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[[File:Kargil.map.gif|thumb|290px|[[United States Navy|US Navy]] map of Kargil, 2008.]] | [[File:Kargil.map.gif|thumb|290px|[[United States Navy|US Navy]] map of Kargil, 2008.]] | ||
The '''Kargil War order of battle''' ([[Reporting name|KWORBAT]]), is a deposition and systematic combatant structure of the [[Indian Army]] troops and the unified [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] combat commands, active in the [[Kargil district|Kargil]] region in 1999, during the [[Kargil War]]. The Indian Army orbat is based on the publications provided by the Indian military authors, news media and official sources. | The '''Kargil War order of battle''' ([[Reporting name|KWORBAT]]), is a deposition and systematic combatant structure of the [[Indian Army]] troops and the unified [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] combat commands, active in the [[Kargil district|Kargil]] region in 1999, during the [[Kargil War]]. The Indian Army orbat is based on the publications provided by the Indian military authors, news media and official sources. | ||
The Pakistan orbat is based on the intelligence information provided by the [[Pakistani media]] (both [[Media of Pakistan|electronic]] and [[List of newspapers in Pakistan|print media]]), military authors, and [[Pakistani film|Pakistani documentaries]] made after the 1999 conflict. The Pakistan orbat does not include the separatist fighters who | The Pakistan orbat is based on the intelligence information provided by the [[Pakistani media]] (both [[Media of Pakistan|electronic]] and [[List of newspapers in Pakistan|print media]]), military authors, and [[Pakistani film|Pakistani documentaries]] made after the 1999 conflict. The Pakistan orbat does not include the separatist fighters who, were also involved in fighting atop the peaks of Kargil. | ||
==India== | ==India== | ||
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===Pakistan Army=== | ===Pakistan Army=== | ||
*5th Battalion, | * [[5th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment]] | ||
*6th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry | * [[6th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment]] | ||
*12th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry<ref name="en. | * [[12th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment]]<ref name="en.bharatdata.org">[[Nishan i Haider]]</ref> | ||
*13th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry | * [[13th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment]] | ||
*24th Battalion, | * [[24th Battalion, Sindh Regiment]]<ref>In the [[Force Command Northern Areas|FCNA]] region from October 1998 onwards</ref> | ||
*27th Battalion, | * [[27th Battalion, Sindh Regiment]] | ||
===Pakistan Air Force=== | ===Pakistan Air Force=== | ||
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**[[List of Pakistan Air Force Bases|No. 38 Multirole Group]] | **[[List of Pakistan Air Force Bases|No. 38 Multirole Group]] | ||
**[[No. 9 Squadron Griffins|No. 9 Squadron ''Griffins'']] and [[No. 11 Squadron Arrows|No. 11 Squadron ''Arrows'']]. | **[[No. 9 Squadron Griffins|No. 9 Squadron ''Griffins'']] and [[No. 11 Squadron Arrows|No. 11 Squadron ''Arrows'']]. | ||
****The [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]s belonging to [[No. 9 Squadron Griffins|''Griffins'']] [[No. 11 Squadron Arrows|''Arrows'']] were deployed in the region.<ref name="General F-16 News">{{cite web|last=Lieven Dewitte|title=PAF F-16s deployed in Skardu|url=http://www.f-16.net/news_article602.html|work=July 3, 1999|publisher=General F-16 News|accessdate=7 February 2013}}</ref> No F-16s took active participation in the conflict.<ref name="PAF operations">{{cite web|title=Kargil Conflict and Pakistan Air Force|url=http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2009/01/kargil-conflict-and-pakistan-air-force.html|publisher=PAF operations|accessdate=7 February 2013}}</ref> | ****The [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]s belonging to [[No. 9 Squadron Griffins|''Griffins'']] [[No. 11 Squadron Arrows|''Arrows'']] were deployed in the region.<ref name="General F-16 News">{{cite web|last=Lieven Dewitte|title=PAF F-16s deployed in Skardu|url=http://www.f-16.net/news_article602.html|work=July 3, 1999|publisher=General F-16 News|accessdate=7 February 2013|archive-date=28 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128084721/http://www.f-16.net/news_article602.html|url-status=live}}</ref> No F-16s took active participation in the conflict.<ref name="PAF operations">{{cite web|title=Kargil Conflict and Pakistan Air Force|url=http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2009/01/kargil-conflict-and-pakistan-air-force.html|publisher=PAF operations|accessdate=7 February 2013|archive-date=8 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708044739/http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2009/01/kargil-conflict-and-pakistan-air-force.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
===Pakistan Navy=== | ===Pakistan Navy=== | ||
*''Note'': No Navy units took active participation. The Navy was on high-alert but strictly ordered by Admiral Bokhari not to escalate the crises into sea. Although, Navy had its own significance in the Kargil theatre, but no crucial operations and efforts were applied or undertaken by Navy to support the army. According to the chief of naval staff, General [[Pervez Musharraf]], as chairman joint chiefs, had failed to take navy into confidence prior to the start of the conflict. | *''Note'': No Navy units took active participation. The Navy was on high-alert but strictly ordered by Admiral Bokhari not to escalate the crises into sea. Although, Navy had its own significance in the Kargil theatre, but no crucial operations and efforts were applied or undertaken by Navy to support the army. According to the chief of naval staff, General [[Pervez Musharraf]], as chairman joint chiefs, had failed to take navy into confidence prior to the start of the conflict. | ||
**[[Pakistan Navy|Pakistan Navy Commander Karachi]]<ref name="GLobal war">{{cite web|title=Navy in Kargil war|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/kargil-99.htm|publisher=GLobal war|accessdate=7 February 2013}}</ref> | **[[Pakistan Navy|Pakistan Navy Commander Karachi]]<ref name="GLobal war">{{cite web|title=Navy in Kargil war|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/kargil-99.htm|publisher=GLobal war|accessdate=7 February 2013|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817042758/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/kargil-99.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
**[[Pakistan Naval Air Arm]] | **[[Pakistan Naval Air Arm]] | ||
***The Pakistan Navy, in a defensive mood, directed all its units to keep clear of Indian naval ships. As the exercise shifted closer to the Makaran Coast, Pakistan moved all its major combatants out of Karachi. The Navy remained on high-alert, although orders were not to escalate the crises to sea. The Navy launched surveillance operations; Karachi port remained on high-alert.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hiranandani|first=G.M.|title=Transition to guardianship : the Indian navy 1991–2000|year=2009|publisher=Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) [in association with] Lancer Publishers|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-1-935501-26-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9VEoqA24BIC&q=Pakistan+Navy+in+kargil&pg=PA67}}</ref> | ***The Pakistan Navy, in a defensive mood, directed all its units to keep clear of Indian naval ships. As the exercise shifted closer to the Makaran Coast, Pakistan moved all its major combatants out of Karachi. The Navy remained on high-alert, although orders were not to escalate the crises to sea. The Navy launched surveillance operations; Karachi port remained on high-alert.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hiranandani|first=G.M.|title=Transition to guardianship : the Indian navy 1991–2000|year=2009|publisher=Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) [in association with] Lancer Publishers|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-1-935501-26-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9VEoqA24BIC&q=Pakistan+Navy+in+kargil&pg=PA67|access-date=28 November 2020|archive-date=17 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017172739/https://books.google.com/books?id=q9VEoqA24BIC&q=Pakistan+Navy+in+kargil&pg=PA67|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||