Category: Firepower
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The Rise Of Rockets in Recent Conflicts
Firepower is delivered by three means essentially – aircraft, guns and rockets/missiles. The most noticeable thing has been that the use of rockets in recent conflicts has gone up significantly. Rockets and missiles of various variety have been used for many purposes including coercion, as a tool of power and conveying nuclear ambiguity. This is…
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Artillery, the King of Battlefield Through the Ages
Artillery used to merely neutralise the enemy in the bygone days. Now, the fate of nations and their ambitions will largely hinge upon their respective artilleries. By Lt Gen PR Shankar (retd) Published in The Tribune on 02 Dec 2023. @ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/artillery-the-king-of-battlefield-through-the-ages-568018 A few years back, it was postulated how future wars would be short.…
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THE STROM IN A TEACUP ABOUT THE TOWED GUN SYSTEM
There is a lot of hype based on misinformation about the Army’s plan to induct a lighter towed gun system which is better suited for the mountains and can adapt to futuristic requirements on the battle field. This video clarifies all this including trashing social media activism.
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KARGIL TO UKRAINE : ARTILLERY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
Gunners Shot wishes all Indians the very best on Kargil Vijay Diwas. Great valour and sacrifice was on display at the heights of Kargil in May – Jun 1999 when we gave Pakistan their come uppenance. Artillery played a great role in it. In this video, I have highlighted the role of artillery and compared…
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Indian Artillery : Yesterday , Today and Tomorrow
This topic was on popular demand due to the prominent role of Artillery in the Ukraine war. Lot of people were wondering and asking me questions if we have a strong enough Artillery. I had to explain that the Indian Artillery is one of the strongest in the world.
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Ukraine Reflections: Artillery Shapes The Narrative : Part 2
The role of firepower and artillery in Ukraine
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Ukraine Reflections : Artillery Shapes The Narrative
Role of Firepower and Artillery in Ukraine This is the first part of a discussion with Brig Chatterjee on how Artillery has shaped the narrative in Ukraine. It is a short and sweet video unlike Artillery which is long, hard and lethal! Part 2 is @ https://wordpress.com/post/gunnersshot.com/6043
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Discussion on Firepower with Aadi
Aadi and I had a very interesting discussion on firepower with a lot of questions thrown in. Good session.
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Understanding Firepower: A Discussion
Aadi and I had an initial discussion on Firepower. It was interesting. We will have more episodes on specific aspects of firepower later. All my previous articles on firepower are available HERE
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