Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 22 Jan 2011 22:09

INS Kakinada

Someone forwarded me this pic.

Patrick Cusack · Post by **Patrick Cusack** » 22 Jan 2011 23:17

Did not know a war was fought in Kochi - should name memorials appropriately

atreya · Post by **atreya** » 22 Jan 2011 23:44

Patrick, I don't spot anything funny about a war memorial. Nothing to laugh about, is there?

Gurinder P · Post by **Gurinder P** » 23 Jan 2011 02:01

atreya wrote:Patrick, I don't spot anything funny about a war memorial. Nothing to laugh about, is there?

It's not the war memorial that is funny, heck it is a fine piece of architecture, but what is funny, is the phrase "kochi war memorial" which sounds like Kochi had fought a war by itself. Instead the original author should have wrote a "war memorial in kochi."

Jagan · Post by **Jagan** » 23 Jan 2011 06:52

Regional War memorials are to honour those who fell in the service of the country who were from that region, and also to honour those from the area who are still continuing to serve. Not necessary that a war had to be fought in THAT region for it to get a memorial.

AP has a war memorial in secunderabad. fittingly it has names of soldiers, airmen and navy personnel from andhra who died in all the wars. its not called 'War mmorial in AP'.. just that its AP's war memorial.. belongs to the state - to honor those from teh state... so on and so forth.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 23 Jan 2011 07:12

My English teacher Smt. Macaulay taught me that I should say "War Memorial in Kochi" to indicate a memorial for many wars in Kochi and to say "Kochi War Memorial" when I was speaking of a memorial built to commemorate the Kochi war.

BTW Congratulations to this thread. Saar/Madam you have taken 1 million plus hits and survived adminulla djinns.

Gurinder P · Post by **Gurinder P** » 23 Jan 2011 07:19

Jagan wrote:Regional War memorials are to honour those who fell in the service of the country who were from that region, and also to honour those from the area who are still continuing to serve. Not necessary that a war had to be fought in THAT region for it to get a memorial.

AP has a war memorial in secunderabad. fittingly it has names of soldiers, airmen and navy personnel from andhra who died in all the wars. its not called 'War mmorial in AP'.. just that its AP's war memorial.. belongs to the state - to honor those from teh state... so on and so forth.

The 'apostrophe s' after the name of the city/state/region changes the tone and meaning of the title or name. Like you said Jagan, AP's War Memorial, which clearly gives the idea of a memorial in AP to honour men and women who died for India.

War Memorials are indeed not a funny matter since they sadly represent the travesty we humans like to keep creating and losing fine people to ensure lasting peace. I should go lay some flowers at a cenotaph near my house.

Patrick Cusack · Post by **Patrick Cusack** » 23 Jan 2011 10:01

Did not mean to hurt any ones feelings - sorry. What war is it dedicated to?

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 23 Jan 2011 11:24

^^^It dedicated to all the wars fought.

The name "kochi war memorial" is popular one. If someone searches for it, the key word will be that.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 23 Jan 2011 17:36

via livefist
The lady is here again
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/T ... 783433.JPG

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 23 Jan 2011 19:02

Some notably different exhibits

Tactical Control Radar Reporter

CABS AEW ASEA Radar

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 23 Jan 2011 19:39

There was a lady officer on a T-90 during the Army Day Parade in Parade Grounds in nai dilli.

Now this lady is on the NBC recce vehicle on the R-day parade practice there.

Are we sure this is the same lady officer? Because these are entirely different units.

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 23 Jan 2011 19:41

More importantly will the army allow the female officer(s) who command a tank into war in the frontline?

If they won't, why post them in such a unit? Only for the R-day parade?

Although, the IAF had women pilots in Cheetahs flying all through the Kargil war. There was even an incident where the Pakistanis fired an Anza or a Stinger at the cheetah on which a female was a co-pilot and that chopper had to take evasive measures apparently. So women in the armed forces have been deployed in war and come under fire it seems.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 23 Jan 2011 19:51

Gagan wrote:There was a lady officer on a T-90 during the Army Day Parade in Parade Grounds in nai dilli.

Now this lady is on the NBC recce vehicle on the R-day parade practice there.

