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ideally china would prefer to station some submarines and ships in gwader or ormara to keep india and unkil both under threat.
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christopher, we discuss this topic every couple of weeks it seems. please tell me what is the minimum fleet PLAN will have to base at any of the SoP' bases in order to have a self sufficient force ? do they have that much force to spare right now, given their commitments nearer to home ? when, realistically speaking will PLAN have such a force, keeping in mind the force levels of their adversaries ?

deploying a destroyer with a supply ship is a completely different ball game from deploying a 10-12 ship flotilla.
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Currently the Chinese do not have the capability to deploy 10-12 ship flotilla in Indian ocean. But what they will have by the end of the decade is the ability to station submarines in the Indian ocean region not only in Pakistan but also in Burma. That is provided they have not done so already.

And these forces need not be a self-sufficient forces. Rather from Burma they will be able to refuel and replenish their stock and men. They will initially be raiding parties, with the primary aim being breaking any blockade of the straits of mallaca or the Selat Lombok(Lombok Strait). And the beauty is that they will not need to be a 10-12 ship flotilla.

This is provided one only assumes that we will be facing Chinese submarines only in case of a conflict with China.
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numbers, numbers ! show me the numbers ! which are the ships that PLAN can spare to deploy away from home.

self sufficient as in militarily self-sufficient, not just logistics. piecemeal deployments will become targets of a turkey shoot, PLAN is not stupid enough to do that. burma is not yet a province of PRC and might never be. assuming a PLAN base in burma as a foregone conclusion is rather simplistic.
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Burma need not become a province of PRC. Without becoming province of PRC they can still give berthing facilities to the Chinese submarines. And I have specifically pointed out Burma, due to its proximity to southern china.

Numbers you ask. Well among the current submarines of PRC, the most likely candidates for service in Indian Ocean will be the Type 041 conventional submarine and Type 093 SSN. Assuming that by the end of this decade there are 8 Type 093 type SSN in service and equal number of Type 041, we can expect PRC to be able to field 35-50% of this combined strength into Indian Ocean. I have considered Type 093 and not Type 094, because on first look it appears that Type 094 will carry long range SLBMs. i.e. Type 094 most probably will be a SSBN while Type 093 will be used as a attack SSN.
The other conventional submarine platforms will not be suitable, unless and until PLAN admirals are going to carry out suicide missions, in Indian Ocean.

With 35% strength dedicated to the Indian Ocean, we can expect 2-3 Type 093 and 2-3 Type 041. So we can assume 4-6 submarines operating in Indian Ocean to say the least by the end of this decade. I am working with a scenario of 35% deployment in normal times and going upto 50% in case of a war with Pakistan and or china.

This is provided that the taiwan straits are largely peaceful and PLAAN growth is unabated.
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Indian warships arrive in Vladivostok
The warships from the Eastern Fleet are commanded by Rear Admiral Bisht will hold sea-manoeuvres with the Russian Navy's massive anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributz. The Pacific Fleet command and the Vladivostok mayor will receive the Indian naval sailors.
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Suspicious Danish ship detained off Mumbai coast
Initial Intelligence report suggested illegals arms, turned out to be a false alarm. However there are 2 former members of the Royal Navy (UK) who do not have visa to transit through Mumbai. Intelligence members are interrogating their purpose
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The naval bases around Vladivostok, esp Bolshoy Kamen are where the INS Chakra is currently based.

Perhaps the Chakra will be escorting these ships back home to Vizag.
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CS, as I said, burma providing berthing facilities to PLAN is not a foregone conclusion. the chinese province comment was tongue-in-cheek but you seem to have missed it. secondly it is not easy for diesel subs to deploy around our seas from SCS due to limitations of endurance, check the transit routes.
all the subs PLAN is projected to get this decade will be needed to police their own backwaters, give or take a couple.

p.s. this is going OT. please take your reply to china mil thread.
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Teg being loaded with Brahmos canisters
http://foto.rg.ru/gall/465cd33e
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^^^link not working.
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^ It's working for me (try to flush your DNS cache or use a different browser).

Thanks SNaik.
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SNaik wrote:Teg being loaded with Brahmos canisters
http://foto.rg.ru/gall/465cd33e
Thanks for the link, launcher do differ in appearance than the Brahmos L&T launchers?
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Something is fishy with NDTV.

