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by ArmenT
28 May 2016 10:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684621

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

The problem with such an attitude is that if everything cannot be good in the so called best places, everything cannot be bad in the so called worst places - i.e. India. We have an attitude problem and attitude problems get serious and critical if a senior armed forces officer is totally contemptuo...
by ArmenT
26 May 2016 11:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BR Main Site Feedback
Replies: 474
Views: 263788

Re: BR Main Site Feedback

^^^^
Thanks for the heads-up sir. I've fixed the captions.
by ArmenT
23 May 2016 11:37
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Programme Discussion
Replies: 3934
Views: 643138

Re: Indian Space Programme Discussion

Its been reported that the descent had pin point accuracy. If the TD did not return, what pin point descent are isro guys talking about ? The TD was expected to return to an area in the sea simulating a runway. The TD is not expected to survive the water-landing because it isn't designed to do this...
by ArmenT
22 May 2016 12:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BR Forum Feedback
Replies: 1178
Views: 289501

Re: BR Forum Feedback

^^^
The BRF Archiver tool has a feature to allow saving posts in a thread from a particular author (or set of authors). You can use this feature to pull out all the useful posts out of a thread and save them locally on your disk.
by ArmenT
19 May 2016 09:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

The capital for the plant seems obscenely high. Typically costs for coal based plants are in the region of 0.8 million US dollars per MW. This is a little over twice that. Extra cost is because they need to also build the infrastructure around the plant as well (e.g. roads, bridges, coal mining equ...
by ArmenT
13 May 2016 10:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

Gagan wrote:Interesting house in Clifton Karachi
I have to ask: what's so interesting about it?
by ArmenT
10 May 2016 11:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

Homeopathic doctor works as consultant at new Islamabad airport, none of the 12 engineering consultants hired for the under-construction New Islamabad International Airport hold engineering degrees. :rotfl: :rotfl: Are you sure they did not have engineering degrees from Axact? One does for sure. pl...
by ArmenT
17 Apr 2016 13:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

In London digs, Zardari calls Nawaz PPP has denied any chance of a meeting between the two. PHOTO: INP Former president and PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari called Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday evening and inquired after his health with the two leaders staying in close proximity in London. ...
by ArmenT
17 Apr 2016 02:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

Picture of Pakistani PM’s night out in London goes viral LONDON (Staff Report) It seems Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has huge following even abroad. The Pakistani premier, who is on a tour to United Kingdom for medical treatment, was caught by camera last night at a shopping store in central London....
by ArmenT
15 Apr 2016 08:56
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
Replies: 2236
Views: 412158

Re: BR Maths Corner-1

Many people have heard about the story of Hardy and Ramanujan and the taxi cab numbered 1729 (see Taxicab number and 1729 if you don't remember the story). Most people think that it was just some random fact that Ramanujan knew about from memory. Turns out that there might be more to that story -- f...
by ArmenT
14 Apr 2016 11:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

More on the Paki Seafarers http://www.dawn.com/news/1251739/our-seafarers Once I signed off at Poland where my company had to pay additional fare to fly me direct from Poland to Karachi via the UAE. As I was not having a Schengen visa, they could not route me through European airports where the far...
by ArmenT
14 Apr 2016 10:57
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic changes
Replies: 4318
Views: 621496

Re: Perspectives on the global economic changes

World's largest private coal company, Peabody Energy, files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Leading global coal producer Peabody Energy Corp (BTU.N) filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Wednesday after a sharp drop in coal prices left it unable to service debt of $10.1 billion, much of it incurred fo...
by ArmenT
13 Apr 2016 11:02
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 3546
Views: 889450

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014

"The tank is too heavy to be deployed across the border with Pakistan. It is unable to effectively traverse terrain filled with natural and/or artificial obstacles. Or areas criss-crossed with rivers and canals. That rules out most places in Rajasthan, Punjab and the mountainous terrain of the...
by ArmenT
11 Apr 2016 10:50
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1438714

Re: Small Arms Thread

^^^^
Just wondering why that Ishapore sniper rifle has a wooden stock (with decorative cross-hatching even!) instead of a fiberglass one. Usually, most military weapons use fiberglass. Or is that stock put there for display purposes only?
by ArmenT
04 Apr 2016 19:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1772
Views: 564013

