Although the Indian Army has deployed a division in Sikkim, one of which is the elite Shan Gang Six, Yu. But for the Republic Army, it was not difficult to capture Sikkim.

Only the Airborne Old Army was tasked with the main attack. To be precise, 3 brigades of the Airborne Old Army.

In the conflict in southern Tibet, the Airborne Fighter Brigade displayed its might, and its low-altitude assault capability was confirmed, and the existing problems and deficiencies were also exposed. The biggest problem is that the combat forces that are on a support mission are managed by the Army Aviation Command, and there is no low-altitude strike force subordinate to the old airborne army. Although the old airborne army can apply for the support of the army and aviation according to the operational situation, there is an additional command link in the middle, which has a serious impact on combat operations.

Affected by the "land and air disputes." "Since the beginning of the Daobi year, the Army has assigned the attack aircraft groups of the Army Aviation to each combat unit. The old airborne army was first strengthened, and two aviation brigades were formed, both equipped with a low-altitude strike brigade and a low-altitude transport brigade equipped with a fat one. Although the Airborne Occupation Army wants to have enough Tian Ichicho for each ground combat brigade and a separate low-altitude strike battalion under the brigade combat unit, it is still in the same situation as the Occupy Army. Under the circumstance that the production of 10,000 units is seriously insufficient, the airborne occupation forces do not concentrate on the use of low-altitude forces, and according to operational needs, two aviation brigades are assigned to any ground combat brigade.

As a test unit of the airborne occupation army, the airborne fighter fell into the low-altitude strike brigade.

The low-altitude strike brigades assigned to the three airborne corps did not participate in the previous strike missions, and their task was to provide low-altitude support to the ground combat brigades before the start of ground combat.

Low-hitting hitters.

In the case of performing low-altitude support missions "... Tooth can carry kilograms of ammunition to patrol the battlefield for at least 3 hours. As long as the ammunition is not used up, it can continue to provide support to the ground forces, striking the enemy's armored forces and fixed fortresses.

Because Sikkim is a veritable hill country, the Indian army deployed in Sikkim does not have much armor.

The main thing to deal with was the fixed fortress set up by the Indian army.

It's just that. The movement of low-altitude strike forces is still not fast enough. How fast the flight is not recommended, it is definitely not comparable to the shells of the electromagnetic cannon.

At the end of the day, the long-range artillery brigade of the Airborne Occupation Army, which was deployed in the Shannan area, took the lead in attacking the Indian troops in Sikkim.

Equipping the Airborne Corps with separate artillery brigades is also an important reform of the Army.

Although the total mass of the system of the rail-electric bumper gun surpasses that of conventional artillery, it is in continuous combat. Rail-mounted electromagnetic guns have much lower logistical support requirements than conventional artillery. Not to mention anything else, artillery and projectile alone, "an artillery battalion can reduce the daily consumption of materials by about Xintun under the conditions of normal combat." What's more, the Army's orbital electromagnetic guns were designed in strict accordance with airlift standards, and from the very beginning they were required to be able to be transported by a large transport aircraft such as Ganxing. Although many people do not believe that it is necessary to prepare separate artillery brigades for the Airborne Forces, since the Airborne Forces often have close contact with the enemy in battle. Not only is it not necessary to equip long-range artillery, but the problem of the survival of artillery is also very prominent. However, in all previous wars, the lack of independent artillery forces in the Airborne Forces was very prominent, and the need to equip the Airborne Forces with independent artillery brigades was very urgent. To some extent, because the Airborne Forces often operate without rear support, the role of equipping the Airborne Forces with separate artillery brigades is more prominent than in other units. The biggest advantage of rail-mounted electromagnetic guns over conventional artillery is not logistical support. It's about the usual range. In this way, the deployment of artillery in the rear of the battle line not only solves the problem of artillery survival, but also makes the question of whether it is necessary to equip the airborne troops with long-range artillery meaningless. It is precisely in this way that the Army allowed the Airborne Forces to form an independent artillery brigade, which was equipped separately.

