Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 614

Propaganda broadcasts in Leh switched to cheerful Indian military music.The noisy voice completely covered up any movement over there, so that He Fan couldn't hear it very clearly.It seems that there is really a suspicion of cover. He Fan really wants to throw another electromagnetic pulse bomb there to silence Nali's loudspeaker.

He searched for the nearest infrared video of the drone on the monitor, but the drone that just flew close turned back because the wings were icy. Obviously, the superior believed too much in intelligence and underestimated the possibility of the enemy's early action.However, there are various indications that they may act early tonight, mostly because they also observed that the blizzard is approaching; the anti-tank missile company deployed to this area to support He Fan has not yet arrived, and may not come back .However, He Fan did not take it seriously. This army with off-road vehicles loaded with missiles really did not catch his eye. He expected that the enemy would send out infantry fighting vehicles at the same time, and they would completely restrain these equipment.

After nightfall, the air outside the car dropped to minus [-]°, and it started to snow.

He Fan ordered all the tanks to be activated quickly, using heating equipment to maintain the temperature inside the vehicles, and the support vehicles near the position to advance to the back of the mountain as planned to prevent the enemy from shelling in advance.He then ordered that no tanker be allowed to leave the vehicle without an order.But he himself was not within the limits of the order. He took a mobile phone outside the vehicle and got out of the vehicle; An ambush, but he was always worried and wanted to confirm it with his own eyes.

He braved the snow and climbed about 5 meters to the ice field.The low-lying Leh had a panoramic view, and the broadcast there suddenly stopped.Seeing the bright lights on the runway of Leh Airport, and finally the transport plane landed at Leh Airport, the model could not be seen clearly.

All of a sudden all the lights on the runway at the airport go out, apparently going into blackout.A few flares were set up at random. Taking advantage of the light from the flares, he saw several BMP-[-]s lined up on the frozen river, secretly driving eastward. One kilometer behind the infantry fighting vehicle, there were some faint The thing in the tank is so big that it is not easy to distinguish, but he thinks it is likely to be a tank, because if it is him, he will deploy the tank behind the infantry fighting vehicle.

As the signal flares fell and went out, the infantry fighting vehicles disappeared into the night.But based on what he saw at a glance, he could guess the enemy's intentions. They planned to let the tanks hide in the back to act as forts, and let the infantry fighting vehicles in front attract Chinese tanks to fire. On such a cold winter night, the tank's thermal imaging camera should be able to If it works for a long time, the range of action will also increase. It seems that the enemy wants to give full play to this advantage, so the formation of general tank tactics is reversed.

He didn't know if the BMP-30 tanks carried infantry, but in this climate, if the soldiers leave the vehicle for a while, their noses should freeze off. In fact, this is how he feels now, so the battle tonight is very likely It is an individual contest between tanks. 55 tons vs. 1 tons, the artillery is an order of magnitude stronger (intelligence shows that the K1 tank battalion in Kashmir is A120 type, which is different from the previous loss, equipped with 120mm rh[-] smoothbore gun).

While he was not frozen, he walked back to the chariot in small steps downhill. He had to report to his superiors that the enemy might dispatch early.Before returning to the car, the enemy's shelling began, which was his guess.This is probably the most powerful shelling he has encountered since he came to the Western Front. Some shells fell on the position where his troops were an hour ago. It seems that the enemy is indeed prepared and has good reconnaissance capabilities.

Most of the artillery fire fell on the northeast direction of Qiao Gransal Town. In the morning, there were 2 infantry companies here. However, before nightfall, the infantry retreated a few kilometers decisively after receiving the weather report on the battlefield, and hid in a fortress that could protect against the cold. up.In the past period of time, the Chinese army implemented a flexible strategy of maintaining contact in this area. Basically, the enemy retreated and we advanced, but it did not besiege Lecheng, nor cut off its last lifeline in the air.

He Fan got into the tank and waited for the enemy's artillery fire to gradually move to the east. It seemed that they were about to come out soon.

He picked up the intercom:
"The 2nd company, the 3rd company, continue to stay in place and maintain the temperature in the car. The whole of the 1st company uses the thermal imaging channel to observe. After finding the enemy, retreat to the predetermined area."

