When Indian Army Took Only 2 Days To Destroy 165 Pakistani Tanks In Battle Of Asal Uttar

[NKVD]

During the Indo-Pak War of 1965, a battle took place, which the Indian army had already lost, on paper. Although, what happened on the battlefield proved yet again that the bravery and courage of the Indian army soldiers is beyond measure. This was the Battle Of Asal Uttar or ‘The Real Answer’.

At the peak of the war of 1965, Pakistan’s General Ayub Khan devised a strategy to capture Amritsar and block the supplies of the Indian Armed Forces stationed in Jammu & Kashmir. The task was handed over to the ‘1st Armoured Division’ aka the ‘Pride Of Pakistan’. Pakistan’s motive, in a nutshell, was to defeat India in the worst way, inflicting as much collateral damage as possible. Backed by America, the Pakistani army back then, was armed with the world’s best Patton Tanks.


The Indian army was still recovering from the loss it had suffered against China in 1962 and the military modernization was still underway. On 8th September 1965, Pakistan army launched its first arm of offensive in the Khem Karan area of Punjab with over 220 Patton tanks ready to turn everything in that came their way to dust. Lt. General Harbaksh Singh was commanding the Indian battalion that was to face this massive attack. The Pakistani offensive outnumbered the Indian defensive by the number of soldiers and tanks. It was up to Lt. Singh to either withdraw or defend his position. Instead of withdrawing, he rearranged his forces in a U-shaped formation around the town of Asal Uttar.


The idea was to assault as many tanks as possible from all three sides. Thinking that Indian troops had withdrawn, the Pakistani tanks got lured into the U-shaped area. The Indian army had already flooded the sugarcane fields with water that led the thick armored Pakistani Patton tanks to sink and get stuck into the mushy soil. The entire Pakistani cavalry of 200 plus tanks was now immobilized.


At this time, the soldiers and tanks of Indian army commenced a massive fire assault. The tall sugarcane grass allowed the Indian forces in the U-formation to remain hidden but yet, stay very close to the **** tanks. The result was that out of 220 Patton tanks, 170 were destroyed or abandoned and 11 captured. Only 32 Indian tanks were damaged. The sight of the destroyed tanks was such that the town was named Patton Nagar aka The Graveyard of Pattons. The story of Lt. Singh’s brilliant strategy is still told at military schools all over the world. This battle went down in history as the largest tank battle after World War 2.

http://idrw.org/when-indian-army-to...-165-pakistani-tanks-in-battle-of-asal-uttar/

 

[barbarosa]

according to Indian HISTORY?

 

[AyanRay]

according to Indian HISTORY?

So were you expecting flying horses to come to Pakistan army aid?

 

[Syed Asif Bukhari]

When Pakistan won 2nd largest tank battle after WW2 against India
Battle of Chawinda

 

[Jaanbaz]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chawinda

 

[CHD]

During the Indo-Pak War of 1965, a battle took place, which the Indian army had already lost, on paper. Although, what happened on the battlefield proved yet again that the bravery and courage of the Indian army soldiers is beyond measure. This was the Battle Of Asal Uttar or ‘The Real Answer’.

At the peak of the war of 1965, Pakistan’s General Ayub Khan devised a strategy to capture Amritsar and block the supplies of the Indian Armed Forces stationed in Jammu & Kashmir. The task was handed over to the ‘1st Armoured Division’ aka the ‘Pride Of Pakistan’. Pakistan’s motive, in a nutshell, was to defeat India in the worst way, inflicting as much collateral damage as possible. Backed by America, the Pakistani army back then, was armed with the world’s best Patton Tanks.


The Indian army was still recovering from the loss it had suffered against China in 1962 and the military modernization was still underway. On 8th September 1965, Pakistan army launched its first arm of offensive in the Khem Karan area of Punjab with over 220 Patton tanks ready to turn everything in that came their way to dust. Lt. General Harbaksh Singh was commanding the Indian battalion that was to face this massive attack. The Pakistani offensive outnumbered the Indian defensive by the number of soldiers and tanks. It was up to Lt. Singh to either withdraw or defend his position. Instead of withdrawing, he rearranged his forces in a U-shaped formation around the town of Asal Uttar.


The idea was to assault as many tanks as possible from all three sides. Thinking that Indian troops had withdrawn, the Pakistani tanks got lured into the U-shaped area. The Indian army had already flooded the sugarcane fields with water that led the thick armored Pakistani Patton tanks to sink and get stuck into the mushy soil. The entire Pakistani cavalry of 200 plus tanks was now immobilized.