Are we sure this is the same lady officer? Because these are entirely different units.

Gagan in the close up I am certain it was not a T-90. The person in the T-90 was too far away to be recognised as a woman. In fact if you look at Livefist pics of T-90 there is a clean shaven "chikna" male who could well be mistaken for a woman in a photo from a distance.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/T ... 781651.JPG

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 23 Jan 2011 19:57

Shiv saar you are right. Too far off to see clearly.

That female officer is in charge of an NBC recce vehicle. Looks like the vehicle has been handed over to the forces and is deployed. Makes sense that females will be allowed here.

Those red bars that we see on the side are flags that the Vehicle will drop in an area if it finds a contamination.
The vehicle itself has a minilab inside where they can analyze soil, air and water samples, all of which they collect without having to step outside of the vehicle. The vehicle of course is NBC proof.

I got a REAL GOOD look inside one of those right after R-day parade a few years back. These vehicles are on display right after the R-day parade ends in the big circle around India Gate. If any jingos are in Nai-Dilli, it is a good idea to go there with your camera and snap pictures starting around noon-1PM to about 5 PM. All the mil hardware is on display, and kids get to even go inside the tanks and mess around with the fire control computer of the bofors (just kidding).

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 23 Jan 2011 20:40

Here is a much better pic of that Patton in Kolkata - taken in 1972 or 73. You can see the neat holes bored by some anti-tank munition.

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 23 Jan 2011 20:41

This one is next to the entrance of Fort william? Next to the tram tracks on the maidan?
There are a lot more trees around it these days, and there is a small grille barrier in place. I think it overlooks the eastern entrance of Fort William.

Lalmohan · Post by **Lalmohan** » 24 Jan 2011 14:31

Jagan wrote:Regional War memorials are to honour those who fell in the service of the country who were from that region, and also to honour those from the area who are still continuing to serve. Not necessary that a war had to be fought in THAT region for it to get a memorial.

AP has a war memorial in secunderabad. fittingly it has names of soldiers, airmen and navy personnel from andhra who died in all the wars. its not called 'War mmorial in AP'.. just that its AP's war memorial.. belongs to the state - to honor those from teh state... so on and so forth.

in UK and france, every church, every village hall, almost every (old) school has the names of the local men and boys who died in ww1 and ww2. many villages have a dedicated war memorial, usually a cross in a prominent place, often with the names of villagers who were killed. sometimes railway stations have the names of railway men who volunteered and were killed in action. all receive poppy wreaths on 11th nov (armistice day). then odd ones like the king's gardners from sandringham estate who all volunteered together and almost all were killed in a single action near gallipoli in 1917 - not entirely clear what happened to them, but several appear to have been captured and summarily executed by turkish troops

on the paris metro there used to be signs saying 'please give up the seat for the old/pregnant and those mutilated by war'

nits · Post by **nits** » 24 Jan 2011 18:14

Image of Pune War Memorial...

The National War Memorial Southern Command is a war memorial in Pune Cantonment, India dedicated to Post Independence war martyrs. This is the only war memorial in South Asia which has been erected by citizens contributions. The memorial was unveiled and dedicated to the nation on August 15, 1998. A Mig 23 BN, which was used in the Kargil War, has been kept on display at the memorial. A replica of the now decommissioned frigate INS Trishul, which served in the Portuguese-Indian War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, is also kept on display. Recently, the Pune Cantonment Board sanctioned a sum of Rs 32,00,000 for renovation of the memorial.[2] The work included laying a new lawn, landscaping and laying pathways for visitor

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 25 Jan 2011 10:16

The photographer tweeted this Amazing SU-30 MKI shot to me.

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 25 Jan 2011 10:29

Thats Vishal's picture from last AeroIndia. A particularly beautiful shot of the MKI too

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 25 Jan 2011 18:36

Hi! So its you who operates that twitter id.
Thanks for the kind mention, i'm also the Creator & Administrator for The Sukhoi Su-30 Pool

Perhaps the finest collection of Su-30 Images out there.

Cheers - Vishal

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 25 Jan 2011 19:09

Vishal Jolapara wrote:

Hi! So its you who operates that twitter id.
Thanks for the kind mention, i'm also the Creator & Administrator for The Sukhoi Su-30 Pool
Perhaps the finest collection of Su-30 Images out there.

