@Koovie I am not convinced the IA has the MSTA-S, other than 1 report from RIA we have no solid proof that the IA has such a system. Talking specifically about these pictures, it is a civilian truck which pretty much rules out IA, so there are any number of things that could be going on- 1) some private collector has bought this from abroad and is now shipping it to wherever in India, this happens a lot in the West and specifically here in the UK so I can't say it wouldn't happen in India 2) it is a decommissioned ex IA SPG maybe a 2S1 maybe a FV433 or somthing much older that is being shipped to a museum or IA base (military installations love to have such historical items at their bases) 3) this is a foreign SPG/H in India for trails as we know the IA has an ongoing tracked SPG/H tender 4) this was a SPG displayed at some defence expo or the like and is now heading home- wherever that may be.
Exactly, as you said, it's the K9 (compare the stand, that holds the gun, it's the same as in Koovies pics) which must attended trials for the SPH competition:
That's not correct sir. If you ever come across Pune-Banglore highway you will see T-90s , Arjun bridge carriers and New TATA trucks being carried on civilian carriers. Although 4/6 uniform guies are alway onboard
I think in peace time army go for low cost logistic services from civilian transport bodies
Its that; alright. The Field trials are on. The MSTA-S or some variant thereof is there in the form of Catapult which married the M-46 with the T-72 chassis. Bhim is out of the running; though news is that TATA has bought the production line for Denel's Howitzers already.
