Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 753 The Trend of Splitting

Amir finally waited until the daytime. In his opinion, fighting at night was a bit difficult, because it was more difficult to identify the target from the thermal imager. Now he could face the enemy directly.After the death of his deputy battalion commander, he was under great pressure. The equipment of this army came from the peninsula countries. Some members of the advisory group and instructors are currently participating in the battle in the army, and he should have guaranteed the safety of some of the important people. For personal safety, these people with extraordinary backgrounds were only here to experience the war, not directly participate.But the enemy shamelessly used sideways detour tactics, and Lieutenant Colonel Saif Abdul Fahad, the commander of the second echelon, took a few extra seconds to identify out of caution, but was unfortunately shot by a despicable 105mm The shell hit.Lieutenant Colonel was severely burned, and even the best Chinese military doctors were helpless. In the end, Lieutenant Colonel Fahd died in the field hospital.

What made Amir even more uncomfortable was that Yahini was not idle this night. He even hit the right side and outflanked the enemy. His timely appearance happened to be at the same time as the enemy was retreating, causing the enemy to collapse because of his surprise soldiers. illusion.In the early hours of the morning, the Yahini Battalion even notified the division headquarters of an astonishing and water-filled number of wiped out enemies. Although the number of wiped out enemies would take a few days to verify through video, Yahini's limelight temporarily overshadowed Ahini's. Mill.

Although Amer commanded a larger group than Biahini (about 2 battalions of foreign tanks plus a company of Khaled), the 1st Armored Division just got a couple of companies of supplementary units that would probably Leaning towards Yahini, it is said that the Deputy Division Commander Cyclops is Yahini's backstage, and the call for him to take over as the commander of the [-]st Division is very loud.The war is coming to an end, and the final honors will be in who can capture the vital parts of New Delhi, and those new tanks in the supplementary companies, with remote-controlled weapon stations, will be very valuable in capturing these targets.

"You can see those Type 90 tanks clearly, they are the opponents a few hours ago. The bomb nest area of ​​these tanks is obvious, hit them hard."

Amir gave a simple order. He didn't trust the Khaled tanks. Those tanks used Chinese-made anti-stabilizers and fire controls, and they couldn't be accurate in undulating areas, so he didn't let these tanks be the main attack.He still believes that Germany's own Leopard II is the magic weapon against the enemy.

Yamura ordered the tank group to shrink, and concentrated around the high ground with an elevation of 105, which was roughly wedge-shaped.

Since the end of World War II, tank battles have rarely been arranged in dense formations because they are easily covered by artillery fire. However, the Japanese army has been practicing such coordination. In actual combat, dense formations are conducive to concentrating all tank firepower on the same target. The group heads, and the enemy always has some firepower out of range.Another reason is the informatization shortcomings of the 90 tanks, which makes Yamura always tend to concentrate the tanks in his field of vision, which is easier to command.At the same time, he has a general understanding of the rhythm of enemy firepower coordination, and he is confident that he can avoid howitzers.

Yamura kept measuring the distance of the target and reminded all the crew not to fire.At the same time, he keeps looking at his watch to check the time. He knows that the enemy's artillery fire will come later. The advantage of the 90 tank reversing faster (30KM/H) allows him to stay on the ground for a few more seconds, so that he can win in danger. .

"Black Dragon, this is Grizzly."

The Americans suddenly appeared at Frings Command in Agra, callsign Grizzly.

"The black dragon is waiting for a call."

When Yamura was using short-wave communication, some of the enemies on the opposite side started shooting. The Japanese army was as motionless as a mountain, just firing laser beams for detection. They had strict discipline, and everything required orders from their superiors.

"Your retreat plan has been drawn up, and I will instruct a new retreat route. You take the East Yamuna Canal. Indian engineers have blown up all the bridges on the canal, but reserved a railway bridge that can walk tanks. The bridge will be in 0705 Blow up. That means you have 35 minutes."

"Grizzly, the bridge is unreliable, and the enemy air force may destroy the bridge at any time."

"The water depth in the river channel is currently only 1.5 meters, but it has been rising. As a backup plan, we will assume a pontoon bridge, which is less likely to attract the attention of the enemy. You can choose to walk on the bridge or submerge, and the Yamuna river gate remains open. In the hands of the Indian People's Self-Defense Forces, it is generally safe."

"clear."

For Yamura, this is a new way of life. He knows that many Indian troops are currently crossing the river through iron bridges. Once the Chinese Air Force breaks through the air defense force, the bridge may be blown up at any time, but if there is cover from the opposite bank, he can sneak across the river.

"Sir, the enemy striker has entered 3000 meters!" A small team leader reminded.

