The Pakistani Army's First Independent Armored Brigade consists of five ZTZ-99S tank battalions and an electronic confrontation synthetic battalion. It is one of the most powerful armored forces in the Pakistani Army's armored forces. It has its own advantages and the independent 3rd Armored Division, which consists of all ZTZ-99A2 tanks. Although the latter has more tanks than the People's Liberation Army's latest electronic confrontation synthetic battalion, its combat power is comparable to that of the Independent First Armored Brigade.

When the Destroyer drone attacked, the first and second battalions of the Pakistan Independent Armored Brigade formed a 2-kilometer-wide array to charge forward with full power. The latest main battle tank of the People's Liberation Army developed by DSM emphasized its super maneuverability, so new improvements were made in both armor and power.

In order to maintain the same protection capability as ZTZ-99A2 under a lighter weight, ZTZ-99S not only uses special high-strength alloy steel newly developed by Duca Heavy Industry, but also uses many new processes and composite ceramics in the middle. While maintaining the protection capability of ZTZ-99A2, the total combat weight of ZTZ-99S is only more than 40 tons.

In terms of power, DSM uses the latest gas turbocharged diesel engine with a maximum power of more than 1,650 horsepower, making the off-road speed of the ZTZ-99S easily reach 65 km/h. This speed is close to the highway speed of the US M1A2SEP, and the road travel speed reaches an astonishing 83 km/h.

Therefore, in just a few minutes, the 1st and 2nd Battalion of the Pakistani Independent First Armored Brigade, which was advancing at full speed, hit the two tank forward battalions of the 10th Mountain Division of the US Army, which had just been destroyed by the Destroyer UAV. Although the two sides are still about 4 kilometers apart, each ZTZ-99S is equipped with 4 gunfire missiles that can be attacked long-range, and the US M1A2SEP is also equipped with a unique TREM tank extended-range missile, so this distance has entered the long-range attack range between both sides.

After eliminating the longbow Apache helicopters and Avengers air defense battalions, the Pakistani army's Winglong drone could press to a height of about 3,000 meters for more close to the battlefield reconnaissance, directly providing detailed intelligence support for the Pakistani army's tank theater joint combat tactical system, allowing the fire control system of more than 80 ZTZ-99S tanks in the Pakistani army to aim and provide observation data. At the same time, the electronic confrontation synthesis battalion followed behind began to release strong interference signals, and strong electronic interference to the communication and electronic systems between US tanks.

In this way, the two US tank battalions, whose queue was originally disrupted by the Destroyer UAV, immediately fell into a situation of fighting each other. They could not receive the information sent back by the Predator UAV in the sky. They could only rely on infrared and telescopes on the tank for sighting. At a distance of about 4 kilometers, the US tankers could only barely observe the tanks of the first array of the Pakistani vanguard with these systems.

Therefore, when more than 40 tanks of the Pakistani vanguard fired first and launched the first round of attacks on the US military's M1A2SEP with artillery missiles, the US military only opened fire on more than ten tanks in front, using the M1A2SEP's unique TREM tank extended-range missile to launch a counterattack against the Pakistani army. The shells of both sides roared in the air. The tankers of both sides attacked and maintained the serpentine maneuver as much as possible to avoid them.

However, in a blink of an eye, more than 20 tanks of the US vanguard were hit, and thick black smoke began to emerge or violent explosions began to occur, indicating that the US military suffered heavy losses in this first round of long-range attacks. Relatively speaking, only three tanks of the Pakistani army were hit by the US military, and 2 of them were able to continue to advance, and only one was hit and lost its combat capability.

In the first round of ultra-long-range duels, the Pakistani army's ZTZ-99S main battle tank obviously had an absolute advantage. Due to the complete integrated air-to-ground observation system providing accurate U.S. tank location and march information, the Pakistani army's ZTZ-99S main battle tank's highly intelligent fire control system guides the Pakistani army's artillery to accurately destroy the target, with a strong hit rate; in contrast, under the electronic suppression of the Pakistani army, the US tanks can only rely on a single-machine fire control system to aim, which is a big difference in accuracy. In addition, the maneuverability of the Pakistani army's tanks is far stronger than the huge US M1A2SEP, which caused the Pakistani army's first-class long-range duel in this rare long-range duel in the history of tank war.

In the following battle, the Pakistani army's ZTZ-99S tanks had the upper hand. Although the Pakistani army had a more advantage in long-range combat, because the Winglong drone discovered that the US M2 Bradley tank was accelerating reinforcements, the two Pakistani tank battalions continued to advance with the idea of ​​a quick battle and quick decision, shortening the distance between the two sides.

When more Pakistani tanks entered the effective combat range, the advantage of cluster firepower was more obvious. Therefore, in the second round of firepower attacks, the remaining 80 tanks of the Pakistani army targeted more than 40 of the opponent and opened fire. In a hurry, only about 20 tanks had the opportunity to open fire. Therefore, after the second round of strikes, the two US tank forward battalions were almost wiped out, and for a moment, the positions were filled with US tank ruins with thick smoke.

