Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 601

Huang Dexing ordered the troops to retreat a little, the sky has completely darkened, the enemy should be in confusion; next, another company of his will launch an attack from the west, and the enemy will be completely confused.At the same time, the reconnaissance of small drones will continue. He hopes that the remaining enemies can gather together to facilitate air strikes to clean them up in one go.

In short, the enemy's Buk missiles are ineffective against small drones, and if they are willing to spend millions of dollars on these missiles to shoot down a small worthless reconnaissance plane, the Chinese military has a lot of such drones yes.

In the first hour of the war, Wang Zhenbei invested hundreds of drones, most of which were small or even throwing drones that were ready to go forever. It is purely to provoke the enemy's reaction on purpose.Just like the experience in Aksai Chin, some of the drones used have no optical sensors or weapons at all, and they are only used to stimulate the enemy to counterattack, or to cover the drones that really have reconnaissance/attack missions. Means, these cheap aircraft can well perform the mission of deceiving the enemy entrusted by their superiors, and some of them can exchange one or two missiles. For India, which relies on imports of a large number of weapons, this kind of overall war imposed by China.

On Xu Jingzhe's desk, there is a statistic that the Indians do not know so far. Half of the anti-aircraft missiles launched by the Indian positions around Leh hit this kind of thing. Some of the missiles were from hidden positions that the Chinese army did not know. The losses on the Indian side are almost immeasurable, and the PLA's drone use strategy is different from that of Western countries.

The number of drones invested by the Chinese army in this operation is unprecedented in the history of warfare, and the effectiveness of reconnaissance and other tactics is of course immeasurable.

Although China is not the first army to use military drones, the new tactics are indeed amnesty and creative.When the U.S. military was still using drones worth tens of millions of dollars to carry out reconnaissance and assassination operations in Afghanistan, the People’s Liberation Army silently observed this new combat style, not only seeing the advantages of the U.S. military, but also seeing its hidden problems. .

The biggest difference from the Western military's perception of drones is that China places more emphasis on how to deal with a regular war, rather than just based on special operations.In a large-scale war, the loss of drones is as common as the loss of ammunition. This is actually a weapon that is easily shot down, but at the same time it is a problem that various air defense systems have to face; in the end The conclusion is that unmanned aerial vehicles can be made very expensive, so that it can receive instructions through satellite communication across the ocean, or it can be made very cheaply, but its performance can meet different mission requirements through modular matching.And absolute quantity and cost control will surpass the accuracy of sensors or other tactical indicators and become the key to determining the outcome of a war.

Sometimes Lin Huaisheng's army simply exchanged small drones for the enemy's anti-aircraft missiles on purpose, or sacrificed itself to expose its radar.On the enemy's radar display, a large number of approaching aircraft will become the highest priority targets. Some farther and higher targets that exceed the radar processing load are easily abandoned. Using these loopholes in the air defense system, carrying lasers The large unmanned aerial vehicle that guides the bomb has been quietly hiding in the sky and waiting for orders.

At this moment, a drone is flying over the chaotic group of enemy tanks from an altitude of 6000 meters.It must rely on the cover of a large number of low-altitude drones to confuse the sight of Doyle's M1 anti-aircraft firepower; in actual combat, this high-low combination can always effectively deceive the highly automated system. It also has a relatively complete air defense system.

The huge tanks became clearly visible in the field of view of the thermal imaging equipment, and they could be seen from the air gathering like headless chickens.Flying from a low altitude, using a drone with a low-light night vision device, you can also see some people on the weasel armored vehicle constantly waving small flags, so it can be judged that the communication interference is effective.

As early as decades ago, the Chinese army had introduced British tank radios, and had a certain understanding of its anti-jamming design ideas. Therefore, after a period of reconnaissance, the analysis and adaptation of the electromagnetic environment on the battlefield were more perfect, and it was possible to Implement more targeted compound jamming on the radio stations of enemy tanks and command vehicles. These means have further reduced the communication capabilities of enemy armored soldiers to the level of using semaphore communications in the World War I era.

