Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 738 Battlefield Information
Yahini observed that the enemy's side-by-side machine guns were directing to fire, obviously frightened and blind, but they were able to see the Type 96 tank with only half a turret leaking half a kilometer away, which really surprised Yahini.The upper part of the tank's turret is the area with the smallest infrared signature, especially the 2nd company has not fired a single shot.Through observation, he immediately understood the differences of these tanks.

"The Indian tank is capable, will it be T90A?"

"So, it's India's elite troops?" Saad said.

As the tank moves, you can see the enemy tank leaking its gun barrel from behind a building. It seems to have got into the building. The gun has just fired a shot and is breathing smoke, but most of the car body is blocked. , still can't confirm the model number.

"Tassim, are you sure you can go through that building and destroy that tank?"

"If it's T90, I'm not sure, unless special ammunition is used." Tasim eager to try.

"No, change to an explosive bomb and destroy its reactive armor first."

When Yahini made the deployment, the rest of the tanks of the 1st company scattered to search for their targets. They were all veterans and knew what to do.

The Indian tanks huddled in a small village, ready to face the battle. Their past experience told them that it is a taboo to disperse their forces, so they decided to shrink to prevent the enemy from having room to intersperse. Of course, it was inevitable to sacrifice mobility.Most of the commanders were praying that the enemy would not show up. If the battle was inevitable, at least they would last until dawn, but the prayers didn't work, and the enemy still came in the dark night when they were most afraid of it.

Yahini didn't bother to ask for artillery fire as he couldn't confirm if there were civilians in the village. He knew that the Chinese would not fire at such coordinates. The Indian Army has long observed this, and its deployments often abduct civilians, however. Heaney's tank fire doesn't shy away from this.

Tasim aimed at the first floor of the house, waiting for the boss's order, and the Indian commander could be seen standing on the turret.According to his experience, such a village building would collapse after being hit by a shell, and it might be able to kill the commander immediately, which should be what the boss meant.

"Fire."

The tank fired from 1.7 kilometers away, a distance the enemy could never see.The shell penetrated a wall and exploded.As Tasim expected, the wall collapsed in an instant, covering the tank, and severely injured the commander and driver who were peeping outside the turret and cockpit.

The nearby enemy tanks were taken aback. They should have seen the collapsed houses. They could see the gun barrels started to rotate, but the directions were different. Obviously, they could not confirm the direction of the attacking artillery with one shot, especially when the tank crews were hiding in the When inside the car, it becomes more difficult to tell the direction.

200 meters away, another tank of the 1st company also searched for a target. Just like the situation faced by the battalion commander, the Indian tank hid behind the building with only the barrel exposed, obviously taking advantage of the low-lying terrain.It seems that this group of enemies is going to hide in it and not come out.Current Indian troops are veterans, if not elite, who seem to know how to defend at night.

The commander did not want to restrict his freedom of combat because of Yahini's order, so he ordered to replace a depleted uranium bomb.In the case of superior night vision, the use of depleted uranium ammunition is simply crazy or criminal in Yahini's view, but then again, who knows if it is shot out, and the Chinese will soon add new ammunition.

Yahini's troops are full of old guys who can independently judge the situation and like to act on their own. They always have complicated views on the acting battalion commander in his early 20s.

To use the new type of shell, you must set a new type of shell in the fire control computer, because the speed storage ability and the trajectory of the tungsten core shell are somewhat different, although there is not much difference when shooting a stationary target one kilometer away. But all tankers, including Yahini, wanted to give it a try.

Yahini ducked outside the turret to observe the reaction of the enemy ahead. A tank 200 meters away opened fire, and he could see the light of the gun dancing, flying into the darkness ahead.This point of light was quickly swallowed up by the darkness, and after a few seconds, a fire began to flicker somewhere a kilometer away, and then the fire got out of control and turned into a dazzling sea of ​​flames.The armor-piercing shells easily penetrated the armor and ignited the hull in a very short time.

"Damn bastard, completely ignored my orders." He immediately realized that someone had challenged his authority and fired an ammunition that he expressly prohibited, but the effect was not bad.

"2nd company, you shoot a few shots from the front to make them dizzy."

He issued a new order, facing the enemies who couldn't shrink back, he could only beat them from all directions, until they were thrown into chaos.

