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ARTILLERY GUNS

• In terms of Artillery, there are 3 main categories: Howitzers, Guns, and Mortars.

ARTILLERIES OF INDIAN ARMY

• After close to three decades, the Army inducted its first modern artillery guns system  in November 2018.
• These include M-777 Ultra Light Howitzers (ULH) from the U.S. and K9  Vajra-T self-propelled artillery guns from  South Korea.

M-777 ULTRA LIGHT HOWITZERS

M777 HOWITZER

• The M777 Howitzer is a 155mm 39 calibre towed According to BAE Systems, the maximum  unassisted range of the M777 is 24.7 km, while the  assisted range is of more than 30 km

K9 VAJRA-T

DHANUSH (HOWITZER)

• The Dhanush gun system is based on the designs of the Bofors howitzer which was inducted in the Army in the  1980s and would be the third type of artillery gun to  be inducted into the force after the K-9 Vajra and the  M-777 ultra-light howitzers.
• The weapon is the product of joint efforts by the Ordnance Factory Board and the Indian Army with  contributions from DRDO, DGQA, DPSUs such as BEL,  PSUs such as SAIL and several private enterprises.

ABOUT SHARANG

• Sharang is the 130mm artillery gun ‘up-gunned’ to 155mm, 45 calibre up-gunning based on the Army’s tender.
• The gun’s range has now gone from 27km to over 39km with the
• It also has more explosive capability and hence and more damage
• This step will reduce the logistic trail of the Army as it does away with the need to carry 130mm shells and support equipment as  the mainstay of the Army’s long range artillery is 155mm guns.

SHARANG GUN

• The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has  handed over Sharang,  the first 130mm M-46  artillery gun upgraded  to 155mm to the Indian

LONG TERM PLANS

• In the Artillery modernisation plan, the Indian army needs 814 Mounted Guns, 1580 Towed Guns, 100  tracked Self Propelled guns,180 wheeled Self  Propelled guns and 145 Ultra Light Howitzers at a  whooping cost of one lakh crores.

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