It is indeed the second shipment of VT-5s for 26 Horse Regt, they were supposed to go for amphibious tanks but no tank could satisfy ARTDOCs requirements. (Confirmed by a squadron commander serving with 26Hrs)
Jugging by the phone number im 99.99% sure that the army raised a new 30inf bde under 7inf div. This will lead the full doctrinal structure of 7div to be completed.
https://defencehub.live/threads/bangladesh-army-modernization-priorities-part-i.19486/post-339488
Rookie error, my text was posted in the wrong thread accidentally.
Kindly do give me followup
I spoke with one of the junior-most offrs in 26Hrs posted in lebukhali. He told me VT-5s are the most probable candidates for them as the land is soft and the few t59s (not durjoy) they have are constantly getting stuck there and are basically scrap metal. But they need ARTDOCs approval first...
AD and Artillery Are Separating.
Insider information confirms a new AD Dte in army headquarters along with an AD Center & School being established in Barisal Cantonment
NGL, I kinda agree with Afif. Specially now that Padma bridge is finished, the mobility of wheeled Vehicle has increased exponentially. So 55div getting its own SPGs kinda makes sense now. So does 33 & 9
Excellent Find Afif! Even I didn't know anything about it, all I can add is that this gun is from 24th Medium Regiment Artillery stationed in Ramu Cantonment under 10th Artillery Brigade
You are partially correct. Yes, an Inf Bn has 8 Atgm/RR but they are under a Sp Pl in the Rifle Coy, not as a separate SP Coy.
Also ANNX-17 shows that 8 are available from the "Divisional Resources", which indicates its from one of the 3 AGTM pl of the ATGM Coy of the Div SP Bn. Also the...
From now onwards I will also try to refer the source of information to justify its validity and if you by any chance happen to hold the document you can cross reference it.
