🇵🇰-Land Artillery Arm of Pakistan Army

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The Regiment of Artillery is the artillery regiment of the Pakistan Army tasked with operating field artillery including muzzle-projectile weapons. Despite the name, the Regiment is itself composed of a number of battalion-sized regiments, most of which are operationally deployed as part of Army corps and divisions.

History

The Regiment was initially part of the British Indian Army, but linked itself with Royal Artillery and was later integrated with the Royal Indian Artillery. However, its modern history started in 1947 with the establishment of Pakistan. First founded as the Royal Pakistan Artillery, it was re-designed on 23 March 1956, and since then it has been known as Regiment of Artillery.

In 1947, the Regiment inherited only eight gun regiments, one survey battery, an air observation post flight, and two formation headquarters. Retired Colonel Bokhari joined 4 Field Regiment (its Indian number was 5 Field) in the border area, but soon after the hostilities ended the newly named 4 Field Regiment moved to Quetta and was housed in "pucca" barracks – known as White Barracks. Among the transfers from India were 5th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Its earlier commanders were from the British Army.

However, in 1955, with the arrival and assistance of the United States Army's Field Artillery Branch through U.S. aid, the Regiment switched from British to American organization.

The regiments in the British system were equipped with 24 guns held in three batteries, further divided into two troops of four guns each. Pakistan adopted the US system of 18 guns in each regiment, divided in three batteries of six guns each. The Gun troop was done away with.

The Regiment first saw action in Indo-Pakistani war of 1947, and also actively participated in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 where approximately 550 guns participated in the conflict. However, its performance was criticised in the Bangladesh Liberation War, followed by the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, where it failed to produce any effective results.

After the 1971 conflict, the Regiment was re-organised and more advanced courses were introduced. Since 1971, the Regiment has emerged as one of the most potent combat arms in the Pakistan Army. It participated in notable operations and wars involving Pakistan at numerous occasions.

Right after joining the artillery, the officers and personnel are sent to the School of Artillery which was established by the Pakistan Army in 1947 at Nowshera.

From the period of 1947–1955, massive re-organization and re-establishment took place and, in May 1958, a research and development cell was established, followed by a Physics and Mathematics division the same year.

Since its inception, it has been mandatory for all personnel and officers to attend and pass these courses with advanced grades, before reaching a commissioned service and active duty.

 

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Units
School of Artillery, Nowshera
1 SP Medium Regiment Artillery
3 Medium Regiment Artillery
4 Medium Regiment Artillery
5 MLRS Regiment
7 Field Regiment Artillery
9 Medium Regiment Artillery
10 Medium Regiment Artillery
15 SP Medium Regiment Artillery
16 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery
17 Locating Regiment Artillery
24 Medium Regiment Artillery
26 Medium Regiment Artillery
27 Medium Regiment Artillery
28 Medium Regiment Artillery
30 (SP) Heavy Regiment Artillery
31 Medium Regiment Artillery
32 Medium Regiment Artillery
34 SP Medium Regiment Artillery
35 SP (Heavy) Regiment
39 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery
42 Field Regiment Artillery
44 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery
45 Field Regiment Artillery (Fateh Qasr i Hind)
46 Field Regiment Artillery
48 Field Regiment Artillery
51 Medium Regiment Artillery
54 Medium Regiment Artillery
61 Medium Regiment Artillery

 

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State-owned Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) has produced, and offered for export, M483A1 155mm artillery projectiles containing 88 M42/M46 dual-purpose improved conventional munition (DPICM) submunitions.

POF entered into a licensed production agreement with South Korean company Poongsan in 2004 to co-produce K-310 155mm extended-range DPICM projectiles in Pakistan, at Wah Cantonment. The Pakistan Army took delivery of the first production lots in 2008.

The POF stand at the 2011 Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair in London, United Kingdom (UK) was closed after it displayed promotional materials listing 155mm extended range (base bleed) DPICM cluster munitions for sale.

POF advertised the same 155mm DPICM cluster munition at the 2009 DSEI arms fair, raising similar concerns for the UK as a State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

 

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Pakistan Army uses 155mm Howitzer.

M109A5, M109L, SH-15, M198

 

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M198 155 mm towed howitzer.
Country of origin -USA.

M114 , 155 MM TOWED HOWITZER .
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : USA

 

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Type 59, towed field gun .
130 mm, copy of Russian M46 field gun .
Country of origin : People's republic of China.

 

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Type 54. Copy of Russian m 30 122 mm towed gun
Country of origin : people's republic of China.

Both are M114 , 155 mm howitzer
USA made .

 

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HIT been making spare barrels for the M114 (155/23) but hasn't done so for the M46/D30 copies.

 

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Pakistani artillery crew manning a 203mm American origin M-115 heavy howitzer on Lahore front, circa 1965.

 

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122 mm Gun

 

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M109A5 Self-Propelled Howitzer.

 

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HIT been making spare barrels for the M114 (155/23) but hasn't done so for the M46/D30 copies.

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This is no small achievement for barrels this large. Kudos to HIT.

Barrels like this are made using the rotary forging process, as used in the Watervliet arsenal in NY state. Watervliet specializes in producing the M109 barrels.

Watervliet forging ahead with key modernization projects

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. — Leadership at America's cannon and mortar factory announced plans to replace the arsenal's rotary forge and paint booth in th...

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Nice! How is the performance @Ghazi52 bhai?

Did they also induct the self-propelled version?

 

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Pakistan unveils its new Chinese-made SH-15 155mm 6x6 howitzer

March 2022


This new truck-mounted artillery system is fitted with a 155 mm gun-howitzer and is compatible with all standard 155 mm NATO ammunition, as well as indigenous ammunition.

In addition to capable of firing variety of ammunition SH15 is capable of direct and indiret firing with Maximum range of 53 km with a rocket-assisted V-LAP projectile.

this artillery system can use indigenous precision-guided munitions, based on the Russian Krasnopol laser-guided projectile technology. SH-15 is fitted with a computerized fire control system, navigation, positioning and targeting systems. Vehicle receives target information from artillery command vehicle

Nice! How is the performance @Ghazi52 bhai?

Did they also induct the self-propelled version?

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