At this time, the soldiers and tanks of Indian army commenced a massive fire assault. The tall sugarcane grass allowed the Indian forces in the U-formation to remain hidden but yet, stay very close to the **** tanks. The result was that out of 220 Patton tanks, 170 were destroyed or abandoned and 11 captured. Only 32 Indian tanks were damaged. The sight of the destroyed tanks was such that the town was named Patton Nagar aka The Graveyard of Pattons. The story of Lt. Singh’s brilliant strategy is still told at military schools all over the world. This battle went down in history as the largest tank battle after World War 2.

http://idrw.org/when-indian-army-to...-165-pakistani-tanks-in-battle-of-asal-uttar/

And remember the the time when indian army lost 2000 soldiers standing at the border and without even firing one bullet

 

[third eye]

Cannot think of a better way to attract trolls.

Let the trolling begin.

 

[AyanRay]

And remember the the time when indian army lost 2000 soldiers standing at the border and without even firing one bullet

789 to be exact, mostly due to artillery firing. (Yes there were firing), and as I mentioned in another thread, just like in Kargil, no Pakistani soldier died.bravo..

 

[NKVD]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chawinda

Its was Last effective Stand of Pakistan Before Pushed Back at Battle of Phillora
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Phillora

 

[Windjammer]

So were you expecting flying horses to come to Pakistan army aid?

Not Horses but our flying Tigers did make a Monkey out of your Maj. Gen. Niranjan Prasad.


"On learning that, Lt. Gen. Harbakash Singh and the corps commander drove in a Jonga (Nissan P60 Jeep) to the battlefront. Army commander found that the enemy (PAF) air attack had created a havoc on G.T. Road. (Indian) Vehicles were burning and several vehicles of 15 Division abandoned on the road, the drivers having run away, leaving some of the engines still running. Maj. Gen. Niranjan Prasad was hiding in a recently irrigated sugar cane field. As described by Harabakash Singh: "He (Prasad) came out to receive us, with his boots covered with wet mud. He had no head cover, nor was he wearing any badges of his rank. He had stubble on his face, not having shaved." Seeing him in such a stage, Harbakhash Singh asked him: "Whether he was the General Officer commanding a division or a coolie? Why had he removed badges of rank and not shaved? Niranjan Prasad had no answer."

 

[leftfordead]

when I read Indian Records it make me think that Pakistan is almost 10 times bigger than India .. in evert aspect like Geography and Manpower ... always portray themselves to be lesser in Numbers and immune to Napak Pakistani Attacks .. LOL

Oh god I miss those threads on PDF

Let the fun begins in 3.......2........1

 

[AyanRay]

Not Horses but our flying Tigers did make a Monkey out of your Maj. Gen. Niranjan Prasad.


"On learning that, Lt. Gen. Harbakash Singh and the corps commander drove in a Jonga (Nissan P60 Jeep) to the battlefront. Army commander found that the enemy (PAF) air attack had created a havoc on G.T. Road. (Indian) Vehicles were burning and several vehicles of 15 Division abandoned on the road, the drivers having run away, leaving some of the engines still running. Maj. Gen. Niranjan Prasad was hiding in a recently irrigated sugar cane field. As described by Harabakash Singh: "He (Prasad) came out to receive us, with his boots covered with wet mud. He had no head cover, nor was he wearing any badges of his rank. He had stubble on his face, not having shaved." Seeing him in such a stage, Harbakhash Singh asked him: "Whether he was the General Officer commanding a division or a coolie? Why had he removed badges of rank and not shaved? Niranjan Prasad had no answer."

If I start posting stories of bravery shown by Pakistani officials (both against the Indian army and Taliban) , with actual video footages, I will get banned from this forum.

when I read Indian Records it make me think that Pakistan is almost 10 times bigger than India

But isn't that the case, 1 Muslim=10 blah blah blah....remember?

 

[Windjammer]

If I start posting stories of bravery shown by Pakistani officials (both against the Indian army and Taliban) , with actual video footages, I will get banned from this forum.

Yea you will digress all over to salvage some pride rather than sticking to topic.
And believe me there is plenty of material available on the courage shown by IA in IOK, Manipur and elsewhere.
Take your pick.

 

[NKVD]

Let me give you a Bright view of Tank Battles in 1965

Three Major tank Battle's fought in 1965

• Battle of Chawinda

Pakistan 44 India 120
Battle of Asal Uttar Pakistan 165 India 10
Battle of Phillora Pakistan 66 India 8-10

So The total Tanks Lost in whole 1965 war

Pakistan: 44+165+66= 275
India : 120+10+10=140

PS: Pakistan in 1965 War has Always has a Armour Superiority due to New Patton tank Division of 352 Tanks they have.

 

[Tipu7]

In 65 war, only Asal Utter battle buttered the taste and made victory of Pakistan doubt full as we lost big chunk or armor there. Although I don't think numbers were so high as mentioned in article, but You need to consider the fact that Indian tanks were fortified while Pak Tanks were trapped in marshy grounds. A tank which mobility is gone is a sitting duck.

Indian better planning and poor strategy from Pakistan resulted in decisive victory of India in Asal Utter.
But ONLY in Asal Utter Pakistani armor was beaten, from Kashmir to Chawinda, from Lahore to Run of Kutch every time Pakistani armor proved its supremacy over Indian counter parts ............................