And we flog a dead story again.
On topic: no one fires on a heli in LC region. But then, anyone who has served there, would be knowing it better. 2009, there was a fire on a Pakistani post (due to kero heater) opposite Tilel Valley in winters. A Pakistani Mi-17 came with emergency rations to drop on the affected post. But missed the post and started hovering over an Indian post.
The Indian post had Igla. But did Indians fire? No sir! The Company Commander at the post got an Indian flag out and started waving to the hovering helicopter which was planning to make a drop. The Pilot acknowledged and the company commander pointed in direction and the helicopter went in the pointed direction.
Such stories are common on both sides. Soldiers are human. During a casualty evacuation in 2012, an Army Aviation helicopter from Indian side went across LC to make an approach. As there was no helipad, it had to do a hover evacuation. No intimation of overflight was given to Pakistani post opposite. The Pakistani soldiers got out and got on radio to ask if any problem had occurred. They did not fire at all as the helicopter went well into their airspace to make an approach. As high altitude region and winds were tail winds the direction of approach had to be modified.
The helicopter went back. Took off its doors and came back, again going into Pakistani side and then got the casualty evacuated. No one bothers.
Only on this forum do I see people who have never ever served a single day and neither will, put up pictures with guns and snipers as their display pic and what not and come all 'blazing' as if they are fighting a war!
LC is much more peaceful.
@-xXx- enjoy Tom Clancy!
it is Mig-21 story of ours, the Pakistani version.