New Delhi: The Indian Army on Wednesday to show at Republic Day Parade The Centurion Tank PT-76 tanks, 75/24 Pack Howitzer and Topaz OT-62 Armored Personnel Carrier that played a major role in defeating Pakistan in the war in 1971.
India in 2021 celebrate Swarnim Varsh Vijay (victory Year Gold) to commemorate the victory of India over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh.
On Wednesday, the column is mechanically Army showed one tank PT-76, a tank centurion, two tanks Mbt Arjun MK-I, the OT-62 TOPAZ Carrier Personnel Lapis Shirt Lapis BMP-i Infantry and two infantry BMP-II vehicle fight.
75/24 One pack howitzers, two howitzers Dhanush, a bridge laying system one pms, two sarvatra bridge laying system, one electronic warfare systems HT-16, two electronic warfare systems Taran Shakti, a tiger cat missile systems and two missile systems as well AKASH part of the mechanical column in Parade Republic.
Parade, Detachment Tank Centurion “Regiment Poona Horse ‘led by Captain Rahul Sharma.
Centurion is a key visit by the Indian Army in 1971 War of Indo-Pak.
In the battle Basantarar during the war, an Armored Division and a brigade of the Corps of Pakistan 1 dealing with two brigade of the corps India 1 equipped with a Centurion tank.
Victims of weight on the Pakistan side with 46 tanks were destroyed.
tank PT-76 the Parade, led by Captain Anshuman Tiwari of 69 armored regiment.
PT-76 saw action in the War of Indo-Pak 1965 1971 Battle of Bogra in the 1971 war fought by the 69th Armor Regiment with the help of the PT-76 tanks, battle of garibpur war of 1971 is another example in which the Indian Army infantry battalion with only 14 tanks PT-76 can Maul much larger brigade of armor Pakistan and inflicted heavy casualties.
During the battle of garibpur, many Pakistani M24 Chaffee tank was destroyed.
OT -62 armored Topaz RSONNEL operator, y Ang also played an important role during the war of 1971, led by Ravi Kumar of the main mechanized infantry regiment during the parade Wednesday.
75/24 howitzer howitzer is an advanced weapon in the original mountain.
It actively participated in the Indo-Pak War of 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak War.
Pistol, who weighs 983 kg and can shoot up to a maximum range of 11 104 meters, removed in the 1980s.