So some more news on Independent Armoured Brigades
It seems in 2009-2012 itself it was decided to raise 3 new Armoured Brigades.
Each independent armoured brigade generally has 2 tank regiments and one BMP regiment.
So three armoured brigades will need 6 tank regiments and 3 BMP regiments.
They are meant for
1) Laddakh - we have already seen that independent armoured brigade above
2) Sikkim/ West Bengal - We have seen Eastern ArmyCommand post photos/videos of T-72 in Sikkim/Teesta River
3) Uttarakhand - (as per Trishul blog) Very weird deployment
I think I have faint information about the ninth Armoured Brigade for West Bengal/Sikkim. Have come across a new brigade number. But no nickname or insignia or tank seen till now
https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/top-army-commanders-set-get-new-postings-jk/
The Defence Ministry has cleared the plan to raise six new armoured regiments that will be equipped with roughly 350 tanks. In addition, three mechanized infantry battalions will be raised with 180 BMP-II infantry combat vehicles.
Army’s Ladakh-based 14 Corps is to be allocated an armoured brigade to safeguard the region nearing Tibet at Chushul in Ladakh.
The second armoured brigade will be located in the Siliguri corridor in Bengal which can safeguard the region in Sikkim.
https://www.business-standard.com/a...es-to-defend-china-border-112091702018_1.html
The army’s defences on the China border will get a major offensive boost with the impending deployment of two tank brigades, one each in Ladakh and north-east India.
Authoritative MoD (Ministry of Defence) sources tell Business Standard that the plan, cleared by the MoD, involves raising six new armoured regiments, equipped with 348 tanks (58 tanks per regiment, including reserves). In addition, three mechanised infantry battalions will be raised, amounting to about 180 BMP-IIs.
The Ladakh-based 14 Corps will be allocated an armoured brigade to cover the flat approaches from Tibet towards India’s crucial defences at Chushul.
http://trishul-trident.blogspot.com/2016/08/norinco-built-medium-main-battle-tanks.html
In mid-2009, India’s Ministry of Defence approved the IA’s plans for raising three independent armoured brigades (each inclusive of two tank regiments with T-72 Combat Improved Ajeya medium tanks and one mechanised infantry regiment with BMP-2K Sarath ICVs). While each tank regiment has since early 2014 been equipped with 58 T-72CIAs, the mechanised infantry regiments each possess 70 BMP-2Ks. Of these three new Independent Armoured Brigades, one is located in Ladakh (under the Leh-HQed XIV Corps), another in Uttarakhand and the third in Kalimpong under the XXXIII ‘Trishakti’ Corps that is HQed in Sukna near the city of Siliguri. The Brigade in Ladakh is responsible for the protection of passes like Lanak La, Kongka La, Rezang La, Chang La and Jara La. In Uttarakhand, the Brigade is responsible for securing the passes in Mana, Niti, Kungri Bingri, Darma, and Lipulekh. In Sikkim, the third Brigade is responsible for securing the Dolam Plateau.
www.oneindia.com
www.thehindubusinessline.com
Now both of these articles are from hindu but they are saying very opposite things.
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