Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 703
"The attack must be very careful, the formation must be compact, and the air defense forces should follow closely, so as to cut off their air supply lines at the same time." Major General Frings said, his new military rank comes from the Indian government. He will be promoted to lieutenant general of the army. Of course, the outcome of this battle is crucial, and he can't worry about these things yet.

"Commander, I'm worried that their air force and army helicopter gunships will rush over regardless."

"Try not to get entangled with their ground forces. It's easy to attract aircraft. As long as they get closer to Pasade's beech air defense network, they can overlap the air defense fire. If they dare to dispatch, their losses are expected to be very heavy. .”

The lack of air supremacy is indeed a serious problem. Since the birth of the Air Force, the U.S. military has never entered a battle without air supremacy. The distance of the assault was not far, and the enemy's transportation line was simultaneously within the air defense circle of the two eastern and western attacking armies.
"Commander, I'm also worried about the possibility of enemy mobile forces attacking our flank from the flank."

"We don't have enough troops, so we can only let the Indian army defend your flanks. Of course, there are those smart mines. These weapons are the first time they have been put into actual combat. It is estimated that the enemy will not be able to react in a short time. When they find the trick, it will be too late. .”

When the major general spoke with uncertain expectations, he revealed that he actually knew that this weapon had some defects, but he still believed more in the role of his new landmines in isolating the battlefield than 2 Indian divisions equipped with T72.This kind of landmine can almost subvert some traditional concepts of modern warfare. In the case of a much smaller minefield density, the theoretical efficiency can be increased by a hundred times. The advance of a tank unit, as for the actual effectiveness, the people of the Defense Advance Research Agency are in Agra to make statistics.

If Frings was stuck in Iraq, battling roadside bombs for seven full years, he gained a new understanding of landmine tactics.

The offensive front of mechanized troops can be very narrow, but the penetration depth is very large. Traditional minefields can easily be opened up by infantry or mine-sweeping vehicles, and most of the mines outside the passage have become scrap iron.However, this new type of landmine can actively search an area of ​​tens of thousands of square meters, and its combat effectiveness is greatly improved, which is conducive to the deployment of deep minefields; It is hard to guard against.These special advantages will make the role of landmines rise from general tactical value to combat value.For example, this time, he deployed landmines on the only way the enemy might interfere with him. If the enemy intends to clear the mines, he will find that these mines are scattered and far-reaching. Although they all stay on the surface, it is difficult to completely eliminate them, especially at night. in this way.He believes that any enemy tank commander, if he is wise enough, should choose to hold back at least until dawn, unless he is a fool who will rush into the minefield with a single tendon.

The infantry company found the first landmine on the mound. Yahini bravely walked forward to check it out. When the car was driving aimlessly in the wilderness just now, the headlights of the car saw this strange thing. It was just 20 miles ahead. It came a meter away, but it didn't detonate.

This strange landmine has 8 legs, and its shape is hard to describe. It looks like a small satellite with solar panels deployed, and there is a small parachute not far away, which roughly proves that it is that mysterious landmine.As for why the car didn't detonate it, maybe its shock sensor is only sensitive to big things like tanks?
The infantry hid behind Yahini, for fear that this thing would explode. In fact, this kind of landmine does not have much charge, and it mainly destroys vehicles by self-forging fragments, which basically poses no threat to infantry.Yahini picked up the thing carefully as he walked away. Someone illuminated him with a flashlight, while others hid away.

"What? It's quite exquisite."

"Is it a new weapon invented by American bastards? I heard it will jump up and explode, maiming people?"

"Not a sergeant, you are talking about another kind, this one is much more advanced."

"There is another one in front of it. In the pond 150 meters away, it is also upside down and has not fallen over."

"That's because it has eight legs."

"It's the first time I've seen such a sparse minefield, is it useful?"

Everyone started to discuss each other, lost their vigilance and moved closer.

"It's useful. It will be detonated by sound or vibration, and suddenly jump up, with a bang."

As soon as Yahini bluffed, the people around him took a few steps back.

"Obviously it's a terminal sensitive bomb, and the cost should not be small."

When he came to a conclusion, he got new news from the radio outside the car that he carried with him. The air force had discovered signs that the enemy's ground troops were mobilizing. His superiors asked him to prepare for the rescue of the 6th Division as soon as possible and choose the most effective route.

But right now he didn't have time to roughly grasp the area of ​​this minefield.

Yahini handed over the defused mines to the infantry, and they handed them over to a special department for the research of technical weapons.Then he drove the jeep towards the second landmine pointed by the infantry. He noticed that there was water all around, and the landmine was halfway out of the water.The platoon leader next to him was a little curious, and he said to Yahini, "Will this thing break if it falls in stagnant water?"

"I don't know, but we can try."

After he finished speaking, he shifted into first gear and drove towards the landmine 30 meters ahead. Seeing that it was getting closer, the platoon leader next to him was stunned.

"Are you crazy? We're going to be bombed."

"I have a sense of proportion. If you are afraid, leave quickly."

The platoon leader found that Yahini had no intention of stopping, so he jumped out of the car and ran back.Yahini kept driving slowly, and of course he was ready to jump out of the car to escape at any time. He drove until he was 2 meters in front of the mine before stopping the car.Obviously this landmine is not so magical.He was a bit aggressive, and wanted to get closer. He only stepped on the accelerator, and there was a flash of light in front of him. The landmine soared into the air. He jumped out of the jeep, and then ran a few steps. A thunderbolt hit the engine cover of the jeep, and then This Chinese-made "Hummer" is on fire.

Yahini, who was covered in mud and water, hurried back to the tank. He had a general understanding of the characteristics of this magical weapon. Not all vibrations could touch it at a long distance.The heavy rain last night caused water to accumulate in the nearby low-lying places. This situation seems to be very useful for shielding the transmission of vehicle vibration. He still cannot accurately grasp the distance to touch these mines, but based on his experience, finding a low-lying place It is still safe to drive directly from the wide minefield on the muddy route.

Ten minutes later, when the order from his superiors came, his troops had already lined up and drove across the minefield ahead.

The 3 off-road vehicles drove at the front, and Yahini's chariot drove at the top of all the tanks. Except for the driver, he and the gunner stood on the chassis with the turret in hand, in case something popped up around , There was still time to jump out of the car and change to another car to command.In principle, this weapon will give priority to striking parts with obvious infrared signals such as tank engines, and of course it may also injure internal personnel incidentally.

As he proceeded cautiously, there were explosions one after another. This was another group of troops using shelling to destroy the minefields. He learned through the radio that some troops believed that the fire might also trigger the mine fuze, but he didn't like the way he exposed himself to the direction of his actions. , he never thought about who he was going to fight openly, and he hoped that the enemy would never be able to take measures.

A fighter jet searched for the enemy tank unit coming out from behind the geographic shielding area in the air. The plane was tracked by the radar, and it was impossible to circle around to determine the size of the enemy. It was speculated that the enemy would not give up the night's chance.

At this time, Hataf's troops could only waste a large amount of ammunition to open up a retreat for the troops in front. These ammunition was originally reserved to deal with opponents. Analyze the type and duration of the vibration to rule out various vibration interference. If it will be detonated by a distant explosion, it will have no practical value at all.But Lieutenant General Hataf can only believe this kind of assumption at the moment.Tank losses had decreased slightly an hour earlier, but then increased again.Half from the mines, half from the spooky Javelin Squad.

The U.S. military’s high-altitude drones are approaching regardless of losses. According to the analysis of Lin Huaisheng’s staff, the enemy should be constantly analyzing the formation of the 6th Armored Division, predicting their retreat routes and regrouping areas, so that they can decide where to go. When the timing is right, a decisive blow is launched, and the weapons thrown in are likely to be terminally sensitive bombs.Now that the M270 has appeared, the enemy may not necessarily need the air force to carry out such a strike.But the Pakistani forces didn't have much choice but to slowly shrink together.

Lin Huaisheng did not have many reserves to fight the enemy in this area, and he was not very clear about the size of the enemy. The latest intelligence showed that the number of enemy tanks on the outside line may be as many as 200, and they are completely manned by well-trained personnel.

Xu Jingzhe's information is always accurate when targeting India, but not so accurate when targeting other countries. Perhaps the Americans concealed the necessary information from the Indians when implementing this plan, so that Xu Jingzhe could not get information from the radio station. , It is easy to overhear Indian military officers who do not have a strong sense of secrecy talking about these things.Three hours after nightfall, the Pakistani army had lost 3 to 60 tanks and had yet to see the enemy.

I hope they will quickly retreat to the starting position, Lin Huaisheng thought to himself.He was prepared to temporarily cut off the supply line, but the attack could not be stopped. At most 10 hours, he could mobilize the paratroopers for a counterattack.Of course, he also had to admit that war variables still appeared.

