Bharat Rakshak

ParGha

Time to cut down their presence in the forces. Or they will repeat their behavior as they did during Op BlueStar. Reorganization along Zonal basis is far better than trying to muck around with quotas and other political bull$#!+. Zonal basis works for Madras Regiment and MEG -- if Tamil Christian, ...

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Great to see Galwan heroes being awarded for the bravery but I'm a little confused as to how the Army goes about determining if its a peacetime medal (Ashok ,Kirti etc ) and a wartime medal ( PVC,MVC etc ) , So while plenty of clashes against Pak in J&K have led to peacetime medals this one is ...

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Potentially, someone like L&T can try out as there is a great need for these platforms given swarm drones are a reality The K30 Biho had outperformed ZSUs, and L&T already had a partnership with Koreans with the K-9 (Vajra) project. Unfortunately, it was one of the victims of the COVID-19 b...

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The operational and obsolescence issues with Sterling aside, it was one of my favorite SMGs ever. The Sterling was the first real gun I was allowed to hold (unloaded, of course) as a 6-year old accompanying my grandpa to the canteen. It used to be a favorite for the point-man in a patrol; its high r...

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Is it 9mm? Then its Sterling replacement. Correct assessment. But no one wants a Sterling replacement: carrying one during IPKF and early days of the Kashmir Insurgency was a "shoot me first -- I'm an officer or radio operator" advertisement for enemies. The 9x19mm bullets couldn't penetr...

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Have any studies been done in India where they have quantified the benefits of BPJs & Patkas? A before-vs-after analysis: lives saved, injuries minimized etc? It is very hard to do a before/after analysis because other variables also changes over time (for example, violence went up 93-96, 00-03...

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Sirs, could someone please help this illiterate one with a translation. Thank you Kisaano ki varsho puraani maang poori hui: Rakesh Tikait Farmers' Long Time Ask Completed: Rakesh Tikait Nirnay ka swaagat Decision Welcome sarkaar ne kesaano ko aapni upaj kaahi bhi bhejne ki anumati de di Government...

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The re-orientation of I Corps as a Mountain Strike Corps, if true, is the first big indication that IA is buckling up for a fight. Putting its Armoured Division into Army HQ reserve is a good first step. The Army HQ was a shell after it ceded 6 Mountain Division to a Strike Corps, and was reduced to...

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... what is the advantage of the PLA preparing for a war of lower probability than a skirmish of much higher probability? The PLA grew up preparing for wars with the United States (1948-69) and the Soviet Union (1969-91); it is in their institutional memory and culture to think of large-scale warfa...

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-Their soft underbelly - training and their two-year rotation of personnel has shown to be a major shortcoming. It even appears to dictate their strategy. This is a bit of a surprise. The Chinese recruitment, training and organization is geared for industrial-scale warfare. While it is a weakness i...

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Looks like (L to R): B&T, B&T, Sig, PKM, Carl Gustav, Sig, AKM, Sig, Sig, Sig... what a logistical nightmare!

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At this point in time its a waste of time to further work on the Arjun. The Army is wasting every ones time for not coming up with the GSQR of the FMBT and its assorted supporting vehicles. On the contrary, the Army wants (and NEEDS) to induct Arjun Mk2s and Abhays by 2026-27 -- it is better to foc...

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Experience of large Armies in Small Arms replacement has been less than stellar. ... Most have avoided replacement of ammunition type. I would argue that there hasn't been a significant technical breakthrough in small-arms technology since the 1950s to justify a massive replacement. Countries have ...

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Correct on the first bit but I differ on the 2nd bit. India, on its own, decided it was not prudent to develop the border infra lest it makes the task of the invading Chinese easier. This was the official GOI policy following the '62 war. That's just for public consumption. Roads are not cheap and ...

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Can you elaborate on this point below? Is there such a precedent anywhere? If you need to stop and clear the enemy, you need something heavier like a T-72 converted to HAPC/HIFV. Almost all new-build IFVs are getting heavy (into 30T+ range) — Warrior 2, Puma, Namer, T-15 IFV, etc. The Israelis have...

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2. What would be the ToE of the proposed Armoured Infantry Battalions? 3. Is the intention behind these Armoured Infantry Battalions to bring the concept of the RAPIDS down to a Bde level, instead of having just a different composition of Armd/Inf/Mech Bdes to make up the RAPID? Organization is pro...

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So do we need 4000 odd tanks? Probably not (fwiw, there are around 3000 front-line tanks, not 4K). About 20-30% of the Armoured Regiments may end up being converted to Armoured Infantry battalions, and another 20% may end up as light armored regiments and/or RSTA regiments. Don’t be surprised if th...

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jamwal wrote:Ah, you meant it that way. It looks interesting but I'll not be able to participate at this time, sorry. I've written around 35k words after this and it'll be really time consuming to rewrite all that.

Totally understand. Looking forward to reading it.

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Self delete to keep with the flow of the scenario.

