Indian Army Artillery Programme

current armoury
NameCaliberNumber produced /aquiredRange (normal shells)
IFG/ LFG (indian field gins/light field guns)105mm2400 (total produced)17200-20000m
M777155mm/39caliber14521-40km
FH-77B155mm/45caliber400 (200 in service)21-25km
Dhanush155mm/45caliber24 (118 ordered)38-42km
M-46130mm/55caliber100027km
upgunned M-46 (Sharang)155mm/45caliber180+300 =480 guns39km
K-9 Vajra-T155mm/52caliber10018-41km
t-55,vijayanta tanks are used as static artillery105mm main guns??

future procurements
ATAGS155mm/52caliber30748km (wiht HE bass bleed projectile)
TGS (Towed gun system)155mm/52caliber1200 overall requirement43-45km
155mm MGS155mm/52caliber814?
105mm MGS105mm/39caliber20019-20km
This entire cluster fuck needs to sorted out ASAP.
Our current Armoury is seriously outdated and needs a full replacement.

Honestly IMO we need to let go, of our outdated guns like IFG, Bofors Gun, Dhanush, Sarang and M46 because just 3 Calibre types (155mm/52 Cal, 155mm/39 Cal, 105mm/37 Cal) and 6 guns can solve all of our artillery problems.

NameCalibreUseComparable Systems
ATAGS155mm/52 CalStandard Artillery Support
MGS155mm/52 CalHigh Mobility Shoot & Scoot Mounted Artillery Support (For Plains)PCL 181
K9 Vajra (indigenous Alternative When ?)155mm/52 CalSelf propelled Shoot & Scoot Howitzer (For difficult terrain)PLZ-05
MARG 155-BR155mm/39 CalHigh Mobility, Shoot & scoot Mounted Artillery Support in Mountainous RegionsPCL 161
ULH155mm/39 CalUltra Light Howitzer for fast Air transport and Air drops (mainly mountainous regions)M777
Garuda 105105mm/37 CalHigh Mobility Field Gun (can even do the work of 120mm mortars)Indian Field Gun
 
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100 K9
307 atags
150 Garuda
These can be cleared and are in advance stages of clearance
Bas clear kar de
Too little too late....yet to clear that too...so now I firmly believe Chandigarh lobby, top gernails and MoD babus are in cahoots taking their cut stalling local maal and forcing emergency foriegn procurement
 
But let's first wait for the day when ATAGS will be ordered. Any reason why it hasn't been cleared by the govt? I am getting old hearing about it
 
But let's first wait for the day when ATAGS will be ordered. Any reason why it hasn't been cleared by the govt? I am getting old hearing about it
Last I heard was because of some weight issue
 

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