من طرف Admin الأربعاء أكتوبر 06, 2010 7:55 pm
From the Indian Army Air Defence Training (Source: Bharat Rakshak)
Lieutenants Neha Singh and Ratna Malik along with Captain NeharikaBhardwaj take position for the Igla-19K310 surface-to-air missile thatweighs around 18 kg on their shoulder. They jog with the hands clenchedin a fist near the chest, prop the missile on the shoulder and takeaim. A heat seeking missile, the Igla latches on to the strongest heatsignals and is used by the army, navy and air force. The drill isconducted using a simulator that can indicate different parameters ofengagement and also the errors of the officer who fires.
The L/70 and double barrel
They stand in groups of six behind the L/70 gun. At the crack of thecommand, the group consisting of female and male officers load the gunin five seconds flat. Each officer has her/his assigned task on theequipment, that is rotated constantly to give each officer a chance todo every task.
Costing Rs 20 million (Rs 2 crores), the L/70can launch 300 rounds of ammunition in a minute and was used in the1971 Indo-Pak War. Four air defence units, equipped with this gun, havewon battle honours and training on this weapon takes three weeks.During wartime, and in the units, the weapons are handled by the jawans(soldiers) under the command of the officers. Drills are essential foroperating the guns effectively in the battlefield and the regiment'smain role is to provide air defence protection to the assets of a fieldarmy.
"These officers will lead the actions of their jawans,so they need to be trained in operating all weapon systems," says MajorAmit Baveja, the instructor, gunnery. The officers are also taughtabout the maintenance and upkeep of the weapons. Lieutenant AnuradhaMulasi, who hails from Dehradun, and Lieutenant Iman, a native ofPatna, move from the Swedish-made L/70 to the Russian-origin, doublebarrel 23mm ZSU-23-2 gun which needs a crew of five to operate it.Known to be a versatile weapon, it has been used on the Siachen glacierand at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir. This gun isvery accurate and can bombard an enemy aircraft with a very high volumeof fire, but this morning, Lieutenants Mulasi and Iman's target is aremote controlled airplane model for which they have to calculate theestimated speed, engage and fire.
Kurukshetra Training Area
Indian Army's Air Defence College
The East Coast of India (Lucknow)
Some More from the Indian Army 
Beauty.
BTW does ZSU-23 really needs 5 men? I thought only 2. Some of the IDFs best
