1. At Galwan.. at the confluence of Shyok and Galwan.. the PLA would cut off DSDBO road isolating subsector North to an extent.
2 . Then the division at Moldo would break out at Chushul, turn right head north towards Darbuk and dominate the Changla pass.. and stop reinforcement coming in.
3 From Tangtse they can swing towards Lukung.. while the troops on the northern bank of Pangong Tso march towards Phobrang thus capturing whole of Pangong complex and cutting off Indian positions at Gogra..
4. To cut off air connectivity to sub sector North, PLA mechanized divisions in depsang would attack DBO airstrip and occupy it. and move towards Murgo to cut off the Leh - Saser la - DBO road..
End state: Cut off and occupy whole of subsector North and also siachen down the road. Also, occupy whole of Pangong complex
That is a good take ... makes lot of sense.
But Chinese need some lesson in Military Science if they were to plan such a fantastic operation with two divisions - or take three. That too one is mechanized Division and another motorized Divions having only four infantry brigades between those. Take six at maximum. Or Mechanisation has let them down. It is not Lingzitang Plains, or Soda plains or Depsang plains or Chengchgenmo vally plains. Thre is a wall of Chengchenmo and Chipchap ranges to be broken. Only Infantry can do that.
If that was the intention it should have been executed almost on the march... as short swift and surprise operation even by launching some Helliborne Forces. But the way they were showing themselves in Galwan valley, it appears that military operation with that intention was not there.
They should have not waited so along having reached Shyol- Galwan confluence, three km inside Chengchenmo and Finger 4. Chusul was also lying almost unoccupied. ITBP had been thrown back without a shot.
But what stopped them?
Probably that was not the intention.
OK even if that is the intention there should have been at least six divisions there by now.
There is something more sinister about it.
Please try again...