Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 747
The long-range rocket did not fall on the enemy's head as expected, but it fell behind the enemy's formation, spreading a field of mines, blocking the enemy's retreat.

Soon the retreating enemy tanks began to run over landmines, and several of them had their tracks damaged. The crew had no time to wait for the threat, so they had to abandon their vehicles.

Two Xiaolong fighters suddenly emerged from the sky, fired rockets at the enemy tank group, then turned and climbed, preparing to exit the battlefield.The purpose of these brave Pakistani pilots is partly to test the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower and lure the radar to turn on. The command does not expect these novices to destroy a few tanks at night. Of course, the pilots themselves are not very clear that they are still shouldering such a mission. If you know it, it's really bad for morale.

Although the fighter planes of the United States and India have been expelled from the corridor, with certain air defense capabilities, the Chinese and Pakistani air forces are still unable to turn air supremacy into a winning factor, but not at night.

Lin Huaisheng, who was hundreds of kilometers away, has already used [-]% of the firepower he can mobilize to support He Fan. He hopes to eliminate the main force of the enemy outside the city and fight a war of annihilation. Reconsider whether to continue to support the crumbling Kahan regime. Once external forces admit defeat, things are likely to change towards a peaceful solution.

Sammy was in the air, waiting for the enemy to respond. From the monitor, he could see the two JF5s of the reorganized 17th Fighting Falcon Squadron attack the enemy tank group, and then turned awkwardly.He expected that if the enemy's forward air situation system was active, within 20 seconds, several hidden radars would become active.

The two JF17s entered at low altitude and had to climb up immediately after firing to get away from the anti-aircraft gun or Avenger system for a certain distance. According to the typical reaction time of C3I without the full-time AWACS intelligence support, the response of ground-to-air weapons to low-altitude penetrating weapons changed. slow, but discovery and targeting can still be accomplished through the Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS).Sami judged that the raid on the two-aircraft formation would soon be in trouble. This is why the Chinese Air Force has been hesitant to invest in ground strikes. Before the enemy's air defense system is cleared, there is theoretically a window to drop bombs, and it has not been properly removed. enough time.

However, this is also the moment that Sami is waiting for. If a JF17 and a new pilot are exchanged for a radar, at least in the current situation, it is still very cost-effective.His J-10 fighter jet did not carry medium-range bombs as usual, but carried two anti-radiation bombs developed from SD2 missiles. So far, destroying ground radars has become more important than air combat.His air-control J-10 is not suitable for such a mission, because it has insufficient sensors and must rely on electronic reconnaissance aircraft to provide target locations.However, he is confident that he is better than all Chinese pilots at dealing with dense ground-to-air weapons and finding the most suitable time.

Clearly, the best way to attack increasingly sophisticated ground radars is to compress their reaction time.There are some Chinese pilots who are good at low altitude, and many are good at night combat, but those who can combine the two are rare, at least they don't often show their skills on the battlefield.In general, the Chinese Air Force is not a risk taker, they don't have the same vengeance that the Pakistanis have on the battlefield.However, extra-area strikes are increasingly ineffective, and a stable attack can only threaten the enemy in theory; while the enemy's mobile radar troops, who have no way out, have been trying to survive in danger. In actual combat, they are becoming more and more adaptable to Chinese anti-radiation missiles.

The two JF2s of the Fighting Falcon Squadron began to climb. When Sammy approached from the northeast corner, he could hear the conversation of the two pilots on the channel. One of them bet that there would be no danger today; To the point that if the plane is destroyed, he will fly to New Delhi without hesitation to hit the Prime Minister's Office of India.Sammy felt that the morale of these new guys was pretty good, and in some cases morale could offset the lack of skills.

Sure enough, a new ground-based radar threat appeared on time. The first to show up was the American-made Sentinel radar, located southeast of New Delhi, where enemy anti-aircraft fire had been ambushing, which meant that the two pilots would soon be in trouble. Those missiles were either It's the "Slam Ram" system, or it's the "Advanced Hawk", in short, Sammy doesn't think they have a chance of getting out of it, or rushing into New Delhi.

He knows the precise location of the target through the data link, and the long baseline measuring device on the reconnaissance plane can help him obtain information that the J-10 itself cannot obtain.

