98: Peng Lin: The end of the era of steel torrent!

The Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) vanguard force, consisting of 100 T-80 main battle tanks and 50 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, suffered a casualty rate of over 80%!

Everyone looked at the electronic sand table in the command center, watching the red dots in the center rapidly disappearing, and couldn't help but feel a shock to their minds!

The change in the battlefield situation was too sudden, catching everyone off guard!

The Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) army configuration has always been the most luxurious globally; a tank regiment can typically equip about 95 main battle tanks!

This meant that in this short moment, Dragon Country eliminated a Soviet Union tank regiment, or even more!

Beside him, General Ivanovitch, the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) Minister of Defense, remained silent.

He stared at dozens of tactical display screens next to the electronic sand table, watching the real-time updated battlefield data.

When he confirmed that the vanguard force was indeed almost completely annihilated, his heart felt like it was bleeding!

Because this unit was the tactical backbone and face of the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) army!

As the vanguard of the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) “Steel Flood,” the T-80 currently has less than 500 units equipped in the army.

They are usually deployed in the front-line areas of East Germany, aiming to achieve high-speed breakthroughs of NATO defenses, coordinate with tactical nuclear weapons for deep strikes, and achieve the operational goal of “7 days to the Rhine!”

As the world's most advanced third-generation main battle tank, the T-80 was highly anticipated by the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) Ministry of Defense!

It was hoped that it could quickly tear apart enemy defenses with its high mobility and powerful firepower, opening a path for subsequent forces!

This time, the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) Ministry of Defense transferred the elite Guards Tank Division equipped with T-80s to the Siberian region, precisely to make the T-80 main battle tank a “benchmark” of Soviet Union military technology, used to deter all opponents and demonstrate its industrial strength!

But now, who would have thought that this vanguard force, before even engaging with the Dragon Country forces playing as the “Blue Army,” would be “completely annihilated”?

“Anti-radiation drones?”

“Sensor-fuzed munitions?”

Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) Minister of Defense Ivanovitch raised his doubts.

He was still unwilling to accept the annihilation of the T-80 vanguard force.

After all, as the face of the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) army's steel flood, the T-80 tank's armor structure featured a very advanced multi-layer composite armor on the front hull.

This multi-layer composite armor adopted a three-layer design of outer steel + middle fiberglass + inner non-metallic material, with an equivalent thickness of 580 millimeters, which could completely withstand other tank shells and engage in direct fire with NATO main battle tanks!

In addition, the T-80 tank is equipped with the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) most advanced 2A46 125mm smoothbore gun, capable of firing fin-stabilized discarding sabot armor-piercing rounds, high-explosive anti-tank rounds, high-explosive fragmentation rounds, and gun-launched missiles!

Its maximum range can even reach an exaggerated 5000 meters, with an armor penetration thickness of 650 millimeters!

Now, it was “annihilated” without firing a single shot, which made him feel incredibly frustrated!

Especially with armor reaching 580 millimeters in defense, what weapon did Dragon Country use to breach it?

After being questioned by his own Minister of Defense, the technical officer from the General Directorate of the exercise quickly brought up the live footage on the tactical display screen:

On the Siberian wilderness, the night was pitch black.

At low-altitude treetop height, two Z-9B electronic warfare helicopters advanced in a two-ship formation.

The jamming pods beneath their noses were releasing barrage jamming waves, implementing spectrum suppression on the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) army's 2, 3, 9, and 18GHz frequency bands.

When the Z-9A reconnaissance aircraft further ahead detected targets, anti-radiation suicide drones were immediately released from the short-wing pylons of the accompanying Z-10 attack helicopters!

Under this electronic warfare suppression, the screens of the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) vanguard force's air defense radars, counter-battery radars, and other equipment were instantly covered with static noise.

To escape the state of their radars being suppressed by electronic warfare, the “Red Team” Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) vanguard force immediately urgently activated their radars at full power, rapidly performing frequency hopping anti-jamming, to prevent being attacked while their radars were suppressed.

But it was precisely this choice by the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) army that gave the anti-radiation drones an opportunity to lock onto targets.

In an instant, several suicide drones penetrated at low altitude above the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) vanguard force, carrying out precise strikes on air defense radars, counter-battery radars, and a series of other facilities.

Even Peng Lin, after watching the live footage on the tactical display screen, couldn't help but want to applaud this tactical arrangement.

Because anti-radiation suicide drones are greatly limited in their use due to technical reasons.

This type of anti-radiation suicide drone has an empty weight of 200 kilograms, a 50-kilogram warhead, and is launched by rocket assist.

Each of the four external hardpoints on the Z-10 helicopter can carry 1 drone.

The flight platform of the anti-radiation suicide drone is still the one previously developed by Peng Lin, but now it is equipped with a passive radar seeker at the front, which can cover 100 types of radar signals in the 2-18 GHz band.

After successful signal identification, it will lock onto the target and launch a suicide attack.

However, due to the fact that this anti-radiation suicide drone only uses inertial guidance and lacks satellite navigation technology, it is extremely dependent on the enemy's radar being active.

If the enemy adopts a “intermittent radar activation” strategy, this anti-radiation suicide drone will be unable to lock onto targets.

However, the army aviation brigade that attacked the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) vanguard force employed psychological tactics.

