Whenever there is talk of wars between India and Pakistan, it cannot happen to the Kargil war. In this war, Bharat Mata did not know how many sons were put to sleep in their lap forever. This is the war in which Indian soldiers faced the rigor of nature fiercely and even in bad weather, the Pakistani army soldiers drove the inaccessible hills. In this war, the Indian Army, showing valor and courage, fought for 60 days. Which concluded on 26 July 1999. Every year this day is celebrated as Kargil Victory Day.
In the Kargil war, all the army personnel showed valor and valor, as the war was fought at an altitude of about 17,000 feet and at a temperature of -10 to -20 ° C. The soldiers had to face a lot of difficulties in reaching the peaks here.
Due to high height, soldiers also faced lack of oxygen. In this war, the soldiers had ammunition, but the enemy was sitting at such a height and our soldiers were below.
At such a time, the soldiers needed a weapon that could target the enemy accurately. This is where the Bofors cannon worked. This cannon was transported to height through trucks and helicopters.
After this, Bofors wreaked havoc that the Pakistani army ran away from the head. Bofors was a powerful cannon that was an accurate target at the enemies. At that time it was bought from Sweden.
It is a 155 mm cannon, which can target a very accurate target on the target up to a distance of about 30 kilometers. For the first time Bofors was deployed in Kargil, causing the enemy’s condition to worse.
At that time, the army had deployed 4 regiments of Bofors cannons i.e. 72 cannons, who fired day and night and drove the intruders from the Indian land and made a way for them to leave.
The Bofors cannon was firing for 35 km at 90 degrees and firing three rounds every 12 seconds. A total of 69 thousand 800 rounds of shells were fired from this 155 mm cannon. About 5000 cannon shells, mortar bombs and rockets were fired every day.