Flashpoint - Kargil '99 

"Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl" Frederick the Great of Prussia

A Turkish microtonal song about Australian Outlaws was used on the footage about a war between India and Pakistan. And the video remarks the mighty firepower of Swedish Artillery. Now this is one my new favorite videos. Thank you Samm.

You know you are dealing with large mountains when the 155 artillery are aimed like mortars

"God sides with the one with the best artillery" - Napoleon Bonaparte

Bofors guns won us the war. Himalayan conflicts are short and brutal mostly because craggy mountain terrain with thousands of metres of drops dont much allow for errors, and arty bombardments were the safety margins. Not to say it wasnt filled with brutal close up fights like the taking of tiger hill, but the infiltrators had the high ground and without the artillery evening the odds, things may have been a lot harder. They also fought as bravely as our men, shame the pakistanis refused to take their fallen home. Valour should be rewarded even in death. Thank you for covering the Kargill war.

Read about the story of Yogendra Singh Yadav, how he assaulted and wiped out two pakistani positions, thought to be dead, and turned up alive to his Army base after they "posthumously" awarded him a gallantry award.

when India picked the "Superior Firepower" doctrine

3:10 the officer carrying the coffin of soldier on right side is BS. Dhanoa who later becomes Chief Of Air Staff of Indian Air Force.

Such an overlooked conflict, and one that could have easily escalated to a larger conventional and, possibly, nuclear war between India and Pakistan.

when you make fun of the indian kid in your class for his accent so he calls an airstrike on your house

Hey MajorSamm, I don't know if you will read this ,but, I have no words to thank you for covering the Kargil war from an Indian perspective, we really appreciate it. My family has a long tradition of sending its sons to army for the service of nation in all its glory. The sons of my family have participated in almost all major military engagements, right from the malaysian and burmese campaigns of ww2 before the independence, to all Indo pak wars after the independence. Kargil war in particular is more close to my heart as it is the most recent and my own father gave his service as a military physician during the war. Trust me, he rarely talks about it, but when he does it always amuses us to know about the amount of bloodshed that happened during such a brief period. Now its my turn to uphold my family customs, and I will try to join the military just after I am done with my med school( yes my mother didn't want me to go in the military without a medical degree) . I once again thank you for uploading this video.

Remember watching these clips on a daily basis on national TV during my school days. Worrying when my dad who was in the Navy would have to leave if the war expands. Rumours of Pakistani submarines lurking close to Mumbai and movement of Pakistani nukes nearer to the border, Indian Navy ship designation numbers being painted off and each night emergency calls for sailors and officers of a particular ship to report to duty, etc. Those were days of anxiety.

And Pakistanis didn't even bother to take back the dead bodies of their soldiers. Our Army performed burial of Pakistani soldiers with full military respect. Add this fact too.

This Persian Gulf vet likes your style 👍👍👍👍

The last 20 seconds man. That shits haunting I remember the face of my mum when me dad passed and she saw the body. There was no crying by anyone just silence and disbelief scariest shit in the world to see a wife seeing her husbands dead body

Damn! My uncle was part of the artillery during this war. He was a gunner during this war , after the war he was entirely changed passed away 10 years back. Miss him a lot. My respect to the veterans 🙏

Just saying, if the Indians have experience with mountain warfare, and the small incidents on the chinese border escalate, the Chinese will need to give their all.

The military industrial complex really needs to start supporting MajorSamm

Just for you to know . Indian army used one artillery division and two independent artillery brigades to batter Pakistan army , that's nearly 870 artillery guns . Artillery was the reason why india won Kargil war . The arty fire was so intense that pakistan army couldn't even pick their dead bodies in the open

I used to listen to a very specific type of music. But now, I discovered your channel and with this incredibles videos I love all the songs you use.

Everything about this video is brilliant. It shows the worry in the civilian population, the viscous strain of mountain warfare, the heavy employment of artillery, the use of precision strikes with aircraft, the tactical use of helicopters, and finally the sad outcome of the war. Absolutely amazing how you can teach about a conflict without saying a word.

Rare footage of functioning INSAS rifles.

1:46 a beautiful moment!!

MajorSamm - where i get to learn about conflicts i never read or heard about and where i can listen to great songs i would have otherwise never discovered

Now the Mountains Speak Hindi. My Father served in the Indian Army, he was in 1/11 GR, He and his men are responsible for capturing points in the Batalik sector. We really owe them so much, The unknowns did the unforgettable for the ungratefuls.

You will be looking at the valley in distress! But we will send greetings from above! -The queen of battlefield Indian artillery corps!

