With war right around the corner, SFF successfully executed several mission plans that included the destruction of the Kaptai Dam and other bridges of strategic value. The Inspector General also urged that the SFF be used to capture the second largest city Chittagong but the idea was found not favourable to military planners in New Delhi since the unit lacks artillery or airlift support capabilities to conduct a mission of such magnitude. After three weeks of border fighting, the SFF divided its six battalions into three columns and moved into East Pakistan on 3 December 1971. Capturing several villages in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the Tibetans were given mortars and recoilless rifles and two Mil Mi-4 helicopters of the Indian Air Force. The air-operations were handled by ARC at Balasore.