Dominate South Asia

The northern border of Afghanistan and Pakistan is full of high mountains, which are crisscrossed and the roads are rugged and difficult to travel.

The only passage is the Wakhan Corridor.

A team of people walked in the Wakhan Corridor, leading a donkey with boxes on its back.

"The weather is really good today." The guerrillas talked about it as they walked.

Fahim walked at the front of the team. He looked at the sky in the distance and was not very excited. Such a day was too monotonous. Moreover, it had been half a month since Mr. Muhammad left Afghanistan last time, and he had not returned. He only notified intelligence several times. The Soviet Air Force has been active recently, not only at Bagram Air Force Base, but also at the air force bases in Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. Soviet planes also frequently flew over Afghanistan.

The two regiments in the Jalalabad Theater and the Panjshir Valley Theater reduced their activities to prevent Soviet air strikes, and at the same time, they were more eager for weapons and ammunition.

Fahim knew that although he could not fight the Soviets, his work was more important. Only by transporting ammunition to the soldiers on the front line could he better fight the Soviets.

Suddenly, Fahim stopped and heard a strange roar in the distance. He pricked up his ears and in just one second, he heard it. It was a Soviet plane!

"Quick, camouflage net!" Fahim shouted loudly: "Control the donkey!"

The soldiers of the third regiment patted the donkey's back skillfully, making the donkey bend its limbs and lie on the ground, and then quickly took out a camouflage net from the bag to cover the donkey and themselves. From the sky, it looked like a big stone covered with moss.

The donkey's ears were blocked by the soldiers with cotton to prevent being frightened by the roar of the plane.

Four Su-24s flew from the distant valley and flew quickly along the direction of the Wakhan Corridor. Under the wings, there were bright bombs.

Could it be coming towards us? Fahim held a stinger that he had just put on the ground and waited quietly. He could not attack unless he had no other choice. His unit was a transport unit, not a combat unit. Once he attacked, as long as he did not beat the other side, the other side would retaliate violently. Even if his people could escape, these weapons and ammunition would be destroyed by the Soviets.

For high-speed fighters, it is very dangerous to shuttle through the valley, but these four Su-24s fly with ease.

The leader, Major Belov, looked outside through the lens of his helmet. There were mountains everywhere. Flying in the mountains was very dangerous. If it was a MiG-23, it would not dare to fly at a low altitude and high speed like him.

But for the Su-24, this kind of flight is very easy. This fighter is the first fighter equipped with a terrain tracking system in the Soviet Union. It uses a terrain tracking radar, which can ensure that the aircraft can penetrate at a low altitude of 200 meters at a speed of 1,320 kilometers per hour. When this fighter was first developed, it mainly used low-altitude high-speed assault to break through NATO's air defense circle, and it can carry nuclear bombs to attack.

Correspondingly, this fighter adopts the popular variable sweep wing design. Like the MiG-23, the variable sweep wing can be manually controlled at several angles.

Now, the swept wing is at 45 degrees, which is the most suitable angle for cruising. They risk being shot down by the guerrilla forces on the ground. They fly at such a low altitude for this mission.

Pakistan blatantly supports Afghanistan. Now the rebel forces in northern Afghanistan are increasingly endangering the Soviet troops stationed in Afghanistan. In order to maintain the stability of Afghanistan, it is necessary to strike important targets in Pakistan that support Afghanistan!

Colonel Belov looked down at the picture tied to his knees. This was the target he was going to attack. Those white tents, and the people inside, could cross the border into Afghanistan at any time and become rebels.

The two A1-21F twin-rotor afterburning turbojet engines at the tail were burning violently, hot air gushing out, and the fighter planes whizzed through the mountains.

Damn Soviets! Fahim cursed. The roar of the fighter planes overhead scared two donkeys. The two donkeys jumped out of the camouflage net, neighing and running towards the mountain on one side. Fortunately, the plane had flown away at this time, otherwise they would definitely be exposed.

Two soldiers ran to chase the donkeys, but one of them sprained his foot and was a non-combat casualty.

Watching the fighter planes fly away, Fahim stood up and put away the camouflage net. When instructor Muhammad helped them transform the camouflage net, Fahim was still a little unconvinced. What use could these lines have? However, when the modification was completed, Fahim found that the effect was very good after a try.

