Chapter 342: Advance to New Delhi

All the tankers got into the tank, the driver in front, who was originally driving with the lid open, now retracted his head and closed the cover, and the commander and gun commander behind also got into the turret.

The battle is about to begin.

"Armor-piercing shells." The commander shouted quickly.

Tank soldiers order, usually the gun chamber is empty, after the target is found, according to the nature of the target, reload, and now, the opposite side is the enemy's tank unit, their own loading armor-piercing shells, that is the most correct choice.

The opponent's weak side is just hit, and although the T-55's main gun is not powerful enough, it can easily destroy them from the side.

At this time, the opponent's tank troops must have discovered themselves, right? What should they do? Will you drive straight down the road and open fire on your side? If that's the case, you'll have to face the opponent's thickest front armor.

The tank units were advancing rapidly, and they had to advance from a distance of several kilometers to within a kilometer before they could be sure of hitting them completely.

At this time, the tank unit on the road, which was marching, had no intention of stopping at all, but the tank turret was turning, and the barrel had already turned in unison.

"Attention, it's all right for me, let the Indians know how good we are!" The order of the brigade commander Fahim was clearly heard in the headset.

There is no need for them to stop at all, there are only a few dozen tanks coming, and it is completely easy to kill them.

The armor-piercing shell was stuffed into the breech, the aiming line in the scope was clearly aimed at the opposite side, the turret followed the opponent, slowly turning, the laser rangefinder measured the range, adjusted the advance angle. Then, at a distance of 1,500 meters, the gun commander pressed the electric door.

"Boom!" The armor-piercing projectile was fired, and the huge recoil force made the body shake to the side, and the core of the slender armor-piercing projectile. Fly towards the opposite side.

The larger the caliber of the artillery, the stronger the recoil, and the lightweight wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, after being equipped with a large-caliber gun, can only shoot back and forth, and when firing sideways, it is easy to be overturned by recoil.

On the opposite side were old T-55 tanks, a thousand meters away, without any attack capabilities. And now, at a distance of 1,500 meters, the Leopard tank is pouring shells over.

"Boom!" The armor-piercing shell pierced through the cast turret of the round T-55 and exploded inside, setting fire to the entire tank.

One and another, in front of the Leopard 2 tank. The T-55 tanks were hit one by one, just like the papier-mâché.

The Leopard 2 has a high starting shooting percentage. In particular, some of them were operated by veterans of the Angolan war, and the accuracy was even more amazing, this round of artillery fire passed, and the T-55 tanks that charged in front were killed more than 30 tanks, and the remaining dozen tanks. The tankmen panicked and started their vehicles and wanted to retreat.

Some cars were going back and forth up and down, and some were directly in reverse gear, and as a result, several tanks were loaded together. The scene was very chaotic.

They did not run away, and in just over twenty seconds, the second batch of shells flew again, and these shells landed precisely on their hulls, so that they all turned into burning fires.

Except for a few quick-eyed tankers who ran out, the rest of the tankers were buried in the tank with the tank.

The Leopard 2 tanks easily routed the Indian vanguard, and they barely stopped during the entire process of firing, still speeding down the road at their original speed.

After defeating the Indian force, it was quiet, and when it was dark, the Leopard 2 tanks moved into Ambala.

Facing the empty city of Ambala, the 3rd Separate Armored Brigade still did not stop, and after it was completely dark, the 3rd Armored Brigade once again completed the replenishment of fuel and ammunition, and then headed south.

The supply convoy was just behind the combat troops, and they were all rushing along the road at a rapid pace anyway, while there was also the 21 Mechanized Infantry Brigade behind them to protect them, and the supply convoy was also safe.

In the middle of the night, the infantry brigade of Chandigarh's infantry division came to Ambala, where they began to lay out defensive lines, dug roads, and laid minefields in order to fend off the Pakistani army with their own strength.

Unbeknownst to them, an hour earlier, the Pakistani attacking forces had completely crossed the area.

It's time for the last night, and tomorrow, the troops will advance to New Delhi!

Since the founding of Pakistan, this is the first time, Pakistan's armored troops have gone to New Delhi!

Although they are alone, although they may face more enemies, although they may be surrounded, they are not afraid at all!

The road from Ambala to New Delhi is a wider road, with two lanes, and a two-meter-wide emergency lane next to it, where two tanks can drive side by side at high speeds.

