Today, the holy festival of Republic Day was celebrated with great pomp across the country. During the parade on Rajpath, the world saw the power of New India, while various types of tableaux presenting India's heritage cup were also shown. During the parade, the Indian Army displayed major weapons, equipment like Centurion Tank, PT-76 Tank, 75/24 Pack Howitzer and OT-62 Topaz Armored Vehicle, which played a major role in defeating Pakistan in the 1971 war. .
India celebrated the Golden Victory Year in 2021 to celebrate the victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war. Bangladesh was created after this war. On Wednesday, the army's mechanized contingents launched one PT-76 tank, one Centurion tank, two MBT Arjun MK-I tanks, one OT-62 Topaz armored, one BMP-I infantry vehicle and Displayed two BMP-II infantry vehicles.
One 75/24 pack howitzer, two Dhanush howitzers, bridge-building PMS system, two bridge-builder systems, one HT-16 electronic warfare system, two swimming power electronic warfare systems, one Tiger Cat missile system and two Akash missile systems. She was part of the mechanized column in the Republic Day parade.
Captain Rahul Sharma led the Centurion Tank contingent of 'The Poona Horse' Regiment in the parade. It played an important role in the Indo-Pak war of 1971. During the war, one armored division and one brigade of Pakistan 1 Corps encountered two brigades of Indian 1 Corps armed with Centurion tanks in the Battle of Basantar.
Captain Anshuman Tiwari of 69 Armored Regiment was leading the PT-76 tank in the parade. The PT-76 tank played a role in the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971. The Battle of Garibpur in the 1971 war is another example where an infantry battalion of the Indian Army with only 14 PT-76 tanks was able to inflict heavy losses on a large brigade of Pakistani security forces.
During the Battle of Garibpur, several Pakistani M24 Chaffee tanks were destroyed. The OT-62 Topaz armored vehicle also played an important role during the 1971 war. It was led by Major Ravi Kumar of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment during Wednesday's parade. The 75/24 Pack Howitzer was the first indigenously developed mountain gun.