Guns and Missiles 1 Differences Guns

Range Less-15to 50 Km

Missiles

Long -50to 10000 km or more Warhead weight Few Kg 100-1000Kg or more Propellent Generally fired Proprellent initial boost ion barrel and no and invariably carried and propellent burns during flight as well carried in flight Height of Very low max May cross even above trajectory few hundred atmosphere for long metres ranges Cost Less Very expensive-so can be in limited numbers Tactical weapons Strategic weapons

2. Tank guns and Artillery Guns

Tank Guns
Use Range Mobily Usc

Arty Guns

Basically Direct Basically Indirect Firing Firing Less-Max :4 -5 10-50 Km Km High Comparatively less Anti Tank, Bunkers or shock effect 120-125 mm Longer range combined fire of many guns on all types of targets 75-155mm generally

Calibre

3. Different Arty Gunns India -Field Guns- 105 mm Indian Field Gun (15-25 Km range) -Medium Guns- 130 mm Guns and 155mm Bofors Gun (upto 35 Km ) 4. Indian Missiles
a. Prithvi Range max 300 Km b. Agni 1 to Agni 5- 300km to 5000Km range, Agni 5 latest , primarily designed for long distances eg against China c. Brahmos (two river names joined-Brahmputra & Moskowa) -In collaboration with Russia -Supersonic ( faster than sound ie > 330 m/sec) -290 Km Range , Land and ship versions already deployed, Fighter aircraft version being made ( weight has to be reduced) d. Akash Ground to air ie anti aircraft missiles e. Shourya and Nirbhay also being developed

5. Indian Tanks
T 55, T72 and latest T 90 all Russian origin -Arjun ( Indian made weight 40 tonnes more than other tanks )

6 . Indian Fighter Aircraft

- MIG 21, 25, 27 -lRussian origin , now old , being slowly phased out MIG 29- Multi purpose fighter, also now used by Navy -SU31 most modern Indian fighter, Russian origin , also being assembled in India- main fighter , very high maneuverability -Rafale- French being negotiated for purchase -Mirage -2000, -old French fighter -Jaguar- British , Long range -IL 76, AN 32-Transport planes,

7. Indian Helicopters -Cheeta-Chetak Light (2-3 persons) -VIP travel, Casuality evacuation, Arty Fire Guidance etc -ALH Advanced light helicopter-made in India-more person varying capacity(10 persons) -MI 10, Mi 35-attack hepter -Navy has different hepters for many different roles -Travel , Search/rescue, anti submarine , reccee etc 8. Indian Navy a. Surface Ships , Subs and Aircraft carriers (Virat-held, Vikrmaditya-being refurbished in Russia-old name-Gorshkow) b, Latest-Arihant Sub nuclear power based-can stay submerged very long, being made in India-will carry nuclear weopns) c. Nave has own Air wing-Sea harriers, MIG 29 and hepters ..