Bharat Rakshak

Himanshu:<P>No matter how many times Indian scientists/engineers <B>say</B> that the range is limited to 300km, that doesn't make it true. Obviously, they are saying this to limit any negative diplomatic fallout w.r.t. the MTCR.<P>My opinion (entirely speculative) is that the missile's range is much...

<B>"If India resumed testing unilaterally, would that change the world testing scenario today??"</B><P>By "resume testing unilaterally" I presume you mean: conduct another test, or series of tests, before anyone else does?<P>I think this would be an act of monumental stupidity, a...

I'm having trouble understanding exactly what this Avatar news item means. Application for a patent does not mean the plane works, or even that a prototype has flown. It simply means that the <B>idea</B> (i.e. the design) is being patented. If this is so, the use of the word "unveiled" is ...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>The CTBT ... is a dying animal. The only chance of its being revived is for the Democrats to control both the White House and the Senate.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Kaushal:<P>Even that wouldn't do it. Recall that ratifica...

Nice pic, Div. Where is it from (i.e. which publication)?.

<I>"Look at CPM folowing the call of their Chinese masters! Shame on them."</I><P>These low-lifes have always been this way. I'll bet that if you went back and checked the newspaper archives from 1962, you would find that they sided with the Chinese in that war. Traitorous scum!

If Col. Yu's link is the one I read a few years ago, it's fascinating. A must-read.<P>BTW, PBS had a special on the US Army ops in Somalia, a detailed account of the tragedy.<BR>

<I>"...the launch appears typical of the "cold launch" technique of the Russians..."</I><P>Phillip:<P>How does this differ from the cold-launch technique of the Americans?<BR>

<I>"The cruise velocity is Mach 2 - 2.5 and the range 120 - 300 km."</I><P>These kinds of ranges are fine for tactical use, but for strategic use (nuclear deterrence) much larger ranges are required. A range of at least 1000km (preferably 2000) while carrying a 50KT warhead is required in ...

<I>"So to say Israeli snipers suck is very insulting but I will take it as a joke."</I><P>Avram:<P>I must be missing something here. Who said "Israeli snipers suck"? Someone on this thread?<BR>

<I>"What is the name of American Sniper rifle that shoot almost 1.5 miles?"</I><P>Sandeep:<BR>I believe you're referring to the M-50. Reportedly a fantastically accurate weapon, used by (among others) the Israelis. Perhaps Avram can comment.<P>Anil:<BR>I believe IA standard issue for snipe...

The naysayers are being way too pessimistic about NMD. As Ramana said, the US will likely deploy some form of missile defence, perhaps a less effective one than its champions hope for, but one that is nevertheless at least partially effective.<P>As for the GoI's response to Bush's proposal, it was r...

Admins:<P>IMO the main info in this thread deserves much more than mere archiving. It deserves to be part of BR Monitor or a permanent part of the forum in some way. What about copyright for the pictures? Is there a potential legal problem there?<P>Once again, Shahid Zaki and other contributors of m...

A bunch of questions:<P><OL TYPE=1><BR><LI>The picture directly above (of an Indian pilot standing next to his plane, looking at a map) -- can someone identify the aircraft type, and approximate vintage of the photo?<P><LI>The caption next to the formation sign for 26 Div says "Far Eastern fron...

Shahid Zaki:<P>You can't see me now, but take my word for it -- I'm giving you a standing ovation for this thread. You deserve the BR Nobel Prize for literature! <BR>

Good job, Shahid! Thanks for taking the trouble.<BR>

<I><< Is there some media outlet where we can publish an article hammering Nadkarni etc.? I don't think I want to contribute to the circulation of rediff, who published this tripe. >></I><P>Narayanan:<P>Your posts on this thread are excellent. I strongly urge you to submit them for publication on re...

<I><< Who had that cooling champagne... ? >></I><P>That was me, Saurabh. And you can be sure I'm going to open it tomorrow evening.<P>Folks, this is fantastic news!<BR>

I have a bottle of champagne cooling its heels in my fridge, waiting for the LCA's first flight.

Faizi,<P>The Rediff link doesn't work.<BR>

Agree with Johann, howitzer barrels are rifled. Perhaps the confusion arose because someone was thinking of mortars, which are very high trajejectory weapons with smooth bores. Extending that to the fact that howitzers are also high-trajectory weapons, the wrong conclusion was presumably drawn about...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Finally some words of wisdom from a veteran journalist who is not just out of diapers. I was waiting to see who would be the first to utter these prophetic words... <P>Generally I am impressed with this column and ...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Subsequently these Western half baked scholars started creating doubts hoping the GOI could be press ganged into implementing UNSC Resolution 1172 as it was a slender majority. Didnt work. Now the considerations ar...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>The SOE in Asia was named Force 136. They were the smartest and toughest of the bunch. They operated in Burma and ...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Johann:<P>Where did Wingate's Chindits figure in all this? They were special-...

An excellent thread all around. I particularly enjoyed Naryanan's and Johann's posts. A couple of minor quibbles:<P>1. Narayanan: If I remember right, the US sank four Japanese carriers at Midway, not five. But I must admit, I'm not sure.<P>2. Johann: I don't think FDR took a lot of persuading to en...

Nikhil:<P> << If you get greater maneuverability with SU-30MKI then Mirage-2000, is it obvious that SU-30 would have done (if we had all of them) a better job than Mirage-2000. >> <P>It is not obvious at all. The success of the Mirage in Kargil had nothing to do with maneuverability, it was all abou...

<< Of course all this becomes moot if the Republicans stall the CTBT in the Senate. >> <P>Question for the forum brain trust:<P>Assuming CTBT deadline goes kaputt, i.e. it is stalled by the US Senate and not brought to a vote this year, what in your opinion, are its political (not legal) credential...

I believe it is quite possible that Israel and India have indeed come to some working arrangement for IsAF aircraft to operate on various spying/eavesdropping missions from IAF bases. There is nothing ridiculous or far-fetched about this. The most likely purpose of these spying missions would be to ...

<< When we had P-II the whole world, including USA, had no clue about the event. AVB had to annouce this to the world. If only he had kept quiet, we could have forever tested our Nuclear weapons... >> <P>The whole purpose of having nuclear weapons in the first place is to deter agression. You don't...

<< Incidentally, just what is an RCL, and what does it shoot, that can take out a Patton tank with one shot, tracks or no tracks? >> <P>In general, RCL = Recoilless. Specifically, the "RCL" referred to here is the 106 RCL (106mm recoilless anti-tank rifle), an American-made jeep-mounted w...

<< Major Sonam Wangchuk has shown that india is a secular state being defended by soldiers of all faith and colour, against a state which has been either been ruled by a military junta or by a theocratic party, and which have seen very little of democracy. <BR>>><P>That's right. And when Paks expres...