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by bagha
16 Jul 2012 23:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 729500

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

that is an Micro Tavor / X-95 carbine. The magazine is definitely for 5.56mm and not 9mm.
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by bagha
20 Dec 2008 21:10
Forum: Military Expositions Archive
Topic: Aero India 2009
Replies: 1181
Views: 434961

Re: Aero India 2009

Hi, I will definitely be going to AI '09 with a photographer friend. And between the two of us there will be two DSLRs and two big white lenses. Reading this post, I realised that some spots are better than others. While I cannot vouch for my friend, I would be delighted to make available all my pho...
by bagha
06 Sep 2008 23:01
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: IAF at Red Flag / Nellis AFB 2008
Replies: 850
Views: 338837

Re: IAF at Red Flag / Nellis AFB 2008

The uniforms, the turnout, the attitude as seen in the photographs clearly shows a professional, confident AND happy bunch of people.

I for one would totally disagree on the need to change uniforms.
by bagha
13 Aug 2008 01:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 518
Views: 64955

Re: Indian Military Aviation

A trainer, I believe a Hawk, was doing lots of twists and turns for about half an hour over HAL airport. A couple of times I have seen 4 jags fly simultaneously. But lately if you hear jet engines for a long time, then chances are its the Hawk.
by bagha
07 Feb 2007 23:23
Forum: Military Expositions Archive
Topic: Aero India 2007 - Photo Thread
Replies: 345
Views: 152591

cant access the media.bharat-rakshak links.... it says my username and password info is incorrect. Im using my BR forum username and password.
by bagha
25 Nov 2005 11:59
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Cope India 2005 - Kalaikunda AFS - Part II
Replies: 254
Views: 153321

I was going through that site f16 dot net yesterday. There was another post that repeated what several of us have said time and again, that in a war it wont be a F-XX versus a Su-XX, it will be war machine against war machine. By the time the cruise missiles and SEAD/DEAD have drilled holes into the...
by bagha
23 Nov 2005 12:07
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Cope India 2005 - Kalaikunda AFS - Part II
Replies: 254
Views: 153321

Induction of IL-78, Phalcon, upgradation of Bisons to fire R-77, induction of an "Air Dominance Fighter" in numbers, obscene / inhuman training requirements, one of the largest orders of 4th Gen fighters in recent history, emphasis on data-linking, and etc. That doesnt just sound like an a...
by bagha
07 Sep 2005 13:25
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 390071

Why would Kareen Khan be worried about an event that is going to occur 200 years later, when he is fighting for his life by the second at this very hour? What about all the gyaan on training, developing tactics etc? This cover of civilian jet is no cover at all, so why go there? How did the Ruskies ...
by bagha
11 Jul 2005 11:47
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 226465

Shankar: Just a few queries... How were the F-16s being tracked without them knowing about it? In case of LPI radar tracking please elaborate it in the piece. Doesnt the AIM 9X track thermal images rather than just heat, in which case it shouldnt have any problems differentiating between the silhoue...
by bagha
05 Jul 2005 16:28
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 226465

Want to kill a healthy sub in its prime.
If overwhelming numbers are required, then so be it.
This accidental death is no good for jingos, even though it echoes one version of the fate of the PNS Ghazi
by bagha
25 Nov 2004 17:13
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part I
Replies: 317
Views: 216481

:lol:
I tried that approach once, but had trouble writing the second line. I mean what could i write after the climax is already over in the first line.
by bagha
25 Nov 2004 12:57
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part I
Replies: 317
Views: 216481

Murugan saar Please no mention of that Clancy character. Maybe some day someone will write a research paper on how he managed to sell his trash and make so much money. As for me, I want my Rs250 back. Chanakya is head and shoulders above Machiavalli in terms of impact. Chanakya helped create one of ...
by bagha
23 Nov 2004 16:47
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part I
Replies: 317
Views: 216481

Singha saar the reason why this aspect struck me was because of the choice of the hideout. It was not a place where they were hiding in a crowd and blending in... they chose a place where there was no throughfare. This was a place where no one came in. Therefore im of the opinion (where's that bag o...
by bagha
23 Nov 2004 10:47
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part I
Replies: 317
Views: 216481

Hello singha saar. im happy to know that people actually know of the existence of oriyas :)) anyway, i just thought it strange that the terrorists hadnt wired up the place with alarm systems, even simple trip wire systems. Im of the opinion that the nuke would be protected by the best of the best. A...
by bagha
28 Oct 2004 10:36
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise SINDEX: IAF and RSAF
Replies: 144
Views: 96378

Hi Sudhir
Im of the opinion that the break in the lerx-wing thing that we see at 21 seconds is NOT the canard but the leading edge control surfaces.
Im saying this after watching the that section of the clip about a million times in the last 10 mins.
by bagha
26 Oct 2004 10:45
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise SINDEX: IAF and RSAF
Replies: 144
Views: 96378

If neither side brings its best equipment or its best tactics to an exercise, then why should we consider them to be important? no rhetoric here, just a curious question. And what if the tactics we develop and incorporate based on these "one hand tied" exercises are precisely the kind of s...
by bagha
25 Oct 2004 18:21
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise SINDEX: IAF and RSAF
Replies: 144
Views: 96378

The "DDM" report is entirely believable. A possible reason for favourable performance of IAF vs the Singaporeans could be the fact that the IAF probably has more knowledge of the F-16 and its characteristics than the Singaporeans have of the Sukhoi. But I'm all for the singaporeans coming ...
by bagha
09 Sep 2004 20:10
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise Co-operative Cope Thunder
Replies: 201
Views: 117151

