As far as I know, BA was having only tugged howitzers until it bought this NORA B-52 self-propelled howitzers. BA was in need of this heavy equipment. During 2008 sea encounter with Burma, I was worried about Burmese howitzers that can reach almost to Cox's Bazaar if fired from Sittwe. Now, we can respond in kind.
IA had used their self-propelled heavy howitzers in Kargil war to bombard PA positions in high mountain. Not plane bombings, but parabolic bomardment with howitzers caused PA troops to dislodge.
IA hasn't procured any self-propelled artillery since 1987. Most of the Burmese equipment are old.

We don't even have the necessary infrastructure for such heavy equipment.


