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How can we impact the exact location?

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Sir, there is some confusion.

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The same coordinates as today
have come back for tomorrow,

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including point 4065.

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The Army told us to stop bombing

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because they wanted
to commence the ground assault--

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They did.

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But the moment they climbed the hill,
they were ambushed.

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Unfortunately, it's not just point 4065,

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it's with every peak that we have bombed.

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But how's that possible, Sir?

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70% of our bombs have been on target.

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Bombs are falling on the peaks,

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<i>but because</i>
<i>of our 100-to-150-meter error,</i>

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<i>they are not directly</i>
<i>destroying the bunkers.</i>

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<i>And what we gather</i>
<i>from the enemy's RT intercepts</i>

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<i>is that the shrapnel from our bomb blasts</i>

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<i>isn't penetrating the bunkers</i>
<i>which are made of stone.</i>

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<i>So their strategy is very simple now.</i>

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<i>The moment they hear our jets coming,</i>

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<i>they go and hide in the bunkers.</i>

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<i>And when our army climbs there,</i>
<i>they emerge from them again.</i>

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Which simply means that…

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our so-called sophisticated
high-altitude strategy…

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…is being neutralized
by some pre-historic rocks.

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<i>The Pakistan Army treated the bodies</i>

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<i>of our martyred soldiers</i>
<i>with gross inhumanity</i>

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<i>in the Kargil sector.</i>

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<i>According to our Defense forces,</i>

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<i>these bodies don't bear</i>
<i>only bullet injuries.</i>

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<i>The bodies carry cigarette burn marks,</i>

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<i>pierced eardrums with hot spokes,</i>

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<i>and gouged eyeballs,</i>
<i>and brutally cut body parts</i>

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<i>have been reported as well.</i>

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<i>Amidst growing public outrage,</i>

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<i>the Indian Army said that</i>
<i>the Pakistan Army</i>

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<i>will be given a befitting reply</i>

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<i>for their inhuman brutality</i>
<i>within the next 48 hours.</i>

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Forty-eight hours, my foot!

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Even 48 years aren't enough.

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I'm sorry.

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We tried.

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<i>Jai Hind, </i>Sir.

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One of the captured Pakistani soldiers
has regained consciousness.

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Tony, I'll see you.

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Stop! Get out of the way!

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- Stop!
- Boys!

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Let us go inside, Sir.

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We will do to them
what they have done to our brothers.

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This is the Indian Army.

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We're all angry about it.

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But whatever we do to them,
we only do it on the battlefield.

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Not to an enemy who's half-dead.

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Listen, you have two options.

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Either give us a confession,

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or my men are waiting for you outside.

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And they all know that
you're part of the 12 NLI.

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If I let them loose on you,

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- then--
- Let them do it, Sir.

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I have also killed their brothers.

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Aren't you afraid of dying?

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You can't kill a dead man twice.

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So what did a dead man get
by doing all of this?

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The same thing…

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that you all get.

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A salary.

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Now you won't get that either.

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The 12 NLI's commander,

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the DGMO, General Musharraf,
all of them have given a statement

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that all of you are not
from the Pakistan Army.

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Which country's army
were you fighting for?

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They're not even claiming you
as one of their own.

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You're going to rot in a prison here.

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Your poor family won't even know
where you are or what happened to you,

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what state you were in when you died.

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Sir.

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I… I want to tell you something.

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So, do you think
after this soldier's confession,

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we could finally get permission
to cross the LoC?

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Yeah, we've got all the army IDs.

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We also have all the military documents.

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In fact, we have recovered
the SAMS as well,

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which were used to attack you.

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But if a country's army is disowning
their own soldiers so blatantly like this,

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then-then what good is this proof?

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I'm surprised.

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- I never thought a country's army--
- Sartaj!

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Can I just have a look at these SAMS?

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This doesn't seem to have radar cueing.

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Sir.

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Sartaj.

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I don't think the army would need
to cross the LoC anymore.

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Because we don't have to fly
above the clouds any longer.

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We can now hit them from a low altitude.

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But…

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Wouldn't you be
within the range of their SAMS?

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Isn't that too risky, Tony?

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These are heat-seeking missiles.

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They don't have radar cueing.

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The target has to be locked visually.

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If they can't even see us in the night,
how will they lock on to us?

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Sartaj, I need a secure line.

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<i>Chou.</i>

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<i>You're flying tonight, aren't you?</i>

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Yes, Sir.

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One change.

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I'll fly with you tonight.

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We need to do a little experiment.

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Releasing in three, two, one.

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Now. Bombs away.

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Bombs away.

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<i>Job done, Arrows. Return to base now.</i>

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Copy that.

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Arrow 1, confirm losing altitude.

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<i>Checking tensions.</i>

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Negative, Sir.

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We are still above the clouds.

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<i>The radar must be glitching out.</i>

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Hide in the bunkers, quick!

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Come on, come on!

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Sir, communications secure on Channel 2.

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Copy that. Let's enter the target valley.

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Roger that.

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1500 meters above the target, Sir.

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I see the peak, not the bunkers.

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- Let's go lower, Chou.
- Roger, Sir.

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The jets sound quite close to us today.

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Chou, can you see anything?

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No, Sir, negative. Let's go further down.

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Okay, Chou, but let's be careful.

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We are in their missile range now.

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Roger that.

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Okay, that's it, Chou.

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Target acquired. 1000 meters.
Let's get the hell out of here!

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Roger that, Sir.

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<i>Sir, I have checked</i>
<i>their stinger missiles personally.</i>

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They don't have radar homing.
They're heat-seeking missiles.

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<i>We can take advantage of this situation,</i>

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<i>and fly below the clouds in the night</i>
<i>and hit their bunkers directly.</i>

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Sorry, come again, Tony.

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You want to do visual guided bombing
at night, in these mountains?

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<i>We are in the moon phase, Sir.</i>

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This white ocean glows in the night.

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Visibility is not a problem at all.

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But Tony,
by the time you finish the trials,

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the moon cycle will be over, won't it?

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<i>We'll have to wait</i>
<i>another 15 days for the next cycle,</i>

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<i>and we don't have that much time.</i>

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I'm sorry, but we have already
conducted the trial

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during tonight's night bombing.

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<i>We can start right away.</i>

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<i>That was reckless, Tony.</i>

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<i>But they will never expect this.</i>

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<i>So let's do it.</i>

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<i>Low altitude night bombing</i>
<i>is officially on.</i>

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We're in the sector. Let's go down.

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Roger.

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Descending now.

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They're coming close again.

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Captain, get the SAM out.

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Something is wrong.

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We don't know anything at all
about their plan.

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We should hide in the bunkers.

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If they dare to come
into our missile range…

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then like the last time,

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we will just shoot them down.

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Get the other SAM out as well.

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And everyone else,
go hide inside the bunkers! Hurry up!

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2000 meters above target.
Let's go down to 1000.

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Roger.

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Hurry up.

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They can come from any direction.

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Where should I aim?

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Arrow 2, I have a visual of the peak.

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Visual confirmed.

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Sir, I think
they are coming from that side.

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Aim there.

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Arrow 2, standby to acquired target.

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On standby.

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See the jet?

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I can't, Sir. It's very dark.

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The jets are coming towards us, Sir!

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Try and lock onto them now.

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Yes, Sir.
I'm trying to lock in on the target,

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but it's not happening.

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Arrow 2, you have
only six seconds after the release

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- to climb up.
- Copy that.

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If you fire without locking target,
we won't hit them.

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I don't think we have another option.

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- Arrow 2, bombs on standby.
- Roger.

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Fire!

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Bombs away.

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Bombs away.

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Pull up, exercise caution! Reheat!

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Flying Officer Dhali,

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you've become the youngest pilot
in the Indian Air Force

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to carry out low altitude night bombing
in a war.

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Thank you for trusting me, Sir.

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This was a real honor.

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Boys, you've done it.

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Enemy positions on point 4065 have been
completely destroyed by your bombs.

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The army will reclaim that peak
within 24 hours.