The Chinese tank group in the west is also approaching quietly. These actions without sufficient coordination (Lin Huaisheng's headquarters implements a certain degree of entrusted command, and does not interfere with too many orders from the frontline commanders), making the second round of air strikes time-consuming. Can only be postponed.The bombers carrying the bombs had already taken off, but had to go to the air refueling area for a refueling.At the same time, the attack on the enemy's Sam 11 missile position was carried out by four JH-4 fighter jets carrying anti-radiation missiles.

Since the enemy's position finally has a long-range warning radar, it seems that it can be determined as a fairly complete unit. For the Air Force, the core of this air defense position is not a launcher or a warning radar, but a guidance radar. Effect.

After the first round of anti-radiation missile attacks launched 70 kilometers away, the enemy's main radar quickly took measures to shut down. Two minutes later, the brave guidance radar recovered and apparently missed.For the pilots, quickly restarting the machine means making a strong statement. There are a group of veteran operators there, definitely not fledgling guys.

To deal with this kind of phased array radar that is not susceptible to interference operated by old guys, it is obviously not possible to just use the basic projection method of weapons. The battlefield has proved countless times that high-end confrontation is ultimately not a contest of weapons, but Competition between people.

For the Flying Leopard fighters, which have a superior number, some special methods must be adopted at the moment, and the answer cannot be found in the enemy's experience. It just so happens that the Chinese army has some new technologies and derived tactics.

These radars mounted on the tracked chassis have considerable maneuverability, and secondly, the warm-up time is very short, so they can be put into combat quickly.

Of course, the disadvantage of this phased array radar is that it has a limited field of view and many loopholes in individual combat, although its antenna still has the ability to rotate at a low speed.Its attention must be drawn in the wrong direction, and then the attackers drop anti-radiation missiles as close as possible to prevent it from shutting down and escaping again and again, playing with air power.Of course, the Sam 11 has a range of about 40 kilometers, which will be a red line that cannot be crossed too much.

The attack on launch vehicles and missiles has now become a secondary matter. In Lin Huaisheng's instructions, he only asked for the elimination of the guidance radar to paralyze other parts.He even had some insatiable ideas for equipping the picky Pakistani army if he could capture complete sets.The Pakistani 1st Armored Division has just crossed the border and finally has the appearance of a mechanized force, but its commander has been complaining that there is no anti-aircraft weapon that can go with the tank force, the Indian army's diverse arsenal or a nearby option.

2 JH-7s feigned to the south, attacking at the edge of the enemy's envelope from time to time, forcing the enemy's guidance radar to point at them. Of course, the Indian missile operators know how big it is to turn on the track alone without warning radar Risk, but they have some fluke ideas. First, there is still Doyle system protection near the radar; second, if the opponent has some fighters carrying anti-radiation weapons hiding outside the radar field of view, it will be difficult for them to intercept the radar signature and lock it. It seems common sense that for such a weapon to fire, the fighter must be within the radar's main lobe for a period of time.

As they were worried, there were indeed two JH-2 fighters moving in the northern mountainous area. They used the air defense weapons of the Northern Military Region of India to avoid the battle. They could temporarily avoid this area and avoid the 7-coordinate radar line of sight of Sam 11.

The new anti-radiation missile has a variety of launch modes, one of which is unknown to the Indians. The carrier aircraft does not necessarily need to enter the radar range. The missile can use the data link to intercept the radar beam characteristics of other aircraft. Settings after header initialization,

Using this locking method, its launch conditions are also different from conventional ones.The missile can conduct inertial navigation according to the established route, and then suddenly enter its radiation range when the enemy is caught off guard, and intercept the previously locked target according to the characteristics of the radar signal. If the enemy quickly turns off the radar at this time, the missile will follow the memory Target position, smash it down directly.

This new launch mode is improved based on some lessons learned in previous air-to-ground confrontations, and it can try to prevent enemy radar from seeing anti-radiation missiles at long distances.

If an anti-radiation missile is launched at a distance of 100 kilometers, it means that the enemy has at least 2 minutes to take measures to shut down and divert, but if the enemy sees the missile at 20 kilometers, or at the same distance, the missile is in the radar In the side lobe beam, the enemy's countermeasure time will be compressed by four-fifths, and there is almost no possibility of countermeasure.