The size of the Artillery Brigade was very large. Even passed part of the Panzer Army with all the fast anti-armies. The brigade has a total of one artillery battalion. Each battalion is equipped! Set of rail-mounted electromagnetic gun systems. The independent artillery brigades of the fast reaction army and some armored armies have only one artillery battalion, and some independent artillery brigades of the lightly armored armies even have only six artillery battalions.

The striking capability of an artillery battalion should not be underestimated.

According to the Army's operational standards, "the sustained strike capability of an artillery battalion is equivalent to the strike capability of the tactical aviation brigade of the thug Xu." If deployed on a fixed position, without taking into account tactical maneuvers, its intensive strike capability is almost equivalent to 2 tactical aviation groups. The firepower provided by an artillery battalion in an instant is equivalent to that of many fighters, and the sustained strike force is also equivalent to that of fighters in close proximity.

Such a fierce blow must be effectively guided.

In order to increase the effectiveness of the artillery strike, the 1st Hitterfall Artillery Brigade had separate reconnaissance battalions. Unlike the reconnaissance battalions of the ground combat forces, the reconnaissance battalions of the artillery brigades do not have scouts in the sense of the word. Its main scout, the cross-artillery unmanned reconnaissance aircraft system, each set has an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to ensure uninterrupted surveillance of the theater of operations.

In addition to its own reconnaissance forces, artillery brigades can rely on data provided by front-line combat units for artillery strikes.

Of course, before the combat units arrive on the battlefield. Artillery brigades can only rely on their own reconnaissance forces. or guidance data provided by other branches of the military.

Shan's conversation lasted for the old minutes. The heavy artillery fire easily tore apart the will of the Indian army.

In the shelling of the Indian military camp north of Gangtok, 72 rail-mounted electromagnetic guns of the three artillery battalions were hit with heavy artillery shells of the kilogram of the hand, which were originally developed by the navy, and in order to reduce research and development expenses and unify logistics support, the army also purchased in bulk, and repeatedly covered the Indian military camp with an area of only more than 10,000 square meters more than three times, and the average distance of the projectile impact point was less than a knife meter, and the killing radius of the field meter against the semi-armored target exceeded o meters. In this round of shelling alone, more than half of the Indian officers and men in the barracks died, and many of the remaining officers and men also suffered a complete mental breakdown.

The first round of shelling was aimed at the main targets of the Indian army, especially the barracks and heavily fortified positions.

The points of the mouth, the medicine shelves of the first batch of 3 battalions ... wounded into the airspace of Sikkim.

According to the Army's code of operations, the combat aviation must not enter the range of the shelling while the shelling is underway. The reason is simple, the shell does not have long eyes, and the flight trajectory of the electromagnetic cannon shell is very high, falling almost vertically before hitting the target. No one can guarantee that they will not hit combat aircraft that appear in the area of shelling.

With the arrival of low-altitude strike forces, the artillery began to carry out a "roll call" of the scattered Indian strongholds

After heavy shelling, there are not many targets left.

There is only one task for the fleet. That is, to sweep away the remnants of the enemy on the ground and clear the way for the approaching ground combat forces.

It was also at this time that the Indian army began to surrender.

The four darts that reached the sky above the Indian barracks on the back side of Gangtok were mainly because the artillery bombardment in front was too fierce, which had completely destroyed the air defense of the Indian army, and there was no need to send more low-altitude attack aircraft. Facing something that is only found in science fiction movies. Yi Xu, the Indian officers and soldiers who escaped from the shelling not only did not resist, but also collectively walked out of the underground bunker, raised their rifles high above their heads, and surrendered to the disarmed people hovering overhead.

The same scenario is playing out elsewhere.

In previous strikes, the officers and men of the Indian Air Defense Forces could not have witnessed the strange-looking descent. Even if you see it, you don't think too much about it. Only those Indian infantry really realized the disparity in military strength, although the Indian army also purchased tilt-rotor aircraft from the United States, but compared with them, the American planes at least still have the appearance of airplanes, while the low-altitude attack aircraft of the Republic do not have the appearance of aircraft at all. What's more! Most of the Indian officers and soldiers are illiterate, and ignorance brings not fearlessness, but extreme fear of mysterious things. When fear had overcome the last bit of resistance, all the Indian officers and soldiers could do was disarm and surrender.

