Yaar dikhaana hi tha to kuch accha dikhaatey!!!
ab ye looo u said khem karan rite???
Khem Karan ( ਖੇਮਕਰਨ ) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tarn Taran district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was the site of a major tank battle in 1965 resulting it also being known as the
graveyard of tanks.[1]
The 1965 Indo-Pakistani War was witness to the largest tank battle in military history since World War II. This battle lead to the creation of
Patton Nagar (or Patton City) at the site of the battle viz., Khemkaran.
This is because many Patton tanks fielded by the Pakistani forces were either captured or destroyed at the scene.
97 tanks captured at Assal Uttar
The tanks displayed at
KhemkaranThe Indian Army managed to capture 97 Pakistani Tanks as a result of the botched assault by the 1 Armoured Division of the Pakistan Army at the Battle of Assal Uttar on 10 September 1965.[3] Six Pakistani Armoured Regiments took part in the battle, namely the 19 Lancers (Patton), 12 Cavalry (Chafee), 24 Cavalry (Patton) 4 Cavalry (Patton), 5 Horse (Patton) and 6 Lancers (Patton).
The Indian forces in the field that day consisted of three Armoured regiments with inferior tanks, the Deccan Horse (Shermans), 3 Cavalry (Centurion) and the 8 Cavalry (AMX-13). The battle was so fierce and intense that at the end of the war, the Fourth Indian Division a.k.a. "The Fighting Fourth" had captured about 97 tanks in destroyed/damaged or intact condition. This included 72 Patton tanks and 25 Chafees and Shermans. 32 of the 97 tanks, including 28 Pattons, were in running condition. The Indian forces lost 32 tanks. Fifteen of them were captured by the Pakistan Army, mostly Sherman tanks.
Khemkaran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
But he is talking about India 'pick' Pakistan because its much smaller, isn't that ironic!! While forgetting about China's efforts against Taiwan, Vietnam and even Japan.