The JH-7 that lures the enemy has been analyzing and recording the enemy's beam characteristics, and transmits this information to the same type of fighters on standby in the north through the data link.From the perspective of the enemy on the ground, the Chinese fighter planes are flying in a circular arc along the extension of the missile envelope, which is completely like looking for a flaw. Therefore, although the situation is critical at this moment, they must not relax, and must fight hard.

In air-to-ground confrontation, the air force always has some innate advantages, not to mention this time it has a numerical advantage.The other two Flying Leopards on standby input the enemy's beam characteristics into the missile, while the aircraft itself is still sneaking up on the target and accumulating altitude for an ideal launch.

When the time was right, the two planes secretly launched anti-radiation missiles, and then turned to leave. The 2 heavy missiles flew straight to the target position. If there is no accident, they will find radar waves within a very short distance and turn to the enemy's radar, giving those Indian veterans a surprise.

The Indian commander on the ground has been picking up the timing of launching the missiles, but the flying leopards are always not too close, and they are not far away, which makes him a little worried that he may be caught in some trick.

The warning radar still has not traveled to the higher terrain, and cannot be turned on to detect the entire airspace.He is not too worried that the enemy's drones will sneak around and drop laser-guided bombs, because within a radius of 10 kilometers around him, there are 4 Doyle M1 systems guarding him. Although the battlefield monitoring radar on the top of those things is weak, Not too far away, but better than nothing to at least scare off drones.Instead, he was worried that the enemy was playing some new tricks. The Chinese were never brainy in war, and they always had tricks that made people guard against them. He had learned these tricks in Assam.

Suddenly, two new targets appeared in the radar field of vision, with a distance of only 30 kilometers. The commander immediately judged it as a glide bomb and ordered emergency disposal.

The Chinese throw satellite-guided bombs as casually as they throw paper airplanes.Of course, this judgment also means that he still has a lot of time to escape the blow of this kind of unpowered bomb that is not fast enough.After the emergency order was issued, the operator turned off the radar almost simultaneously, which made it impossible to complete the speed measurement of the target.

The tracked chassis was already idling, and the driver intentionally stopped on a downhill, and started directly in 3rd gear.In the recent confrontation, he has repeated this action to the point of fire and innocence. The most thrilling time, the enemy's missile fell 150 meters behind the radar car. Now he knows that his ability has surpassed the superficiality of system confrontation Above the experience, it is meaningless for the enemy to repeat the old tactics of approaching/launching.

When the vehicle was started, the huge radar antenna was still not put down. The commander prepared to leave a certain distance, then turned on the machine, and continued to play this exciting game. Although he knew that sooner or later he would risk his life in it, he was already addicted to it. The game was over, and he expected the enemies to be enraged and risk getting closer, so that the missiles lurking in the jungle would have a chance to hit their targets.

The tracks skidded on the dirty snow and mud, and then the speed quickly rose from zero.An ear-piercing and increasingly sharp whistling sound penetrated the armor and reached the inside of the radar vehicle. If it wasn't for the huge turn that forced the missile to slow down below the speed of sound, the people inside the vehicle would not have been able to hear this scream of death.

The huge warhead of the anti-radiation missile exploded on one side of the tank, and the other one fell farther away. Although it didn't directly hit the radar tank, the air wave overturned the heavy vehicle, and the radar antenna array on it hit the ground. On the road, it was in a mess.

The communication vehicle of the air defense force hiding 500 meters away immediately began to send a report, reporting to the headquarters that the radar vehicle had been damaged, and requiring the command vehicle and launch vehicle hiding in various places to further maneuver to avoid it.

Due to electromagnetic interference, this command, which was completely unencrypted, was not received by all launch vehicles, but it was intercepted by Chinese drones monitoring in the air.From this, Wang Zhenbei judged that the enemy's Sam 11 should be killed. He hesitated whether to let the front stop the attack and let the air force solve the problem directly.

(End of this chapter)