Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 664 Chaos
The Indian fighter jets circling around ready to move were frightened by the ultra-long-distance surface-to-air missile attack 180 kilometers away, and dared not continue to approach.As they retreated, more Chinese fighter jets attacked Indian forces on the ground.

Due to the extension of the Chinese army's front, it will inevitably lead to the shortening of the opponent's front. Most of the Indian planes take off from the airports within 200 to 600 kilometers, while most of the Chinese planes have to go from the deep Pakistani airports, or even cross the Himalayas from China. Fly in.This kind of situation can play a role in making up for the disadvantage of the number of fighter jets. However, the long-range air defense system of the Chinese army with a control distance of more than 250 kilometers has played a great deterrent effect.

This S400 system is located in a position west of Chandigarh, surrounded by various other air defense systems. Its long-range warning radar and guidance radar only move a few times a day, and it can be clearly sensed every time an Indian reconnaissance plane takes off. It exists, and the Indian army has also used various tricks in an attempt to paralyze it, from tactical missiles to air force sneak attacks. Except for electronic interference that can have a limited impact on radar, all other hard-kill methods have failed.Although the system hardly fires, most of the Indian aircraft that attempted to attack were unable to penetrate the various air defense systems stacked on top of it.In fact, apart from the general tactical significance of deploying this system, it also has another strategic purpose, which is to blockade the entire airspace of New Delhi and eliminate the powerful air transport capability of C17 from Lin Huaisheng's books. The Indian Air Force is almost about to be expelled from the airspace of the capital.

Sammy and the two pilots returned immediately. Hassan was running out of fuel due to too much acceleration and blind maneuvering, but this kid didn't seem to be worried at all. He kept talking about his victory on the radio, intentionally or unintentionally. Teasing the squadron leader was not only fruitless, but even two missiles that were disarmed did not leave the pylons. In his opinion, he would rather shoot the missiles out than to fight.

"Black spider leader, there is bad news. The runway in Chandigarh has just been hit by long-range fire and is being repaired in sections. You cannot use the full length."

"how long?"

"It is 2300 meters from the south."

"What about the front-line airport in the south?"

"A large number of emergency diversion transport planes are queuing up over Ambala, and only part of the runway can be cleared in Chandigarh. Or, you can choose Rajasansi Airport in Hailabad, 220 kilometers to the west."

"No, we don't have enough fuel for one of our fighter planes."

Sammy couldn't help worrying. Although he had landed on a shorter runway before, the two newbies might have some trouble.The runway is cut off in the middle, which means that once it slides out of the runway, there is no grass to buffer it, and it is likely to hit the construction machinery directly.He had seen the efficiency with which the Chinese repaired the runway, and when they used bulldozers to clean up the broken areas, the concrete trucks had already driven to the side.

"Have you heard, there is something wrong with the runway, on the 2nd, you need to switch to the alternate airport; Hassan, you can only stay here, you must be very careful." He reminded in the formation channel.

"I heard, I'm fine." Hassan wrote lightly.

"Listen, pay attention to the crosswind when entering the field, increase the angle of attack as much as possible, the parachute must..."

"I have to write to my dad and tell him that I shot down a Su-30, maybe I was the only pilot who shot down a heavy enemy plane this morning? If the Indian's sneak attack succeeds, the war will probably be reversed, but I prevented that possibility..."

Hassan was still excitedly talking about his victory just now, and he turned a deaf ear to the squadron leader's reminder on the radio and the warning that the fuel in the cabin was running out.

"If you don't pay attention to the wind, your father will only receive the death notice I sent him."

The Burke II Thunder wobbled down towards the runway ahead, and it took a long time to remember to lower the landing gear. Obviously, the pilot couldn't concentrate. Hassan actually had no experience in flying this kind of fighter jet, and he didn't have enough fuel. Ask him to pull up for a second try, Sammy hovering in the air watching his movements.

"On the runway, increase the angle of attack, your approach speed is too fast," Sammy yelled, "Damn, too much angle of attack, you will knock off the tail fin." The smoke and dust are just 2 kilometers away, which is really not suitable for planes to land, but during war, everything will happen.

The Raiden changed its posture ugly, landed heavily on the runway, and then dragged a parachute and ran all the way; Warrant Officer Hassan's landing point was very bad, wasting a long section of the runway, and the approach speed was too high. trouble.

"Listen fool, slide outside if you have to, and be ready to jump," the old man reminded.