Finally a channel that speaks to my autistic level military history interests.

Artillery only.

That first sync between the beat and artillery is on fire!

Thanks a lot Sam, love from India. I met so many heroes of this war, this was nice remembering them.

Usually, it takes 3 soldiers against 1 defending soldier in a plain area, it becomes 6-9 for 1 in mountainous areas similar to the Himalayas. Indian casualties were smaller than pak's, all thanks to the artillery support from Bofors (and other arti pieces), MBRLs, and guided/un-guided airstrikes.

Equipment Used In Kargil War (As per My Knowledge.) A) Indian Armed Forces 1)Pistol 9A 2)Sterling SMG 3)L1A1 SLR variant (Ishapore 1A1) 4)INSAS 1A 5)INSAS LMG 6)ISHAPORE 2A1 bolt action 7)Dragunov SVD 8)AKM variants (AKM, Pm Md 63/65, Mpi KMS 72) 9)Vz 58 (special forces) 10)Hk MP-5 (limited use by Special Forces) 11)Bren LMG 12)FN-MAG 58 13)NSV HMG (sentry purpose) 14)KPV-HMG (sentry and Anti-Aircraft, mostly deployed in nearby Siachen.) 15)Browning M-2(sentry purpose, limited.) 16) 84mm Carls Gustav Recoilless Rifle 17)40mm Police Grenade Launcher 18) iconic Khukri (you know, can't be missed when it's served more chopping.) 19)AGS-17 AGL 20)RPO-A-Shmel (special forces.) 21)51mm Mortar OFB E1 22)81mm Mortar OFB E1 23)PKM (Special forces) 24)M-40 recoilless Rifle 25)OFB-E1 120mm mortar (few) 26)BM-21 Grad 27)Pinaka MLRs 28)Vijayanta MBT (rare) 29)Bofors 155mm 30)M-46 130mm 31)105 mm Indian Field Gun 32) 105mm OFB mountain gun (licensed variant of L118 Light Howitzer) 33)QF-25 pounder Howitzer. 34)BL 5.5 inch Gun (few pieces) 35)105mm Abbot SPG (few, undisclosed about ways of operation) 36) Israeli Guidance Systems (I don't have a fucking idea which ones) 37)Mig 21 38)Mig 27 39)Mig 29 40)SPEDCAT Jaguars 41)Mirage 2000 42)Mil Mi 8 43) Mil Mi 8 Attack Variant 44)SA-7 strela (Oops Late For MANPADs) 45)SA-6 Gainful .....That's it all I know. Also pak side will be added soon. .............................soon to be updated MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Pakistan even refused to take back their own dead. The Indians had to perform the last rites. Sad.

My uncle was an officer in the sikh regiment around this time, he's currently in the punjab police as a k9 handler and instructor. My guy's seen some shit lol

Oh no looks like we just summoned the Indian Patriots

I love the smell of Bofors in the morning

My father's friend from Pakistan is a veteran of the Kargil Conflict, he told us that the fighting wasn't fierce when the conflict started at first but the end was the most fiercest because of close interactions between both armies

Finally something about my region. Much love.

What a fun mix of equipment, saw some MiGs mixed with Mirages if I remember my delta winged planes correctly. Neat mix of ground equipment too.

Good video majorsamm

Respect India from Iranians British My first coloured friend in the UK was a seek Indian. Also we are the aryan race

Nice one Major! Really appreciate seeing something that is very overlooked in the West, the conflicts that India has been in are all rather interesting.

Indian artillery is led by multiple gods!

The war is the most recent example of high-altitude warfare in mountainous terrain, and as such posed significant logistical problems for the combating sides.

Everyone: talk about Swedish arti Meanwhile Soviet and French jet, British and Soviet arti, Belgian and German MG: wtf?

Majorsamm have Quentin Tarantino levels of music choice for his videos. I honestly get hyped anytime this channel puts anything out.

Imagine unironically being issued a INSAS.

The music really suited this one.

last time I was this early the Soviet Union still existed

Sweden Bofors was the Queen of the battlefield for this war. Good artillery piece. Rugged and reliable.

Never opened a notification faster. Thank you for making videos about less known wars, amazing edit as always.

Nice video Majorr👍

I like how you included the grieving family at the end. Its important not to glorify war, in all actuality war is really pathetic and serves no end. War is like chopping the head off one of those greek gods, you chop one off and another grows back in its place.

Feels like this music was purposly created for this video

Indian guy over here. Never thought Major Sam would make a video on this conflict but you did!

