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by ramana
05 Jan 2024 11:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indian China Studies Centers
Replies: 4
Views: 3017

Re: Indian China Studies Centers

Question 2

Write an essay on the

Recent purges of military officers in China.

Explore seniority, number and explore potential impacts on forces.
Give historical examples of purges in totalitarian regimes.
by ramana
05 Jan 2024 11:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indian China Studies Centers
Replies: 4
Views: 3017

Re: Indian China Studies Centers

Are we ready for our research question?

Describe the decision making process in China under XJP after the 20 th Congress.

Describe CPC, politburo, and the inner council.
Give examples of decisions in economic, military, and foreign policy.
by ramana
04 Jan 2024 09:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6393
Views: 2101552

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

Maitya, A few questions from.an observer.


1) What is overall compressor efficiency at sea level standard MIL Thrust?

2) Why is stage pressure ratio so low (~1.4) if low pressure compressor and fan are transonic, shouldn't those be much higher?

3) What is the shaft rpm of the compressor stage
by ramana
04 Jan 2024 08:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
Replies: 198
Views: 85182

Re: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion

Irrelevant discussion.
Please stay on topic.
by ramana
28 Dec 2023 00:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

When you don't have direct evidence you need to postulate scenarios and find the most likely scenario that explains all the signature of the event. Signature: MV Chem Pluto was hit by a UAV in the aft and led to petallng exit. Attack occurred 217nm or 400 km from Porbandar. Time of attack either in ...
by ramana
27 Dec 2023 23:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Ramana Saar, there is one more actor that is probably missing in your analysis atleast for the MV Sai Baba and MV Chem Pluto attacks. ...... This brings us to the last probable actor "Turkiye". This is a country that is opposed to the IMEC corridor and Erdogan has vowed that no corridor i...
by ramana
27 Dec 2023 23:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Thinking again if its the Shaheed-136 the drone struck the deck plate creating that hole and emerged out of the stern.

The petalling metal shows its inside-out effect.
by ramana
27 Dec 2023 23:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Looks most likely drone. Shaeed 136. Has a camera for target location per UK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136
See Ref 18.
Need to study the warhead. Was it shaped charge or what?

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... attack-uav
by ramana
27 Dec 2023 21:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

See the picture with the hole in it? Looks like the warhead punched through to create the hole. Looks like a shaped charge. Need to find entrance hole in sheet metal for RPG. Alternate is the early damage was from a precursor warhead and hole is by the secondary warhead. Iran had a tandem warhead fo...
by ramana
27 Dec 2023 13:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

https://twitter.com/NewsX/status/173967 ... VHhPg&s=19

This one shows the drone path.

How did the drone single.out the MV Chem Pluto so far away?
by ramana
27 Dec 2023 09:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

The attack on MV Chem Pluto is unique. Let's look at some facts. - Owner of MV Chem Pluto is an Israeli billonaire - Ship is registered to Gabon - Carrying oil cargo from Saudi Arabia to Indian port Aftermath -IN confirms that the hit was a drone strike. They have the debris and briefed the IN chief...
by ramana
27 Dec 2023 05:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kargil War Thread - VI
Replies: 1433
Views: 412078

Re: Kargil War Thread - VI

The LGB refers to French Matra BGL which were reserved for special use.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombe_Guid%C3%A9e_Laser
by ramana
27 Dec 2023 05:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Note IN briefs their chief

https://aninews.in/news/world/asia/stro ... 227030023/

Report does not say exact location when strike occured.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 15:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Could the MV Sai Baba Chem Pluto attack off Porbandar be a Pak false flag attack that missed the target or was sending a message?
Attack location is too far for Houthis.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 06:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Documenting Hindu Temple Attacks in US 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 3158

Re: Documenting Hindu Temple Attacks in US 2023

Already common themes emerge
-Vandalism in Democrat run states
-InEast Coast its Xian fundoos like Pieter Fredrich instigating
- In West coast its Khalistanis

In both regions extreme reluctance of Police to arrest the perpetrators.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 06:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Documenting Hindu Temple Attacks in US 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 3158

