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- 17 Jun 2016 21:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: INS Vikrant: News and Discussion
- Replies: 3269
- Views: 831239
Re: INS Vikrant News and Discussion
Gentlemen just throwing in my 2 cents on this very interesting thread. This has been one of the most interesting threads recently on the Navy. Please note the following is just my opinion of how the Navy's subs may be used. The Navy knows that the DE subs they own though they have the ranges to trav...
- 18 Jun 2015 23:54
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 585925
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2fXChvE6WQ
Here is an interesting documentary on the Standard Missile. May answer all the questions on the Missile Modifications and uses.
Here is an interesting documentary on the Standard Missile. May answer all the questions on the Missile Modifications and uses.
- 21 May 2015 02:06
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 939286
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014
India only purchased the T72 in the late 1970s, so I do not think we used any in the 71 war.
- 21 May 2015 01:12
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 939286
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014
Agreed my friend but if you are moving the Ammo and Auto loader to the bustle then you do not really need to move the crew out of the turret right? Since you solved the problem of the whole thing brewing up. In the case you just outlined just the bustle is going to blow up which is the case with eve...
- 20 May 2015 23:57
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 939286
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014
Armata is not revolutionary, it is an extension of the current Russian Tank lines with auto loaders. All they are now doing is that they are trying to get the crews out of the turret since their tanks have a nasty habit of brewing up when the turrets get penned and ammo catches fire. Not really a ma...
- 09 May 2015 06:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
- Replies: 4210
- Views: 752326
Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
Arun Sir, just look at the difference between Vikramaditya, Vikrant (new) and French Charles De Gaulle the French Carrier. The French Aircraft carrier carries more aircraft 4 more than Vikramaditya, 10 more than Vikrant. Now I am quoting Wiki for the numbers but even given the inaccuracies involved ...
- 09 May 2015 06:12
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 939286
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014
^:rotfl: hilarious...
- 09 May 2015 05:45
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 939286
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014
There were allegations of it being exactly that.
http://gurkhan.blogspot.com/2015/05/blog-post_7.html
http://gurkhan.blogspot.com/2015/05/blog-post_7.html
- 09 May 2015 05:39
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
- Replies: 4210
- Views: 752326
Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
EMALS equipped carriers are nice, nuclear or not but not necessary for the Indian Navy currently. We are not going down to South China Sea to kick butt. Our strategy revolves around choking choke points. We do not have a global policing role either. We need submarines, SSNs. That will allow us to co...
- 09 May 2015 05:28
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3979
- Views: 535959
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
As if they can do this. They lack the domain expertise to do anything but claim "x was not met by y at z cost". That's all they have been good for and will be good for. In the US, their GAO actually gets specialists from RAND & industry itself to train their folks or chip in where the...
- 08 May 2015 23:31
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3979
- Views: 535959
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
On the CAG report, I understand that the Tejas has failed to meet the promised deadlines and the ASR as laid down by the Air Force. But has the CAG studied the veracity of the ASR itself? I mean all this report tells us is that: 1) Failed to deliver per promised timelines 2) Failed to deliver per AS...
- 08 May 2015 01:50
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
- Replies: 4210
- Views: 752326
Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
Is the author being serious? US will never sell us Nuclear Propulsion Technology especially reactors and associated technologies. Not even in my wildest dreams. EMALS is a game changer, but only in terms of launching aircraft with more weapons and fuel on it. We would have to figure out what aircraf...
- 07 May 2015 22:10
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Artillery: News & Discussion
- Replies: 4811
- Views: 1342414
Re: Artillery Discussion Thread
What about a system like Caesar (17.7 tons) or Archer (30 tons) or ATMOS? Those are not much heavier than a truck and towed gun (with the exception of Archer) and could be used in the mountains. Secondly the towed gun has troubles due to the turning radius of the weapon attached to the truck than ju...
- 07 May 2015 22:00
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Artillery: News & Discussion
- Replies: 4811
- Views: 1342414
Re: Artillery Discussion Thread
Well Dhanush would be a start right, for an Army systematically starved of even basic requirements. To go up against Chipanda, we would need an SPH system, they would out-number us in artillery and would also have Fire Finder Radar support. We would need the flexibility and survivability of an SPH r...
- 07 May 2015 21:18
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Artillery: News & Discussion
- Replies: 4811
- Views: 1342414
Re: Artillery Discussion Thread
Why hack Sir. All you have to do is hit the download button and give fake personal data If required to provide a contact.Yagnasri wrote:Good idea. hack the websites for brochures.
