Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

[rajkumar]

Why Indian Infantry Is Called Queen of Battle? | Rare Weapons, War Stories & Indian Army History

n this episode, we explore the legendary Infantry Research Centre & Museum in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh — a place that tells the story of the Indian Infantry, known as the Queen of Battle.

Infantry is the force that finally captures the objective. From jungles to deserts, from icy mountains to enemy bunkers, from close combat to impossible terrain — it is the infantry soldier who moves forward, faces the fire, and plants the flag on the ground.

This video takes you inside one of India’s most important military heritage spaces, where the journey of infantry is preserved from 1747 to 2020 — through weapons, uniforms, regimental histories, sculptures, murals, battlefield stories and rare war artefacts.

From the evolution of the Indian Army under the East India Company and the British Crown, to the rise of modern Indian infantry regiments, this museum brings alive the story of courage, sacrifice and battlefield transformation.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why Infantry is called the Queen of Battle
• The complete evolution of Indian Infantry from 1747 onwards
• Rare weapons used across different eras of warfare
• Brown Bess Musket, Martini-Henry Rifle, Lee-Enfield and machine guns
• How weapons changed the way wars were fought
• The First War of Independence 1857 and its brutal aftermath
• The story of soldiers executed by cannon after 1857
• The Battle of Saragarhi and the courage of Indian soldiers
• Indian soldiers in World War I and World War II
• Rare German, Italian and Japanese weapons from World War II
• STG-44, the weapon that inspired modern assault rifles
• Captured Pakistani and Chinese weapons from the 1971 War
• The story of 106 mm RCL guns and CQMH Abdul Hamid, PVC
• Regimental flags, infantry traditions and the spirit of the Indian soldier

This is not just a museum visit.

It is a journey through the blood, courage, discipline and sacrifice that shaped the Indian Army’s Infantry — the soldiers who fought in every terrain, every climate and every battlefield.

From Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Maharaja Ranjit Singh, to the soldiers of the First World War, the heroes of Saragarhi, the warriors of 1971 and the modern infantryman — this episode connects centuries of Indian military history.

The Infantry Museum in Mhow is more than a collection of weapons and artefacts. It is a living tribute to the soldiers who gave everything for the nation.

Every rifle, every flag, every battlefield story and every name reminds us that wars are not won by machines alone.

They are won by men who move forward when everything around them says stop.

A tribute to the Indian Infantry.
A tribute to the Queen of Battle.
A tribute to every soldier who has fought, bled and sacrificed for India.

Jai Hind

[wig]

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/in ... 9ad4&ei=37

Army brings mechanised infantry back under armoured corps in major rejig
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Army has decided to integrate its mechanised infantry battalions with the armoured corps, bringing both under the same directorate from June 1. They were once together, but were separated some years ago. Now, the Army feels that bringing both together in a single directorate will improve efficiency levels.

The first mech-inf regiment was constituted in 1969, and in the early days, existing battalions of premier infantry regiments (often, the first battalion of the regiment) like Madras, Sikh, Kumaon, Dogra and Jat as well as the Gorkha and Garhwal Rifles became mechanised. In fact, the first 14 battalions were all existing infantry battalions that were converted.

Currently, the Army has over 25 mechanised infantry battalions and most of them have Russia/Soviet designed BMP-II infantry combat vehicles as do the Guards units. Each battalion has roughly 750-800 officers and men and 45 BMP-IIs. They perform two major tasks. First, they allow the infantry to move with the tanks, ensuring much-needed mobility in the battlefield. When tanks are supported by infantry, they are often more effective as enemy infantry attacks from close using hand-held anti-tank weapons can be foiled. In the early stages of the war in Ukraine, the Russians used tanks without infantry and paid a heavy price. That they were moving down a road, one behind another, made them easier targets.
Secondly, the BMP-IIs armour, though comparatively thin, allows protection to the infantry from enemy small-arms fire. A BMP-- the Indian Army infantry combat vehicles made in Avadi, carries 6-7 soldiers apart from the crew and is often equipped with anti-tank weapons .

The amalgamation, highly placed sources said, was part of an "organisational rejig for better efficiency," and in the past, they were part of the armoured corps.

[Prem Kumar]

Our Army seems more keen on rotating the tires than fixing the puncture

How about equipping our soldiers with good BPJs, rifles, ballistic helmets, artillery, tanks, AFVs etc. Every single one of these are made IDDM by Indian companies to world-class standards. But no orders.

But hey, lets do ORBAT changes and call it a win!