Indian mountain artillery units
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Indian mountain artillery units were specialized British Indian Army formations equipped and trained to operate artillery in rugged, high-altitude, and difficult mountainous terrain.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian Army formation
ⓘ
artillery formation ⓘ military unit type ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| designedForTransportBy |
mules
ⓘ
pack animals ⓘ |
| doctrine |
close cooperation with mountain infantry
ⓘ
use of observation posts on high ground ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
light howitzers
ⓘ
mountain guns ⓘ pack artillery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British colonial period in India
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| logisticsCharacteristic |
ammunition carried by pack trains
ⓘ
guns broken down into loads ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
adaptation to extreme climate conditions
ⓘ
use of locally recruited personnel familiar with mountains ⓘ |
| notableTheater |
Himalayan region
ⓘ
North-West Frontier region ⓘ
surface form:
North West Frontier of India
|
| operatedBy |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ |
| organizationalAffiliation | Royal Indian Artillery ⓘ |
| role |
indirect fire support
ⓘ
support to frontier and hill operations ⓘ support to mountain infantry brigades ⓘ |
| sawActionIn |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
North-West Frontier campaigns ⓘ
surface form:
North West Frontier operations
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| specialization |
high-altitude operations
ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ operations in rugged terrain ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
field artillery units
ⓘ
mountain artillery ⓘ |
| successor |
Indian Army mountain artillery units
ⓘ
Pakistan Army Artillery Corps ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan Army mountain artillery units
|
| tacticalAdvantage |
ability to operate where wheeled artillery could not
ⓘ
mobility in difficult terrain ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
artillery support to mountain infantry
ⓘ
mountain gunnery techniques ⓘ rapid deployment in mountainous terrain ⓘ |
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