Chapter 697: Strike (6)
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It was 4:55 local time, and it was the dark hour before dawn.
This stronghold of the Indian army was on a plateau, surrounded by a ring of mountain peaks. They built a solid artillery position on the anti-slope and deployed a number of 102 and 152 mm howitzers. When China issued a warning, they also increased a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower here, and also set up British and American anti-aircraft radars and anti-aircraft missiles. Most of these weapons are set on anti-slope planes, and the terrain is complex, making it difficult to destroy them with conventional shelling and air strikes.
A group of electric Z-11 "Hummingbird" miniature helicopters left silently, they had come to transport artillery, and they had just sent two artillery batteries and 12 105mm ultralight howitzers reinforced to the vanguard battalion from the rear to several nearby vantage points. The biggest advantage of this electric helicopter is that the noise is super low, and there is also the famous "stealth rotor", which can greatly reduce the detection range of the radar. For stealth operations, this miniature helicopter is a great vehicle.
The "Hummingbird" helicopter itself is very small, and the complex terrain like the current one is almost impossible to detect by the old radar used by the Indian army. Because of the use of electric motors and noise-reducing propellers, even the sound of the rotor breaking in the air that cannot be concealed is unimaginably low, and it is difficult to distinguish it from six or seven kilometers away. Although this helicopter is very small, it is definitely not low in strength, and can lift materials under 500 kg, and two helicopters can lift a 105 mm ultralight howitzer separately.
When the artillery position was arranged, the operational staff officer reported a new piece of information to Xiong Jiafeng: "Battalion commander, the armed helicopters of the army aviation regiment of our division have arrived and are 30 kilometers away, ready to attack at any time. The Army has asked us to guide the target. Forward command to launch an all-out attack at five o'clock!"
The attack order of the front finger was finally given, and in an instant, the battalion commander Xiong only felt his blood boiling. "Okay, it's all in place now. Inform the companies that the artillery will join the attack sequence, and the infantry guidance group will be ready to guide the target for the army aviation and artillery......"
After the order was given, the officers and men of the Pioneer Battalion all took advantage of the last few minutes before the attack to conduct a final inspection of their weapons. Xiong Jiafeng was no exception, and he finally sorted out his assault rifle and weapons with him. The rifle he used was not the standard Type 81, but the "Viper" assault rifle produced by the Xingke Defense Equipment Group Company.
According to China's current regulations, officers and soldiers can buy their favorite weapons, self-defense pistols and rifles with their main weapons, and they can buy their favorite ones if they feel that the Type 81 is unhappy, but there are only a few kinds of bullets, and if you use non-standard ammunition, then please bring your own. In addition, if the weapon is damaged, the logistics side cannot be repaired or there are no accessories, please be responsible for yourself. Therefore, most officers and soldiers still chose standard weapons, and only some guys who think that they are relatively high in terms of compulsion or are fans of guns will bring their own weapons.
Battalion Commander Xiong belongs to the latter, this guy is a typical gun fan, relying on the rule that "officers can buy all kinds of small arms", he has collected guns from all over the world, and there are at least hundreds of long and short guns at home, all of which are classic models from various countries. The "Viper" assault rifle is the best rifle in the world in his personal opinion, this kind of assault rifle produced by Xingke Defense is indeed extremely good, but it is too expensive, the price is more than 30 times that of the 81 type, so it cannot become the standard equipment of the infantry.
And this gun is specially customized by him. To fight, of course, you have to use the most convenient weapons. The accuracy of the "Viper" rifle is amazingly high, and after replacing the heavy barrel and adding sights, it can be used as a sniper rifle at a distance of 600 meters, and it is still fired in bursts. Of course, with his status as a mid-level officer, if he waits for a rifle, it means that the situation is already bad. But be prepared.
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When the glow-in-the-dark field watch on Xiong Jiafeng's wrist jumped to 5:00, the total attack began.
At this moment, a loud bang shook the night sky, and a magnificent fire erupted like a volcano around Stronghold A. The sight of a large number of artillery shells and rockets streaking across the night sky was spectacular, and the whole area was shaken.
The 120-, 81-, and 60-mm mortars, 82-mm recoilless guns, and 107-mm rocket launchers of the battalion's artillery batteries fired shells at the stronghold of Cluster A at maximum rate of fire, while the two artillery batteries reinforced by the regimental headquarters bombarded Stronghold B with 105-mm howitzers, and the long-range rocket artillery of the group army smashed Stronghold C with intensive firepower.
At the same time as the guns were discharged, the helicopters assigned to the pioneer battalion also took off from a temporary landing site 20 kilometers away, and sped towards the intended target at the height of the tree branches.
