AND THE INDO PAK WAR OF 1971 STARTED On this day ( 5th December 1971, at around 5 pm, I recd the communication from OP( observation post ) officer, as Battery Target, Grid Refrence 546789 Height 1200 Feet Oscar Tango 180 degree Registering Target Yankee 5101, BOP My orders to guns Battery Target HE 429 Charge 3 Bearing 1804 mils Angle of Sight 1790 mils Number three ranging Elevation 430mils Registering target Yankee 5101, BOP Now starts the suspense Called Adjutant to confirm if Guns Free Adjutant reply Wait Battery Commander also in the command post with me. The heart rate increases. I could hear the heart pounding heavily. The gun is loaded and can not be unloaded as no provision. It can not move as long as loaded. The clearance comes GUNS FREE Order goes to guns FIRE Loud battle cry by all Gunners of Quebec Battery of 217 Medium Regiment as Bolo Durge Mata Ki Jai And the firing lane yard pulled The gun makes a loud explosive noise. The first shell is sent to the enemy with a warning that many more are coming. The going shell seen off with pride, the chill runs down the spine till date. Report made to OP shot three time of flight 23 That is how the war started for a 20 years and 10 months young 2 Lt of Artillery. Moments which will go with us to our graves.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:06:50 +0000
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