Chang Haonan's prediction soon became a reality.

In fact, shortly after the start of the coalition operation, Palestinians sent armed men disguised as civilians in batches into the border near the Line of Control to construct defensive positions and posts.

According to their plan, this was supposed to be a surprise operation that tried to achieve the established facts as quickly as possible while the attention of all the foreign powers was focused on the Balkans.

As the great powers of the North did in 1962.

However, the suddenness of the start of the Allied operation was too strong.

Therefore, the Pakistani army was not prepared on March 25 and had to bite the bullet and start the mission.

And the end of the Allied operation was even more sudden.

No one could have imagined that the Balkan crisis would end in such an outrageous way.

In other words.

The entire plan of the Pakistani side has completely collapsed.

As a result, the Pakistani ground troops, which had an advantage of about 1,000 meters in height, suffered losses in the artillery battle, and even the superior battle loss ratio that they fought a few days ago was gradually decreasing.

The Pakistani observation post at a relatively commanding height had actually observed the position of the enemy's firepower for a long time, but it remained silent because it had no countermeasures.

Soon Aslam saw the iconic C-shaped stone formation on the hillside on the right side ahead, one of the most important landmarks in the route planning.

First, they have been planning this plan for more than half a year.

The situation of the Pakistani armed forces has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Soon, however, the Indian army, which had recovered from its senses, gradually began to use heavy equipment, including tanks and artillery, to return fire.

Every few seconds, Aslam informs the wingman flying about 2.5 kilometers in front of him about the terrain ahead.

Originally, they thought that the biggest problem of the plan should be to deal with the interference of foreign powers after the completion of the horse race, so they chose such a point in time.

Siachen Glacier, western foothills, Saltolo Mountain.

Therefore, the attack route can only be along the valley floor between the glaciers, around the ridge, and drop the bomb from the opposite direction.

In the most complex mountainous area on earth, the signal stability and accuracy of the satellite positioning system are not satisfactory, so it is still necessary for elite pilots like the captain to perform some basic skills.

A clear answer from the wingman came over the radio.

Therefore, the escalation of the conflict is inevitable.

Even if you have to withdraw eventually, you have to do something and then withdraw.

Compared with a normal two-plane formation, the two planes are quite far apart, and even when making some large-angle turns, the front aircraft will briefly leave the view of the rear aircraft.

And today, their countermeasures are imminent.

And there's another thing that's unusual.

Two J-5IIIs from the 16th "Panther" squadron were moving north at high speed in the ravine between the two ridges, each with a total of 6 MK82 aerial bombs hanging under the wings and fuselage.

But in reality, the plan got stuck almost at the first step.

After being discovered, it turned into a standoff.

"The Panther II has been received, it is climbing, the bomb safety has been opened."

……

This is because the Pakistani side has greatly overestimated the combat effectiveness of its own army.

So you can't just get out of here.

"Panther II, now slow down, climb to 450 meters, turn 180 ° to the left at the next pass, and enter the attack course."

Early morning.

At this point, it's time to think about how to end up decently.

The 450 meters here is obviously the altitude above the ground shown by the radio altimeter, not the absolute altitude.

In order to solve this trouble once and for all, the Air Force Staff developed a plan for striking enemy artillery positions using attack aircraft.

However, in a way, the above two things are not important.

He gave commands over the radio to the wingman in front of him.

Second, the new leader who has just raised the knife in Shangluo also needs some victories, at least propaganda victories, to increase his prestige.

Since the opponent's position is deployed on an anticline, the success rate of bombing directly over the ridge to the east is basically negligible, and behind the Siachen Glacier not far away is Huaxia, in case the bomb crosses the boundary, it will be a big trouble.

This is a very risky plan, not only because of the possible anti-aircraft weapons of the other side, but more importantly, because the long-distance low-altitude flight with two powerful attack planes that lack the ability to avoid and track the terrain is itself a great test of the pilot's level.

But.

At this time, the pilot of the pilot, Captain Waqas Aslam, was concentrating on scanning the mountains on both sides, and from time to time he looked down to check the flight route map in the transparent pocket of his thigh.

The so-called raid did not achieve suddenness at all.

In the past period, the Indian army's deployed heavy artillery fire has carried out low-density but continuous harassing artillery shelling on several forward positions, while it is almost impossible for the Pakistani side to transport the same level of artillery along the ridge controlled by the side through the line of control in a state of exchange of fire, and the 120mm mortars carried by shoulder-mounted horses are completely incapable of fighting back because of their short range.

At first, the Pakistani army, which had a geographical advantage, was able to gain an advantage.

The long plane of this formation is the one behind.

According to the plan, after approaching the target, the wingman would attack first, and he would be supplemented by the decision on the follow-up actions based on the results of the first round of bombing.

Although it is said that they flew "between the ridges", in fact the altitude of the two planes was slightly higher than the ridgeline.

It's a compromise between flight safety, radio range, and concealment.

"Note that there may be portable anti-aircraft missiles deployed on the hills on both sides."

Aslam reminded again, adding after that:

"And anti-aircraft guns."

With the end of the Allied operation, the news that the most advanced B2 bomber was shot down by anti-aircraft artillery half a century ago has spread almost all over the world, and even made many countries re-examine this traditional and ancient weapon.

This is especially true of these attack aircraft pilots, who are desperately working at low altitudes all day long.

