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INS ''Veer'' (K82) was a Vidyut class missile boat of the Indian Navy. ''INS Veer'' was a part of the 25th "Killer" Missile Squadron of the Indian Navy. ==Operation Trident== During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, ''INS Veer'' was one of the 3 missile boats in the Operation Trident task force. On the afternoon of 4 December, the strike group made its way towards Karachi. Late that evening, around 70 miles south of Karachi, the ''Veer'' detected a large Pakistan Navy target, later identified as the minesweeper PNS Muhafiz on patrol to its north. ''Veer'' launched 1 SS-N-2 ''Styx'' missile on the target, sinking ''PNS Muhafiz''. Other vessels of strike group sank a Pakistan Navy destroyer, PNS Khaibar and the merchant ship MV Venus Challenger, and caused irreparable damage to the destroyer PNS Shah Jahan (DD-962). Lieutenant Commander Om Prakash Mehta, the Commanding Officer of the ''Veer'' was awarded the Vir Chakra for his role during the operation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「INS Veer (K82)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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