Guards Regiment

Guards Regiment

The first all class regiment was raised in August 1949, by grouping the senior most battalions from senior Infantry regiments.The regiment was accorded the senior position in Infantry and takes first rank in the arm.

 

At present the guards regiment consist of 19 battalions,out of which one is equipped as the Anti-Tank missile battalion,3 are still serving as the Infantry regiments and all other regiments are Mechanised Infantry units.The 3 Infantry units serve as Recce and Support role.

Present Units of Guards Regiment

•  1st Battalion (Mechanised)(former 2 Punjab)
• 2nd Battalion (Mechanised)(former 1 Grenadier)
• 3rd Battalion  (Mechanised)(former 1 Rajputana Rifles)
• 4th Battalion  (Mechanised)(former 1 Rajput)
• 5th Battalion  (Mechanised)
• 6th Battalion  (Mechanised)
• 7th Battalion  (Mechanised)
• 8th Battalion (Mechanised)
• 9th Battalion  (Mechanised)
• 10th Battalion  (Mechanised)
• 11th Battalion  (Mechanised)
• 12th Battalion  (Mechanised)
• 13th Battalion  (Mechanised)
• 14th Battalion  (Mechanised)
• 15th Battalion (Recce and Sup)
• 16th Battalion (Recce and Sup)
• 17th Battalion (AGTM)
• 18th Battalion (Mechanised)
• 19th Battalion  (Recce and Sup)

 MOTTO of Guards Regiment

 Pehla Hmesha Pehla(First Always First)

War Cry of Guards Regiment

Garud Ka Hun Bol Pyare (I am from the Guards, Say O my friend)

Insignia of Guards Regiment

Regimental Center of Guards Regiment

Kamptee near Nagpur in Maharashtra.

Awards and Honors  of Guards Regiment

Known for the highest bravery, this unit carry some very proud Soldiers.Decorated by 2 Param Vir Chakras,2 Ashoka Chakras for it's heroism.

4 guards have a unique distinction of having extra junior commissioned officer on it's establishment to carry the Honorary color(The only battalion in whole commonwealth awarded this honour for collective gallantry.

Pre-Independence

Delhi 1803; Egypt 1876-1917; British East Africa 1878; Afghanistan 1878-80; Kandahar 1880;

Burma 1891 ; China 1900; East Africa 1914-1916; Mesopotamia 1914- 1918, Egypt 1915, Gallipoli 1915,

 France and Flanders 1915, Kutal Amarah 1915; Palestine 1916-1918; Tigris 1916; Macedonia 1918;

Afghanistan 1919; Donbaik 1943; Italy 1943-1945; Burma 1945; J&.K 1947-1948; Selinghar; Carnatic;

Mysore; Ava; Pegu; Suez Canal; Ne\ls, Krithia; Laos; Aden; Point-551; Kanghaw; Naushera; Mangalore;

Hyderabad; Gaza; Megiodo; Nablus; Curais; Seringapatnam; Beurabone; Punjab; Mooltan; Persia; Reshire;

Khooshab; Central India; Basra; Shaiba; Ctesiphon; Defence of Kut-AI-Amarnath; Sidi Barrani; Keren; Cassino;

Castele Hill; Leswarree; Deig; Bharatpore; Khelat; Mahrakpore; Chilianwallah; Goojerat and Punjab.

Post-Independence

Akhaura, Burki, Gadra Road, Hilli, Naushera, Gurais, Shingo Rivel Valley, Sylhet and Ganga Sagar.

FMBT

Arjun FMBT Tank

Indian army is all set to replace it's T-72 MBT's(Main Battle Tank) with Arjun FMBT(Future Main Battle Tank).The serial production of these upgraded main battle tank will start in 2014. Indian army is willing to place an order of 124 tanks , which will cost them some thing around 5000 crore.

The upgrade version of Arjun main battle tank is the result of more than 90 up gradations in the previous model.

DRDO will carry the first phase trials in June this year.

 

Modified Features of Arjun FMBT

• Explosive Armour reactive panel - To prevent top and side attacks from missiles and propelled grenades.
• New Engine - 1500 Horsepower.
• Weight - 50 tonnes.
• Advance air defense gun system - To destroy long range targets and attack helicopters.
• Panormic sight - For night vision.
• Automatic Tracking system.
• Mobile Camouflaging System(MCS) - To help the tank reduce the threat of  interference from all type of sensors and small munitions.
• Laser Warning control system - DRDO is working on LWCS with the collaboration of Elbit limited of Israel.

