"India vs. Pakistan at the Battle of Longewala (1971)" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Feb 2019 9:39 p.m. PST |
"In 1971, Pakistan also tried to take a page from the Israeli playbook, launching an all-out surprise attack on India. They moved 2,000 troops, a mobile infantry brigade, and 45 tanks to secure an Indian border post at Longewala. Unfortunately for the Pakistanis, there were 120 Indians at Longewala who would have none of it. They had one recoilless rifle and strike aircraft that couldn't fly at night. For hours, Pakistani artillery pummeled the Indians as tanks and infantry advanced. But the recoilless rifle was the perfect weapon against the T-59 tanks Pakistan was fielding – it turned the thin armor into Swiss cheese. They made easy targets, too, often getting stuck in the soft sand at the border post. The advancing infantry got caught up in barbed wire and, thinking they'd walked into a minefield in the dark, flipped out. They waited two hours for minesweepers to clear the field of mines that didn't exist. By that time, air support was on the way and the Pakistanis were lit up in full retreat." YouTube link Amicalement
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