Bharat Rakshak

sudeepj

IAF doesn't have greaters odds of success in a short war. Except for few S400s and Rafales, IAF doesn't have any potent platform to counter the AMRAAM D's and PL-15s. Most of the fleet are dependent on either mid ranged older missiles like R77 (even some semi-active missiles) or the newer but mid r...

sudeepj

Is the IAF ready for the brawl? It looks like the PAF has obtained PL-15s and that is the new 'wonder weapon' because of which they have dared to do this attack. Meteors do give us an edge, but can only be deployed from Rafales. On the russian origin fleet, Astra Mk1 appears to be the best missile.

sudeepj

Diverting Chenab waters is a multi year if not a multi decade effort. A North-South tunnel/canal will have to be built crossing active plate boundaries. We need to kick off the engineering feasibility and environmental impact studies, which by themselves will take several years..

sudeepj

Putting treaty on abeyance is one thing and it needs to be supplemented with redirecting of water that flows out of India. What immediate option we have to stop that flow. Until then it's just a threat. Chenab river to Ranjit Sagar Lake on Ranjit Sagar Dam (on River Ravi) is only few Km's above and...

sudeepj

To temper the enthusiasm a bit ... This is a HGV or hypersonic glide vehicle, where it flies an initial ballistic trajectory (rocket motor), a powered and maneuvering hypersonic cruise phase (scramjet) at high altitudes of 80k feet or more, and then a 1.5-2 mach supersonic terminal phase that is un...

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Is the SSG preparing some Hamas type attacks with those Parachute like paraglider type attacks? They did seaborne operations years ago. So paragliding type attacks are a question of when and not if. If they happen where would the probable locations be? Given the operating constraints - range, AD co...

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https://twitter.com/MeghUpdates/status/1720299984871100447 [video] Pakistan Army elite SSG commandos landed on audience injuring public while attempting to land after para jump in occupied Gilgit-Baltistan The chap forgot to flare before landing. Look at where his hands are.. Just below his shoulde...

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sanman wrote: ↑01 Nov 2023 03:18 Look who's building newer bombs

And 360Kilotons, not a 100 KT device that 'can easily scale up to 200KT'.

sudeepj

Simple question. How many MT devices does US have? IIRC, they (Biden admin) are trying to sunset their last MT series (b-83) and replace them with <180kt packages. Found this a couple of days ago: https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2023/10/27/us-to-build-new-nuclear-gravity-bomb/ 1. This happened...

sudeepj

Gentlemen, Please get real. India has no military options against Quatar. Blockade is a military tool. Not when the US 5th fleet is based in that country and the USA is beating drums of war with Iran. While they are striking Iranian assets in Syria. India has to try quite diplomacy with this countr...

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sudeepj, that would be enough fantasy about taking on a country hosting CENTCOM foreward HQ using Indian Navy etc. Please post analysis that makes sense. Nair ji, I am glad you called out these unrealistic options. Some points we need to understand: 2. We also need remittances from 7 lac Indians. Q...

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No need to think of wasting ammunition, naval blockades, etc against these small fry until all other options fail. Thank you for posting this and putting some clarity into the discussion. The ones arguing for striking Qatar right at the get go, were the same posters who were arguing for India getti...

sudeepj

I was around in 98. No one ate grass. Even the sanctions back then were on DRDO, BARC etc. and not like the sanctions on Iran or Russia. Given the geopolitical scenario, I dont think there will be any sanctions if this is timed properly. E.g. if we are actively involved in a western alliance system,...

sudeepj

I am not going to waste my time convincing you. You appear to have a cowardly mindset given your posts here and on Qatar where you want India to 'completely capitulate' and you are pushing an agenda. You have consistently mischaracterized the argument. Thus its clear that you are not arguing in good...

sudeepj

Unfortunately, other than complete capitulation in front of Quatar, India doesn't have too many options as of this moment. Unless, India is prepared to withdraw and rehabilitate our diaspora ( Approximately 650 thousand people) out of Quatar. Once, we are able to do so. Multiple options will open u...

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Qatar has a lot of support from US. Qatar's action could also have american/chinese nod - just to maybe pressure India in an int'l diplomatic situation and get India to know its place. Otherwise oil blocade and all will cost India a dent in its peaceful rise story. So mostly we should be looking at...

sudeepj

Pokhran is not a densely populated area. I am sure larger devices can be tested with proper compensation to the nearby residents. (Not more than 10,000 people or ~3000 houses. Meanwhile India built 2.5 million bpl housing in the past 5 years, or half a million houses per year). Another option is Lak...

sudeepj

sudeepj, that would be enough fantasy about taking on a country hosting CENTCOM foreward HQ using Indian Navy etc. Please post analysis that makes sense. Nothing in Qatar or Bahrain moves a millimeter without Deep State approvals. These guys are the financiers and lodge-owners for keeping the pot s...

sudeepj

A naval blockade of Qatar should be considered as a serious option. Al Thanis are completely unsuitable to rule and are destabilizing the whole region. Al-Thanis need to be deposed and the country made a part of UAE or KSA. Israel, India, KSA, UAE, Egypt - will all be in favor of this. We need to re...