Encountering such a situation more or less shocked the officers and men of the airborne occupation army.

At the end of the day, the airborne thug group arrived in Sikkim.

As with it, the shape of the unattainable is also very peculiar. Because the army must have the ability to carry airborne combat vehicles, the fuselage of the tattoo is very thick. In order to reduce the overall width to fit the infrastructure of the Army Aviation, the loose wing of the dish stone; In appearance, "Wan is not like a flying machine." It's like a pair of short wings

Cart.

With a loud roar landed. Airborne combat vehicles equipped with electromagnetic cannons rushed out of the engine room, and Indian officers and men did not dare to make any unwarranted moves in front of the airborne troops, who were armed to the teeth.

It can be said that the intensity of this battle is not even comparable to the exercise.

With the exception of a few fortifications defended by mountain infantry, which were heavily fought, the vast majority of Indian troops in Sikkim surrendered as soon as possible.

The old point is sharp, and the airborne combat operation begins to wrap up.

In the face of the stubborn Indian army, the airborne old army did not have the slightest mercy.

The best weapon against a strong fortress is a heavy bomb. The old point field points, low-hitting handqu kilogram-level aerial bombs, specially aimed at those underground fortifications of the Indian army that artillery could not deal with.

The battle continued until the thugs were divided, and the Indian army was left with only one last stronghold in Sikkim, the defensive position of the mountain infantry division in Tangu. Because the position was directly facing the Republic and was the most likely place to be attacked, it was set up very strongly, with not only a kilometer-long underground tunnel system, but also dozens of underground military stations and warehouses that could be held by a mountain infantry brigade for several months. Stationed at the position is the Indian Army's most elite mountain infantry division. That is, the 4th Mountain Infantry Division. The division participated in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, confronting the Republican Army in the eastern region of Kashmir. Subsequently, he participated in the conflict in southern Tibet. In the Tawang region, a lot of problems were created for the airborne forces of the republic. It was not until the sister that he was sent to Sikkim and stationed in the Tangu position. Pingma. The division created dozens of clashes in the border areas and strengthened the previous defensive positions several times. It can be said that this is a force with a strong fighting will and is very difficult to deal with.

It's not that enemies don't meet, and I learned that it was the 1st Mountain Infantry Division stationed in Tanggu. Major General Shang Xueyun, commander of the old airborne army, immediately issued an order to the low-level thug drop brigade, demanding that the first Candi Infantry Division be annihilated at all costs. You know, 3 years ago, the airborne occupation army was almost planted in the hands of the 4th Mountain Infantry Division.

After receiving the order of the army commander, he beat the thug and Feng Fen, and the knife holder completed the second round of bombing tasks ahead of schedule and returned to Shannandi

This. All were hung with Kuchihiro-type aerial bombs weighing kilograms.

Compared to other aerial bombs, the main feature of the 34 was not heavier, but more capable of penetrating the ground. To put it simply, the bomb was developed for the underground fortifications of the Indian army. In addition to being equipped with a three-stage tandem ground-penetrating warhead capable of penetrating field mud or young rice rock, its main warhead uses a new type of composite explosive, and the explosion power is equivalent to the results of the ground aviation test: "It can blow up all underground facilities within a radius of a meter." To be exact. Not by blowing up, but by directly destroying underground facilities through a powerful shock wave generated by the explosion. In the words of the Army Aviation, the power of the Li-34 is comparable to that of a small tactical nuclear weapon, and its use is unrestricted. In order to use concave times, the Army Aviation will even be. … The length of the wounded bomb bay has been extended from the original drive rice to a length of 4 meters.

Knife. … wounded, a total of carrying a thug to solve the dish a bi.

Obviously, the airborne occupation army did not want to waste too much time in Tangu, and would not let the airborne troops enter the underground tunnels to exchange fire with the Indian mountain infantry.

The way to annihilate the enemy is simple, that is, to completely destroy the underground fortifications of the Indian army.

The mouth is cut and the bombing begins.

