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

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India fought as a team during the Kargil War. The Army, the IAF, the government, politicians, diplomates and the citizens they all contributed their bit.Lets not forget that the Army started at a disadvantageous position. They had to capture the peaks while being in the line of fire and yet they managed to throw out the occupants. Compare this with Pakistan's 20 yrs long attempt to capture Siachin. While Vajpayee & Co's diplomacy shattered Pakistan's image it was the military that regained the kargil heights. The best achievement of the govt. was to change the world's perception of Kashmir issue as a sheer nuissance by Pakistan. Pakistan still wonders why the champions of democracy have stopped listening to her Kashmir rant.
was there any other possible end to the war when international community abandoned pakistan and pakistan abandoned its own fighters? comparing it to pakistan's feeble attempt to capture siachen will be wrong, just look at the man, material and diplomatic resource we spent to retake kargil. I am no way saying individual armymen who faught in harsh conditions are not heroes, am saying IA did not come out looking good in case of kargil
 
was there any other possible end to the war when international community abandoned pakistan and pakistan abandoned its own fighters? comparing it to pakistan's feeble attempt to capture siachen will be wrong, just look at the man, material and diplomatic resource we spent to retake kargil. I am no way saying individual armymen who faught in harsh conditions are not heroes, am saying IA did not come out looking good in case of kargil
Whatever political and diplomatic efforts were made during Kargil crisis, every inch of our land was regained by fighting. I would have given full marks to diplomacy if our govt. was able to make Pakistan withdraw from the heights without fighting. They withdrew only after losing the battles. Yes our diplomacy earned us global sympathy and costed Pakistan their image and reputation for which they are still coming to terms with.

What makes me uncomfortable is that our Army's approach to secure the border during peace time and intelligence failure alongwith the need to seek asistance from Israel meaning we were not fully ready for the eventuality but the way our boys regained the lost territories make them heroes again. I compared Kargil with Siachin only for the comparison of occupying the heights. They say it took us over 2 months to win kargil but pakistan fought for 20 years for Siachin and finally withdrew. As far as military planning is concerned, it did put our Generals on the back foot but compare it with their pakistani counterparts for their kargil plans, our generals seemed a lot more sensible, mature and intelligent.

Regarding resources, if you have it you will use it, not a big issue.
 
It was sad to witness the virgin Indian Army regulars being commanded to scale the mountains, knowing that they will be shredded in half with LMG fire. Their commanding officers receiving news after news of heavy casualties. Broken bones from boulders, dwindling rations, and the sight of their blood rolling down the snowy peaks. They all knew about it. They could see the blood of their comrades soaked into the snow from their base camps. Fear was among the upper hierarchy of the Army.

The Indian ranks were talking amongst themselves of the 1000 Mujahideen from Afghanistan that are working in tandem with Pakistani military irregulars launching a brutal and devastating assault. These men were the definition of 'fidayeen'.The Indian Army regulars were in as much shock as their Generals over this stealthy and vicious assault. Taken aback, they were hard pressed on revealing casualty figures. At one point they started fabricating casualty figures to keep up the morale of the national media and their own soldiers. Even their Bofors were not enough to repel the NLI which was nothing more than a paramilitary group with excellent scouting and tracking skills.

After gunning down hordes of Indian soldiers down slope, the NLI were known to track the wounded and deliver death in mercy. Their chicken shit CO's would run for cover further and further down the slopes as they heard the crackles of the LMGs and the screams of their comrades. The high altitude combined with bullet wounds would lead to quick blood loss and their soldiers would lie screaming as darkness would overcome them.


Kargil was an utter humiliation for India. From the numerous scandals, lies, false encounters, to even their own generals admitting it was a mistake.; They could not handle the intensity and audaciousness of the assault. They may not speak about it, but they will never forget Kargil.
 
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I have noticed large amount of masks
May be due to the fear of NBC warfare.India had a large stockpile of Chemical Weapons at that time. 155 mm Arty shells can be used to integrate chemical weapons.


GAS Mask recovered from Khalubar and SSG 69 sniper rifle

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BBC News | South Asia | India 'using chemical weapons' in Kashmir


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India 'using chemical weapons' in Kashmir
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Pakistan has accused India of firing chemical shells in its campaign to dislodge hundreds of suspected infiltrators from positions on the Indian side of the line of control in Kashmir.



India - a signatory of the Chemical Weapons Convention - has denied the accusation.

Pakistan has produced no evidence for its allegation, but says it wants to get independent experts into the disputed Kashmir region to establish the truth.



Sartaj Aziz: "We need neutral observers"
Foreign minister Sartaj Aziz told the BBC this was the only way to verify the presence of chemicals because the evidence tended to dissipate within a day or two.

Indian air force jets continued to strafe enemy positions high in the Himalayas on Monday. Reports also spoke of close combat.

A military statement from Islamabad accused India of making heavy artillery bombardments deep into Pakistan's territory.



