In response to Pak’s Grand Slam, India launched counteroffensives across the IB in J&K, Punjab, and Rajasthan. The Indian Air Force’s intervention, however, saved Akhnoor thwarting Pak’s objectives. Following this, it was to capture Jammu, thus, disconnecting all land communications to the State of J&K. It wanted to capture Akhnoor to isolate Indian positions in Naushera, Rajauri, and Punch. Battle of Asal Uttar (1965) (Background) Pak’s OffensiveĪfter the failure of Operation Gibraltar, Pak launched the Operation ‘Grand Slam’. One of the major Indian Army Heroic Battles, the Asal Uttar tank battle was one of the largest tank battles in history. India estimated the tank casualties suffered by Pak to be 97 in number, 78 of which were the Patton tanks.

Pakistan suffered heavier losses as compared to India. The situation was stabilized by 10th September. And each link will open in New Tab so you can finish this off and switch to other 🙂 The Aftermath We all have been keen to read about heroic wars of the Indian Armed forces post-independence but how many battles do you know that Indians fought even before the Britishers came to India? Here are some Battles that changed Indian History Forever. Some other soldiers fled the tanks which got stuck in the mud. Some enemy soldiers fled and abandoned their almost brand new tanks when they caught fire after being shot at.

Similarly, other enemy tanks were destroyed too. And then finally, the first enemy tank exploded. They patiently prepared, with their vintage recoilless rifles, to fight Pak’s Patton tanks. They waited until they were certain of the enemy tanks. Indian troops, on the other hand, followed what had been told to them. The failure to perform reconnaissance was the reason for their unfamiliarity with the terrain. Also, the defenses laid out the previous night and the swampy grounds posed hurdles for them. Hence, Pak tanks engaged in the long-range firing. The tall sugarcane fields had hidden them well.

Initially, the enemy tanks found it difficult to locate the Indian troops. The in-depth details of Battleįrom 8th to 10th September, the troops engaged in a rigorous battle with the enemy. This way the tanks maintained a distance of 500 meters from each other. Also, the Indian troops had arranged the tanks in a horseshoe-shaped defensive position. This meant that the soldiers were to fire at the enemy from a very close range. Therefore, before firing at the tanks they had to be 100% sure that those belonged to the enemy. They were aware of the confusion that might arise in identifying the enemy’s tanks.

Largest tank battle in us history