Combat arms Indian Army

1 combat arms

1.1 armoured corps
1.2 mechanized infantry
1.3 infantry

combat arms

an indian army soldier during exercise in alaska.



an indian army soldier during exercise



soldiers of sikh light infantry.

not confused field corps mentioned above, corps mentioned below functional divisions entrusted specific pan-army tasks. indian territorial army has battalions affiliated different infantry regiments , department units either corps of engineers, army medical corps or army service corps. serve part-time reserve. on 4 june 2017, chief of staff announced army planning open combat positions women, first appointed positions in military police.

armoured corps

there 65 armoured regiments in indian army (including pbg , 61st cavalry). these include following historic regiments dating nineteenth century or earlier: 1st (skinner s) horse, 2nd lancers (gardner s horse), 3rd cavalry, 4th (hodson s) horse, 7th light cavalry, 8th light cavalry, 9th (deccan) horse, 14th (scinde) horse, 17th (poona) horse, 15th lancers, 16th light cavalry, 18th cavalry, 20th lancers , 21st (central india) horse. substantial number of additional units designated either cavalry or armoured regiments have been raised since independence.

mechanized infantry

the mechanized infantry newest combat arm of indian army. referred tomorrow s arm in today s army , formed of 2 regiments; brigade of guards , mechanized infantry regiment , comprises 48 mechanized infantry battalions in all. brain-child of raising of arm of gen krishnaswamy sundarji, pvsm (28 april 1930 – 8 february 1999), chief of army staff of indian army 1986 1988. during late 70s, part of indian army modernization, there urgent need re-calibrate indian mechanized forces forming of mechanized infantry units further shock-action, fire-power, flexibility , mobility of armoured formations include ground-holding ability. thus, mechanized infantry regiment born careful selection of existing infantry battalions based on operational performance. need more mechanized battalions grew, elite brigade of guards converted mechanized profile. 2 regiments along armoured corps form part of indian army s elite mechanized forces .

infantry

soldiers of 99th mountain brigade s 2nd battalion, 5 gorkha rifles, during yudh abhyas 2013

upon inception, indian army inherited british army s organisational structure, still maintained today. therefore, predecessor, indian infantry regiment s responsibility not undertake field operations provide battalions , trained personnel field formations. such common find battalions of same regiment spread across several brigades, divisions, corps, commands, , theatres. british , commonwealth counterparts, troops enlisted within regiment immensely loyal, take great pride in regiment assigned, , spend entire career within regiment.

indian army infantry regiments recruit based on selection criteria, such on region, caste/community, or religion such assam regiment, jat regiment, , sikh regiment. of them continue heritage of regiments raised under british raj, have been raised after independence. regiments raised after independence have specialised in border defence, in particular ladakh scouts, arunachal scouts , sikkim scouts.

a jammu , kashmir light infantry soldier guarding india gate insas rifle



soldiers of rajput regiment during republic day parade



soldiers of sikh light infantry during republic day parade



soldiers of madras regiment during republic day parade

over years there have been fears troops allegiance lay more regiments , regions/castes/communities/religions recruited, opposed union of india whole. india or class regiments have been created recruit troops on india regardless of region, caste/community or religion, such brigade of guards (which later converted mechanised infantry profile) , parachute regiment.

infantry regiments in order of seniority within indian army are: