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[ghazi52]

COAS Bajwa visits Sulemanki Sector, lauds professional preparedness of troops

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9:46 PM | August 26, 2021


General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited troops deployed at Sulemanki Sector, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.

According to ISPR, COAS was apprised of the operational readiness of troops. While interacting with officers and men, COAS appreciated their professional preparedness, diligence and high morale.

COAS also visited Bahawalnagar Garrison and witnessed battle drills of Heavy Mechanized Brigade troops.

Praising the competence of soldiers, COAS expressed his satisfaction over high standards of training and combat readiness. The core capabilities should be further enhanced to tackle full-spectrum threat in a befitting manner, COAS emphasized.

Earlier, on arrival at Sulemanki, COAS was received by Corps Commander Lieutenant General Khalid Zia.

 

[Raja Porus]

COAS Bajwa visits Sulemanki Sector, lauds professional preparedness of troops

https://nation.com.pk/NewsSource/web-desk
Web Desk
9:46 PM | August 26, 2021


General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited troops deployed at Sulemanki Sector, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.

According to ISPR, COAS was apprised of the operational readiness of troops. While interacting with officers and men, COAS appreciated their professional preparedness, diligence and high morale.

COAS also visited Bahawalnagar Garrison and witnessed battle drills of Heavy Mechanized Brigade troops.

Praising the competence of soldiers, COAS expressed his satisfaction over high standards of training and combat readiness. The core capabilities should be further enhanced to tackle full-spectrum threat in a befitting manner, COAS emphasized.

Earlier, on arrival at Sulemanki, COAS was received by Corps Commander Lieutenant General Khalid Zia.

@iLION12345_1 t59s were visible in this demo as well.

of Heavy Mechanized Brigade troops.

Wondering why ISPR is giving location of an IABG!? The Indians may be knowing it but still.

 

[iLION12345_1]

@iLION12345_1 t59s were visible in this demo as well.

Wondering why ISPR is giving location of an IABG!? The Indians may be knowing it but still.

Yep I saw. I also saw a batch of them being moved to long term storage at a certain depot recently. Being retired slowly as VT-4s come in. AK-1s still being used to raise new regiments. By the time VT-4 deliveries are complete we shouldn’t see any of these anymore.

 

[ghazi52]

COAS also visited Bahawalnagar Garrison and witnessed battle drills of Heavy Mechanized Brigade troops. Praising the competence of soldiers,

 

[ghazi52]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430929583864438788

 

[Raja Porus]

Yep I saw. I also saw a batch of them being moved to long term storage at a certain depot recently. Being retired slowly as VT-4s come in. AK-1s still being used to raise new regiments. By the time VT-4 deliveries are complete we shouldn’t see any of these anymore.

Hmm, due to relatively quicker delivery of VT4s, they are being used to replace old regts while AK is being used to raise new ones.
Btw sad to see t59s with such an important inf div(14, Okara) which might be facing the might most of IA mech forces.

 

[Inception-06]

Hmm, due to relatively quicker delivery of VT4s, they are being used to replace old regts while AK is being used to raise new ones.
Btw sad to see t59s with such an important inf div(14, Okara) which might be facing the might most of IA mech forces.

May be and hopefully this Tanks are just for infantry close fire support:

“The main gun provides direct fire in support of infantry, engaging stationary and mobile enemy targets, such as bunkers to create a combined arms effect of overmatched firepower that improves survivability of the combat team.“

 

[Raja Porus]

May be and hopefully this Tanks are just for infantry close fire support:

“The main gun provides direct fire in support of infantry, engaging stationary and mobile enemy targets, such as bunkers to create a combined arms effect of overmatched firepower that improves survivability of the combat team.“

