Artillery Is The God Of War-Exercise Topchi

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[color=#333333]“Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of any soldier for his weapon or any part of his equipment,” said Brigadier General S. L. A. Marshall. And how true he was! Give a gunner a chance and he rushes to show off his prowess.[/color]

[color=#333333]But of course, his pride is absolutely justified.[/color]
[color=#333333]A spectacular demonstration of the might of the Indian Artillery, in the form of Exercise Topchi (or Gunner) was organised for the visiting officers of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Technical Staff Officers Course, Pune and a Nepalese Army Delegation led by Brigadier General Ram Krishna Adhikari at the School of Artillery, Devlali.[/color]
[color=#333333]The entire range of guns, from the indigenous 120 mm Mortar, 105 mm Indian Field Gun, 105 mm Light Field Gun to the 155 mm FH 77B Bofors and 122 mm Multibarrel Rocket Launcher GRAD BM 21 demonstrated accuracy, consistency and awesome destructive fire power, depicting simultaneous engagement by a number of guns.[/color]

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[Maximus]