tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871184185816837096.post3132160116168076626..comments2023-12-12T11:35:27.115+05:30Comments on Perspective: Attack on Pathankot AFS: Quick AssessmentVRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15325973498628657512noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871184185816837096.post-15499400777147827592016-04-23T10:36:02.016+05:302016-04-23T10:36:02.016+05:30Good work and you have asked pertinent questions I...Good work and you have asked pertinent questions I hope the government wakes up to the drug menace in Punjab and tackle it with ruthlessness and efficientlypiyushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915617055164568677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871184185816837096.post-22084210316606136762016-04-23T10:33:52.384+05:302016-04-23T10:33:52.384+05:30You have asked pertinent questions and I believe t...You have asked pertinent questions and I believe that we must destroy this drug culture that is destroying our youths in the border areas about the tactical engagement in the airbase I think we can never rely on media reports.good workpiyushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915617055164568677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871184185816837096.post-25170069400702092662016-01-06T21:37:59.531+05:302016-01-06T21:37:59.531+05:30Rohit,
Congratulations on this. Very well done. B...Rohit,<br /><br />Congratulations on this. Very well done. By now you will know that your analysis was correct and you will also have read Ajai Shukla's article, which has been shamelessly plagiarized by BBC without mentioning his name.<br /><br />Just a bit of ancient history. Your C-130 comment reminded me of the siege of Khesan in Vietnam, 1968. Three NVA divisions surrounded a reinforced Marine regiment (four battalions)at Khesan in an effort ot stage a Dien Bien Phu. Siege went on for months. Much of the battle was spent with the Marines counterattacking the NVA to get them back out of direct arty spotting range of the air strips (shades of Walong 1962, here!) <br /><br />C-130s used to land and take off amid mortar and artillery fire delivering supplies, replacements; and evacuating casualties. On days when the fighting was too heavy for landings, the C-130s would do level level pallet drops under fire.<br /><br />US dropped 100,000 tons of bombs during siege, and fired off over 150,000 155mm, 175mm, and 8" artillery shells, aside from uncounted 105mm shells.<br /><br />Eventually US 1st Air Cavalry Division managed to break the siege. The Cav were generally helicoptered into the field and usually picked up by the late afternoon, except for patrols who would stay for a few days at a time. They took a lot of pride in being clean! When they arrived at Khesan, they were completely appalled at the conditions on the base. The Marines had been packing up garbage and human waste and stacking it along the sand-bagged perimeter of the airfield, because they had no way of disposing of it. So there were massive rats and flies everywhere and a huge stink pall over the base! Just some of the realities of war that the history books and heroic portrayals omit to mention!<br /><br />Siege of Kohima is another equivalent.Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028420171993289655noreply@blogger.com