The Pakistan president and Chief military law overseer General Yahya Khan

History Channel The Pakistan president and Chief military law overseer General Yahya Khan was coming up short on alternatives as he couldn't bolster an operation in East Pakistan as it was isolated from the "homeland" by very nearly 1500 miles of Indian region. His guides pushed a strike in the west on the lines of the Israeli assault on the Egyptian Air fields amid the 1967 Arab Israeli war. This they felt if definitive could give the Pakistan military some reprieve in East Pakistan.

In this way a challenging arrangement to strike 6 Indian forward landing strips was considered. The thought was to mount no less than 3 or 4 forays on these landing strips and attempt and devastate the airplane on the ground. The head of the Pakistan Air Force was sure of the accomplishment of the arrangement. As needs be 'operation Chengiz Khan' was gotten ready for the night of 3 December 1971.

Measures taken by the IAF

The Indian Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal PC Lal had gotten insight contributions of the Pakistani assault, however the date and time was not clear. A great part of the data was supplied by the Soviet Union which had put Pakistan under satellite reconnaissance. Air Chief Marshal Lal, in this way in the principal week of November requested that the accompanying strides be taken in the western area.

an) All warriors and other air ship were requested to be scattered and appropriately disguised.

b) The Air Defense firearms around the landing strip were reinforced.

c) ORP (Operation status Platform) was mounted. This included pilots being prepared day and night for operations.

d) The Runaway recovery plan was actuated, and additionally PAD (Passive Air Defense) was initiated.

The Pakistan Air Force chose Halwara (Near Jullundur), Adampur (Close to Hoshiarpur), Pathankot, Jodhpur, Agra, Sirsa in Haryana for the principal assaults. They wanted to catch up with assaults on Srinagar, Amritsar and Bhatinda.

As the Pakistan ground group got the flying machine prepared, data through satellite observation by the Soviet Union was transmitted to the IAF.

The PAF Attacks

The PAF mounted the assaults with F104 (star warrior), Mirage,F-86 and different planes. The planes keeping radio hush and flying low to dodge Indian radar stations set out toward their objectives. The methodology of the planes brought about a monstrous hostile to Aircraft flood from the Indian side. However, according to plans no flying machine was mixed to capture the assailants, to pass on the feeling that the PAF attacks were a win.

Even with the overwhelming AA torrent and route mistakes the vast majority of the planes were not exceptionally fruitful in assaulting the landing strips. No Indian flying machine were harmed and the landing strips additionally endured insignificant harm. The assaults proceeded with the whole night and as there was no Indian reaction the Pakistan general staff finished up the assaults were a win.

The Indian Attack

This was a grave slip-up as following 24 hours the Indian response occurred. It resembled a snaked projectile and the IAF with Canberra's and Mirage and Jaguar assaulted the PAF bases in West Pakistan. In spite of the fact that the Pakistan Air resistance was great, yet the fight moved for the IAF. Specifically the assault on Karachi was crushing. The assault to demolish the fuel dumps of the PAF was a win and in 12 attacks on Karachi the whole city turned into an inferno as flares jumped high as can be. The city and the fuel dumps blazed for a few days. All the while engine torpedo pontoons of the Indian Navy assaulted Karachi harbor with rockets and set the port on fire.

Outside Intervention

At this basic crossroads the speak to Nixon the US president and China was paid attention to. Yet, Indira Gandhi the wise leader,had officially marked a barrier settlement with Russia, which was initiated and the Soviet submarines started to tail the US seventh armada with the atomic fueled USS Enterprise, which was progressing towards East Pakistan. China additionally thought it judicious not to threaten Russia.

The war was soon over in 13 days with East Pakistan being perceived as Bangladesh. However credit must go to the IAF which battled a fabulous back watchman activity in the west and blunted the Pakistan assault in the Chamb Jaurian area. Here the SU-7 was utilized widely and numerous air ship and pilots were lost.