Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 598: Air Corridor
The other two tanks of the battalion headquarters also followed the battalion commander's car and came here.The driver had already seen the suspicious vehicle and tried to keep up, but the little thing started to move extremely fast on the snow.

Huang Dexing subconsciously got into the turret, but unexpectedly, the gunshot rang out first, and the branches and leaves of the surrounding trees were flying. It was a machine gun with a fast rate of fire, so fast that the gunshot could not be heard clearly, like a chainsaw cutting the air; In fact he had not heard of a machine gun like it on the battlefield.He didn't know how this small Indian reconnaissance vehicle collided with the attacking tank column. Given its size, it was easy to hide. At least the movement should be heard from a distance.

The enemy's counterattack machine guns fired hastily, and some barrage splashed on the tank armor, of course it was like scratching the itch.Huang Dexing counterattacked with a remote-controlled machine gun and fired at the chassis, hoping to damage the tires and catch them alive. Although this was a target missed by the reconnaissance battalion and drones and it was not within his purview, he also hoped to obtain some battlefield intelligence. The scouts knew, generally speaking, a lot; where the enemy's Challenger II tank was hiding, but instead of wheels under this highly camouflaged tank, it turned out to be tracks.Huang Dexing has studied foreign military armored vehicles for many years, but it took him some time to remember what it was.

The gunner used the image stabilizer to aim at the target, and the barrel of the tank began to rotate, but the target turned and fled with incredible speed, moving faster than the firing line, as fast as a motorcycle.

But in a blink of an eye, the enemy's miniature reconnaissance vehicle seemed to be too high in the center to adapt to such a high-speed turn. It was about to roll over, and the driver reversed the direction. As a result, he completely lost control and crashed into a big tree. When it crashed down, the tracked vehicle also overturned on the side of the road.

Huang Dexing told the rest of the tanks not to fire, and at the same time coordinated through the radio to send a battalion infantry fighting vehicle from the 1st Company of the Mechanized Infantry Battalion to approach. There was a battalion staff officer who knew some northern Indian languages, and occasionally he could be responsible for investigating those reconnaissance battalions that slipped through the net. valuable information.

The three huge tanks slowed down and surrounded them. We can't destroy this small car with a single shot. It would be best if we could catch a few survivors; I am full of curiosity about what new toys India has recently brought.This is obviously a German-made weasel reconnaissance paratrooper combat vehicle. It is not included in the rather complicated list of weapons that the enemy may use in the face provided by the intelligence unit. Germany seems to have been hypocritically not participating in the war against India. military aid.

He ordered the rest of the troops to stop marching towards the designated area and be vigilant about the surrounding area. Although the reconnaissance-type weasel tank is much shorter than a person, it looks like a toy, but other models of this small thing may be equipped with a pain-biting main battle tank. Anti-tank missiles for tanks.He adjusted the magnification to look at the target, and he was roughly sure that it was a reconnaissance weasel airborne combat vehicle with only one machine gun.As far as he knew, the tank had only two crews, and he feared it would all be over.He took out his pistol, slowly drilled out of the turret, and heard the groans of Indian soldiers, so he bravely jumped out of the tank and walked over.

A battered Indian soldier was climbing out of the driver's seat, and it looked like he had fallen badly.Huang Dexing went up to help drag the wounded soldier out, and checked the inside of the small vehicle. The crew member who shot at him just now had broken his neck and died.He thought that no soldier driving an armored vehicle would think that one day he would be killed by hitting a tree.

Several Flying Leopards roared past the tank troops. They will cooperate with ground operations to carry out deep strike missions. The main target of attack is the long-range warning radar deployed by the opponent in the area 100 to 150 kilometers behind the border.At present, the radar network deployed by India in this area is still confident, posing a threat to further breakthroughs. In the west of this range, few radars dare to move around.

This is Zhang Chengyan's second take-off today.His formation carried anti-radiation missiles for self-defense and 500 kg satellite-guided bombs.

To deal with some long-range radars with relatively large wavelengths, general anti-radiation weapons are not very effective, but those radars with huge antennas have poor maneuverability. Once the position is exposed, satellite-guided bombs or tactical missiles can be used for fixed-point attacks.From the perspective of cost and reaction time, satellite-guided bombs carried by bombers that can hover outside the target area for a long time waiting for fighters are obviously superior to tactical missiles.

