M777 howitzer vs Bofors : Kargil: How Bofors guns made Pakistan eat humble pie

23 Sep 2024 —

It's been a long journey since the Bofors scam of 1980s to the day we ultimately signed a contract to purchase 145 Ultra Light 155 mm Howitzers .... Dhanush is a towed howitzer with a strike range of 38 km, developed on the basis of the first phase of the ToT deal under the Bofors contract of .... Apart from M777s, the army has also deployed the K9 Vajra-T self-propelled artillery guns and the 155 mm FH 77 BO2 guns (better known as Bofors) .... The K9 Vajra can fire 155mm shells at a maximum range of 38km and can fire up to 15 rounds in three minutes.

The M777 howitzer, designed by BAE .... The Bofors guns remained the main howitzer guns at the disposal of the Indian Army in high altitudes of Kashmir till the India got M777 ....