DHANUS artillery made in India

DHANUS artillery made in India The Dhanush is a 155 mm towed howitzer used by the Indian Army. The design is based on Bofors, now Haubits FH77 which India acquired in the 1980s. The gun as of June 2016 has entered into active production with confirmed order of 24 guns. The Dhanush project was started by OFB to replace the older 105 mm Indian Field Gun, 105 mm Light Field Gun and the Russian 122 mm guns with a modern 155mm artillery gun. Dhanush gun which is an improved version from the Bofors design. In trials it came out better by 20 to 25 percent than the bofors in parameters like range, accuracy, consistency, low and high angle of fire and shoot-and-scoot ability. DRDO 155 mm artillery gun or Version 2 of the Dhanush is under development. It will upgrade the current 155 mm/45 caliber to 155 mm/52 caliber. Dhanush v2 larger calibre ordinance will increase the strike range by 4 km to 42 km. Three Dhanush guns have been handed over to the Indian Army for user trials on July 2016. SPECIFICATION OF DHANUSH HOWITZER Its length has 45 caliber and claiber is 155 mm Recoil type is Electo-rheological/magneto-rheeological Elevation of weapon is -3 to 70 degreee and traverse is +/-25. Rate of fire is burst 3 rounds in 15 second intense , 15 rounds in 3 minutes sustained and 60 rounds in 60 min. firing range of gun is 38 km maximum and sight type is Thermal sight gunners display. This is the first successful Make in India effort for an artillery gun in India. Three indigenously-developed 155 mm 'Dhanush' artillery guns have been handed over to the Indian Army by the Jabalpur-based Gun Carriage Factory (GCF). "Another consignment of three guns is being readied and these howitzers too will be delivered to the army shortly," according to sources. Hope it will be delivered to force soon and this desi gun will prove it importance once again as bofors proved in kargil war.