Cheers - Vishal

Lol, I just carried coal to new castle.
yes, I do operate the twitter id frontierindia

Please tweet me new pics when online. I would love to look at them.

Jagan · Post by **Jagan** » 25 Jan 2011 20:24

shiv wrote:Here is a much better pic of that Patton in Kolkata - taken in 1972 or 73. You can see the neat holes bored by some anti-tank munition.

Can we have a shot of this from today? Anyone?

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 26 Jan 2011 10:29

Breathtaking. Just arrived from Kochi, republic day parade.

INS Charag

akimalik · Post by **akimalik** » 26 Jan 2011 10:49

chackojoseph wrote:Breathtaking. Just arrived from Kochi, republic day parade.

INS Charag

Oh lovely image, reminds me of my younger days on INS Pralaya (K91).
Thanks a ton

suryag · Post by **suryag** » 26 Jan 2011 11:38

Did you serve on the ship sir ?

akimalik · Post by **akimalik** » 26 Jan 2011 12:04

suryag wrote:Did you serve on the ship sir ?

No Sir,
Just the son of an Officer who commanded these ships

.
Did try to get into the Navy (albeit the Medical Officer thought otherwise).
Was part of the Sea Cadet Corps though.

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 26 Jan 2011 12:27

akimalik wrote:
chackojoseph wrote:Breathtaking. Just arrived from Kochi, republic day parade.

INS Charag
Oh lovely image, reminds me of my younger days on INS Pralaya (K91).
Thanks a ton

Welcome Sir!

Sid · Post by **Sid** » 26 Jan 2011 13:03

Full Republic day parade video. You can never get tired of this event

http://republicday.nic.in/rday11_flash.html

nits · Post by **nits** » 26 Jan 2011 15:57

Some Repubic Day Pic''s

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 26 Jan 2011 16:38

Gagan wrote:
I got a REAL GOOD look inside one of those right after R-day parade a few years back. These vehicles are on display right after the R-day parade ends in the big circle around India Gate. If any jingos are in Nai-Dilli, it is a good idea to go there with your camera and snap pictures starting around noon-1PM to about 5 PM. All the mil hardware is on display, and kids get to even go inside the tanks and mess around with the fire control computer of the bofors (just kidding).

You officially owe me a crate of beer now. Spent half the day looking for the display only to come home empty handed. They've stopped the practice for quite some time now.

rohan_kumaon · Post by **rohan_kumaon** » 26 Jan 2011 18:25

Amazing stuff! Once saw the parade first hand...Our own MKI gave the flypast...it was good!

sunny y · Post by **sunny y** » 26 Jan 2011 20:01

If I am right, There was no march by Sikh Regiment, Kumaon Regiment, Paras, Bihar Regiment. Right ??

or Did I miss something ??

samsher · Post by **samsher** » 26 Jan 2011 20:52

sunny y wrote:If I am right, There was no march by Sikh Regiment, Kumaon Regiment, Paras, Bihar Regiment. Right ??

or Did I miss something ??

Sikh LI was present and accounted for! you can see them in all their glory here:
http://republicday.nic.in/
The Sikh LI @ around 56:12.

Great parade, but did miss hearing Brig. Chitaranjan Sawant's commentary.

jai · Post by **jai** » 26 Jan 2011 21:01

The parade was disappointing somehow this year. There were lesser equipment on displays and the marches seemed to be lesser as well.....or am I getting greedier over the years

Certainly missed Tejas and LCH, Dhruv, WSI Dhruv, Arjun in the flypast, Navy could have displayed so many things as well......

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 26 Jan 2011 22:07

Please pic and pic only............no discussion. We have other threads for that stuff.

A Sharma · Post by **A Sharma** » 26 Jan 2011 22:23

Paramilitary with Tavor?

nachiket · Post by **nachiket** » 26 Jan 2011 22:28

Looks like the Micro Tavor.

A Sharma · Post by **A Sharma** » 26 Jan 2011 22:51

May be its OFB Zittara supposed to be indian version of micro Tavor.