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The new local-made Dhanush 155mm howitzer will enter in service with the Army of India 1501144.
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| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 04:46 PM | |||
| The new local-made Dhanush 155mm howitzer will enter in service with the Army of India. | |||
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Indian Army will soon be adding the 155 mm gun 'Dhanush' to its range
of guns which have been proving their prowess and deadly firepower in
various battlefields. The Indian army, which already has the 155 mm Bofors
gun, will induct Dhanush, which would add even more might to the regiment
of artillery, said army officials at the Exercise Mahasangram, which was
conducted in the firing ranges of the School of Artillery at Deolali on
Tuesday, January 14, 2014. |
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 Prototype of Indian-made 155mm towed howitzer at Defexpo Defense Exhibition in 2009. |
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Army
officials said that while the Bofors has a rate of fire of three rounds
per 14 seconds, the indigenous Dhanush could fire eight rounds per minute.
Dhanush, which in the trial stage, would soon be inducted, said the army
officers. Both
Swathi and Kshitiz are indigenously made. While the former is an upgraded
version of the US-made WPL ANTPQ-37, the latter will be an upgraded version
of the Israel-made long-range reconnaissance and observation system (LORROS). |
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