Bharat Rakshak

Michael

I don't think the US would dare risk its troops in JK. Besides it would drive our Paki "allies" nuts. You think Indians are hostile to the idea? Imagine the reaction in Pakistan. It has Yankee-Yindoo conspiracy written all over it.

Michael

Originally posted by bharat: Hey, this thread has gone from discussing aspects of exercise to a punishing attack on non nuclear strategic assets to a direct attack removing Pakistan's nuke weapons. You're right. Guys, I started a separate thread on this topic of taking out nukes here: http://www.bh...

Michael

Doesn't it strike anyone as more than a litte bit rediculous to be talking about taking out Pakistan's nuclear capability with a conventional strike? With conventional payloads, that is pure fantasy for the IAF and IN; I doubt even US air power could pull it off without using nukes. The only way Ind...

Michael

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Div: Kill two birds with one stone...I like it! <hr></blockquote>Interesting. It would certainly be smart for India to avoid buying any further military equipment from the lying, hypocrit...

Michael

One thing I find interesting is Pakistan's continued emphasis on offensive rather than defensive equipment. Over the last decade they've put a lot more spending into their army's armored strike forces (T-80U, Al-Khalid, Type-88). With Pakistan's endless claims of being scared of Ind...

Michael

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jay Barua: Just looking at the picture of the LCA taking off tells me this is a 70's airplane<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Compare the LCA to the Gripen. Paint the LCA in a service color like g...

Michael

In the Deccan Herald is said Tipnis is going to pilot a Mirage-2000 and fly along with the LCA. You know, if the LCA crashes or something, I sure hope this doesn't kill the project like it did the Hs.748 AWACS. One crash should never be allowed to derail and entire program. It's really rediculous...

Michael

Just thought I'd make a quick correction: Mig-29SMT is an unproven design with no credibility behind it. And it costs as much as a Mirage-2000. And it cannot be manufactured locally. Mirage-2000, by the way, is not just for air superiority - this is a true multirole fighther, as was so aptly demo...

Michael

dbpatra - Please excuse my silly mistake. You are correct. The annual attrition rate is only 3% not 12% percent. Oops! http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ubb/redface.gif Sounds pretty glib to say "only 3%". This is still a terribly high attrition rate! By the way, I still like the idea of...

Michael

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by dbpatra: Dear Michael,In this forum of progressives, let me not become an oldie but let's have some perspective on the Mig21 crash figures. IAF maintains 400 Mig21s, officially 16 squa...

Michael

Well, if the IAF maintains its gaint fleet of some 400+ Mig-21's for the "foreseeable future" then it better plan on retiring at least one Mig-21 squadron each year, to make up for all the crashes. This will require constant reorganization, though. To give an idea of the crisis proportions...

Michael

There have been a lot of good solutions to the Mig-21 crisis posted here. I wonder if one of the more prominent Indian columnists could write an editorial to put these ideas out to the public. Anybody here have any good contacts?

Michael

pratyush k ojha - that's a very intriguing idea. India certainly has the expertise to completely remanufacture Mig-21's - they've been building them for years. Still, you'd be spending several million on what will still be an obsolete (albeit more reliable) aircraft. Assuming your figure of $5 milli...

Michael

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by pratyush k ojha: why cant the whole fleet be remanufatured istead of replaced, is it something no one has thaught of. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>What are you talking about? Are you being...

Michael

Confusing about the Mirage-2000 pricing. On sat's post above, it shows the IAF paying $25 million for each Mirage-2000. In Div's post we see an $80 million price tag. I understand the -D is a more expensive variant but this huge disparity doesn't make sense.Also, I'm surprised to see the SU-30MKI...

Michael

Yes Div, that makes a lot of sense, too. In fact no matter how bad the Mig-21 situation gets, it's probably a sure thing the Mig-21-93 program will still go ahead anyway, simply because the deal was signed so long ago. Hopefully only the newest Mig-21's will get the -21-93 upgrade. Even if the Mi...

Michael

Let's be cynical and realistic for a moment, and consider a reasonable "ten year plan" for the IAF.First of all, it would actually be far more cost effective to cancel the Mig-21-93 upgrade and convert the entire Mig-21 fleet into drones, use them for spares, sell them off, etc. At the ...

Michael

Better to use the Mig-21's as target drones. IAF pilots almost certainly don't get enough live-fire practice.

Michael

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by nikhill: By the way, the French have again offerred us licence prodn of the Mirage 2000, which would make sense considering it is an excellent aircraft, combat proven, and the 2000D would...

Michael

rama - I can't tell from any of the Mig-27 pics whether the nosecone pod has a camera in it or not. Keep in mind these are covered except when in flight. I would assume it has to have some kind of camera in it, otherwise there'd be no way for the pilot to aim and steer his laser-guided missil...

