Indian army officers carry a coffin containing the body of their colleague Major Akash Singh during his funeral in Jammu September 9, 2009. Major Singh and two militants were killed on Wednesday in a firefight in Mendhar sector near the Line of Control (LoC), a military control line that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, as soldiers prevented fresh attempts by militants to infiltrate into Kashmir from Pakistan, Indian army said.
Because the moms of the cadets are also there.Bala Vignesh wrote: Why give a religious aspect to a professional event??
Damn... Forgot all about that possibility... Thanks sir..Sanku wrote:They are for oath taking, all the major Indian faiths are represented.
Because we live, fight and win as Indians while recognising that it is OK if we all don't think alike.Why give a religious aspect to a professional event??
^^^ 2nd pic seems to be most/all MARCOS. After a long time hearing of a MARCOS KIA announced publicly. RIPpmund wrote:
Pics from an encounter at Kashmir on Sept 22-23. MARCOS were also involved in the fight, perhaps the first time that the govt has acknowledged, and one made the supreme sacrifice. Could the guy with the Tavor be a MARCO?? The rest have INSAS or AKMs
Don't worry about the civvies. It merely helps them blend in with the environment. Andhra Pradesh's elite Greyhound force wears civilian clothes as well. No point wearing full military gear when you are visiting villages and remote outposts- you will stick out like a sore thumb! Besides, many naxals don't wear olive green uniforms and would look exactly like the CoBRA folks in the picture. As far as the BPJ is concerned, perhaps it isn't used because it hinders movement/flexibility when operating in the jungle terrain?Nikhil T wrote:The CRPF CoBRA - Commando Battalion for Resolute Action
This is supposedly the best equipped para-military force in India. Rs 1300 crores were granted for weapons and see what the end soldier fights in - no BPJ, not even a helmet, no backpack and most of all - civilian clothes ? And this is the encounter where they are expecting 200 heavily armed Naxals on the prowl.
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Hi Gagan- it certainly isn't RR though one can't be sure if it's MARCOS or another SF unit. Everything from the weaponry to the kit (and the headgear) indicates that they are not regular IA troops. Why can't MARCOS operate from dry land? They have neutralised scores of terrorist hideouts over several years and all the action took place on land. It's also difficult to assess from the pictures whether they were taken before, during or after an assault.Gagan wrote:How can you say these are the MARCOS? They look like the RR to me. Dadhi could be because there are sikhs in there.
Isn't it against the sea salt for the MARCOS to travel on a boat and not get the feet wet? If the marcos were deployed, they would mount an assault via the lake not from dry land.
The reason the MARCOS were deployed because kashmir has these big lakes with those houseboats around and the place looks like Venice. An assault from the waters is very feasible and also cuts off escape routes.
TOI reports one MARCOS was among the many killed yesterday.Surya wrote:1. they could be RR (Cdo), SF or Marcos - Tavors would be doubtful with anyone else
2. Pretty much all units which indulge in covert ops grow beards to give the jihadis a dose of their own medicine
Note the Galil Sniper riflepmund wrote:
Pics from an encounter at Kashmir on Sept 22-23. MARCOS were also involved in the fight, perhaps the first time that the govt has acknowledged, and one made the supreme sacrifice. Could the guy with the Tavor be a MARCO?? The rest have INSAS or AKMs
It resembles INSAS-LMG
Sir jee,abhishekm wrote:
Everything from the weaponry to the kit (and the headgear) indicates that they are not regular IA troops. Why can't MARCOS operate from dry land?
i knowjamwal wrote:Sir jee,abhishekm wrote:
Everything from the weaponry to the kit (and the headgear) indicates that they are not regular IA troops. Why can't MARCOS operate from dry land?
RR wears such kind of head gear in J&K.
Ricky
I don't think signatures are allowed here
but i just wanted everyone to see it Correct. Nothing is out of ordinary in the PICS to suggest SF or Marcos including weapons or headgear. Tavor may be present with few RR units. did anyone noticed big backpacks carried by a lot of soldiers. Usually we dont see soldiers carrying them during search or cordon operations.jamwal wrote:Sir jee,abhishekm wrote:
Everything from the weaponry to the kit (and the headgear) indicates that they are not regular IA troops. Why can't MARCOS operate from dry land?
RR wears such kind of head gear in J&K.
Rahul, the SG??? never heard of it... can you please explain about them...Rahul M wrote:Tavor was first seen with the SG. could be them. they operate in J&K.
Just want to see if we still have posters here who go into a fit over this like the past. I seriously hope we don't get into this debate again. Just a clarification of where I stand in this debate - I don't care if they operate wearing checkered lungis as long the vermins get fertilized and we don't lose any of our boys.Havent we given up on the policy of Tibetans only in SFF atleast 10-15 years back?Btw SG!=SFF. SFF is for Tibetans only. SG is the Indian Army detachment that works under the SFF cover. Generally speaking, if an Indian says he/she was with SFF then they were with SG.
