Ladakh Flash Point
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in due time... in due time... after marines phase out these boots.
One problem is that in December-January the temperature can go low to about -30 -50 Celsius, and snow.
According to this news.
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That is unlikely.
General Winter is beginning to take its toll.
There are a few unconfirmed rumours from Chinese media that Indian Army have already suffered 20,000 non-combat causality in Ladakh, not death but becoming combat ineffective due to cold, COVID-19, lack of winter gear, altitude sickness etc and had to be rotated out. Indians are trying to plug these holes by putting special forces from all three branches on the front line, with air force at high altitude, army and medium and navy in valleys. Critical condition troops are being air lifted to Chandigarh for treatment.
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There are a few unconfirmed rumours from Chinese media that Indian Army have already suffered 20,000 non-combat causality in Ladakh, not death but becoming combat ineffective due to cold, COVID-19, lack of winter gear, altitude sickness etc and had to be rotated out. Indians are trying to plug these holes by putting special forces from all three branches on the front line, with air force at high altitude, army and medium and navy in valleys. Critical condition troops are being air lifted to Chandigarh for treatment.
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That's the equivalent 2 infantry divisions, in 2 months... if that's true... wow.
I guess the Wehrmacht-wannabes skipped over the Battle of France and went straight to Stalingrad.
Nah that just means there are 40,000 non-combat damages on the PLA side too, plus or minus a thousand.
There’s no easy way to deal with cold, no matter how prepared you are it’s still damn cold and dry unless you’re sitting by a fire 24/7 while batbing in vaseline.
Can’t imagine any of these Indians have the determination of our ancestors who crossed the Yalu during that winter.
Can’t imagine any of these Indians have the determination of our ancestors who crossed the Yalu during that winter.
If you think Yalu was harsh lookup Chosin reservoir/changjin
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