Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

atreya · Post by **atreya** » 18 Jul 2011 18:45

Vivek, I'll reply in the C.T and COIN thread
Last O.T. Apologies to the mods

rahulm · Post by **rahulm** » 18 Jul 2011 21:43

2 more memorials

Plaque for Lt.Col. Russi Hormusji Bajina's Vir Chakra in the 1965 war in the Sialkot sector affixed on Pune railway station, Platform No. 1

MAJ Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Hero of Tololing, memorial at his commissioning unit

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 19 Jul 2011 01:10

rahulm wrote:2 more memorials

Thanks Rahul for posting these... It would be great if we have a thread for posting these memorials. This can a non-discussion thread where people can JUST post these pictures / links to be saved for posterity.
BRAdmins, please consider!!!

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 19 Jul 2011 13:43

What Machine gun is this? What classification LMG/MMG?
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6938/119ly.jpg

abhinavjo · Post by **abhinavjo** » 19 Jul 2011 15:09

Its a Russian PKM in Indian Army Service Classified as a 'General purpose machine gun' on wikipedia.
Personally i would call it an MMG but I'm no guru

koti · Post by **koti** » 19 Jul 2011 18:35

AFAIK PKM is not part of IA's infantry weapons.(Please correct me if wrong)

It could be an PKM captured from Millitants and issued for IA service.

abhinavjo · Post by **abhinavjo** » 19 Jul 2011 19:52

^^Could be

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 20 Jul 2011 08:17

Guys, I just got this website from a friend... it is a blog by an US Air Force guy who has traveled for an year in India visiting various Indian bases etc. He is studying in the DSC Wellington (at that time) and is now back in Hawaii.

http://heretherebemonkeys.blogspot.com/ ... t-one.html

There are many interesting pictures and Videos in the Four part series. Of particular interest to me was this UAV Picture from Nashik.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qDSycSzlZLw/S ... idtuav.JPG
Enjoy.

Bala Vignesh · Post by **Bala Vignesh** » 20 Jul 2011 08:51

Mullah Shrinivasan,
Which series are you talking about here?? Could you post the link to the videos in the multimedia dhaga???

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 20 Jul 2011 09:28

Bala Vignesh wrote:Mullah Shrinivasan,
Which series are you talking about here?? Could you post the link to the videos in the multimedia dhaga???

Sure Saar, heding to the multiple media dhaga...

nits · Post by **nits** » 20 Jul 2011 20:51

Saw this Pic on one of the Blog... What type of Vehicle is this and where is it used...

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 20 Jul 2011 21:21

Its a OSA Gecko if memory serves me right.

Added: Aunty Wiki speaketh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SA-8_Gecko

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 20 Jul 2011 22:12

nits wrote:Saw this Pic on one of the Blog... What type of Vehicle is this and where is it used...

Nits its "An OSA-AK vehicle". see more info @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K33_Osa. It is a highly mobile SAM system for Air Defense.

Gaur · Post by **Gaur** » 24 Jul 2011 00:09

Zeroing in On: A woman in an army commando dress during the Defexpo India 2004, 3rd International Land and Naval Systems Exhibition, inaugurated by Union Minister of Defence George Fernandes at Pragati Maidan in the Capital on Wednesday.
— Tribune Photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

abhinavjo · Post by **abhinavjo** » 24 Jul 2011 00:54

Well I dont know if this qualifies but I was looking for more pics from the upcoming movie Mausam and Shahid Kapoor is looking just too good in the uniform!

Notice that parachute badge on his arm?

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 24 Jul 2011 01:59

Some more Photos of IN Sea Kings & Chetak onboard INS Jalashwa @ Malta

Anuj A · Post by **Anuj A** » 24 Jul 2011 02:55

Vishal Jolapara wrote:Some more Photos of IN Sea Kings & Chetak onboard INS Jalashwa @ Malta

Thanks for the pics mate! Is it just me or are radars mounted on the noses recent editions (they look new as well)? As I believe I have seen previous pics of IN UH-3s (note referring to Augsta Westland Sea Kings inservice with IN for a while but the UH-3 bought from US with INS Jalashwa) without these additions. Possibly a ramification of Sikorsky recently agreeing to service all IN SeaKings after scathing CAG report on their serviciblity. And Sikprsky making a bid to IN for modern helos.

