Dominate South Asia

All the tankers got into the tanks. The driver in front, who had been driving with the lid open, now retracted his head and closed the lid. The commander and gunner behind also got into the turret.

The battle was about to begin.

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

According to the tank soldier's regulations, the gun barrel is usually empty. After the target is found, it is loaded according to the nature of the target. Now, the enemy's tank troops are facing each other, and loading armor-piercing shells is the most correct choice.

The enemy's attack happened to be the weak side of the enemy. Although the main gun of the T-55 is not powerful enough, it can easily destroy them from the side.

At this time, the enemy's tank troops must have discovered us, right? What should they do? Will they drive down the road directly and fire at us? If so, we will have to face the enemy's thickest front armor.

The tank troops are advancing rapidly. They have to advance from a distance of several kilometers to within one kilometer before they can be sure to hit them completely.

At this time, the tank troops on the road had no intention of stopping. However, the tank turrets turned and the gun barrels turned in unison.

"Pay attention, shoot accurately, let the Indians know how powerful we are!" The order of the brigade commander Fahim came clearly from the headset.

They didn't need to stop at all. There were only a few dozen tanks coming, and they could easily kill them.

The armor-piercing shells were stuffed into the gun barrels, and the aiming line in the sight was clearly aimed at the opposite side. The turrets followed the opponent and turned slowly. The laser rangefinder measured the distance and adjusted the lead angle. Then, at a distance of 1,500 meters, the gunner pressed the switch.

"Boom!" The armor-piercing shells were fired, and the huge recoil caused the car body to shake to the side, and the slender core of the armor-piercing shells flew to the opposite side.

The larger the caliber of the artillery, the stronger the recoil. The lightweight wheeled infantry fighting vehicle. After the large-caliber artillery was installed, it could only shoot forward and backward. When shooting sideways, it was easy to be overturned by the recoil.

The opponents were all old T-55 tanks, which had no attack capability at a distance of one thousand meters. Now, at a distance of one thousand five hundred meters, the Leopard tanks poured shells over.

"Boom!" The armor-piercing shells penetrated the round cast turret of the T-55 and exploded inside. The whole tank was on fire.

One by one. In front of the Leopard 2 tanks, the T-55 tanks were like paper, and they were hit one by one.

The Leopard 2 has a high first-shot hit rate, especially some of them are operated by veterans who have experienced the Angola War, and the accuracy is amazing. After this round of artillery fire, more than 30 T-55 tanks charging in front were killed. The tankers of the remaining dozen tanks started the vehicles in panic and wanted to retreat.

Some vehicles were backing up and down, and some were directly put into reverse gear. As a result, several tanks were loaded together, and the scene was very chaotic.

They did not run away, just over 20 seconds. The second batch of shells came again, and these shells landed accurately on their bodies, so they all turned into burning fire.

Except for a few quick-eyed tankers who ran out. The rest of the tankers were buried in the tanks along with the tanks.

The Leopard 2 tank easily defeated the Indian vanguard. During the entire firing process, they almost did not stop, and continued to run on the road at the same speed.

After defeating the Indian troops, everything was quiet. When it was dark, the Leopard 2 tank drove into Ambala.

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

The supply convoy followed the combat troops. Anyway, they were all advancing quickly along the road. At the same time, there was the 21st 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 the Chandigarh Infantry Division came to Ambala, where they began to set up defense lines, dig roads, and set up minefields, hoping to resist the Pakistani army with their own strength.

They didn't know that an hour ago, the Pakistani offensive forces had completely crossed here.

It was the last night, and tomorrow, the troops would advance to New Delhi!

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

Although they were alone and deep in the country, although they might face more enemies and might be surrounded, they were 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. Two tanks can drive side by side at high speed.

Driving the tanks on the road to experience the feeling of flying made all the tank soldiers feel happy. They continued to move south. In the second half of the night, when they advanced to Karna, they met the Indian armored forces again.

In the dark night, the Leopard 2 tanks did not turn on their lights, but relied on infrared imaging night vision goggles to move forward. In this way, they could already see the lights on the opposite road several kilometers away.

