Rockets were fired at dummy enemy targets in a bid to prevent a counterattack on the advancing armoured division.

Artillery regiments constitute a formidable operational arm of the army. They trace their lineage to Mughul emperor Babur, who is credited with the introduction of artillery in India, in the Battle of Panipat in 1526.

The 1857 mutiny resulted in a total ban on Indian artillery units till the British had a change of heart in 1935.

A GRAD BM 21 Multi-barrel Rocket Launcher fires a salvo.

Also see: Dancing in the Deserts

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