Seven kilometers away, Yamura, who was waiting in full battle, received two news at the same time. One was good news. The communications team found the Indian headquarters and resumed contact.Major General Senida's troops are still holding their ground, but the bad news is that the Major General is under attack and needs assistance.Seneda said the enemy had struck from the east with more than a regiment, and he needed some tanks with good night vision to cover one of his infantry for support.

It seemed that it was time to dispatch Yokota's reserve team.Yamura held the communicator and found Yokota on the radio.

"Squadron leader, it's time for you to play a role. If the enemy penetrates from India's flank defense line, it will destroy our main air defense position, which is a vital support point."

"Understood, I immediately dispatched according to the plan, and none of them could get in."

Yokota's guarantees always reassure Yamura. He used to be a student of Yamura teaching the troops, and he was also the best grassroots commander of the 7th Armored Division. He will carry it out without any hesitation.This is the reason why Yamura asked him to hold the formation behind. The sweeping sweep just now really suppressed the distraught Indian soldiers, and now the position is stabilized.

"Yokota-kun, use the latest terrain data to deal with the enemy, and strengthen the contact with the Indian troops. The enemy will definitely be prepared, you must be more careful."

"clear."

Yahini's fan-shaped siege has begun, and his 2 companies are on the attack, ready to pull out this support point. The 3rd company is responsible for guarding the west. He expects that the enemy may have some support operations. Combat capability is not very sure, these guys hid in the rear for most of the war, and now they show up in funky automatic transmission cars, with remote control machine guns on the turret, and the driver even has a thermal imager, but can they fight is questionable.

Blocking the enemy's attack on the plain may be a simple task, but Yahini also needs to explain.

"Rahman, I think there is an artificial irrigation ditch next to the sugarcane field. The river bed is very hard. Don't let the enemy sneak over by taking advantage of your blind spot."

"However, according to the data, after the heavy rain the day before yesterday, a river should have formed there that tanks cannot pass through."

"No, don't trust the database too much. They are not updated fast enough. I passed by yesterday and saw Indian refugees wading across the river with their luggage on their backs. The water level is not too high. You should at least send a bus captain to take a look."

"Understood." Rahman replied lightly.

The reason why the superior gave this company to Yahini is that although these Chinese tanks are divided into 3 types, the data link can be fully integrated, and at the same time, the top weapon station of VT4 can strengthen the urban warfare capability.Before entering New Delhi, Yahini had to ensure that they would not suffer too much loss, so he assigned some simpler tasks.

The Indian T72M4, which was compressed in the village, has always been tenacious and has not been fooled by Yahini's tactics of encircling three and one. They have already received news from their superiors that strong support will arrive soon, and they can bloom in the center at that time Stance to counter the enemy.Although their thermal imaging cameras are only shrunk, they are far better than the night vision system configured on the original T72B. As long as the enemy is within 1 km, they can still be seen.

Yahini's tank kept changing positions, looking for shooting opportunities, but he didn't dare to get too close. He had already noticed the huge sighting equipment on the enemy turret. This is not a Russian-made T90A, it is still a T72, but it should be It is a very powerful T72 that India got from where, and its combat capability may be equal to that of T90S.He didn't want to rush in directly and fight against the well-hidden enemy. He would inevitably suffer losses. Seeing that the enemy was about to waste time with him, he could only call some precise strikes to make up for his poor shooting range.

Sparse artillery fire fell a few hundred meters in front of Yahini. He could tell that it was the Indian 122mm D30 artillery firing. Of course, it was the enemy calling at the support point. The area where the shells fell exposed the village. The enemy's misjudgment of their position, they can still only guess their position.

He ordered the tanks to keep moving.At the same time, remind the commander of the 3rd company, Rahman, that the enemy's artillery fire means that reinforcements are coming soon. He must use the advantage of night vision to instruct the rear artillery fire to block the enemy's support route.

Several drones flew over the heads of the Indians. They carried 50 kilograms of bombs. According to the instructions, they were specifically looking for targets that were half buried in the ruins and could not be hit by direct-firing weapons.

Six flames rose one after another in the west. They were the enemy's Hawk missiles that the peripheral enemies were desperately protecting. The missiles were aimed at these drones that were not much bigger than themselves.The drones had no way of knowing that the destruction was approaching, and soon a few missiles destroyed all the drones. After the drones fell, bombs exploded in the village one after another.