Agreed. But Pakistani inf divs have a single regt and few have whole bdes. This sole regt will be the main armd asset of the whole div thus inf support like the one you mentioned will the least if 14 div's responsibilities especially considering its area of deployment. Central/southern Punjab might have to face the onslaught of:
Two Commands, broken down as follows
-2×armd divs,
-3×RAPIDS,
-9×Inf divs
-2×Arty divs
-5×Indp armd/mech bdes
(All of this depending on which axis of advance IA chooses,and unlike most people I think central/southern Punjab is going to be the major battle ground for mech forces instead of Sindh)
To face this (again IF IA chooses this axis) is PA's 31 corps;
-26 Mech div
-35 Inf div
-14th(mech div?)
-Might as well;1×inf div from 11 corps,Peshawar
During force assessment, I believe we should avoid bringing in factors regarding enemy like slow mobilization,interdiction, logistics etc etc.
The one thing that is in our favour are the defence canals and we shall base our defences on them, still I think given the odds our forces in this theatre may face they should be equipped with better tanks so that each inf div has a reasonable armd support of atleast one regt if not a bde allowing it to do limited counterattacking, exploiting and offenses for tactical objectives without requiring support of the 26 mech div.
In this way 26 mech will suffer minimum attrition while completely preserving our II corps.

 

[Inception-06]

Agreed. But Pakistani inf divs have a single regt and few have whole bdes. This sole regt will be the main armd asset of the whole div thus inf support like the one you mentioned will the least if 14 div's responsibilities especially considering its area of deployment. Central/southern Punjab might have to face the onslaught of:
Two Commands, broken down as follows
-2×armd divs,
-3×RAPIDS,
-9×Inf divs
-2×Arty divs
-5×Indp armd/mech bdes
(All of this depending on which axis of advance IA chooses,and unlike most people I think central/southern Punjab is going to be the major battle ground for mech forces instead of Sindh)
To face this (again IF IA chooses this axis) is PA's 31 corps;
-26 Mech div
-35 Inf div
-14th(mech div?)
-Might as well;1×inf div from 11 corps,Peshawar
During force assessment, I believe we should avoid bringing in factors regarding enemy like slow mobilization,interdiction, logistics etc etc.
The one thing that is in our favour are the defence canals and we shall base our defences on them, still I think given the odds our forces in this theatre may face they should be equipped with better tanks so that each inf div has a reasonable armd support of atleast one regt if not a bde allowing it to do limited counterattacking, exploiting and offenses for tactical objectives without requiring support of the 26 mech div.
In this way 26 mech will suffer minimum attrition while completely preserving our II corps.

You are right in core issues but there won't be any Indo Pak war, still the world is ruled by capitalism, and there is enough to earn for the stakeholders on both sides.

 

[Raja Porus]

You are right in core issues but there won't be any Indo Pak war,

(Respectfully) If we start believing as such then there is not point of this forum, right?
Btw what you are saying is true to the fullest but then we are discussing it as our interest..

 

[PakFactor]

Hmm, due to relatively quicker delivery of VT4s, they are being used to replace old regts while AK is being used to raise new ones.
Btw sad to see t59s with such an important inf div(14, Okara) which might be facing the might most of IA mech forces.

Are their any plans in the works to upgrade Inf Div 14th Okara. Possibility of VT4s to quickly arm them as AK's aren't being pumped out fast enough?

 

[Inception-06]

(Respectfully) If we start believing as such then there is not point of this forum, right?
Btw what you are saying is true to the fullest but then we are discussing it as our interest..

To answer deeper interests and questions and discuss real and authentic facts, we need more and officially sources, ISPR is nothing and books written are decades old, @PanzerKiel is restricted by officials only to react by emotions . An SPR Magazin about ground Forces, which writes about strategy and technic, which does not play anything valuable into Indian hands would be great.

 

[Raja Porus]

ISPR Magazin about ground Forces, which writes about strategy and technic, which does not play anything valuable into Indian hands would be great.

AFAIK,none available in public domain, perhaps manstein may be able to help if he has a pdf copy of some related material.

 

[Raja Porus]

Are their any plans in the works to upgrade Inf Div 14th Okara. Possibility of VT4s to quickly arm them as AK's aren't being pumped out fast enough?

Who knows, however the AK production is quite high with about 50 tanks per year equivalent of almost a regt.

 

[Raja Porus]

You are right in core issues but there won't be any Indo Pak war, still the world is ruled by capitalism, and there is enough to earn for the stakeholders on both sides.

Another thing is that when studying military theory/technic I prefer keeping politics and diplomacy away as it creates alot of false hopes, securities and ultimately leads to surprises as seen in 65 and 71. Military planning must be done independent of foreign affairs and only at grand strategic level (national),should both be utilised together.