Kargil99 is incomplete without capt.Vikram Batra (shershah) 13th jak rif

greetings again, on the 23rd victory day of kargil

Man they really pounded them with arty high up there in the himalayas where you'd only really expect light infantry

The clip of Hindu soldiers gaurding there Muslim mates while they were offering Namaaz is really beautiful,and showed the inter- communal brotherhood that existed in India once ,but alas it has all been burned down.

I just hope both sides had fun

What people forget is that these nations (India and pakistan) have nukes

Would love to see something on Sri Lankan Civil War.. Major.. Love from India..

basically MEA from squad but with more soviets equipment and its south asia version instead of the middle east

this is really amazing. probably one of the best you made. and i learn about new conflicts i know nothing about.

India and Pakistan have such a mishmash of Western and Soviet equipment...I love it

You make extremely interesting and good videos that have caused me to research history more than I usually do. You should make a video on the Korean War.

Wish more people knew about this conflict. The men in uniform out-performed in every aspect in this conflict. They are some of my heroes. It's a lot different operating in a far region of the world in the name of country as opposed to on home soil. Lest We Forget. Would love to meet some of the veterans of this conflict.

your video's are a national treasure

I see India went for Superior Firepower this game. All jokes aside, those bofors look cool. Cant imagine the logistical problems tho.

watching this on Kargil Vijay Diwas feels different and surreal

3:10, Air warrior on the right is ACM (R) BS Dhanoa.

You are an not only an artist, you also "teach" music and upload magnificent videos

Somehow you always manage to find the strangest yet most beautiful and fitting music for your videos. Great job man 👍👍😎

God favors the side with the most artillery.

I was in year 5 when this kicked off. Most of our art projects were basically to make a poster to support the troops in Kargil.

Here i am, watching this on 23rd kargil vijay diwas (Kargil victory day) when indian armed forces and paramilitary bravely fought against the enemy in fierce mountain warfare with all odds in favour of pakistans. JAI HIND!

Your videos remind me of how big of a luxury having peace actually is. I hope you keep on doing what you do. In your videos, war is raw, it's brutal, it's out of one's control. But, us people, living in modern comfort, need to be reminded that war is exactly like that. It's constantly & painfully unforgiving.

1971 Bangladesh liberation war- lots of footage available. Go for it. This one was great.

I think there’s a strong argument to be made about this being your best video yet

Can't get enough of this stuff. You capture alot of emotion in your editing. Great clip choices. Great music. Keep it up

Last time I was this early the army of Republic of Srpska (VRS) was actually winning in the Bosnian conflict

Mountains eat up men

A old timer i knew ran supplies to the indian side in a truck at night it was a absolure nightmare you couldnt see a thing and pak artillery was always hitting the MSRs. Only if the Indian politicians had the political will to make things right.

За Индию и двор - стреляю в упор! (С) Раджив Ганди

The liberation war of Bangladeshi might be a cool video Love ur videos btw❤️

The last thing I expect is to hear king gizzard here

The eyes of the mourners at the end are very haunting.

Your music choices, scene selections and wars covered have me overall just emotional by the end of each video. You sir have a knack for this, I appreciate each one and wait in anticipation each time for the next. Enjoy your holidays and new years everyone.

Man, there were so many conflicts in the 90's that I have truly never heard of

How do you manage to pick the perfect soundtrack every time! Nailed it yet again Majorsamm

Love india 🇮🇳 from kurdistan ❤☀️💚

I'm always amazed to see the combination of weapons that we possess from the Western and soviet bloc. We get the best of both worlds.

Bruh how did I find this gem of a channel

I remember witnessssing hundreds of tanks and artillery traveling through fields and forests for the border blockdown. Night light outs were daily ritual. News of martyred JAK Rifle boys and there last rites were as common as hours of a day. Those were the days of war and tragedy!

The ending always has me crying

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YOU KNOW THERE WAS A SCANDAL ABOUT PURCHASING BOFORS ARTILLERIES, BUT IRONY BOFORS SAVED THE DAY, IT WAS A DUEL OF ARTILLERIES, MY OWN UNCLE WAS THERE AS A MEDIC told me without artilleries the situation would have been very difficult for us ,just imagine500 rounds being fired in every 5 minutes, before capturing THE ICONIC TIGER HILL IT WAS POUNDED FOR NON STOP 24 HOURS, NOW THINK JAI HIND

Holy shit I had no idea about this. Incredible video as usual majorsamm

Laser guided bombs of Sukhoi 30 mki + some brave souls to fight uphill battle and capture those peaks got the job done