Wounded ego??
dont you mean cut, diced, chopped, pureed ego??
Its like us saying hey the Chinese sure started a fight but we defeated them and drove them back.
Proof? They went back didnt they??
No sir, this soothing of wounded ego is incomprehensible.
by bagha
24 Apr 2002 23:36
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Understanding INSAS
Replies: 176
Views: 61611

Re: Understanding INSAS

hmmm more on user verdict of INSAS: met two NCOs of Signals. Posted in Jammu since Dec 13. they hate the INSAS. they miss the SLR and mention the AK47 and their eyes light up... these guys love the AK47. by the way i met those guys on train. you almost always meet someone from the armed forces in tr...
by bagha
10 Apr 2002 02:09
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Understanding INSAS
Replies: 176
Views: 61611

Re: Understanding INSAS

saw a SPG guy today. had a MP-5... but i was surprised to see that it wasnt the standard MP-5... rather it was more like the PDW version.. with optical sights and of course the twin magazine clipping. and barely a minute later i saw an armed guard in front of some big shot's house with a MP-5... thi...
by bagha
03 Apr 2002 23:20
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Understanding INSAS
Replies: 176
Views: 61611

Re: Understanding INSAS

i wouldnt say that there is a design problem. coz there arent that many insas rifles in the unit that the guy i talked to serves in. so maybe its just bad luck. talking to him i got the feel that the feel good factor of a kalashnikov is just that.. a feel good factor. most people say that the reason...
by bagha
02 Apr 2002 00:16
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Understanding INSAS
Replies: 176
Views: 61611

Re: Understanding INSAS

okay i got some feedback about the INSAS from a user. its a sweet machine... very accurate... low recoil. But it tends to jam at times. A brand new Ichchapore weapon had a couple of rusted parts. The jamming problem is as widespread as one in five rifles. However it takes less than 5 seconds to get ...
by bagha
05 Feb 2002 23:04
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 2)
Replies: 241
Views: 79590

Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 2)

what happens with a flipped negative is that it results in a pic which is a mirror image of the real thing.
by bagha
05 Feb 2002 23:00
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 2)
Replies: 241
Views: 79590

Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 2)

George the most convenient explanation of the two pics would have been that the negative or the slide from which one of the two was developed was flipped... happens a lot with press pics. with left handed salutes and salami shastras done with the left leg back.... and of course with the badge on the...
by bagha
12 Aug 2001 05:18
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Has Pakistan raised a third armoured division?
Replies: 101
Views: 50302

Re: Has Pakistan raised a third armoured division?

yes dsandhu this definitely is a thread about pakistan raising a third armoured division. this is an interesting thread because members have been discussing the possible influences this could have on the battlefield. who gives a damn if Pakistan raises 30 divisions to parade in islamabad. the reason...
by bagha
11 Aug 2001 20:48
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Has Pakistan raised a third armoured division?
Replies: 101
Views: 50302

Re: Has Pakistan raised a third armoured division?

you are absolutely correct rudra.<BR>i had a picture of the desert in mind while thinking of that scenario.<BR>but if we get real time info about the column movement using high altitude recon or UAV recon, THEN could the IAF take the sting off an armoured attack?<BR>considering Pak would be attackin...
by bagha
11 Aug 2001 12:17
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Has Pakistan raised a third armoured division?
Replies: 101
Views: 50302

Re: Has Pakistan raised a third armoured division?

scenario:<BR>pak strike corps detected(accidentally, recon plane, sat maybe). <BR>para long range recon team air dropped. they track the column from a (safe?) distance and keep tracking it till it comes to rest. all along they are in radio silence.<BR>when the column stops. an encrypted signal is tr...
by bagha
08 Mar 2001 21:29
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Information on the Admiral Gorshkov refit
Replies: 49
Views: 27734

Re: Information on the Admiral Gorshkov refit

The fact that our defence planners are planning for small carriers as the only carriers of the future, makes my question more relevant.<BR>Are we sacrificing our future for the sake of the present?<BR>The Russians are proud?<BR>Well good for them, we'll make them prouder. Take their help for designi...
by bagha
07 Mar 2001 22:26
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Information on the Admiral Gorshkov refit
Replies: 49
Views: 27734

Re: Information on the Admiral Gorshkov refit

yes i have been through all the posts and articles that say why the Su cannot be used on the Gorshkov class.<BR>1)Inability of the lifts to handle Su<BR>2)The hanger is not big enough to handle it.<BR>My question is a bit more basic.<BR>Are we sacrificing future firepower for the sake of a stopgap a...
by bagha
07 Mar 2001 05:42
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Information on the Admiral Gorshkov refit
Replies: 49
Views: 27734

Re: Information on the Admiral Gorshkov refit

maybe im just madly in love with the Su-27 family, but couldnt we have aircraft carriers that carry lets say 15 Su-33 instead of 25 MiG29s? <BR>Or is it that 15 Su33s would lack the punch of 25 MiG29s?<BR>How many fighters can a carrier put up at a time(Gorshkov class)?<BR>How would a Su-33 upgraded...
by bagha
05 Mar 2001 03:39
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Information on the Admiral Gorshkov refit
Replies: 49
Views: 27734

Re: Information on the Admiral Gorshkov refit

what do we know about the combat range of the 29k? How important is it for a carrier based plane to have a good range(comparable to a Su33)? <BR>finally if the LCA naval version lives up to expectations and promises then would it be a better alternative to the 29k?