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread- June 2015

From Bollywood Stars to Real Estate Tycoons: the Indians in Panama Papers
This is only the first installment of the list released. Supposedly around 500 Indians in the list. There are more to come.
by ArmenT
01 Apr 2016 21:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Obsolete/Old & jugaad weapons that are still relevant in war
Replies: 91
Views: 17655

Re: Obsolete/Old & jugaad weapons that are still relevant in

If I recall correctly, in one of Suvorov's books, he outlines the strategy of why the (former) Soviet Union kept old hardware in storage. First, of course, was because any weapon is better than none, but then he goes into more detail into their thinking: 1. They understood that the old T-55 tanks ca...
by ArmenT
01 Apr 2016 09:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Obsolete/Old & jugaad weapons that are still relevant in war
Replies: 91
Views: 17655

Re: Obsolete/Old & jugaad weapons that are still relevant in

Any weapon is better than no weapon at all, which is why some of the former Soviet Union countries still have old T-55s in storage. I've always thought of the MiG-21 as the AK-47 of aircraft: cheap and commonly available in large numbers. One more "obsolete" weapon is the old Ishapore 2A1 ...
by ArmenT
31 Mar 2016 09:34
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 3546
Views: 889450

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014

Is there any official PR brochure listing out the changes between Mk-1 and Mk-2? Plus extra weight and cost too. Arjun's import content too would be a useful guide.What ATGM missiles will it fire from the main gun? Last year, uddu posted a video from a Tamil TV program where they interviewed a bunc...
by ArmenT
29 Mar 2016 10:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684621

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

the production philosophy, safety standards and quality compliance techniques in aerospace and automobile sectors are very different, even though the end requirement of defect free product is the same. one is low volume / high cost and the other is high volume / low cost. ISO/TS 16949 is the global...
by ArmenT
23 Mar 2016 09:06
Forum:
Topic: BR Mainsite 2.0 : Volunteers Wanted
Replies: 133
Views: 0

Re: BR Mainsite 2.0 : Volunteers Wanted

New article up on the BRF Army Site, courtesy of Brigadier Rattan Kaul:
Battle of Pakokku (Irrawady River Operations)

Enjoy!
by ArmenT
23 Mar 2016 09:05
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Replies: 4440
Views: 1239817

Re: Indian Army: News and Discussions 11 June 2014

New article up on the BRF Army Site, courtesy of Brigadier Rattan Kaul:
Battle of Pakokku (Irrawady River Operations)

Enjoy!
by ArmenT
18 Mar 2016 10:49
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1438714

Re: Small Arms Thread

Americans also innovated and brought to the world 5.56mm concept. Like that went well :roll: Well enough that America's NATO allies went for the same ammo and even improved its performance. Not only allies, but also America's enemies switched as well. For instance, the Soviet Union went for the eve...
by ArmenT
16 Mar 2016 19:29
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1438714

Re: Small Arms Thread

^^^^ And that is why the US went to burst mode in the first place.... the ammo resupply question. In Vietnam, too many soldiers ended up emptying magazines into trees and bushes in full automatic mode without hitting anyone, and they ran out of ammunition in combat. The decision to remove the auto m...
by ArmenT
05 Mar 2016 12:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

On NBC News Pakistan's Sartaj Aziz Admits Taliban Leaders Are Living There ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's top diplomat has admitted what the country has long denied: that it supports some members of the Afghan Taliban and gives them shelter. Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan's Advisor to the Prime Minister on...
by ArmenT
03 Mar 2016 05:49
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1438714

Re: Small Arms Thread

I can't believe we have 70,000 of these sorry a$$ machine pistol. Why BSF went for this worthless sub-machine gun. In picture complete patrol party is using it. Their friends across the border still use AK-47 and G3s, much higher power/range/accuracy. It replaces the Sterling SMG and MP-5 in BSF se...
by ArmenT
02 Mar 2016 10:20
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015
Replies: 1351
Views: 348647

Re: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015

China plans to cut 1.8 million coal and steel jobs Is this big news? Will it affect world markets? China only exports, doesn't import much, so will the world market be affected by a slump in China? It will affect world markets as well. First, it is not true that China only exports. To produce all t...
by ArmenT
01 Mar 2016 10:15
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1438714

