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- 07 May 2005 02:44
- Forum: Military History Archive
- Topic: Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora - RIP
- Replies: 104
- Views: 80042
- 09 Aug 2004 22:35
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: ATV-India's N-Submarine Programme
- Replies: 88
- Views: 59033
- 08 Aug 2004 07:52
- Forum: Military History Archive
- Topic: Celebrating 20 years of victory on the Saltoro Ridge
- Replies: 85
- Views: 85023
- 08 Jun 2004 18:53
- Forum: The Kargil Archive
- Topic: Kargil Revisited
- Replies: 329
- Views: 165592
Re: Kargil Revisited
Originally posted by Jagan: Like it or lump it, not crossing the LOC turned out to be a wise decision - in terms of rallying international support on our side. International support which counted for naught. It was a disgrace for the Armed forces and a disgrace for the BJP-led government of the day...
- 09 Oct 2003 05:21
- Forum: News Folders Archive
- Topic: Indian Army -- News Folder -- October 2003
- Replies: 49
- Views: 10248
- 07 Jun 2003 06:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Books that cover Indian Armed Forces and its History
- Replies: 267
- Views: 101904
Re: Books that cover Indian Armed forces and its History
Check out this page from amazon.com on "Spy on the Roof of the World", as well as the review by a "Carter Rila".
Amazon URL
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- 13 May 2003 08:14
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: LCA is Named Tejas!!!
- Replies: 319
- Views: 117794
Re: LCA is Named Tejas!!!
PR of 19.5 is way too low for normal design-point operation of Kaveri-type engine. (Just check the specs for base F-404) I presume the tests were being conducted at this particular load setting. Achieving much higher PRs should be no problem. The issue is maintaining efficiency and design life. The ...
- 10 Feb 2003 09:16
- Forum: Military Expositions Archive
- Topic: Aero India 2003 - News & Reports
- Replies: 492
- Views: 202579
Re: Aero India 2003 - News & Reports
Vents for the machine gun, of course! Now, they have to turn the whole craft for aiming at the target!??!
- 12 Jan 2003 22:46
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni test of 09 January 2003
- Replies: 165
- Views: 74626
Re: Agni test of 09 January 2003
I am ok with the 2-track approach with which the Indian missile program followed, that is from an historical perspective. However, now that we have superceded the liquid-fuel approach with solid-fuel, and mastered larger diameter core motor tech, why not go ahead with designing and building missiles...
- 12 Jan 2003 10:10
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni test of 09 January 2003
- Replies: 165
- Views: 74626
Re: Agni test of 09 January 2003
Good find RS. So the missile groups will be based on type/role, rather than numbers (of launchers). Makes sense. Based on this, one may hypothesize 666 for A-III and so on. Nice number. :) Good idea to openly declare certain conventional missile groups under the operational command of Army HQ [333, ...
- 09 Jan 2003 11:22
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni test of 09 January 2003
- Replies: 165
- Views: 74626
Re: Agni test of 09 January 2003
This test was supposedly carried out by elements of an Indian Artillery Group, any more info on this? I know 333 handles the P-I. Which group handles the A-II and now the A-I?
- 30 Jan 2002 19:28
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 2)
- Replies: 241
- Views: 81662
Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 2)
Why stop at 1.8 m diameter... Something in the range of > 2.1m would be better to shorten missile lengths even more. The ideal scenario would be to develop a family of SRBMs, IRBMs, SLBMs, and ICBMs with one to four stages respectively, all of which based on one such common core motor system. Such a...
- 27 Jan 2002 07:37
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 82137
Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by k r sai: Agni-II carried a ``velocity-trimming package'' to compensate for the slight performance variations inherent in solid motors. The package in the Agni-II is said to have consisted of li...
- 26 Jan 2002 23:26
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 82137
Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
If one cares to look carefully, he/she will note that even the current Agni RV has a "blunt" nose. This is essentially a *requirement* for almost all re-entry bodies if they do not wish to burn up. The curved surface essentially creates a strong curved shockwave that is formed ahead of the...
- 26 Jan 2002 21:33
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 82137
Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
Let's not get carried away. I have had some opportunity to watch the footage, and it is my impression that only one missile was fired. That missile being the "Agni-variant" (A-II stage-1 + RV). The "mystery" configuration is ,shall we say, nothing but an "optical illusion&qu...
- 26 Jan 2002 00:36
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 82137
Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by JE Menon: Very strange. I watched the DD clip on this thingie. They showed the launch of the missile that the Admin has put up in the picture on this thread (sharp-cone nose, white, with orange...
- 25 Jan 2002 22:47
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 82137
Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ramana: So the consensus is this (A-I/2) is A-II second stage with the RV? Or is there a new first stage. Could be a little mod due to structure but the core motor should be same as A-II second...
- 25 Jan 2002 21:52
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 82137
Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
The photos posed by Arjun Gupta and the Administrator are definitely of one and the same: a new Agni variant based on the first stage of A-II and its RV. This will make that missile nearly 15m (10m-stage + 4m-RV) long with a 1m diameter. <p>The first picture with the new RV( rounded shroud/nose) pos...
- 25 Jan 2002 19:21
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 82137
Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Arjun Gupta: Yo Vanahan did you write up that analysis or you snagged it off someplace else? Pretty damn technical stuff going on here ;) Yep if that picture is right it sure looks like some fi...
- 25 Jan 2002 18:53
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
- Replies: 227
- Views: 82137
Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
A short range version India's Agni missile is seen in a TV image during a test firing Friday, Jan. 25, 2002 off India's eastern coast. India successfully tested the new version of its nuclear-capable, intermediate range Agni missile _ the most powerful weapon in its arsenal _ on Friday, officials sa...