Four Z-10 Tiger Armor helicopter gunships (prototype Longbow Apache) open the way in front, followed by four Z-5 Black Hawk transport helicopters with fire correction teams. However, they are both electric versions, and their current appearance is very different from the prototype, first of all, the engine and gearunit on the back of the fuselage are missing, but only a disc-shaped ultra-thin and large-diameter DC motor clings to the top, which has 1500 kilowatts (2011 horsepower) of power and is used to drive the main rotor directly. This improvement led to an improvement in the aerodynamic characteristics of the helicopter. The bigger difference is that the tail rotor is missing, with only a slightly thicker tail boom reaching out to the rear and a hanging tail at the end.
This is because they all use "circulation control technology", which makes them tail-rotor helicopters. That is, the tail rotor is removed, a long slit is made in the tail boom, and the wake of the main rotor is blown sideways at different speeds on both sides of the tail boom, resulting in a side thrust that balances the reverse torque. There is no ejected airflow within the tail boom to the tail, ejecting directly from a controllable jet cone to provide heading maneuvering thrust. The technology used in China on this plane is similar to this, but it has been improved. The casing of the tail boom of these helicopters is rotated by a small electric motor, and the wake of the main rotor due to the surface effect creates a speed difference on both sides of the tail boom, which also creates a lateral force that balances the reverse torsional force. Just control the speed to provide heading maneuverability. This method is more energy-efficient and less noisy.
In fact, this ring control technology was available in the later seventies, and the reason why it failed to be popularized was that most of the later helicopters used turboshaft jet engines, and although the strong air flow they injected backwards provided part of the forward thrust, it greatly interfered with the downwash air flow of the main rotor blowing to the tail boom, resulting in the inability to form the circulation control force. The principle of these electric helicopters in China is different, the engine does not have a backward jet of air, and the downwash airflow can be blown on the tail boom without interference, and the lateral thrust of the circulation generated by the rotation of the tail boom shell is very strong.
The low-speed, high-torque DC motor replaces the two turboshaft engines and their reduction mechanisms, directly driving the huge rotors, which actually have a considerable increase in power due to the lack of power transmission to the tail rotor. Although the electric motor weighs more than the turboshaft engine, the overall weight of the drive unit is not much greater. And the efficiency of the electric motor far exceeds that of the turboshaft plus transmission unit, the former can reach 90%, while the latter is only 30%, the power of 1500 kilowatts does not seem high, but the actual power far exceeds the original two 1500 kilowatt turboshaft engines, and its strong power (up to more than 2700 kilowatts in a short time) increases the maximum speed to 380 kilometers per hour. Another biggest advantage of the electric motor is that it is fully enclosed, and it will not suck in debris at all when flying, which can cause accidents such as engine damage and crashes. So they are not afraid of sandstorms and bird strikes.
When the helicopter group reached the ground, they found that the Indian outpost on the hill had collapsed in the shelling just now, and only a few panicked soldiers were left, and they were shooting at the helicopter in vain. So the "Tiger Armor" immediately threw themselves into the blow of the remnants of the enemy, and used the 30mm chain guns they carried to break a few poor Indian troops to pieces.
After clearing the remnants of the enemy, the "Black Hawks" quickly lowered their fire correction teams on the high ground they had already selected. These fire correction teams consisted of 10 people, 2 correctors and 2 guides, who had laser pointers and radar illuminators, and the remaining 6 men were armed with light machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and automatic rifles.
After patrolling around, the "Tiger Armor" did not find the enemy and threw a blow to the stronghold. The "Black Hawks" quickly returned, and for the second time sent several mortar squads to the hills around the stronghold group, and the artillerymen occupying the commanding heights continued to accurately fire shells at the Indian positions.
Soon, the artillery positions began to receive orders from the forward correctors.
"105 Grenade 1 Company, 105 Grenade 1 Company, offset 2 dense positions to the right, 50 meters back. ”
"107 fire, 107 fire, 50 meters forward!"
Those shells were like eyes, and they accurately smashed on the Indian army's artillery positions, antiaircraft artillery positions, radar stations, and anti-aircraft missile positions, and the Indian army's concealed artillery was suppressed as soon as it opened fire, and although the number of Indian artillery in the stronghold far exceeded that of the pioneer battalion, there was no chance to fight back at all. The Indian army was also unable to move in the position, and as soon as it was spotted by the artillery corrector with night vision devices or thermal imagers, it would be fatally hit.
And at this time, the real blow wave of Lu Hang has also arrived, and Wu Zhi just now is just a part-time job.
A squadron of J-6 "Tucano" attack aircraft and a squadron of J-7 "Thunderbird" attack aircraft, escorted by a squadron of J-11 "Nighthawk" fighters, have arrived over the battlefield.
"Civet, civet, I'm a big bird, I'm a big bird, and now I've been over your department, please indicate the target, indicate the target......"
"I'm a civet cat, my department will start guiding immediately, please pay attention to the difference!" Xiong Jiafeng immediately replied. He immediately ordered the fire correction team on the high ground to indicate the target for the army attack group.