![]() The infantry was scattered all along the line and every time they tried to regroup the Pakistani guns raged thunder on them with 90 artillery pieces including 12x 8-inch howitzers. Even though the Indians had 6 artillery brigades, they managed to cover only 3000 yards in 15 hours. At the end of the day, the battlefield looked like a graveyard of Indian tanks. There were full-frontal clashes between the two sides and only after a significant distance had been established between the two did the Pakistani artillery with its newly acquired US guns engaged the Indians, destroying much of the retreating Indian side. The Air force and artillery played less of a part of this engagement since the two sides had essentially mingled with each other. There was utter chaos on the fields as the Pakistani Pattons engaged with Indian Centurions and Shermans. The Indian tanks consisting of 4 regiments tried to ram through the 3 Pakistani regiments but failed to do so due to the superior formations of the Pakistanis. The Indian assault didn’t gain any momentum till late at night when they captured a few nearby villages. By the morning of 14th September, the Pakistani 6th Armored Division organized under Colonel Wajahat was holding a pivotal location in the Chawinda region. Meanwhile Indian advance at Phillora was halted by 25th Cavalry Division and Pakistani Air force to some extent. But it changed when the Pakistani reinforcements consisting of one infantry and one newly formed armored division commanded by young officers approached. ![]() The Indians outnumbered Pakistanis 10 to 1. In the beginning, all was in India's favor as Pakistan only had a single regiment. The Pakistani side consisted of 30,000 to 50,000 infantry, 132 tanks who were tasked with the initial defense, and 150 reinforcements. ![]() The strength of the Indian forces ranged from 80,000 to 150,000 infantry and 230 tanks. ![]() The world saw the biggest Tank battle since world war 2 when the Indian army tried to capture the Sialkot but was repulsed by Pakistani armored divisions at Chawinda a few miles from the main city. ![]()
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