With one hundred guns in concert, Tololing was the first major ridgeline to fall on June 13, 1999 in the Dras sub-sector. Thereafter, Points 4590 and 5140 were captured after several weeks of bitter fighting and simultaneous multi-directional attacks. The 105 mm Indian field guns (IFGs) and 155 mm Bofors medium guns fired in the direct firing role, destroying all visible enemy sangars. The capture of the Tololing complex paved the way for successive assaults to be launched on the Tiger Hill complex from several directions. Within the space of a few days, Point 4700, Knoll and Three Pimples were captured. After a series of multi-directional assaults preceded by accurate and sustained preparatory bombardment by the Artillery, Tiger Hill was captured on July 5. Point 4875 another dominating feature to the west of Tiger Hill, jutting into the Mashko Valley, was captured on July 7. Once again, over one hundred guns delivered murderous fire assaults and over 1,200 rounds of high explosive shell rained down on Tiger Hill in five minutes, causing large-scale death and devastation.
Here again, the Indian Gunners fired their guns audaciously in direct firing role, under the very nose of Pakistani Artillery observation posts (OPs), without regard for personal safety. Even the 122 mm Grad MBRLs were employed in direct firing role. In India�s first televised battle, hundreds of shells and rocket warheads impacted on the pinnacle of Tiger Hill in full view of TV cameras and the nation watched in rapt attention. In recognition of the significant contribution made by the Artillery regiments that participated in this battle, Point 4875 was re-named as Gun Hill � a unique honour bestowed on the Artillery. Due to the massive employment of all available firepower resources to decimate the enemy�s defences, 18 Grenadiers, the heroes of Tiger Hill, suffered only a handful of casualties during the final assault.
