Indo-Pakistan War 71 - The Indian Navy Strikes Karachi - Animated

🔴 On the brink of war between India and Pakistan in 1971, the Pakistani Navy submarine PNS Hangul had a decision to make when India's Western naval fleet approached its location.

🔵 The commander of the submarine, Ahmed Tasnim, had to decide whether to attack the Indian naval vessels and potentially ignite the war or maintain their position.

🟢 Aboard the submarine, there was a heated argument among Tasnim's subordinates about whether or not to attack the enemy vessels.

🚀 Indian Navy launches surprise attack on Karachi

🏙️ Tension between India and Pakistan over border disputes

⚔️ Indira Gandhi supports Bengal rebels for independence

🔥 The Indo-Pakistan war in 1971 was marked by tensions and preparations for attack.

💣 Operation Trident, a surprise attack on Karachi, was planned and executed with extreme secrecy.

⚓ The Indian Navy successfully carried out the attack on Karachi, destroying Pakistani submarines and launching preemptive strikes against air bases.

🚀 The Indian Navy plans to attack Karachi using missile boats armed with Soviet-made surface-to-surface missiles.

🛡️ The strike group is escorted by anti-submarine corvettes and faces a defensive perimeter outside Karachi.

🌃 The strike group takes advantage of the darkness to move closer to Karachi undetected by the Pakistani Air Force.

🚀 The Indo-Pakistan War in 1971 saw the Indian Navy attacking Karachi with Soviet-designed missiles.

⚓️ The Pakistani Navy was caught by surprise, leading to the destruction of the destroyer ship Khyber.

💥 The Indian Navy successfully targeted the cargo vessel MV Venus Challenger and the destroyer pns Shah Jahan.

🎯 Indian Navy attacks priority targets in Karachi, including the Kamari oil storage tanks.

💥 Missile strikes result in catastrophic damage to British cargo vessel and the PNS Shah Jahan.

🔥 Explosions from oil tank strikes cause fires to burn for two days.

🚀 Commodore Rower orders a final attack on Karachi, but the strike group is too spread out.

🔥 Operation Trident is a major success for the Indian Navy, resulting in the loss of three Pakistani warships and damage to Karachi's fuel tanks.

💣 Pakistan retaliates by bombing Indian missile boat facilities, but the boats had already been moved.