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- 26 Apr 2021 20:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 831453
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
If we do not use this opportunity to roll the K9 chassis into a CV family... light tank + ICV + APC + mortar carrier + SPAAG + command vehicle... sorry I meant to say let's order 36 Spruts for now then throw open an RFP for 64 'Make' category light tanks and then sit for 15 years... :roll: :evil: J...
- 23 Apr 2021 00:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7500
- Views: 1746311
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Chetak-ji, It is important to understand that BLM (the "Black Lives Matter" movement) is one thing. Black Lives Matter Global Network (yes, it is an incorporated private company and supposed non-profit) is another. ... Meanwhile Hindus, with our "RW-RW Bhai Bhai", are literally ...
- 20 Apr 2021 00:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7500
- Views: 1746311
Re: Understanding the US - Again
An excellent initiative Rudradev. Their own scripture must be quoted back at them, metaphorically. I remember seeing AOC signing a 'protest board' back in CAA days. It had Islamic, Christian and Jewish symbols along with Ek Omkar. If only one woke Hindu or Buddhist was there to ask whether she was l...
- 19 Apr 2021 18:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7500
- Views: 1746311
Re: Understanding the US - Again
So sad. It's becoming so difficult for a good white herrow to break the arms of 73-year-old ladies with dementia or shoot a 13-year-old kid. My heart goes out to him. I see all this a little differently. From my comfortable armchair in desh, I feel Hindu/Indian community has missed a trick or two. T...
- 27 Mar 2021 20:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation - 06 March 2019
- Replies: 271
- Views: 106435
Re: Indian Military Aviation - 06 March 2019
Thanks nachiket and Indranil. I think I understand about the size + type of inlet. A follow-up: the Mk1 like the F/A-18, has a little "vent" (?) in the wing, above the intake, which the Shornet doesn't have: https://images.app.goo.gl/nhUbKQiKgWznpD71A https://images.app.goo.gl/axq4RuAZQoT2...
- 27 Mar 2021 01:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation - 06 March 2019
- Replies: 271
- Views: 106435
Re: Indian Military Aviation - 06 March 2019
Sounds like what Tejas would've been without the need to match the MiG-21 footprint exactly. But a question, Indranil: why the splitter plate intakes? Forget DSI if one were to look at 4G a/c, they seem more like the Hornet rather than the Super Hornet. Even the KAI T-50 has no splitter plates. Will...
- 21 Oct 2020 02:06
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2132916
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
I totally back KSingh here. IA should be sole custodian of helos. IAF can have for CSAR/SpecOps etc. IMVHO, of course.
- 07 Sep 2020 13:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 831453
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- 29 Jul 2020 16:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 831453
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Russian Sprut tank is only 20 tons and has a powerful 125mm smoothbore gun Why go for heavier K9 with 105 mm gun ? Wouldn't it be nice to not have a salad bar inventory? Imagine the K9-based SPG + LT + ICV + SPAAG + APC + Mortar Carrier + AECV + ATGM Carrier + Command Vehicle... standardised, reaso...
- 09 Mar 2020 14:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020
- Replies: 669
- Views: 237761
Re: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020
It's lifted on jacks. See the nose / outer wing area.Khalsa wrote:Why is the a/c on the right hand side looking bigger to me ?
The spine behind the canopy looks bigger, the shoulder looks bigger. Perhaps even the wing area.
Obviously an optical illusion or I am just thinking its bigger because its a 2 seater
- 06 Feb 2020 15:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 452242
Re: Positive News from the USA
Heh. Kellogg's wholesome history.sanjaykumar wrote:Feed the lad cornflakes. And attach wires to his satanic nether regions so that any fond recall of the halftime show rings a bell in the master bedroom. So the christians can rush in to save his eternal soul.
I’m not making this up.
- 05 Feb 2020 21:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 831453
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Only that using a 70's design as a baseline for a FUTURE Infantry Combat Vehicle is somewhat... odd? Otherwise nothing.srin wrote:What's wrong with using BMP-2 design as baseline and updating it where required ? I quite like it.
- 05 Feb 2020 14:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 831453
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Looks like Abhay FICV reborn. The gun looks like derivative of 40mm Bofors gun. ARDE had developed fsapds ammunition for it. The 4 km missile neither seems to be milan nor kornet. Overall seems to adhere to KISS philosophy. Not like Abhay sir. This honestly seems more like a late 1980s Warsaw Pact ...