Knife. … 2 Zhao took 2 planes as a formation and carried out apex bombardment over the positions of the Indian army in turn. To wave it to the maximum. Like-power. And completely covered the positions of the Indian army, and the distance of the bombing aiming point was set to Asahi Mi. Even if the bomb delivery error is about the same, it can ensure that the aiming point distance of the fixed-point bombardment of all underground facilities within the bombing range is 2 times the square root of the ammunition damage radius divided by 2, and the damage radius of Tuo Yibi is persuasive meters. From this it can be calculated that the distance between the aiming points should be 7 old meters.

Because Bi is too powerful, the entry interval must be controlled to more than a minute.

Based on this calculation, the bombing operation can only end in 3 hours at the earliest, that is, after about a few minutes.

Because this is the last Indian army in Sikkim that has not surrendered or been wiped out, Shang Xueyun doesn't care about spending a little more time, anyway, the ground combat troops only need to establish a defensive line a few kilometers away, and they don't need to be put into battle. Ending the battle ahead of schedule can only allow the officers and soldiers to return to the camp to fight for time.

For the officers and men of the 4th Mountain Infantry Division, who were hiding underground, it was not so easy.

As soon as the bombing began, the Indian officers and soldiers became aware. The Republican ** team used a weapon of rare power. Because the power of the explosion is too terrifying. Therefore, the commander of the Indian army immediately concluded that the Republic Army had used tactical nuclear weapons. After making a judgment, the commander of the Indian army immediately reported to his superiors.

Receiving the news from the front, the Indian Army command was also taken aback.

The use of tactical nuclear weapons by the republic in war, what is it?

The news was quickly delivered to the Prime Minister of India. Rurajapani first vetoed the Army's offer to strike back with tactical nuclear weapons, as the Republican Army had not yet entered India proper, even though tactical nuclear weapons had been used on the battlefield of Sikkim. Nor can it be assumed that the Republic attacked India with nuclear weapons.

What's more, India has yet to obtain conclusive evidence of the Republic's use of tactical nuclear weapons.

If the Republic does not use tactical nuclear weapons, India retaliates with nuclear weapons, which is tantamount to asking for its own death.

Immediately afterwards, Rurajadini ordered the Indian Army, which was advancing towards Sikkim, to halt its advance.

The reason is simple, if the republic dares to use tactical nuclear weapons on the Sikkim battlefield, there will be enough use to attack the advancing Indian army with the same means. In the face of tactical nuclear weapons. The Indian infantry, which does not have much of a three-defense capability, will not have any chance of survival.

It's just that Rurajapani still doesn't act fast enough, and the orders he gives are flawed.

After the outbreak of the war, the Indian Army followed the plan to send two infantry divisions and thug armored brigades stationed in Darjeeling, located in the eastern part of India, close to Sikkim, to Sikkim to reinforce the Indian troops stationed in Sikkim.

Although the Indian Army's reflexes were not fast, the 3 straight troops were not ready until the point of the thugs. But Darjeeling is only a fine line away from Sikkim. Once the troops are out, they can cross the border and enter Sikkim within minutes. That is, by the time the order was given to Rurajapani to halt the advance, Indian reinforcements had already entered the territory of Sikkim and were about to reach Sintam in the south of Sikkim.

Rurajapani was wrong not to halt the advance of the troops, but to withdraw them to the camp.

Two infantry divisions and an armored brigade of thugs, although small in size, have already constituted a reinforcement operation in substance.

When Rurajapani gave the order for the troops to stop advancing, Pei Chengyi had already given the photos taken by the unmanned reconnaissance plane to the General Staff.

At this time, Xiang Linghui had just returned to Beijing and was on his way to Yuanfu.

Receiving the news of Pei Chengyi's arrival, Xiang Linghui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the war plan set by Wang Yuanqing. It was only under the pinnacle of India's invasion of Sikkim that the Republican Army was able to cross the border and enter Indian territory to occupy important military targets.

Xiang Linghui did not overstep his bounds, but decided to contact Pei Chengyi after asking Yuan.

After all, the matter has already happened, and India cannot deny it, and it is almost the same to fight early and late. At this point in the war, Yuan must have new instructions, and make a decision after figuring out Yuan's intentions before making a decision.