The Indian Army on Wednesday showcased at the Republic Day parade the Centurion tank, PT-76 tank,바카라 웹사이트75/24 Pack howitzer and OT-62 TOPAZ armoured personnel carrier that played a major role in defeating Pakistan in the 1971 war.
Centurion tank, PT-76 tank,바카라 웹사이트75/24 Pack howitzer and OT-62 TOPAZ armoured personnel carrier that played a major role in defeating Pakistan in the 1971 war were showcased by the Indian Army in the Republic Day parade.
The Indian Army on Wednesday showcased at the Republic Day parade the Centurion tank, PT-76 tank,바카라 웹사이트75/24 Pack howitzer and OT-62 TOPAZ armoured personnel carrier that played a major role in defeating Pakistan in the 1971 war.
India in 2021 celebrated the Swarnim Vijay Varsh (Golden victory year) to commemorate India's win over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the creation of바카라 웹사이트Bangladesh.
On Wednesday, the mechanised columns of the Army showed one PT-76 tank, one Centurion tank, two MBT Arjun MK-I tanks, one OT-62 TOPAZ armoured personnel carrier, one BMP-I infantry fighting vehicle and two BMP-II infantry fighting vehicles.
One 75/24 Pack howitzer, two Dhanush howitzers, one PMS bridge-laying system, two Sarvatra bridge-laying systems, one HT-16 electronic warfare system, two Taran Shakti electronic warfare systems, one Tiger Cat missile system and two Akash missile systems were also part of the mechanised columns at the Republic Day바카라 웹사이트parade.
At the parade, the detachment of Centurion tank바카라 웹사이트of "The Poona Horse' regiment was led by Captain Rahul바카라 웹사이트Sharma.
Centurion was the main stay of the Indian Army in the 1971 Indo-Pak war.바카라 웹사이트
At the Battle of Basantar during the war, an armoured division and a brigade of the Pakistan 1 Corps confronted two brigades of the Indian 1 Corps equipped with Centurion tanks.바카라 웹사이트
Casualties were heavy on the Pakistan side with 46 tanks destroyed.바카라 웹사이트
The PT-76 tank at the parade was led by Captain Anshuman Tiwari of 69 Armoured Regiment.
The PT-76 saw action in the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971.바카라 웹사이트
The Battle of Bogra in the 1971 war was fought by the 69 Armour
Regiment바카라 웹사이트with the help of PT-76 tanks.
The Battle of Garibpur of the 1971 war is another example바카라 웹사이트where the Indian Army's infantry battalion with only 14 PT-76 tanks was able to maul a much바카라 웹사이트larger brigade of Pakistani armour and inflict heavy casualties.바카라 웹사이트
During바카라 웹사이트the Battle of Garibpur, many Pakistani M24 Chaffee tanks바카라 웹사이트were destroyed.바카라 웹사이트
OT-62 Topaz armoured바카라 웹사이트personnel carrier, which also played a pivotal바카라 웹사이트role during the 1971 war, was led by Major Ravi Kumar of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment during Wednesday's바카라 웹사이트parade.
The 75/24 Pack howitzer was the first indigenously developed mountain gun. It actively participated in the 1965 Indo-Pak war and 1971 Indo-Pak war.
The gun, which weighs 983 kgs and could fire up to a maximum range of 11,104 metres, was phased out in 1980s.