Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 704 Short Board
Yahini can grasp the general situation from the radio. The 6th Division has just encountered a catastrophe, and the new long-range weapons used by the enemy have ruthlessly covered their heads.

The war gradually became out of shape, completely out of the understanding of General Hataf, and the war evolved into a sensor confrontation, rather than a traditional contest of firepower and military strength.In fact, the enemy's ground forces have always been very restrained, avoiding direct contests and melees. Even though they have a huge advantage in firepower and night vision channels, they choose to remain silent most of the time, but only function as a reconnaissance unit. Although the enemy has lost air supremacy, their understanding of information warfare is still very sufficient and they have unique theories.

Yahini has been exploring for himself in the world of informatization and traditional mechanized warfare. He is good at using intelligence to carry out long-distance interspersed tactics. He has already stood on the threshold of new tactics, but he still has differences with theorists like He Fan. What is lacking, more often, he must rely on experience to gain insight into the possible movements of the enemy.The huge losses suffered by the 3rd Company showed that his approach was more effective against Indian commanders and may not be effective against new enemies.

The tank groups of 2 companies (the 3rd company has withdrawn) formed a 60-kilometer-long formation at a distance of 1.5 meters. Under the instructions of the driver's night vision device, they followed one after another.An off-road vehicle of a reinforced infantry company followed. These infantrymen had no night vision equipment at all and could only see the outline of the tank in the moonlight.The infantry didn't know where the tank battalion was going to take them, all they knew was that the north was red, and the tank battalion wasn't approaching that kind of thing, it seemed to be taking a detour.When Yahini encounters enemy situations, his first reaction is always to go around to the side or behind. Naturally, his tankers know it well and trust his judgment, but the infantry just follow blindly, and most of them are in a state of panic.This newly formed infantry, the only weapon that can be used at night is a new type of individual anti-tank missile, which is the second individual portable anti-tank weapon provided by China. Red Arrow 12 has dropped a lot, and its use is a little more complicated.

This kind of missile uses a fiber-optic two-way data link, and uses the method of people in the loop to manually correct the guidance. To some extent, it has better anti-jamming capabilities than the Red Arrow 12. Of course, the current model does not have the ability to launch and run. .This also requires the launch personnel to have a certain level of training and skills.

These relatively low-cost weapons were originally planned to be put into the streets of New Delhi to attack various fortifications. It is expected that such weapons will consume a lot of money, so they are mainly equipped with some motorized mobile units, but the enemy's violent counterattack tonight makes These troops must be put into combat in advance.

The targeting system of the missile itself has the ability of infrared night vision night reconnaissance, which makes this weapon have a relatively large launch control and observation unit, as well as cooling parts and batteries. This is currently the only night vision channel for this infantry unit .Another outstanding problem is that no one in the army has fired live ammunition. Most of them have only seen the operation video and manual. The daytime firing training would have started in one day, but the battle obviously cannot wait for the recruits to practice their hands.

Tanks pass through low-lying ponds at low speed. These muddy areas are usually places where tank drivers try to avoid as much as possible, because it is easy to get stuck on the track, but now such a path has become safer.

From the confusing information provided by the superiors, the nearby American-made Hornet mines have two kinds of touch possibilities: sound and vibration. Moving in muddy water will not weaken the sound of the diesel engine, but can only weaken the vibration transmitted to the ground. Judging by Heaney's 8 supporting legs, this mine tends to be more vibration-triggered.This was a bet he made. If the eight legs were just to make it easier to stand upright on the ground after ditching the parachute, instead of what Yahini thought, he might pay a heavy price.But after he broke through 2.5 kilometers at a low speed, none of the mines were triggered.Infantry, you can no longer see the small parachutes floating on the ground nearby. It seems that the minefield has passed?But he wasn't sure.

He kept searching the front through the thermal imaging camera, and he could see pale flames falling from time to time on the northern horizon, followed by a huge light-colored arc. Since he was almost far away from the battlefield, he could no longer hear the explosion. Yes, apparently the 6th Division is still being bombed on one side.

Younis' voice came from the radio: "We are counting on you, but why are you still heading east, you should turn north immediately."

"Deputy commander, have you ever thought about where their deep firepower will be deployed?" Yahini suddenly asked an irrelevant question

"What? How do I know those things? Is it okay to leave those things to the Air Force? You have gone deep enough, and the communication will be interrupted at any time."

