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by niran
25 Jul 2023 10:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769525

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Tezpur in particular and EAC in general are a joke. The sqns and bases there will cease to exist as viable fighting units on day 1 of a sneaky Chinese attack. Tezpur -2 HAS for 2 sukhoi sqns plus a few tin sheds Guwahati - ww2 Era open top blast pens covered with some flimsy metal sheets like a roa...
by niran
02 Jan 2023 21:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2333
Views: 794636

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

That is an interesting view. The MTU 838 powering the Arjun is a turbo diesel. It should be able to maintain power rating at those altitudes. few private firms collaborating and currently testing 800 HP, 1500HP, 2200HP MTU all three are DOHC(double overhead cam) 4 valve per cylinder CRDI (common ra...
by niran
25 Dec 2022 16:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Niran I have been up to the plateau in Tibet. There is no way the Chinese can surprise us there. We already had armr there in the late 1990s. How effective it was is a question to be asked. But dad commanded the brigade there and also his paltan was deployed in the Demchok area before Bde Command. ...
by niran
25 Dec 2022 15:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Niran, I have been looking at Burma along the different east to west and north to west transit corridors for several years. This is harder for the PRC to manage then an assault from Tibet. Which is exactly why I had linked to Burma maps. Not matter how much the road network has been built up. If th...
by niran
25 Dec 2022 15:12
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Map of Burma and North eastern India with a focus on the perennial river systems. https://www.google.com/search?q=irrawaddy+river+map&oq=irawadi+ribe&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j46i13i131i433i512j0i13i512l6.7325j0j7&client=ms-android-oneplus-rvo3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=jdn...
by niran
23 Dec 2022 02:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

NRao wrote:SNIP
please note in built APU most welcome feature by gun crew usually large mounted gun system without APU are hand cranked loaded very sternous job under fire inbuilt APU means all mechanized system green and super quick shoot & scoot ability
by niran
23 Dec 2022 02:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1885838 The AoNs accorded will equip the Indian Army with platforms and equipment such as Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles, Light Tanks and Mounted Gun System providing a quantum jump to Indian Army’s operational preparedness. Proposals approved also ...
by niran
22 Dec 2022 19:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Titanium version at 5.3 ton, Titanium version has truck mounted version and 800 ordered by IA divided into 200 towed (80 or so deployed with Eastern theater command) 600 truck mounted meant for Western and northern theater command. Kalyani named this line as MAG line, Niran ji, no source needed, bu...
by niran
22 Dec 2022 18:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

[ b]latest RFI is not for ATAGS it is for different gun [/b] ATAGS has been ordered per current and 5 years in future requirement. done and dusted just as you have different flavors of Maggie noodles for different taste you have to have different guns for different purpose 1) we know it's for seper...
by niran
22 Dec 2022 14:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Niran, Have the RFP for the ATAGS been published? If not, then why has this RFI been published with a preference for guns under 15 tons? Do you know that the ATAGS is 18 tons? If the objective is to give ATAGS a fair chance. Then why not issue an RFI with a weight criteria of 18 tons? Is the Indian...
by niran
22 Dec 2022 13:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

I got it. ATAGS has 25-liter chamber and no way can reduce the weight. So the rest of the 2000-1050 guns will be the 23-liter chamber guns that can be under 15 tonnes. And there are two to choose from : Dhanush 52 and Bharat 52 This is mental gymnastics. What was the point of atags? This is just a ...
by niran
22 Dec 2022 13:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Plan for ATAGS is 150+300+300+300= 1050 So your first requirement is over. The rest is opinion. My opinion is based on the RFI. This is the choice between the 23-liter chamber models: Bharat 52 and OFB 52. Both weigh less than 15 tons. And RFI clearly says Indian supplier. Frankly am tired of rants...
by niran
22 Dec 2022 13:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Where exactly is this 150+300…. Plan outlined? I’ve never seen this articulated ‘Indian supplier’= foreign product assembled in India are you MoD PM President or other stake holders manufacturer etc? no you are not, so, you need to move your behind and go find out the related documents yourself, ti...
by niran
18 Dec 2022 13:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Greatest news for a while. Hopefully this is the final nail in the Athos saga… Is that 300 guns per batch or in total? saar had made a post earlier during Athos outrage "the one paying says no import means no import" it will be first batch of 150 followed by 3 batches of 300 guns, now don...
by niran
18 Dec 2022 13:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

#GladTidings IA has cleared for 150 ATAGS limited buy, they will use it for user manual and tactic development then, 3 batches of 300 guns will be ordered. Great news. The limited buy is usually to set up the production line. Same modus operandi for Astra AAM. Did they identify which make? Kalyani ...
by niran
17 Dec 2022 21:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Larry Walker wrote:Maybe the practical application. If you can lase a bunker at LoS - cant the enemy in the bunker shoot back at you or atleast the laser designator ?
enemy has to spot designator first, then bear his weapon aim and fire arty spotter target designator are best trained in hiding themselves
by niran
17 Dec 2022 21:12
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

ramana wrote:I haven't heard a proper explanation of why KrasnopolM didn't work for India.
Kranspol is accurate as advertised against stationary targets on normal height from sea level in Himalayas accuracy dropped down wee bit
by niran
17 Dec 2022 21:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

#GladTidings
IA has cleared for 150 ATAGS limited buy, they will use it for user manual and tactic development then 3 batches of 300 guns will be ordered.
by niran
16 Dec 2022 17:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Field fortifications = sangars and bunker. Something that is expected to be engaged using arty. Instead of moving a 15 ton or 6 ton howitzer and a fat with 60 rounds a plus another resupply vehicle with another 60 rounds. To the firing location and then spend one hour shoting at the enemy. Send a 5...
by niran
13 Dec 2022 10:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
Replies: 548
Views: 182621

Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses

After looking at many plausible reasons I think it's a signal to both external and internal actors. External is an easy one. After Bali etc. XJP is signaling Tawang is a core interest as important as Taiwan. Tawang is the center for Tibetian Buddhism which was the state religion of the Qing Dynasty...
by niran
28 Nov 2022 21:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

If we have a cannon launched missile, then perhaps an artillery launched missile is next . Gerald bull was trying to launched satellites through cannon. coming back to the point, at some point a simple calculus of launching few 100 shells of 1000 vs a single shell costing 100,000. If only Ukraine w...
by niran
13 Jul 2022 19:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Artillery tractor Options ? or are we towing something. That is a lot of mobility https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXcwuPcagAENJWS?format=jpg&name=small #BEML-DRDO High Mobility 8X8 vehicle Armoured Driver Cabin - Operations in all-terrain & climatic conditions - Bullet & Blast proof - Engin...
by niran
07 Jul 2022 16:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

^^^ they are still used in LOC in driect fire mode to pound the paki vermin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFd5QnMJwMQ zFd5QnMJwMQ crew training level audit video, the one with white sheet paper is instructor/auditor/examiner notice how he tryies to see all the steps. nothing to do with paxi pound...
by niran
30 Jun 2022 19:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

How is an old gun like FH77B so reliable when newer ones like m777 seem to be substandard? nobody said M777 is substandard, we were discussing maintaince and associated cost plus what charge a maintenance cycle impose on M777 fire rate. on teetar when countries started announcing weapon as.aide to ...
by niran
28 Jun 2022 21:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

The point is more subtle. The titanium barrel is great, light weight, tough, and when fired within limits (rate of fire) -fool proof. Hence no need for paper. If you exceed that rate of fire, problem start surfacing. On regular steel barrel (heavier etc) one can have a higher rate of fire compared ...
by niran
28 Jun 2022 13:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

No reason other than wisdom on internet. No inside info. But many respectable/reasonable news/tweets have referred that over say last 6 months. I could be 100% wrong. Having said that - titanium is tough to work with - says Bharat forge ceo and Ukraine field report. Meaning it cannot be maintained ...
by niran
27 Jun 2022 19:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2333
Views: 794636

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

jaysimha wrote:CVRDE 600hp engine (DRDO)
in a Twin Turbo era CRDVE come up with Single Turbo that too in a "V" engine, sigh! just call Tata they have 600 HP twin turbo in line 4 DOHC engines in their stable.
by niran
27 Jun 2022 19:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

fanne wrote:T

Btw M777 has one big flaw, it cannot get into the sustained rapid-fire like other guns of same caliber.
why do you say so?
by niran
14 May 2022 23:44
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 369378

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

i show 2 M777 destroyed 4 captured (they were found abandoned)
by niran
10 May 2022 06:50
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 369378

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

brar_w wrote:
Here's what appears to be the first video of a LW155 in use at the front line.
training video saar, there is a vrew member standing barrel side a criminal negligence translate into rookie gun crew on first day of training
by niran
06 May 2022 08:36
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 369378

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

Yes, this part is rather confusing and beguiling. Even Scott Ritter claimed that the first thing the US did in Iraq, etc was to disable basic city amenities - power, water, internet, cell phone, fuel storage and other basics. Then cut off all access to/from city. Just make it a helpless island of h...
by niran
05 May 2022 20:01
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 369378

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

how do you know Kiev siege is a proper front not a fient? kiev front compelled zelensky to yell help help and pulled troops from other towns to defend crown jewel Kiev, isolating Mariopol and see how Roosiyan surrounded starved Azovs to slow ugly agonising death. this is Roosiyan method and common ...
by niran
05 May 2022 10:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 369378

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

how do you know Kiev siege is a proper front not a fient? kiev front compelled zelensky to yell help help and pulled troops from other towns to defend crown jewel Kiev, isolating Mariopol and see how Roosiyan surrounded starved Azovs to slow ugly agonising death. this is Roosiyan method and common s...
by niran
05 May 2022 10:05
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 369378

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

just one word "manpower" unlike Indian Army non of the Oiropeans have manpower to place boots on ground Ookarain is vaste flat land too vast even for IA to capture all cities towns together. and no till date Putin anna has not released his war plans so Roos cuda suda wuda is pure hogwash....
by niran
04 May 2022 22:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 369378

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

Roosiyans similar to Desh are self sufficient on food opposite of Desh they are energy sellers, their people can barter economy as of old, Ooiropeans have zilch, no food no energy no product without which world can't do without
longer war continues worse Oirope becomes.
by niran
04 May 2022 22:04
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 369378

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

Anyway back on topic lot of social media back on forth on amount of trucks that where taken out by Ukr artillery in Kharkiv this analysis was a good summary. Also highlights the cost for Russian army trying to hold onto its existing territory when they are under artillery range https://twitter.com/...
by niran
04 May 2022 21:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667689

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

No order for ATAGS or Sharang yet either. Sharang order placed production started. 150 ATAGS paid for, currently production QA QC audit going on, until QA QC pass certificate no serial production. wait a couple of months. as.for the why mere 150? longer range necessitates new doctines tactics logis...
by niran
29 Apr 2022 09:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
Replies: 831
Views: 226425

Re: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards

^^we can try to sanitize the ground using Pinaka/Grad and ATAGS. Border areas around punjab should be doable. The costs is waht we need to keep in mind military equipment use is onree for military targets, IA IAF & IN will neither fire a cuss word at civillians let alone sanitize ground nor GOI...
by niran
09 Mar 2022 18:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2333
Views: 794636

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...
by niran
09 Mar 2022 18:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2333
Views: 794636

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...