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Chindits--Indian Armed Forces: Exclusive: Indian Army's First Ever NBC Exercise--Amogh Raksha Validates War-Plans In Nuclear Backdrop.
The Bhopal-based 21 Corps, falling under the Southern Command, concluded its five-day war-game based on nuclear biological chemical (NBC) warfare, conducted for the first time ever by the Indian Army in the deserts of Rajasthan, last month. Named 'Amogh Raksha', meaning something that can't be pierced, the exercise mainly had elements from the Sagar-based 36 RAPID Division.
An officer told People's Post, "This will become a regular feature from now on, and this type of war-game will be conducted in all Commands on a yearly basis, for which the result and findings of Amogh Raksha are being recorded, which will be sent to the Army Headquarters."
Amogh Raksha validated the army's war-plans in a nuclear backdrop, by simulations, in Pokhran. Unlike a conventional war this NBC war-game had arty shellings, tear gas grenades, smoke candles simulated to depict a chemical attack.
The approximately 1000 troops who participated in the trial exercise, belonged to the various Brigades falling under the Division. There were elements from artillery and armoured regiments as well.
Since this is the first time that the Army has conducted an NBC exercise, it was mainly to see how much reaction time do troops take in a warfare of this nature, the magnitude and nature of damage to the equipment and men, movement time from one place to another, the damage control which can be done caused by contamination and how to save troops quickly by giving medical assistance.
A source said that since the tanks have to be kept away from firing range, therefore an area of about two-three kilometers is marked in which there is no firing, but there were offensive and defensive forces as in any other exercise, in this five-day war game. Special IPE (individual protection equipment) or NBC suits were collected from all Commands for the troops for Amogh Raksha, and were tried and tested as in a war-like situation. These suits are indigenously made by Ordnance factories, and include the entire kit of gloves, face-mask, body suit and special boots, all of which are resistant towards chemicals, though weapons used were conventional.
The feedback of the trial exercise is being compiled with the result of the exercise as well as the lessons learnt and improvements to be made so that other formations conducting this exercise would benefit.
Currently undergoing in the deserts of Rajasthan is Dakshin Shakti-II, a conventional war-game of the Strike Corps, again with the Sagar-based 36 Division. Dakshin Shakti-II will conclude in the third week of February. Each Strike Corps has to war-game every three years to validate its war plan. It is a conventional exercise, done with conventional weapons. Elements of artillery and armoured are also part of the exercise.
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The Bhopal-based 21 Corps, falling under the Southern Command, concluded its five-day war-game based on nuclear biological chemical (NBC) warfare, conducted for the first time ever by the Indian Army in the deserts of Rajasthan, last month. Named 'Amogh Raksha', meaning something that can't be pierced, the exercise mainly had elements from the Sagar-based 36 RAPID Division.
An officer told People's Post, "This will become a regular feature from now on, and this type of war-game will be conducted in all Commands on a yearly basis, for which the result and findings of Amogh Raksha are being recorded, which will be sent to the Army Headquarters."
Amogh Raksha validated the army's war-plans in a nuclear backdrop, by simulations, in Pokhran. Unlike a conventional war this NBC war-game had arty shellings, tear gas grenades, smoke candles simulated to depict a chemical attack.
The approximately 1000 troops who participated in the trial exercise, belonged to the various Brigades falling under the Division. There were elements from artillery and armoured regiments as well.
Since this is the first time that the Army has conducted an NBC exercise, it was mainly to see how much reaction time do troops take in a warfare of this nature, the magnitude and nature of damage to the equipment and men, movement time from one place to another, the damage control which can be done caused by contamination and how to save troops quickly by giving medical assistance.
A source said that since the tanks have to be kept away from firing range, therefore an area of about two-three kilometers is marked in which there is no firing, but there were offensive and defensive forces as in any other exercise, in this five-day war game. Special IPE (individual protection equipment) or NBC suits were collected from all Commands for the troops for Amogh Raksha, and were tried and tested as in a war-like situation. These suits are indigenously made by Ordnance factories, and include the entire kit of gloves, face-mask, body suit and special boots, all of which are resistant towards chemicals, though weapons used were conventional.
The feedback of the trial exercise is being compiled with the result of the exercise as well as the lessons learnt and improvements to be made so that other formations conducting this exercise would benefit.
Currently undergoing in the deserts of Rajasthan is Dakshin Shakti-II, a conventional war-game of the Strike Corps, again with the Sagar-based 36 Division. Dakshin Shakti-II will conclude in the third week of February. Each Strike Corps has to war-game every three years to validate its war plan. It is a conventional exercise, done with conventional weapons. Elements of artillery and armoured are also part of the exercise.
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