Re: Small Arms Thread

jamwal wrote:INSAS with a grenade launcher and optical scope. Apparently in use by GHATAK platoons, unconfirmed.
Technically speaking, that's not a scope, it's too small to be one. That's a red-dot sight. Looks like an Aimpoint or a Zeiss, probably the latter.
by ArmenT
21 Feb 2016 07:27
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 3546
Views: 889450

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - August 9 , 2014

^^^^
Nice. Thanks for posting. I was able to get the location of where it was traveling at about the :32 second mark (hint: that inverted red brick triangle entrance on the right at around :32-:34 is kinda distinctive :)).
by ArmenT
03 Feb 2016 11:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119139

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Despite being a major contributor for remittances, the US has seen only 4,760 Pakistanis find work between 1971-2015, while 12,170 were working in the United Kingdom during this period. Just 12000 working out of 1.7 million Brit-Pakis? Is the 12000 a true figure? WTF are the rest doing? Perhaps the...
by ArmenT
03 Feb 2016 11:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

Anupam Kher lashes out at Pakistan govt after visa refusal Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher lashed out at Pakistani government after he was rejected a visa to the country to attend the Karachi Literature Festival. The actor was due to travel to Pakistan to attend the Karachi Literature Festival ...
by ArmenT
03 Feb 2016 11:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: BR Algorithms Corner
Replies: 167
Views: 24125

Re: BR Algorithms Corner

Come to think of it, BRF was vulnerable to it too and it was exploited once I believe.
by ArmenT
01 Feb 2016 04:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

All is not well with the Pakistani Super League 20/20 Cricket. http://www.dawn.com/news/1236129/the-promise-of-pakistan-super-league First, it appears that their own 20/20 league teams aren't playing in Pakistan :shock: To be hosted in Sharjah and Dubai between Feb 4 and Feb 23, the Pakistan Super L...
by ArmenT
29 Jan 2016 22:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 346034

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

Pakis Play Favourites In Massa Election People supporting Donald Trump does not represent the sentiments of the mainstream. These views were expressed by Mr Shahid Khan while addressing a media roundtable titled “Current Political Climate in the United States of America” organized at the residence ...
by ArmenT
29 Jan 2016 08:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval History Thread
Replies: 155
Views: 46460

Re: Indian Naval History Thread

Sailing against the wind (tacking) was always possible, but it is slower than travelling with the wind blowing behind your sail. Before the 15th century, most sailing ships would sail fairly close to the coast and navigate by using coastal landmarks (mountains, rivers, forests etc.) This is why the ...
by ArmenT
23 Jan 2016 10:48
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684621

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

Nice pictures. As a side note, I think this must be the first time that the LCA was seen without any sensors taped to various parts of the wings -- that's fantastic for sales pitches :).
by ArmenT
20 Jan 2016 20:50
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684621

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

per the latest tweets 1h ago from official twitter handle , list of participating ac has no jf17 so its official - they cut and run. airshow starts tomorrow morning. FYI: For those looking at the list of participants, India actually has two separate entries in the list: The Indian Airforce is one p...
by ArmenT
20 Jan 2016 10:22
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1438714

Re: Small Arms Thread

^^^^ Kalashnikovs are also made of varying quality, depending on who is making them. In fact, some models are known to overheat and quit working way before other rifles. For instance, I've seen footage of a Romanian made AK quit working after shooting about 260 rounds when it jammed. Cause of failur...
by ArmenT
19 Jan 2016 20:14
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I
Replies: 1006
Views: 141971

Re: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I

By the way, has anyone else noticed the inscribed rectangles decorations in the handguards of the AKs in the previous page. I wonder what the deal is with that, as all of them seem to have it. Signature of some Paki gunsmith perhaps?
by ArmenT
19 Jan 2016 20:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I
Replies: 1006
Views: 141971

Re: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I

Sid Thanks. So GP-25 and used at an angle to give some mortar like quality. Was this new in India ? Umm, the only use of a grenade launcher is to lob grenades. It was being used exactly as it was designed for, no jugaad here. They are normally shot at an angle, so that the grenade flies over and be...
by ArmenT
18 Jan 2016 08:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340298

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

shiv wrote:Why did butt hurt Bakis withdraw JF-17 Bundaar from Bahrain airshow?
They've withdrawn it from the airshow entirely?? I thought they were going to present it as a static display only. Did that change recently?