Bharat Rakshak

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The Aurangzeb Principal could be a reference to the disastrous Dakhhan campaign launched by him. It bancurrupted the empire, destroyed alliances from which the empire drew strength, created an alternate power centre in Maratha Empire. Utimately leading to the downfall of the empire itself. All becau...

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Not exactly. Purely from a war fighting POV, it's important for MBTs to have the ability to clear a path for themselves on the battlefield. Without being dependent on other assets. That in turn makes the mine plough a useful kit to attach on every tank. Having said that, what was really really, real...

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IIRC, back in late 90s when Shri Kalam was still the scientific advisor to the Raksha mantri. He had stated that the IAF will require 220 Tejas with an export potential for several hundred more. The Mk1 in its iterations has already reached that number. 40+83+97= 220. The so called Mk2 will surpass ...

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I was watching to the latest video by Perun on you tube. About the ability of the Russians and Ukrainians to sustain the war for sometime and the factors that will have an effect on the ability of the nation's to continue to fight. https://youtu.be/nQLI8xnINqk?si=l0MU5V3-Z7gEt3hu Published on 3rd Ma...

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Why "Col Kalashnikov"?

The gentleman's name is,"Colonel Prasad Bansod". It's a good name for an Indian. The fact that he is called Col Kalashnikov, shows that our media has no appreciation of his accomplishments. Without bringing a foreigner into the discussion.

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That's the bloody problem. Even though Arjun was designed for our requirements. The Indian army abandoned it for an inferior imported product.

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VKumar wrote: ↑05 Mar 2024 23:25 Bunched up like at Pearl Harbour

Most large navies ships this way only.

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The T-14 Armata is still very much alive. What the article is referring to is that the tank will not be deployed in Ukraine due to the high cost. The comment was that, it's cheaper for the Russians to procure T90 over the Armata. Regardless of the context of the comment. It basically means that Arm...

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Wasn't the K2 and evolution of the K1 which was the make-in-korea variant of the M1 Abrams? And the MBT Arjun kind of developed to counter the possibility of the Pakis getting the M1 Abrams. The K2 was a different design. It had not much in common with the K1. The Arjun is the reason why I have no ...

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The South Koreans have just released an upgraded K2.

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Old fashioned Sam traps. High flying jets are seen from longer distance. The fire control system is kept powered up, but not emitting. The message comes from ew system. The fire control emits to acquire target. Shoots missiles and then scoots away. Before any Russian reprisal. Not very a new tactic....

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This is not a Stinger competitor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistral_(missile)

This is a Mistral competitor.

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George Galloway, has a you tube channel.

This guy can best be described as a self loathing white liberal.

Sometimes he gets things right. But most of the time he is wildly out of sync with reality.

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Do the Israelis have a similar system that can be rebadged and produced by Adani under make in India?

If yes, then this missile will not be ordered by services .

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How difficult would it be for the Russians to install anti radiation seekers on the Shahid type drones. Send them over the battlefield and let the Ukrainians try to bring them down.

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If it does indeed come to pass. Then it's an example of whose corruption?

The Indian army or the Indian government?

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Thanks.

That's more like it.

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Dr. Qamar Cheema believes that the informal/undocumented economy in Pakistan has a size of USD $1 Trillion, even though the formal/documented economy is only USD $300 billion. (source: https://www.youtube.com/live/XVFdx6tqzLU?si=UF3o4IbsRaZazVl7 ) Once upon a time, we used to have a collection of t...

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Slightly underwhelming to see that the even with the availability of the physical space with the pinaka vehicle and mounting turn table. The pod carries only 6 x122 rockets.

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Do the Ukrainians have enough weapons to equip 500k men? Or the combined western world has enough equipment to arm a 500 k army?

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Indian military RFI have been known to suffer from “brochuritis” :P Not the last 2 that I have seen. The German Kf51 and the Abrams X seem tailor made as per the Indian RFI and not the other way round. That's not the problem for me. The problem is the absence of project management capabilities and ...

