Yes,in the early days, the Chinese secret societies were afraid of these gurkhas in "ang chias'..even the communist guerillas gave them a wide berth. They were summoned to catch the Indonesian marines during Confrontasi in which the Gurkhas were able to arrested several Indonesian bombers who were believed to have supernatural powers.
During the communal clashes in the 1960s, the gurkhas, my grandparents recalled protected the chinese settlers caught in the racial riots..The Gurkhas also refused to be recruited by the Japanese National Indian Army despite many British Indian soldiers being recruited and continued to fight the Japanese who were afraid of their fighting skills. This may explain why the older generation of chinese folks still respect the Gurkhas till today.
In recent years, the gurkhas were again called to catch the Indonesian who landed in Tekong after the Commandos and Guards units were unsuccessful. In Afghanistan, a British gurkhas single-handedly fought off 20 over Talibans and managed to kill half of them before reinforcement were called in. he was award by the British for his valor.
I think no one , even the Japanese would want to fight with the Gurkhas. They were of a fighting tribe in the Himalayas and have a fighting instinct in them. The victim sadly may have under estimated them.
During the communal clashes in the 1960s, the gurkhas, my grandparents recalled protected the chinese settlers caught in the racial riots..The Gurkhas also refused to be recruited by the Japanese National Indian Army despite many British Indian soldiers being recruited and continued to fight the Japanese who were afraid of their fighting skills. This may explain why the older generation of chinese folks still respect the Gurkhas till today.
In recent years, the gurkhas were again called to catch the Indonesian who landed in Tekong after the Commandos and Guards units were unsuccessful. In Afghanistan, a British gurkhas single-handedly fought off 20 over Talibans and managed to kill half of them before reinforcement were called in. he was award by the British for his valor.
I think no one , even the Japanese would want to fight with the Gurkhas. They were of a fighting tribe in the Himalayas and have a fighting instinct in them. The victim sadly may have under estimated them.