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- 09 Mar 2022 18:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2355
- Views: 852943
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
gentle folks all of you have forgotten NE, Light tanks is for NE Burma terrain is noodle bowl like the low plain is soft ground thick forest with streams rivers every 3kms, notice integrated MLRS and Tube art with UAV unit, these are to defent any attack light tanks with APCs are for counter attack...
- 09 Mar 2022 18:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2355
- Views: 852943
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Oh good. we only have been sitting on our behind for 2 decades now, another 3 or 5 years would be nothing. We will bullshit about Weight of Arjun and how awesome T90's are while sipping Vodka and endlessly doing these Summer, Winter, Monsoon trials. Its absolutely depressing how incompetent out arm...
- 06 Mar 2022 19:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2355
- Views: 852943
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
WRT Arjun currently onree blitzkriez through Gujarat Rajshthan doctrine SOP developed, city war or canal infested Poonjab plains need different tactics translate into different SOP and training translate into 3 to 5 years process.
- 06 Mar 2022 19:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2355
- Views: 852943
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
gentle folks all of you have forgotten NE, Light tanks is for NE Burma terrain is noodle bowl like the low plain is soft ground thick forest with streams rivers every 3kms, notice integrated MLRS and Tube art with UAV unit, these are to defent any attack light tanks with APCs are for counter attacki...
- 19 Jan 2022 17:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2355
- Views: 852943
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
No need to get outraged. "likely to get" is clearly a huge exaggeration by HT. There have been other media reports citing offer of collaboration by the French. Don't worry have curry ! Sorry if i was unclear in my post, Cyrano. My fundamental frustration is the fact that such an RFI was i...
- 15 Jan 2022 15:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
- Replies: 1969
- Views: 811354
Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Some DNA from Insas is still present, like the gas tube release behind upper hand guard instead of a fixed gas tube mechanism like Sig 550 series or the new AK12/15/19 series. This means the upper hand guard will have to be removed for cleaning the gas tube. Good luck retaining zero on upper hand g...
- 19 Nov 2021 23:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: 1962 and 1967 Indo-China War: News & Discussion
- Replies: 86
- Views: 28590
Re: 1962 Indo-China War: News & Discussion
The number of Cheeni causality quoted is ~1300+ Cheenis only admitted to ~500 in 1962. Given that they do not admit their own dead, I would think the Cheeni causalities will be around ~2k. Almost 2/3rd of their total deaths in 1962. The advantage gained by the Rezang La company was not pressed forw...
- 06 Nov 2021 23:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Don't know about due to full charge but Sarang did have muzzle strikes. As long as the ammo is OFB we will have strikes. They will even manage a strike in pea shooter!!! do you know why ATAGS has permanent sensor to measure mid barrel shell velocity barrel distortion? to prevent barrel strike from ...
- 26 Oct 2021 21:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2355
- Views: 852943
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Arjun MBT hull down position. cool.jamwal wrote:Arjun Tank.
- 24 Oct 2021 18:57
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
WRT locally produced arty shell guidance yes we have been producing since 2019 currently IA has guidance kit even for mortar rounds. without guidance ATAGS would have been still born, as for why no purchase arrdaar? rest assured situation iz ander kantrol. Are you taking about precession guidance k...
- 23 Oct 2021 21:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
WRT locally produced arty shell guidance yes we have been producing since 2019 currently IA has guidance kit even for mortar rounds. without guidance ATAGS would have been still born, as for why no purchase arrdaar? rest assured situation iz ander kantrol.
- 23 Oct 2021 21:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
saar there is a reason minimum distance between two guns must be 25 meters and it should be haphazardly placed not lined up into neat circle line triangle wagera wagera you never know you are spotted till enemy shell scream down on you then it would be too latesankum wrote:Fire and scoot.