Today in the morning they were talking about TATA's entry into defence production, their deals with Lockheed Martin etc.

Now they are talking the String of Pearl strategy of China.
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US nuclear submarine docks in Goa
The submarine will undergo minor repairs and maintenance at the Mormugao port. The La Jolla is a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine carrying Tomahawk cruise missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, torpedoes and mines.
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goa is a good RR destination. DG has rice, fish, coconuts and maybe a few escaped monkeys from sailing ships of yore.
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Marten wrote::eek: There must be a serious issue for it to be parked in Goa instead of Diega Garcia. Why is traveling a thousand odd nautical miles difficult?

Oh, that's because they're on a goodwill visit and not an emergency maintenance stopover. :) How much was the value of the next sub contract? Why bother about AIP when you can go Nuke?
This is goi's way of sending a message to PRC and Pakistan. Meaning India is willing to play ball with US if required, by allowing USN to use Indian ports. What would be interesting, is if USN starts using A&N naval port facilities. That would amount to some one putting their hand in PLAN's underwear (ie. right in the middle of all their ocean going traffic between middle east and Africa).
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VinodTK wrote:
Marten wrote::eek: There must be a serious issue for it to be parked in Goa instead of Diega Garcia. Why is traveling a thousand odd nautical miles difficult?

Oh, that's because they're on a goodwill visit and not an emergency maintenance stopover. :) How much was the value of the next sub contract? Why bother about AIP when you can go Nuke?
This is goi's way of sending a message to PRC and Pakistan. Meaning India is willing to play ball with US if required, by allowing USN to use Indian ports. What would be interesting, is if USN starts using A&N naval port facilities. That would amount to some one putting their hand in PLAN's underwear (ie. right in the middle of all their ocean going traffic between middle east and Africa).
No, that would be US putting hands in our underwear.
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^^^ Any chance of a reciprocal gesture by USN, i.e IN vessels docking at DG in the future?
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ravi_ku wrote: No, that would be US putting hands in our underwear.
Definitely not, if India is letting US to use its ports, how would that amount to what you are saying. This strategy would start putting pressure on the string of pearls China is trying to put around India. Plus there is no conflict between US and India, it would serve the interests of India and US.
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Klaus wrote:^^^ Any chance of a reciprocal gesture by USN, i.e IN vessels docking at DG in the future?
Sir what you are saying will come true, over a period of time. Frankly at
present I doubt if IN needs ports so deep into the Indian Ocean.
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Cochin Shipyard has placed an order for 60 MTU 16V 4000 M90 engines to power 20 Fast Patrol Vessels ordered by the Indian Coast Guard:

Tognum receives substantial follow-up order for Indian Coast Guard

The story regards the awarding of the fast patrol vessel order by the Indian Coast Guard to Cochin Shipyards dating back to October 2010 is here:

CSL gets orders for 20 vessels from Coast Guard
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VinodTK wrote:
Klaus wrote:^^^ Any chance of a reciprocal gesture by USN, i.e IN vessels docking at DG in the future?
Sir what you are saying will come true, over a period of time. Frankly at
present I doubt if IN needs ports so deep into the Indian Ocean.
Wasn't this kind of reciprocal arrangement part of the LSA we were supposed to sign with US? Was that ever signed? if I remember correctly it was put on the back burner thanks to Left Front objections.
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that agreement would make it process based and fluid for both parties to call in at each others bases and replenish stuff like food and fuel I believe. payment for berthing and services would be via some central account adjusted periodically.

now its probably on a case by case basis needing more wheels to turn.
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kmkraoind wrote:US nuclear submarine docks in Goa
The submarine will undergo minor repairs and maintenance at the Mormugao port. The La Jolla is a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine carrying Tomahawk cruise missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, torpedoes and mines.
A nuclear submarines primary limitation is the crews endurance. Living in a closed cigar, deprived of all normal human sensory stimulus, takes a massive toll on the crew. With Goa, its beautiful beaches and tropical climate, the crew can have a decent R&R while the submarine is docked there. So this allows them to extend their patrol under the sea.

