Indian Army Artillery Programme

few points that stand out​

- There is no such thing as FARP, but there is an artillery profile 2017 written in around 2008.​

- there is no scoot in mountains. only dig in and shoot.
- terrain specific arty

for the rest of the points, might as well watch the full video.
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ATAGS, ATHOS or Mounted gun systems? Understand India’s artillery plan & where it's headed​


View: https://youtu.be/PjRciy-GVLM
 

few points that stand out​

- There is no such thing as FARP, but there is an artillery profile 2017 written in around 2008.​

- there is no scoot in mountains. only dig in and shoot.
- terrain specific arty

for the rest of the points, might as well watch the full video.
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ATAGS, ATHOS or Mounted gun systems? Understand India’s artillery plan & where it's headed​


View: https://youtu.be/PjRciy-GVLM

Everything is fine but last I heard in saurav jha's session that atags performed and completed all trails in mountainous regions meeting all the requirements given by army but here he is saying atags can't perform i.e can't be transported easily on the roads of NE and ladakh frontier
 
Everything is fine but last I heard in saurav jha's session that atags performed and completed all trails in mountainous regions meeting all the requirements given by army but here he is saying atags can't perform i.e can't be transported easily on the roads of NE and ladakh frontier

since ATAGS is being ordered, we have to assume IA arty has figured it out the S.O.Ps.
 
since ATAGS is being ordered, we have to assume IA arty has figured it out the S.O.Ps.
If they were really sanguine, they would've ordered more than 307. If scooting is not an option to begin with since they'll dig into reverse slopes, the 18 tons of the ATAGS shouldn't matter. The 3 ton shedding bit is probably to delay the program even further for no reason other than attempting to get some ATHOS in through the smokescreen of "emergency procurement".

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High effort infographic
 
If they were really sanguine, they would've ordered more than 307. If scooting is not an option to begin with since they'll dig into reverse slopes, the 18 tons of the ATAGS shouldn't matter. The 3 ton shedding bit is probably to delay the program even further for no reason other than attempting to get some ATHOS in through the smokescreen of "emergency procurement".

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High effort infographic

Why would they do that?

Ordering more would mean stabilising the production line for more economies of scale and faster upgrades - ALL WITHIN INDIA, safe from sanctions and foreign production issues due to foreign wars or whatever.

Why would anyone think of doing something so sensible?
 

few points that stand out​

- There is no such thing as FARP, but there is an artillery profile 2017 written in around 2008.​

- there is no scoot in mountains. only dig in and shoot.
- terrain specific arty

for the rest of the points, might as well watch the full video.
=====

ATAGS, ATHOS or Mounted gun systems? Understand India’s artillery plan & where it's headed​


View: https://youtu.be/PjRciy-GVLM

since ATAGS is being ordered, we have to assume IA arty has figured it out the S.O.Ps.

View: https://twitter.com/palepurshankar/status/1859845780498153868?s=19


View: https://twitter.com/KesariDhwaj/status/1859873298638675988?s=19
 
China Artillery Component from Wiki.

122 mm SPH - 2090 pieces in various configurations. (Truck mounted, Wheel mounted, track mounted)
152 mm SPH - 150
155 mm SPH - 950
203 mm SPH - 300 (Garbage tier maybe as per wiki)

Towed Artillery
Total of 900 with unknown quantity of 155mm Artillery based on GHN-45.


Pakistan Artillery Component Wiki.

155mm SPH - 602 (US M109 and Chinese PCL-191)
203mm SPH - 60

Towed Artillery

155 mm - 292
130 mm - 410
122 mm -570
105 mm - 329
Total - 1601

Meanwhile Indian Army

155mm SPH -100

Towed

155mm - 849 Approx
130mm - 500-600 Approx
105mm - 2400 Approx.

We are having approx 3849 towed pieces. We are very bad in SPH sections lol.
 
Meanwhile Indian Army

155mm SPH -100

Towed

155mm - 849 Approx
130mm - 500-600 Approx
105mm - 2400 Approx.

We are having approx 3849 towed pieces. We are very bad in SPH sections lol.
Number of towed 130mm pieces (M-46) should be at around 900-1000, judging by the number of conversions (~180 from Soltam + ~36 Sharang + a few dozen M-46 catapult), which would leave a balance of ~950 towed pieces.
 
The reputation of UN Generals are biting dust now days. Everywhere they are being ridiculed in worse possible manner.

This is the fate one meet when one feel offended against everything even slightly critical.
You know if un gernals , babus and top leadership were slightly had focused on issues rather than kick backs we would have been completely different situation right now
 
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

M-46 (upgraded) Dhanush, Bofors 155 hi to hy... Rest are awaiting replacement
 

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