Chapter 1046 Highland Attack and Defense

In the city 20 kilometers away from Karnar, the government building, the original Indian flag had been lowered and trampled on the ground, while the Nepalese flag had been raised.

The entire city had already fallen into the control of the Nepalese army.

The entire Banipat was taken by the Nepalese army by surprise. All the arsenals, material depots, etc. were taken down, and the government buildings, police stations, etc. were taken down at the first time.

The original defense position of Banipat was along the river.

Now that the Nepalese army has occupied Banipat, it has to change the direction of defense from the original riverside defense to defense in other directions.

Being surrounded in Karnar, Banipat has to defend in two directions, and does not need to consider the defense of the Ganges and Karnar.

The Nepalese army immediately organized trench digging, laid out defense lines, and occupied various defense points.

Although Delhi sent troops to recapture Banipat, the two sides had already exchanged fire, but the Nepalese army did not stop building the defense line.

Inheriting the teacher's trick, the Nepalese army did a good job in building the defense position.

Heavy troops were sent to guard the highlands. As long as the highlands were not taken, the Indian army would not be able to attack Banipat and take back Banipat, because the roads and other places were within the range.

Even though the defensive positions were not perfect due to time constraints, the attacking Indian army suffered a lot.

The offensive and defensive battles on the highlands took advantage of the terrain, which was beneficial to the defensive forces but disadvantageous to the offensive forces.

Although they were called highlands, they were not actually high. The highest altitude of the highlands on the first line of defense was 215.6 meters, the highest altitude of the highlands on the second line of defense was 406.9 meters, and the highest altitude of the highlands on the third line of defense was 612.3 meters.

However, compared with the flat terrain in other places, these three highlands were dangerous places.

Dangerous places are always relative, not absolute!

As long as these three lines of defense were not all taken, Banipat would be as stable as a mountain. The south and east were under the threat of these three highlands, and the other two sides were the Ganges and Karnar.

Karnar has been surrounded by the Kazakh and Nepalese armies, so there is no need to consider it.

On the other side of the Ganges, the Indian army has no power to attack here.

Besides, there are Nepalese troops stationed on the other side of the Ganges.

The Nepalese army has arranged a battalion to garrison each line of defense and can provide support at any time.

If the Indian army wants to recapture Banibird, it must conquer one line of defense after another. Only by taking these three lines of defense can it attack Banibird.

Originally, Banibird was also a military stronghold. As the base of the armored division, even if it was defeated, it could fight street battles.

However, the Nepalese army attacked unexpectedly and quickly took Banibird, leaving the Indian army no chance to fight street battles.

Otherwise, if the Indian army was prepared, retreated into the city, and fought street battles, the battles for streets and the occupation of buildings would bring heavy casualties to the attackers, ruthlessly devouring the lives of both sides.

The key to winning street battles is either fast, so fast that the Indians cannot react, or quickly capture it. The Nepalese army took the fast approach and achieved it.

Or they have air superiority, and they use it and their strong military power to carry out indiscriminate bombing, such as what the US military did in the Gulf War and the Kosovo War.

In the air, the Indian Air Force dispatched a large number of aircraft, some of which fought with the Nepalese Air Force aircraft, and some of which supported the ground forces.

Only six MiG-27 fighters were seen, providing fire support for the Indian ground forces.

The MiG-27 is a fighter-bomber developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau based on the MiG-23C. It was originally called the MiG-23B and later renamed the MiG-27. The design was completed in 1969, the first flight was in 1970, and mass production began in 1971. The Soviet Union produced more than 1,000 MiG-27s in total. The MiG-23 is a variable-sweep-wing multi-purpose supersonic fighter developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau in the 1960s. It was the main equipment of the Soviet National Air Defense Force in the 1970s and 1980s. The aircraft has many onboard weapons and strong air combat capabilities. It has 5 weapon racks and can carry air-to-air missiles, rockets and other weapons with different guidance modes. The maximum load is 2000kg. The main external weapons are K-13, P-60 infrared short-range air-to-air missiles, P-23P/T medium-range air-to-air missiles, YB-32-57 rocket launchers (each with 32 57mm rockets), gun bays and bombs, etc. Missiles can be launched either individually or one or four every 1 second.

The MiG-23 fighter is the main air superiority fighter used by the Soviet Union to replace the MiG-21. In addition to equipping the Soviet Air Force, it is also exported. The Soviet Union produced a total of more than 4,000 MiG-23s.

The MiG-27 fighter, or MiG-23B, is mainly used for ground attack. It is equipped with 6 30mm cannons and 7 external attachment points that can carry a total of 4 tons of bombs/rocket/air-to-ground missiles.

"Swish~~Swish~~" One of the MiG-27 fighters kept dropping bombs on the high ground.

In a hidden place, a Nigerian soldier took the "Vanguard" single-soldier portable air defense missile and aimed at the MiG-27.

The missile was launched and flew towards the MiG-27 fighter in the air.

"Boom~~"

The "Vanguard" air defense missile hit the plane. Although the plane did not explode in the air, it was emitting thick smoke and flew to the other side, and its altitude continued to decrease.

"Boom boom boom~~" At the position, bombs kept falling and exploding.

There were even air-to-ground missiles that landed on the high ground and exploded amazingly.

This kind of attack can only cause limited damage to the defending forces.

The width of the trench is limited, but at high altitude, it is not visible at all, and what can be seen is only a line. It is not so easy to throw accurately.

If the plane wants to throw more accurately, it has to descend in altitude, but once the altitude drops, it will become a target for anti-aircraft machine guns and individual air defense missiles, and it is easy to be shot down.

If there are suitable weather conditions, then throwing fuel-air explosives is the most appropriate.

It is a pity that the Indian army does not have fuel-air explosives. There is a tacit understanding among all parties about fuel-air explosives. You can buy them without thinking about buying them.

Otherwise, if you can do it on the first day, others can do it on the fifteenth. Once this weapon spreads, you may have to suffer one day.

After two MiG-27 fighters were shot down, other MiG-27 fighters quickly increased their altitude. Once the altitude was raised, the accuracy of throwing bombs and missiles dropped significantly, and there was no accuracy at all.

Some bombs, rockets, and missiles were even thrown on the attacking Indian troops.

The Indian commander cursed.

There were even two planes that were not shot down by ground air defense forces or Nepali Air Force planes, but crashed to the ground due to pilots' operating errors.

Crashing planes is a routine operation of Indian pilots. According to incomplete statistics, the Indian army crashes about 25 planes on average per year.

In India, crashing planes is not a big news.

But crashing planes on the battlefield is speechless.

This is a failure at a critical moment.

And throwing bombs and missiles on their own people is simply a hindrance.

On the battlefield, thick smoke and gunpowder filled the air, and the two sides fought fiercely.