So as soon as summer begins... 2 happenings on the same day
1. Large quantity of ammunition recovered in J&K... along with 5 rounds of RPG... (after a long time I found such shiny non-rusty recovery)... when was the last time RPG was found in this number?
2. Paki COAS visits LOC
The infiltration & firing would begin soon...
720 rounds. That's 24 full mags. Enough to arm some 8 terrorists for a hit n run. The RPGs and UBGLs suggest some sort of a leaning towards a complex ambush. That's a rather serious threat (relative to the lack of action in the valley.) When was the last time we had a proper ambush in the valley by the terrorists anyways? (ignore the VBIED)
No one thanks the intel folks who unearth this crap man. Salute to whichever unsung hero or heroes found this.
About the shiny, non-rusty recovery, I'm assuming this is still a somewhat old cache (I don't know what material the ammo can is but it's pretty rusted) and the terrorists have gotten better training at caching their stuff. RPG rounds are notorious for being duds. Anything you can do to mitigate the risk of it turning dead weight is essential. The wrapping on it shielded it from the elements well.
I feel like this is all preparing for G-20. Expect an uptick in pork shenanigans till October this year.
The increase in CAPF recruitment makes me believe GOI is taking note and preparing for the same.