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- 20 Apr 2011 14:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
- Replies: 4126
- Views: 826763
Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
On the other hand a light, maneuverable missile may be useful against all targets, but may not carry the explosive power required to overcome fortified ground targets. That is as far as my knowledge goes on the issue. When Astra was planned, i believe, we did not have recently discovered CL-20. So ...
- 20 Apr 2011 11:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
- Replies: 4126
- Views: 826763
Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-4_Falcon The Falcon, already operational on Air Defense Command aircraft, was designed to be used against bombers and its slow seeker cooling times requiring as much as 6 to 7 seconds to obtain a lock on a target rendered it largely ineffective against maneuvering f...
- 18 Apr 2011 12:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
- Replies: 1051
- Views: 121038
Re: Libya No Fly Zone: Political and strategic aspects
There should be next or another UN resolution warning to Gaddafi's regime. It should demand Gaddafi to stop attacking Misurata's civilians immediately. If he does not stop or listen then next UN resolution should be passed to protect Misurata by all means including sending any troups. If SF sent by...
- 16 Apr 2011 12:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
- Replies: 1192
- Views: 287331
Re: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
It would have been much better if the pirates caught were left without fuel and comms in their boats. If they reached their shores somehow then good for them. The risk would be their punishment. In their current punishment do we really believe our ships are going to drop them back in Somalia once th...
- 15 Apr 2011 18:32
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 550655
Re: Anna Hazare and Lokpal Bill
http://outlookindia.com/article.aspx?271389 Removing Misconceptions Addressing some of the issues and concerns raised by a number of commentators on the provisions in the draft of Jan Lokpal Bill PRASHANT BHUSHAN The draft Jan Lokpal bill seeks to create an institution which will be largely indepen...
- 14 Apr 2011 13:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
- Replies: 4126
- Views: 826763
Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
Gurus, what happens if an aam is used against a ground target? Is the background clutter from the ground side so much that an aam simply cannot get good Signal to Noise ratio against the ground based target no matter what? Could simplify logistics and preparedness if there was a "multi-role&qu...
- 13 Apr 2011 09:45
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
- Replies: 4126
- Views: 826763
Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
With the many countermeasures and lower rcs fighters the precision of an aam would be lower. So for lower precision a higher amount of xplosive should be used for AA purpose so that even if fighter tries to escape it would be impacted. For AG purposes the higher precision would require lower amount ...
- 13 Apr 2011 08:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
- Replies: 4126
- Views: 826763
Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
Thanks, Shivji. The warhead type proximity vs tandem is a problem. I was using a combination of two frequently used logic - 1. Higher the precision, lesser the explosive needed. 2. If wounding an enemy soldier or damaging enemy equipment is enough, don’t kill it. A bunker was anyways out of question...
- 11 Apr 2011 09:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
- Replies: 4126
- Views: 826763
Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
Gurus, what happens if an aam is used against a ground target? Is the background clutter from the ground side so much that an aam simply cannot get good Signal to Noise ratio against the ground based target no matter what? Could simplify logistics and preparedness if there was a "multi-role&quo...
- 08 Apr 2011 02:51
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 3947
- Views: 980274
Re: LCA News and Discussions
^^ According to one of the comments on the video the bum is not released but rather it's the pylon that broke off detached from the wing ! It does seem to be the case.
- 08 Apr 2011 02:48
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: MRCA News and Discussion - March 2011
- Replies: 610
- Views: 192450
Re: MRCA News and Discussion - March 2011
Since the big fishes have escaped, so let's become totally shameless nowBoreas wrote:And then there is this nobody.. who just got heck of 20,000 one rupee coins and everybody wants to make his life a living hell!
And if you Let the big daddy go and hang the poor man.. I don't see any justice in that.
- 07 Apr 2011 17:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
- Replies: 1051
- Views: 121038
Re: Libya No Fly Zone: Political and strategic aspects
This is where I find him dangeorus, and since he has once spoken in favour of Kashmiri Islamists - for me he has crossed the one-strike limit. Yes, but think of it this way. If this man survives who is he going to be a pain for ? Have some of those ppl(who would be in pain) not been fomenting troub...
- 07 Apr 2011 16:50
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 550655
Re: Anna Hazare and Lokpal Bill
When one is naive, one lends his shoulder as support to all and sundry firing at others for their purpose. That is what I fear this man will end up becoming - a useful tool for naxals, EJs and the like who will use the frustration with corruption as an alibi for their aims. They(vested background in...
- 07 Apr 2011 16:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 3947
- Views: 980274
Re: LCA News and Discussions
^^ They were testing the drop of 250 lb bum and it is a dummy bum and the chase plane, filming it got the surprise.
