Jubar Complex Case Study
Jubar Complex
On May 29, 1999, 1 Bihar was given the task to capture Jubar complex. 1 Bihar was in Assam and coming straight to conflict zone, in a totally different climate conditions than few day back (they inducted after war broke) in its previous field of posting. Same mistakes as we did in early days of Dras, mistakes were done here as well. The units were not logistically ready as well as not properly acclimatised to high altitude. You can imagine a person’s position that is coming straight into -10 to -30°C and high altitude conditions from Assam. But soldiers of Indian army are not like ordinary men. They are committed to perform well in all odd or what so ever conditions are, so did Maj Sarvanan.
On 20th May, Maj M. Sarvanan assigned …show more content…
These heights of peak were at 14k to 16k with a freezing temperature and snow covered area.
When infantry soldiers began operations to recover a peak, a doctor accompanied by a medical assistant and stretcher bearers moved just one step behind. The climb was tough and the progress slow. Troops, many of them from the plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, needed to stop every 10 steps to recover their breath. Even those belonging to the State of Jammu and Kashmir were not so acclimatised to the heights and ran out of breath.
Initially the soldiers were ordered to push ahead despite being out of breath. But this led to cases of high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPO) and high altitude cerebral oedema (HAPO). Now the doctor carried oxygen for soldiers running out of breath. And with most injuries-that of bullet and splinter wounds - the doctor or medical assistant even carry shell dressing, splints, pain killers and morphine shots, so that first-aid can be given on the spot itself,”the doctor added.Officers said the doctors were a great morale-booster. Once the soldiers knew that they would be taken care of immediately on being hit, they fought better. Casualties here had been …show more content…
The attacks on Jubar were preceded by concentrated artillery fire. In an innovative action, the division employed some 122-mm Grad multibarrel rocket launchers in a direct firing role to pulverize enemy defences. These launchers were deployed close to a pass on the Batalic-Kargil road where they were at the same height as the Jubar complex. With great professional pride, the gunners saw their ammunition destroy the targets. Direct hits shattered several enemy sangars.
On 29 June, 1 Bihar launched its attack. Phase 1 of the attack went off as planned and the Pakistanis were driven out from their sangars on the Jubar Observation Post (OP) on 30 June. A counterattack by the enemy was repulsed after inflicting heavy casualties. Jubar Top, immediately north of Jubar OP, proved to be a tough nut to crack. Heavy exchanges of fire continued between the contending troops throughout the next day resulted in large numbers of casualties on both sides. A second attempt to capture Jubar Top on the night of 30 June with a fresh company was also
On May 29, 1999, 1 Bihar was given the task to capture Jubar complex. 1 Bihar was in Assam and coming straight to conflict zone, in a totally different climate conditions than few day back (they inducted after war broke) in its previous field of posting. Same mistakes as we did in early days of Dras, mistakes were done here as well. The units were not logistically ready as well as not properly acclimatised to high altitude. You can imagine a person’s position that is coming straight into -10 to -30°C and high altitude conditions from Assam. But soldiers of Indian army are not like ordinary men. They are committed to perform well in all odd or what so ever conditions are, so did Maj Sarvanan.
On 20th May, Maj M. Sarvanan assigned …show more content…
These heights of peak were at 14k to 16k with a freezing temperature and snow covered area.
When infantry soldiers began operations to recover a peak, a doctor accompanied by a medical assistant and stretcher bearers moved just one step behind. The climb was tough and the progress slow. Troops, many of them from the plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, needed to stop every 10 steps to recover their breath. Even those belonging to the State of Jammu and Kashmir were not so acclimatised to the heights and ran out of breath.
Initially the soldiers were ordered to push ahead despite being out of breath. But this led to cases of high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPO) and high altitude cerebral oedema (HAPO). Now the doctor carried oxygen for soldiers running out of breath. And with most injuries-that of bullet and splinter wounds - the doctor or medical assistant even carry shell dressing, splints, pain killers and morphine shots, so that first-aid can be given on the spot itself,”the doctor added.Officers said the doctors were a great morale-booster. Once the soldiers knew that they would be taken care of immediately on being hit, they fought better. Casualties here had been …show more content…
The attacks on Jubar were preceded by concentrated artillery fire. In an innovative action, the division employed some 122-mm Grad multibarrel rocket launchers in a direct firing role to pulverize enemy defences. These launchers were deployed close to a pass on the Batalic-Kargil road where they were at the same height as the Jubar complex. With great professional pride, the gunners saw their ammunition destroy the targets. Direct hits shattered several enemy sangars.
On 29 June, 1 Bihar launched its attack. Phase 1 of the attack went off as planned and the Pakistanis were driven out from their sangars on the Jubar Observation Post (OP) on 30 June. A counterattack by the enemy was repulsed after inflicting heavy casualties. Jubar Top, immediately north of Jubar OP, proved to be a tough nut to crack. Heavy exchanges of fire continued between the contending troops throughout the next day resulted in large numbers of casualties on both sides. A second attempt to capture Jubar Top on the night of 30 June with a fresh company was also