Yes, Now imagine the cost of one shell fired by the Gun.
The answer is plain and simple , No .
So after firing 10 HE and 2 air burst, they seem to come under Paki couter attack
One regiment each of Pinaka, Smerch and Brahmos are with the Eastern Command right now.
Please go through this thread
The Brahmos, Smerch and Pinaka regiments rotate to other postings too just like Field and Medium artillery regiments.
@Tanmay, ignore this post, just saw your thread.
Well I am a amature , my father was a professional , but I would say this now it is an fulledge howitzer System's . Sharang is the 130mm artillery gun ‘up-gunned’ to 155mm, 45 calibre up-gunning based on the Army’s tender . The gun’s range has now gone from 27km to over 36km with the upgrade . It also has more explosive capability and hence and more damage potential . This step will reduce the logistic trail of the Army as it does away with the need to carry 130mm shells and support equipment as the mainstay of the Army’s long range artillery is 155mm guns .
Kalyani have offered this to US and UAE and Indian army have not even done trials
arty trials cost a lot of money, even if we take one 155mm shell at 20 lakhs, they have to fire more than 2000 shells in testing, that’s 500 crores at least for one gun and then some.Kalyani have offered this to US and UAE and Indian army have not even done trials
I would say that it is a poor attempt to portray that ATAGS can turn in hair pin bends. However such good roads are not everywhere and army would require a gun that can turn at 15 degrees with the tow vehicle.
Well that all is added to the cost of the gun..
I doubt that Sarangis a howitzer because the basic mount remains to be that of 130mm Gun..
You mean baba Kalyani is going to pay for this? No way...
This article states each 155 mm shell costs 1 lakh rupees
