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by VikramS
14 Apr 2022 09:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861339

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

First of all Keep in mind Moskva has huge 180 degree blind spot to front of the ship with its RIF system (naval S-300) so it has to orient the ship to the target as it has only one RIF fire control radar. So if it is facing the TB.2 coming from one side it is completely blind to any missile coming ...
by VikramS
25 Feb 2022 03:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861339

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Looks like after the initial shock the UKR forces are now responding in certain sections (eg: Anantov airport reclaimed it seems).

Very likely UKR wants this to be an urban war, where their Javelins etc can wreak havoc on RU armor.

I just hope diplomacy puts an end to the hostilities soon enough.
by VikramS
31 Oct 2021 13:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
Replies: 1895
Views: 472884

Re: Social Media Watch Thread

H I am also equally sure that some three alphabet intelligence agencies have been blessing the Indian govt with their timely gyan about the movement of drugs. I am seeing more subtle evidence of a shift; the realization that IND is the primary counterweight to CCP led China is sinking in even in th...
by VikramS
21 Oct 2021 09:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Replies: 2853
Views: 771240

Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/schaheid/status/145 ... 65603?s=20

RAPE lament that Taller than Mountain friend is not as generous as the US.
by VikramS
20 Oct 2021 07:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti
Replies: 86
Views: 15551

Re: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti

Om Shanti Kosla Vepa ji.

Met him a long time ago.
by VikramS
06 Apr 2021 01:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Replies: 4234
Views: 1188695

Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir

In a clear blue skies scenario with the sun shining bright and behind your back, you can easily see 10s of miles away. More importantly if you know to look for something in a particular area, you will be able to locate it. And the aircraft were leaving big contrails also so detection was not hard at...
by VikramS
04 Apr 2021 14:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Replies: 4234
Views: 1188695

Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir

Radar Guides missiles have higher range, but require multiple systems to work in cohesion to succeed. As such they are not stealthy since both the targeting radars and the missile's own terminal radars will be detected, giving the targeted aircraft an early warning. In the Swift Retort context with ...
by VikramS
31 Mar 2021 07:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2230701

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

RD: Here is the state of affairs in NJ. I was at a round table meeting with Sen. Bob Mendez. About 20 of us and we each got a minute or two to make our points. This was after article 370 was suspended in 2019 and he was about to visit India. I made three points at the meeting on 370, CAATSA and our...
by VikramS
18 Nov 2020 14:12
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armenia Azerbaijan Conflict - 2020
Replies: 163
Views: 44054

Re: Armenia Azerbaijan Conflict - 2020

https://www.rferl.org/a/technology-tact ... 49158.html

Technology, Tactics, And Turkish Advice Lead Azerbaijan To Victory In Nagorno-Karabakh
by VikramS
23 Oct 2020 00:45
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2250106

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

There's a report that entire missile was recovered from sea so they'll be able to do extremely good failure analysis. Impossible. 1. If a self-destruct button was used, missile won't be in one piece even before it hits the water. 2. If a self-destruct button was not used, the missile will be in tho...
by VikramS
13 Oct 2020 11:55
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2250106

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

I am glad that they are rushing things out faster. As long as the test missiles are properly instrumented even a few minutes of flight provide truly valuable input and validate various sub-systems. Trying to create the perfect system with 99% success probability takes much longer than one with 90% s...
by VikramS
10 Oct 2020 13:59
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2250106

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

This is using a Trapeze Launcher https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/lau-141.htm Looks like there was a small time gap between the disengagement of the front and the back connection point. It may have even be intentional to orient the head of the missile downwards. But the missile did self-stab...
by VikramS
10 Oct 2020 12:28
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2250106

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

Range is not useful without speed and manoeuvrability. How manoeuvrable is ngarm ? The dual pulse motor should be a dead giveaway for the role it is intended for. Besides AWACS are just sluggish commercial aircrafts bogged down with additional equipment. Not much energy required by the missile in e...
by VikramS
06 Oct 2020 12:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7441
Views: 1625475

