Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 582
In just 10 minutes, the Indian 113 tank regiment fell into a dangerous situation of being attacked on three sides from a huge victory in pursuit all the way.

The head of the Indian regiment, who was in a hard fight, was the first to see that something was wrong. He led a company to attack the Type 1 tank from the front, trying to reverse the situation, but was hit by two armor-piercing projectiles that penetrated and detonated and died in battle.After losing command, the entire army completely lost command and fell into fighting on its own. The 99th regiment was besieged by far fewer enemies, and none of the company commanders could grasp the overall situation. Yahini took advantage of his position and acted locally, compressing the area it occupied smaller and smaller.While the entire battle continued, the Indian side did not observe that any of the opponent's tanks were completely destroyed, which was a greater blow to morale than the death of the commander.The illusion created by tank soldiers in panic, thinking that the enemy's armor is impenetrable.Once this idea spreads, their shooting will become more sloppy because of nervousness.

Every hasty turn to the defense inevitably exposed a weak side to the enemy on the other side.No one can come up with a solution, any attempt to rush out, because of the lack of a unified command, it becomes a one-on-one fight, and eventually becomes the target of the enemy's priority shooting.In just 2 minutes after the T84 of the 5nd company arrived, more than half of the 4 companies in the Indian tank regiment were wiped out, and the rest shrank and fell into a state of complete despair.

Yahini drilled out of the turret to observe the battlefield. He couldn't see how many enemies were left through the dense smoke and raised smoke, but the shells fired from the enemy's formation were becoming more and more sparse. He ordered all tanks not to continue to approach , but stayed at 1800 meters away. He felt that this distance was appropriate to deal with the opponent's 105mm artillery. How to save himself, he didn't want to take too many risks.

The entire Indian tank unit was blocked by a train that was still burning due east, while the remaining three directions were blocked by enemy fire.The only way of escape that can be thought of is to abandon the car and flee.

Twenty minutes ago, Wang Zhenbei strictly ordered the leading reconnaissance troops to leave the road and rush towards the battlefield.When this army arrived desperately, it was still a step too late, and the battle was almost over.At the cost of 20 minor injuries to 4 vehicles, Yahini's battalion lightly pulled out 45 enemy tanks that were completely destroyed. He had no time to deal with those who abandoned their vehicles and fled, and he had long forgotten Lin Huaisheng's order.

According to the new instructions, the commander bypassed the battlefield, divided his troops across the railway, guarded Gujranwala along the way, and intercepted the fleeing enemy in front of Yahini on the other way. This is the combat mode that mechanized infantry is good at.This unit does not have tanks, but the latest WZ502 chariot equipped with it has the ability to fight against tanks. It can handle more situations on the battlefield than tanks, so it can be regarded as a generalist.

At this point, Wang Zhenbei's troops finally surpassed Yahini and occupied a more prominent position.He actually didn't understand why Lin Huaisheng arranged such a thing in front of him to open the way. What Yahini did was not solving the secondary goal at all, but expressing himself.Now, the initiative is in the hands of Wang Zhenbei, and Lin Huaisheng has made a new decision to move the Yahini Battalion, which is so capable of fighting, to the northeast to cut off the reinforcements from Jammu, while Wang's main force will continue to the east to challenge directly Frontal Indian 9th Division.At present, the Indian infantry division is still scattered on the 60-kilometer-long defensive zone. Air reconnaissance shows that it is still in a chaotic mobilization, and its slow performance can be compared with Pakistani troops other than Yahini.

Lin Huaisheng has always held a unique view on military adventures, which was transformed into a theory after the Assam operation.

He believes that military operations that are unexpected by the enemy may easily gain the initiative. Although it will cause some confusion to the side (especially the Pakistani army), it is far less than that caused to the opponent. However, the performance of the Indian troops in front of them was bound to be worse when they rushed to the battle.To be fair, the enemy lacks sufficient reconnaissance capabilities and does not have enough time to make judgments, which inevitably makes his high command make mistakes continuously.This is the so-called "strike first is the strongest", an important military principle.