+ added later:

Look at this pic of Jalashwa with its entire air wing on display:
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Imag ... shwa05.jpg

None of the helos have this radar dome AKAIK.

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Jagan · Post by **Jagan** » 24 Jul 2011 05:13

Shrinivasan wrote:Guys, I just got this website from a friend... it is a blog by an US Air Force guy who has traveled for an year in India visiting various Indian bases etc. He is studying in the DSC Wellington (at that time) and is now back in Hawaii.

http://heretherebemonkeys.blogspot.com/ ... t-one.html

Thanks for the link. made interesting reading. looks like he really didnt like the Staff College course

Liked the description of the flights into Leh and out of it in Il-76s

http://heretherebemonkeys.blogspot.com/ ... -five.html

To get to Jammu, we boarded an IL-76 from Leh. We were the first to board, so we all got decent seats and made ourselves comfortable. Once all of the officers had boarded, someone released the hordes and our plane was swamped with Indian soldiers trying to get out of Leh. I couldn't believe the pilots were willing to fly with passengers sitting in every possible nook and cranny in the back of the aircraft. Somehow, we still made it to Jammu..

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qDSycSzlZLw/S ... atfull.JPG

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 24 Jul 2011 06:40

^^For a rough and tough army fella, he sure does crib a lot about beds and toilets!

Someone should ask him...do the US Armed forces bivouac at Hiltons?

Surya · Post by **Surya** » 24 Jul 2011 06:50

I think he is an USAF guy - explains the softness

also not exactly a bright mind if he does not understand the importance of the Kargil rocks and why the Indian soldiers were dying for it.

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 24 Jul 2011 11:04

Surya wrote:I think he is an USAF guy - explains the softness, also not exactly a bright mind if he does not understand the importance of the Kargil rocks and why the Indian soldiers were dying for it.

Guys, this guy has his idiosycracies, he does not understand Indians or Indian-ness. He was in India was a course, covered lot of areas and has posted some interesting stuff. this is afterall a blog, worse things have been written about our armed forces by the WKK brigade. Atleast he has not indulged in Taj mahal, Snake charmers, cow on the road style writing.

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 24 Jul 2011 17:15

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... ost5762509 In the first picture, what is the thing the Arty soldier is screwing on to the arty shell. Is it some sort of Laser guidance unit?

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 24 Jul 2011 17:24

No doubt we are getting better pictures from J&K COIN operations now than before.. Press Photographers are embedded with the troops... here is one photographer with BPJ and a camera being escorted during an operation...
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4127 ... b7f2e7.jpg

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 24 Jul 2011 18:05

I found this picture of an IAF chetak on floats... http://www.flickr.com/photos/torqueavia ... otostream/. I can understand a IN/ICG/BSF helo having floats, why does an IAF helo have floats?

abhinavjo · Post by **abhinavjo** » 24 Jul 2011 18:09

Shrinivasan wrote:http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... ost5762509 In the first picture, what is the thing the Arty soldier is screwing on to the arty shell. Is it some sort of Laser guidance unit?

I'm pretty sure its the Shell's Fuze.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuze

Shalav · Post by **Shalav** » 24 Jul 2011 18:12

Shrinivasan wrote:http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... ost5762509 ... what is the thing the Arty soldier is screwing on to the arty shell. Is it some sort of Laser guidance unit?

Fuse. Colour indicates proximity or contact fuse.

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 24 Jul 2011 18:22

^^^ Thanks for the response about fuse... Do they have air-burst version or would they only explore on or after impact

abhinavjo · Post by **abhinavjo** » 24 Jul 2011 18:55

Well, I read in a book about Kargil war long ago, i think the one Mr. Sawant wrote that IA did use Air burst HEER shells.
Before this it was timer fuzes. They calculated the time it would take for a shell to land and then time it to explode just seconds before it to create an air burst effect.