- 05 May 2015 23:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
- Replies: 4210
- Views: 752326
Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
Have we not Khan lovers doing the same on BR? Try criticizing the JSF on the JSF Turkey or Talisman Thread.
- 05 May 2015 20:23
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 585925
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
Thank you for the answers on Canisterization disha, ramana. I understand the benefits of the same but was curious as to what stage of the development cycle they decide that the missile is ready for canisterizing.
- 05 May 2015 20:15
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 585925
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
Brar saheb, you mean that there is no active program discussed in public for using lasers for ABM. Remember reading somewhere that Americans and Russians had tested X-ray based lasers sometime in the past. Dont know where that went. Since they were talking about small X-ray laser devices being boost...
- 05 May 2015 19:51
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 585925
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
Seriously after throwing that much of Money at it I think the Americans should be able to intercept the next Armageddon Asteroid Headed our way. ICBMs are piddling stuff. :rotfl: This money argument is unconvincing for the same reason that Mangalyaan worked for less money than that wotzitsname Holl...
- 05 May 2015 00:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 585925
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
So time for a newbie to be a newbie and ask a question - Canisterizing would mean we are close to a production standard for the missile?
- 04 May 2015 23:36
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 585925
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
Ramana Sir, agreed. I was working on a list of all BMD tests conducted by the Khan and the target type. Also to ascertain the ranges achieved. I believe they are testing lasers against ballistic targets as well. My point only being that with that kind of money being spent. They should have $100BN wo...
- 04 May 2015 22:20
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 585925
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
So some consultations with Google Chaachaji returned the following on the American Efforts - $100BN spent on perfecting Hit to Kill Tech, essentially all the money spent on BMD efforts. THAAD Dev Cost - $3.8BN THAAD ER Dev Cost projected or allocated by Lockheed - $1BN Cost of a Single Battery -$800...
- 04 May 2015 21:52
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 939286
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014
My 2 cents of Sooth Saying, Armata MKI CAG Report : 1) Armor - Composite armor of worse quality than Kanchan MK3. Inadequate protection and worse ERA than Indian ERA. 2) Targeting systems - Cannot fire Indian and Israeli 125mm rounds. Army spent 200 Cr developing new software and hardware to replace...
- 04 May 2015 21:29
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 585925
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
So the man does have a back ground in space technologies and has worked for ISRO and EADS. Though in my humble opinion the man however knowledgeable is only serving interests of certain lobbies which do not want to see India become self sufficient in such technologies. "Dr. Gopalaswamy holds a ...
- 30 Apr 2015 09:28
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 939286
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014
Character Assassination has already begun. Army building the case for the new "Armata" - call it - T1000. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/armys-fleet-of-arjun-tanks-face-technical-issues-major-proportion-of-124-tanks-in-service-not-operational/articleshow/47103764.cms It i...
- 29 Apr 2015 01:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1843
- Views: 587999
Re: Project 75I- It Begins
Each class that the US built was an improvement over the older one. Now they went through 5 classes of SSBNs during the cold war. Where they tried pressing home every new technological improvement. We Indians have not invested much into that approach especially for submarines, fighters (LCA is Case ...
- 25 Apr 2015 21:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1843
- Views: 587999
Re: Project 75I- It Begins
I am guessing you understand that the 90 day limitation for an SSN is only fresh food. Yes they did beat the American defenses. Still does not mean that they are now offensive platforms. Here are the reasons why: 1. From the Article you have quoted "The result of this unique, yet remarkably sim...
- 25 Apr 2015 07:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1843
- Views: 587999
Re: Project 75I- It Begins
Depth is one of the reasons. The continental shelf extends much farther out in the Arabian sea. Secondly, the water temperature and salinity are of a nature that cannot mask a noisy SSN. Lastly, expected missions against Pak can be fulfilled perfectly well by SSKs. AIP SSKs will suffice. SSK are no...
- 24 Apr 2015 22:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1843
- Views: 587999
Re: Project 75I- It Begins
SSKs are inherently suited to warfare in the Arabian sea. SSNs are better off in Bay of Bengal Care to elaborate on that? Why do you say that? The Arabian sea is quite deep enough for SSN's to come into their own. Secondly nothing would shut the Paki SSK's out of the seas than the constant fear of ...
