Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 650

Several 99s fired at the side of the horizontal Leopard II at the same time. Across 2600 meters, the armor-piercing projectiles easily penetrated into the side of the vehicle, and soon the tank started to catch fire.

The Indian tanks in the front position began to shake off the Chinese tanks behind and accelerated their impact. Obviously they are still in effective command, and their commander is very sober. He can see the current situation - he has been ambushed, and only There is only a glimmer of life if you rush forward and attack quickly. If you stay in place, you will soon be wiped out by crossfire.

The range-finding laser beams of the tanks on both sides shuttled through the jungle, presetting the opponent to death.On the contrary, the Indian tanks attacked more fiercely, and He Fan's troops used laser interference equipment to destroy their automatic watch as much as possible, and retreated steadily. He had a huge advantage, and he didn't want to fight the enemy desperately. The Leopard II still has a deadly long-range hit rate at the hurricane speed of the third gear.

The Leopard II driving in potholes and undulating areas showed the superior performance of night vision equipment, as well as the considerable stability of the chassis. No matter how uneven the vehicle body is driving in the area, its gun barrel is steadily pointing at the target, and it cannot be seen at all. Of course, these are just the doorways seen by laymen. In fact, relying on the stable accuracy of less than 0.9 mi in the high and low directions, it is still very difficult to accurately aim at the target at a distance of 2500 meters; but the real cornerstone of Leopard II's precise firepower , from a more reliable image stabilization sight.Due to its higher height stability, less than 0.3 mil shaking, only one-third of the barrel stability is weak, so that the gunner in this tank can still clearly capture the target while the chassis is running around. , and implement shooting.This tank uses the highest level of hunting fire control in the West, the most advanced night vision system, and maintains stable firepower on most terrains. Like shooting, these state-of-the-art Russian-made tanks can only carry out disturbing shooting in the deceleration state. Since the calm artillery is running at high speed, it is impossible to achieve high-precision stability. They can only rely on deceleration or even a short stop to implement Open fire, this is the way He Fan envisioned, the enemy rushes and stops, fights and pushes himself, always keeps a distance, and eventually the troops he deploys behind the enemy will always catch up and kick their butts fiercely.The only thing he didn't expect was that the enemy Leopard II didn't want to fall into such a desperate situation, and was ready to give it a go. Even a veteran like He Fan who came here on the training ground hadn't tried the high-speed speed on the complex terrain at night. Breakthrough, but the enemy in front of him is carrying out such an operation, and the chassis performance of the Leopard II tank and the low-light night vision equipment of the driver (in the night vision equipment of the tank crew, it is always relatively weak, because he does not need to see too much far), seems to be suitable for such operations.

He Fan destroyed a Leopard II, thinking that the enemy must be in chaos. This is his experience in fighting Indians. However, he noticed that the enemy did not fall into chaos. Got a great commander.

While calling the drone, He Fan asked his team to use laser beam missiles to attack. He didn't want to directly compete with his opponents for kinetic energy armor-piercing projectiles and armor protection at such a distance. If he has an advantage, he doesn't need it. It's really not his character. , If he can exchange information with other troops first, he will not use artillery to launch missiles to challenge the frontal armor of the opponent's turret.

"Attention 1st Company, give priority to using artillery-launched missiles to attack Leopard II, don't waste time on those T90s, let the T90s come within 1800 meters and then clean up. They are useless."

According to his observations, the low T90 was mainly left behind by the Leopard II. Although it was not a problem of speed, it was actually a problem of fire control.

"clear."

He Fan was not sure that the artillery-launched missiles could penetrate the frontal armor of the Leopard II. The accuracy of the artillery-launched missiles was not enough to target weak points, but he knew that at a distance of 2500 meters, no armor-piercing projectiles could penetrate his frontal armor, but he did not Dare to let the enemy tanks enter 2000 meters as before, this time the enemy came not by one vehicle but by a group.

2450 meters away, Lieutenant Colonel Hannattab, commander of the 19rd Battalion of the 3th Regiment of the Indian White Tiger Division, is directing his troops to attack. He knows that he will die today, but he picked up his life half a year ago, so it doesn't matter.

