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    Default That's this Bofors

    LINK, not the one with which most in the US are familiar (LINK).

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    Bofors Haubits FH77/B Swedish 155 mm howitzer is the one used in Kargil.

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    ... "We need officers capable of following systematically the path of logical argument to its conclusion, with disciplined intellect, strong in character and nerve to execute what the intellect dictates"

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    I shall have to re-name this thread, 'Airpower at 18k’: The Indian Air Force in the Kargil War' we have moved away from air power to the "queen of the battlefield". Some good gains here too, SWC at it's best and good to see our Indian contributions too.

    The new name: The Kargil War (all aspects) and will be merged with an old thread 'Restraint as a Successful Strategy in the 1999 Kargil Conflict'.
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    The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) efforts, Operation Safed Sagar (White Sea),
    produced mixed results. Thin air diminished weapon accuracy and hindered aircraft
    performance. Adverse weather and the heightened SAM threat hampered the IAF’s
    attempts at close air support (CAS). Aircraft proved unreliable in rapidly changing
    weather, and a lack of pilot training for CAS in the mountains further diminished the
    IAF’s ability to provide firepower in coordination with ground maneuver. The IAF
    eventually adapted and enjoyed some success, primarily against fixed targets. The
    introduction of laser-guided munitions (LGM) increased accuracy and contributed to the
    fight on Tiger Hill. IAF pressure on NLI soldiers had a significant psychological effect.
    Unconventional techniques, such as using aerial munitions to create avalanches over
    trails, isolated Pakistani defensive positions and destroyed supply sites.
    From the US thesis mentioned above.
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    IAF's side of the story.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSeJmlGOsbA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B8_W...eature=related

    It's true that IAF did more psychological damage than physical.

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    As for the artillery.

    As per the official list of Pakistani soldiers who have been killed during the war period, put up on its website by the Pakistani Army, about 190 of the over 400 dead were killed because of shelling by the Indian Army.

    http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation...il_669140.html

    The Indian artillery fired over 2,50,000 shells, bombs and rockets during the Kargil conflict. Approximately 5,000 artillery shells, mortar bombs and rockets were fired daily from 300 guns, mortars and MBRLs while 9,000 shells were fired the day Tiger Hill was regained. During the peak period of assaults, on an average, each artillery battery fired over one round per minute for 17 days continuously.

    http://www.indiandefencereview.com/n...in-kargil-war/

    The Gunners of the Indian Artillery fired their guns audaciously in the direct firing role, under the very nose of Pakistani artillery observation posts (OPs), without regard for personal safety.

    http://mod.nic.in/samachar/jan15-02/html/ch3.htm

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