- 30 Dec 2019 14:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Adieu Bahadur! MiG-27 Flogger
- Replies: 86
- Views: 26171
Re: Adieu Bahadur! MiG-27 Flogger
MiG-27 as gate guardian in Mumbai. @ Kartik, if you are reading this....please confirm that IAF MiG-27s had serial numbers starting with SM. I thought only MiG-23s had serial numbers starting with SM. The MiG-27 all had serial numbers starting with TS, no? And the UPG variants were TU, correct? Adm...
- 27 Dec 2019 15:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Aircraft Recognition
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 298074
Re: Aircraft Recognition
FL. Note cockpit canopy.chetonzz wrote:one is bison, other one is BIS or FL???I
- 06 Dec 2019 11:29
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8446
- Views: 3030040
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
^ Indian railways to float global tenders for procurement of 100 new trains. We are actually witnessing the destruction of indigenous know-how and capability on the level of Marut if not more. 40 Years from now our children on BR will be wondering how their idiot parents were OK with this happening...
- 29 May 2019 22:06
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
- Replies: 5960
- Views: 2329908
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Optimising for torpedo tube launch? Specifically Scorpenes which have Western sized tubes? Or for air launch optimisation?Indranil wrote:Nirbhay is being scaled down slightly:
Diamter: 505 mm
Length: 5600 mm
Weight: 810-975 kg
- 05 May 2019 21:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1140567
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
That's what "Rationalisation of Failure" sounds like to me, yes.Lalmohan wrote:Are some of you making the arguement that africans are naturally inferior? Just so i am clear on what you mean?
- 02 May 2019 15:01
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1538309
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
This is a deeply depressing and dangerous development. Please read Mr. Mani's blog and you will understand how hard certain vested interests have tried to kill this project. With his retirement, the hyaenas have begun to tear at the threat to their gravy trains. (No pun intended).
- 14 Jan 2019 11:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
- Replies: 3324
- Views: 764736
Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Can someone with connections in HAL please tell them to buy the rights to these images and use ONLY them for Dhruv/Rudra marketing efforts and not some rubbish images taken by PR Dept.? These are amazing and I'm enjoying this powerful visual representation of Indian engineering and firepower.
- 05 Oct 2018 09:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7500
- Views: 1746311
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Lol. Yes back in the day when a manly Spartan warrior could just oil his six pack, f*ck his 12 yr old ' trainee warrior' in the ass and spear one of his slaves to death for no reason. Then bitch with his buddy Menander about how the evil Athenians had introduced a 12ft Dory for their hoplites but so...
- 06 Sep 2018 15:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8801
- Views: 2474285
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
btw, the mh60 helicopters primary role is troop transport, search and rescue, and other standard roles. The indian networks are billing it as an anti-submarine helicopter. I think you may be confusing the MH-60R with the MH-60S. We're getting the R, which has Active Sonar, Sonobuoy launcher, Mk54 t...
- 30 May 2018 22:13
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - May 2017
- Replies: 5116
- Views: 1901235
Re: Indian Missiles News and Discussions - May 2017
This is basically a slightly modified vertical launched ASRAAM. Soft launch and pif paf in the tail for direction. The sea version is quad packable in the SYLVER vls. Derby and python will not do the same dance because they have slewable launchers and no pif paf.
- 22 Apr 2018 11:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 4822
- Views: 1460986
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
but we need the teeth because for every ship that IN brings to the fight, PLAN will bring 2 , of similar or bigger size and packed to the gunwales. wasting valuable foredeck area for RBU shows a timid design approach though. these smallish defensive weapons are best kept amidships and near the hang...
- 21 Apr 2018 13:20
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 4822
- Views: 1460986
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
1. I'm pretty sure that's an LO 127mm housing looking at the scale and shape. 2. If we delete the RBUs and use UVLS for all missiles including LRSAM then there looks to be capacity for 48 cells easily. If we figure out quad packing for the SAMs then it will be a generously equipped ship. 3. Taking a...