Seeing that the plane could not stop the speed and was about to hit the bulldozer in the middle of the runway, Hassan turned abruptly to one side, and the wing brushed the runway. The thunderbolt of another black spider squadron parked on the grass next to it exploded.But thanks to the zero-zero catapult, the pilot fluttered over the explosion and landed on the grass in the distance, seemingly fine.

"Damn bastard." Sami cursed, the fighter jets Hassan destroyed today are close to those shot down by the entire Indian Air Force.

"Command post, please send the pilot to the hospital for a check-up. If there is no serious problem, lock him up in a confinement room."

In the Southern Cluster Command, which is less than 30 kilometers away from the main battlefield, the battered commander Spanga is eagerly waiting for the news of the retreat of the troops. Most of the news is seriously lagging behind. He can't even know the position of his troops in time. .If his army is finished today, then the biggest responsibility will definitely fall on his head, and it is he who has put all the elite into this gamble.

In fact, the Pakistani armored division protruding from the front line has always been a bait for the Chinese. He knows this well, but he has no choice.The enemy is hoarding materials at a rate of 3 tons or at least 5 tons per day, through the full-load operation of the three airports, and after the capture of Amritser, through the newly mastered railway system by buying off the traitors, these weapons are hoarding Around Chandigarh, it is far closer to New Delhi than Mumbai Port.Without too complicated calculations, everyone knows that India will slowly lose the war if the stalemate continues.Western countries have given India all the weapons at the bottom of the box, but it is impossible for them to enter the mobilization system of the overall war for this war, and the Chinese have indeed expanded their production capacity step by step.Since December last year, China's total monthly output of two types of main battle tanks has reached an astonishing 4, and its production capacity may still more than double within four months, while the tank output of the rest of the world during the same period is less than this figure a fraction of .In comparison, since Prime Minister Kahan announced in August last year that he had entered the so-called general mobilization system, India’s tank output has been in single digits. By October, the imported spare parts were exhausted, and the output remained at 3. Those that stopped at The tank chassis on the production line of the state-run Awadi Heavy Vehicle Factory can only be changed into various self-propelled artillery in the end, or they still stop there.The ammunition situation is even worse. Whether it is Russian-made caliber or NATO caliber, the original stocks have all been exhausted, and they are completely dependent on imports. Whenever a type of ammunition is in short supply, an artillery unit cannot be put into combat for a short time. ;Due to the large number of calibers and frequent mistakes in logistics management, frontline commanders usually find that the subsequent arrivals of shells cannot be used after knocking out a base number.Ammunition of various types was either in serious shortage or piled up like a mountain, and the management was very chaotic. As the troops retreated, the accumulated ammunition quickly fell into the enemy's hands.The Chinese-Pakistan coalition forces seem to have been prepared to receive Indian weapons, ammunition, and fuel along the way. They dispatched smart personnel at the first time to manage and utilize these received materials very effectively.China’s machine repair troops seem to have hoarded a large number of Russian-made tank parts from unknown channels. American intelligence sources believe that the Indian Russian-made tanks repaired by the Chinese are undoubtedly much more than those repaired by the Indian army during the same period. These weapons continue to flow to the Pakistani forces.Some Pakistani troops that entered India later were even established in accordance with the Indian weapons and ammunition supply system. They used 12mm light howitzers discarded by Meneyam, 140mm rocket launchers, and a large number of T4 and T8 tanks.Obviously, the enemy's invasion time was short, but their preparations, both material and planning, were very sufficient; the Indian army was not good at planning and management, which was fully exposed in the war.All these details add weight to the enemy on the balance of victory and defeat. The failure of Spanga's surprise attack to block the national fortune is bound to speed up the process of overall collapse.

"Pakistan's 16th Division is attacking fiercely on the side of the White Tiger Division. We have just lost contact with the 357th Battalion. They may be separated. The enemy's air force is dedicated to the headquarters, and our troops can only fight on their own."

"The 16th division? Didn't this division be annihilated by us? It's south of Lahore." Spanga asked angrily.

"Who knows, the number that was only monitored 36 hours ago may have been reconstructed, or it may have been deliberately deceived." Spanga's chief of staff replied, "The Chinese are really good at calculating. They used the number that Meneam lost. Weapons, equipped with a lot of Pakistani battalions with insufficient personnel, can fight alone or supplement their main force, the combat effectiveness is uneven, some are very strong, in short, for the staff, identifying these troops is a new topic."