"Steady. Wait for them to get closer. Remember, all aim at the frontal enemy. I demand a [-]% hit rate!"

Obviously, both sides are aiming at each other's bomb nest area according to common sense, but the Leopard II tank on the move, relying on the stable image fire control and bi-stable gun control, it is still difficult to hit the target.

At a distance of 3 kilometers, an arc error of a few tenths of a mil will cause the impact point to deviate by more than one meter. There may be a [-]-[-]% chance of hitting the turret, but it is not enough to hit the nest area.Yamura's intention to only aim at frontal tanks is to reduce the calculation of the angle measurement of the target, which is the main factor for the accumulation of errors.If the target is relatively stationary in the scope, the only variables in shooting are the ammunition itself and crosswind interference, and these can be reduced by shortening the distance. It is not too much for him to ask for a [-]% hit rate.

The parking disturbance aiming used by the Japanese army basically eliminates the errors caused by external shaking, and the accuracy will naturally be greatly improved. Amir has received complete training as an armored commander, but he still has no intentions. He came head-on. In the battles of miscellaneous armies, too much wrong experience has been accumulated, which has become a burden. Most of the time, the Indians retreated because they were frightened by his momentum, not because this tactic was really practical.

Yamura's own range measurement number jumped to 2500 meters, and it was time to start. He did not observe the enemy's artillery reconnaissance unit, but logically, the position will be bombarded sometime after 1 minute, which is standard The speed of reaction of the Pakistani artillery.

Yamura gave the order to open fire.

The Japanese army accurately fired at the frontal enemy. As Yamura calculated, the enemy tanks rushing straight forward had almost no lateral movement in the scope, which allowed the Japanese gunners to increase the hit rate to a terrifying level.

More than a dozen 90 tanks fired at this distance at the same time, almost without missing a shot.He ordered the whole group to smoke and retreat immediately after shooting, and he himself decided to stay on the battlefield for a while and observe the results of the battle.

Only one cannon missed at most, and half of the shells hit the Leopard II's bomb nest area. Most of the enemy's company was reimbursed for this. If there were no enemies on the flanks and rear, he should have stayed a little longer, and that would be enough to wipe out the enemy in front of him. enemy.

The main force of the Japanese army, together with the two covering squads, a total of 2 tanks retreated backwards. This kind of tanks can reverse at a speed close to half of the forward speed, and quickly throw off the disheartened pursuers.

The supporting artillery fire was almost exactly as Yamura expected, and fell at the exact moment. The fire support of the Pakistani artillery, whether it was response speed or accuracy, was somewhat behind the Chinese army. These cruxes were caught by Yamura. The only thing he did not expect , those Chinese made Type 96 tanks are still in action.

Of course, Yahini will not really give up the opportunity to Amir. His 2nd company has already advanced north to the enemy's final road. He reminded not to get too close, and don't chase, because the 2nd company is located in the same direction as the enemy. Coincidence, so that the friendly forces do not open their eyes.

Amir has a prejudice against China's down-trans image stabilization system, and thinks that it is not a real image stabilization. In fact, down-trans image stabilization often has higher accuracy, provided that there must be an excellent driver on the tank , For the slightly less equipped and experienced 2nd company, almost every car has a qualified driver.

Real veterans never do those aggressive, undulating sprints, which are more for show.Veterans know that as well as their job of driving, they are also part of shooting and observing.For the shooting platform, a smoother ride and a more uniform forward speed at all times can also keep the line of sight stable and reduce errors in fire control calculations.

Seven slender gun barrels protruded from the woods. They were 7 km away from the fleeing enemy, kept moving at a low speed, and patiently waited for the fighter.

The enemy's formation is very dense, which makes the smoke very thick, but all the pilots hate the smoke, it is easy to collide with each other, so be patient and keep up for a while, they always tend to disperse.

The two teams responsible for resisting the Khalid tanks fell behind, and soon their luck began to play tricks. They began to turn around and stop releasing smoke. These two measures were conducive to their subsequent high-speed retreat, but they should not combine these two actions together.

The outline of the enemy was revealed, and the 2nd company immediately started shooting. 7 guns against 6 90s.

The 90 tank was hit from various unfortunate angles, and the surviving crew tried to fight back, but they couldn't find the way at all, but the 96-type loading machine would not stop and wait for the enemy's reaction.Japanese tankers have better battlefield discipline, but the ability to adapt to changes is not even as good as the Indians.The remnants of the tanks turned their turrets to try to fight back, and none of them abandoned their vehicles and fled in such desperate circumstances.

The second round of fire from 7 125mm guns wiped out all 2 tanks of all 90 squads.

