediately give up the fight and return from the original route No. 2." He called.The remaining 3 Thunderbolts from Display Mountain were approaching, and it was unclear which one was the lunatic, not to mention that it was not important to pursue the grievances of the dead.

He was forced to give up the pursuit, and lost half of the plane at once, enough to make his mind buzz.

As a commander, what he must consider now is to preserve the existing battle results and troops.Although the Pakistan Air Force has only half a breath left to be completely killed, the situation of the Indian Air Force is not much better. The loss of 6 Eagles is close to the maximum loss that this operation can bear.

"Attention Eagles, each chooses a safe route to return home. We will meet over Gujarat, and be careful to avoid the enemy's ground-to-air weapons."

He stayed alone at the end, deliberately slowing down to attract the enemy's attention. The enemy's missile site that was just exposed had disappeared.

The early warning aircraft recorded the approximate locations where the missiles were launched into the air, but it may not be the actual location of the launch site.For missiles with a shooting height ranging from 10 meters to more than [-] meters, if the trajectory of the first-stage flight is deliberately lowered, the location of the launch site may not be exposed. The Falcon system has always been difficult to see low-altitude targets, especially when she is staying In distant Kashmir.

The fire control radar on the Fd2000 position in Sargoda is still 140 kilometers away, foolishly pointing at Goya, which shows that the commanding system is not a brilliant commander.It's not wise to leave it on for long periods of time, meaning the radar, pointing and power equipment must stay put.

But the troop that came out to destroy half of Goya's formation just now had a completely different style. Goya didn't even notice that its radar was pointing at him, although he must know his position.He was almost certain that the commander must be Chinese.He originally planned to risk his life and fly over to drop two anti-radiation missiles, but this time it was pointless.

It only took about 40 seconds from appearing on the battlefield to when the shot down target disappeared. Major Goya had never seen such a superb adaptability on the battlefield.

"I hope to make a suggestion to the Air Force Staff to immediately conduct reconnaissance on the enemy's new ground-to-air firepower and the surrounding area. There must be ghosts there!"

"Major, I will convey your opinion." The early warning aircraft replied perfunctorily. Since this A50EI is not in command (Roll in the early stage of combat command, and Goya in the later stage), the people above just think that the major is nothing more than Just find some excuses to shirk responsibility.

Just as Lin Huaisheng learned that the missile unit had succeeded, he heard the sound of an explosion in the distance. Obviously, the enemy plane was not far away.He immediately jumped into the jeep and went to search the area where the enemy fighter plane crashed.

For him, checking the enemy's damaged equipment near the battlefield and submitting an analysis report was an indispensable job; but the situation is different now, and this has become a special pleasure.

He really wanted to find out which enemy unit was involved in today's surprise attack. The dispatch rate of the Indian Air Force has dropped to the bottom during this period of time, and the elite squadron has not taken off very much. Why did it dispatch more than ten sorties at once today? (Including early warning aircraft and auxiliary combat aircraft), the dispatch route is almost at the place where he is about to launch an attack. He feels that it is necessary to investigate carefully. Of course, the more reason is to come out of the ground to breathe.

From a distance, a black smoke shot straight into the sky, which was obviously one of the crashed Su-30 fighter jets.Security forces have arrived there, confirmed that the pilots have parachuted and should be apprehended shortly, if they are still alive.

When Lin rushed to the edge of the burning wreckage, he saw the eagle on the towering vertical tail. It was obvious that this was India's elite troops.

"Isn't the Eagle's Su-30MKi completely lost?" He looked up at the enemy plane and said.

"Mr. Lin, this is MKI-2. They look similar, but their IFF identification antennas are different. The intelligence a few days ago showed that they are in training. I didn't expect it to become an army soon." His deputy immediately corrected. .

"Is that so? It seems that when we were in Assam, we missed a lot of information from the enemy." He smiled and explained his timidity.In fact, since he had his own staff team, he has neglected some technical information, and some new, too trivial information has no time to update.

"India's air force preparation plan has just cut 8 second-line fighter squadrons and concentrated its efforts on preparing the front-line troops."

"How much is the loss of the Pakistan Air Force this time?" he asked the person next to him.

"It's hard to estimate. They probably lost their most experienced lieutenant general. They are currently searching for survivors of the AWACS in the northern mountains, but the chances are slim."

"How does this matter affect us?" He continued to ask.

