Not long ago, there was a conflict between China and India. It was said that the matter was not serious and was resolved through communication. However, it still caused an uproar in India. Some Indian politicians shouted: "India needs to teach China a lesson like Balakot." That is to say, they want to repeat the experience of Pakistan's cross-border air strikes in 2019. The Indian Air Force is also a bit eager to try. After the conflict between China and India, people found that the Indian Air Force put Rafale fighter jets on the front line.
The Indian army pushed the Rafale to the frontline
At the Hashimara Air Force Base in Assam, India, 90 kilometers away from the Sino-Indian front line, a Rafale squadron of the Indian army is stationed. This is India's first fighter aircraft. In order to house these Rafale fighters, the air force base located in Assam has undergone a large-scale upgrade and renovation project in the past few years. Not only has a new runway been built, but also facilities such as hangars and ammunition depots have been built. Related situation, from the photos taken by the US satellite , it can be clearly felt that this is one of the preparations for the war by the Indian army.
In the Indian army concept, Rafale fighter jets serve as the main force and are placed on the border front line. That is, they want to dispatch Rafale to launch air strikes when necessary, and at the end of the day, they are provocative from the perspective of strength. The intention of this combat arrangement is very obvious. Unfortunately, India has ignored an important situation. The Hashimala Air Force Base is within the strike range of the People's Liberation Army's long-range rocket launchers. Some people are surprised that the Indian Rafale fighter jets "actually dare to be placed under the nose of our long-range rocket launchers!"
Do you really think that our rocket launchers are just decorations?
Perhaps in the eyes of India, it is more than 90 kilometers away from the border, within its own depth, and in a fairly safe place, but in fact it cannot be called safe at all. Our army does not need to make any big moves at all. Once the Indian army takes action and our army launches a counterattack, China's long-range rocket launchers will break through the door like a precision strike and can carry out precision strikes across Bhutan. Don't think that this is something difficult to do. In fact, it is too simple.
Our army's long-range fire force has always maintained its advantage on the plateau.
At present, our army has many long-range rocket launcher models in active service. Even the Type 03 rocket launcher with slightly backward performance can reach a range of 120 kilometers; if the new generation rocket is installed, it can also reach 150 kilometers or even further. The straight-line distance from the Hashimara Air Force Base in Assam, India, to the border is only 90 kilometers. In other words, China can deploy long-range rocket launchers about 30 kilometers away from the border. This distance is still beyond the reach of the Indian military's firepower.
It is almost a fantasy that India wants to rely on K9s to fight artillery battles.
Because the artillery of both sides must build positions as far away from the front line as possible and within the range. The Indian army's active artillery, based on the newly launched K9 self-propelled artillery , has a maximum range of only 40 kilometers. Indians think they can evade our drones and push the K9 self-propelled howitzer to the front line? Therefore, it is impossible for the Indian army to gain any advantage by simply engaging in artillery battles.
Don’t forget that our army’s position is in a high-altitude area and India is in a low-altitude area. If you shoot at a high altitude, the range will be significantly reduced. If there is no corresponding fire table and fire control software, whether it can hit the target is a problem. On the contrary, when our army's long-range rocket launchers strike from high points to low points, the range will be effectively increased. Therefore, the People's Liberation Army's long-range rocket launchers can directly cover the Indian Army's Rafale base with firepower, and can carry out strikes very easily.
PHL191 type long-range fire is our new generation of long-range fire
Our army has actually been ready for action, but it is not willing to provoke a war. According to past news, it can be known that our army's new generation of long-range fire has already entered the plateau position: the new generation of PHL191 type long-range fire has a greater improvement in performance than the Type 03.The primary feature of the
PHL191 is its long range. It uses two 4-unit launch modules and is a modular design. You can choose ammunition at will, from 122mm rockets to tactical ballistic missiles. It’s just a matter of what you want to use. There are so many types to choose from. If 300mm rockets are used, the range can reach 150 kilometers, and if replaced by 370mm rockets, the range can reach more than 200 kilometers. The farthest currently is the 750mm guided rocket, with a maximum range of 500 kilometers. Not to mention suppressing the Hashmara Air Force Base and attacking the Indian capital New Delhi , the straight-line distance from the Sino-Indian border area is only 310 kilometers, there is no problem! If it is allowed to participate in the war, it can be on standby in our army's second-line position to complete any strike mission and achieve the goal of "fighting however we want". The targets are all within range anyway. Relying on the long-range fire force, the goal of freedom of long-range fire support on the battlefield has been truly achieved.
Plateau training of our army's long-range fire troops is a traditional subject.
Secondly, with high power and high accuracy, rockets can adopt multiple guidance modes to achieve precise strikes. From the previously shown exercise videos, we can know that the strike accuracy can be calculated in "meters" or even "decimeters" level, achieving the goal of "hitting wherever you want" without the problem of missing the target. In addition, the range of the equipped rockets is proportional to the caliber. As the caliber increases, not only the range increases, but the weight of the warhead also increases, and the power becomes greater. Even if the Indian army builds a reinforced hangar for the Rafale fighter jets, it is meaningless. A dedicated ground-penetrating bomb warhead can solve the problem.
03 type long-range fire is so powerful that it can directly penetrate a reinforced machine fort.
Our army has long been familiar with the tactics of clustered salvos. There are usually at least 12 rocket launchers in a rocket launcher battalion, each with 8 rockets. At least 96 rockets can be fired at one time to hit a target at the same time, which can turn almost a square kilometer of target area into ruins. Perhaps one battalion can directly "dismantle" the Hashimala Air Force Base.
The current problem is that the Indian army knows that the range of our long-range rocket launchers covers the airport where Rafale fighters are stationed, but it also has no means of response. In other words, the Indian army is simply unable to parry. India does not have the combat capability to intercept long-range rockets. India's existing near-defense system is simply unable to implement anti-rocket interception missions. Only the S400 system that has just been installed has a certain interception capability. However, based on the production cost comparison of rockets and air defense missiles, being shot down by the S400 air defense missile is not a loss. Perhaps India is the one who really needs to feel distressed.
We are really capable of fighting, but India may not dare to fight.
Maybe India appears aggressive to the outside world and seems to have the intention of launching provocations, but our military is already prepared. This is not only a matter of confidence, but also supported by capabilities. India put Rafale fighter jets at front-line airports not to pre-emptively strike, but to give us military glory. I wonder how the Indian military planned to proactively expose its most advanced fighter jets to long-range fire from the People's Liberation Army?
