PHOTOS: IAF Air Power At Exercise Shoorveer

[Roybot]

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

I don't like their hats.Makes them look like colonial era cavalry soldiers.German army officer caps are much cooler.But epic pics btw.

 

[Abingdonboy]

I don't like their hats.Makes them look like colonial era cavalry soldiers.German army officer caps are much cooler.But epic pics btw.

What the Berets or the "cowboy-like" caps? As both are still in use today by numerous armies and I think look alright IMHO.

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

Berets are cool i'm talking of the peaked cap.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Berets are cool i'm talking of the peaked cap.

Hey, these are the tradtion for cavalvry officers worldwide,

US army:

 

[navtrek]

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[Major Shaitan Singh]

 

[janon]

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If you observe the URLs for these pics it is obvious that these are not from exercise shoorveer. The dates on the links give an idea of when these were taken. Why are you posting these pics in this thread and pretending these are from exercise shoorveer?

This is NOT the general Indian military images thread. And most of these have been posted in that thread months back anyway.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Hey, these are the tradtion for cavalvry officers worldwide,

US army:

In the Indian Army the Armd. Corps./Cavalry officers do not wear 'felt hats', they tend more towards Berets. Its the Infantry types who wear the 'felt hats'. Apart from tradition, they are very practical being wide-brimmed and shady. And on a hot summers day a wet felt hat really helps to keep one cool. Of course the 'Brass Hats' observing the Exercise will not need to do that. Felt hats were popularised in the North African theater by Australian troops during WW 2 and used to be called ANZAC hats. I have an Aussie one made of Emu felt. I am sure that its better than the ones in the pictures, though not so snappy looking. But its not meant to be!

Peaked Caps are not so much in vogue now, being donned only on Parade, but even there Paras and Tank-men prefer to stick to their distinctive Maroon and Black Berets.

 

[OrionHunter]

More...

Cheers! Way to go!!

 

[SamantK]

Gen V K Singh rocks, I used to think that he was self-centered and wanted to just demoralize the army by taking the govt to the courts, but after the revelations of the letter and the Tatra scam plus other small things which I heard, he is one of the finest gen we have seen..

 

[GR!FF!N]

True however its a desert which means long range fights you can see your enemy from a km away hence a scope does make sense but I am really sure he can't be a sniper perhapes a markesman maybe . Anyway TAR does come with red dots but you can attach diff scopes on it don't you???

tar's barrel isn't that long...i'm quite sure its a rifle.


thats Tar..

its quite dissimilar from the gun in the picture.and Sniper doesn't always use Camo or Ghilli Suits.and Indian Army use marksman.so,yup...he maybe a marksman.

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

Any video of this exercise ?

 

[SQ8]

In the Indian Army the Armd. Corps./Cavalry officers do not wear 'felt hats', they tend more towards Berets. Its the Infantry types who wear the 'felt hats'. Apart from tradition, they are very practical being wide-brimmed and shady. And on a hot summers day a wet felt hat really helps to keep one cool. Of course the 'Brass Hats' observing the Exercise will not need to do that. Felt hats were popularised in the North African theater by Australian troops during WW 2 and used to be called ANZAC hats. I have an Aussie one made of Emu felt. I am sure that its better than the ones in the pictures, though not so snappy looking. But its not meant to be!

Peaked Caps are not so much in vogue now, being donned only on Parade, but even there Paras and Tank-men prefer to stick to their distinctive Maroon and Black Berets.

I think that Stick also has to go..
Its a leftover of an archaic and autocratic time.
it sends outs vibes of extreme control and the "master jee" syndrome.. that if anybody disagrees with me .. they shall be whipped.

 

[Filmmaker]