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This will change
the face of the Kargil war.

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It was just one peak today.

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We still have
another ten moon nights to go, Sir.

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Bombs away.

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Bombs away.

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<i>We've lost the Bashir Post.</i>

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<i>We won't be able to send supplies</i>
<i>to any peak in the Yaldor sector.</i>

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<i>It's been almost two months</i>
<i>since the Kargil war started.</i>

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<i>And now, with the Indian Air Force's</i>
<i>low altitude night bombing,</i>

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<i>it seems that the tide of this war</i>
<i>is turning in India's favor.</i>

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<i>Amidst the relentless</i>
<i>bombing by the Indian Airforce,</i>

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<i>now Kargil's mountains also echo</i>
<i>with the Bofors guns.</i>

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<i>With the help of these Bofors guns,</i>

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<i>the Indian Army</i>
<i>can now continuously shell</i>

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<i>enemy's positions around the clock.</i>

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<i>The defenses of the enemy have crumbled</i>

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<i>going through the relentless pressure</i>
<i>maintained by our ground forces</i>

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<i>and the heavy attrition caused</i>
<i>on the enemy</i>

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<i>by the effective air strikes</i>

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<i>and the pounding</i>
<i>undertaken by our artillery.</i>

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<i>Pakistan has been suffering</i>

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<i>heavy losses on the battlefield,</i>

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<i>while their condition</i>
<i>on the diplomatic front has taken a hit.</i>

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<i>Pakistan's claim that</i>
<i>the men fighting in Kargil</i>

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<i>are actually the Mujahideen</i>
<i>has now completely fallen apart.</i>

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<i>The PoW statements</i>
<i>clearly show that</i>

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<i>they're not the Mujahideen,</i>
<i>but in fact, Pakistani soldiers.</i>

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<i>I am a soldier</i>
<i>with the 12 Northern Light Infantry.</i>

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<i>Initially, we used to have</i>
<i>a lot of ration and provisions,</i>

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<i>and enough ammunition.</i>

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<i>But, uh, when the Indian Army</i>
<i>started attacking us,</i>

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<i>our seniors completely abandoned us.</i>

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<i>If the Indian Army</i>
<i>hadn't captured us, then…</i>

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<i>we would have definitely</i>
<i>died of starvation, Sir.</i>

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General Zia…

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erase his name
from all the military records.

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And tell Hassan, henceforth
whichever soldiers are sent there,

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all their ID cards
need to be to confiscated.

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Are we even winning this war?

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When has he ever told us the truth
about what is happening there, Sir?

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If you want to see
the reality of this war,

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you'll have to come with me.

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<i>In the last two weeks,</i>

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<i>due to the continuous operations</i>
<i>of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force,</i>

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<i>India has recaptured</i>
<i>almost all the peaks in Kargil</i>

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<i>that were captured by the Pakistan Army.</i>

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<i>But some important peaks</i>
<i>in Drass and Batalik,</i>

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<i>like the Tiger Hill and Point 4875,</i>
<i>are still occupied by Pakistan.</i>

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Welcome to Skardu, Sir.

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Mr. Nawaz is here
to see the truth of this war

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with his own eyes, General Hassan.

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It would be better
if nothing is hidden from him.

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Right, Sir.

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Let's, uh, go to the Officers' mess.

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I'll give you a full update there.

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General Hassan,

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the truth of a democracy
is seen at a polling booth,

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and the truth of war

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can only be seen inside a hospital.

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Sir, this tent was empty till yesterday.

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<i>But the Indian Air Force</i>
<i>carried out a big attack today,</i>

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<i>which left a lot of our soldiers injured.</i>

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<i>Otherwise, everything was under control.</i>

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<i>Pakistan is winning the war, Sir.</i>

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You call this winning?

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Shame on such an army

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that couldn't even be loyal
to its own soldiers.

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<i>Who gave Mr. Nawaz</i>
<i>permission to come to the base?</i>

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When Islamabad
isn't willing to support us in this cause,

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- then he has no right to come--
- <i>Sir.</i>

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The Aqil post has been lost.

