New Delhi: The Indian Army has deployed the first K9-Vajra (K9-Vajra) self-propelled Howitzer Regiment in the Ladakh sector near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. This cannon can attack enemy targets from a distance of 50 km. These guns are also capable of working in high-altitude areas. Talking about the performance of the K9-Vajra cannon, Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Narwane said that its field trials were very successful. We have now added a whole regiment of it to the Army, which will be very helpful.
The army's K-9 Vajra is self-propelled artillery. It has the qualities of both cannon and tank. K-9 Vajra has the range and power of artillery, which can destroy any enemy hideout sitting 18 kilometres to 50 kilometres away. It also has power-packed features of the tank. K-9 is able to walk fast in any kind of field like thunderbolt tanks. K-9 Vajra has increased the firepower of the Indian Army's artillery. It is counted among the most modern and hi-tech self-propelled artillery in the world. The K-9 Vajra tank is self-powered. It is an automatic canal-bezed artillery system with firepower of 40 to 52 kilometres.
#WATCH K9-Vajra self-propelled howitzer in action in a forward area in Eastern Ladakh pic.twitter.com/T8PsxfvstR
— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2021
On the other hand, it has an operational range of 480 kilometres. In view of all this, a special factory has been set up at Hazira in Gujarat for the construction of this tank. Above all, the K9 Vajra is built in the homeland. It has been built in India with the help of South Korea. K9-Vajra has the ability to place shells in multiple rounds multinational effect (MRSI) mode. In MRVI mode K-9 thunderbolt can fire three shells within just 15 seconds. The maximum ball capacity is 104 rounds of fire. The cannon weighs 50 tonnes and can fire 47 kg of shells up to a distance of 50 kilometers.
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