After this impressive result was transmitted back to the Atak command of the Pakistani army, it caused a cheer from the Pakistani army command. From the attack of Sajad Red Arrow-8M anti-tank missile company to the attack of the Destroyer drone and the attack of the Tank Battalion, in just over 20 minutes, the Pakistani army almost wiped out an Avenger air defense missile battalion and two M1A2SEP tank battalions of the US military. Such a record was the largest ground combat since India and the United States jointly attacked Pakistan.

For the Pakistani army, which was almost crushed and attacked during this period, this is of course a great result. Especially now, the Pakistani army is still suffering small casualties. In addition to Sajad's Red Arrow-8M Anti-tank Missile Company, the Destroyer UAV has lost less than 10, and the ZTZ-99S has only lost 7 vehicles so far!

"General Latif, it's not time to celebrate the achievements yet. The 10th Mountain Division of the US Army has hundreds of M2 Bradley chariots with strong anti-tank capabilities. Now, in addition to ordering the 1st Independent Armored Brigade to push the entire army as soon as possible, he also needs to order the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division's combat vehicle units and anti-aircraft artillery air defense battalion to go forward immediately, and take down the 10th Mountain Division as soon as possible before the US military can react! If it's late, I'm afraid new variables will arise." Colonel Zhao Zezhong did not join the celebration of the Pakistani army. After carefully studying the on-site reconnaissance intelligence pictures sent back by the Winglong drone, he advised Lieutenant General Latif very carefully.

The US military is not a good deal. It has been more than 20 minutes since the Destroyer drone attacks. Colonel Zhao Zezhong is worried that the US air support will arrive soon. The US military now has two sources of air support. On the one hand, it is from the fourth mechanized infantry division of the left wing of the US military, and on the other hand, it is the US navy and air force fighter jets from the Gulf.

Although the fighter jets taken from Afghanistan are under the surveillance of the Pakistani army's land-based radar system and air early warning aircraft, and the Pakistani Air Force and the People's Liberation Army Air Force are fighting each other, but Zhao Zezhong knows that the US military has not only air force bases in Afghanistan. In the Gulf countries and even on the aircraft carriers in the Gulf, the US military has not yet dispatched more than 100 fighters. Once the 10th Mountain Division is in a hurry to fight, the US military would rather let the Persians go temporarily and will devote its air force to the rescue of the 10th Mountain Division.

Colonel Zhao Zezhong guessed that nothing was wrong. When the Pakistani Destroyer drone dispatched the longbow Apache attack helicopter battalion of the 10th Mountain Division, Major General Smith of the 10th Mountain Division found that the situation was not good and immediately sent a message to the command center for help and calling for air firepower support.

At this moment, the US military immediately ordered 60 F/A-18 Super Hornets from the two aircraft carriers yached in the Gulf of the US military and more than 40 F-15E/F fighter jets from the US military base in Oman to launch reinforcements, and are now rushing towards Islamabad at a speed of nearly 1,200 kilometers per hour.

The Pakistani army and the People's Liberation Army fighter jets are fighting with the US fighter jets from Afghanistan. In addition to the J-20 Flying Regiment as the general reserve team, they can't get enough combat power to deal with it.

Therefore, when the Pakistani radar warning system discovered that a large number of US fighter jets entered the territory from the south, the Pakistani army's highest command was silent. What was even more desperate was that about two squadrons of F-16C/D fighter jets were discovered on the eastern front. In order to rescue the troubled 10th Mountain Division and the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division, the US military put huge pressure on the Indian army, which forced the Indian Air Force to appear in Pakistani airspace again.

Lieutenant General Latif followed Colonel Zhao Zezhong's advice and not only ordered the Independent 1st Armored Brigade to speed up the offensive pace, but also ordered the two mechanized infantry battalions of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division on the east bank of the Indas River to cross the river at full speed to join the attack ranks. The Independent 1st Armored Brigade was in a state of unstoppable momentum and destroyed the two front M2 Bradley chariot battalions of the 10th Mountain Division in one go. Although the M2 Bradley chariots had Dow anti-tank missiles, they were much worse than the M1A2SEP tanks in terms of fire control systems and armor protection. After the Independent 1st Armored Brigade fought hard, he completely annihilated the two US M2 Bradley chariot battalions after paying the price of more than a dozen tanks.

Unfortunately, the good luck of the Pakistani army ended here. Major General Hawke of the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division of the US Army hesitated for a while after learning that the 10th Mountain Division was attacked violently, but after learning that the 10th Mountain Division's Forward Tank Battalion and Avengers Missile Battalion were completely destroyed, he finally made up his mind to order the Longbow Apache helicopter to reinforce. Although he is now facing tremendous pressure from the Pakistani army's independent 3rd Armored Division, at the current stage, the 10th Mountain Division obviously needs this precious Longbow Apache helicopter to counterattack.
Chapter completed!