Indian Army ammunition shortage

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　　Reference network on August 26, India Times website published on August 25, entitled the India army's ammunition hold 20 days article says, when mortar shells and guns in the India-Pakistan border to rumble again at 1.18 million India Army ammunition reserve shortage alarm is constantly going off.


The situation is not optimistic. Alleged that India did not have enough ammunition, for a 20-day "war" a full-scale war. In the past 6 months, ground situation has not changed much.


But officials think the MODI Government "fully aware of the seriousness of the situation." They said that despite the "emergency measures", but "long" arms procurement procedures and low efficiency of the ordnance factory Board 39 factories, you still need a long time to extend war loss reserves (WWR).


In passing sentence, WWR can maintain 30 days of "Guild Wars" and a 30-day "routine" operation. Because of the 3-day "routine" battle a day "Guild Wars", so WWR can maintain a 40-day "battle".


A source said: "India army's ammunition is particularly scarce in the border area. Most needed was tanks and anti-aircraft ammunition, anti-tank missiles, grenades, mines, lead, and so on. Certain munitions or even all-out war in a week's time. ”


In accordance with the whole army munitions "road map", if there are 970 billion rupees (US $ 1 or about 60 rupees) budget support, WWR in 2019, fully achieve its objectives. Another source said: "in addition to import 23 types of Ammo, a munitions factory committees will have to manufacture the remaining ammunition. ”


Phase I of the road map will ensure that important ammunition shortage problems are resolved, a 20-day "Guild Wars" and by the end of March 2015 3 years of training ammunition. It will cost $ 192.5 billion rupees.


According to the road map, ordnance factory from 2013 to 2014, the Committee scheduled 9.63 billion rupees worth of ammunition, in addition to a number of contracts worth 19.64 billion rupees in this fiscal year has begun. Meanwhile, 15,000 3UBK "Val" missiles and 66,000 T-90S main battle tank armour-piercing procurement contracts have also been signed.


In addition, imports specialty ammunition 17 projects are "step up" way. About 10 proposals requirements has been submitted. India Government to consider these proposals will take some time. One official said, on the whole, India army in 2013 to 2014 23 161.77 billion rupees worth of contracts were signed.


But over the past decades, ammunition shortage has become the India army's norm. In fact, the response to the 1999 Kargil conflict, India has had to over 70 days at high prices from Israel "purchase" ammunition.