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The Indian Air Force
is bombing through the night--

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<i>Aziz has already briefed me.</i>

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Don't miss the big picture, Hassan.

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Sir, the big picture
is that we had no idea

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that such a small operation
would escalate into such a big war.

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All our assessments about the Indian Army

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and the Indian Air Force
has been absolutely wrong.

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And now the situation is such that

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the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force
are ready for a bloodbath.

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I want solutions, I don't want complaints.

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There's only one solution.

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I think we should withdraw
from this war, Sir.

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Hassan, wasn't it your idea

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that we should go ahead
and capture all of these Indian posts?

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And I take full responsibility
for our loss in this war.

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<i>I'm sorry, Sir.</i>

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<i>I will not send</i>
<i>even one of my soldiers forward now.</i>

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My conscience isn't allowing me
to do this anymore.

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General Hassan…

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<i>I hereby relieve you and your conscience</i>
<i>from this operation.</i>

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<i>Now please hand over all your</i>
<i>responsibilities to General Mahmud.</i>

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That will be all.

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Sir.

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Pervez.

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Is everything okay?

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Everything is fine.

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<i>Pervez, the Pakistan Air Force</i>
<i>will not cross the LoC.</i>

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Does that mean

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the Pakistan Airforce

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isn't going to do anything
in the biggest operation of the country?

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Did you consult with the Air Force
or the Navy

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before you started such a big operation?

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Forget consulting with us.

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You didn't even think
it was necessary to inform us.

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And now that your plan is failing,

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that's when you suddenly remembered
the Pakistan Air Force.

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In that case, Mr. Mehdi,

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we should sing praises
for the Indian Air Force.

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Mr. Mehdi,

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the Indian Air Force

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must have also joined this operation
at a moment's notice, right?

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As Air Chief, my answer is clear.

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I refuse to send my pilots

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on such suicide missions
on a terrain like this.

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But, Pervez, since I'm your friend,
I can do you a favor

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with which the Indian Air Force
will not be able to target your bunkers.

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Arrow 2, preparing to descend.

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Roger.

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Arrow 2, approaching target.

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On your tail, Sir.

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There. Aim there!

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Approaching target,

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- stay on my tail.
- Roger.

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There!

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Arrow 2. Bombs on standby.

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Missile! Pull up! Pull up! Pull up!

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The missile's range is 10,000 feet.

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If we climb higher,
it won't reach us.

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Copy that!

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Pull up, keep pulling up!

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Pulling up!

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Hard right.

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What the hell?

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How are they able to aim in the dark?

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No idea, Sir.

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Thankfully, you spotted it on time.

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It was sheer luck.

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I could spot the missile
because it was dark.

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Let's get the hell out of here, Arrow 2.

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Sir.

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<i>Jai Hind, </i>Sir.

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At ease.

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Skardu Base and Point 4875
had an RT conversation

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which the Military Intelligence
has intercepted.

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Please.

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<i>Base to 4875, fighters approaching.</i>

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<i>Two fighter jets approaching.</i>

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<i>- Get the SAMS.</i>
- <i>Okay.</i>

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<i>Tell me their position and direction.</i>

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<i>030 radial, losing altitude 650 kph.</i>

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<i>Expect visual contact in 30 seconds.</i>

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The Pakistani Air Force
is installing radars near the peaks.

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Now, whenever our jets fly low in Drass,

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they will know exactly
which heading we're coming from.

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This changes everything.

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Our surprise element has been compromised.

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<i>We wanted to reclaim Point 5280</i>
<i>during the last sorties of the moon cycle.</i>

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<i>Because this peak in Kaksar</i>

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<i>was a link for them</i>
<i>between Drass and Batalik.</i>

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<i>It was choking the NH1</i>
<i>for the Indian Army already,</i>

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<i>but it's quite clear</i>
<i>from Military Intelligence</i>

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<i>this is also the route for fresh</i>
<i>reinforcements for the Pakistan Army</i>

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<i>to all Drass and Batalik peaks</i>
<i>including Tiger Hill.</i>

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<i>We have only two options left.</i>

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<i>Either the Mirage-2000 strikes</i>
<i>from outside the missile range,</i>

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<i>or our army climbs up inch by inch</i>
<i>and fights a long battle.</i>

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This will really hurt us.