He decided not to rescue the rookies of the 5th Squadron, but had to be careful approaching from the blind spot on the side of his antenna. The electronic reconnaissance aircraft outside the area could also help him find the sidelobe radiation suitable for attack. Of course, this was particularly difficult.

The power management of the American-made radar restricts its main capability to the direction of the main lobe, and in the worst case, its radar may adopt a networked combat method, that is, if no threat is found, it will also be turned on alternately or blindly shut down. Of course, in the case that JF17 has been tracked steadily, the enemy may not suddenly shut down, which will cause them to miss the fighter. Another meaning of the fighter to the Americans is the $100 million bonus paid by the Indian treasury.If an enemy plane is shot down, as many as 50 to 100 people will split the money, but the group who operates the radar will definitely split more.The extent to which the Indian bonus will interfere with the established command and operational principles of the US military is not yet known.

Sammy threw himself at the target, praying for luck.Unfortunately, the enemy really had multiple countermeasures. A second enemy radar appeared on the battlefield. Perhaps it was to deal with Xiaolong's dive and use the ground and air to evade.In any case, the accidental appearance of this radar outside the encirclement caught the old man who was sneaking up.

Sami's intentions were immediately interpreted by the opponent. The sentinel he was attacking suddenly shut down, and the distance was 40 kilometers away, which meant that in another 20 seconds, he would have an excellent opportunity.Of course, this also means that the two reckless JF2s were accidentally released, and the attackers hiding on the edge of the battlefield fell under the lights in the center of the stage.

Sammy simply flew straight towards the target. The radar warning was displayed as an L-band long-range radar. Later, the data link transmitted more accurate information from the reconnaissance plane. It was a long-range 1D radar, located in the south of New Delhi, and the Patriot missile position in Agra. The formation of horns may be the enemy's way of coping with the continuously compressed air defense firepower in the encirclement, deploying air defense missiles from outside lines. Obviously, medium and long-range radars are the core of the air defense network, and of course they are more valuable than sentries.

The seeker of the new anti-radiation missile can adapt to radiation sources from 0.8 to 18GHZ, and this long-range radar is still within the strikeable range.

Since it is not a guided radar, Sami still has room to take a risk and try it directly. At present, it is known that its location is south of New Delhi. It is indeed an all-solid-state three-coordinate radar. The distance is temporarily unknown, but according to the commanding heights on the map, the old man can roughly Guess its distance.

He decisively approached for a certain distance, and at the same time powered on the seeker to start tracking the target while paying attention to changes around him.From the display, we can see that the Rafale in India is 200 kilometers away from the south. Sometimes it shows 2 planes, sometimes 2 planes, and the height is slightly higher than itself. It can be detected that there is another EMB145 further south.

A new threat emerged again, this time it was the AN/MPQ-53 radar in Agra, which was once identified by the police equipment.He knew that he was already in the target ranking of the Patriot missile, and he probably had a high priority.

The US military's air defense system is indeed more efficient than the chaotic Indian system. It is definitely not a radar and a position that are fighting, but the entire system is working.Under such circumstances, no matter how clever a fox is, it will be difficult to get a bargain, or it may even cost him his life.

He estimated that he was at least 59-70 kilometers away from the suspected AN/TPS-50 radar using the L-band, but he may be able to launch missiles. He knows that the resolution of that long-range radar may not be able to see the incoming attack clearly The small anti-radiation missiles, especially when the missiles are hidden near the plane's route, if you get too close, it will force the enemy to shut down and flee. As far as he knows, these radars can keep track of their distance at any time, and they are all maneuverable .In the ears, the missile lock reminder sounded in time.

He decisively launched the missile, and then left with a tight turn. Before the AWACS fired on the Patriots in Agra, he had to maintain a retreat path opposite to the original route, in order to confuse the opponent with the illusion of his departure. At the same time, the missile is hidden in the echo signal of the aircraft. It is usually effective against this kind of long-range radar, and the secondary target can usually be hidden near the main target.He didn't know if it was effective, because more than one enemy radar was staring at it. For example, Agra's radar was at a better viewing angle.But at least some of the payload can be dropped to protect against other threats.

The early warning aircraft reminded him that a Rafale hovering outside the combat zone suddenly rushed towards him, but the early warning aircraft continued to inform him that he did not have to turn back and could approach the nearest Chinese fighter jet.During the period, the enemy's L-band radar stopped working, and it is not known whether it was hit. One of the shortcomings of the LD10 anti-radiation missile is that the warhead is not powerful enough, it can only damage the antenna, but cannot kill personnel, but there is no comprehensive weapon on the battlefield.