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The biggest customers of Qatari LNG are as below:- "In 2021, Qatar exported $57.2B in Petroleum Gas, making it the 3rd largest exporter of Petroleum Gas in the world. At the same year, Petroleum Gas was the 1st most exported product in Qatar. The main destination of Petroleum Gas exports from Q...

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India needs to make it clear that the Al Thanis wont be able to sell one BTU of gas if they harm these personnel. They need to be returned to India ASAP. And if the sentence is carried out, a death warrant for the Al Thanis would be simultaneously in effect. CENTCOM can go to hell.

sudeepj

Our relations with MBS and MBZ are excellent. Its with the Turkic block, China, and Qatar based Centcom where relations are bad. Its just our bad luck that we are stuck with an irrational (rather a differently rational) adversary in Pak. The rest of the rational world is quite happy to use the enem...

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sudeepj-ji, Would one not avoid such a doomsday scenario by simply letting it be known to the OIC that the use of a Nuke / Thermonuke against any Indian city will lead to the entire Muslim world taking hits, not just the Pakis? Would the Pakis take such a drastic step if their "tera mera risht...

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@titash ji, Does India have such a policy publicly stated? We do have NFU. We also have a policy (not publicly stated but hinted at) that if Pakistan uses nukes on India, we will hit China as they, the Chinese, gifted Paxis the nukes and the delivery platforms, i.e. missiles. OTOH, Paxis might use ...

sudeepj

With Iran War looming on the immediate time-horizon, and Taiwan War looming on the time-horizon immediately beyond that, I can't think of a time when it's more favourable for India to do Pokhran-3. The Americans are not in the strongest position to apply coercion against us -- and let's be clear, t...

sudeepj

Pretending that one controversial 50KT test of a device scalable to 200KT is sufficient to deter Mega Ton weapons in the hands of lunatics, at a time when events are rapidly spiraling out of all control is criminal stupidity . Snip... I have not understood this rational in the deterrence thread. No...

sudeepj

Pretending that one controversial 50KT test of a device scalable to 200KT is sufficient to deter Mega Ton weapons in the hands of lunatics, at a time when events are rapidly spiraling out of all control is criminal stupidity. Its not Sanity. Pretending that accuracy makes up for lower yields means y...

sudeepj

I agree, all you have done is to point out basics. Why pretend that a test that can verify new geometries for explosive lenses is not a nuclear test or unrelated to developing new more compact/more powerful nuclear weapons? Given what is known already about the mechanical and fission related propert...

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Amber G presumes much too much. The public explanation of the test is, it was with radio-isotopes to detect others testing. Its clear, that this was some kind of a 'LaRa' experiment and trying to establish a baseline for their airborne platforms to detect testing of explosive lenses with Lanthanum t...

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The North Korean ICBM, staged radiation imploded thermonuke weapon. You can see the 'peanut' shape. Interestingly, I vaguely recall that one of the early US thermonuke test devices was called the peanut. (But I may be wrong..) https://www.nknews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/icbm-warhead-675x368.jp...

sudeepj

A heavy thermonuclear weapon is not a very big deal to achieve once you have the basic ingredients: U235, Pu239 with low amounts of Pu242, and Tritium. A low weight, optimized thermonuclear weapon needs testing. What is the importance of these weapons? These are truly genocidal weapons of unlimited ...

sudeepj

The world is hurtling towards a global war and DRDO / Army complex cant get the basics right. Its frightening.

sudeepj

From DRDO techfocus on ATAGS, 70% of the ATAGS weight is the carriage. https://www.drdo.gov.in/sites/default/files/technology-focus-documrnt/TF_Aug2023.pdf "Gun Structural System: Gun Structural System contributes to nearly 70 per cent of the weight of the integrated gun which provide strength ...

sudeepj

^ For guns only counter battery fire, at max range, the enemy artillery will need to have the range matching the reach of ATAGs. Else they will need to move forward to engage.. giving that much time for the ATAGs battery to scoot. But I understand this is all theoretical. In war things seldom go as...

sudeepj

1. Lt Gen Shankar retired in 2016, 7 years ago. May be the ATAGs was 20 tonnes when he was in service and is now 18 tonnes? 2. 300 gun order is OK for the first batch of ATAGs. For the 2nd batch, we can probably solve the mobility problem by uprating the engine. From the Russian conflict, we know a ...

sudeepj

So ATAGS weighs 22 tonnes (or 22 short tons?), not 18. The only thing to compare it with is the Turkish panter, which weighs around 20 tonnes. And the plan was to induct 300, and later batches would be upgraded versions. Given the 'learnings' from the Russian conflict, I think we need at least some ...

sudeepj

Why is an 18 ton gun a problem? Any bridge that can take a 15 ton gun will also take an 18 ton gun. No air mobility advantage is also there. A c17 will take two guns or a gun and a FAT. ATAGs with 2 load bearing axles will be more mobile crosscountry than the single axle 15 ton gun being proposed. I...

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Did tejas mk1A weight reduction ever happen?

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