The 19th Regiment used to be the main regiment of the White Tiger Division, but was largely annihilated in the offensive and defensive battle at Quetta Airport, which was related to the turning point of the entire war. Tabou was one of these officers, and Spanga did not revoke this designation, but instead replenished them with the latest Western tanks.Of course, Hannatabu still can’t let go of it. He hates that the 19th regiment lost the most critical battle. If the battle at Quetta Airport was won five months ago, China will definitely not be able to find a foothold to participate in the war. It will end with India's big victory, and it is very likely that there will be no soldiers approaching New Delhi today.

During the offensive and defensive battle of Quetta, Lieutenant Colonel Hannatabu stayed in Quetta because his car was destroyed by air strikes.As a result, I witnessed with my own eyes that the tank troops who entered the airport took the first runway after a desperate battle, but the troops were exhausted and became the end of their strength. I watched the Chinese transport plane landed on the second runway 2 kilometers away. reinforcements.

An old Pakistani tank destroyer, hiding behind a bunker in a dilapidated aircraft fort, stood in front of a battalion of attacking troops for several hours; no one knew how he did it, anyway, using this At that moment, the Chinese lowered infantry armed with anti-tank missiles.

Hannatabu believes that that night was the turning point of the whole war. Since then, the Indian Army, including the famous White Tiger Division, has been unable to move forward; Fort, but the vitality of the enemy began to recover slowly, and the form of war quietly changed.When he retreated from Quetta, he had a bad feeling. He felt that it was impossible for the Indian army to attack so far again in the future. General Spanga's opportunity to cut off the enemy's territory was lost.A month later, when he was fighting in Abijim, there was a news like a bolt from the blue-the Chinese had landed on an airfield in Assam. He was sure that his judgment had come true. I don't know how far my troops will retreat. After all, the god-like General Spanga is still repeatedly defeating the Pakistani army.At that time, he could not imagine that less than half a year later, he would be involved in the battle to encircle the capital in an area 120 kilometers north of New Delhi.In fact, the moment he was dispatched as a reserve team, he had no intention of leaving the battlefield alive.

"Brothers, don't fight the enemies in the rear. If we smash the enemies in front, even if we fight all out, we won't be able to let them carry out the plan comfortably."

He firmly held the handle of the peripheral vision mirror, watching the slow-speed laser beam missile launched by the enemy approaching him. "Come on, I want to see what you can do to me?"

A blinding noise followed in the field of view of the thermal imager, and nothing could be seen.

The kinetic energy of a missile hit is far less than that of a kinetic energy round, but those inside can still hear the horrific scream of the jet as it tries to penetrate the armor, like a banshee from hell trying to get inside your head.If they get into the turret, they will instantly kill the crew or detonate the ammunition. If they don't get in, it's nothing more than scaring you.

The sensitive No. 0.01 fire extinguisher on the left side of the turret started spraying within [-] second, and the turret was filled with white smoke that made people feel suffocating for a while, but the jet failed to penetrate the armor at last, and the enemy's attack fell through.

"I always say that German products are reliable."

The lieutenant colonel pressed the target with the line of sight, and waited for the barrel firing line to merge with the line of sight. The experience of driving the Leopard II is completely different from that of driving those T90A or T90S. First of all, you don’t have to worry about your head hitting the low turret at any time. Secondly, when you stand in front of the stabilizer director and put your forehead against the forehead pad, the target and the background are basically motionless, so you know it is reliable.The night vision distance of the Leopard II is the same as claimed in the manual. It is not the French products installed on the T90S, or the Russian products installed on the T90A. Their performance will vary greatly in different environments.Her gun control is also reliable, unlike the Russian gun control box, which is always unable to surpass the shooting at critical moments.Aside from the inability to autoload, the tank is flawless.

A huge flare burst from the Leopard II's muzzle, propelling a shell towards the target.The artillery shell flew away from the target one foot high again. Obviously, the enemy's despicable laser suppression system is still secretly playing a destructive role. The laser ranging samples 8 times per second to analyze the distance of the target. As long as a false signal is added, the There will be enough deviations in the key figures to miscalculate the missile trajectory. The enemy always relies on intrigue to win the confrontation, and dare not honestly fight against artillery and armor.

The lieutenant colonel wiped the sweat off his head with his sleeve resentfully. The loader behind him yelled to push the second shell. Without turning his head, he heard the clear metal collision sound of the breech bolt closing, and then the shell in the director was loaded. The bomb state changed from 0 to 1.