"Has the 1st Armored Division come out?"

"Part of the main force has come out, but the headquarters has not yet. No one knows where Pacianita is now, maybe in the regiment headquarters of the 335th regiment."

"What kind of tactic is this?"

"Strange tactics, not a typical pincer attack. Their encirclement is far from being formed, and even their own troops have been disrupted, but the command has always been effective. They make full use of the chaos to divide us. In short, this style of play It's difficult to deal with, our troops are constantly changing between the battle and the marching formation, and they are consumed in a few strokes."

"It's not any Western combat model, nor is it the theory of the Russians. They are always self-contained." Spanga rubbed his eyes and said, "Anyway, if the White Tiger Division can come out, there is still hope."

"The enemy has carried out large-scale airdrops in the vast area in front of us. According to the latest analysis by the Americans, the number of paratroopers dropped on both sides of the Yamna River has exceeded 1, and there are 1 heavier weapons and paratrooper vehicles. However, the 900th A company from the armored brigade came out, which shows that the enemy's defenses are loose, and small groups of troops can come out, but they should take advantage of reconnaissance and stare at larger troops."

"Passard still refuses to send troops to support?"

"Yes, he said that his troops lack field capability and maneuverable heavy firepower, and are easy to be bitten and consumed in field battles. However, a corps of about 6000 people from the People's Self-Defense Forces is approaching us. Anti-tank weapons."

Spanga stood still, not expecting too much from the support soldiers. He knew that the source of the People's Self-Defense Forces was mainly the extreme right-wing militia organizations such as the Hindu Mahathir, and they were the vanguard of the Kahan regime's policy of expulsion. , if war is tantamount to street fighting, these guys are pretty good at it, but what would it actually be like?
He Fan held up the binoculars and looked at the smoke and dust in the distance. The White Tiger Division, which had been beaten up by the air force and long-range artillery, was rushing towards him. The enemy stopped for a moment 5 kilometers away, and joined forces with the previous enemy forces to reorganize the battle.The unscrupulous offensive of the Air Force has also been greatly restrained with the arrival of the stable White Tiger Division.The White Tiger Division is still at the core of the entire southern cluster, and it is also the core of Spanga's 21st Army. Although the division commander and deputy division commander disappeared, the unit has not yet fallen into chaos. Now a brigade commander has assumed command responsibility. The anti-aircraft unit still accompanied most of the operation; throughout the morning's operation, the anti-aircraft regiment has shot down more than 15 drones, 3 helicopters and 1 fixed-wing aircraft.The regiment's super-strength equipment and strong personnel quality make them not lose in the confrontation with the enemy's air force. Therefore, Lin Huaisheng concentrated the main long-range firepower on the five surviving regiment heads of the White Tiger Division. However, due to the lack of The UAV corrected the landing point, and the shelling effectiveness could not be maximized.

Now the task of firepower instruction falls to the Hefan tank group. The Air Force believes that they can effectively use the laser to indicate the position and point out the anti-aircraft tanks on the flanks of the opponent's huge tank group, but the enemy has hidden those tanks very well. Ground vehicles cannot easily find them.

At this moment, the number of airborne troops landing on the position has doubled. According to the response of the frontline troops, the bulky Red Arrow 8 with a tripod will no longer be added to the battlefield, and more portable Red Arrow 12 missiles will land on the battlefield. Down, the transport plane even dropped dozens of paratrooper assault vehicles, which allowed the paratroopers to deploy right next to the tanks.These missiles have a range of 2.5 kilometers and will be the most beneficial challenge to enemy tanks.He Fan and the Pakistani colonel briefly discussed the situation. In order to avoid the position being breached by enemy tanks again, they decided to use the depth to build an echelon defense, use space to exchange time, and wait for the rear firepower to consume the enemy's strength.

The White Tiger Division did not dawdle too much, leaving the opponent a chance to breathe. Soon the AS90 still retained by the division and the Ares 155mm self-propelled artillery produced by India began to prepare for firepower.The Indian T90A tanks in the front line did a good job of indicating the firing position for the rear artillery.The shells hit the head very well.

He Fan ordered the release of smoke, and retreated as planned. There was a lot of depth behind him, and the anti-tank missile units of the paratroopers could resist for a while; He asked his superior to send the Pakistani tank unit on the flank to attack the enemy's weakness from the rear, but the superior informed that the relay drone had just been shot down and that unit was in a state of being unable to communicate.

(End of this chapter)