Yahini looked at his watch anxiously, the stalemate had exceeded his timetable, and a regiment of infantry behind him was waiting for him to open the passage.He continued to talk to the headquarters of the [-]st Armored Division, reminding the second batch of drones to fly lower, not high above, like a silly target.

Due to language problems, his tanks are still unable to perfectly integrate into the entire theater network like He Fan's troops, but they can still play an active role as a reconnaissance node.

The second batch of drones flew to the target area at a lower altitude. The low altitude brought many difficulties to irradiation and bombing. A 4-tube 23mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in the trapped village began to shoot the drones.But the drone flew into the blind spot on the top of the chariot and dropped a bomb on it immediately, blowing it to pieces.

The Hawk missile position in the distance really fell silent, and the air targets kept appearing. The air defense position had to face more batches of priority targets, and the targets that were not clearly visible at low altitude had to be temporarily abandoned.

Yahini saw continuous explosions in the village, and three enemy tank cameras were destroyed. He felt that he could not delay the time any longer, and he was already far behind the schedule.According to common practice, when one-third of the troops are destroyed, even the strongest Indian troops will face a morale collapse.

He ordered the 2nd company to dispatch from the front and storm into the village.

At this time, the 3rd Company, which was in charge of the defense, saw the faint outline protruding in the distance through the thermal imager. It was an Indian infantry chariot unit that had already deployed. The infantry seemed to have dismounted and followed closely behind the chariot. This means that the speed of the enemy's advance will not be very fast.Rahman did not see tanks behind the enemy, which gave him temporary reassurance.

As Yahini expected, Rahman stayed in the rear for too long, and his understanding of the war stayed at 6 months ago. Indian tactics are always relatively rigid, and they usually come along the most direct road to advance Very slow.But he was not mentally prepared for the appearance of other, more professional enemies.

According to the most standard plan, Rahman contacted the headquarters and asked for priority artillery support.

His thermal image channel video was simultaneously transmitted to the higher command department through the battlefield relay equipment.That was at least a regiment-level force advancing slowly.The joint command has always retained a battalion of 152mm howitzers, ready to support Yahini at any time. After receiving target information, it is immediately ready to cover and shoot.Rahman's tank is responsible for using lasers to measure the distance of the target and correct the impact point of the artillery.He acted according to the training program, did not use short laser shots, and cooperated with the necessary movements.

Although the ranging laser is not in the visible light band and cannot be detected by the naked eye, Yokota, who is hiding behind, can still clearly see the flashing rangefinders in the director, which is equivalent to indicating Rahman's Location.He estimated that the Indians might be under fire, but this was beyond his control. He had already communicated with Senida's staff as necessary, but the Indians stubbornly decided to advance according to their set of tactics. Straightforward, as their troops were unable to execute more complex tactics at night.Yokota was not reconciled to being reduced to a mobile fort covering the Indians. He had to launch his own sneak attack. For this reason, he even needed to face the Chinese shelling to hide the noise of the engine.

"You guys, you have seen that this is a typical reinforcement tactic, but their strength has not yet been fully deployed, and we still have the opportunity to take advantage of some loopholes."

"Squadron Captain, maybe we can use the drainage runoff from the nearby low-lying area."

"Chief Yamura did deploy it like this. I believe we have the latest battlefield information."

The Japanese are really keen to take the trouble to update the data, mostly through remote sensing satellites, and the other part is the Yamura people driving around in jeeps.So Yokota knew that the average water depth of this artificially dug irrigation ditch had dropped to only 5 centimeters five hours ago, and it should be even shallower now.

Yokota led two teams and quietly drove to the river bed, but it was already dry.Tanks can quickly maneuver along this riverbed to the enemy's side, and if the battle is unfavorable, they can also quickly withdraw.He didn't let the whole squadron go into battle, just so as not to cause confusion on the narrow river.

Sure enough, the slowly advancing Indian troops were bombarded, and the artillery fire fell intensively near the defenseless infantry who had left their chariots.

At the same time, six Type 6 tanks, hidden in the sound of rumbling guns, rushed forward.Yokota stretched out his head, listened to the sound of the guns on the battlefield, and could tell that the enemy's tank guns were also engaged in the battle, that is to say, their attention was focused on the front.
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