What he needs now is to continue the offensive so that the enemy can't adapt and retreat all the way. He hopes to prolong the time for the Indians to misjudge their main attack direction.

At present, there is only one situation that could threaten Lin Huaisheng's plan, and that is the attack of the enemy's air force on his supply line.Before the combat operation, he secretly hoarded 350 million tons of materials in the rear, which was half less than before the Assam operation. At present, large-scale air and rail transportation is being carried out, no longer secretive, and the transportation consisting of nearly 2 trucks Troops are working around the clock to transport ammunition and fuel to the bridgehead east of the Chenab River; this is only the first step, and the transport line will continue along a series of newly captured nodes along the road To the border, the pressure on the supply lines may ease after the capture of the airfield at Gujranwala.

It is the 150 fighter jets of the China-Pakistan Air Force that guarantee this transportation line.In the first stage of the offensive, Lin Huaisheng had very low requirements for the air force's ground support. He only asked that the air force be able to fully grasp the air superiority. There are old fighters with insufficient strength such as MiG 21 and MiG 27, and there are even overdue services such as Jaguar and MiG 25.

The emergency distress report from the Meneam headquarters came like snowflakes, not only from Punjab, but actually the entire Dalak area including Leh was also being bombed. Under such circumstances, it is necessary to determine the main attack direction of the enemy. Since the Battle of Assam, the Chinese army has never carried out a separate offensive in one direction.

The lieutenant general just learned that the enemy's armored forces cut off the railway north of Gujranwala in one fell swoop, and the 2th regiment, which had been allocated to him for only 113 days and had not yet been warmed up, fell into a bitter battle. At present, its regiment headquarters, suddenly Can't get in touch.

He originally thought that with the strength of the 113th regiment, it would be enough to sweep along the railway and easily repel the adventurous enemies, but now the situation is unprecedentedly unclear.How could the offensive of this group of rabble in Pakistan become so fierce?Is this still a small-scale operation aimed at containing its own movement in Kashmir?He can only make a cautious assessment at the moment, and he refuses to make the worst guesses until the reconnaissance methods provide sufficient evidence.But in any case, this railway must be snatched back first.Otherwise, his logistics supply of tens of 10 people on the plateau, plus the 5 people in Fortress, would be cut in half.Actions must be based on reconnaissance, and aerial reconnaissance with no return is his biggest concern. The army launched about twenty drones of various types in the morning, and none of them broke through to the designated reconnaissance area.

The American satellites did indeed photograph the enemy huddled by the river, waiting to cross the river. According to the judgment of the American personnel, there may be a relatively mechanized but small-scale army (brigade level) within 48 hours Long-distance raids pose a threat to Gujranwala.According to previous experience, an offensive of this scale can be easily sent back. It seems that the Americans are not always reliable, and now it is time to go out with the Mig 25 again.

These overdue classic machines that the lieutenant general can mobilize have almost become death squads.This is one of the few planes left in India that can penetrate deep into the core of the enemy's air defense circle by virtue of its speed. Although the actual things that can be photographed are not satisfactory every time it breaks through, it is considered first-hand at any rate.

The loss rate per sortie for this force is... close to Russian roulette in short, and there are very few successful escapes by parachuting.

After the Indian Triple Sonic Squadron retreated from Assam, it was stationed in Chandigarh. It can take care of various theaters from west to north, and each theater requires them to be dispatched frequently to perform very demanding tasks.

The duty list issued by the Squadron Operations Department is like a schedule for shooting executions. The pilots will get the Warrior Medal every time they complete 10 missions; Distinguished Service Medal.

There are only a few on-duty planes that can take off at the airport. Although the pilots voluntarily return to the army to participate in this war, the cruel reality still inevitably makes them feel that the country treats them like consumables .

