Indian Army Artillery

Kunal Biswas said:

Sir,
Just thinking it can be also used against shoot and scoot arty systems, BM-21 as counter arty with help of WLRs ?

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Kunal,
That would be ideal The possibilities are endless if you use PG kits (that you posted above).

You can use Grads or Pinakas to destroy formation command.HQs right at the onset of hostilities. Thereby, destroying the command and control structure of the enemy.

And finally what are we getting for our defence forces............?

lemontree said:

Kunal,
That would be ideal The possibilities are endless if you use PG kits (that you posted above).

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I just hope people at higher places did notice this development and have some plans..

bhramos said:

NEW DELHI, March 8 (UPI) -- The Indian army has ordered 100 howitzer artillery pieces to be made by the Ordnance Factory Board, in Kolkata, West Bengal state.
Indian Minister of State for Defense M.M. Pallam Raju confirmed the order is for the 155mm, .52-caliber model, a report by the online news site Indian Express said.Raju also said that bids for artillery guns including towed, self-propelled and ultra-light howitzers will be open to all manufacturers, foreign and domestic under $4 billion artillery modernization program.

Up to 40 towed guns will be ordered as well as 180 self-propelled and145 ultra-light guns, the Indian Express report said.

India moves on howitzer purchase - UPI.com

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Little confusing..

Is there any polish contender for Howitzers?

Godless-Kafir said:

Is there any polish contender for Howitzers?

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No... ....

Godless-Kafir said:

Is there any polish contender for Howitzers?

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The KRAB turret was under consideration for the BHIM program but has since been dropped!

Kunal Biswas said:

@Blueblood,

Mounted gun system in Indian army means any arty mounted on any platform call mounted arty/gun system..



India is in the process of procuring four types of artillery guns. The Indian Army's artillery needs

1,580 155mm 52calibre towed guns,
180 155mm 52calibre wheeled
145 155mm 39calibre ultralight howitzers
100 155mm 52calibre tracked guns.

No shortage of artillery guns: Antony | idrw.org


News link mix up terminology, provide error..

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As part of its over Rs 20,000-crore artillery modernisation plan, the army looked for 400 towed artillery guns (worth Rs 3,200 crore), 100 tracked guns (costing Rs 3,400 crore), 814 mounted truck guns (Rs 8500 crore), 145 ultralight guns (Rs 2500 crore) and 180 wheeled guns (Rs 4700 crore). Just when a deal for 120 tracked and 180 wheeled self-propelled (SP) 155mm guns

Indian Army craves for the right BOOM : Surendra Singh's blog-The Times Of India



India's planned acquisition includes 1,580 towed guns, 814 mounted gun systems, 180 self-propelled wheeled guns and 100 tracked guns.

BAE Systems Drops Out Of Indian Artillery Bid | AVIATION WEEK


The deal is part of a major planned contract that includes 814 mounted gun systems, 180 self-propelled wheeled guns and 100 tracked guns.

Indian towed-gun deal hits another snag

blueblood said:

As part of its over Rs 20,000-crore artillery modernisation plan, the army looked for 400 towed artillery guns (worth Rs 3,200 crore), 100 tracked guns (costing Rs 3,400 crore), 814 mounted truck guns (Rs 8500 crore), 145 ultralight guns (Rs 2500 crore) and 180 wheeled guns (Rs 4700 crore). Just when a deal for 120 tracked and 180 wheeled self-propelled (SP) 155mm guns
Indian Army craves for the right BOOM : Surendra Singh's blog-The Times Of India
India's planned acquisition includes 1,580 towed guns, 814 mounted gun systems, 180 self-propelled wheeled guns and 100 tracked guns.
BAE Systems Drops Out Of Indian Artillery Bid | AVIATION WEEK
The deal is part of a major planned contract that includes 814 mounted gun systems, 180 self-propelled wheeled guns and 100 tracked guns.
Indian towed-gun deal hits another snag

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All of them are confused..

Kunal Biswas said:

All of them are confused..

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No mate, probably you are.

Wheeled - Denel G-6

Mounted - Archer

Of the three links provided, Aviation Week can be considered as a pretty reliable one.

blueblood said:

No mate, probably you are.

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As i said the info is incorrect, the term used in Arty for mounted gun system is different from what these articles are showing..

Rest is been told before..

Indian Govt Pumps $75-mil For In-House Howitzer Line

The government had secured the right of transfer of technology during the purchase of Bofors guns. Though all the technological documents as per the ToT contract were received by OFB from M/s AB Bofors, the Transfer of Technology was not carried forward as the dealings with the technology provider, (M/s AB Bofors) were suspended. Further, no indent was placed by Army on OFB for manufacture and supply of complete gun system. Capital expenditure of Rs.376.55 crore has been sanctioned by the Government in March, 2012 for creation/augmentation of Large Calibre Weapon manufacturing capacity in Ordnance Factories.

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Livefist: Indian Govt Pumps $75-mil For In-House Howitzer Line

good news...............Plus we can add many things to old bofors gun, some of them have been posted by Kunal sir, including BMS system developed by BEL.

I really wish India Army have those GPS guidance Kits..

We can use it for 105mm as well..

Kunal Biswas said:

I really wish India Army have those GPS guidance Kits..

We can use it for 105mm as well..

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kunal sir we have these





Plus kunal sir ATK is bringing its GPS guided shell kit to Defexpo, they wanted to sell the same to IA.





http://www.atk.com/Products/documents/PGK - Precision Guidance Kit.pdf

but i am not sure IA want GPS that would give right to USA to switch off the GPS any time. May be local IRS satellite would do the job for IA.

We can have which works with both..

Kunal Biswas said:

We can have which works with both..

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Kunal sir this is PGK, since the kit is very small it has hardly enough space to work with two modems.

but for new shell we can have more then one modem, may be Russian satellite and Indian satellite.

Livefist: Indian Govt Pumps $75-mil For In-House Howitzer Line

Field trials of upgraded Bofors g"‹un in Jan 2013

Kolkata: An upgraded version of the 155mm Bofors gun, the Indian Army's most potent artillery weapon, will be ready for field trials in January 2013, a top official of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) said on Tuesday."We are working on this upgraded version. This has been tried out in PXE (Proof and Experimental Establishment), Balasore," OFB chairperson Sashi Dhar Dimri said on the sidelines of its 210th anniversary here.OFB is upgrading the gun from its original 39-calibre to 45-calibre with mechanical and electronic suites.



Extensive firing has been carried out at PXE Balasore as part of the upgrade process."We are confident that in the beginning of 2013, our GCF (Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur) will be in a position to field the gun for trials," Dimri said.While one gun has been upgraded with the electronic suite incorporating ballistic computers, servo valves and communication systems to provide automation, the second gun has been upgraded by fitting a new 45 calibre barrel, enabling it to achieve a range of 40 km.