The instructor said that this was similar to the principle of the ghillie suit. If such a thing was made into clothes, it would be most suitable for snipers to wear. Fahim agreed deeply. Walking in the Wakhan Corridor, his troops had used this method more than once to deceive the Soviet fighter planes overhead.

"Keep on going." Fahim shouted, pulling a donkey, Fahim took two more steps, and suddenly felt something was wrong. The two planes were flying east along the Wakhan Corridor. What was the point of them flying like this? There was no target in front, and they were flying so low, it was not a normal patrol, could it be?

Thinking of this, Fahim said to a radioman carrying a radio: "Quick, contact Mr. Muhammad, the Soviet plane is about to cross the border!"

The radioman ran up a nearby mountain and quickly took out his radio. Fahim followed behind and took out the microphone.

Marklaco.

This is a big mountain. It is very difficult to build a radar base on the mountain. In the absence of large helicopters, many parts of the radar were moved up by people.

Even so, this radar station was still built. It is guarded near Peshawar, and the radar is constantly monitoring the movement in the direction of Afghanistan to the west.

After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Pakistan felt great pressure. Soviet planes often flew across the border and proudly showed off their power over Pakistan. Until the Soviet planes flew away, Pakistan's air defense network did not even notice it!

In order to make up for the mistake, Pakistan established two early warning radar stations, # 4084 and # 4102, in the Landikota and Aravali areas. Both of these radar stations are large radars, responsible for the task of detecting Soviet aircraft in the first place.

The mountainous environment has led to a very large blind spot for the radar, so Pakistan has established many blind spot radars in areas such as Swat and Miransha. These radars form an air defense network, vigilantly guarding the Pakistani sky.

The radar station here in Maklako, in addition to being used to detect Soviet aircraft, is also responsible for guiding the interception mission of the 15th Squadron of the Peshawar Military Region. This is very important.

Although the rugged mountain roads make it very inconvenient to supply, the officers and soldiers in the radar station still hold their positions.

And today, they are even more excited. Everyone shaved his beard carefully, put on the formal dress that he only wore during the military parade, and waited at the door of the radar station.

Senior Warrant Officer Khamis looked at the team standing upright, and then looked at the mountain road ahead. The Panjshir Lion, the new Chief of Staff of the Peshawar Military Region, was coming here for inspection!

Several figures appeared on the mountain road, and Khamis immediately said to his subordinates: "Stand up straight, the Chief of Staff is coming!"

"Chief of Staff Muhammad, the mountain road here is rugged, you are really hard-working." Major Crimey, commander of the air defense radar unit of the Peshawar Military Region, said to Muhammad.

"Here is the task of discovering Soviet aircraft, I must come and see." Muhammad said.

When he became the Chief of Staff of the Peshawar Military Region, Muhammad knew that he had to fulfill his duties, and the first thing to do was to familiarize himself with the various armies in the military region, especially the air force.

Yesterday, I inspected the interceptor unit at the Peshawar Air Force Base, where the 15th Squadron of the Pakistan Air Force is stationed. Although the morale is very high, Muhammad was somewhat anxious when he saw the row of old J-6 fighters on the apron. Compared with the Soviet fighters, these are already very backward.

In fact, since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, there have been continuous Soviet fighters flying across the border, but in order to avoid provoking the Soviets, the Pakistan Air Force deliberately avoided fighting with the Soviets, and at most expelled them after they were discovered.

However, Muhammad knew that with the continuous growth of the internal resistance forces in Afghanistan, the fighting nation, which has always advocated violence, was not limited to cross-border flights, but began cross-border bombing. Even if it was limited to the Afghan refugee camps and training camps and channels for weapons support, it was also a complete violation of Pakistan's airspace. The air battle between the Soviet Union and Pakistan would be inevitable.

The historical air confrontation between Pakistan and the Soviet Union took place in 1986. At that time, the internal resistance forces in Afghanistan were growing, and the Soviets were desperate and began to attack Pakistan.

Now, Muhammad spent more than a year to integrate the forces in northern Afghanistan and established the Afghan Free Army, which posed a serious threat to the Soviets. Although Muhammad no longer specifically commanded the Afghan Free Army, the three corps were still expanding and fighting, and Muhammad was still the only one who could control the Afghan Free Army.

He was concerned about the battles of the Afghan Free Army, and at the same time, he began to work hard for Pakistan's western border.

Today, Muhammad came to the radar unit again. Radar is the eye that detects enemy aircraft. The tactical level of the radar unit directly affects the air operations against the Soviets.