The location of the Chinese fighter planes is at the junction of the enemy's Northern Group and the Spanga Force's prevention and control network. This area belongs to the overlapping missions of the Indian Army's ground forces. On the surface, the fighter planes flying here will face threats from both the north and the south. However, due to the fact that the radars of the two enemy groups are not networked and there is no exchange of air information, a corridor area has appeared in the north that can pass by itself. For fighters, it is easier to break through and stay.

Zhang Chengyan has been paying attention to electronic threats from all directions. On the monitor, the ground radar is divided into several categories according to their characteristics.At present, most of them are radars from afar, and there is no strong threat.

The warning equipment has been updated with new software, which can recognize the fire control radar of the Aster 30 missile from the north on a limited basis, if it continues to work on the frequency band used last time; Always be cautious, and it seems that it is not yet time to attack it with anti-radiation missiles.

In addition, there are still some in India that are difficult to be intercepted by airborne radar warning equipment beyond the critical distance, such as the old TRS 2215 warning radar and Indira radar. Radar, with some power control and frequency agility, allows it to play some little tricks of hide and seek with superior air forces.The Indian Army has acquired these radars for a relatively long time, and the operators are more experienced and confident enough to start them up.Of course, the confrontation of veterans means using technical advantages rather than recklessness. Usually, the operators of this type of radar will use high-gain antennas, which can receive weak reflections, and work hard on the control of the peak transmission power. This makes it easier than other radars. Difficult to be found and further detected.On various battlefields, if these things are deployed 2 kilometers away, there has been no good way to destroy and interfere them. The Indian radar network is simply out of touch, and some radars are in a relatively prominent position in uneven depth areas. One, this brought them into Lin Huaisheng's field of vision, and for him, this was a trouble that had to be dealt with quickly.

Working with the Flying Leopard, there are also J-10 fighter jets and a very large high-altitude drone, which are responsible for seemingly inconspicuous but very core electronic reconnaissance tasks.

The plane flew at a height beyond the reach of Indian anti-aircraft missiles with a certain arc trajectory. The height of nearly 2 meters allowed it to easily bypass threats from the north and the south and collect various clues.The purpose of its existence is to use airborne equipment to accurately locate the position of the enemy's radar.Since India basically lost its air supremacy in this area, it eventually led to an increase in the continuous start-up time of ground radars, which provided opportunities for hard kills.

The system clock of the Aster 30 did not dare to reveal itself, which disappointed the Flying Leopard pilots. They could not go too far. Once they were surprised by the range, they had to return to the airspace of Pakistan to refuel. If there was no gain, they could only return without success.

The high-altitude UAV carefully controls the route at the extreme altitude of 19500 meters. Its electronic reconnaissance system is more sensitive than that of the fighter jet. It is quietly capturing and adapting to the Indian long-range radar frequency hidden 120 kilometers away. The process is completely passive, and it is not easy to attract the attention of the enemy.The detected TRS2215 radar deployed in the north of Wengede Lake is in the most prominent position of the entire radar network. It may not be aware of this dangerous situation, and it is still on without interruption.As far as the Chinese Air Force is concerned, once this node is destroyed, the remaining Indian radars will either fill in the gaps in a short period of time, otherwise the Indian command should find a large blank area in front of them, which is of course crucial for the next step of defense. It is extremely unfavorable, because the Chinese Air Force can use this area to continuously extend its strikes, and eventually tear up the entire air defense network.

Enemy radars can see drones and leopards at about the same distance, but they should not be able to identify targets, nor can they identify threats; Indian radars must be kept on and constantly changing frequencies, thinking that others do not know.Obviously its important position makes it impossible to shut down the machine, and it must keep an eye on the Flying Leopard at an altitude of 10000 meters.

The enemy should know from experience that the Chinese army's strikes on radar are nothing more than jamming or anti-radiation strikes. At present, the conditions for these two strikes are far from being met.

After a long wait, Zhang Chengyan finally got the target location information provided by the data link. At the same time, someone on the command plane reminded him that the enemy radar was staring at him, so he should be careful not to frighten the opponent with too much movement.

