The Kargil War

THE KARGIL WAR, 1999

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	Brigadier Lakhwinder Singh (second from left) - commander of an artillery brigade of the 8 Mountain Division with his commanders & men and a 155mm Bofors howitzer.
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	A convoy of army vehicles moving through the Zoji-La pass, carrying much-needed supplies for the Jawans, which separates Kargil from the serene Kashmir Valley.
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	A HAL Cheetah helicopter in the Batalik sector, flies over troops after delivering the goods. Below, army engineers are clearing the mountain pathway, to make a road.
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	A HAL Cheetah helicopter, takes-off after delivering supplies to a forward post in the Drass sector. The Jawan in the foreground, is carrying a 7.62mm assault rifle.
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	The BM-21 multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) fires a rocket towards Tiger Hill. Although ageing, the BM-21 MBRL still packed quite a punch in the Kargil operations.
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	An Indian Army convoy, carrying reinforcements for troops, on the forward lines negotiates the Zoji La Pass. Notice the extremely narrow width of the road.
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	Preparing the 155mm Bofors, in Thasgam 175 kilometres (109 miles) north of Srinagar, for another round of artillery barrage. Some 155mm shells lie nearby.
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	105mm IFG (Indian Field Gun) gun crews, prepare themselves for another round of shelling at Indian posts held by the enemy in the Batalik sector.
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	Transporting the Bofors to the Tiger Hill area, to begin another artillery barrage.
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	The 155mm Bofors, in the Batalik sector, with the barrel at a high elevation.
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	The Bofors being hauled along a main road through Dras by a Scania truck.
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	The 155mm Bofors aims towards Tiger Hill, a key Himalayan Peak in Dras.
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	A HAL Cheetah, from the Army Aviation Corps, lands in the Kargil region.
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	A 130mm M-46 field gun in the Kaksar sector. 130mm shells lie nearby.
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	Preparing a 105mm IFG for an artillery barrage in the Mukshoh Valley.
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	A Jawan loads a shell into the 105mm LFG (Light Field Gun).
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