- 24 Apr 2015 02:17
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 939286
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014
Gee all of these years I believe levitation was an Indian Seer specialty... all that stereotyping wasted...Rakesh wrote: 58 - 60 tons from Russia weights a lot less than 58 - 60 tons in India. The Russians have mastered the art of levitation.
- 23 Apr 2015 23:23
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 939286
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014
There is no FMBT desi design or prototype as of now unlike the new Russian FMBT. Even the IA's specs haven't been worked out. IA will issue FMBT GSRs as soon as they recieve the Armata's specifications, in English Sad but true.. But my 2 cents on the same.. They will read the english translation of...
- 13 Apr 2015 23:40
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 12 Oct 2013
- Replies: 4026
- Views: 561029
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
If thats the cost of 3 P-15a and 4 P-28 then they come in at less than 650 mil per P-15a and 330 mil per P-28. But since P-15a and P-28 are both without any SAM's they ought to be cheap. With the P15A getting Barak 8 do we know how much the launchers will cost? Since the radar and FC is in place al...
- 13 Apr 2015 23:38
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 12 Oct 2013
- Replies: 4026
- Views: 561029
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
P15A - 11662 - $1.86B
P28 - 3051 - $.489B
IAC1 - 19341 - $3.0B
Please note all numbers above are done using Current Exchange Rate of R62.4 - $1 as per google chaacha. I just hope I do not have my decimals confused.
P28 - 3051 - $.489B
IAC1 - 19341 - $3.0B
Please note all numbers above are done using Current Exchange Rate of R62.4 - $1 as per google chaacha. I just hope I do not have my decimals confused.
- 07 Apr 2015 00:04
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- September 29 2013
- Replies: 3929
- Views: 548053
Re: Indian Military Aviation- September 29 2013
Maybe this quote from Strategy Pages sum up India's Position on the matter:
"We have no position on that issue. In fact, your position IS our position. Could you tell us what our position is?"
Link: http://www.strategypage.com/humor/artic ... 471421.asp
"We have no position on that issue. In fact, your position IS our position. Could you tell us what our position is?"
Link: http://www.strategypage.com/humor/artic ... 471421.asp
- 25 Feb 2015 05:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 12 Oct 2013
- Replies: 4026
- Views: 561029
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
Ravip well they are going pretty fast with Hull construction... wow thats nice... I wonder if they will proceed with fitting out at the same pace.ravip wrote:They have built the P15B very fast.
- 21 Feb 2015 00:41
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 12 Oct 2013
- Replies: 4026
- Views: 561029
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
Singhaji in my humble opinion more than ASW me thinks that the IN lacks in long range Anti Air Warfare capabilities. Our latest and greatest Kolkata carries only 32 BARAK-8 SAMs. Now I understand that our typically expected adversaries don't really have all that many missile platforms to launch a ma...
- 21 Feb 2015 00:31
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 12 Oct 2013
- Replies: 4026
- Views: 561029
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
Shivalik class: 2 twin tube HWT + 2 RBU 6000 + 2 heavy ASW helos on 6000 tons. Should get HMS+ATAS Note: I believe the HWT are internal just like on the Talwar class. If not, the Klub has an ASW version (which we hopefully purchased) Hi Titash, Small nitpick the Shivalik's do not have 2 Twin HWT. I...
- 20 Feb 2015 02:53
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 12 Oct 2013
- Replies: 4026
- Views: 561029
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
Thank you for the answer. I apologize I mixed up the requirements. Would I be correct in stating that was the Navy's objection to the Dhruv?sankum wrote:It is manually folded as was the requirement in NLUH tender.
- 19 Feb 2015 22:28
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 12 Oct 2013
- Replies: 4026
- Views: 561029
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
New rotor fold mechanism for IN and CG Dhruvs. I think folding width is less than 3.5m of the NLUH tender requirement. Both should order in large number as their key requirement is met. Sankum sir are those electrically folded ones? Or manually folded ones? The Navy had demanded auto folding of bla...
- 19 Feb 2015 22:27
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 12 Oct 2013
- Replies: 4026
- Views: 561029
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
P28 Kamorta is defined as a Corvette and the 3400 ton Full Load weight is due to the fact that it is designed to handle a Heavy ASW helicopter (per wiki, could not find any other source which suggests the same) not too many corvettes really support that kind of aviation capability. Actually origina...