The flight speed of satellite-guided bombs is always a problem. Of course, another uncertain factor is how far the enemy's meter wave radar can see the incoming gliding bombs, and how much time it will have to take countermeasures ?

The three bomber pilots each select the bomb on the weapon panel and input the target position synchronously.Electronic reconnaissance can detect a certain location range, but it is still only a rectangular area of ​​nearly 3 square meters, requiring multiple bombs to attack at the same time. The combat advantage of the Flying Leopard is finally revealed. His dispatch efficiency for bomb-laden attacks is higher than that of the J-10 fighter.

The lack of accuracy of the satellite bomb itself, the spread caused by it, reaches a certain probability of damage, which is very suitable for such fragile targets. Of course, the premise is that when all the bombs arrive, the enemy is best not to move.

The Flying Leopards raised their altitude quietly to meet the attack conditions. They circled north from time to time to increase the enemy's sense of security. This made the eastern security radar maintain the illusion that they were just a silent spectator.

When the three planes turned their heads, they dropped bombs at the same time, and then turned away slowly, trying not to let the enemy see their intentions.With the accuracy of the warning radar, he should not be able to see those bombs flying towards him for the time being.

Twelve 12kg bombs fly to the target with their wings open. After losing half of their altitude, they speed up to half the speed of sound. They will reach the target in a few minutes. The cluster munitions they carry are enough to cover a considerable area .As for determining whether it was hit, it is troublesome. You need to wait for the delayed satellite reconnaissance, or you can monitor the communications of India to confirm. The Chinese army also has drones that specialize in monitoring enemy communications.

The Flying Leopard swaggered back after dropping the bomb.The tank troops on the ground are still moving covertly to the designated area.The Indian scouts just caught were indeed from the main tank regiment of the 4th Armored Division. Although they were seriously injured, they were very stubborn and refused to speak.Huang Dexing had no time to wait, so he could only be handed over to the Pakistani intelligence team who could let him speak.

However, the overturned chariot itself can already reveal a lot of information. From its newly brushed tactical number, it can already be determined which unit he belongs to.If it wasn't for the enemy's deliberate deception, this number should belong to the main regiment that had the challenger in the previous battle, and the emblem of the regiment is a one-horned rhinoceros with its head raised.This invincible image seems to be in perfect harmony with the Challenger II.

In addition, the radio station on the small tank is turned off, and the battery is not even plugged in. Obviously, Indians are not very good at using such German-labeled radio stations.There are a series of marks and lines on the map carried by the scouts, which seem to be the area they returned from scouting. The assembly area in the southeast direction is obviously an area worthy of careful reconnaissance by drones.Now it can be confirmed that this chariot crashed into the path of a Chinese tank in a state of being lost. Fortunately, the enemy probably didn't know it yet.

Huang Dexing didn't believe that this slow-moving tank would disappear overnight. He guessed that it must be hiding in the nearby pine forest.He decided to use the enemy's map to search key areas with two companies. Of course, before that, he needed to launch a few small UAVs that could fly quietly at the height of a tree for further reconnaissance. These throwing UAVs It's so small that it can be packed into the storage box of the tank to accompany you.

Once the enemy is found, he will decide whether to request the air force or do it himself, depending on the enemy's strength. He knows that it will be night soon, and the air force's night strike effectiveness and ability to identify friend or foe will be greatly reduced.

In an area less than 1 kilometers away from the 15st Armored Battalion of the Chinese Army, the headquarters of the main tank regiment under the Indian 4th Armored Division is just as at a loss as ants on a hot pot.This force is currently divided into two parts. One part has rushed to the designated meeting and area on the east bank of the river before the bridge was blown up, while the headquarters was unable to evacuate in time and stayed in Hexi. At present, waves of enemy planes in the air are following In a wave, the ground tanks did not dare to move at all.

The head of the Indian regiment is anxiously waiting for the 8 reconnaissance vehicles sent out to return and summarize the news. He must evaluate whether he should continue to stay in the forest.When the troops marched westward in Pacianita, they were extremely active and ran ahead, but the headquarters suddenly lost their determination to fight and asked to retreat, which made the prominent position that they had actively seized before become troublesome.

(End of this chapter)