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But there are no
unconventional strategies left to try.

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It's time for the Golden Arrows
to stand down.

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Tony?

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Sir.

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Sir.

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We can hit Point 5280.

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What did you not understand, Baldy?

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They have radars now.

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Didn't you hear Patney Sir?

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Exactly, Sir.
But we can manage to trick those radars.

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Arrows.

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We've done this before.

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Ahuja Sir's transport jet strategy.

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Yes.

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We can do it, Sir.

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And we should do it today.

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Tonight's the last night
of the moon phase.

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Ahuja Sir had trained us
for this very day.

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He trained you.

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Where?

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When?

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On flatlands?

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During the day? In peace time?

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The transport formation
is a very difficult formation in itself.

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And we are supposed to be flying it

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in the most dangerous mountains
in the world, and that too at night,

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in the middle of a war? Get real boys.

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Sir.

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Whatever we have done in this war so far,

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day bombing, night bombing,
high altitude, low altitude,

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we didn't practice for any of that either.

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This is not the same, Dhali.

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One needs a different level of readiness

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for such a difficult formation
to be pulled off in such a terrain.

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And we are, Sir.

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We are fully ready.

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Baldy, you haven't flown
even a single sortie here.

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I'm sorry, Sir, but that's not my fault.

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I have memorized all maps ten times over.

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But you didn't trust me
with a single sortie.

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Which is fine, that's your call.

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But readiness is not about
the number of sorties--

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Madhavi is pregnant, Baldy.

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Sir.

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I don't see the connection, Sir.

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That's my personal matter.

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This can't be the reason for you
to stop me from flying.

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Baldy is right.

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This is the life
we all signed up for, Sir.

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Let this be my call, Sir.

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Baldy should fly.

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Sir, whether anyone
has been trained or not,

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we've definitely learnt
how to back each other up.

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Sir, you told me once.

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No one's ever ready for war.

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If we go down, we go down together.

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Chou.

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Ready the jets now.

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The boys are ready.

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Arrows…

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it'll be my honor to lead you.

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<i>Boys, we can fool them</i>
<i>with the transport formation</i>

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<i>but for a maximum of two to three minutes.</i>

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<i>That's why we will split</i>
<i>into four pairs immediately</i>

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<i>after takeoff and approach</i>
<i>from different valleys.</i>

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<i>We will fly below the crest level</i>
<i>in the depths of the valleys,</i>

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<i>so that their radar cannot pick us up.</i>

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<i>We will have to fly</i>
<i>through these valleys in perfect sync.</i>

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<i>So that we can all reach the delta point</i>
<i>where these four valleys meet,</i>

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<i>together at the same time.</i>

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<i>There, we will form</i>
<i>our eight-jet transport formation.</i>

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<i>And instead of eight different jets,</i>

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<i>a big transport aircraft dot</i>
<i>will be visible to them on their radar.</i>

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<i>Is that clear, boys?</i>

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Okay.

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Uh, MET hotline, Sir.

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Heavy cloud formation ahead
on Arrow 3's flight path.

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Alert them.

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Arrow 3 scanners.

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Heavy cloud buildup on radial 030-80 km.

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<i>Exercise strong caution.</i>

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Arrow 3. Consider alternate route.

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Arrow 1 copy. Standby, update.

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No alternate route.

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There are only two options,
either we abort the mission,

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or go through the clouds.

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In that case, Arrow 3, abort approach.

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You will not go through the clouds
in these mountains.

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Arrow 1, if we abort the mission,
everyone has to abort.

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That's okay. Arrows, standby to abort.

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- Arrow 3 monitored.
- Arrow 5 monitored.

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- Monitored.
- <i>Arrow 4, standby to pull up.</i>

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Arrows, wait!

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We can go through the clouds.

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Dhali, you've done this before.

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Not in this terrain, Baldy.