 

FUTURE of Arjun Tank

As Indian Army is all set to place an initial order after the initial trails, DRDO is planning a 2 phase production.

In phase 1 , 45 tanks will roll out with 56 upgrades,including the missile firing capability and commanders panormic sight with night vision.

In phase 2, the remaining 79 tanks ,with all the 93 improvements ,will come off assembly line.


By 2013-2014 ,the first batch of 30 tanks will come out.

Arjun Mark 2

Arjun Mark 2

Indian army is all set to replace it's T-72 MBT's(Main Battle Tank) with Arjun FMBT(Future Main Battle Tank).The serial production of these upgraded main battle tank will start in 2014. Indian army is willing to place an order of 124 tanks , which will cost them some thing around 5000 crore.

The upgrade version of Arjun main battle tank is the result of more than 90 up gradations in the previous model.

DRDO will carry the first phase trials in June this year.

Modified Features

•  Explosive Armour reactive panel - To prevent top and side attacks from missiles and propelled grenades.
• New Engine - 1500 Horsepower.
• Weight - 50 tonnes.
• Advance air defense gun system - To destroy long range targets and attack helicopters.
• Panormic sight - For night vision.
• Automatic Tracking system.
• Mobile Camouflaging System(MCS) - To help the tank reduce the threat of  interference from all type of sensors and small munitions.
• Laser Warning control system - DRDO is working on LWCS with the collaboration of Elbit limited of Israel.

FUTURE

As Indian Army is all set to place an initial order after the initial trails, DRDO is planning a 2 phase production.

In phase 1 , 45 tanks will roll out with 56 upgrades,including the missile firing capability and commanders panormic sight with night vision.

In phase 2, the remaining 79 tanks ,with all the 93 improvements ,will come off assembly line.

By 2013-2014 ,the first batch of 30 tanks will come out.

BMP2 Sarath

BMP2 Sarath

BMP2 is a second generation war machine.It is the modified version of BMP1 ,which was originally built by Soviet Union during 1961-1965.Now it's being used in many countries all over the world including India.India has developed its own version under the name BMP2 'Sarath'.

This war machine is basically a armored personal carrier mounted with a machine gun on top.

Features of BMP2 Sarath

Weight 14.3 tonnes

Length 6.72 meters

Width 3.15 meters

Height 2.45 meters

Crew 3+7 passengers

Armaments  TISAS(thermal imaging stand alone sight)

                   2 thermobaric missiles

                   2 tandem warhead Konkurs missiles

                   Integrated TI sight, an LRF,

                   AGL mounted on the turret which is also stabilised in the horizontal plane.

Speed             65 km/h (40 mph) (road)

          45 km/h (28 mph) (off-road)

          7 km/h (4.3 mph) (water)

Operational Range 600 km.

Primary armament 30 mm automatic cannon 2A42

                            9M113 Konkurs ATGM

Secondary armament 7.62 mm machine gun (PKT)

Manufacturer Ordnance factory,Medak(Andhra pardesh)

100 of these ICV(Infantry Carrier Vehicles) are being added every year and there are around 1000 BMP2 in active service.

Weapons of BMP-2 Sarath

The main armament is a 30mm 2A42 auto cannon with dual ammunition feed,which provide the operator an option between 3UBR6 AP-T and 3UOR6 HE-T / 3UOF8 HE-I ammunition.The Gun is provided with the stabilization control,which make it highly accurate while moving.It's rate of fire is 550 rounds per minute.

The AP-T ammunition can penetrate 15 mm of armour at 60 degree at 1500 metre while a new APDS-T tungsten round can penetrate 25 mm from a same distance.A typical ammunition load is 160 rounds of AP ammunition and 340 rounds of HE ammunition.This gun can be fired from either the commander or the gunner station.

The commanders 1PZ-3 site is specially designed for firing on Helicopters or slow air crafts.The turret can rotate 360degree in 10.28 seconds and elevation through 74degree in 12.33 seconds.