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So what exactly is the newer system deployed against India that led to the IA asking for a 55 tonne tank with 4 crew members plus an autoloader along with the armor specs of much heavier tanks? https://youtu.be/hdAVdINSHNc?si=uHdbGh_a8s8YKW2a The PLA is developing a new MBT that is supposed to be a...

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The short ranged systems don't have the terminal speed to bother a mid range air defence system.

The PLA Df 17 and Df 26 are now looking scary, as those things have the performance to bother high end air defence systems.

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Talking about Ukrainian Sea drone attacks, I noticed the IN uses the RBS 60 anti Submarine rocket, in addition to Barak 1 plus CIWS. Whereas the Russians have the Shitil plus Ciws, both of which struggle against these drone coming low height boats. I guess if the Russians install the RBS 60 on thie...

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If i am not wrong the proposal to include the armed services into the strategic planning and design with in the DRDO was a proposal that was resisted by DRDO itself.. wont it at least help in formulating at least realistic GSQRs ? IMO, it will not. The job of the DRDO is to decide if the requiremen...

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Indonesia, being one of the largest economies is understandable. It's a well educated population, with moderate Islamic leanings. So if, it continues with the current trends, no reason why it should not become one of larger economies in future. Pakistan, nice joke. What do they have, or will have th...

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The uniforms are the गधा मजदूरी or donkey labor in the hierarchy of the ecosystem. To lay everything at their door is unfair. The way that things are set up, the uniforms can be over ruled, at any time, by any one in the food chain. The uniforms are responsible for designing the GSQR. They're respo...

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Fair enough. But is a comparison that took place 10 or 20 or 30 years ago still a valid point of reference? Or the RFQ being designed in such a way that only a specific imported system is suitable for the requirements. A valid way of doing business. We know how the army has effed up Arjun program. W...

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Manish_P wrote: ↑23 Feb 2024 08:23

You can also add a requirement of gun elevation to be howitzer class. Boom. You have covered the tracked artillery requirement as well. Truly multirole.

The Belgians have a 105 mm turret doing just that. Don't give these people any new ideas.

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So, one interesting question from the Swarajyamag article: what is the point of the 4th crew member if you are requiring an autoloader ? The Germans have released the concept of a 130 mm gun tank with an autoloader and optional 4th crew to manage drones. But that vehicle limits main gun ammunition ...

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Manish can you please share the link of the 2nd August 55 letter along with the context of the letter.

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SRajesh wrote: ↑22 Feb 2024 14:12 Pratyushji
India was founding member of League of Nations, even though it was part of British Empire wasn't it??

India is also a founding member of the UN as a British dependency.

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in order for India to get a seat at the table. India needs to build it's own table.

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Bala, Nehru is deserving of a lot of criticism. But not on this matter. The offer to India of Security council seat in place of Chuna is a fiction. Therefore the question of Nehru turning that down doesn't arise. Nehru did speak in favour of Bejing replacing Tipai. But that was more of a scholarly a...

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The approximate cost of the missiles is 90 crores a piece.

I was hoping for the costs to have started coming down as a result of mass production of the system.

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The current P5 are the so call allied nations of the WW2. That's why both UK and France have the veto. That's also the reason why India will never gain a veto seat on the security council. The UN is a failure. It's in the Indian interests to ensure that the PRC efforts to completely upend the global...

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srin wrote: ↑20 Feb 2024 21:30 Thanks. Doesn't even say if the gun is smooth bore or rifled ...

Don't you think, that this decision should become relevant once the vehicle has been designed by the Indian vendor and is approaching the end of user testing.

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WRT, the weight of the tank. The new concept vehicles presented by both the Americans and the Germans are both under 60 tons. One has space for a crew of 4 and the other has a 3 manned crew. So it's possible to do what the Indian army is asking for. But I have no confidence in the Indian Army's abil...

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^^^

This is an extremely unorthodox approach to solving the MSP issue.

I have a feeling that this will cause a split between the more politically minded section of the farmers and those who are interested in farmers welfare.

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4 men 3 different calibres.

A logistical nightmare.

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