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by sawant
29 Jun 2010 07:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?
Replies: 749
Views: 194976

Re: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?

I don't really see why the Maoists and Kashmir insurgency will be used by India to plan a war. At least as far as Maoists are concerned, it's really ours to lose. Why can we not clean up somethin that's completely within our borders, no one will buy that argument if we use it against China... it's m...
by sawant
27 Jun 2010 09:50
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?
Replies: 749
Views: 194976

Re: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?

I think one of the reasons why we doubt... or say civilian/politico junta fears a 2 front war is simply because we do not have strong institutions to deal with its fallout... Countless terrorist attacks have proved that... I think if we would have proper de-centralized and disciplined institutions t...
by sawant
26 Jun 2010 23:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 3926
Views: 1237038

Re: Indian Military Aviation

nope saarji, it's medium category. FGFA is heavy. by 2020 270 MKI >80 MRCA ~100 LCA 125 bison, all but 40 mig-27s on the way out with the jags, M2k and mig-29 following closely starting from 2025 roughly. PAKFA starts rolling-in in 2020 at the earliest and AMCA by 2025. by 2030 the earliest su-30MK...
by sawant
26 Jun 2010 19:25
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Su-30: News and Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1188684

Re: Su-30: News and Discussion

what are the chances the price may have been inflated... and Sukhoi might actually use the extra $$ for Pak-Fa etc.. or may be in developing some other tech that we may get a chance to lay our hands on later ...
by sawant
24 Jun 2010 20:43
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA News and Discussion
Replies: 3861
Views: 1230333

Re: MRCA News and Discussion

Isn't it better for us not to buy an aircraft that middle eastern countries buy like the Rafaele etc.. who knows if they loan it to TSP...
by sawant
24 Jun 2010 19:50
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 1203080

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

Friends... let me clarify 1. I do not question the judgement of the officer. I respect it. Obviously they know better. Anything can go wrong in an operation or an ambush 2. I do not mean disrespect to the average Indian soldier. After all when there is a shortage of officers... there must be able so...
by sawant
23 Jun 2010 23:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 1203080

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

When a Senior Officer of Quick Reaction team dies then I have to wonder about things like Helmsts, BPJs, Thermal sights and all sort of equipment which they might lack. I also have to wonder why we are paying around Rs. 20,000 crore for Gorky and Pigs-29 when we need lot of CT/COIN equipment. Absol...
by sawant
23 Jun 2010 20:38
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1442939

Re: Small Arms Thread

This system may be bulky etc. But I hope they start using it in CI and other operations... dont want to wait for another big event to happen and then troops complaining abt how difficult it was for them to use it... Sometimes rapid prototyping is the way to go...this was at least some of the systems...
by sawant
23 Jun 2010 18:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 3926
Views: 1237038

Re: Indian Military Aviation

If the air force cannot give it to us, we will go the private sector. If still not available, we will go outside (to foreign countries). All options are open before us How about buying a few helis for our own forces... if not for the IAF, at least for the para-military... even when there is a short...
by sawant
22 Jun 2010 21:20
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?
Replies: 749
Views: 194976

Re: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?

SwamyG wrote: Say BD gets some extra territory, do you think India will not go after that territory after the lost war?
Yes.. ideally India would in a few years time... hopefully ... and I hope BD wud think that too :mrgreen:
by sawant
22 Jun 2010 21:13
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?
Replies: 749
Views: 194976

Re: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?

Excuse me saar. If Bangladesh starts sinking due to global warming do you think India will shoot them if they try to come across the border as refugees? Please think what we will do. Would BD prefer refugee status or an extra piece of land for future security... ? Would we overburden NE states with...
by sawant
22 Jun 2010 21:04
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?
Replies: 749
Views: 194976

Re: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?

if by any case BD aligns with China as an ally, they cross over to BD from Burma and attack the WB border. If everyone here is convinced that the invasion via Myanmar is a far cry, then I would be more than happy to accept that. If we assume that China-BD strike up a pact which lets BD keep some te...
by sawant
22 Jun 2010 20:56
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?
Replies: 749
Views: 194976

Re: Are We Ready for a Two-front War ?