He carried out a simple deployment, and then conducted a round-up reconnaissance like an ordinary commander. The air in this area is thin, pure, and the temperature is extremely low, which is ideal for thermal imaging equipment, but this is not an advantage, because for the both are the same
Although in the pre-war preparation meeting, he boasted about Haikou, claiming to regard the enemy as scrap iron, but he still needs to be extra careful when facing a tank that is twice as heavy.His tentative plan was to let the enemy's infantry fighting vehicles be used as bait, lest his own tanks be exposed first due to the heat caused by firing.Then how to deal with the enemy tanks?He is still in the final scrutiny, and of course he can't be head-on.

These days, his tanks were deliberately dispatched in the area very close to the east of Leh, attacking the enemy's transport convoy from a few kilometers away, just to make himself visible to the enemy who had no aerial reconnaissance.He knew what the enemy was thinking. In the past, they hated and feared the Chinese mountain tanks near Aksai Chin. Now that they have heavier mountain tanks, they should rush out to take revenge.Therefore, they ventured out today to find and eat themselves, and chose a snowstorm night to dispatch, probably to eliminate the interference of infantry and air force.So... he's going to compare real mountain performance to those 55 ton dumb guys.

The enemy's shelling gradually extended to the east, and became somewhat sparse. Obviously, the Meneam Group has roughly become a besieged beast in Kashmir. It is becoming more and more difficult to replenish, and the firepower preparation will not be too exaggerated.He continued to stick his head out through the snow, and as the gunfire receded, his hearing became functional again.

Whenever the wind direction at the mountain pass changes, He Fan can hear the rattling sound of metal axles for a moment, and these creaks are getting closer and closer.After waiting for about 10 minutes, a column of Indian infantry fighting vehicles appeared. At first, they were able to get cover from the dilapidated houses on the Grand Salle bridge, and then they were completely exposed to the frozen river. He Fan counted them, and there were quite a few.

These infantry fighting vehicles should be thankful that He Fan did not intend to hunt them down. It is very difficult for these vehicles to drive on the empty and frozen river. They need to turn with a large radius to avoid the craters created by the artillery fire from both sides in the past month. .During this period, He Fan's 1 cannons in a company could easily destroy them, but He Fan was confident that he had seen through the enemy's tricks, so he restrained his subordinates from firing.

The night vision equipment of these infantry fighting vehicles is not enough to detect tanks, but they can probably sense the presence of the opponent. The cold wind in the valley is always swirling in an uncertain direction. If He Fan can hear the opponent, the opponent has a chance to sense it. his presence.

He saw the turrets of the first six BMP-6s turned towards him, and he seemed to see something. The 2mm machine gun was one kilometer away and did not pose a threat to his front, but the AT-30 missiles on it made him a little nervous .He ordered the troops to hold their breath.The laser warning equipment has not found the enemy's ranging laser. It can be seen that the enemy did not really find himself, but turned the muzzle here as a standard warning action; in fact, according to intelligence, these veterans of the Indian 5th Mountain Division Older infantry fighting vehicles have never been upgraded, so launching missiles cannot be done from inside the vehicle, nor can it be targeted with in-vehicle sensors.To launch a missile, the commander needs to climb out of the turret and operate the missile 28X sight to indicate the target. In fact, the missile can even be removed from the turret at any time, and it is not part of the tank.

The Chinese mortar positions began to fire, attracting the attention of the infantry fighting vehicles. They bypassed the densely packed craters on the ice and drove towards the Chinese positions to the east.

The Chinese tanks hiding on the northern hillside are still idling, waiting for fighters.

He Fan’s tank has warming equipment necessary for combat in cold regions. This equipment filters the tank’s exhaust gas, humidifies it, and then discharges it into the vehicle to increase the temperature. In this way, the temperature in the battle room remains at standard atmospheric pressure and above 10 degrees Celsius. He always controls the engine speed. , keep the temperature at a minimum, so that the infrared radiation outside the tank can be kept to a minimum.

The BMP-2 tanks gradually moved eastward, and they were destined to make considerable progress in the positions that the Chinese army had given up step by step. According to the plan, the retreat was only to lure out as many enemies as possible in Leh, and then annihilated them.He Fan expected the enemy tanks to come along the same route as the BMP-2, so that he could calmly shoot the enemy's flanks, deal with some of them, and then retreat as planned.

In the town of Jogransar, which had been evacuated by the Indian military long ago, there were suddenly devastating sounds.He Fan turned the surrounding mirror to the right, and saw the continuous collapse of low houses from far to near, and some huge monsters came over like a bulldozer.It seems that the enemy will not let himself be beaten comfortably.

