Indian Army Armored Vehicles

[Superdefender]

Does anyone has any latest info about Army's FRCV?

 

[sbm]

Unfortunatly some link are not working, Try another given below :



Source : http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/t-55.htm

http://thepunekar.com/t-55-tanks-overhauled-in-khadki/2008/01/

I've read about this. But the scope of Gulmohar was always confusing. Indian Defence Review used to give some great details but not any more.

 

[bengalraider]

Since we're on vintage armor here

Sherman Circa 1965 Eastern Sector!

AMX-13 Crippled at Shahbazpur subsector

M24 Chaffees at Boyra 1971

Wrecked Centurion Chawinda

Captured Pakistani Pattons in the Fields of Khemkaran

Abandoned Indian AMX-13 at Chhamb

 

[bengalraider]

too good not to post

Indian Centurion waiting in Ambush, Khem karan 1965

 

[bhai-117]

One question; Do the tank or armor operators in the IA have any type of different (i.e from regular jawans)
combat uniforms?

 

[sbm]

Is the Sherman really from 1965? I never knew we used white stars for ID?

 

[sbm]

Here are some more - T-55s are recent, some Shermans from 1948 and the BRDM-2 with gun and ATGM.

 

[sbm]

This is supposed to be a CVRDE developed armoured car based on a Nissan chassis. Anyone have any more photos of it?

 

[bengalraider]

Is the Sherman really from 1965? I never knew we used white stars for ID?

part of American military assistance post 1962, guess they were not painted over

 

[sbm]

part of American military assistance post 1962, guess they were not painted over

I know that our WW2 Shermans were so marked for ID during the Burma campaign.

 

[sbm]

Does anyone know the scale of issue of personal weapons to tank and AFV crews in India? How many carbines/rilfes/pistols?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Sweet, Don`t know why this is not adapted in mass ..

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For Crews their is INSAS 1B1 with folded butt, Mech inf use same variant ..

This is supposed to be a CVRDE developed armoured car based on a Nissan chassis. Anyone have any more photos of it?
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Does anyone know the scale of issue of personal weapons to tank and AFV crews in India? How many carbines/rilfes/pistols?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

One Sherman stand out different than any other in the world is this >>

Its Sherman Mark 4, With a Unique Gun DT-56T which is taken from Russian PT-76 and re engineered and attached with M4 Sherman, Old M4 76mm short barrel was not effective against modern targets such as M24 and Pattons back in days.

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[sbm]

Kunal apparently 90 of those patrol cars were produced. If you go to the Param Vir Chakra episode about our Congo PVC, you will see one. Maybe you can get some screen caps?

WRT crew weapons - only INSAS 1B - no carbines or pistols and are all crew members armed?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

As far as i know abt MBTs, I cannot comment on APC crews ..

 

[su35]

In last year Defence expo Tata showcased A Light Utility Recon vehicle. But till date there is no further news of it. It did not got limelight that Kestrel got. what happened to it

 

[sbm]

Here's a Centurion in action in 1965. Note the 0.30 cal Browning MG on the roof. Why can't we have more photos like this?

 

[sbm]

One Sherman stand out different than any other in the world is this >>

Its Sherman Mark 4, With a Unique Gun DT-56T which is taken from Russian PT-76 and re engineered and attached with M4 Sherman, Old M4 76mm short barrel was not effective against modern targets such as M24 and Pattons back in days.

Kunal - the plaque on that thing says its a Pak 76mm Sherman. Clearly that isn't right. Did India actually do this modification or was a gun taken from an old PT-76 and put on this thing for the display (original gun damaged or something?)

 

[aditya g]

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The Upgrades to T-55 are mainly the gun and fire-control system, Rest are same as original ..

Our T-55s are equipped with Vijayanta's i.e. Centurion's main gun and not the original russian one.

 

[sbm]

Our T-55s are equipped with Vijayanta's i.e. Centurion's main gun and not the original russian one.

Yes and no. The Centurions in Indian service never received the L7 105mm. They retained the 20pdr 84mm weapon until they were retired in 1974. The Vijayantas used the 105mm L7 which was retrofitted to the T-55s