A hypothetical scenario of a military raid against a terrorist training camp in PoK

1 Satellites, reconnaissance aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and thermal imaging cameras, are all sources of intelligence to mount the operation.

2 Ground troops cross the LoC through unmonitored entry points and move along uninhabited routes.

3 Two-three km from the terrorist camps, the seek-and-destroy mission sets up a base camp to operate from.

4 Indian aircraft use Electronic Counter Measures (ECMs) to jam the radar frequencies of the Pakistanis and Electronic Counter-Counter Measures (ECCMs) as they respond with radar techniques.

5 Bofors and other artillery guns are moved forward to bombard the area between the camps and Brigade HQ to pin them down.

6 The raiding party launches attack with small arms.

7 In case the Pakistani Air Force responds to the Indian ground attack, IAF planes give aerial protection to Indian troops.They also abet in interdictionary measures by bombing the area to prevent Pakistani infantry from coming to the rescue of the terrorists and attacking the Indian raiding party.

8 Diversionary fire, troop movements or different routes are taken for the raiding party to return.

IN RED CIRCLE: Terrorist Camps are at least 40 km away from the range of Indian artillery

Logistical Support:
Ammunition, petrol, rations are stored here

Brigade HQ:
Anti-aircraft guns, missiles, fire control and communications

One Battalion is on alert to repulse attacks from Indian positions

One Company guards the LoC

Indian helicopters are kept ready for relief and rescue operations in case of casualties

The raiding party would be carrying INSAS 5.56-mm assault rifles, LMGs, rocket launchers, night-vision devices and radio sets

INDIAN ARSENAL

MI-8	Chetak	Sukhoi	Mirage-2000
Cheetah	Mi-17	Mig-29	Jaguar
130-mm gun	155-mm gun	Mobile Rocket launching System

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