"Master, I know. I need to find a suitable route."

"Pay attention to the front and see the outline of the tank in the east." The commander of the 2nd company reminded through the inter-vehicle communication.

"Received, don't act rashly."

"clear."

Yahini moved his head to the sight glass, and turned the handle according to the direction indicated, like a submarine captain hiding in the deep sea turning a periscope.

On the eastern horizon, a column of tanks was advancing slowly, seemingly along Route 14 on the map, but he couldn't determine the distance from this, and tank marches sometimes deliberately staggered along the road.

Yahini adjusted the magnification. From the appearance of the target, it does not look like an American-made tank, but more like an Indian T72, but there are a few of them that are too far away for him to distinguish. From a reasonable analysis, if it is an American-made tank, it is unlikely that he will not find himself.He aimed at a tank that was absolutely certain to be a T72, and then carried out laser ranging, so as not to arouse the opponent's vigilance. He knew very well that the Indian-made T72 did not have those high-end warning sensors, and even if it did, it would never work.

He didn't intend to let the gunner fire a shot. The laser ranging can immediately provide the enemy's position information to the superior through the data link.The density of ground radars and anti-aircraft weapons inside and outside the theater makes it difficult for drone units on both sides to survive. On the contrary, ground units have better concealment conditions.

"The division headquarters found an enemy convoy, about 20 vehicles, and requested artillery support."

The thermal imager video he took was also transmitted to the rear headquarters. A large number of long-range firepower units of the Chinese army have been waiting to fire, but the enemy's attack is very careful.So far, the 6th Division has only been bombed and has not seen the enemy.Now finally captured a little bit of information.A nearby drone immediately rushed over to confirm the target, and prepared to collect post-strike information for evaluation. At the same time, the rear firepower was ready.

Yahini issued an order that no one should do anything. He knew that both sides had suppressed a lot of firepower that could be used at any time in the rear. Once any ground troops in the theater were exposed and stayed still, they might be bombed at any time.

He ordered the chariot to idle, quietly waiting for something to happen.After waiting for a long 3 minutes, he felt as if nothing would happen. He didn't know if there was a communication problem. When he was about to contact again, a lightning split the night sky and hit the advancing enemy convoy. It was like a 155mm artillery shell, and then one after another the shells fell, and all of them accurately landed near the huddled enemy vehicles, and the flames engulfed the enemy convoy.

Only then did the infantry outside the tank see the enemy in the distance by the light of the fire.

It can be seen that the enemy's tank columns have all stopped, some gun barrels are pointed at the sky at a large angle, and some are directly hanging on the ground. If the howitzers are accurate, they are very effective against the dense formation of tanks.

The footage from the drone confirmed that the enemy suffered heavy losses. Only a few of them escaped quickly, but they did not run far. Many of them got stuck in the river branch and could not move. Obviously, these weapons are really not suitable for night combat.

Yahini realizes that not all the enemies dispatched today are foreigners, and it seems that there are Indian troops with second-rate equipment mixed in to make up for it, but he doesn't know how many Indian troops account for, and his car crew is more or less afraid of new opponents , but has an absolute psychological advantage over Indians.

"The formation spread out and quickly passed Highway 14 ahead."

"Commander, are you sure you want to start forming now? Have we got rid of the minefield?" asked the commander of the 2nd company.

"Maybe it's gone?" he said uncertainly.Based on the actions of the enemy tank column, he judged that he should have left the minefield. He did not believe that the enemy would send his troops near the minefield, nor did he believe that the mine was intelligent enough to recognize Indian tanks.

"Commander, I have one last question. If we encounter M1A2, how should we fight?"

"I don't know. We should try to avoid these tanks at night."

"What if it happens?" The 2nd company commander asked.

"Maybe the infantry can do it for us."

Company Commander 2 was silent for a while, then hung up the communication noncommittally.

Tanks and infantry quickly passed by the burning wreckage of enemy tanks. Yahini still had no intention of saving the 6th Division. He did worry that he would unknowingly run into an enemy tank.He has weighed heavily. The enemy's current advantage is not only the thicker armor between them and him, but also the advantage of the night vision distance of several hundred meters. If he really wants to fight hard, he would rather be after sunrise.

Now, he plans to break through to the far-reaching rear, hoping to bump into some soft persimmons that can be squeezed. Usually these units will be hidden in the shallow, near-depth rear.