Regarding the maintenance and repairs, it is more cost effective to do the same in Goa or other IN bases or other Indian ports then in DG. IMHO DG suffers from a dilemma, its isolation. Everything has to be shipped from America, which pushes up the cost. One of the primary reason why USN wants access to IN bases is the cost factor. As long as it is reciprocated, i.e. we get access to Guam and DG this should be encouraged. What we should watch out is the call for making such trips as some sort of an alliance or a pact. That should be avoided like plague or nuclear waste.

One other way of looking at it is, USN might indirectly give India a look at some of its most advanced SSN/SSBN.
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I have a newbie question here ... I have always read about how the propellers of a sub are never exposed. If a US sub calls into a foreign shipyard, how is this achieved? Or is this compromised based on trust? I mean the Russians ofcourse know the signature of our subs.
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indranilroy wrote:I have a newbie question here ... I have always read about how the propellers of a sub are never exposed. If a US sub calls into a foreign shipyard, how is this achieved? Or is this compromised based on trust? I mean the Russians ofcourse know the signature of our subs.
There are quite a few pictures of propellers of LA ,Ohio ,Akula ,Kilo ,T-209 etc etc ....props not getting exposed is just an urban myth , though the pics are not as wide spread
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they do wrap it in plastic in drydock ceremonies.
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The sole Indian carrier was then under refit, so the navy carried out trials using a containership’s deck as a platform for Sea Harrier aircraft.
I've read this from some military forum recently.

Can anyone verify the authenticity of this claim?

If true, this is a major capability booster for any naval Air arm.
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koti wrote:
The sole Indian carrier was then under refit, so the navy carried out trials using a containership’s deck as a platform for Sea Harrier aircraft.
Can anyone verify the authenticity of this claim?

If true, this is a major capability booster for any naval Air arm.
That was just a stop gap measure ( and a desperate one ) during Kargil war since Viraat as usual was in refit. Since SHAR could take off and land vertically but that was a desperate solution for desperate moments to make use of Harrier.

Viraat is like Lipstick on a Pig , it does not have a strong air component , most of the time its in docks for maintenance or refit and when it was badly needed during Kargil and 26/11 it was in refit , frankly speaking we are no better with Viraat then we are without it.
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Viraat enables keeping skills current and preventing them from being atrophied.
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New reason for delays of Nerpa has surfaced. Software glitches in Molibden-I central command console of ship systems. Month ago the system started to fill and empty ballast tanks without operator's input and had to be switched off. Apparently the glitches are of a floating character, therefore harder to remedy.
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SNaik wrote:Apparently the glitches are of a floating character, therefore harder to remedy.
Let them hire a C++ programmer from India , he would debug the code and squash the bug :lol:
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Will it add 6 more months to the delay, in addition to the once caused due to the reed for repainting the interiors.

PS: when the IN need to change the toilet rolls on the boat. Will she need to visit Rus or can that be done by the IN.
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SNaik wrote:New reason for delays of Nerpa has surfaced. Software glitches in Molibden-I central command console of ship systems. Month ago the system started to fill and empty ballast tanks without operator's input and had to be switched off. Apparently the glitches are of a floating character, therefore harder to remedy.
Holy $#%^...think the Arihant will arrive before this Nerpa beast. ( Have already kissed chances of ever seeing 2 Russki SSNs in IN service goodbye after this repainting saga of a 80% complete SSN)
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indranilroy wrote:I have a newbie question here ... I have always read about how the propellers of a sub are never exposed. If a US sub calls into a foreign shipyard, how is this achieved? Or is this compromised based on trust? I mean the Russians ofcourse know the signature of our subs.
When one of the Russian ships ( cant remember which) was berthed in London in the 60s, British tried to steal a lookie at the prop to figure out why it was the fastest of its time. They sent in a MI-6 frogman to collect some pics of the propeller. The poor guy turned up headless the next day.

So, am assuming that this interest in prop design might be there to the present day and navies might be employing max security when berthed in foreign ports?
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sum wrote:Holy $#%^...think the Arihant will arrive before this Nerpa beast. ( Have already kissed chances of ever seeing 2 Russki SSNs in IN service goodbye after this repainting saga of a 80% complete SSN)
Arihant has not yet started sea and weapon trials that would go for 2 years , Nerpa has completed all sea trials and commisioned in the RuN Navy.

Considering Nerpa is perhaps the only Akula-2 class submarine with total digital systems which means lots of software code in there controlling its entire automated systems etc etc , its a nagging software issue , cannot be life threatening but better be resolved before we take it.
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