AFOVA New Letter 2 of Year 2021

Section 5 – War Diary CV 2 No. 02 / 2021 Page 88 of 332 “HAWAI NE NAK ME DAM KAR HAI HAWAI JAHAZ JATA HAI AUR DOOSRA ATTA BEES OOPER NACHTA HAI CHALIS FISADI FAUJ AND SAMAN HALLAK AUR TABAH HO CHUKA HAI AGHE JANA TO KEYA PECEE MURRNA BE MUSHKAL HO GAYA HAI JALDI HAWAI FAUJ MADAD KE LIYE BEJO WARNA VAPAS MURRNA NA MUMKIN HAI” Total Sorties 17 Claims Made Destroyed 15 tanks, 1 Armour Reccee vehicle, Ammunition Expended 30 MM HE - 4000 Rds, Rocket T10 - 180. At the fall of the day the following message was received from GOC 12 Inf Div Maj Gen RF KHAMBATTA: From: 12 Inf Div Main DTO: 052130 To: 14 C&MU 2030 Info: AOC Raj PERSONAL FOR WC CDR BAWA FROM GOC (.) HAVE EXCELLENT CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT TODAY (.) SHOOTING BY YOUR BOYS MOST ACCURATE RESULTING IN DESTROYING NUMBER OF ENEMY TANKS AND BLUNTING HIS ATTACK (.) PLEASE CONVEY MY APPRECIATION AND THAT OF MY TROOPS TO PILOTS (.) CONGRATULATIONS ON EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE (.)// When the enemy PAF was busy attacking other airfields in the Western Sector JAISALMER lay waiting for the second night with its Air Defence elements on the highest alert. 6 Dec 71 At about 0130 hrs the Div Cdr informed the Base Cdr, that "Since you are hurting the enemy most and if he has a determined Cdr, it is likely that the enemy attempt a thrust with a Sqn of tanks to neutralise the airfield”. He apprised the Base Cdr the route enemy was likely to follow and said that this was his personal appreciation and expressed his inability to offer anything to counter this thrust. The Base Cdr coolly inquired as to "What would you likeme to do?' On this he advised the Base Cdr to keep some listening posts to hear the noise of advancing tanks, if any. To which the Base Cdr quickly retorted" "What do you expect me to do next and surely you do not want me to quit." The morale of the Station was high, and the Base Cdr was not one bit perturbed about this imaginary armour threat. The Anti-Aircraft Guns were A destroyed T-55 tank near the Longewala Post