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  1. $Title{Table 25.: Order of Battle for the Indian Army, 1985}
  2.  
  3. Personnel Strength: 960,000 Regular; 200,000 Reserve
  4.  
  5. Formations:
  6.  5 Area commands                 5 Independent armored brigades
  7.  8 Corps headquarters            7 Independent infantry brigades
  8.  2 Armored divisions             1 Parachute brigade
  9.  1 Mechanized division          17 Independent artillery brigades
  10. 18 Infantry divisions            (including approximately 20
  11. 10 Mountain divisions            air defense regiments)
  12.  
  13. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
  14.                                                               Approximate
  15. Type of Equipment                                                Number     Origin and comment
  16. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
  17.  
  18. Main battle tanks
  19.   T-54/-55 ..............................................           700     Soviet Union and
  20.                                                                              Czechoslovakia
  21.   T-72 ..................................................           300     Soviet Union
  22.   Vijayanta .............................................         1,900     India
  23.  
  24. BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicles ...............           250     Soviet Union
  25.  
  26. Armored personnel carriers
  27.   OT-62/-64 .............................................           500     Czechoslovakia and India;
  28.                                                                              on Czechoslovak design
  29.   BTR-60 ................................................          n.a.     Soviet Union
  30.  
  31. Field Guns
  32.   M-48 76mm .............................................          n.a.     Yugoslavia; being retired
  33.   25-pounder ............................................          n.a.     India; on British design;
  34.                                                                              some self-propelled
  35.   100mm M1944 ...........................................          n.a.     Soviet Union
  36.   105mm .................................................           200     India
  37.   M-46 130mm ............................................           550     Soviet Union; some
  38.                                                                              self-propelled
  39.   5.5-inch ..............................................          n.a.     Britain; being retired
  40.   S-23 180mm                                                       n.a.     Soviet Union
  41.  
  42. Howitzers
  43.   75/24 75mm mountain ...................................          n.a.     India
  44.   M-56 105mm pack .......................................          n.a.     United States
  45.   Abbot 105mm ...........................................            80     Britain; self propelled
  46.   D-20 152mm ............................................          n.a.     Soviet Union
  47.  
  48. Mortars
  49.   81mm ..................................................          n.a.     India; on British design
  50.   120mm .................................................           500     Soviet Union
  51.   160mm .................................................            20            -do-
  52.  
  53. Recoilless launchers
  54.   M-18 57mm .............................................          n.a.     United States
  55.   Carl Gustav 84mm ......................................          n.a.     Sweden
  56.   M-40 106mm ............................................          n.a.     United States
  57.  
  58. Multiple rocket system
  59.   122mm BM-21 ...........................................          n.a.     Soviet Union
  60.   LRAR 122mm ............................................          n.a.     India
  61.  
  62. 6-pounder antitank guns .................................          n.a.     Britain
  63.  
  64. Antitank guided wire missiles
  65.   SS-11-B1                                                         n.a.     France
  66.   Milan .................................................          n.a.     European consortium
  67.   AT-3 Sagger ...........................................          n.a.     Soviet Union
  68.  
  69. Antiaircraft guns
  70.   40mm M1 ...............................................          n.a.     United States
  71.   40mm Mk 1 .............................................          n.a.     Britain
  72.   Bofors 40mm L/60 ......................................          n.a.     n.a.
  73.   Bofars 40mm L/70 ......................................          n.a.     India; under license
  74.                                                                              from Sweden
  75.   3.7-inch ..............................................           500     Britain
  76.   ZSU-23-4 ..............................................          n.a.     Soviet Union;
  77.                                                                              self-propelled
  78.  
  79. Surface-to-air missiles
  80.   SA-6/-7/-9 ............................................          n.a.     Soviet Union
  81.   Tigercat ..............................................          n.a.     Britain
  82.  
  83. On Order
  84.   T-72M main battle tanks ...............................          n.a.     Soviet Union
  85.   BRDM reconnaissance vehicles ..........................          n.a.             -do-
  86.   BMP-1-/-2BMD mechanized infantry
  87.    combat vehicles ......................................          n.a.             -do-
  88.   Milan antitank guided wire
  89.     missile launchers ...................................          n.a.     India; under license from
  90.                                                                              European consortium
  91. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
  92.  
  93. Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1984-1985, London, 1984, 99;
  94.         Jane's Armour and Artillery, 1983-84, London, 1983; and Jane's Weapon
  95.         Systems, 1983-84, London 1983.
  96.