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by daulat
17 Nov 2005 15:50
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Cope India 2005 - Kalaikunda AFS - Part I
Replies: 337
Views: 192751

most of the Japan based units are very used to demos. currently there is a big hoo haa going on about Okinawa and dugong habitats being disrupted by US bases

all in a days work in a democracy
by daulat
16 Nov 2005 23:51
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Cope India 2005 - Kalaikunda AFS - Part I
Replies: 337
Views: 192751

That quote is as good an admission that the F-16 jocks got their clocks cleaned :D You don't change your 'tried and true' and "traditional" method of tactics unless their is a paradigm shift (read IAF pasting the USAF) :twisted: i would say partially true - "we are happy with the per...
by daulat
16 Nov 2005 17:45
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Cope India 2005 - Kalaikunda AFS - Part I
Replies: 337
Views: 192751

i would urge uncle-is-devious-theorists to consider the fact that unkil has no need to withdraw the E3 after elint. it can stay in india and do more elint. besides, the USN will have been profiling the MKI's flying over the Arabian Sea at a discrete distance also, they flew to France ne c'est pas? l...
by daulat
08 Nov 2005 21:29
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Cope India 2005 - Kalaikunda AFS - Part I
Replies: 337
Views: 192751

and free screenings of border and kargil to remind the janata that there is a purpose to this

the aam janata free snacking CPI(M) voting bangali has national pride too
by daulat
26 Oct 2005 20:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: 1965 India Pakistan War: Forty Years Since
Replies: 99
Views: 85206

sameer and jagan - loved the story, however says that bishnoi climbed to 300' and then began a dive. either he was seriously cool or there is a zero missing? AFAIK at 300' at those speeds a dive will not last very long... please illuminate
by daulat
05 Oct 2005 00:11
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 459654

Yunis Khan was a constable in the Sindh Police. He understood little of the war, except that the sahibs were increasingly glum. His three cousins were somewhere at the front, he prayed five times every day for their well being. Yunis would not know that one of them had died in the Pabbi forest, anot...
by daulat
23 Sep 2005 20:11
Forum: Military History Archive
Topic: Book: The India-Pak Air War of 1965 - Details & Reviews
Replies: 93
Views: 71740

Mr Roy and the readers of the Telegraph may appreciate a letter to the editor - nice constructed rebuttal of course
by daulat
22 Sep 2005 13:55
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 459654

Bisons will not be covering Midas, too short legged (30-45m effective sorties if I remember correctly). Its got to be Su30's, or atleast relays of Mirage 2000's. Possibly MiG29's but they also have a short legged issue

Bisons should be excellent at point interception/defence
by daulat
06 Sep 2005 12:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: 1965 India Pakistan War: Forty Years Since
Replies: 99
Views: 85206

BBC news site has a 'today in history' section running today

1965 India - Pakistan war

worth a read, particularly for the gov't spokesman says ... comments
by daulat
05 Sep 2005 21:09
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 459654

note to editors of compiled story. we should have a few months of skirmishing and posturing, and then the main action will only last 72-100 hours. you'll need to compress the mayhem.
by daulat
31 Aug 2005 17:36
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 459654

singha -Chola was your creation so it is only fair you get to command it -why not add a paragraph detailing its design and capabilities as you see it -while i delve into history gepgraphy and economy of oman and then come back to the brewing conflict in northern arabian sea . control of african sla...
by daulat
26 Aug 2005 16:43
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 459654

J Cage - i didn't do equal-equal, i was describing the shattering of the PA and its disorganised retreat, held together in places by individuals
by daulat
26 Aug 2005 15:37
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 459654

sharma ji - many more will die before it is over. lahore awaits but so does the grim reaper. besides, in a densely populated country, how rapid can a rapid advance be? <<i also want to remind everyone that this is not funny and its not like the movies. need to remember that war is hell>>
by daulat
26 Aug 2005 13:58
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 459654