Re: Understanding the US - Again

On another note, someone pointed out this months old tweet which I don’t know if we missed here tweet Ro Khanna @RoKhanna US House candidate, CA-17 I am so grateful to everyone for our victory tonight. We are exceeding our 2018 totals, beating Ritesh Tandon who ran on Islamophobia and right wing na...
by VikramS
05 Oct 2020 05:59
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Replies: 5322
Views: 1778608

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016

One thing to consider is that R73's can be launched at a very high off-boresight angle. Even as high as 90 degrees. The same is likely not true for the R77 because the beam angle of the Kopyo in the Mig21 nosecone is likely not as wide. An IR lock is much harder to break and jam, especially if you ...
by VikramS
02 Oct 2020 23:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

https://twitter.com/sneheshphilip/status/1311904192395702272 Chinese propoganda posted this photo to depict launchers positioned by PLA . After they realised that the curved shape of launchers gave away the fact that they are inflated baloons painted over they have now removed this photo. https://p...
by VikramS
01 Oct 2020 08:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

1. Cartographic: India's long term goal should be to restore India-China relationship to what it was historically. Not neighbors. This means demilitarized zone (Tibet) separating India and China. 2. Geo-Strategic: India also needs to limit Chinese delusion of the world revolving round China; China t...
by VikramS
30 Sep 2020 14:27
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2250106

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

When it comes to unmanned equipment (eg: cruise missiles) the risk/cost of an imperfect product is low. If the weapon hits its target within the CEP it is clearly a positive. If it does not you at least learn how it worked and where it failed; you can think of the use of these as testing in a produc...
by VikramS
30 Sep 2020 14:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Replies: 3965
Views: 1165937

Re: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6480366/

Interesting paper on detection of UAVs.

The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict is showing how armed drones can become the edge of the spear to take out enemy Air Defenses.
by VikramS
25 Sep 2020 10:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

From "The Print" - https://theprint.in/defence/indian-soldiers-at-lac-have-go-ahead-to-open-fire-in-self-defence-india-tells-china/509939/ Talking about Depsang Plains, one of the flashpoints in Ladakh, the sources said the issue there predates the current tensions between India and China...
by VikramS
23 Sep 2020 22:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

^^ I was just thinking about this yesterdin. Though we screwed up on the Shaurya/Pragati front by endless trials, we still must have a stockpile of Prithvi 1, 2 and 3. The last one can hit upto 600 Km and they've been constantly improving in terms of their guidance and CEP. They're road mobile too ...
by VikramS
22 Sep 2020 20:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Anyway, endgame for any Indo-cheena war is xi demitting office at the end of it. ELse, we'll have an amoral, monstrous regime nursing a grudge against us forever. The only acceptable end to any war with cheena for anybody (unkil, Roos, Japan, us) is change of guard in zhongnanhai. If India does go ...
by VikramS
21 Sep 2020 02:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

WIth the current downturn, investment in infra and MIC can boost the economy, and provide employment to many.
by VikramS
21 Sep 2020 01:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638806

Re: Internal Security Watch

Guys, that Twitter account has like, 10 followers. No need to give it more bandwidth, on BRF, of all places. Follows 10; Followed by 1577. His tweet appeared as a retweet by someone on my timeline... Point was that "Separate South" movement is not a distant mirage but has traction. Needs ...
by VikramS
20 Sep 2020 11:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638806

Re: Internal Security Watch

https://twitter.com/SouthSeparation/sta ... 7667111941
No wonder Endian kids are retarded.

Twitter account preaching Separation. @SouthSeparation

"Free South India from Hindustan #EliminateSanghoos"



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by VikramS
18 Sep 2020 03:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

The issue is even a LAC wide fight is too remote for the Chini population to be effected. The dead bodies will be hidden, just like it was done after Galwan. If there is a fight, it is imperative that we need PR to get the info over to the Mango Chini. We sadly lack the firepower to completely deci...
by VikramS
17 Sep 2020 10:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Giving them a way to work around the Great Internet Firewall would be interesting...