He made an analysis based on the form the enemy was facing, and their artillery or air defense units should hide in relatively fragmented terrain to avoid radar mapping searches from the air.Of course, another trick to avoiding radar is not to maneuver too much, so it is easy to be passed by fighter radar, and the method of filtering fixed targets (GMT) screens out continuously moving targets.Experienced pilots can also quickly judge the size and type of the fleet based on the characteristics of the moving target group.So he thought of going further east to try his luck.

Whether to maneuver or not to move is obviously an important aspect to test the commander's composure. Generally speaking, Indian troops always choose to run around like headless chickens. Sometimes several air defense systems supporting the army's air defense network will run away in disorder at the same time. state, and then the air force can search for the convoy through radar air search and attack.

As he went deeper, the drones could provide less and less information. Yahini had seen the missiles that sprang out of the undulating terrain several times, and what followed came from a drone. Falling, he could see those drone signs suddenly going off on the monitor.

Obviously, the ground-air contest is still going on fiercely, and there is no winner.He put his head out of the turret and used the binoculars to observe the flames of the anti-aircraft guns in the distance. A blunt impact sound came from the side, and he knew it was the movement of armor-piercing shells. A tank not far to the left was still advancing, but Flames sprang from the seat ring.

"All turn to 9 o'clock, defend against enemy tanks."

Strangely none of the crews reported seeing the enemy.

The Type 99 tank, which was shot, kept moving forward and crashed into a roadside house. When it came out, the engine had already started to burn, and then the turret was knocked off with a loud noise, and the crackling bullets in the chassis flew around. Yahini hurried into the turret.Turn around the mirror.

"Did anyone see it?"

"The 1st company did not report seeing the target."

"We don't have any here either."

"Is No. 1 and No. 4 hit or No. 3?"

"It's an enemy tank, all emitting hot smoke, backing up."

He knew he would be fine for the time being, and the exploding tank could temporarily cover the nearby heat source.But the most strange thing is that the enemy's position was not seen, and no one even saw the muzzle flame, which could be seen from a long distance.Simply, the enemy's firepower does not seem to be much, otherwise they would have eliminated more flanking tanks with a salvo just now.

His two companies are veterans, without too much nonsense, they have roughly confirmed the direction of the threat, and adopted the only correct way to turn and reverse, aiming the front there, and emitting smoke at the same time to hide themselves.When the tanks were in a mess, the infantry company also got out of the car and ran around at night, obviously having no experience in dealing with it.

The tank group withdrew a few hundred meters in the smoke. Yahini got in touch with the infantry company commander through the tank mobile phone. He asked them to drive east and send a few people along the way to lead the two commanding heights nearby. Several flares were fired in the eastern field.The company commander immediately set to work.

The tank group is currently in extreme danger. If he is placed in the enemy's position, he will definitely make full use of the advantages of the thermal imaging camera and go around from a certain direction.He roughly judged that the enemy might be approaching from two directions, and he didn't know whether he had gotten rid of it for the time being, so he had to keep retreating to the south to avoid being covered by firepower.

He was stunned to see a red fire cloud in the sky, the enemy's firepower covered him surprisingly quickly, he knew that it was time to test his previous judgment.

The rockets fell densely, and just a few hundred meters away, the explosion formed a terrifying ring-shaped high-pressure air wave, which swept over, and the fragments hit the armor with crackling sounds. The distance was far away, and no damage was caused. Only one car lost its composure and went back and forth. The scurrying jeep unfortunately fell into the fire net, and even the wreckage could not be seen after the explosion.

"They didn't bite us."

"Don't jump to conclusions, there will be another round. Their forward speed must be faster than our reverse."

"The thermal imaging camera can't see anything."

"They won't give up."

"It will come from 100 degrees, I can feel them, they will not come from the front."

"Damn it, come on."

"Maybe we should head south first."

The car commanders on the radio chattered. They are all veterans with enough experience and can quickly judge the situation, but now they are facing a new opponent.

"Shut up, you can choose whether to switch the white light channel or not. I will launch flares right away." As soon as Yahini spoke, the radio went quiet. Flares can temporarily reveal enemies who sneak up, but they are very blind. Also limited, don't know if it will work.Of course, when the flare falls, it can also destroy the observation ability of the enemy's thermal imager by the way.

"If the flares fall later and we can't see anything, we immediately turn to retreat southwards, don't be muddled, understand?"

"List."

(End of this chapter)