The road north of Sahiwal was choked. The refugees had long ago taken to the scrub around the road, now it was just choked with the burning, stinking remains of a long column of burnt out trucks, APC's and bodies. Lots of bodies. Those that could walk had done so, trudging northwards, hoping to regr...
by daulat
24 Aug 2005 12:52
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Cruise Missile Test in Pakistan: Final Thread
Replies: 89
Views: 50321

warhead guru's - does TSP have a N-warhead small enough to fit a cruise missile? Else is babur full sized and therefore likely to be slow? Could it be more like a F6 retooled? this is ofcourse discounting those indigenous warheads that come with a Mandarin Operating Manual... looks like babur is a s...
by daulat
24 Aug 2005 03:03
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 459654

Capt Nalini Chauhan watched the lean gaunt men stalk out of the early morning mist in towards the lines. Having cleared the outer perimeter of the defences, they had relaxed and now showed their tiredness. She recognized Gurung and sighed with relief to see him... still alive. So many had already go...
by daulat
22 Aug 2005 10:03
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part III
Replies: 326
Views: 459654

editor-loge - looking forward to your consolidation. btw - nalini chauhan is part of the pabbi story, not a separate one
by daulat
03 Aug 2005 20:32
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Nalini Chauhan turned her head into the back of the jeep and quickly wiped a tear and swallowed a sob where no one would see. Turning round quickly, Captain Chauhan issued orders and thought through what she had to do next. The medevac Dhruv's had already taken the worst cases back, now only the wal...
by daulat
03 Aug 2005 14:55
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

yes indeed - i had initially thought of a SSG encounter with Nalini, but then waqt barbaad hoh raha tha, aur kaam bhi jaada tha ;)

GWII had a lot of incidents of tail biting - and women being captured too. brits lost a few men early on through this

rapid moving fronts have lots of complications...
by daulat
03 Aug 2005 13:10
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Ghatke could bear it no longer, once he confirmed that casevac was on the way, he quickly summoned up a team of five volunteers and headed out into the night in the direction he saw the irregulars head off towards. He would find his Captain - no matter what lay ahead. An hour of heading through the ...
by daulat
03 Aug 2005 03:27
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Captain Nalini Chauhan jumped into the cab of the truck in a swift move. The orders to move forward had come through, she had to get her signals unit on the road and moving quickly as the FEBA surged ahead following the break out of the Pabbi forest. She tensed a little as the last MP's waved her co...
by daulat
01 Aug 2005 15:34
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

with the pabbi flank secure, the main armoured thrust now pushed through the rail junction at kharain and struck westwards - blasting its way through the hasty defences on the open plain. despite the POL dump attack at Jodhpur, the logistics moved around sufficiently for the momentum to be maintaine...
by daulat
30 Jul 2005 01:20
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Captain Bhagi whispered to Lt. Vyas - "Get a work detail on that quickly" "Sir" Vyas quickly jogged back to the rear as Bhagi moved forward to inspect the bundh area as head of the relief battalion. The remnants of Captain Roy's company were slowly drifting back, up ahead Rajan's...
by daulat
29 Jul 2005 20:13
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

By the time the lead tanks of the Poona Horse reached the strike zone, there was little left of the PA units that had once been there. Pinaka had struck, only some half crazed shell shocked living dead seemed to be around. They were quickly rounded up by the following Madrasis deploying swiftly from...
by daulat
29 Jul 2005 15:46
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Alam lay in the trench with Satgaonkar by his side, feeding him water and gur from his pouch. Kumar had bandaged him, he would be ok. The mobile op theatre had many more pressing cases. The remnants of Bravo company were ordered to hold the bundh whilst Rajan had moved forward with Co's Alpha and Ch...
by daulat
29 Jul 2005 14:16
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Lance Naik Satinder Kullar finally passed into unconsciousness and slumped into the stretcher "Quickly, move him back!" shouted a burly Grenadiers havildar Satinder was past caring now, the blood flow from his wounds had been high, despite the new coagulant that had been hurriedly applied ...
by daulat
18 Jul 2005 21:37
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

btw - shouldn't we lodge a complaint about the names of PN ships, as far as I have been taught, both Babur and Tipu Sultan were INDIAN!!! :evil:
by daulat
08 Jul 2005 21:18
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise Garuda-II: Istres AFB, France
Replies: 91
Views: 79399

