Kargil War - A research paper by US Military on High Altitude Warfare

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Unfortunate India repeated certain mistakes of 1962.

 

[Jamwal's]

Unfortunate India repeated certain mistakes of 1962.

Like what ?

 

[cerberus]

All hail to the courage of Captain Karnel Sher khan whose tactics and counterattack on tiger hill inspired every-man to fight till death

I Heard Captain Karnel Sher Khan Was Safely Escaped But Due To to His Solider Pride He Leaded the Counter Attack Again In which He Martyred That's How Legend Story in IA

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Like what ?

troop acclimatization

 

[mkb95]

Total Pak deployment = 1700 (so much for the 5000000000000000 Pak casuality rate bragged by ---)

The Hindu : Over 4,000 soldiers killed in Kargil: Sharif

 

[Jamwal's]

 

[Sugarcane]

Kargil was ill planned unnecessary blunder by dhakan musharaf, he wasted precious lives of brave sons of nation for nothing.

 

[cerberus]

Kargil was ill planned unnecessary blunder by dhakan musharaf, he wasted precious lives of brave sons of nation for nothing.

No Gang of Four Planned it Brilliantly I Aspect Took India Military Intelligence By Storm.Only Mistake Was Not Taking Civilian Govt into Confidence.

 

[Brickwall]

you are mistaken, you've watched too many daal movies like border or LOC or some other bullshit bollywood movie. Being numerically superior having more artillery gun and better quality artillery pieces (which is what the indian army had) having 24/7 combat air support and having one of the best strike platforms in the mirag 2000 vs fighting a few thousands max 3000 men who don't have air support, don't have a huge no. or artillery guns, who are in open area and exposed easily to enemy airstrikes means nothing. the pak troops were ill-equipped to begin with, they didn't have enough to sustain them for more then a month at which point india waited it out and then attacked. kargil was a failure but don't act like it was some huge military victory when your own army held all the cards.

Whose Idea was to send these poor soldier as Canon Fodder.If you cannot support the position , you abandoned them to die at such places.

 

[cerberus]

The Hindu : Over 4,000 soldiers killed in Kargil: Sharif

It was Pure Political Statement Sharif Although But Pakistani Casualties are Above 1000+ Maximum Estimate

 

[Razia Sultana]

@Jamwal's - excellent read.
The conclusion - Holding the high ground does not ensure victory...... The Indian Army changed the theory.

 

[Stephen Cohen]

Points to be noted;

Total Pak deployment = 1700 (so much for the 5000000000000000 Pak casuality rate bragged by ---)

Unsuccessful raids by indian army-- heavy casualities inflicted by thinly deployed (NLI) soldiers.

NLI troops inflicted heavy casualities on 2 Indian regiments -- despite facing closer to 2000 Indian troops ( Naga & Sikh Regiments) + massive arty barrages (1200 rounds every 5 minutes) & air strikes.

NLI dominated Tiger Hill for months -- ill equipped and low on ammo and food -- rolling down boulders on India troops entrenched on the base after failed raids.

NLI was armed with MG-3s, 1x - 12.7 MG and RPGs. The total strength deployed on the hill was estimated to be less than 100 troops--- who remained on the hill continously for months-- without proper clothing and equipment -- exposed to elements !

You are forgetting a few KEY points

The Total deployment of Pakistan Army in the Entire 150 Km stretch was
nearly 5000 ; this report is studying only Tololing and Tiger Hill

Add to it the number of soldiers of Pakistan Artilerry and logistical wings

There were also several counter attacks by Pakistan Army after they
were evicted from a peak ; in the subsequent days ; which were beaten back

 

[Windjammer]

Smoke rises from Indian Doordarshan television relay center in Kargil after getting hit by Pakistani Artillery shelling. 1 June 1999.

Indian supply road comes under Pakistani shelling. The capture of different strategic Indian posts had cut off road to Siachen glacier.

Pak artillery strikes Indian Army barracks. 4 June 1999,

Captured and abandoned weapons of Indian Army at display.

 

[Moonlight]

Can I get the direct link to this article? Please! @Jamwal's

 

[MadDog]

Its funny Indians tend to ignore that NLI was a paramilitary force & wasn't even part of the army back then, yet those sons of Gilgit Baltistan stood their ground in the face of a numerically superior force of indian army backed by artillery & air support. NLI was ordered to abandon its positions by the high command, when nawaz sharif was pressurized by clinton administration, infact sect of state was the one who prepared the statement to be issued by Pak govt.
Civilian govt should have been consulted, that was a huge mistake, otherwise NLI had indians by their throats. If Indians were such superheroes which their fantasy media claims them to be then why they couldn't clear some peaks including 5353 still in Pakistani control. The ones indians claim to have captured were those abandoned by NLI under orders from high command as this is what the int'l community wanted, indians can claim whatever they want to feed their public, their officers involved in the conflict know the reality & have on occasions severely criticized their official govt stance of victory in that limited war.