New Delhi: Army Continuing with its strong combat posture along the entire border with China, which includes high-volume artillery firepower ranging from the old 105mm field guns, Bofors and rocket systems to the spanking new M-777 ultra-light howitzers, do not have a clue. increase in eastern ladakh
The M-777 howitzers can be airlifted from sector to sector in forward areas by Chinook helicopters, while roads built by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) over the years have made it possible to rapidly mobilize heavy artillery guns. .
“As the BRO moves the road network to further areas, we will be able to deploy our guns at more places,” said Lt Gen TK Chawla, Director General (Artillery) a day before Gunners Day on Tuesday.
He said that the army is also testing whether the new K-9 Vajra self-propelled tracked gun, which has been procured for operation in plains and desert, can be deployed effectively in high altitude areas as well. .
The force has inducted 100 of the 155 mm/52-caliber K-9 guns, which have a range of 28-38 km, under the Rs 4,366 joint project of L&T and South Korean Hanwha Defense. Lt Gen Chawla said, ‘We are also investigating whether there is a need for more K-9 guns.
As for the M-777 howitzers primarily built for the Chinese front, nearly half of the 145 guns ordered from the US for over Rs 5,000 crore have been supplied. Three M-777 regiments with a range of 30 km have been deployed along the Line of Actual Control with China.
While there has been slow progress in the two major indigenous guns, both faced problems during the trials. The first 155mm/45-caliber . Is Bow Howitzers, an electronically improved version of the original Bofors guns. Army had earlier placed an order of Rs 1,260 crore for 114 of these guns. Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
The other is the 155mm/52 caliber Advanced Toad Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), which DRDO claims is the best in its class in the world with a strike range of 48 kms. The army needs 1,580 such guns.
“There has been a lot of handholding by the Army for both ATAGS and Dhanush. We want indigenous efforts to be successful. There are huge advantages of having an indigenous system and not relying on foreign technologies,” said Lt-Gen Chawla.
After “constructive discussions” with both OFB and DRDO, the senior official said that he was “optimistic” that “some parameters were not achieved” during the trials of the ATAGS and “some initial issues” with Dhanush would both be resolved soon. That will be solved. “We want stronger guns. Guns that are capable of firing precisely, consistently and with a high degree of reliability as per the prescribed parameters,” he said.
The M-777 howitzers can be airlifted from sector to sector in forward areas by Chinook helicopters, while roads built by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) over the years have made it possible to rapidly mobilize heavy artillery guns. .
“As the BRO moves the road network to further areas, we will be able to deploy our guns at more places,” said Lt Gen TK Chawla, Director General (Artillery) a day before Gunners Day on Tuesday.
He said that the army is also testing whether the new K-9 Vajra self-propelled tracked gun, which has been procured for operation in plains and desert, can be deployed effectively in high altitude areas as well. .
The force has inducted 100 of the 155 mm/52-caliber K-9 guns, which have a range of 28-38 km, under the Rs 4,366 joint project of L&T and South Korean Hanwha Defense. Lt Gen Chawla said, ‘We are also investigating whether there is a need for more K-9 guns.
As for the M-777 howitzers primarily built for the Chinese front, nearly half of the 145 guns ordered from the US for over Rs 5,000 crore have been supplied. Three M-777 regiments with a range of 30 km have been deployed along the Line of Actual Control with China.
While there has been slow progress in the two major indigenous guns, both faced problems during the trials. The first 155mm/45-caliber . Is Bow Howitzers, an electronically improved version of the original Bofors guns. Army had earlier placed an order of Rs 1,260 crore for 114 of these guns. Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
The other is the 155mm/52 caliber Advanced Toad Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), which DRDO claims is the best in its class in the world with a strike range of 48 kms. The army needs 1,580 such guns.
“There has been a lot of handholding by the Army for both ATAGS and Dhanush. We want indigenous efforts to be successful. There are huge advantages of having an indigenous system and not relying on foreign technologies,” said Lt-Gen Chawla.
After “constructive discussions” with both OFB and DRDO, the senior official said that he was “optimistic” that “some parameters were not achieved” during the trials of the ATAGS and “some initial issues” with Dhanush would both be resolved soon. That will be solved. “We want stronger guns. Guns that are capable of firing precisely, consistently and with a high degree of reliability as per the prescribed parameters,” he said.
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