They can get a sense of the what the world truly feels outside China.
by VikramS
15 Sep 2020 14:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

This Modi just clean-up the act is just a cover. No one cares deep inside, but they will put up a show to keep their woke progressives happy. After all they still deal with the organ harvesting CCP. On a different note, the other big question is that politically what happens if PLA continues its dow...
by VikramS
14 Sep 2020 00:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Suraj and others have posted before how China goes through cycles of violence and calm. Here's some one's take on why the cycles occur. https://twitter.com/cbkwgl/status/1304902348658094089 This happens because they do not have internal mechanisms to gradually release the pressure. The pressure bui...
by VikramS
13 Sep 2020 23:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Latest gyan from Gobar times https://twitter.com/Hiranyareta/status/1304961339123793920 Gandhian Gyan from @HuXijin_GT, Gobar Times fella. :rotfl: :rotfl: " If we win on the battlefield at the expense of our international morality, we might mistakenly help the US build an anti-China alliance t...
by VikramS
11 Sep 2020 22:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

There is a law of diminishing returns in any area. And warfare is often asymmetric. The PLAN is now larger than USN. However, just having those ships will not be enough. A single squadron of Brahmos armed MKIs can take out an entire PLAN task force from hundreds of miles, unless the PLAN can provide...
by VikramS
09 Sep 2020 21:11
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Replies: 5322
Views: 1778608

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016

+1 on what Karan said. Abhinandan did use radar scans to detect PAF aircraft but was close enough to take an IR shot. The battle area was compressed due to the Pir Panjal range. PAF did not see him till he crossed over, and that meant that the air-battle got out of a pure BVR mode pretty quickly. An...
by VikramS
09 Sep 2020 11:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Replies: 5322
Views: 1778608

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016

For Radar Guided Missiles (and not IR guided), it helps to have missiles from multiple vendors with different algorithms/electronics. You never know which system has been compromised and vulnerable to ECMs. With multiple sources, your AF has some inbuilt resiliency. And if the same platform can car...
by VikramS
09 Sep 2020 11:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

https://twitter.com/MandeepBajwa/status ... 5740781568

The situation south of the Pangong Tso is getting getting graver and graver. There are indications of a full-out Chinese attack in the offing
by VikramS
08 Sep 2020 00:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736048

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020- Part 2

India is leveraging the current situation with China to: Mobilize and operationalize the domestic MIC Build military alliances throughout the region surrounding China Building momentum to get MNCs to open up manufacturing in India Encouraging Desi consumers to boycott Chinese goods; this will spur I...
by VikramS
06 Sep 2020 01:01
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523976

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Regarding black top area and both armies present. The PLA camps are very likely on the lower altitude nearer to the road in the valley. IA action was probably to get to the top from the other side and dominate the heights, getting rid of the PLA ISR equipment. Also reading some Chinese forums, it se...
by VikramS
05 Sep 2020 12:04
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523976

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

India has to be ready to maintain a few thousand troops on the 30 peaks. I may be wrong, but these are not Siachin like situation. That thousands of troops could reach those positions meant that they can also be serviced. Need to develop the technology to keep the troops comfortable. -> Solar Energy...
by VikramS
04 Sep 2020 06:47
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Replies: 5322
Views: 1778608

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016

For Radar Guided Missiles (and not IR guided), it helps to have missiles from multiple vendors with different algorithms/electronics. You never know which system has been compromised and vulnerable to ECMs. With multiple sources, your AF has some inbuilt resiliency. And if the same platform can carr...
by VikramS
04 Sep 2020 01:27
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523976

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

There is no need to settle now. The PLA will re-arm and then when the world is distracted come again. What India needs to do is to ensure they can fortify and hold the heights through winters. Even it it takes $10M per hill to build bunkers, sensors and for warm huts. That is just $300M for 30 hills...
by VikramS
03 Sep 2020 13:21
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Replies: 5322
Views: 1778608

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016

https://eurasiantimes.com/no-more-rafales-india-eyes-us-stealth-f-35-jets-as-washington-loosens-export-policy-oped/ Amid reports suggesting the US could supply F-35 fighters to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), could India be next in line for finally landing a deal for the induction of the fifth-gener...