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Module - IV                                                  Role and Equipment used by the Armed Forces

           Indian Armed Forces :
          Weapons and War Equip-  land in enemy territory. They also man our borders and have defended the territorial
          ment and Modernisation  boundaries from invaders. History is replete with the valiant saga of scores of men
                                 who have defied odds to win battles for their armies.

                                 Infantry is the major arm of the Indian Army. It is an arm of close combat with the task
                                 of closing in with the enemy to physically assault and capture ground. It is also required
                                 to prevent aggression within.The infantry is heavily committed in undertaking Counter
                       Note
                                 Insurgency and Counter Terrorist Operations. To perform the assigned tasks, the
                                 infantry should be equipped with the under mentioned weapons and equipment.

                                 Infantry’s Weapons and Equipment

                                 Assault Rifle, Sten Machine Carbine, 9mm Pistol and Hand Grenades are the
                                 personal weapons for individual soldiers. All soldiers and officers carry one of these
                                 weapons along with hand grenades when they go to war. You can identify them from
                                 the illustrations given.
                                                  5.56mm INSAS RifleFixed Butt AK- 47 Rifle
















                                                               Fig 10.1- Assault Rifles

















                                               Fig 10.2 - 9mm Sten Machine Carbine                                     Fig 10.3 - 9mm Pistol








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