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Indian Army artillery unit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
193 Medium Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.
| 193 Medium Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1966–present |
| Country |  India |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch |  Indian Army |
| Type | .svg){kind=small} Artillery |
| Size | Regiment |
| Motto(s) | SARVATRA, IZZAT-O-IQBAL "Everywhere with Honour and Glory". |
| Colors | "Red & Navy Blue" |
| Equipment | M777 A2 Ultra Light Howitzer |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | 193 Med Regt |
193 Medium Regiment was raised on February 1, 1966, in Babina. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel AS Anand. It was raised as a single class composition regiment with Sikh soldiers.[1]
The regiment was raised as 193 Mountain Regiment and on re-organisation was converted to 193 Field Regiment in July 1979. It was converted again to a Medium Regiment on 17 January 2007. It was one of the first regiments to be equipped with M777 howitzer.[1][2]
The battle cry of the regiment is ‘ਬੋਲੇ ਸੋ ਨਿਹਾਲ, ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ’ (Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akaal), which translates to Whoever utters (the following words), (it) shall be fulfilled - Truth is the Timeless One.[1]
The regiment moved to Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh in January 1971, where it inherited the vintage 3.7 in Howitzers. The guns were subsequently changed to the newly developed 75/24 mm Pack Howitzers. The regiment moved near Jammu in October 1971 and was tasked to provide artillery support to 19 Infantry Brigade for the capture of Chicken's Neck—a salient of about a 180 square kilometres area west of Jammu. This was accomplished following artillery support by the unit between 4th and 6 December 1971. The guns had scored direct hits on the Pakistani headquarters at Phuklean Rest House earning the unit a humorous suffix "Ph! Ph! (Phulean Phuckers)".[3] The regiment then moved to the Jammu–Sialkot axis on 12 December 1971 and commenced bombardment of Sialkot city, till cease fire was declared on 16 December 1971.[1][4][5]
The regiment has a brief counter terrorism exposure in Jammu and Kashmir during 1996, when three militants were eliminated in Lolab Valley.[1] It subsequently had a two year tenure between March 2004 and October 2006, during which it won the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (Northern Command)'s unit appreciation award.[6][7]
The regiment has also participated in Operation Savage (January 1976 – July 1979), Operation Rakshak (1996), Operation Falcon (1999), Operation Parakram (2001–2002), Operation Rakshak (2004–2006) and Operation Meghdoot (2013–2015).[1]
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