AURANGABAD, July 7: The enemy is concentrated on location No.1. It has to be destroyed so as to let the infantry take over the ground. Destroy the enemy armour and create panic.'' Following this sharp order, within a minute 130mm and 155 mm Artillery guns are ready, the soldiers all set. Fire! comes the command and the big guns start booming.

In a span of few minutes the concentrated and accurate artillery fire has destroyed the enemy battalion.

This is not a scene out of the movie `Border' but one at the site of artillery fire power and mobilisation drill demonstration staged by the brave men of the Southern Command of the Indian Army. The Indian Army's artillery wing, on Saturday displayed that it wasworld's best trained force.

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