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Pakistan deploys Chinese SH-15 guns along India border
The Times of India··3 Aug
Pakistan has deployed a large number of China-acquired SH-15 wheeled 155mm self-propelled artillery guns facing India, largely in Gujranwala, Sialkot and Jalalpur Jattan near the Shakargarh bulge. Pakistan ordered 236 guns in 2019 with deliveries from 2022 and a licence to produce them at Heavy Industries Taxila. The guns were deployed and used during Operation Sindoor.
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What It Means For You
- Residents along the Punjab and Jammu sectors may follow artillery deployments as Pakistan fields new wheeled gun systems near the border.
- Defence watchers can compare Pakistan's SH-15 induction with India's ongoing 155mm modernisation under the field artillery rationalisation plan.
- Anyone tracking India-Pakistan military balance should note these guns were deployed and used during Operation Sindoor.
What's Happening
- Pakistan has deployed a large number of China-acquired SH-15 wheeled self-propelled 155mm artillery guns facing India.
- The guns are largely positioned in Gujranwala, Sialkot and Jalalpur Jattan near the Shakargarh bulge south of Jammu.
- Pakistan ordered 236 SH-15 guns in 2019, with deliveries from 2022 and a licence to produce them at Heavy Industries Taxila.
155mm Guns Face India's Northern Front
- The SH-15 is known as the PCL-181 in China and can fire rocket-assisted projectiles to ranges exceeding 50 kilometres.
- India is inducting 155mm systems including M777, K-9 Vajra, Dhanush and ATAGS, but lacks a wheeled SPG like the SH-15.
- Pakistan's desert sectors opposite Rajasthan and Gujarat still rely on US M-109 tracked self-propelled guns better suited to sandy terrain.
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