NAGPUR: The indigenous 5.56x45mm Insas (Indian National Small Arms System) rifle has been the standard assault weapon for the Indian Army since the late 1990s. However, the jawans using it in counter-insurgency operations find it ineffective.
As part of the new Army doctrine, the gun is meant to incapacitate the enemy, rather than kill. Insas has a smaller calibre, which means it has less power. This is because ¡X and it's the official view ¡X injuring an enemy can lead to enemy soldiers getting engaged in tending the wounded, thus yielding a tactical battlefield advantage....
Read more: Saddled with Insas, Army wants new AK-47s - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-AK-47s/articleshow/4979790.cms#ixzz1As1YDUaJ
Related link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...Army-wants-new-AK-47s/articleshow/4979790.cms
As part of the new Army doctrine, the gun is meant to incapacitate the enemy, rather than kill. Insas has a smaller calibre, which means it has less power. This is because ¡X and it's the official view ¡X injuring an enemy can lead to enemy soldiers getting engaged in tending the wounded, thus yielding a tactical battlefield advantage....
Read more: Saddled with Insas, Army wants new AK-47s - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-AK-47s/articleshow/4979790.cms#ixzz1As1YDUaJ
Related link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...Army-wants-new-AK-47s/articleshow/4979790.cms
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