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Indian Army officers inherited an imperial mindset when it came to strategic thinking. By this I mean the following: land had no intrinsic value for a British officer fighting far away from home. It was something that could be traded for strategic gain. Not true. While the British may not have had ...

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''War is not a excel spreadsheet comparison of numbers as is seen on TV channels. It is ability to bring force to bear at right place taking full advantage of geography'' - Indian Military friends. It was illuminating for me as well when I first saw these concepts. Your Indian Army friends are gene...

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My thinking may be wrong but what exact military experience do we attribute to the chinese that allowed then to have an upper edge on us in 1962 relative to an Indian Army that had fought in every military theatre of WW2?. 1. Higher command experience - only one Indian officer, Colonel Thimmayya, c...

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How it played out per Washington Post: In a matter of months, however, Nagorno-Karabakh has become perhaps the most powerful example of how small and relatively inexpensive attack drones can change the dimensions of conflicts once dominated by ground battles and traditional air power. It also highli...

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Please discuss the results and any policy impacts coming out. Then shouldn't the thread by LOCKED until the results are out? We need to analyze the reality that comes out -- not hyperventilate on the basis of our insecurities and prejudices. You can spend a lot of time and energy analyzing a propos...

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Ralph Peters called it in “The War After Armageddon”.

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Actually I'd prefer that the critiques focus on screaming autarky. They're nowhere close to reality in the process, and that is just as well. From my recent conversations with investors and entrepreneurs in India, there is a real and growing fear of License Raj 2.0 and Rent-Seeking Parasitism retur...

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X-post https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/in-drone-era-tanks-must-adapt-to-last-longer-155904 In drone era, tanks must adapt to last longer Even the well intentioned good General Hooda has not a single word for Ghatak or Rustom but advocating in favor of Valkryie. If cost is the issue, then ...

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ParGha ji, universal conscription was only practiced by select countries and that too for relatively short periods of human history. When Clausewitz talks about "people's participation", he was specifically talking about universal conscription that was introduced by the French Revolutiona...

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Clausewitz says after 18th century, national will represented by people became added to the dyad between Executive or the ruler and the military or Army. Col Summers in his book "On Strategy" says however the mass casualties of the 20th century disenchanted the public and reduced their ro...

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But if we think from chinese POV on economic planning, this missile is way cheaper than the hulls that China churns out by dozens and moor for photographs Nice! That said, it shouldn't only be from the Chinese POV. This kind of asymmetric thinking, planning and preparation is crucial to economic su...

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How to fight a tank war under an opfor UAV umbrella. Very good points made here. Worth a read https://rusi.org/publication/rusi-defence-systems/key-armenia-tank-losses-sensors-not-shooters The Key to Armenia’s Tank Losses: The Sensors, Not the Shooters Jack Watling RUSI Defence Systems, 6 October 2...

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It seems to be driven by finding a worthy replacement for the PT-76 light amphibious tank, which has proven to be a very successful concept for Indian conditions. The PT-76s were great light tanks in 1960s and 1970s ; Lt. Col.(later Brig.) Mehta's 45CAV was able to pull of many surprises because th...

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There were some fundamental differences between the PLA in 1962 and now. The PLA in 1962 was a battle hardened army, with all its senior officers fighting us, having survived the Korean war - which was a ruthless Darwinian test. By contrast hardly anyone in IA had combat experience. To be precise, ...

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BMPs belong to Mechanized Infantry and Guards battalions -- not Armoured Regiments. If it says "Gadra" (I haven't seen the video), it is probably 6 Mech Inf (ex 1 GARHWAL).

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NSN, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Gunfights and heavy artillery exchange was reported late last night in the Chhamb Sector of the Pakistani Controlled Kashmir. Residents of Paraganwala and Jattian Mira were woken up to the sound of helicopters, and informed our correspondent that they heard gunfire ...

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Jamwal-ji, I'm going to play the opposing-force (OPFOR) for a few rounds. I'm assuming Chapter 10's Heron strikes are in the near-future? To build off of it... The Air Security Wing (ASW) was now running the show, and the only role left for Colonel Bufang Liu was to sit back and watch the Pakistanis...

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I had no idea that women were involved too, or is it fiction ? It is a fact. SFF has female soldiers, especially radio operators and medics, from day one: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DI0HkFnWsAEHSsV?format=jpg&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DI0GBjkWAAAfQGN?format=jpg&name=small In...

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The Som & Namdol Backstory Disclaimer: I have liberally mixed facts and fiction to create a backstory for Som and Namdol. My apologies if this offends anyone. I'll stick to future-focused possible military scenarios in subsequent posts. "Tea plantations were being squeezed tight by ULFA an...

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jamwal wrote:@ParGha sahab, can you consider writing something about Som and Namdol?

No sahab/waheb for me

Sure, I'll give it a shot.

ParGha

This can be a problem. An army is supposed to focus its energies on a single decision point, not scatter them far and wide across a 3000km front. I wonder if this was not the desired outcome from the Chinese, get several Indian divisions tied down on the LAC thus relieving pressure on Pak on the LO...

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