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MARCOS, NSG, FORCE1?
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NSG Special Rangers Group.
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I would assume they are the SAG since not sure if the SRG (composed of paramils) are actually seen in/given "combat gear" (like in the above pic) and are usually seen in "normal" black uniform(with beret) surrounding the likes of Mayawati, Mulayam etc...
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Look at the assignment profile here,they are in escort/protection duty over here,SAGs are not allotted these type of duties,hence my conclusion,I maybe wrong though.
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Gaur sir could you please provide the link for the picture.. there seems to be a silencer attached to the MP5..

Of course I could be wrong...
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Yes, it is silenced a mp5. I think its MP5SD3 but I cannot say for certain.
As for the source.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... 1&page=141
There is another pic that I had posted at Sp forces forum from the same source.
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Note that this commando does not carry the silenced version.
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Gaur wrote:Image
MARCOS, NSG, FORCE1?
NSG Special Raners Group... I guess they were deployed near the vehicle parking for the VIP convoys as a visual deterrence and also effective security...
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SHATDHAR-NASARPORA, KELLER, KASHMIR - OCTOBER 26: Indian army troops leave the area after a gun battle between themselves and Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants on October 26, 2009 in Keller , 70 km (44 miles) south of Srinagar, in Indian administered Kashmir. Indian military reports state that at least three Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest militant outfit operating in Indian Administered Kashmir, including a most wanted senior commander were killed today during a gun battle.
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SHATDHAR-NASARPORA, KELLER, KASHMIR - OCTOBER 26: An Indian army soldier with rocket projectile gun launcher (RPGL) gives cover to his colleagues as they leave the area after a gun battle between Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants and Indian troops on October 26, 2009 in Keller , 70 km (44 miles) south of Srinagar, in Indian administered Kashmir. Indian military reports state that at least three Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest militant outfit operating in Indian Administered Kashmir, including a most wanted senior commander were killed today during a gun battle.
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^^^Anybody id the unit involved? Are those paras in the 1st two pics?
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Raja Bose wrote:
Gagan wrote: Err,
Can't help noticing the respectable distance the 'visitors' keep from the 'beast'. :mrgreen:
desi jawans are up and close with the beast - must have taken some commando course :mrgreen:
I think it is more of feeding the "beast" of western mind set. I can't wait for pic of GI Joe/s riding an elephant along with IA folks. :mrgreen:

Kudos to IA chap who got the idea ( if that was the case)
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What is the headgear worn by the men in the above pics called?
They are not the regular helmets and have been worn by the army for a long time.

Does it provide better protection compared to the regular IA helmets?
If yes, then why dont all troops wear them?
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They are called phatkas and are light weight.
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From Livefist
'EKUVERIN-09' Indo-Maldivian troops joint exercise concludes.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/S ... 758410.JPG

Are they paras or Maldivian Troops training with TAVORs?
The helmet and t-shirt look very different to me.

ADDED LATER: Is the helmet camo same as the Maldivian Army Camo?
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/S ... 757091.JPG
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AdityaM wrote:What is the headgear worn by the men in the above pics called?
They are not the regular helmets and have been worn by the army for a long time.

Does it provide better protection compared to the regular IA helmets?
If yes, then why dont all troops wear them?
IIRC, the unique (some may say unaesthetic)design of phatkas is due to unique requirements of IA. Regular helmets cannot be worn by Sikh soldiers. Hence the patkhas, which can be worn by everybody.
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Gaur wrote:From Livefist
'EKUVERIN-09' Indo-Maldivian troops joint exercise concludes.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/S ... 758410.JPG

Are they paras or Maldivian Troops training with TAVORs?
The helmet and t-shirt look very different to me.
The pant camo looks very much Indian Army..........but yes helmets are different and also a different camo on them............Paras may be using new helmets..............or maldivian soldiers training with tavors
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^^^
The soldier on the left nearest to the chairs. ISn't that an INSAS slung on his back?

Regards,
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Hi....Are these fresh indigenous MPV's or licence produced Casper's ?

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You mean Casspir.

These are OFB produced and based on Ashok Leyland chassis AFAIK. There are two models, the smaller one is based on Tata model. There are some good pics out there of these deployed with CRPF in Chattisgarh.

India should make our COIN forces the best equipped and best protected in the world. I hope these are mass produced.
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Hi....Are these fresh indigenous MPV's or licence produced Casper's ?

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Aditya G wrote:You mean Casspir.

These are OFB produced and based on Ashok Leyland chassis AFAIK.
So the photos of the MPV you posted a few pages earlier are based on the Stallion trucks...
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bala, was it you I had a discussion with about stallion/MPV sometime back ?

anyway, I was looking over my old collection and I found that around the time casspirs were inducted, (late 90's) some of their engines were malfunctioning (mercedes made engines IIRC) and those were replaced with sumo engines with good results.
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KiranM wrote:^^^
The soldier on the left nearest to the chairs. ISn't that an INSAS slung on his back?

Regards,
Kiran

Looks like fixed stock Kalashnikov
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shashank_c wrote:
KiranM wrote:^^^
The soldier on the left nearest to the chairs. ISn't that an INSAS slung on his back?