The striker of the Foreign Legion, the tank group commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Yelinsky, rushed towards the enemy in a scattered formation. His M1A2 tank occupied a huge area of ​​about 600 meters in terms of night vision compared to the Khaled II tank. Advantage.However, what scares him most is the enemy's armed helicopters, but at this moment, the Indian army is also launching a fierce attack on the inside, and the Chinese army will inevitably lose sight of it.

C Company ahead saw the distant target first.

A Khalid II tank facing it, with the gun pointed at 3 o'clock, can usually be judged from the target's turret pointing up, and it can be judged that the enemy's gunner or commander's attention is on that side.

Obviously, those squads using javelins besieged the enemy on all sides.In fact, he wonders why Pakistanis dare to come out at night to seek death, they are indeed numerous, but apart from Khalid tanks, there is no combat vehicle with a night vision distance of more than 600 meters. The infantry in the army takes on the security role, not the other way around.

He looked at his watch, the time to intervene was just right, the opponent's thermal imaging camera was overloaded and unable to cool down sufficiently, and its performance should be greatly reduced at this moment, he estimated that even if C fired a few shots in succession, the opponent might not be able to see it.

He granted Company C's request to fire, and the two tanks each fired a shot at a distance of 2 meters.The first shot hit the front of the car body, whether it was penetrated or not. The second shot hit the turret. It can be seen that the outline of the target in the thermal imager was quickly engulfed in white flames.He was 2200 kilometers behind and could see the tank on fire without night vision equipment.

The second enemy tank came out from behind the cover. Obviously, the general firing position of the M1A2 tank has been grasped, but the gun barrel has been turning slightly horizontally, showing that the gunner did not see the target, and was still searching for the target with a narrow field of view. .

When several tanks of Company C were shooting at the shooting position, a Bradley fighting vehicle fired a missile first, but before the missile hit the tank, it had been hit at least 2 times by the lean oil-piercing shells that arrived first. .

"It's like being in Iraq."

The lieutenant colonel became proud, he felt that such a battle was like driving a herd of cattle.However, he can't allow his subordinates to get too close to the enemy. He only needs to force the enemy to shrink from a distance, and then use long-range firepower to strike hard.At this moment, the air-ground confrontation is still going on, and the Chinese aircraft is in the process of being cautiously tested, but as time goes on, it will always be easier for the aircraft to find the trick.

It was reported earlier that the enemy infantry fighting vehicle passed quickly 3 kilometers ahead. Obviously the effect was received, and the enemy began to retreat in a daze.Another wave of Chinese planes turned around and began to circle around, apparently already searching for tanks.But they didn't dare to get close. They were in the middle of Hamram and Beech, two mobile air defense systems. They needed to be careful at all times, and it was difficult to hunt and kill tanks without distraction.Timely vacated and the AIM120 missiles destroyed the low-flying enemy drones. At present, in this airspace, the survival time of the low-altitude drones of both sides is not long.

Major General Frings finally got his chance. The enemy finally gathered on Highway 16 leading to New Delhi. Obviously, the enemy has already been frightened and will inevitably retreat along the nearest road. For rocket launchers, it is far easier than targeting groups in the wilderness hit.

The 4 M270 detachments in the maneuver are all parked and on standby. They enter the combat state within 1 minute. The high degree of automation makes this kind of rocket launcher one of the tricks to avoid the air force.Although the range is not satisfactory, the power and accuracy of the warhead are very good.It can instantly throw 7700 anti-armor submunitions on the target head accurately.At this moment, the Frings command has divided the target area and assigned it to various units. Each group will fire on an area of ​​about 4 square kilometers.Since they had to be fired at the same time, he did not choose the slower end-sensitive rounds.

The box-shaped launcher of the M270 began to swish flames, and the launcher controlled the ammunition dispersion area by correcting the angle every two rounds. Within 2 minute, all four positions completed the launch.

The Pakistani army trapped on the road was immediately devastated. Explosions from all sides and flying fragments tore apart trucks and armored vehicles. Even tanks were not able to withstand the attack of submunitions in every direction.Frings quickly collected a large number of distress communications from the Pakistani army by monitoring the other party's radio communications.He preliminarily estimated that the result of the battle would be great, and he needed the task force to get closer to reconnaissance to see if a second strike was needed.

(End of this chapter)