At this moment, an enemy tank on the opposite side shot out flames first, and also responded with a shell, which was much fiercer than the slow missiles before.

"Come on, let me see your skills again."

The tank shook under the impact of the violent kinetic energy bullet, and the dull collision and subsequent shattering sound of the turret tungsten core ammunition could be heard.

"This is your strength?" He sneered.

He can't interfere with the automatic loading gauge, but he can lower the aiming line a little. He has observed that when the opponent's laser jamming system works, it always makes the ballistic calculation vertically larger, so he must artificially lower it.

When the tank was in motion, it broke fire, and the shells flew straight to the front and lower armor of the opposite Chinese tank.

From the thermal imager, a cloud of white mist burst out in front of the opponent, and then the tank stopped, as if it had penetrated.

"Look, their commander abandoned the car. Let's kill one." He shouted excitedly, "Damn it, can you load the shell faster." His movements slowed down, and while he was speaking, he was hit in the front again by a soft artillery-launched missile, which still couldn't penetrate the turret.

He Fan couldn't tolerate the enemy's return. He ordered the release of smoke to hide himself, which meant that he temporarily lost the chance to fight back. The smoke would block the rangefinder laser and thermal imaging cameras of both sides.But his millimeter-wave radar can still detect the speed of the enemy's advance. They lost two-thirds, but they are still rushing over quickly. It seems that they want to rush into the smoke for a close combat. He has never seen an Indian tank soldier Behaved so bravely.

"Drones, I need you to go into combat immediately."

He yelled over the radio, still no response, when you need them, they're probably on the way, or can't find the target, or are simply killed by the beech, you can't count on them too much.

"You're being silly, you're fucking looking for the wrong person."

The Type 99 tank began to fire at the target through the smoke. This kind of radar-guided shooting is still relatively blind when it is free to fire, and cannot identify the opponent's weak area. , the power is still revealed.

The Leopard II in the front row was continuously stopped, but the turning point appeared again.

The strong early spring winds of the subcontinent swept across the battlefield suddenly and for no reason, temporarily blowing away the hot smoke from the electric smoke pumps.

Today's northwest evil wind is always against He Fan. When he sneaked ashore, the wind exposed his whereabouts. When he fought, the strong wind blew away his disguise.The smoke grenade launchers of most tanks on the battlefield have long been emptied, and the hot smoke from the fuel injectors is always easily swayed by the wind direction.

The moment the smoke dissipated, He Fan and Hantanabu found the other party's command vehicle from the tank group at a distance of 800 meters.

The Indian battalion commander was a little surprised. He saw about 15 Chinese tanks lined up in front of him, and there were only 2 tanks left on both sides of him. The rest of the tanks that followed the charge had been lost.

He Fan aimed the line of sight at the target. He had to surpass the gunner to complete the firing. He finished aiming early, waiting for the creaking sound in his ear, and the action of lifting and pushing the bomb was in progress.

"Fool, it must not be you who left your name in history."

The Type 99 fired first, and the armor-piercing projectile pierced through the strongest wedge-shaped armor of the Leopard II. After penetrating the turret, it directly hit the commander (battalion commander) who pressed the launch button tightly. While the flesh and blood spattered, the projectile continued to fly , penetrated the tail compartment partition and detonated the ammunition.

In the state of radar guidance, the gun barrel of Chinese tanks always tracks the opponent. When the smoke dissipates, tankers only need to turn the turret slightly to correct the aiming, while Indian tanks must quickly turn the barrel to point at the target at a large angle.

A half-battery of Type 99 tanks, at a distance where it was impossible to miss, rushed to fire concentratedly within 1.5 seconds, smashing the three Cheetah II tanks rushing forward into several piles of burning scrap iron.He Fan didn't fully understand why these Indian tankers of the White Tiger Division dared to launch a fatal attack with a disparate number, and even made himself a little embarrassed for a while. He had never participated in the battle of Quetta.

The Indian astrology master told Kahan that there will eventually be some unknown people in history who will use their courage to save India. The words of these people in the rivers and lakes are always ambiguous and specious; it is undeniable that there will always be some unknown civilian heroes in wars , they flash at critical moments, and sometimes they become the key to turning the tide of the battle, like the unknown commander in the burning tank destroyer at Quetta Airport; but most of the time, their brave behavior just flashes like a shooting star However, it will not stop the process of history.

(End of this chapter)