- 07 Apr 2011 13:46
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 3947
- Views: 980274
Re: LCA News and Discussions
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- 07 Apr 2011 11:52
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 550655
Re: Anna Hazare and Lokpal Bill
From http://www.annahazare.org/pdf/Jan%20lokpal%20bill%20by%20Expert%20(Eng).pdf A selection committee consisting of the following shall be set up: ......... d. All Nobel Laureates of Indian Origin ........ f. Last two Magsaysay Award winners of Indian origin With anglo-saxon habit of giving politi...
- 07 Apr 2011 11:20
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 550655
Re: Anna Hazare and Lokpal Bill
BJP in two minds over Hazare''s version of Lokpal Bill Such leaders are also against making NGOs and social activists too powerful in fixing accountability as envisaged in the Jan Lokpal Bill. "They will become more powerful than elected representatives and legislators," a senior BJP lead...
- 06 Apr 2011 11:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1249492
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
So far Amirkhan has been at the receiving end of guerrilas in afg backed by Pak fauj. It would be interesting situation if Pak fauj in KSA had to face shiite guerrilas backed by Amirkhan. That would be a sweet way to get back at them for Amirkhan. It paid back the soviets in afg for what they did to...
- 06 Apr 2011 08:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1249492
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
After defacto partition of Libya between oil rich and no oil regions, KSA also has the same prospects. which would be a good thing if it happens. The wahabbi fundies fomenting radicalism and perpetually poisoning the IM clerics minds, would lose their petro$ since it is the shia regions which are o...
- 04 Apr 2011 15:23
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Cricket World Cup Thread
- Replies: 8255
- Views: 863201
Re: The Cricket World Cup Celebration Thread
Relieved to see that. Whatever websites I usually frequent have only Dhoni or Sachin.abhishek_sharma wrote: You don't need to own a media website to read Gambhir's interview:
http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLIC ... 18_002.jpg
- 04 Apr 2011 14:43
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Cricket World Cup Thread
- Replies: 8255
- Views: 863201
Re: The Cricket World Cup Celebration Thread
It is really sad and demoralising how Gautam Gambhir has been ignored by everyone from top guys, interviewers, media and lastly even commenters among the public. The man who really withstood the pressure of crumbling batting line-up giving in to the initial pressure with sehwag's wicket and then ten...
- 03 Apr 2011 04:51
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Cricket World Cup Thread
- Replies: 8255
- Views: 863201
Re: The Cricket World Cup Celebration Thread
That was some example of handling pressure. Also the good thing is, the match showed that younger breed could carry the mantle after SRT and continue our batting form from here. Great work team India
- 02 Apr 2011 20:34
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: MRCA News and Discussion - March 2011
- Replies: 610
- Views: 192450
Re: MRCA News and Discussion - March 2011
^^ few would replace f414 with kaveri-snecma in a gripen. If you want our engine progress to succeed via a venture route then rafale completes the picture with lca+rafale+amca using kaveri snecma engine in future. Also it would be good for Tejas's future if a twin-enginned mmrca is chosen.
- 02 Apr 2011 19:42
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Cricket World Cup Thread
- Replies: 8255
- Views: 863201
Re: The Cricket Thread
Just look at it this way. We lost two players. Think that these were normal players. Even with out them we have a deep batting line up, the next 4 are better than the ones in other teams SL were going at lower run rate than this and we have lost only one additional wicket Om namo Bhagawate vasudeva...
- 01 Apr 2011 03:30
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Cricket World Cup Thread
- Replies: 8255
- Views: 863201
Re: The Cricket Thread
Bah Humbug , I see the final as an easier match now that we have won against the Bakis the mental pressure would be relieved and players should be able to play their natural game. I predict that final won't be as close as our match with TSP and we will sail through comfortably. Pardon my ignorance ...
- 01 Apr 2011 02:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1249492
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
^^ We have already agreed to deploy but only in the event of matter hitting the fan. The "protesters" targeted Indians. They made a major mistake by targeting our people. India will deploy to protect the Indian population. Period. We already have agreement with our closest allies in the G...
- 31 Mar 2011 12:21
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
- Replies: 1192
- Views: 287331
Re: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
USSR has more powerful missiles and the assets to shoot a lot of them for decades but the US still continued building CVNs @ $5 bil each. That USSR has powerful missiles does not help make small fries like Libya and Iraq any less vulnerable so their CVN investment has helped them. The problem is mo...
- 31 Mar 2011 03:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1249492
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
True.brihaspati wrote:Well the more the Pakis go there to fight local anger - the better!
