This came to be known as the Second Kashmir War.[30] This was the first time the IAF actively engaged an enemy air force.[31] However, instead of providing close air support to the Indian Army,[32] the IAF carried out independent raids against PAF bases.[33] These bases were situated deep inside Pakistani territory, making IAF fighters vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire.[34] During the course of the conflict, the PAF enjoyed technological superiority over the IAF and had achieved substantial strategic and tactical advantage due to the suddenness of the attack and advanced state of their air force.[30] The IAF was restrained by the government from retaliating to PAF attacks in the eastern sector while a substantive part of its combat force was deployed there and could not be transferred to the western sector, against the possibility of Chinese intervention.