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What do you know of the creation of Mukti Bahini guerilla forces? Read up and you will get the answer to your above posted statement. Then that is whats happening in Iraq - Urban guerilla warfare. One cannot rout an insurgency, unless you use Ghengiz Khan tactics. At the strategic level...

Jana, You are correct. The Kargil conflict threw up many lessons for both of us, and also the world armies too. The basics for warfare never change, inspite of sat phones and digital missiles.

keysersoze, Do you understand logistics? keysersoze, Thanks for the definition. Now put that in 2 weeks. You must have an understanding of the 4 Indo-Pak conflicts in some detail, or you may go off the mark. Yes, and how much preparation time was required for that? We had a decisive aim...

India would if it initiated a conflict. In 4 conflicts (1948, 1965, 1971, 1999) between India & Pakistan 3 were initiated by Pakistan ('48, '65, & '99), and 1971 was initiated by India - you know the result of that. It takes months of preparation for decisiove victory. India requires nukes...

That war lasted a month, but is was a rout, no boubt about that. We know that reality and learnt from it. What about you? The Chinese did the same in 1962, its called maneuver. I am sure you know that manuever is one of the basic principles of warfare. Those units were exceptions, just...

1. What is the meaning of "leaning" on a Ichogil canal? What did the IA achieve? 2. What was achieved by IA threatening Sialkot? Ponder over the above questions and analyse what happened to the PA threat to Akhnoor. Then tell me if the 1965 IA ops were to rout or to remove the threat from...

Jana, All advantages of holding heights were removed, after the Northern Command got a grip of the situation. The initial losses were due to silly mistakes, like day attacks without arty fire, that is the only reason units like 18 Grenadiers sufferred heavy casulties. But once simple tactics...

A block in south asia would be incomplete without including all the nations of the sub-continent, albet as members, the leadership of the block can fluctuate between India and Pakistan (simply becasue these two are the most powerful in the subcontinent). This block will be wooed by both...

In Kargil, the NLI were unfortunately abandoned by their own GHQ.

East-Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971.

In the current senario Pakistan is used by China to keep India occupied in a proxy war, thereby creating regional tensions and an arms race. However, China is not to blame for Indo-Pak tensions, but it is actively promoting it in its own interest. One cannot point a gun and ask for acceptance...

Me too....In a joint US Brit exercise, the SAS and Delta guys slithered down choppers, and had to clear a house,...the SAS were already inside the house, when the Delta chaps were still at the ropes.

There is only one way for India to tackle the Dragon, and that is for India and Pakistan to be friends and have peace.

Without taking away credit from the PA units that fought in the wars against India, the IA had only fought holding operation with West Pakistan, especially when we talk about 1965 and 1971. There never was any intention to rout,...when the IA decides to rout, it routes.

This is the orbat of the Pak army in East Pakistan in 1971. The figures are close to 50,000

This news should put Raptor's worries to rest. :yahoo: :banana2:

I too have read similar figures, as posted by Venkat. The reason for few family members is that, military cantonments in the subcontinent catered mainly to barraks for troops and very little family accomodation. There buildings were are all hand-me-downs from the British Raj. Most soldiers could...

Jana, Its the same old "ketchup" Colonel case. Nothing new.

Yes the uniforms are authentic. See the pic below and match the uniforms in the video. http://www.interet-general.info/IMG/siachenmortierpak1-2.jpg

Waz, I do not know where you got this C*ck'n Bull story, because the unit that got tarnished in "ketchup" case in Siachin was 5/5 Gorkha Rifles, I know the unit and it officers and have served along sides them. The company commander court-martialed for the incident was Major Surinder Singh, and...