They first used electronic warfare means to suppress the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) various radars, making the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) army mistakenly believe they were about to be attacked, and urgently activated their radars at full power for frequency hopping anti-jamming.

But little did they know, the target of the army aviation brigade's reconnaissance detachment was actually their radars themselves!

After all air defense radars and counter-battery radars were eliminated, the reconnaissance helicopters quickly transmitted target information via radio!

And guided the Weishi rocket artillery to use extended-range rockets with a 480-kilometer range and sensor-fuzed munition warheads to launch precise strikes on the vanguard force!

After watching the real-time live footage on the tactical display screen, General Ivanovitch, the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) Minister of Defense, instantly turned incredibly grim.

If it weren't for the presence of military observers from various countries, the word “incompetent” would have already slipped from his mouth!

The Dragon Country forces playing as the “Blue Army” annihilated the “Red Team” Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) central assault group's vanguard force with zero personnel casualties.

It simply made him and the entire Soviet Union lose face!

“A few rocket salvos can wipe out hundreds of third-generation heavy main battle tanks?”

The Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) Minister of Defense was still unwilling, even questioning the judgment of the exercise's General Directorate.

After all, those were heavy tanks with armor defense capabilities reaching 580 millimeters.

Even against rockets, as long as they were not at the center of the explosion, they could easily withstand the shockwave and shrapnel of the rockets.

So how could hundreds of tanks and 50 of the most advanced infantry fighting vehicles be so easily wiped out?

“Report.”

“According to your instructions, for the authenticity and fairness of the 'Red-Blue Confrontation Exercise'.”

“The General Directorate had pre-tested the power of various types of shells from both sides, and Dragon Country's sensor-fuzed munitions can indeed achieve this combat effect...”

The technical officer from the General Directorate said with some difficulty.

Subsequently, he brought up the test footage of the sensor-fuzed munition warhead on the tactical display screen:

On the frozen plains of Siberia, dozens of T-54 tanks and armored personnel carriers used for testing roared forward according to preset procedures.

The diesel engines at the rear of the tanks spewed hot exhaust flames, steaming up white mist in the freezing cold, making the weather even colder.

Tracks tore through the snow, and the smoothbore guns on the turrets pointed directly at the horizon.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle came from deep within the clouds.

While these dozens of “target vehicles” were still in motion, several long-range rockets had already disintegrated at high altitude, releasing a rain of sensor-fuzed submunitions.

The sensor of each submunition was activated, continuously scanning the ground.

The residual heat of the T-54 tank “target vehicle” diesel engines and the roaring engines all became coordinates of death.

The first wave of submunitions triggered.

Countless blue-white fireballs suddenly lit up on the frozen ground, and metal jets pierced the tank's vulnerable top armor at a speed of 9000 meters per second.

The turret of a T-54 tank soared into the sky in the explosion, and unlaunched shells inside the vehicle were sympathetically detonated, tearing the adjacent armored personnel carrier into burning fragments.

Above the fire rain, the sensor-fuzed munitions, carrying deceleration rotors, were still searching for targets.

Even if the tanks and armored vehicles serving as “moving targets” were in a state of high-speed maneuver.

But the sensor-fuzed munitions had already covered the entire impact fan.

One armored target after another turned into scrap metal in the ring of fire, and melted snow mixed with fuel flowed across the surface!

A few minutes later, the fire rain and explosions ceased.

Only the distorted sound of cooling metal remained in the cold wind; along the several-kilometer-long test road, over seventy percent of the armored vehicles had become charred wreckage, and melted reactive armor dripped like asphalt.

Inside the General Command Center.

Military observers from various countries watched the footage on the tactical display screen, their minds shaken!

Using real live-fire footage on the tactical display screen to corroborate the technical judgment of the General Directorate was originally an order issued by the Fuzzy Bear Empire's (Soviet Union) Ministry of Defense.

Its purpose was to achieve a more realistic effect for this confrontation exercise!

And at the same time, to demonstrate the powerful firepower of Soviet Union weapon equipment!

But now, the huge tactical display screen had become a display stage for Dragon Country's weapon equipment!

This was a one-sided slaughter beyond visual range!

Previously, when only looking at the final results on the electronic sand table, everyone didn't have a clear understanding.

Now, after watching Dragon Country's live-fire demonstration of sensor-fuzed munitions, military observers from all countries felt immense shock!

As if the era of steel floods had abruptly ended in the fire ring of the sensor-fuzed munitions!

Military observers from USA, the Sun Never Sets Empire (UK), Gallic Rooster (France), and other NATO Western countries looked at Peng Lin, revealing complex emotions such as shock, astonishment, and disbelief!

For a long time, NATO had expended immense manpower, material resources, and financial resources to counter the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact's steel flood!

Both sides even launched a large-scale arms race in terms of troop strength and weapon equipment!

For example, the Soviet Union had an army of 5 million, while USA only had 2 million.

Therefore, to maintain the balance of military power against the Soviet Union, various NATO countries continuously expanded their armies, also maintaining the size of the NATO army at around 5 million people.

But now, Dragon Country might be able to end the era of steel floods with just one new type of shell?

“Ten thousand against three hundred thousand, the advantage is on Dragon Country’s side!”

At this moment, everyone suddenly remembered what Peng Lin had said at the beginning of the confrontation exercise!

It turned out that Peng Lin might really not have been joking!