So do you even know what happened to your army under somewhat similar circumstances faced by the PA in 1971.
India's Vietnam.
When the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF)
tried to disarm all the various military groups
as a prelude to peace, it soon got dragged
into a battle with the LTTE. The Indian Army
found out to its cost – around 1200 lives during
1987-1990 – just how vicious the war was. In
one battle, the heads of Indian soldiers were
severed and stuck on poles along the road to
Jaffna. While the Indian Air Force may have
flown around 70,000 sorties mainly with Mi-8
Hips, Mi-25 Hinds and An 32 Clines during
the 32 month period, with no losses, it is
generally agreed that Operation Pawana was
ill-conceived and that the Indian Army was
ill-prepared for such a conflict and it became
India’s own ‘Vietnam’. Once the Indians left,
the SLAF realised it would have to play a
bigger role in the fight against the LTTE, in
providing Close Air Support to the Army