Daulat, IMHO AdA is as "best" as it can get - i.e. as good as the IAF. Not sure why you call USAF that after we waxed them in Gwalior. (Sure we dont have AWCAS and airborne lasers, but then we digress ... ) i was attempting some sardonic humour onlee... amreekis think they are the best na...
by daulat
08 Jul 2005 16:51
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise Garuda-II: Istres AFB, France
Replies: 91
Views: 79399

theres a nice trend building up of IAF training with Adel'A prior to the USAF - seems to be a good curriculum builder before engaging with the 'best of the best'

i also wonder if Adel'A will conclude it needs a heavy fighter more urgently now?
by daulat
07 Jul 2005 01:01
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise Garuda-II: Istres AFB, France
Replies: 91
Views: 79399

Singha wrote:visitors report to Istres...

http://franknoort.nl/istres/
boy, these guys are serious geeks! god bless 'em :)
by daulat
22 Jun 2005 21:09
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Captains Cabin, HMS Astute a sharp knock on the door woke Capt. Effyngham-Smythe from his restless sleep. The only person on board accorded a separate room, the skipper was a figure of respect and awe. Lt. Cmdr Siswick stepped into the small cabin and sat on the small desk as Effyngham-Smythe arose ...
by daulat
17 Jun 2005 20:33
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Command Deck HMS Astute: Lieutenant Barton: "Picking up a lot of surface activity captain..." Captain Effyngham-Smythe: "Steady as she goes number one, we need to keep our heads down, our little pop-up earlier probably got someone interested... Signals? Anything from Command?" Ef...
by daulat
17 Jun 2005 15:15
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Crewman found on remote atoll Port Blair (NSN) - Able Seaman Kumaramangalam, part of the illfated crew of Airborne-I from the lost INS Brahmaputra was discovered earlier today on a remote island in the Nicobar chain. Weak and dehydrated, he had floated onto the shore after the Dhruv helicopter from...
by daulat
27 May 2005 17:32
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
Replies: 329
Views: 120432

so Tim, has AQK been sold for 30 something F-16's? any more 'sales' and the number of F-16's will surely rise... someone somewhere has surely drawn the overlapping timelines...?
by daulat
24 May 2005 21:57
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Aditya G wrote:Can anyone draw up a scenario of strike on Gwadar?
Agni II + smiling buddha, so long and thanks for all the fish! :D
by daulat
15 May 2005 18:30
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise Vajra Shakti
Replies: 95
Views: 73925

personally I would have been happy with "Vajra-danti", to rip mushy a new tighter aperture between the pomegranates

what with its canine like associations, would have been a good psy-ops blow to the old H&D as well...
by daulat
05 May 2005 20:51
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise Vajra Shakti
Replies: 95
Views: 73925

visitors to such exercises usually see the massive firepower displays, sometimes they go on limited manouvres. rarely would they see anything that actually tells them anything they did not know. they might see incompetence or highly efficient fighting units - thats all psyops. they won't see too muc...
by daulat
04 May 2005 16:17
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Harsh - i suspect that Jivan Kumar was dead very soon after he crossed the border. No one could have rescued him. Also, much as I enjoyed Singha's Raven Force story, if I were guarding Madame xxx and I saw that the brown stuff had hit the fan, I would put a bullet in her head before anything else ha...
by daulat
26 Apr 2005 01:29
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part II
Replies: 328
Views: 239033

Lt Cdr. Pandey looked out from the thin linen cloth bound around his face at the glaring sun and hoped that his thin cotton shirt would mask his skin tone. He was a little fairer than a typical boatman on the Meghna. It had been six hours since they crept into the wooden fishing boat and navigated u...
by daulat
04 Apr 2005 19:54
Forum: Military History Archive
Topic: BURMA - The Longest War 1941 - 1945
Replies: 26
Views: 28686

Johann - thanks for the explanations. I wasn't implying canon fodder, merely accounting nicities! :)