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The Regiment became the first medium regiment of the Indian Army on 1 October 1944, when it was re-equipped with 5.5" guns. [5] It was later re-designated initially as the 1st Indian Medium Regiment and subsequently as 40 Medium Regiment in order to avoid duplication of numbers in the Regiment of Artillery. [6]
The Regiment of Artillery is a combat support arm of the Indian Army, which provides massive firepower during all ground operations of the Indian Army. It is a successor to the Royal Indian Artillery (RIA) of British Indian Army , which itself traces its origins to the formation of Bombay Artillery in 1827.
Units of the Regiment of Artillery that have equipment other than weapons are listed below. These units mainly have Surveillance and Target Acquisition (SATA) equipment, Surveillance and target acquisition is a military role assigned to units and/or their equipment.
[40] [41] Second batch of 35,000 rifles delivered by Indo-Russia Rifles in 2024. [42] [43] 601,427 rifles to be manufactured in India. Total plan is of 670,000+ rifles. Will be the standard service rifle of Indian Army replacing INSAS [44] SIG 716i: Battle rifle: 7.62×51mm United States: Status: In service. 66,400 units of SIG 716i in service ...
Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...
4th Infantry Division (India) 5th Infantry Division (India) 6th Infantry Division (India) 7th Indian Infantry Division; 8th Infantry Division (India) 10th Infantry Division (India) 11th Infantry Division (India) 12th Infantry Division (India) 15th Infantry Division (India) 17th Infantry Division (India) 19th Infantry Division (India)
Currently, the Indian Army has 40 Divisions [citation needed] including four RAPIDs (Re-organised Army Plains Infantry Division), 18 Infantry Divisions, 12 Mountain Divisions, three Armoured Divisions and three Artillery Divisions. Brigade: A brigade generally consists of around 3,000 combat troops with supporting elements.
It was subsequently designated 3rd Indian Medium Regiment and finally as 41 Medium Regiment. [2] It was later re-raised on 15 July 1948 by Lieutenant Colonel Kalyan Singh (of 2nd Indian Field Regiment, RIA) at Jhansi comprising a newly raised Regimental Headquarters and three artillery batteries from the princely states of Bikaner, Gwalior and ...