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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=286 Medium Regiment
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|dates= 1985 – 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]]
|role=
|size= Regiment
|command_structure=
|equipment=[[Dhanush (howitzer)|Dhanush 155 mm towed howitzer]]

|Past Commanders=
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|identification_symbol=286 Med Regt
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

|nickname=''Kargil Gunners''
|patron=
|motto= Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)<br>व्यावसायिकता, पूर्णता और गर्व (Professionalism, Perfection and Pride)
|colors= Red & Navy Blue
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|battle_honours=Kargil
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'''286 Medium Regiment''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].

== Formation and history==
The regiment was raised in 1985. The unit was subsequently converted to a field regiment and is now a medium regiment. The regiment consists of 2861, 2862 and 2863 medium batteries.
[[File:H20220126107456.jpg|thumb|right|155/45 mm Dhanush Gun System of the regiment during the 73rd Republic Day Celebrations, in New Delhi on January 26, 2022.]]

==Equipment==
The regiment has used the following guns-
{{Incomplete list|date=October 2023}}
*[[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|130 mm towed guns]]
*[[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)|122 mm D-30 howitzer]]
*[[Dhanush (howitzer)|Dhanush 155 mm towed howitzer]]

==Operations==
{{Incomplete list|date=October 2023}}
The regiment has taken part in the following operations–
*[[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]] – 286 Medium Regiment was part of the unprecedent artillery bombardment which turned the tide of war. It was in support of 121 (Independent) Infantry Brigade,<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Amarinder|year=2001|title=A Ridge Too Far- War in the Kargil Heights 1999 |publisher=Motibagh Palace |isbn= 978-8193107416|page=73}}</ref> and was equipped with 130 mm guns.<ref>{{cite book|last=S Ludra|first=Kuldip|title=The Kargil strike: A study of the failure of Indian strategic thought|year=2000|publisher=T.K.S. Ludra|isbn=978-81-901218-9-7|page=180}}</ref> All the barrels of the 18 guns of the regiment wore out their life in 25 days, continuing their assault operation with new gun barrels from the [[163 Medium Regiment (India)|163 Medium Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-kargil-war-air-powers-crucial-triumph-in-indian-military-history-3183960/|title= Kargil War: Air power’s crucial triumph in Indian Military history|date=2023-07-24|access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref> The regiment was awarded the honour title ''Kargil'' in recognition of its valiant efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spslandforces.com/story/?id=707&h=Topekhana-and-Random-Thoughts|title=Topekhana and Random Thoughts|date=2020-08-01|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref>

==Gallantry awards==
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards–
{{Incomplete list|date=October 2023}}
*[[Sena Medal]]s<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1999-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1999-08-14_057.pdf|title=Independence Day Gallantry Awards For Operation Vijay|date=1999-08-14|access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref>
** Lieutenant Sanjay Barshilia
**Gunner Jagdish Prasad Gupta
*[[Mentioned in dispatches]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Mayadas|first=Lt Gen M|title=How the Bofors Affair Transformed India, 1989-1999|year=1999|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-1897829646}}</ref> –
**Captain Karnik Ashish Shrikant
**Gunner Perminder (posthumous)
**Gunner Y Dixit (posthumous)

==Motto==
The motto of the regiment is व्यावसायिकता, पूर्णता और गर्व (Professionalism, Perfection and Pride).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUWfAyNqTl0|title=Republic Day Parade – 2022|date=2022-01-26|access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref>

==Other achievements==
{{Incomplete list|date=October 2023}}
*Havildar Jyothi Shankar D of the regiment represented the Indian Army in the 70th Inter-services athletics championship in 2021–22.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianathletics.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Team-wise-participant-list-70th-INSC.pdf|title=Nominal roll|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]

==References==
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1974]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]

286 Medium Regiment India - Revision history

ThanhBertie49 at 05:08, 19 March 2024