patna it was a memorable moment for hundreds of school students on wednesday as for first time they got chance to see and handle arms ammunition and artillery which are used by indian army in battlefieldindian armys jharkhand and bihar subarea organised a special event named know your army for school students at manekshaw ground of bihar regimental centre brc in patna which was part of republic day celebrationnot only students got firsthand knowledge about weapon handling they also got chance to enjoy armys band concert for atleast an hour in which several patriotic songs and military tunes were play one after otherbrc commandant brigadier jai singh bainsla speaking to toi on the occasion said such events are for showcasing students and youths how army serves country and what avenues are there in it for making career this connect us to common people and in long run it motivates youths he addedmore than 30 types of weapons explosives and other equipment used by army were on display for students which included light machine gun ak47 assault rifle carl gustav rocket launcher and its tank armour piercing round tiny antipersonnel to heavy antitank mines light machine guns sniper rifle chemical biological radiological and nuclear warfare protective suit night vision equipmentstudents were also allowed to get firsthand experience of shooting using sports rifles pistols and gas operated paintball gunsaccording to changing time army had also setup a stage and allowed students to take selfies with armed soldiers in complete combatgearaditi shree a classvii student said she felt proud and discipline showcased by army personnel was impressiveaditis classmate raj nandani kumari said she would like to come and visit such programme repeatedlyits exciting to know weaponry used by our army perfection displayed in each of their action was unimaginable she saidswastik sinha a classix student said tunes of the energetic band concert were hairraising and it was a dream come true to see and handle weapons which he had seen only in video games till now