Lieutenant Colonel Yin Zhexi led the tank battalion, set off directly from the ambush position west of Leh Airport, crossed the bridge of Gransal Town, and rushed towards He Fan.

The South Korean electronic reconnaissance unit hiding on the mountain detected the contact signal of the Chinese tank group six hours ago. Although they could not decipher the encrypted communication, they could distinguish the characteristics of the tank radio station and at the same time measure the area where the tank group was active. .As a result, Lieutenant Colonel Yin persuaded General Olinde to put his troops behind the infantry fighting vehicles and wait for the Chinese to strike first, so that he could take advantage of the observation of the thermal imager and the range of the artillery to strike hard in open areas opponent.

After He Fan didn't take the bait, Lieutenant Colonel Yin was a little out of breath. He knew that today he had encountered a difficult nut to crack. Since any of the lurking parties who maneuvered first would be exposed first, so he decided to take a shortcut and hit him in the hope of 1 Fight within a distance of about [-] kilometers that is beneficial to you.

Seeing that a battle of wits turned into a fight of ruthlessness in an instant, He Fan was unwilling to follow the enemy's rhythm, so he ordered the main force 1 company to back up from the original position.He tracked the destroyed houses in the town through the commander's surrounding mirror. The enemy's forward speed was faster than his reversing. It seemed that a firefight was inevitable, but he should have a chance to take me first.

After a K1 tank rushed to the front and knocked down a house, it boldly appeared in He Fan's field of vision. It appeared clear white in the field of view of the thermal imager, protruding from a bleak dilapidated house.Judging from the characteristics of the heat jacket, it is indeed a 120mm gun.From the pointing of its barrel, it should know the general bearing of the threat.But the enemy obviously hasn't found the Chinese tank yet, because its gun barrel is tilted up at an unreasonable angle, which makes it impossible to fight at such an angle.

The enemy did not circle around the building, nor did they turn the turret when knocking down the house, these are afraid of exposing the weak side.They adopted a crude tactic that He Fan had never seen before—to push out a road in the small town.It seems that the enemy commander no longer cares about exposure or not. He just wants to take advantage of the armored firepower to eat his opponent.

"Fuck, did you see that bomb nest area? Kill it with one shot." He Fan sneered, he couldn't believe his eyes, the enemy's violent actions revealed their reckless side.

"I see. Leave it to me," said the gunner.

The original design idea of ​​​​the K1 tank is obviously to increase defense, so its turret is small and its frontal armor is very good.When its artillery is pointed forward horizontally, there are almost no obvious flaws in the entire front, and the only chance to destroy it comes from the penetration depth of armor-piercing shells.But if the K1's gun is raised upwards, there will be a nest area under the gun, and as the elevation angle increases, the defense capability under the gun mantlet will become looser and looser. Of course, on the battlefield, tank guns are always Under the control of the vertical stabilizer, the level is pointing forward, and such flaws are almost non-existent.

Now that K1 actually locked the gun barrel at a high elevation angle as if it was traveling outside the war zone, He Fan saw the opportunity immediately.

The ranging laser beam is precisely pointed there, and behind this included angle is almost the part of the seat ring where the turret is connected to the hull.Of course, there was no one standing behind the barrel except for the artillery and the ammunition under the floor.After the disturbed aiming correction light spot appeared in the gunner's sight, the gunner corrected slightly to the left, where the commander and loader stood.Killing is not an end, but a means to win.

He Fan waited patiently for the gunner to take a few more seconds to adjust, without saying anything.

After the loud noise, a 105mm kinetic energy bullet hit the turret seat ring with extremely high precision, and lost kinetic energy because it barely touched the heavy armor. The Korean sergeant standing in this unlucky position was cut into two pieces from the waist part.

The anti-explosion system in the car took effect in time, and white smoke sprayed out from the hole penetrated and the gun run tube that had not closed the breech bolt.

He Fan observed that the cannon of this tank drooped, which is a typical feature of cradle damage.

The second K1A1 came out from the rear. Lieutenant Colonel Yin Zhexi was on the car. Just now he had been reminding the captain of the vanguard car in front to be careful on the side through the radio. Suddenly, the captain let out a scream and then fell silent.

(End of this chapter)