THE LONE RR OF 29 FF THAT DESTROYED A CENTURION FROM MANDIR COURTYARD ON 17 DEC 1971 AS PER BRIG KM NASIRS DESCRIPTION

2. THE LONE RR OF 29 FF
THAT DESTROYED A
CENTURION FROM OUTSIDE
MANDIR COURTYARD ON 17
DEC 1971 AS PER BRIG KM
NASIRS DESCRIPTION
WHILE SECOND RR INSIDE
MANDIR YARD DESTROYED
 September 2018
 DOI:
 10.13140/RG.2.2.33964.92802
 Project:
 Military History

3.  Agha H Amin

5. 13 Lancers Leading Tank
Squadron commander
recollects battle of Bara
Pind Paperback – September
21, 2018
by Khwaja M
Nasir (Author), Agha H
Amin (Author, Illustrator)

6. The order of march in line
ahead was such as could easily

7. be changed into attack
formation with three troops up
i.e Lieutnant Pervez Aslams
troop , Forward Observation
officers tank , Rab Nawaz’s
troop,Lieutenant Qaisar Nazir
Qureshi and Risaldar
Mohammad Shafi moving north
west at about 2000 to 2500
yards distance from Bara Pind.I
saw two tanks south west of
Jarpal deployed in the open
about 15 to 20 yards apart in
the letter V shape.The north
west one was facing Marrara
Sikandar Pur and the south
west tank was facing

8. us.Reportedly our independent
squadron was also in the area ,
therefore observing through
open commanders cupola and
my binocular , I did my list of
IFF and seeing the guns of
these two tanks having mid
sleeves and pointing towards
us ,I concluded these wer
enemy Centurion tanks, so I
made the wireless transmission
“ Contact Out” and instructed
my squadron to adjust their
tank troop positions by turning
quarter right in reverse,
relocated myself behind the

9. centre troop of Risaldar Rab
Nawaz.
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10. First Anglo Mysore War -1767-69: The English
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Major General Medows Failed Campaign in
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Cornwallis enters the Field: First attempt to
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About the Author
Agha H. Amin , Retired Tank corps major who served in five tank regiments and commanded an
independent tank squadron and served in various staff , instructional and research assignments.
Presently heads think tank Centre for Study of Intelligence Operations. Editor in Chief of monthly
Intelligence Review and monthly Military and Security Review. In his Pakistan Army tenure he wrote
three original tactical papers on Reconnaissance Troops Tactical handling, Reconnaissance support
group , and RFS Concept. His writings were published in Pakistan Armys prime journals , Pakistan Army
Journal and Citadel Journal of Command and Staff College Quetta.
His recommendations regarding bifurcation of officer corps into command and staff cadre advanced in
1998 were later accepted. In addition his recommendation of grouping various corps into army
commands advanced in an article published in Citadel Journal in 1998 were accepted in 2005 or so.
Wrote Pakistan Armys first tactical paper on Tactical handling of Reconnaissance Troop in 1986 which is
now being incorporated in Pakistan Armys most important general staff publication " The Armored
Regiment in Battle". Wrote The Essential Clausewitz in 1993, Sepoy Rebellion of 1857-59 in 1998 ,
Pakistan Army till 1965 in 1999 ,Development of Taliban Factions in Afghanistan and Pakistan (2010)
,Taliban War in Afghanistan (2009). Served as Assistant Editor of Defence Journal ,Executive Editor of
globe and Founder Editor of Journal of Afghanistan Studies .

16. An associate of the think tanks ORBAT and Alexandrian Defense group. Expert in social impact and
environmental assessment carried out various LARP surveys for Asian Bank and World Bank projects. He
has lectured at various think tanks and organisations worldwide and shares his knowledge without any
honorarium and at zero financial benefits. Carried out various oil and gas and power transmission line
surveys in West Asia. One time Assistant Editor Defence Journal , Executive Editor Globe, Editor Journal
of Afghanistan Studies Feedback is welcome at e mail address L19aircraft@gmail.com
Presently heading Centre for Study of Intelligence Operations which he founded in early 2010 and
editing Intelligence Review, Indian Military Review and Journal of Book Reviews.