Major Jamorancy sat in the duty room, waiting for the mission to be issued. If this hour passed, the next group of pilots would take over. This was a difficult time.In the auditorium yesterday, the captain of the wing personally honored the six MiG-6 pilots of the unit and raised their military ranks.After returning to the Triple Sonic Squadron, Jamoransi’s military rank has been promoted two consecutive ranks from the lieutenant when he retired 25 years ago, and he is already at the same level as the squadron leader. A place to ask for something in return.

The squadron leader walked into the duty room with a numb expression, with the mission briefing under his arm.

He stood in front of the map, avoiding the eyes of the pilots, and seemed to harbor some kind of guilt.He directly drew a line on the map with a red pen, and the end was in the area where the enemy crossed the river. Obviously, this would be a very risky mission.

"Old fellows, the situation is urgent. The enemy's actions exceeded expectations. The superior needs us to conduct effective reconnaissance on the scale of the invading enemy. This intrusion must go deep into the area where they can touch their air defense network, and we need to fly lower to shoot clear photograph."

"If they fly too low, they won't be able to take advantage of their speed. Their defense positions have a very short reaction time."

"Yes, you must rely on your skill and loyalty to the country to complete this important reconnaissance mission."

After 30 minutes, two MiG-2s on standby quickly took off and rushed straight towards Gujranwala. One of them will turn there as a feint, and the other needs to take advantage of the enemy's distraction , quickly passing over their heads, taking pictures in succession.

This force has training for intercepting Chinese fighter jets. Through long-range radar and ground command, they can counterattack in advance before the enemy approaches.An ugly turn at a transonic speed can throw off most of the enemy fighters that rely on afterburner to get close.However, it is more difficult to deal with ambushed surface-to-air missiles. The warning system of the MiG 25 is difficult to distinguish the type of threat. In different situations, she can only issue the harsh warning sound of the same audio frequency. Time is short.

After the pilot Jamie Lanci bid farewell to the lead plane on the radio, he went directly to the west. In this unit, the lead plane usually performs the task of attracting radar, and the high-risk tasks such as in-depth reconnaissance are completed by wingman pilots to ensure that the troops can go on.

After he flew over the border, he learned that Husab's J-10 fighter jets took off, and they were also two planes, and they rammed directly.After the lead plane made a turn, the opponent made a corresponding turn, and Jamoransi, who was hiding behind, accelerated by diving and flew to a low altitude.

Today's mission is not simply to travel through and take pictures, and to detect the response of the ground air defense system has also become a mission option.In the case of limited optical reconnaissance equipment, it is a stupid but effective strategy to let the fighters actively provoke the ground air defense system to turn on, and use the size and type of the enemy's air defense force to reverse the size and marching state of the ground force. method.Of course, standing at the height of the command headquarters, this is just a reasonable act of war, and the price is nothing more than a plane that has been abandoned and an old guy in the reserve.

This aircraft does not carry any weapons and external fuel tanks. This is to ensure that when the aircraft flies to dangerous areas, the fuel in the aircraft is consumed enough to achieve greater speed.

When the fighter plane crossed the railway, the major turned on all five camera devices on the side and below of the aircraft on the dial of the reconnaissance equipment. His own field of vision was limited, but he could see the thick smoke rising into the sky nearby, and he was quickly thrown behind him. Maybe he was caught in the briefing. The wrecked fuel tanker is still burning.He took a brief look at the plane and could see the dots of flames below, probably the wreckage of the tank was burning.He lowered the altitude all the way to 5 meters, during which the speed increased to Mach 5000 and above. The overload pressed him heavily on the seat, but he still turned his head and looked down to detect the size of the enemy and inform the rear through the radio in time.After confirming the position, he leveled the plane to increase the range of optical reconnaissance, but this also limited his field of vision.

With 5mm lenses carried by five cameras with different angles, the aircraft can take a 650-kilometer-wide strip at an altitude of 5000 meters and provide excellent images.The enemy's situation in the strip area leading from here to the Chenab River is what the command is eager to find out; if possible, he will rise to 15 meters when returning, and use the 22000° slope on both sides to Set up a camera to take pictures of the enemy's movements over a wider area, depending on the conditions of the clouds and whether he can return.

(End of this chapter)