Regards,
Kiran

Looks like fixed stock Kalashnikov
AK and Tavor are CQB weapons. Doesn't make sense carrying both. However, a squad marksman using an Insas based sniper and Tavor as secondary weapon does. Hence, my guesstimate.
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Hi...Check out this link :

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com//artMa ... p=1&pub=47

This is an advertisement from Ordanance Factory that came in yesterday's Hindustan Times. Check out the 2 camos. I have seen the jungle camo but I am yet to see that desert camo.

Has anybody seen it in public ???


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KiranM wrote: AK and Tavor are CQB weapons. Doesn't make sense carrying both. However, a squad marksman using an Insas based sniper and Tavor as secondary weapon does. Hence, my guesstimate.
Tavor is not a CQB weapon. It is more convenient to use in CQB situations because of its relative compactness due to bullup design. However, its range is in no way a limited as compared to other assault rifles.

Technically, AK is also not a CQB weapon. But it is inaccurate at long ranges, so I somewhat get your point.
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A line of the Indian Army version of Mine Protected Vehicles (MPV) during a flagging off ceremony at Ordnance Factory in Medak District some 60kms from Hyderabad on October 30, 2009. Fourteen MPVs were handed over to the Indian Army by the factory which produces an array of mine and bulletproof vehicles including the Ambassador Car, Maruti Gypsy,TATA-407 and Tata Safari for use by the state police and paramilitary forces and also produces Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) for the Indian Army.

Latest operations in Sopore, J&K
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Indian Army soldiers stand guard, as Kashmiri villagers wait to enter their village near the site of a gunbattle in Sopore, some 50 Kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. Indian Army and paramilitary soldiers are fighting a gunbattle with suspected rebels which began Saturday morning in the Sopore town, police said.
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An Indian army soldier secures the area near to the site of a gun battle between Indian Army and rebel forces in Sopore, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. Indian Army and paramilitary soldiers killed one suspected rebel and blew up two houses during the gun battle that began Saturday morning in Sopore town. The search operation is ongoing, an army spokesman said.
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Debris flies as a house is hit by munitions fired by Indian army soldiers as they combat rebel positions during a gun battle in Sopore, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. Indian Army and paramilitary soldiers killed one suspected rebel and blew up two houses during the gun battle that began Saturday morning in Sopore town. Search operations continue in the area, an army spokesman said.
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The third last pic. Tavor with UBGL!! I am seeing it for the first time! :D
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atreya wrote:The third last pic. Tavor with UBGL!! I am seeing it for the first time! :D
There are many other pics of Tavor with UBGL, specially with para.
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KiranM wrote:
AK and Tavor are CQB weapons. Doesn't make sense carrying both. However, a squad marksman using an Insas based sniper and Tavor as secondary weapon does. Hence, my guesstimate.
Oh got the point..............Does army uses squad marksman, on a regular basis.............or is it only limited to Paras?
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AFAIK Israeli army also uses standard Tavor as a marksman rifle..........with a bipod and ACOG sight
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KiranM wrote:
KiranM wrote:^^^
The soldier on the left nearest to the chairs. ISn't that an INSAS slung on his back?

Regards,
Kiran

Looks like fixed stock Kalashnikov
AK and Tavor are CQB weapons. Doesn't make sense carrying both. However, a squad marksman using an Insas based sniper and Tavor as secondary weapon does. Hence, my guesstimate.
that looks like the Tavor STAR 21 (designated marksman) rifle.
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Rahul M wrote:bala, was it you I had a discussion with about stallion/MPV sometime back ?

anyway, I was looking over my old collection and I found that around the time casspirs were inducted, (late 90's) some of their engines were malfunctioning (mercedes made engines IIRC) and those were replaced with sumo engines with good results.
Rahulda..It was me.. I raised it again since the post indicated that these were built on AL chassis... Sorry if OT...
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no, it's not OT.

there appears to be 3 different looking MPV designs from the sarkari stables, one based on stallion, one on tata and another of unknown lineage which looks more like the casspir ?
so it could be that you were right about the stallion lineage of the pic we discussed. unfortunately, till now none of the pics have positively IDed which version is based upon which basic truck design. incidentally ashok leyland is also developing a MPV design.
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Operations in Sopore.

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An Indian army soldier stands alert near the site of a gunbattle in Sopore, some 50kms north of Srinagar on October 31, 2009. Indian Army and paramilitary soldiers have killed one suspected rebel and blown up two residential houses during a gunbattle , while a search operation continues an army spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/Rouf BHAT (Photo credit should read ROUF BHAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hi Shyam,

Could you continue your pics contribution on J&K ops to this thread, since misc pictures threads are not archived:
http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewto ... f=3&t=5266
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The two Tavor bearers in the pics above (link below) could be wimmens
http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewto ... 58#p765358
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^^ The guy with the UBGL fitted Tavor has a pretty mean look in his eyes.. Wouldn't want to
cross him when he's holding that weapon... And is it just me or is that guy really young...

And i know this is definitely OT but i want to know when BR meet usually happens in Bangalore??? Tried the newbie thread for help once but never turned up so i am posting here...
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Bala Vignesh wrote:^^ The guy with the UBGL fitted Tavor has a pretty mean look in his eyes.. Wouldn't want to cross him when he's holding that weapon... And is it just me or is that guy really young...
I agree with that. Some pig would peeing in his pants, when he comes face-to-face with this guy!! He looks young to me too. But maybe, only his build is slight!
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That mask across the face really adds to the attitude the guy conveys through his eyes.
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