WAR DEBATE: India vs. Pakistan

India's military- Manpower- Total Population: 1,251,695,584 Available Manpower: 616,000,000 Land Systems- Tanks: 6,464 AFVs (Armored Fighting Vehicles): 6,704 SPG (Self-Propelled Guns): 290 Towed-Artillery: 7,414 MLRSs (Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems): 292 Air Force- Fighters: 679 Fixed-Winged Aircraft: 809 Transport Aircraft: 857 Trainer Aircraft: 318 Helicopters: 646 Attack Helicopters: 19 Navy- Aircraft: 2 Frigates: 14 Destroyers: 10 Corvettes: 26 Submarines: 14 Coastal Defense Craft: 135 Mine Warfare Force: 6 June 18th (day of border bombings by Indian government): Indian government does its best to block any news of Pakistani denial coming into major Indian news outlets. The massive Indian army begins to mobilize, preparing itself for faster maneuvers to follow preparation. Navy is readied, old ships are checked and repaired, same with air force. June 23: Infantry, tank and artillery forces are moved towards Lahore from New Delhi, which isn't very hard to organize since many large forces were located around the Indian capital anyways. Ships move from large ports such as Mumbai, also carrying large numbers of mostly infantry and artillery towards the middle of the Arabian Sea, where they will group together before making the next move. Aviation is used primarily for transportation of troops and equipment towards ports and the India-Pakistani border, though fighter aircraft are on full alert in case of air strike by the Pakistani. July 1: Significant forces have gathered now on the border near Lahore. The area has been shelled by the Pakistani for a while, but not too intensely since little time was given to prepare/gather artillery pieces. Indian infantry can find cover among rubble as well as building their own camouflaged tents to decrease accuracy of the Pakistani artillery strikes. The enormous manpower of the Indian army as well as civilian populace nearby is put to work on constructing more solid structures such as bunkers in the area. India has the largest artillery force in the world, and begins quickly putting this advantage to use in the Lahore area to not only try to counter-attack the enemy artillery batteries, but to destroy infrastructure and equipment that may be present in Lahore. July 5: Frequent artillery shelling of Lahore over the last 5 days takes its toll on the Sind and Punjab regiments present there. Buildings are destroyed as well as equipment, moral is high among the Pakistani as they are trying to defend their land, but slowly decreasing with continuous rain of shells from the sky. Indian infantry and tanks continue being shipped into the area. Ships carrying Indian forces that had left the mainland met in the Arabian Sea and are now moving in unison towards Karachi. July 7: Artillery bombardment of Lahore ceases so that the Indian forces can cross the border and begin their assault on the city. Ships in Arabian Sea are about half way to Karachi. July 8: With little military preparation having been done by the Pakistani, the Indian forces undertake a pincer movement to begin surrounding Lahore, meeting little resistance in the outskirts of the city. July 9: The Arabian Sea (AS) unit reached the waters of Karachi and began to undertake an aggressive amphibious landing, using infrastructure already present in the port. Local Pakistani regiments react, but again, with little preparation being done in the area, the local forces are simply overwhelmed by the massive amount of Indian infantry coming in. The Indian forces manage to secure a small hold on the port, and continue to defend the port to use it to bring in more troops and equipment. Encirclement of Lahore continues. July 10: Encirclement of Lahore is complete, preventing new forces from entering the city and preventing in-city forces from retreating. The ring is reinforced continuously with infantry, but not much equipment since that is harder to transport and is still on the Indian side of the border. Indian tank and infantry squadrons push into the city of Lahore, making slow progress as they're squeezing the Pakistani into a smaller area. Small skirmishes continue, but Indian forces essentially have control over Karachi and surrounding areas. More artillery is being shipped in.