- 11 Jan 2018 23:04
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - May 2017
- Replies: 5116
- Views: 1901235
Re: Indian Missiles News and Discussions - May 2017
What program is this? Like a mobile flycatcher type setup? IAF colors? Haven't seen this before.Karan M wrote:
Which brings me to this program!
http://pibphoto.nic.in/photo//2018/Jan/ ... 120251.jpg
The MPATGM will also allow DRDO some critical building blocks for launcher tech!
- 25 Jul 2017 10:28
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Artillery: News & Discussion
- Replies: 4811
- Views: 1343895
Re: Artillery Discussion Thread
Very interesting. Was not aware of this piece of ordinance. Information online seems thin on the ground. Many thanks.ramana wrote:From Sanjay
On the artillery thread - could you educate posters that the gun most recently posted was a 75/24 pack howitzer that was used in the direct fire role during Kargil.
- 24 Jul 2017 13:32
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Artillery: News & Discussion
- Replies: 4811
- Views: 1343895
Re: Artillery Discussion Thread
I think it's a 25-pounder or possibly a Yugoslav 76mm Mountain Howitzer.shaun wrote: Please id the below image and whether its still in use.
- 24 May 2017 15:23
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2132916
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
Stalin told Tupolev to clone the Superfortress in as short a time as possible instead of continuing with his own comparable ANT-64.The reverse-engineering effort involved 900 factories and research institutes, who finished the design work during the first year; 105,000 drawings were made.[9] By the...
- 16 Jan 2017 11:21
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Ship and Sub Recognition
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10714
Re: Ship and Sub Recognition
Yes that's what I meant inflatable life boats. And shiv saar, learnt that the hard way - ages ago was invited with family onboard a CG OPV (forget which class, but had a manual 40mm bofors upfront) and there were these white drums near the stern. Commando Comics training kicked in and I asked the sa...
- 15 Jan 2017 18:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Ship and Sub Recognition
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10714
Re: Ship and Sub Recognition
4: Life rafts, I think.
- 14 Mar 2016 17:50
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Small Arms Thread
- Replies: 4653
- Views: 1498876
Re: Small Arms Thread
May be a dumb question, but why do we insist on using 20-round mags for our standard ARs? I can understand the weight issues for the 7.62x51 FAL, but why on the 5.56 INSAS and now the Excalibur?
We use AKs and Tavors with 30-round mags, so why 2 round for INSAS? Is there a logic to this or...?
We use AKs and Tavors with 30-round mags, so why 2 round for INSAS? Is there a logic to this or...?
- 03 Feb 2016 10:48
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
- Replies: 4210
- Views: 753150
Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
So I've always wondered - why doesn't the Vikrant have a bulbous bow? Overall, we seem not prefer bulbous bows in our indigenous design - even our bow sonar installations - which are making an appearance only on our latest designs - seem a little more conservative than others'. Compare: P28: http://...
- 27 Nov 2015 13:17
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2132916
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
^Nope, there may be a crew chief, but there is also space for an 8 man squad.
- 26 Nov 2015 23:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2132916
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
There's provably some form of communications hatch between the 8 man cabin at the back and the pilot's cockpit. So that's prolly the door gunner.
- 27 Oct 2015 14:39
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
- Replies: 4734
- Views: 678647
Re: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
It's very hard to tell what's going on there. For one, that isn't a Saudi ship in the beginning, its a UAE Baynunah (CNM Combattante) Class missile corvette. There's a RAM launcher on the rear superstructure, and there's no slewing/launch to suggest that the ship is being attacked. At around 01:50 t...
- 01 Oct 2015 19:21
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Aircraft Recognition
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 298074
Re: Aircraft Recognition
C-130.
- 07 Sep 2015 12:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 586754
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
Is this the one that's being built at HSL? There was a 10,000T being built IIRC...
edit: srin, that's the one I'm talking about too.
edit: srin, that's the one I'm talking about too.
- 29 Aug 2015 18:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion
- Replies: 3997
- Views: 619496
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion
If this is true, it's perhaps not terribly wise... Though the article is by Suhasini Haider, so then again....
- 19 Aug 2015 13:53
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
- Replies: 4210
- Views: 753150
Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
^That's a Kilo. Hull-mounted diving planes, as opposed to sail-mounted. Also, there is no evidence of silos behind the sail, which is in the center as opposed to being towards the fore-end as it would be on the Arihant.