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If the peak in front of us
is more than 4000 meters,

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we'll crash straight into the mountains.

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Arrow 4, what do you suggest?

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That peak is 4320 meters.

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If we maintain speed at 800,
it'll take us exactly 10 seconds

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to reach 4500 meters.

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Arrow 4, are you sure
about your calculations?

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Sir, they don't call me
Mr. Professor for nothing.

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Okay, Arrow 4.

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Go ahead, but I want to see
all my pilots at the Delta point.

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Yes, Sir. You will.

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Arrow 3, follow my lead, maintain 800.

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Hey, Professor.

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It's all up to you now.

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Speed steady at 800!

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Altitude 3250!

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Climbing!

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Alright, maintaining thrust.

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Dhali.

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Max, reheat!

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3750.

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4000.

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The visibility is zero,
but we are on track.

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Five seconds left.

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4250.

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Pull up.

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Pulling up!

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4500!

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Arrow 3 and 4 at Delta, joining up.

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Well done, boys.

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Arrows join up in close formation.

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It's time to become a dot.

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Okay, boys.

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This mission is not mentioned
in any manual.

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And if we succeed in doing this,

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we will write the manual ourselves.

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Let's do this, boys.

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Transport aircraft flying in
from South West Delhi heading.

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<i>Details.</i>

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Currently at 27,000 feet.

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What is a transport jet
doing here at this height?

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Check the movement sheet.
Tell me which aircraft this is.

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Hamza,

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just check the movement sheet. Quickly.

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- You get SAMS out.
- Okay, Sir.

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Arrows, 30 seconds to descend.

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Nothing on the movement sheet.
Don't know what aircraft it is.

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Descend now.

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Blip is rapidly losing altitude
in your direction.

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Dhali, Baldy, it's show time!

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- Copy.
- Roger.

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Split!

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It's a decoy.

32:14.271 --> 32:15.313
There are eight jets,

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<i>coming from different directions.</i>

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What are you doing?

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- Why haven't you fired yet?
- We can't see anything, Sir.

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We can only hear the jets
from all the sides.

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I can't figure which direction to target.

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There are eight jets. Just fire!

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Arrow 2,
missile at 12 o'clock, make right.

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Missiles evaded.
Arrow 3 and 4, clear to fire.

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Smoke them up, boys.

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These two jets are coming this way.

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Give me that!

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In three, two, one.

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Now! Bombs away!

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Bombs away!

33:44.063 --> 33:46.688
Arrows, Ahuja would be proud of us.

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Let's get back home now.

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<i>For the last two months,</i>

33:58.105 --> 34:01.813
<i>all of us together,</i>
<i>we've been fighting this war.</i>

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<i>The most unconventional war in history.</i>

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<i>Today, the Golden Arrows</i>
<i>have pulled off a suicide mission</i>

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<i>and completed it</i>
<i>with zero casualties and they have proved</i>

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<i>that the Indian Air Force fighters,</i>

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they don't just touch the impossible,
they break right through it.

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Yes! Yes!

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Boys, victory is now
just a few peaks away from us.

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And you Arrows have given us the time
to ready our most powerful weapon,

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<i>the Mirages.</i>

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<i>Their laser-guided bombs are live,</i>

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<i>locked,</i>

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<i>and loaded to conquer Tiger Hill.</i>

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Boys.

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Every day, for the past few days,

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we've only been hearing

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about system errors
and the struggles of our soldiers.

34:47.313 --> 34:50.730
But finally,
our own laser-guided bombs are ready.

34:51.480 --> 34:54.813
The frustration through this struggle,
and the anger that's built up within us,

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isn't less than a bomb itself.

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Are the Battleaxes

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prepared to give the enemy
a final blow

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- in this war?
- Yes, Sir!

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<i>- Shatrunjaya!</i>
- <i>Shatrunjaya!</i>

35:04.021 --> 35:05.813
<i>- Shatrunjaya!</i>
- <i>Shatrunjaya!</i>

35:26.688 --> 35:28.146
Nambiar, laser on. Ready?