Future of BMP2

The future of BMP2 is not looking so bright as it's design is said to have many flows.The main problem is the design of it's fuel tank.Its designers have placed it's fuel tanks between the 2 rows of outward facing passenger seats.It means the infantry soldiers are sitting on fuel tanks and in case those fuel tanks got hit and catches fire then there is possibility of soldiers death.

The extra fuel is carried in the hollow side doors,which make the situation worse.A accurate hit can cause the painful death of Infantry soldiers inside.

BMP is also considered much lighter and weakly armed then it's other competitor's such as BTR-T.

Due to these limitations Indian army is also seeking it's replacement in near future and hence they are working on a project to prepare FICV(Future Infantry Carrier Vehicle).

Indian army is using BMP2 in many versions such as

• BMP2K 'Sarath' based armoured ambulance.
• BMP2K 'Sarath' based armoured amphibious dozer.
• BMP2K 'Sarath' based armoured engineer reconnaissance vehicle.
• BMP2K 'Sarath' based NBC reconnaissance vehicle.
• BMP2K 'Sarath' based carrier mortar tracked vehicle.
• NAMICA-Nag missile carrier.
• AKASH-Air missile defense system.
• RAJENDRA-Multifunctional radar.
• BMP-2 "UGV" - unmanned reconnaissance vehicle.

Mechanised Infantry Regiment

Mechanised Infantry Regiment

Mechanised Infantry is the youngest unit of Indian Infantry.It's need was felt after 1965 Indo-Pak war.In 1961 some of the old battalions were equipped with APC's(Armour-ed personal carrier's) but these units were commanded by there old regiments.Separate regiment was formed on 2 April 1979 and it's affairs were transferred to Directorate general of Mechanised force.

The first colonel of Mechanised Infantry was Gen.Sundergi.

It consist of 25 Battalions and command center is located at Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

Logo of Mechanized Infantry Regiment

MOTTO of Mechanized Infantry      

Valour and faith.

WAR CRY of Mechanized Infantry         

Bolo Bharat Mata ki Jai(Victory to mother India).

WEAPON of Mechanized Infantry          

Mechanised Infantry is using modified variant of BMP-1, Which is developed in India by the name of BMP-2'Sarath'.

Infantry

Infantry 

Infantry is a unit of army, which is trained to fight on foot.It is the most flexible and highly trained unit of any army,hence called the backbone of army.Infantry soldiers are often carry higher physical standards than others. Infantry is called 'Queen of the battle' as they are the foot soldiers who holds the captured towns, territories and men.An Infantry men can reach, operate and survive in any kind of terrain.  Infantry soldiers are mostly trained for face to face combat,patrolling and security.They are also trained to use Infantry support weapons or crew-served weapons.

Weaponry of an Infantry man include many weapons that can be carried and used individually or in a small crew.These weapons include:- Rifles, Grenades, Sub-machine Guns,Machine Guns, Shoulder fired rocket launcher, Light mortar, Grenade launcher, Gas mask, Additional Body Armour

Structure/Organization of Infantry

The basic organization of Infantry is battalion which further consist of 6 companies. Each company has its own Supporting weapons and motor transport.

Roles of Infantry  

ATTACK, DEFENSE, PETROL, PURSUIT, ESCORT, MANEUVER, INTELLIGENCE GATHERING, RESERVE, CONSTRUCTION, BASE DEFENSE, HOSTAGE RESCUE

Indian Infantry is subdivided into many regiments.These regiments are:-

• Mechanised Infantry Regiment
• Guards Regiment
• Parachute Regiment
• Punjab Regiment
• Madras Regiment
• Grenadiers Regiment
• Maratha Light Infantry Regiment
• Rajputana Rifles Regiment
• Jat Regiment 
• Sikh Regiment
• Sikh Light Infantry Regiment
• Dogra Regiment
• Garhwal Rifles Regiment
• Kumaon and Naga Regiment
• Assam Regiment
• Bihar Regiment
• Mahar Regiment
• Jammu and Kashmir rifles Regiment
• Jammu and Kashmir light infantry Regiment
• 1 Gorkha Rifles
• 3 Gorkha Rifles
• 4 Gorkha Rifles
• 5 Gorkha Rifles
• 8 Gorkha Rifles
• 9 Gorkha Rifles
• 11 Gorkha Rifles
• Ladakh Scout Regiment