In fact, the only two fighters in the Indian Air Force that can use medium-range bombs, the Mirage 2000H and the MiG-29A, do not have particularly reliable downward sight, so the threats that need to be focused on come from below -

In this kind of ghost terrain flying low, if you find a few anti-aircraft cannons on your face after drilling through a mountain pass, the gods will not be able to save you when they come.

Fortunately, after a deft turn, the Panther II did not encounter the captain's worst fears.

This made Aslam breathe a sigh of relief, and then continued to call:

"Tail Knife Squadron, this is Black Panther One, please report your location."

“……”

There was only some murmur on the radio, and there was no answer.

He repeated the call, but still received no response.

For such an important bombing, the Air Force certainly could not send only two lone Qiang-5 to dispatch.

And the 14th "tail knife" squadron is the friendly force that was used to escort them in the plan.

The squadron was converted from the venerable J-6 to the latest J-7F1 fighter about a year ago.

To be honest, to this day, Aslam has a hard time convincing himself to see that thing as an improved version of the MiG-21.

But all in all, the performance is good.

If you don't take into account the lack of range and bomb load, in terms of air combat performance alone, it is even slightly stronger than the F16A/B of the 9th Squadron that cannot use medium-range bombs.

In fact, this model is even the only aircraft in the Pakistani Air Force that can use over-the-horizon weapons.

It's just that good performance is good performance, but now there is no contact at all, and it seems that it can't be counted on.

"Boss, they can't just be lost, right?"

The wingman pilot, who was regaining altitude and preparing to enter the attack course, quipped:

"It seems that we haven't heard their voices since we entered the mountains. Fighter pilots, it is estimated that they rarely practice drilling ravines like we do, and it is normal that they can't keep up. ”

Among the pilots who are in the group of people, fighter pilots are definitely people, and there are really not many opportunities to complain openly like this.

But Aslam immediately denied it:

"When the 14th squadron received new equipment last year, Lieutenant Colonel Sami was also transferred over, according to the plan, today he is the long plane of the tail knife, it is impossible to keep up with us, it should be just because the signal in the mountains is blocked."

This explanation was a reassuring relief to the wingman pilots.

"If that's the case, I'm relieved......"

Aslam still wanted to say something, but after he stopped talking for a long time, he still held back in his stomach:

"Pay attention to control the course and don't miss the target."

In fact, what he wanted to say was that although Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Sami was a skilled and successful flyer, there had been rumors within the Air Force that he liked to use friendly troops and even his own wingmen as bait, while he hid in the shadows and was ready to attack.

The veracity of this rumor is difficult to verify, but it is a known fact that pilots who go on missions with lieutenant colonels do have a higher proportion of losses.

It stands to reason that this trait should not be suitable for escort missions.

However, the Air Force really could not find too many fighter pilots who could drill into the ravine with the attack aircraft pilots.

It's just that talking about this kind of thing now will only distract the wingman who is about to drop the bomb, so the captain still doesn't say anything in the end.

"Panther One, I see the target position, and I'm preparing to drop a bomb!"

The wingman pilot's breathing instantly became heavy, and while reporting on the radio, he had already changed the weapon selection knob from "LOCKED" to "BOMB", and then selected "ALL" next to it.

As an aircraft designed to drop hydrogen bombs on the terrain of the Great Plains, the sights of the J-5 are not adapted to this direct bomb delivery method, let alone the bells and whistles of laser aiming pods or television cameras.

The bombing point can only be selected by the experience of the pilot.

Fortunately, in order to carry out this awkward mission, the ground crew specially replaced each MK82 bomb with a deceleration device called "snake eyes" before takeoff, and there was basically no need to consider the amount of advance, as long as the bomb was dropped directly above the target.

At a distance of about less than 2 kilometers from the target, the wingman pilot pulled up the nose of the plane and prepared to enter the final dive.

It was at this stage that Aslam, who was following behind, saw a white plume of smoke rising from the side ridge and pounced on the Panther 2, which was adjusting its posture.

"Be careful, Sam 7 is shooting at you!"

The captain hurriedly reminded.

The J 5's poor backward vision made it impossible for the wingman pilot to see directly below, and it was too late to roll around - it would be almost the equivalent of abandoning the attack.

Therefore, he held on to his fear for an extra second, and after dropping all six bombs, he quickly leveled the plane, turned off the afterburner and pressed the jamming bomb launch button, and fired three sets of infrared decoys in a row.

This maneuver successfully deceived the already crumbling MANPADS, but under the high pressure, the wingman pilot's bomb throwing action was inevitably deformed, and he paid special attention in the rearview mirror and found that although the bomb seemed to have been smashed in the intended position, there was no sign of detonation.

For an artillery position, this basically means that the attack was unsuccessful.

"Panther One, I may have missed the target and need a supplementary attack!"

The voice over the radio was tinged with regret.

However, Aslam, who was following behind, could clearly see that the six bombs accurately covered almost the entire halfway up the hillside, and even set off a small avalanche.

"Is it ......?"

The captain had a very bad guess in his mind.

Normally, such a position built on such a critical terrain would have stored at least half a level of shells, but now there is no intention of martyrdom.

Either the shells have already been fired, or ......

This position is fake.

The moment he thought of this joint, the cockpit of the plane suddenly sounded the shrill alarm of RWR.

At the same time, out of the corner of his eye, he could already see that behind the higher glacier in the distance, two white wakes were shooting at them at high speed.

"Watch out, enemy planes!"

Aslam reminded loudly.

(End of chapter)