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Kargil War: A long distance cannon in High Altitude Warfare, which will be near, will be heavy in the war. It also showed it clearly in the battle of Kargil. Since then, the Indian Army has modernized its artillery …Read more

Gunar reached gun Hill
Highlights
- 87 military points reached the top of Point 5140
- Point 5140 named ‘Gun Hill’ in 2023
- Artillery fired more than 2.5 million rounds in Kargil war
The signal of ‘Ye Dil Maange More’ came from Point 5140
The responsibility of regaining Point 5140 of Dras was given to 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifle. The task was given to the Bravo Company led by Lieutenant Sanjeev Singh Jamwal and the Delta Company led by Vikram Batra. Victory signal ‘Ye Dil Maange More’ was given through the radio set at 4:35 am on 20 June. To win this peak, Indian artillery Bofors, multi -barrel rocket launcher, 105mm opened their mouth completely, fired so many rounds before the final assault that Pakistanis flew away. A entire platoon of the Pak Army was sitting on that peak. The deadly attack of the artillery reduced the challenges of the Pak Army. The two companies attacked it efficiently that not a single is their casualty. After 26 years, the Expedition Team, who arrived on that peak, was also present in the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifle Regimental Medical Officer Colonel Rajesh (at that time Captain) and Army Medal Subedar Kewal Singh (at that time Lance Nayak).
More than two and a half million rounds were fired
Bofors gun may have been surrounded by controversies, but no one has questioned its firepower till date. During the entire war, the artillery fired more than two and a half million rounds. Bofors alone forced Pakistanis to flee by firing 70-80 thousand shells. 9000 rounds alone were done on the day of final assault on Tiger Hill. Under an estimate, 1 round was being fired every minute for 17 days. More than 300 cannons, mortars and multi -barrel rocket launcher were being fired daily from shells, bombs and rockets. During this Kargil war, the Indian Army also started getting indigenous Pinaka rocket launcher. Kargil’s battle was Pinaka’s debut.