Driving the tanks on the road to experience the feeling of flying, which made all the tank crews feel comfortable, they continued south, and in the second half of the night, when they advanced to Gernar, they met the Indian armored forces again.

In the dark night, the Leopard 2 tank did not turn on the headlights, and moved forward with infrared imaging night vision devices, and just like that, they had already seen the lights on the opposite road several kilometers away.

With so many headlights, it's clear that this is a convoy, or a combat unit, after all, the Indians don't have so many civilian vehicles to rush at night, right?

When the other party gradually approached, the silhouette of the opponent's tank appeared in the night vision device of the Leopard 2 tank, and the first few vehicles were very similar to their own Leopard 2 tanks?

Is it your own? Impossible. Besides, the other party's turret doesn't have a milk cover, I'm afraid it's a little wrong.

In the night vision goggles, Fahim continued to look at the tank opposite, the other party was speeding down the road with his headlights on.

The angular turret, the long body, is it? Fahim suddenly came up with something in his head.

Arjun tanks for the Indians?

Yes, it's Arjun of the Indians!

Indians have a high sense of self-esteem and pride, in 74 years, they began to develop their own tanks, the plan to use the German-made MTU838Ka501V 10-cylinder diesel engine, improved from the Leopard 1 main battle tank, seven pairs of load-bearing wheel design, the Indian Artillery Development Department self-developed 120mm rifled gun, using a split charge system.

Historically, this kind of tank has been developed for more than 30 years, and finally it still cannot meet the service standards, and the Arjun tank has also become a shameful A-poor, its cost is as high as 8 million US dollars, and the Indian Army has invested more than 3 billion US dollars to build a part of the prototype, and the Indian Army does not like it at all, all kinds of failure rates, can not be used in actual combat.

In '84, the first tank rolled off the assembly line, and now, it is supposed to be tested in the Indian Army.

This is a tank that is being tested, and due to the urgency of the situation, it has also been moved to the north, hoping to stop the invasion of Pakistan.

When he saw the leading tanks, Fahim smiled: "Get off the road immediately." ”

This side turned off the car lights in accordance with the requirements of wartime and only relied on night vision devices to drive, but the other party actually turned on the car lights and drove away, which was full of death-seeking behavior.

In accordance with Fahim's orders, the Pakistani tanks immediately turned and drove diagonally down the road.

Below the road, in the rice fields of 1,500 meters, Leopard 2 tanks, 59 tanks, are quietly waiting, and the armored units of the Indians are hurrying to the north, they want to set up a defensive line in Ambala, and now, the infantry division of the Indians is defending there.

Unbeknownst to them, the Pakistani army was attacking quickly and had now crossed Ambala and was on this side of the road, waiting for them.

There are only three or four Arjun tanks in the front, and in the back, all T-72 tanks, as the most important armored force to defend the capital, their equipment is also the most advanced, which is why the Arjun tank has to be tested in their troops.

These T-72 tanks did not find the armored troops in front of them at all, the headlights shone out at most a hundred meters away, and they did not find the supply convoy of the Pakistani army five kilometers away, they were still on the road here, wheeled vehicles, unable to drive down the road quickly.

"Attention, armor-piercing shots, take out their tanks!" Fahim shouted over the radio.

"Boom!" The 120-mm gun, a burst of flames, and in the flames, an armor-piercing projectile flew out.

Static counter-motion shooting, higher accuracy, moreover, is the side of the hull, which is the area with the largest projection area.

Whether it is the Leopard 2 or the improved 59 tank, the quasi-head is quite high, and the Indian tank force is lined up in a long snake, the most vulnerable formation.

When this round of artillery fire began to fire, India's 23rd Armored Brigade was immediately blinded.

What's going on?

When they heard the sound of the cannons, they all turned their heads and looked at the fire a kilometer away, and before they knew what was happening, they were killed by the sound of the rumbling engine, and now, they were shocked to the point of deafness.

For some reason, his tank had already had an intimate kiss with the armor-piercing bullet.

Arjun tank, the so-called most advanced tank of the Indians, is actually an imitation of the German Leopard 2, but it is nondescript, and India does not have any technical reserves, their tank is just a kind of goods, and the composite armor that should have been lined in it is not at all, and it is just an empty shell.

The core of the armor-piercing bullet easily tore open the shell of the tank, and then, with a loud "boom", the internal sub-loading ammunition was detonated. (To be continued......)