Asal Uttar*
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Date: September 1965*                
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Battle Location: Indo-Pakistani Frontier east of Lahore*
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Battle Type: Pakistani Advance vs Indian Delay*
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Scenario description: 1965 saw renewed tension between India and Pakistan over the region of Kashmir, a flashpoint between the two nations since Pakistan's independence from India following the Second World War.*
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In September, the Indian XI Corps made a push for Lahore, but found the border defenses stouter than expected.  The Pakistani 1st Armored Division launched a counter-attack which took the Indian town of Khem Karan.  In the path of the Pakistani division lay the Indian 4th Mountain Division.*  
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The Indians reinforced the 4th Division with the 2nd Independent Armored brigade, and deployed in a horseshoe-shaped ambush around the village of Asal Uttar.  The ambush was feasible because the fields and brush north and south of Asal Uttar had been flooded by breaching the irrigation dikes.*
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The Pakistani 5th Armored Brigade was ordered to seize Asal Uttar, break through the Indian lines, and exploit into the rear of the Indian XI Corps.  The 5th Brigade attacked on 10 September, 1965.  What followed was a disaster for the brigade.  The M47 and M48 Pattons of the brigade advanced into tall sugarcane fields and brush without significant infantry support.  At close range, Indian antitank teams ambushed the Pakistani tanks, and, at ranges of 400 to 500 meters, Indian Shermans, AMX-13s, and Centurions opened fire from three sides.*  
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The Pakistani brigade effectively ceased to exist.  After the battles, the Indians assembled the Pakistani Pattons at a particular area on the battlefield that was nicknamed "Patton Nagar" (graveyard of the Pattons) by the locals.* 
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Note: If played against the AI, the human player should play the Pakistani side.*
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Sources:  Internet commentary by Ravi Rikhye, www.pakdef.info, and the "Patton Nagar" scenario for the Rapidfire gaming system.*
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Design by:  The Camo Workshop*