I guess when we compare China and Bakiland.. we have to remember that China would only want to check us and keep us under their thumb... with that respect they will even be happy to make us a kind off protectorate (dont shoot me) ... But Bakiland wud like to nuke us left,right,centre ... so thats th...
by sawant
06 Jun 2010 22:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
Replies: 4001
Views: 998452

Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread

... so the Americans come up with the Raptor!! and have been ruling the skies ever since!! and now the Russians are developing the PAK FA......... so history might just repeat!! :) Thats like Keynes said "... in the long term we are all dead" ... so does that mean we stop eating..or livin...
by sawant
05 Jun 2010 23:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Anticipating & countering future military threats/challenges
Replies: 266
Views: 63056

Re: Anticipating & countering future military threats/challe

one would probably see a deluge of these minisubs in the Arabian sea from TSP soon given its NK links http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100605/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_korea_ship_sinking This only makes me fear what kind of a pussy we will become if we don't stop running to Unkil for candy... If u look a...
by sawant
05 Jun 2010 23:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Anticipating & countering future military threats/challenges
Replies: 266
Views: 63056

Re: Anticipating & countering future military threats/challe

Does asymmetric warfare also mean the liberty to use 'asymmetric' amount of force ? To me the talk of surgical strike seems fraught with uncertainties. Instead why not pummel the border areas with heavy artillery like Smerch and incapacitate border forces... all of this means we are maintaining 'res...
by sawant
04 Jun 2010 09:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Anticipating & countering future military threats/challenges
Replies: 266
Views: 63056

Re: Anticipating & countering future military threats/challe

Well I think the US is already taking the next step in asymmetric warfare... by building the ability to deliver massive non-nuke ordinance within an hour to any place on earth... i guess they recently sent up a secret USAF shuttle for prep... btw aren't nukes tools of asymmetric warfare themselves a...
by sawant
03 Jun 2010 09:13
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA news and discussion
Replies: 2897
Views: 1047102

Re: LCA news and discussion

is nt there a fuel probe on the front ... or is it not compatible with the existing tanker fleet....
by sawant
30 Apr 2010 21:32
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 3926
Views: 1237038

Re: Indian Military Aviation

The single simple issue is that we do not know paranoia... despite having 2 nuke armed neighbors on either side... 3000 saal pehle they ... 3000 saal aur rahenge that kinda mentality, coupled with the unnecessary deluded forced unenlightened reverence to Gandhian philosophy and Nehruvian peaceniks m...
by sawant
28 Apr 2010 10:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 3926
Views: 1237038

Re: Indian Military Aviation

David Siegel wrote:Israeli air force may train in india for long-range training

http://idrw.org/?p=1453
i kinda wish some of their ammo lands in TSP... and shud be indistinguishable frm the Khans... :rotfl:
by sawant
28 Apr 2010 10:35
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion
Replies: 4621
Views: 1370935

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion

Methinks the lady isnt such a big fish... even naive may i say... i worry abt what happens in mission other than in TSP !
by sawant
25 Apr 2010 21:11
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3959
Views: 1250420

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

Well... in a way all these weapons are like fig leaves to the PA... we shd however ensure that next time there is a conflict, we remove this fig leaves F-16s quickly... i hope we use the best we got .. not send in a couple of Mig-21s/Jaguars to handle them n giv them a chance to shoot them down or e...
by sawant
22 Apr 2010 03:00
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCH and other Helicopters Discussion Thread
Replies: 3908
Views: 1108593

Re: LCH discussion

I wish they called the LCH 'Shera'... and the LCA 'Teja'... daaku isshtyle... wud sound more menacing :-)
by sawant
16 Apr 2010 07:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: GSLV D3 Launch Failure
Replies: 372
Views: 85941

Re: GSLV D3 Launch Failure

And as for the snide headlines in ToI, what can one expect from such worthless uneducated scum such as them. Absolutely... as if they paid out of their pockets every year till this cryo was ready and covered it and glorified it... really feel that they are bought out by the firangis ... btw why wou...
by sawant
12 Apr 2010 20:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion
Replies: 1942
Views: 565126

Re: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion

As ballistic missile Dhanush lifted off INS Subhadra on the afternoon of March 6 and swooped towards the Orissa coast 150 km away
Was the missile targeted AT the coast ? and what if we had failed to intercept it ... is there any self-destruct mechanism on it in case the test fails ?
by sawant
11 Apr 2010 08:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1332669

Re: China Military Watch

The chinese can overrun Arunachal...but can they sustain the occupation...
by sawant
07 Apr 2010 18:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
Replies: 4126
Views: 826166

Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous

i guess somethin along the lines of snow leopard sounds good.... or any such feline name for the LCH is good... on that note i hope our Kashmiri snow leopards are still around...
by sawant
06 Apr 2010 21:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2894
Views: 793037

Re: CT and COIN operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

what world do we live in where these jawans dont even have adequate radio sets... this is horrible... we are the fastest growing cellphone market...and we are struggling with radio sets... the Germans used it in their tanks and changed warfare.. w/o radio sets u r a dead duck waiting to be slaughter...
by sawant
06 Apr 2010 10:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Artillery Discussion Thread
Replies: 3882
Views: 780878

Re: Artillery Discussion Thread

what happened to Bhim... thought it wud b a nice cheap self propelled howie ... we can surely hav them in sme numbers...
by sawant
05 Apr 2010 04:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 935449

Re: Indian Space Program Discussion

i do have a doubt as to how ISRO functions nowadays... most concepts are bcoming TDs ... pretty quickly.. is it more $$ available or a lot of 'friendly' help from other countries, or better scientists+engineers available... not that i dont like it, its just that we dont want any sanction-prone stuff...
by sawant
05 Apr 2010 04:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
Replies: 4126
Views: 826166

Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous

Paki Wastu Nashak-Shaktishali-Pawan Agami Kashtdayak Indranil Shurvir :rotfl:
sahi... by the time abdul says it he will be spotted and sent to jannat... nice way to clog their communication lines isnt it... :mrgreen:
by sawant
04 Apr 2010 22:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion
Replies: 1942
Views: 565126

Re: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion

Is there a cheaper, more effective option than ABM... why dont we have multiple sateliites providing us the best possible reconnaisance that money can buy... the best way to deal with abdul is to be smarter and master ELINT... otherwise there will be all speculation and overspending....
by sawant
30 Mar 2010 21:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion
Replies: 1942
Views: 565126

Re: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion

I think we are missing on 1 critical ladder b4 we goto ABM and that is simply intelligence... whether electronic,satellite or even weather balloons :twisted: we need to have 24/7 intelligence capacity, so that the moment the 1st salvo is up against us, we are ready... that acts as a good deterrent t...
by sawant
30 Mar 2010 19:26
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCH and other Helicopters Discussion Thread
Replies: 3908
Views: 1108593

Re: LCH discussion

Does the cockpit have bulletproof glass... also I wonder if it wud have been better to have a Comanche style tail to complement the stealth features
by sawant
29 Mar 2010 18:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion
Replies: 1942
Views: 565126

Re: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion

You add all the above and increase the number of launchers and warhead available by 50 % you know you have a real arms race in hand , something which is costly and ultimately gets a life of its own , the cost increases exponentially if you end up paying for ABM systems as well as trying to keep up ...
by sawant
29 Mar 2010 09:45
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 2936
Views: 987983

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

http://avatar.identi.ca/1765-48-20090311100849.jpeg According to this logic, India has to choose- either Shield, or Diplomacy. I think just like the mullas threaten us with nooks at the drop of a hat (salwaar?) ... paralysing our netas and army brass.... we shd use the ABM as a tactic to paralyse t...
by sawant
29 Mar 2010 09:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA News and Discussion
Replies: 3861
Views: 1230333

Re: MRCA News and Discussion

if we are spending 10B$+ how much more costly is it to hav climate controlled hangers... or is it that in war scenario all planes wud be out in the open... :shock:
by sawant
28 Mar 2010 23:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Military Discussion
Replies: 3003
Views: 760969

Re: International Military Discussion

Only U.S. can end U.K.'s nuclear folly It's interesting that one of the first episodes of the TV comedy "Yes Minister" was devoted to the Trident missile programme... that the British were unnecessarily spending on the Trident ... the Russians knew it was hopeless neway ;-) ... that debat...
by sawant
28 Mar 2010 22:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Replies: 3965
Views: 1167938

Re: AEW&C News & Discussion

Do we know how the AWACS are going to be distributed... i assume 1 for Delhi (Agra), 1 for the west coast(Mumbai?) and one for NE?
by sawant
27 Mar 2010 21:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3959
Views: 1250420

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

The F-16s that Singapore stations on our base.... how useful are they for us to learn from... are they better than the ones pukis operate....beyond the radar signatures and dogfighting abilities what more can we learn ? and also why are we so paranoid abt F-16s.... is it their BVR or we just want to...