![]() The Pakistanis left the field in disarray, leaving almost a hundred tanks behind. Opening fire from their camouflaged hiding places at ranges of as short as five hundred meters the smaller Indian tanks were able to penetrate the Pakistani Pattons from all angles and shortly set dozens on fire. Advancing into an Indian artillery barrage, the Pakistani armor fell into the Indian trap, with the Indians holding fast until they could "see the whites of their enemy's eyes". The Indian tanks had set up defensive positions in a "U" formation and were superbly camouflaged by tall un-harvested sugarcane stalks. Four inches (100mm) of steel armor plating on the Patton's made them proof to all but the most close range or lucky shots The Indian tanks were largely outgunned (the Shermans and AMX-13s only having 75mm main guns) as well as grossly outnumbered by a factor of no less than 2:1. ![]() The 46-ton Patton was considered one of the best and most modern designs of the time and carried a 90mm main gun that outranged the Indian tanks. On the previous day, the Indians had been defeated and forced to retreat from their previous positions outside the town of Khemkaran. The Pakistani force contained no less than 300 of the new American M47 Patton tanks along with a few M24 Chaffee Tanks. On Septemthree Indian armored regiments with 45 old American M4A4(75) Sherman tanks, 45 light French built AMX-13-75 tanks, and 45 British Centurion MkVII tanks were arrayed outside the village of Asal Uttar in the western Punjab province of India. Fought in the India-Pakistan War of 1965 this battle was the largest tank-on-tank combat after WW2 since the Battle of Kursk at its time. The Battle of Asal Uttar (also called the Battle of Khemkaran in some sources) is of particular interest to students of armored combat. Hope for more upcoming tank-battle features in the coming weeks! We look at resloution of the Centurion vs. Since the upcoming British Tanks excite us all. Here I'll try to share with the WoT Community tank battles of special interest in the 1945-1991 Cold War period. Welcome to Kayneth's Post-WW2 Historical Battle Series. ![]()
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