"Maybe there will be positive aspects. Last month, our country just talked about overall cooperation with them. The Pakistani side only agreed to hand over the command of some ground forces to us, but refused to hand over the command of the air force. Pakistan claims that the air force is their We cannot put the air force under our command. As an alternative plan, we can only divide the war zone with them in the direction of attack; from the situation of Kashmir, dividing the war zone is only a political expedient measure. In fact, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Pakistan’s The Air Force is no longer equipped to handle missions that are too complex, and this is bound to hurt us."

"Well, I thought about going with me. If the command of all troops can be unified, it will be of great benefit to future operations."

"The latest report is that the search battalion of Pakistan's 10st Armored Division has captured several pilots, just [-] kilometers away."

"Okay, let's go and see, don't let them beat people to death. By the way, I will meet Commander Younis to see how the morale of his troops is."

On the northern line, on the Diimacuoke highland where China and India are facing each other, shells of various calibers are constantly falling. For several days, a tattered military flag of the Indian Sikh Battalion has been standing on the highest point of the mountain. It was destroyed several times, but then the Indians planted the general flag again.

The Chinese army did not completely abandon the hill, they just retreated from the tunnel to an area about 100 meters below the commanding heights, and from time to time called the Indian troops on the top of the artillery team to attack, but they were not in a hurry to regain the top of the hill.If the 200 Indian soldiers on the top of the mountain rush down the mountain, they will be lucky enough to see about 1 Chinese troops lurking in the valley east of the Tashigang Pass.However, Olinde, the commander of the 25th Division, wanted to send people to further attack several times, and Meneam did not agree to attack the ALD area.

In the headquarters of Jammu, Meneam has been carefully watching every move of his opponent. He has been too cautious and has not dared to follow New Delhi’s will to continue sending troops deep into the enemy’s territory as an attack to strengthen the confidence of the West in India; I have been carefully observing the reaction of the enemy on the entire front after the last offensive.

The Chinese army did not fight back desperately to restore the front line. They have always attached great importance to the commanding heights on the front line. This time it is a bit abnormal. It seems that they did not invest too much counterattack force?It's just that its offensive on Leh seems to have stopped. Where did those magical mountain tanks go?And those headaches, the 39 times 155 guns that can be maneuvered by helicopters have not been further mobilized.

Numerous questions swirl in his mind. He knows that a successful sneak attack that does not reach the battle level will not be able to reverse the opponent's strategic initiative. However, the enemy can still mobilize and adjust behind the battle line with the initiative.There is almost no response to the test. A company of the 25th Division is still on the towering snow peak, and the rest of the Sikh troops stay on the reverse slope to avoid the enemy's artillery while waiting for the next order.

"It has been three days since we entered this wedge, and the enemy doesn't seem to have launched any strong countermeasures, and their air force has rarely been dispatched in the past two days?" He asked the lieutenant general of the 2th Division suspiciously.

"From the satellite photos of the Americans, it's not that they don't want to mobilize, but they can't. They tried to transport the light howitzers east of Leh by helicopter two days ago, but they were unsuccessful in unfavorable weather. A Mi-2 helicopter, and those howitzers are still in place, and it is difficult to move an inch before the good weather. I have asked Admiral Passad to use special means to destroy it, but the admiral has never approved it. "

The commander of the 14th Legion, Olinde, said very unhappy. He didn't follow the commander's thinking, and he was still worrying about the very unrealistic use of Brahmos cruise missiles to attack the enemy's artillery positions based on satellite photos. the plan of.Of course, Pasade rationally judged that the Brahmos missile had very limited tactical value based on the records since the start of the war, and did not approve this plan. If this missile cannot even hit low-altitude targets near Tespur , then attacking mountain targets is even more useless.

"What I am most worried about is that our battle has neither achieved the purpose of containment nor the purpose of testing the enemy. You see, the enemy has basically not moved in the past two days. It seems that our attack is not painful."

"However," Olinde paused for a while with a smirk, "at least the political goal has been achieved, and New Delhi can feel at ease for a while. And the gang of Intelligence Bureau can take advantage of this victory to make some small moves. Prime Minister Kahan's favorite."

"I hope the Intelligence Agency can find a few guys who can write Chinese characters this time, and stop making jokes." Meneyam said.The intelligence agency is planning to show the fruits of victory to the world, including some forged letters that show Chinese soldiers' war weariness.Of course, due to some lessons learned from the past, Meneam was worried that they would screw things up and come up with some completely unsound Chinese.

(End of this chapter)