35:28.230 --> 35:29.313
More than ready.

35:29.396 --> 35:31.480
Ten kilometers away. Start zooming in.

35:33.355 --> 35:34.355
Visual acquired.

35:34.438 --> 35:36.521
Enemy bunker's clear as day.

35:36.605 --> 35:39.271
Let's crush the ego
of Little Pakistan once and for all.

35:39.355 --> 35:41.605
Roger! Bombs away!

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Bombs away!

35:47.480 --> 35:50.021
<i>After nearly 11 hours of relentless combat</i>

35:50.105 --> 35:53.521
<i>supported by precision strikes</i>
<i>from Indian Air Force Mirage jets,</i>

35:53.605 --> 35:56.771
<i>Indian forces have recaptured Tiger Hill.</i>

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<i>This decisive victory</i>
<i>restores Indian control</i>

35:59.396 --> 36:01.438
<i>over the strategic heights of Drass,</i>

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<i>marking a significant turning point</i>
<i>in the Kargil conflict.</i>

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<i>Along with Tiger Hill,</i>
<i>the Indian Air Force's Mirage jets</i>

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<i>also attacked the Pakistan supply base</i>
<i>at Muntho Dalo in the Batalik sector,</i>

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<i>around 300 Pakistani soldiers</i>
<i>have been killed in this attack.</i>

36:21.355 --> 36:22.813
Where is Mister Prime Minister?

36:22.896 --> 36:25.938
The Prime Minister has left for…

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Washington D.C. alone.

36:34.646 --> 36:36.605
<i>Thank you for agreeing to see me today.</i>

36:36.688 --> 36:38.896
You barged in here

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and blackmail me
with a threat of nuclear war.

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I am sorry. Nuclear war?
I don't follow, Mr. President.

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Either you are a very good actor

36:49.313 --> 36:51.980
or you have no idea what's happening
in your own backyard.

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Your army has mobilized nuclear assets.
We are tracking them right now.

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I don't know what you are talking about.

37:02.146 --> 37:03.855
I promise, Mr. President.

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I told you before, Nawaz.

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I need to speak with whoever is in charge,
whoever runs your country.

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I-I am in charge.

37:12.396 --> 37:14.730
I am here with the mandate
of the people of Pakistan.

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And it's that mandate
you're looking to protect by coming here?

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Yes, of course.

37:19.021 --> 37:20.188
Let me be very clear.

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Unless you came here
to announce the unilateral withdraw

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of your troops from Indian territory,
we don't have much to talk about.

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I can withdraw my troops.

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But I have to show something
to my people, for this conflict.

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And only you can help me
with this, Mr. President.

37:43.355 --> 37:44.980
Let me get this straight.

37:45.063 --> 37:48.188
You want me to broker your retreat?

37:48.271 --> 37:50.938
I thought you didn't want
any outside interference.

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Mr. Vajpayee is not taking my calls.

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And if I return empty-handed,
Mr. President,

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the same people who started this fire…

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will throw me back
in the same fire and burn me.

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Mr. Sharif,

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the United States

38:15.646 --> 38:18.813
will not be dragged
into a civil-military tug of war

38:18.896 --> 38:21.938
between Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

38:25.688 --> 38:27.230
I have two statements here.

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One, commend you

38:30.855 --> 38:34.605
for withdrawing troops right way
and committing to regional stability.

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And the other, condemns you

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for illegally occupying Indian soil

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and threatening world peace
with nuclear weapons.

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Call your cabinet.

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Take your time.

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And decide how you want
to be remembered, Mr. Sharif.

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<i>After hours</i>
<i>of tense negotiations in Washington D.C.,</i>

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<i>Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced</i>

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<i>a unilateral withdrawal</i>
<i>of Pakistani troops</i>

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<i>from the heights of Kargil.</i>

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<i>The Kargil war is now effectively over</i>

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<i>and the victory belongs to India.</i>

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My sources in the ISI are saying…

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that Mr. Nawaz is planning
to put the whole blame on you.

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They foresee a court-martial.

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We've lost this war, Sir.

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General Mahmud, you worry unnecessarily.