Re: Documenting Hindu Temple Attacks in US 2023

Link: https://diyatvusa.com/2022/11/01/another-hindu-temple-vandalized-this-time-in-edison-nj/ NEW YORK (Diya TV) – Authorities say the Shree Umiya Dham Hindu Temple in Edison, NJ was vandalized with “Free Palestine” graffiti. The temple was tagged a day after the Indian American community held a “M...
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 05:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Documenting Hindu Temple Attacks in US 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 3158

Re: Documenting Hindu Temple Attacks in US 2023

https://twitter.com/PurnimaNath/status/1739430227623694433?t=hIG4VDHE5mrsJC9ECoNNkg&s=19 Did you know, another Hindu temple was defaced, desecrated & vandalized with pro-Khalistani slogans by anti-Hindu crypto-convert #Khali Pakistani-ISI-connected separatist secessionist terrorist group tha...
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 05:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2731
Views: 1137289

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

Also EJ200 wasn't on table. We can prefer all we want but it has to be on table. F414 meets the thrust requirements and is single country origin. Lesser geopolitical risk. EJ 200 is way too powerful, not on offer and has multiple fathers. Any among them can object. Where did IAF say they want EJ 200 ?
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 05:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2731
Views: 1137289

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

BenG You can make your arguments without personal remarks.
Don't do that in future.
Ramana
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 02:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

The damage looks like a shaped charge, not a blast warhead.
Unless it hit with such force that it penetrated the ship superstructure and then exploded
And note the large diameter hole in the ship floor.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 02:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

https://x.com/ANI/status/1739323015517864127?s=20 Damage pictures to MV Chem Pluto https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GCNJ5wgaAAAeJ50?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GCNJ5w-aQAAe5lw?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GCNJ5xRacAAb-6B?format=jpg&name=medium and ht...
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

ramana wrote: 26 Dec 2023 00:47 Quite clearly the strike on MV Chem Pluto is by Iran and not Houthis.
Question is with what? Targeting it 220miles from.Indian coast is delibrate and not happenstance.
The justification is poor that it's owned by an Israeli billionaire.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Quite clearly the strike on MV Chem Pluto is by Iran and not Houthis.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Most likely Pakis have contacts on dark.side. The drone strike on ship 290 miles from India is definitely out of area for Houthi.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi drone strikes on Gulf shipping

https://twitter.com/avijeet_writes/status/1739201101399007681?t=2XHfobM9pcDEZVTY_1wA2Q&s=19 Images in the Tweet https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GCLiLaWbUAAQQzt?format=jpg&name=medium Gabon flagged vessel is MV Chem Pluto and hit in the south Red Sea. It is the MV Saibaba that got hit 217 nm off ...
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Why are the Houthi's targeting Israel? [Pics in next post] Understand this news in perspective with some context. A few weeks ago news came in that Qatar had put close to a dozen Indian naval officers on death penalty. Just recently there was a relief with their appeals for a court procedure, accept...
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Visuals of damages onboard MC Chem Pluto.

The Indian Navy in a preliminary report has confirmed it was a drone strike.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi drone strikes on Gulf shipping

MV Chem Pluto has reached the Mumbai Port, escorted by ICGS Vikram.

ICG, Indian Navy, and other relevant intelligence agencies to carry out a joint investigation to ascertain how and the reason to why the ship was attacked.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi drone strikes on Gulf shipping

The Indian Navy has been pretty busy the past few days responding to threats close to Indian AOR waters. The incidents didn’t take place within Indian AOR, but within proximity. —> From aggregated info, at-least 06 Indian Navy Ships (Cruisers and Destroyers) are currently responding to the recent dr...
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Another vessel (Gabon Flagged) MV SaiBaba was hit by another missile/drone today.

Indian Navy has responded to the situation.
by ramana
26 Dec 2023 00:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20830

Re: Houthi drone strikes on Gulf shipping

A fire incident suspected to be caused by a drone attack on merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto in the Arabian Sea 217 nautical miles off Porbandar coast. ICGS Vikram has been directed to move towards the merchant vessel. The vessel has crude oil and was going towards Mangalore from a port in Saudi Arabia...