What a sorry state of security at Nagrote base and what's more pathetic are the statements given to explain security breach.
" The army will investigate later how the attackers breached the highly fortified base, but officers said the terrorists were from the fidayeen or suicide squad and were "determined to get in"."
"Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said: "Statistics have shown the attack is on military installations. Civilians are not being targeted.""
Source:
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/3-so...ack-on-army-base-near-jammu-10-points-1631637
Officers are attributing it to "Determination" of Fidayeen and our RM is taking refuge into "Statistics" after giving lofty speeches about surgical strikes and LOC actions. He should think that these words could come back to haunt him in the form of Fidayeen strikes !!
Now what's next ?? A wait for another surgical strike...
I can very well understand the sentiment here and all the questions right from how is it possible to why families are their, Well first of all any sentry whose at the first check point is a DETERRENCE at the same point VULNERABLE too.in this case this was a forced entry with 3 grenades lobbed at the two sentries guarding the entry point who later succumbed to the injuries. The first target which came in sight was the Officers Mess and so the hostage situation,Maj Kaushal who lost his life was getting ready for the PT session and was to assemble at the ground he was responsible for thwarting the attackers from killing the families which were sleeping at the time imagine what would have happened if these chaps would have taken over,
All this took place in the first 12 min of the forced entry and after that it was all about containing the situation.
And how the Does the Army do it ??
You locate from where the fire is coming and fire back and pin them down.
Cover fire allows men to take different positions close to the militants.
someone somewhere makes sense of what is happening and how to contain and neutralize the scumbags along with finding out what exactly is the strength of these pigs as the eye witnesses are themselves casualties.
All what I am telling here is the first-hand account of what happened and i may pls be corrected if i am wrong
Was their a fuckup somewhere?? Yes !! Court of inquiry will find out how and who were responsible.
A man who has come to die will surely inflict some damage on you no matter what, Indeed these damages can be minimised and this is what the Army has to focus on.