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We've just lost Kargil,

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not Pakistan.

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You need to remove the fear
of court-martial from your mind…

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and start preparing to impose
martial law in this country.

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<i>There are reports</i>
<i>of public outrage in Pakistan.</i>

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<i>The Pakistan Army maintains</i>
<i>that they were winning this war,</i>

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<i>and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif</i>
<i>bent the knee under American pressure.</i>

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<i>The word is spreading fast</i>

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<i>and the Prime Minister's effigies</i>
<i>are being burnt in many cities.</i>

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<i>In the middle of all of this,</i>

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<i>the families of the Pakistani soldiers</i>
<i>demand answers from their government,</i>

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<i>"Are their loved ones alive?"</i>

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Sir.

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The Pakistan Army is refusing
to accept these bodies.

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We bury them as per their religion.

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Sir, but they are--

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They're all soldiers.

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They can forget this fact.

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But we will not.

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There is a difference between them and us.

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Right?

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Yes, Sir.

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<i>Climbing difficult altitudes,</i>

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fighting difficult battles,

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our brave army has pushed them back,

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and showed our enemies

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how dangerous it can be
to go against India.

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Let this be a lesson for them.

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When were you going to tell me?

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After the delivery?

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On the day you didn't have a sortie.

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Congratulations, Madhavi.

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Thank you, Sir.

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Did you hear my jet?

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Loud and clear.

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The Indian Air Force
has played a very important role

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in the victory in Kargil.

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So how are you all feeling about it?

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We are like razor blades.

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Wherever we are sent,
our job is just to cut through.

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Thinking or feeling,
that's not what we do.

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Sir, when you lost
Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja

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on the first day of the operation itself,

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<i>how did you feel then?</i>

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<i>Sir, that's my question as well.</i>

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<i>Ahuja Sir could have come back</i>
<i>if he wanted to.</i>

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<i>But he went beyond the call of duty,</i>

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was it the right thing
to do according to you?

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Because of the decision he made,

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we not only lost a jet,

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but a valuable pilot as well.

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Sir, I just wanted to know
your opinion on this.

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- Uh…
- Sir.

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May I?

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Sure.

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Thank you.

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Has any of you ever been
in a MiG-21 cockpit?

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No, Sir.

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Let me tell you what a MiG-21 is

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really like for a fighter pilot.

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To begin with,
imagine being tied to such a seat

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that doesn't let you move.

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Then imagine
a couple hundred controls around you,

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and also some
4000 liters of fuel around you.

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Just one small spark

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can turn the jet around you into a bomb,

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and you have no choice
but to fly this live bomb

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faster than the speed of sound.

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<i>One small mistake…</i>

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<i>and you can turn into ashes.</i>

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<i>This is a MiG-21</i>
<i>fighter pilot's daily reality.</i>

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Now I want to ask you, Sir.

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If you were in that cockpit that day,

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what would have been
your first priority?

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- To survive.
- To survive.

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Exactly.

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That day in that situation,

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Flight Commander
Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja

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gave someone else's life
more priority than his own life.

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Nobody has the right…

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…to ask whether
he made the right call or not.

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Any more questions?

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No, Sir.

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<i>Jai Hind.</i>

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Tony?

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He's gone to Delhi.

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Paperwork.

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Happy landings, boys.

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Tony?

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How are you?

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Um, I spoke to Kamal
on the phone yesterday.

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She didn't tell me you're…

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Alka, I…

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I'm…

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really sorry.

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The thing is, I…

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I couldn't gather the courage
to come and face you earlier.

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I keep thinking that I…

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I should have been there
with Ajay that day.

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Maybe if I was there, I'd…

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Would you like some coffee?

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On the day of the cremation…

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I said a lot of things.

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Tony, I was just very angry.

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But you were absolutely right.

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I…

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Alka, I broke your trust.

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Tony…

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You need to forgive yourself.

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See, the truth is,

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that day, you,

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or me, or Ankur…

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no one could have stopped Ajay,
that's just how he was.

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Please, forgive yourself, Tony.

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Please.
