On the western front, the IAF destroyed more than 20 Pakistani tanks,[47] 4 APCs and a supply train during the Battle of Longewala.[48] The IAF undertook strategic bombing of West Pakistan by carrying out raids on oil installations in Karachi, the Mangla Dam and a gas plant in Sindh.[49] Similar strategy was also deployed in East Pakistan and as the IAF achieved complete air superiority on the eastern front, the ordnance factories, runways, and other vital areas of East Pakistan were severely damaged.[50] By the time Pakistani forces surrendered, the IAF destroyed 94 PAF Aircraft[51] The IAF was able to conduct a wide range of missions – troop support; air combat; deep penetration strikes; para-dropping behind enemy lines; feints to draw enemy fighters away from the actual target; bombing; and reconnaissance.