With so many lights, it was obvious that this was a convoy or a combat unit. After all, Indians don’t have so many civilian vehicles to travel at night, right?

When the enemy gradually approached, the outline of the enemy tank appeared in the night vision goggles of the Leopard 2 tank. How come the ones in the front looked very similar to our Leopard 2 tanks?

Could it be ours? Impossible. Besides, the enemy's turret didn't have a bra, which was probably a bit wrong.

Fahim continued to look at the tanks on the opposite side through the night vision goggles. The enemy was running fast on the road with its headlights on.

That angular turret and that long body, could it be? Fahim immediately thought of something in his mind.

Indian Arjun tank?

Yes, it's Indian Arjun!

Indians have a high sense of self-esteem and pride. In 1974, they began to develop tanks on their own. The plan adopted the German MTU 838501 V-type 10-cylinder diesel engine, which was improved from the Leopard 1 main battle tank, the design of seven pairs of road wheels, and the 120mm rifled gun developed by the Indian Artillery Development Department, using a separate charging system.

Historically, this type of tank has been developed for more than 30 years, but it still cannot meet the service standards. The Arjun tank has become a laughing stock. Its cost is as high as 8 million US dollars, and the Indian Army has invested more than 3 billion US dollars to build some prototypes, but the Indian Army does not like it at all. Various failure rates make it impossible to use it in actual combat.

In 1984, the first tank rolled off the assembly line, and now it should be tested in the Indian Army.

This is a tank under testing. Due to the emergency situation, it was also transferred to the north in the hope of hindering Pakistan's invasion.

When seeing the leading tanks, Fahim smiled and said, "Drive off the road immediately."

This side turned off the lights and drove only with night vision goggles in accordance with wartime requirements, while the other side turned on the lights and drove, which was a complete act of seeking death.

According to Fahim's order, the Pakistani tanks immediately turned and drove diagonally down the road directly.

Below the road, in the rice fields at a height of 1,500 meters, Leopard 2 tanks and Type 59 tanks were quietly waiting. The Indian armored forces were rushing to the north. They wanted to set up a defense line in Ambala. Now, the Indian infantry division was defending there.

They didn't know that the Pakistani army was attacking quickly and had already crossed Ambala and was waiting for them on the road here.

There were only three or four Arjun tanks in front, and the ones behind were all T-72 tanks. As the most important armored force to protect the capital, their equipment was also the most advanced, which was why the Arjun tanks had to be tested in their troops.

These T-72 tanks did not find the armored forces in front at all. The headlights could only illuminate a hundred meters at most, and they did not find the supply convoy of the Pakistani army five kilometers away. They were still on the road here, and wheeled vehicles could not drive off the road quickly.

"Attention, armor-piercing bullets, shoot and kill their tanks!" Fahim shouted in the radio.

"Boom!" A flame came out of the 120mm main gun, and an armor-piercing bullet flew out in the flame.

Static shooting at moving objects has a higher accuracy rate, and it is also the side of the vehicle body, which is the area with the largest projection area.

Whether it is Leopard 2 or the improved 59 tank, the accuracy is quite high, and the Indian tank troops are arranged in a long snake, which is the most vulnerable formation.

When this round of artillery fire began, the 23rd Armored Brigade of India was immediately stunned.

What happened?

When they heard the sound of artillery, they turned their heads at the same time and looked at the fire one kilometer away. They didn't know what happened yet. The rumbling sound of the engine was so annoying in their ears, and now they were almost deafened by it.

When they didn't know why, their own tanks had already had an intimate kiss with armor-piercing shells.

The Arjun tank, the so-called most advanced tank by Indians, is actually a copy of the German Leopard 2, but it is neither fish nor fowl, and India has no technical reserves. Their tanks are just a showpiece. The composite armor that should have been lined inside is not there at all, and it is just an empty shell.

The core of the armor-piercing bullet easily tore through the tank's shell, and then, with a loud "bang", the sub-packed ammunition inside was detonated. (To be continued ~^~)