Sami grasped the enemy's position from the monitor, calmly approached the friendly plane, did not make much maneuvers, and deliberately slowed down the speed, trying to let the enemy follow up.He knew he could easily escape the stalker with speed or friendly force, but that wasn't his style.He lowered his height, making final preparations to lure the enemy closer.The enemy did not use radar, and most of them were preparing for a sneak attack. This meant that a swooping turn close to the ground could cause the Indian pilot to lose the target (he obtained information through the distant EMB145), and then use the closer information advantage of his own early warning aircraft to launch a counterattack.There is no doubt that the approach of these Indian planes will at least make the Patriot III missiles in Agra fearful, and effective communication between them will not be possible, at least at the moment of lightning and flint, it will not work.

"Captain Black Spider, it's better to rise higher, you are now in our strike zone."

On the radio, someone in the AWACS alerted him to the new threat.

"Our firepower?"

"Yes, the ground firepower is very intensive."

Things have changed again. It is not the first time that he fell into the ballistic coverage area of ​​the Chinese long-range rockets. Generally speaking, the density of those rockets will not hurt nearby aircraft, but sometimes they will launch some special ammunition. Those things would explode at 500-1000 meters in the air, spreading out a lot of sub-munitions suspended by parachutes, so the chance of a low-altitude aircraft hitting one still exists.

Apparently the main battle zone is below. Sammy looked up and could see red clouds billowing high above the sky. It was too late to dodge, so he simply swooped down, and soon all nearby radars would fail, including his own AWACS. He took aim at The trailing gust on the monitor was right behind him.

The rockets falling from the sky use time-delay fuzes at high altitude, and successively drop submunitions. These ammunition will cover an area of ​​several square kilometers below. He Fan's hope for them is to kill 30 to 50 tanks. He has passed several steps, The enemy's freedom of movement has been greatly reduced, for which some tanks on the flank were destroyed by getting too close, but now it's time for the final payoff.

As many as 320 ammunition will fall into an area of ​​roughly 3 square kilometers. This is the determination of Lin Huaisheng's headquarters to attack after precise calculations. There is no doubt that part of the enemy will be covered. Of course, if he misses again, he will not change it. With more smart ammunition, He Fan will inevitably fall into a hard fight.

It is impossible for Yelinsky to be lucky every time. The M1A2 can only choose a narrow strip to maneuver between the river and the mines. He Fan is waiting for him.Of course, these tanks still got an early warning. They chose to release hot smoke to cover themselves. This is the most effective way to deal with infrared sensors, but this batch of ammunition uses millimeter wave sensors at the same time. It is not so easy to deal with. American tanks (Chinese tanks same) and there is no good way to combat mmWave.

The bullets dangled unsteadily close to the ground.

Stripes of chilling white light fell from the sky like a flashing thundercloud discharge.The hot self-forging fragments easily knocked off the top armor of the tank.Anyone hit by it will stop, or the ammunition will explode.

Standing on the turret, He Fan watched the attack from a distance of 6 kilometers, silently counting the number of flashes in his heart. Through these lightning bolts in the sky, he could roughly calculate the result of the battle.What a sight it was, he counted no less than 90 flashes, and even counting repeated or ineffective strikes, the enemy could be expected to lose 40 tanks.Of course, some of these tanks may still maintain some combat effectiveness. After all, the M1A2 is a very large tank, but according to the tradition of the US military, if it is penetrated once, it will inevitably be abandoned.Judging from the number, the enemy no longer poses a great threat. If it is not limited by fuel, he can rush over immediately and wipe them all out.

As he was reported to be running low on fuel, he ordered a final limited attack before maneuvering east, away from the battle.Although the enemy's vitality was severely injured, he reminded himself not to underestimate the enemy and love to fight. Once the fuel is completely exhausted and he loses his mobility, it is inevitable that the enemy will counterattack in his own way.After daybreak, the transportation line will be opened, and the remnant enemies in front of them will either take the last chance to escape, or they can only retreat into New Delhi.This frenzied intervention by the external enemy has almost gone bankrupt.

(End of this chapter)