Attack on Table Top
India, Aug. 30 -- The Chinese infantry troops, numbering in the hundreds, began to advance from Black Top towards the table top. The Gorkhas were waiting for the enemy to get within their firing range when Artillery OP 2/Lt SD Goswami, who had been sent to relieve Captain AD Singh for only a day or two, got involved in the battle and was given a high level of responsibility. He kept bringing accurate fire to the Chinese. This effectively prevented the Chinese from advancing because artillery fire succeeded in killing a big number of their troops. Instantly the Gorkhas began shooting at the enemy with their single shot weapons, thwarting two enemy attacks from the Black Top, but the platoon's front section was quickly overrun and Captain PL ...
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