💪Indian Army💪
The Indian Army is a voluntary service, the military draft having never been imposed in India.
The Chief of Indian Army is
General Mukund Naravane.
Stringer Lawrence. Major-General; Known as the Father of the Indian Army.
Lawrence served in Gibraltar and Fought in the Battle of Culloden before
being placed in command of the East India Company's troops in 1748.
Motto of Indian Army:
"Service Before Self"
Army day is Celebrated on January 15 every year in India as it is on
this historic day that General KM Cariappa become the First Indian to take
charge of the Indian Army in 1949. He took over from General sir Francis Robert
Roy Bucher who was the last English Commander of our nation's Army.
Strength of Indian Armed Forces:
Tanks:
Sr. No.
|
Name
|
Number of Tanks
|
1
|
Arjun MK1
|
248
|
2
|
T-90
|
1650
|
3
|
T-72
|
2410
|
4
|
Arjun MK2
|
118
|
1. Arjun MK1:
Description
The Arjun is a third-generation
main battle tank developed for the Indian Army. This tank was developed by the
Defence Research and Development Organisation. It is an agency of the Republic
of India, charged with the military's research and development, headquartered
in New Delhi. This main battle tank entered service with the Indian Army in
2004.
The Arjun is equipped with
an indigenously developed 120mm main rifled gun with fin stabilised
armour-piercing discarding sabot. Secondary armament consists of coaxial
7.62-mm machine gun and roof-mounted 12.7-mm machine gun.
The turret and glacis are
protected with "Kanchan" modular composite armour. Kanchan is made by
sandwiching composite panels between Rolled Homogenous Armour. This helps in
defeating APFDS and HEAT rounds. An option is also available to add explosive
reactive armour.
The Arjun Mk II was
developed in cooperation with Israeli defence companies. Its development was
completed in 2 years owing to experience gained from developing the first
version. It has outclassed the T-90 MBT during comparative trials.
Specifications:
Main armament:
|
120 mm rifled gun
|
Engine:
|
MTU 838 Ka 501 1400 hp
|
Speed:
|
72 km/h (45 mph)
|
Crew:
|
4
|
Weight:
|
58.5 tonnes
|
2. Arjun MK2:
Description
The Arjun is a third-generation
main battle tank developed for the Indian Army. This tank was developed by the
Defence Research and Development Organisation. It is an agency of the Republic
of India, charged with the military's research and development, headquartered
in New Delhi. This main battle tank entered service with the Indian Army in
2004.
The Arjun is equipped with
an indigenously developed 120mm main rifled gun with fin stabilised
armour-piercing discarding sabot. Secondary armament consists of coaxial
7.62-mm machine gun and roof-mounted 12.7-mm machine gun.
The turret and glacis are
protected with "Kanchan" modular composite armour. Kanchan is made by
sandwiching composite panels between Rolled Homogenous Armour. This helps in
defeating APFDS and HEAT rounds. An option is also available to add explosive
reactive armour.
The Arjun Mk II was
developed in cooperation with Israeli defence companies. Its development was
completed in 2 years owing to experience gained from developing the first
version. It has outclassed the T-90 MBT during comparative trials.
Main armament:
|
120 mm rifled gun
|
Engine:
|
MTU 838 Ka 501 1400 hp
|
Speed:
|
72 km/h (45 mph)
|
Crew:
|
4
|
Weight:
|
58.5 tonnes
|
3. T-90
Specifications
Main
armament:
2A46M 125
mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90)
Engine:
950 hp
(736 kW) for V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel engine
Speed:
60 km/h
(37 mph)
Crew:
3
Weight:
46 tonnes
Main
armament:
2A46M 125
mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90)
Engine:
950 hp
(736 kW) for V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel engine
Speed:
60 km/h
(37 mph)
Crew:
3
Weight:
46 tonnes
4. T-75
Specifications
Main
armament:
125 mm
2A46M/2A46M-5 smoothbore gun
Engine:
V-12
diesel
Speed:
60 km/h
(37 mph)
Crew:
4
Weight:
41.5
tonnes
Main
armament:
125 mm
2A46M/2A46M-5 smoothbore gun
Engine:
V-12
diesel
Speed:
60 km/h
(37 mph)
Crew:
4
Weight:
41.5
tonnes
Self-Propelled Artillery:
Sr. No.
|
Name
|
Number of Arrtillery
|
1
|
FV 433 Abbot
|
80
|
2
|
2S1
Gvozdika
|
110
|
3
|
K9 Vajra-T
|
100
|
4
|
9K22
Tunguska
|
184
|
Rocket Artillery:
Sr. No.
|
Name
|
Number of
|
1
|
BM-21
|
150
|
2
|
Smerch
9K58
|
62
|
3
|
Pinaka
|
80
|
AFV (Armoured fighting vehicle)
Sr. No.
|
Name
|
Number of AFVs
|
1
|
BMP-2 Sarath
|
2691
|
2
|
BTR-50
|
100
|
3
|
NAMICA
|
13
|
4
|
Casspir
|
255
|
5
|
Tarmour AFV
|
900
|
6
|
Aditya
|
1300
|
BMP-2
Specifications
Main
armament:
|
30 mm
automatic cannon 2A42
|
Engine:
|
diesel
UTD-20/3 300 hp (225 kW)
|
Speed:
|
65 km/h
(40 mph) road
|
Crew:
|
3 (+7
passengers)
|
Weight:
|
14.3
tonnes
|
Casspir:
Specifications
Main
armament:
|
various: 3
x 7.62 mm MG or 20 mm cannon
|
Engine:
|
Atlantis
Diesel Engines OM352A turbo-charged diesel 124 kW
|
Crew:
|
2 (+ 12
passengers)
|
Weight:
|
10.88
tonnes
|
Jay Hind !
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