Also I hope yindians are not sent to the peninsula at all. At times when we are facing the two-front conflict scenario we need every pair of boots on our soil and ready for immediate response.
- 30 Mar 2011 20:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Anticipating & countering future military threats/challenges
- Replies: 266
- Views: 63167
Re: Anticipating & countering future military threats/challe
First the navy. It is clear that surface ships have limited utility against a modern enemy. Aircraft carriers are basically floating targets. The logical thing would be to go easy on the aircraft carriers etc, but develop a force of at least 100 submarines. A carrier is modern day equivalent of Ash...
- 30 Mar 2011 19:41
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Libyan War
- Replies: 586
- Views: 121615
Re: LIBYA : No fly zone/air war thread
Lalmohanji I was referring to media's excessive criticism of rebels not yours or by forummers here. The rebels are indisciplined bunch but they can be excused as they are basically civilians who have learnt to press trigger and have youthful thrill for adventure. But the failure of seasoned embedded...
- 30 Mar 2011 19:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Libyan War
- Replies: 586
- Views: 121615
Re: LIBYA : No fly zone/air war thread
Perhaps criticism is lavishly heaped on rebels to also cover up that the embedded bearded anglo SF personnel SAS aren't really exceptional.
- 29 Mar 2011 22:17
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Libyan War
- Replies: 586
- Views: 121615
Re: LIBYA : No fly zone/air war thread
a turbine based powerplant mounted on a truck perhaps. adapted from Kaveri ???Singha wrote:how to power it in the field? duracell batteries will not workSaiK wrote:DEW (directed energy) might give us the real protection.
- 29 Mar 2011 16:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wikileaks Diplomatic Cable Dump - News and Discussion
- Replies: 1835
- Views: 285488
Re: Wikileaks Diplomatic Cable Dump - News and Discussion
krisna, according to the cable, it is Jaitley, not Blake, who characterized it as "opportunistic" . There is no ambiguity there. It's called reporting as fact where someone is putting words in the mouth. It is Blake's interpretation of Jaitley's comments that they are "opportunistic&...
- 29 Mar 2011 14:08
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Libyan War
- Replies: 586
- Views: 121615
Re: LIBYA : No fly zone/air war thread
imho we should follow the american model Their model uses airborne platforms using fighters loaded with aams often described as "flying sam batteries" as compared to truck based ground mobile batteries in russkie model. Now what is cheaper to own - a truck or a fighter? What is cheaper to...
- 29 Mar 2011 10:57
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: MRCA News and Discussion - March 2011
- Replies: 610
- Views: 192450
Re: MRCA News and Discussion - March 2011
I would rather not combine the two(upgrade and mrca). God forbid if anything investigation or whatever halts/delays the mmrca, the M2K upgrade too will get delayed ! We have built ourselves such a bureacratic-procedural-judicial maze that our own possible subsequent actions are biggest threat to us ...
- 28 Mar 2011 20:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
- Replies: 1051
- Views: 121038
Re: Libya No Fly Zone: Political and strategic aspects
So French secret service did it, AQ did it, USA did it, UK did it, and Gaddafi did nothing to help them in their task! In all of this Gaddafi was a saintly character. Gaddafi distributed arms to all Libyans, and let rebel cells develop and sprout and flourish. How long do we buy into the myths of w...
- 28 Mar 2011 20:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wikileaks Diplomatic Cable Dump - News and Discussion
- Replies: 1835
- Views: 285488
Re: Wikileaks Diplomatic Cable Dump - News and Discussion
One could also see the unseemly haste with which the US wants to push through its agenda rather than escalating the relationship step-by-step. It's their String of Pearls approach. Note the endless of barrage of treaties from ABCD to WXYZ. Only that the pearls in this case are not countries but tre...
- 27 Mar 2011 04:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Libyan War : Political and strategic aspects
- Replies: 1051
- Views: 121038
Re: Libya No Fly Zone: Political and strategic aspects
If Gadfly had built tunnel network then this air dominance, eyes in the sky and eyes in the vacuum would not have disconnected his reinforcements and not restricted the movements of his men so much and not even allowed them to be noticed.
- 23 Mar 2011 20:56
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Feb. 12, 2011
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 442345
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Feb. 12, 2
Many would think that uncle might be applying pressure on papistan to reform/mend its radical ways. But how many actually think that uncle himself is getting impressed and picking up the ways of our neighbour? Uncle now has organizations on its uniformed campuses like Cadets for Christ etc. Sometime...
- 01 Mar 2011 13:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces
- Replies: 2238
- Views: 579911
Re: Military Multimedia Content
Although it is in French, but it has nice presentation style and visuals. Just posting here so that we keep it as a benchmark.