Michael

Aditya Vikram - actually the question was whether IAF Mig-27's can use LGB's or ASM's from high-altitude, not its air to air capability.I'm surprised with as much as we know about the IAF, this question remains unanswered. Isn't there a real IAF pilot (or ex-pilot) on this forum?

Michael

Found an interesting link on the Mig-27. <A HREF="http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/mig27/index.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/mig27/index.html</A> According to this, there is a Mig-27K variant of the Mig-27 family which is equipped with "...

Michael

ramana - They're going to equip all the Mig-27's with Litening pods? I didn't know that. Thanks for the info on the Kaira-27, by the way. I guess this would also be used to guide the Kh-29L laser-guided ASM. Do you know if the Kaira-27 has an infrared camera or just a regular daylight camera? ...

Michael

This is all very interesting and informative about the Mig-27 and its features. Always a learning experience on BR!However, we're still left wondering if the Mig-27 can actually guide an LGB from high altitude. There has to be specs on this somewhere. It all depends on the type of pod used. Eq...

Michael

So basically, no one knows whether IAF Mig-27's can do precision bombing from high altitude or not.

Michael

Yes, but does anyone know what kind of aiming system the Mig-27 laser pod has? This is the question. It has to be some kind of camera slaved to the laser. There is no other way to "lase" a target without being able to aim at it. I'd like details on this system. I just want to know if...

Michael

How do you use a laser range finder if you don't have a viewer to aim it with? There has to be come kind of magnified IR or TV camera slaved to the laser, so you can see what you're lasing. From a plane it would be impossible to lase anything without that. So, what do the Mig-27 pilots see on the...

Michael

By the way Fanne, with regards to hi-vs.-low altitude tactics, in practice I can guarantee you that the IAF would be better off staying at high altitude. Yes, it's true this makes it easier for PAF fighters to spot you, but this is more than outweighed by the advantage of not being in range of Pakis...

Michael

You're talking about CCRP (Continuously Computed Release Point) delivery which allows aircraft like the F-16C to hit targets with precision using unguided bombs. Instead of placing the guidance burden on the bombs themselves, the aircraft becomes the aiming device. Basically you lock onto a ground t...

Michael

I'm a little confused by the specifications on BR's IAF section regarding the Mig-27. In particular: The stub-shaped nose has an in-built laser guidance system for accurate bombing.This is vague. Is there more info on this "system"? Are we talking about a pod with a laser desi...

Michael

Thanks for pointing out the error in my figures for IAF fleet strength. My source (from Jane's WAP) badly under-represents the true number of Mig-21's in the IAF fleet, and also shows considerably smaller figures for Jaguars and Mig-23's as well. Also combat capable trainers are not counted. If y...

Michael

rama - yeah I didn't notice that discrepancy. I got my figures from here: <A HREF="http://www.alphalink.com.au/~bjordan/airforce14.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.alphalink.com.au/~bjordan/airforce14.htm</A> This site used Jane's World Air Power for its figures, I believe. Here's the b...

Michael

Vikram Rathore - actually, the size ratio of IAF vs. PAF is about 1.5:1, that is 750 IAF combat aircraft vs. 500 PAF combat aircraft. So, apparently IAF pilots are getting more flying hours, at least on their own aircraft, but the vast amount of flying hours the PAF pilots get with the air fleets of...

Michael

Johann is right - rugged all terrain vehicles like the US HUMVEE and British Landrover with mounted ATGM's are very cheap, mobile, and deadly little platforms. They are also very easy to camoflauge, they use little fuel, and require only a fraction of the maintenence of a tank or APC. I admit, I may...

Michael

narayanan - I wouldn't fully agree that tanks are useless on the modern battlefield. There is nothing in the world that can stand before a full assault of an American armored division. On the right terrain, the shock effect of a well executed armored attack is hard to appreciate unless you see it in...

Michael

I'm all for the idea of having a larger number of light vehicles armed with a good AT missile like the Nag or Milan. When I was in the US Army, in an anti-tank unit, we used a lightly armored version of the HUMVEE utility vehicle (if you don't know what a HUMVEE is, picture a big, glorified Jeep ...

Michael

I don't think India can afford to wait 10 years (or more) for the LCA. I also don't think the Mirage-2000 or the SU-30 are a good deal. They cost over $40 mil apeice and they definitely aren't worth that much. The Gripen I believe sells for around $25 mil. Saab is already selling to S. Africa ...

Michael

I'm always hearing about the LCA and the MCA, but I have to ask: aren't we just talking fantasy here? There is not a single operational LCA at this time, is there? Not one! I understand that India needs to have an indigenous arms industry, but for the sake of national security I don't think India ca...

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