Shumit Ganguly of Hunter College, New York: "Getting evidence would be very difficult"
It said India had attacked a Pakistani army position on the line of control and that, as a result of that incident, one of its patrols was missing.

The statement warned that if attacks on the line of control continued, then Pakistan reserved the right to respond.


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Vajpayee: 'India is prepared for any eventuality'
The allegation came shortly after the Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, made a telephone call to his Indian counterpart, Atal Behari Vajpayee, in which he again called for a reduction of tension in Kashmir.

Mr Vajpayee, during a visit to the front line in Kashmir, told troops that India was prepared for any eventuality. He said India would continue its offensive until it won back its lost territory.

Addressing a news conference, Mr Vajpayee declined to say whether there was any possibility that the fight might be taken across the line of control.

here to see a map of the area)

Several shells landed nearby as Mr Vajpayee and his delegation arrived in the largely deserted town of Kargil, some 200 km north-east of Srinagar.

The town is close to the scene of the worst fighting.

They were visiting Indian troops, who have for the past month been engaged in heavy fighting along the demarcation line between India and Pakistan in Kashmir.

India is trying to repulse what it describes as Pakistani-backed infiltrators from the mountains on the Indian side of the line of control.

It is the prime minister's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since India launched its offensive.

Talks deadlock


BBC Correspondent Mike Wooldridge: "Jaswant Singh's visit will be closely watched in Pakistan"
On the diplomatic front, the Indian Foreign Minister, Jaswant Singh, arrived in China on Monday for a two-day official visit.

China is a long-standing ally of Pakistan.

Mr Singh's trip follows deadlock on Saturday in the first face-to-face talks between India and Pakistan on the conflict.

A proposal by Pakistan that India should call off its air strikes and that both sides should stop trading artillery fire across the line of control was rejected by India.

Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said that, if Delhi were to dilute the measures it was taking to end the infiltration, this would merely - as he put it - sanctify the aggression.
 
1.Officially - Indian Military Ratio for High Mountain warfare is 1 : 9 against attackers.

I like this very much. Now i can understand and corelate the figures given by Nawaz sharif (4000+) about the death of pakistani soldier. our 500 against their 4000+.
 
Kargil war was a blessing on India. Any army need to fight some wars and battles time to time to know their strength and weaknesses. Kargil war taught us so many things. It highlighted many of our weaknesses. It let us know what doctrines are relevant in mountain warfare and what weapons are required. We could know the real importance of Howitzer guns and Mirage 2000 with precision guided Bombs. It taught us a very important lesson of mountain warfare. It reaffirmed that our soldiers can fight with enemy with same zeal and bravery with which they fought in 1965 and 1971. It reaffirmed that our young officers and soldiers shall not hesitate to give their life as and when required.

You must be like, for real retarded.

Your high Iq hardly go beyond telling somebody retard. I like that.
 
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Kargil war was a blessing on India. Any army need to fight some wars and battles time to time to know their strength and weaknesses. Kargil war taught us so many things. It highlighted many of our weaknesses. It let us know what doctrines are relevant in mountain warfare and what weapons are required. We could know the real importance of Howitzer guns and Mirage 2000 with precision guided Bombs. It taught us a very important lesson of mountain warfare. It reaffirmed that our soldiers can fight with enemy with same zeal and bravery with which they fought in 1965 and 1971. It reaffirmed that our young officers and soldiers shall not hesitate to give their life as and when required.



pl learn to write understandable English if not correct. You can display you high IQ subsequently.
Several innovations were introduced during Kargil war be it infantry tactics, Arty and Air strikes.

It was the first time when Arty used in direct attack mode.

Followed by a big purchase and indigenous development of Arty locating Radars and PGMs.

I have heard IAF used Paveway 2 during Kargil.
 
Several innovations were introduced during Kargil war be it infantry tactics, Arty and Air strikes.

It was the first time when Arty used in direct attack mode.

Followed by a big purchase and indigenous development of Arty locating Radars and PGMs.

yes. We learnt a lot and pakistan would have learnt a lot too. I think kargil conflict taught some valuable lesson at a very low price.
 
^^^ Kargil taught us some VERY hard assed lessons. Thank you Pakistan.
 
Defense purchases and indigenous development which are directly influenced by Kargil Conflict :-

M 777 as FH 77 Bofors is not appropriate for high altitude warfare apart from its weight.

HAL ALH

AN TPQ 37 and BEL Arty Locating Radar

GPS guided munitions for Pinaka and Smerch

Several PGM bought from Israel and indigenous Sudarshan.
 
Controversy: Musharraf crossed LoC before Kargil war

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Col (retd) Ashfaq Hussain, who was serving in the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) at the time, said Musharraf flew across the de facto border on March 28, 1999 and spent a night at a location 11 kilometres inside Indian territory, The Times of India reported.

Pervez Musharraf 'crossed LoC before Kargil war'; V K Singh praises ex-Pak army chief's 'courage'
Pervez Musharraf 'crossed LoC before Kargil war'; V K Singh praises ex-Pak army chief's 'courage' - Times of India
 
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