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Role and Equipment used by the Armed Forces                                     Module -IV
                                                                                                Indian Armed Forces :
                                                                                               Weapons and War Equip-
                                                                                               ment and Modernisation








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                                     Fig 10.4 - Hand Grenades  Source : pixbay.com
               5.56mm Light Machine Gun: It can fire effectively up to 700m. It is an automatic
               gun and has  a higher rate of fire than an assault rifle. It is useful in breaking the enemy
               forming up for final charge on own defences.





















                                        Fig 10.5 - INSAS Light Machine Guns

               Rifle AK 203: It is a new assault rifle    84 mm Rocket Launcher:  This is
               which is  in the  process  of  being       used to  destroy  tanks,  bunkers,
               introduced into the army. It will replace  vehicles etc. It can be used to illuminate
               the INSAS weapon system and is             the battle area as also for making
               manufactured as  a joint  venture          smoke screens to hide movement of
               between Russia and The Ordnance            own troops.
               Factory Board, in Korwa, Amethi,
               Uttar Pradesh.










                 Fig 10.6 Kalashnikov AK 203 Assault Rifle    Fig 10.7 - 84mm Rocket Launcher




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