Gaur · Post by **Gaur** » 25 Jul 2011 02:18

Now some of Siachen base camp:

http://i51.tinypic.com/v32kow.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/35iy52t.jpg

Jagan · Post by **Jagan** » 25 Jul 2011 02:27

Shrinivasan wrote:I found this picture of an IAF chetak on floats... http://www.flickr.com/photos/torqueavia ... otostream/. I can understand a IN/ICG/BSF helo having floats, why does an IAF helo have floats?

This specific HC is similar to the one used for SAR duties off Jamnagar, which would require it to land in water, marshy areas for rescuing downed pilots.

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 25 Jul 2011 02:53

Jagan wrote:
Shrinivasan wrote:I found this picture of an IAF chetak on floats... http://www.flickr.com/photos/torqueavia ... otostream/. I can understand a IN/ICG/BSF helo having floats, why does an IAF helo have floats?
This specific HC is similar to the one used for SAR duties off Jamnagar, which would require it to land in water, marshy areas for rescuing downed pilots.

thanks, "SAR" it makes immense sense to have floats... from the background I didn't guess the "Rann of Kutch" I was more thinking about the Mumbai region. Methinks it would be usefull in the Marshy region near Karwar, Backwaters of Kerala around Kochi, Sunderbans, Kaveri, Krishna delta regions etc. Good Point Jagan Garu.

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 25 Jul 2011 04:13

Please Id this vehicle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/torqueavia ... otostream/
From the formation sign of the Arrow, it looks like "7th Infantry Div".
It might be some variant or Recce/Strike vehicle in IA's inventory but cannot place it.

Surya · Post by **Surya** » 25 Jul 2011 07:54

BRDM-2s

Hiten · Post by **Hiten** » 27 Jul 2011 00:53

pictures of the Navy's MiG-29 K/KUB & IAF's MiG-29 UPG/UB

http://www.aame.in/2011/07/indian-navy- ... rafts.html

some of them have already been posted

few pictures from Ex Pine Prahaar
http://manamanchhina.blogspot.com/2011/ ... ahaar.html

err..Pine??

sum · Post by **sum** » 27 Jul 2011 08:52

^^ Had asked the same during the time of the excercise and the answer i got from maulanas was that the formation sign is the pine tree and so pine-prahaar...

Anurag · Post by **Anurag** » 27 Jul 2011 18:13

THOISE

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ItCm6qesU7k/TE5oY ... Hundar.JPG

Victor · Post by **Victor** » 27 Jul 2011 19:44

This is a typical unexceptional looking 'road' in Arunachal Pradesh (unexceptional for AP that is).

A closer look shows that it is covered by multiple bunkers. These are older, probably after '62 and and look as if they are not used/needed any more. Every road like this looks like it is zeroed in by arty in multiple locations.

VikB · Post by **VikB** » 28 Jul 2011 11:33

^^^Victor. I visited Tawang about 1.5 years ago and saw similar bunkers everywhere. I asked some armymen and they said that these bunkers will be occupied at the time of war. Once or twice a year these are also cleaned up.

I went into a few of these. They were in read-to-occupy condition. As per the kind of CBM with Lizard, there is a limited number of our forces that are directly near the border. Most of them are at base camps. This was done as a hope that Lizard will also respond accordingly. And actually they have - at least technically. There are only limited places where eye-ball to eye-ball contact is there between the two forces. In the more 'plane' areas, these bunkers also had the semi-circular marked/short wall built up area for AAA (anti aircraft)

I have to upload the awesome pics that I took at the war memorials on way and at Tawang. My bad. Will post soon.

satya · Post by **satya** » 28 Jul 2011 11:40

Mods if possible pls delete these above . A request only.

rohitvats · Post by **rohitvats** » 28 Jul 2011 15:30

This pic can be used as lesson 101 in military geograhy - from what I can gather, those bunkers are not to guard the road. After all this place is well with-in Indian borders and if PLA can actually breach forward defences, the roads/culverts will be blow up first to deny access....Important thing is, they overlook the river valley below. While is is difficult to tell whether the river bed and the terrain arround it can support mechanical trasnport, it can support movement of infantry and their support train of mules. May be, movement. although restricted, of powerful trucks like we see with Russian army (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... az-255.jpg) is possible.

Therefore, apart from holding mountain trails going over passes, it is important to guard the river valleys as well. These are some of the few axises available for large scale movement in high mountains.