Without asking for instructions from Yahini, the 2nd company was going to continue to pursue the fleeing enemy westward, but this time it was a self-initiated pursuit, but because there was no notification, it was unexpected by the friendly forces. On the battlefield, this is a very dangerous action.When they approached the enemy's retreat route, they were shot by their own Leopard II rushing from the north. The Leopard II's accuracy recovered somewhat during the high-speed march, resulting in the first result of this battle. A 96 tank was shot After hitting the chassis, the crew members quickly abandoned the car.

Yamura's tanks quickly moved towards the canal bridge. He found that the broken troops disappeared. The lack of informatization capabilities of the 90 tanks made him unable to grasp the situation of the troops at any time. There was no pursuit.Of course, he didn't know that he had entrusted Amir's blessing for the second time today, and the pursuit of the enemy in the rear has fallen into a small-scale chaos.

Now it was time to escape, Yamura's troops used his mastery of the terrain and the excellent off-road performance of the 90 to avoid the main road blocked by the rout of the Indian army, and rushed from the country road to the bridge.He heard the roar of fighter jets in the clouds above his head, followed by the sound of anti-aircraft guns near the bridge firing, and then two anti-aircraft missiles on the other side of the river, flying into the air at a steep angle and drilling into the clouds.Knowing that the situation was not good, he quickly led his troops to hide in the woods, somewhat avoiding the enemy's aerial sight.

The Chinese Air Force's first bombing dropped several precision ammunition and destroyed an air defense position on the east bank of the bridge. During this period, a fighter jet was hit, and the plane struggled to fly north.The second attack destroyed the anti-aircraft artillery group on the West Bank. Obviously, the Chinese aircraft in the clouds had a lot of ammunition.

The plane circled a few more times, did not find more valuable targets (such as 90 tanks), and finally dropped a bomb to blow up the iron bridge.

Yamura immediately turned to the upstream crossing area, where an M60AVLB bridging tank completed a solitary pontoon bridge.The coalition forces did not report the intelligence to any Indian troops on the east bank to avoid confusion caused by their scramble.

All the remaining coalition forces that escaped were concentrated here, including 90 tanks and a large number of Humvees.While the tanks were building bridges, the U.S. military deployed new Hawker anti-aircraft missiles in depth on the west bank. Yamura did not compete with the Humvees for the right to pass. He began to install snorkels for the tanks, but the enemy behind did not follow up.Some bombs from the Chinese Air Force have been dropped on the outskirts of New Delhi on the west bank of the canal, but no bombs have ever landed near the pontoon bridge. After 40 minutes, Yamura's tanks began to launch from 500 meters away from the side of the pontoon bridge and quietly crossed the canal.

Lin Huaisheng sat in the command post, waiting for the latest intelligence from all parties to gather.In the early hours of the morning, He Fan's tank unit almost completely lost its maneuverability. Theoretically, it was exposed to the attack range of the opponent's tornado. The enemy's reconnaissance ability seemed to be greatly reduced, or there were not enough tornadoes. The thrilling scene lasted for an hour.Then the helicopter quickly opened up the transportation line, and Lin Huaisheng's heart hanging in his throat finally fell.Of course, too long a battle line created too many loopholes, a large number of enemies escaped through the fingers, some fled to the outside line, and some fled to New Delhi.

The encirclement of New Delhi has been completely closed. One of He Fan's troops fought all the way to the opposite of the Supreme Court, and attacked the core area of ​​New Delhi with artillery fire earlier than Wang Zhenbei, which was regarded as the death knell for the Kahan government.

He was hesitating about his next plan when someone came over and handed him a communicator, and Xu Jingzhe was on the other end.

"Teacher, the enemy's situation is gone. I think we can modify the plan, take Agra first, and then New Delhi."

"Your plan is not feasible. The higher authorities want to save face for the Americans. The post-war settlement requires their cooperation. We are already in contact, and there may be a partition plan."

"The intention above is really profound."

"I have received information from here that the U.S. military may send a two-seater fighter jet to land at the Safford Joan Airport in New Delhi to pick up Prime Minister Kahan from New Delhi."

"Even if the plan worked, Ikahan's size would probably die on the plane."

"Perhaps that is the intention of the Americans. Of course, the high-level assessment believes that it may not be a bad thing for us. If southern India supports secession under the domination of the United States and forms a new country in the subcontinent with Mumbai as its political center, we can accept it. "

"Is this the partition plan?"

"Well, for this war, we paid a big price and consumed a lot of national power. Now it's time to consider how the war will end. In short, Kahan's government must be overthrown."

Xu Jingzhe said.

(End of this chapter)