- 23 Oct 2021 21:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
https://twitter.com/dpkpillay12/status/1451019969865547785?s=20 Finally, we are seeing the barrel failures. They all are due to the shell exploding inside the barrel. The fuze is supposed to actuate after a set distance. See the tank round splitting the barrel in ductile fracture. The rest are a br...
- 23 Oct 2021 21:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
The South Koreans are the best on impact videos. This video tells you why artillery is and will be the God of war. Look at the coverage area. XvKDIgtepO4 show baazi onree assembling 12 guns just 2 meters apart is recipe for disaster just 2 shells air bursting at 10 meter hieght and that battery kaput
- 18 Oct 2021 08:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti
- Replies: 86
- Views: 18663
Re: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti
OM Shanti Shanti Shanti
- 13 Oct 2021 17:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Anujan wrote:Rifles do eject the spent casing, and shoot the bullet. The casing has the propellant, and is ejected after it is spent.
you do realize me was trained Arty officer before clearing PMT for MBBS, eh?
- 13 Oct 2021 17:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
b9SQhKFhUfM ATHOS firing procedure from Elbit systems. If you look at time stamp 1:02 minutes. You can see automatic primer loading for the gun. I think that most of NATO standard 155 mm howitzers, have a similar mechanism for primar chord insertion. Automatic or manual can be dependent on the vint...
- 12 Oct 2021 22:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
arty shell have parabola trajectory the end part where shells scream down velocity can be anywhere from mach 1.2 to 1.8 depending on air density over target and hieght of descent point
- 12 Oct 2021 22:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
unlike tank shell or other smaller caluber shells srty shells do not require bullet like muzzle velocity it requires push force to throw it to the target I have no idea what this means. Artillery guns fire shells with a muzzle velocity comparable to a rifle. Wiki chacha says muzzle velocity of AK47...
- 12 Oct 2021 22:46
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Niran, Interesting point about uneven combustion due to bags having improper filling, transportation induced discontinuities etc. Cracks in rocket grain lead to unstable burn also. And the gun chamber combustion is at detonation velocity. So quite possible cause. However in the 155mm case they have...
- 11 Oct 2021 22:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
I am more interested in learning more about the actual issues faced by OFB in manufacturing of Dhanush. If the gun is a 45 calibre piece. Then I will proceed with the following assumptions. The gun barrel and breach along with recoil forces are well understood by OFB because of the work done by the...
- 11 Oct 2021 22:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
L&T is producing around 70-80% of K9 locally. And I think 50% by value. The engine and electronics must be imported. The Koreans allowed such high localisation because they know India can easily produce armor. There was no point holding it back. This is good enough, as we have the design skills...
- 21 Jun 2021 20:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
^^^ WRT antibody test—many early commercial COVID19 antibody tests look for antibodies to nucleocapsid, or N, protein. But N antibodies are not as powerful, not produced by spike protein vaccines .. anyway this may be interesting: Wondering if the Vaccine Worked? Get the Right Test, at the Right Ti...
- 20 Jun 2021 22:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
#VaccineExperience since was head management of private medical college turned into UP sarkar Covid treatment and vaccination center cannot say much on experience, but took Covishield early but could not develop antibodies so took Covaxin this time decided to get it at local PHC both doses took less...
- 19 Jun 2021 22:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
ATAGS has 25 lit. chambers translate into greater recoil force so stronger thus heavier gun. can ATHOS match ATAGS range? no. BTW why are we debating? the one who pays says no means no.
- 16 Jun 2021 13:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Could the problem with the ammunition? ammo manufacturing defect, ammo incorrect storage and handling and crew not following fire sequence sequence any of the above in singular or combination of the above. for example M777 incident was not following sop, crew were cleaning mopping chamber at 6th ro...
