Sunday, 1 March 2015

Army Artillery

NameTypeQuantityOriginNotes
DRDO 155 mm artillery gunHowitzer119 India155 mm gun made by OFB.
Haubits FH77/BHowitzer200[38] Sweden155 mm gun made by Bofors. 410 acquired from 1986–1991.[39][40] 200 left in service.[38] An indigenous version is under development.[41]
M-46Howitzer180 Soviet Union
 Israel
M-46 130 mm howitzer guns upgraded to 155 mm standard by Soltam.[42]
D-30Howitzer550 Soviet UnionBeing replaced by the M-46.
METAMORPHOSIS 155 mm GUNHowitzer IndiaIndian upgrade of M46 Howitzer
M101 howitzerHowitzer350 United States[43]
75mm Mountain HowitzerHowitzer900 United KingdomIn Reserve[44]
88mm 25 PounderHowitzer
Field gun
800 United KingdomIn Reserve also used for Training[44]
180 mm gun S-23Heavy Gun100 Soviet Union[45]
M-46Field gun900 Soviet Union130 mm field gun. 550 purchased. 100 used with the Catapult self-propelled gun. Some to be upgraded to M-46 howitzers.[31]
100mm M-1944Field gun350 Soviet UnionIn Reserve
BL 5.5 inch Medium GunField gun150 United KingdomRetired.
Indian Field Gun MK 1/2/3Field gun1700 Indiabeing upgraded with digital FCS and INS, to extend the range up to 30 km with bleed base;
Light Field GunField gun700+ India105mm gun. ongoing upgrade.
100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)Field gun350 Soviet UnionIn Reserve[44]
76 mm mountain gun M48Mountain gun215 Yugoslavia[44]
OTO Melara Mod 56Mountain gun50 ItalyRetired.
Sprut anti-tank gunAnti-tank Gun Soviet Union
FV433 Abbot SPGSelf-propelled artillery~80 United Kingdom105 mm howitzer. To be replaced following selection of new system.
M-46 CatapultSelf-propelled artillery100 [46] India130 mm howitzer mounted on a Vijayanta hull. ~80 in storage. To be replaced following selection of new system.
2S1 GvozdikaSelf-propelled artillery110 Soviet Union
Smerch 9K58 MBRLMultiple rocket launcher62 Russia300 mm multiple rocket launch system.
Pinaka MBRLMultiple rocket launcher80+ batteries India214 mm multiple rocket launch system. Replacing the 122 mm BM-21.[47]Being produced at a heavy rate of 5000 missiles per year.[48]
BM-21Multiple rocket launcher150+ Soviet UnionModernized rockets with range of 40 km was purchased from Russia. To be replaced by Pinaka.

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