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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=176 Medium Regiment
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|dates= 1967 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|allegiance=India
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
|type= [[File:Regiment of Artillery Insignia (India).svg|20px]] [[Artillery]]
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|size= Regiment
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|equipment=155 mm guns

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|identification_symbol=176 Med Regt
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|nickname= ''Dogra Gunners'', ''Ek Saat Chheh''
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|motto= Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory) <br/>हर मैदान फतेह (Har Maidan Fateh)
|colors= Red & Navy Blue
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'''176 Medium Regiment ''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].
== Formation ==
The regiment was raised on 1 March 1967 at Neelasandra Lines in [[Bangalore]] as '''176 Field Regiment'''. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel O P Joseph. The regiment was subsequently converted to a medium regiment in 2011.<ref name="176MedAPOcover">{{cite web|url=https://samsshopping.com/product/176-medium-regiment/|title=176 Medium Regiment Golden Jubilee APO postal cover|date=2017-03-01|access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref> The regiments consists of headquarters battery and 1761, 1762 and 1763 medium batteries.
==Class composition==
The regiment was raised with [[Dogras|Dogra]] troops, which were posted in from the following existing artillery regiments –
*12 Field Regiment
*14 Field Regiment (presently 14 Medium Regiment)
*[[15 Medium Regiment (India)|15 Field Regiment (presently 15 Medium Regiment)]]
*32 Light Regiment (presently 32 Field Regiment)
*167 Field Regiment (presently 167 Medium Regiment)

==Operations==
The regiment has taken part in the following operations<ref name="176MedAPOcover"/> –
*'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] ''' - The unit was equipped with [[100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)|100 mm field guns]] and was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel H S Sarao, {{small|[[Sena Medal|SM]]}}. It was part of 26 Artillery Brigade and took part in the operations between 2 and 17 December 1971 in the [[Sialkot District|Sialkot]] sector. It provided fire support to 36 and 19 Infantry Brigades during the war. A [[Observation post|OP team]] consisting of Captain RS Bajwa, Second Lieutenant B Patil and their troops were in support of [[Dogra Regiment|4 Dogra]] and were amongst the first men from the regiment to step into enemy territory. On 3 December at 2300 hours, 1762 Field Battery engaged and successfully neutralised a Pakistani battery at [[Sidh, Gujrat|Sidh]]. On the morning 5 December, 1763 Field Battery engaged enemy [[Medium machine gun|medium machine guns]] from Gondala gun area.<br>On 7 December at 0500 hours, the regiment reconnaissance party moved into the [[Chicken's Neck (Pakistan)|Chicken’s neck]] area, which the regiment had engaged in support of 19 Infantry Brigade. On 8 December at 0400 hours, under Second Lieutenant CM Bali, the Gun Position Officer, 1761 Field Battery crossed the international border and deployed on Pakistani soil. On 13 December, as the situation in [[Chhamb]] sector had stabilised, 1761 battery moved back inside the border after firing 731 rounds (charge full) and 333 rounds (charge reduced) during its stay in the chicken's neck area.<br>On the night of 7 December, 1762 Field Battery and Regiment Headquarter moved from Badiyal Brahmana and was deployed at Kirpind. On 9 December at 0100 hours, the regiment fired at Chak Salarian and Nandpur in support of the successful raids carried out by 4 Dogra and [[Jat Regiment|17 Jat]] respectively. At 2200 hours, D Troop from 1762 Field Battery moved again to Badiyal Brahmana and stayed there till 0350 hours engaging the Pakistani 15 Division Headquarter location, 104 Infantry Brigade Headquarter location and hostile guns. On 16 December at 0300 hrs, 1762 Field Battery accurately engaged Jolan in support of 4 Dogra. On 17 December, the enemy's MMGs at Chumbian were silenced by 1763 Field Battery. At 0300 hours, Chote Chak post was attacked by a company of 4 Dogra with Captain RS Bajwa as OP officer and successfully captured. This was followed by a counter attack by the enemy along with heavy bombardment. Captain Bajwa promptly established an OP on top of a tree and effectively engaged the targets foiling the enemy plans.<br>One battery was moved from Jammu sector and deployed inside chicken’s neck to support 52 Infantry Brigade. This battery fired around 1,300 rounds and helped stem the Pakistani advance.<ref name="Jagjit Singh 1994">{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Jagjit |title=Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front 1971|date=1994|publisher= Spantech & Lancer|isbn=978-1897829554|page=}}</ref><ref name="Singh2006">{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Jagjit|title=While Memory is Fresh|date=2006|publisher=Lancer Publishers, New Delhi|isbn= 978-8170622154|page=}}</ref>
*'''Flood relief operations''' – The unit moved to Hathigarh in [[Assam]] in 17 June 1980 and was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S K Chaturvedi. During this tenure, a task force from the regiment consisting of two officers, one [[Junior Commissioned Officer|JCO]] and forty [[Other ranks (UK)|other ranks]] provided relief to flood affected villagers of [[Mangaldoi|Mangaldai]] Sub-Division in August 1980. Hundreds of marooned persons and cattle were rescued during this operation. The two officers were awarded COAS Commendation Cards in January 1982 for their efficient work done during the relief operations.
*'''[[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]]''' – the unit participated in two different Infantry Division sections in 1987.
*'''[[Insurgency in Punjab|Operation Rakshak II]]''' – the regiment took part in counter-insurgency operations in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] between August 1991 to July 1992. Personnel from the unit were awarded one [[Sena Medal]] and two GOC-in-C Northern Command Commendation Cards.
*'''[[Operation Meghdoot]]''' – the unit under Colonel A K Choudhary was deployed in the highest battlefield in the world – [[Siachen Glacier]]. The regiment was equipped with 105 mm [[Indian Field Gun]]s and it was awarded 7 GOC-in-C Northern Command Commendation Cards during this tenure.
*[[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]]
*[[ 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]]
==Conversion to medium regiment==
The unit moved to Punjab in October 2011 and was converted to a medium regiment, being equipped with 155 mm guns (130 mm [[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|M-46 Field Gun]] upgraded to 155 mm version by [[Soltam Systems]]).
==Motto and war cry==
The motto of the regiment is हर मैदान फतेह (Har Maidan Fateh), which translates to ''Victory in every field''. The war cry of the regiment is जय दुर्गे (Jai Durge).
==Honours and achievements==
The regiment has been awarded the following awards<ref name="176MedAPOcover"/> –
*GOC-in-C [[South Western Command (India)|South Western Command]] Unit Appreciation – the regiment was awarded this honour on 14 January 2016.
*Sena Medal – 1
*COAS Commendation Cards – 8<ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/documents/coas2004.htm|title= list of personnel awarded the Chief Of Army Staff Commendation Card on the eve of Army Day 2004|date=2004-01-15|access-date=2022-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/documents/rlink/2018/aug/p201881504.pdf|title=List of personnel being awarded COAS Commendation on the occasion of Independence Day-2018|date=2018-08-15|access-date=2022-04-05}}</ref>
*VCOAS Commendation Card – 1
*GOC-in-C Commendation Cards – 10
*Force Commander’s Commendation Card (UNDOF) – 1
*Colonel Commandant of the Regiment appreciation cards – 4
==See also==
[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]
==References==
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