- 01 Jun 2021 20:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2355
- Views: 852943
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
I wonder what would be the Indian version of this test. Perhaps a glass of Ganga Jal or even better Old Monk. Whatever the liquid we use it should be mandatory for the T-Series and the Arjun or the FMBT. Qd3zy5ReYu0 serves no practical purpose in real life just marketing tactic to earn ooh and aahs
- 01 Jun 2021 20:16
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Very Long Range Precision (VLRP) Fire Systems Study
- Replies: 37
- Views: 52857
Re: Very Long Range Precision (VLRP) Fire Systems Study
For sustained fire to saturate a target zone only arty. and MBRLs can do the biz. on land. Our desi arty has a 45+ km range ,with MBRLs beyond. Missiles are v.expensive and inventories will be limited.Even the US ran out of Tomahawks in GW 1.Railguns are an option too.Arun.P has proposed LR gun pro...
- 11 Apr 2021 19:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 323472
Re: 2021 Five State Elections
+108 after almost half a decade i read such great article.disha wrote:
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- 21 Mar 2021 17:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2355
- Views: 852943
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
https://twitter.com/DefenceDecode/status/1370264489740791811?s=20 ---> "DRDO is working on a Light tank for IA, configuration is worked out. It will be fitted with a High Altitude Operable Power pack (Engine + Transmission) of 1000 HP and will be capable of firing multiple ammunition. Design w...
- 21 Mar 2021 15:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Are 2nd doses also reserved for people who didn't make an appointment and walked in? I somehow don't think so because everyone I know that did a walk-in did not automatically get an appointment for 2nd dose. They plan to just show up again. all get vaccine innoculation certificate both digital and ...
- 10 Mar 2021 21:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404315
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
recent 105s barrel burst was with BSF training on the gun, it could be barrel 1. poor QA QC in maintaining the gun 2. manufacturing defect 3. fire SoP not followed or Shell defect poor storage poor handling even inaccurate dialing data can cause shell to go off inside barrel point is hold your horse...
- 04 Mar 2021 18:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
MIL got her first dose this morning at Banguluru had registered her from UP
me old man will get his 1st dose tomorrow morning in UP east he is
me old man will get his 1st dose tomorrow morning in UP east he is
- 04 Mar 2021 18:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
1) Covidshield has been approved by Indian government. Not by "presstitutes". 2) Fact that Covaxin has shown good results does not change anything. The criticism was largely about the process not being followed and shortcuts being taken. That it seems to have worked out doesn't take anyth...
- 03 Mar 2021 19:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Day 1 in Mumbai was a mess. The app kept crashing repeatedly. Although you can use any documents for identity verification, in practice Aadhar was the only one being used. Also it requires Aadhar to be linked to your mobile number. The app has UI issues: the icon for booking a time slot is easily m...
- 03 Mar 2021 19:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Here is another issue with the Phase 2 vaccination campaign: For taking Covaxin dose, beneficiaries have to give an undertaking and also document of adverse event following immunization This is a problem especially for the elderly population who find it difficult to fill the consent form. (I am sur...
- 03 Mar 2021 14:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
My family (10 adults) got vaccinated yesterday with Covidshield. They simply showed up early without an appointment and got vaccinated right away. They are all 70+. Clearly the vaccination rate could be significantly higher if the appointment logistics get smoother. on a good day around 30 percent ...
- 01 Mar 2021 19:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
I don't understand this age criteria for those with co-morbidities? Do those with co-morbidities and aged less than 45 have a better rate of resilience? Is there any study backing this age cut-off? On the other hand, has anyone from GoI informed Messrs. Covid-19 & Co, Wuhan, China to not target...
- 23 Feb 2021 18:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
The government needs to take Jaggis critical views seriously, change tactics and focus on volume now, with special emphasis on people who are moving a lot in urban areas, ie young adults, professionals and the aged. Less focus on those who don’t move around much, eg housewives. at the end of the da...
- 22 Feb 2021 21:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2880493
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
today got my 2nd dose both doses apart from neddle prick pain has been issue less. am in UP sarkar Wuhan Virus monitoring team and a doctor so first phase vaccine. daughter is a medical student her 2nd dose is scheduled for day after tomorrow. UP sarkar has a list of all health workers in state sark...