When 30 Taliban soldiers attacked a check point manned by acting Sergeant Dipprasad Pun, they had no idea of what a Gurkha soldier was capable of. 400 rounds of machine fire, 17 grenades, a mine and a whole lot of bodies later they figured it.
Left alone at his post and under attack, the Gurkha warrior fired his machine gun till it jammed and then beat an attacker with the tripod, finally setting off a mine and dispatching the final two attackers.
When his commanding officer arrived on scene, the Gurkha death machine smiled and said, “I had no ammunition left.” Sergeant Dipprasad has been awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for his bravery under fire.
