Bharat Rakshak

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Is it viable to have a scaled up Trophy or Afghanit like system as a last ditch defense system against subsonic anti ship missiles? Not really possible because trophy is meant to stop rpg and atgm which weigh no more than 30 kg in a small area. Where as with a ship is much bigger & venerable (a...

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Is the Astra MK2 the dual pulse rocket or the SFDR rocket/ramjet?

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Is it viable to have a scaled up Trophy or Afghanit like system as a last ditch defense system against subsonic anti ship missiles? Managing to blow up the missile 5-10 meters away from the hull instead of the damn thing blowing up inside the hull promises to increase survivability several times ove...

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After Kargil, the def budget saw a 40% increase. Is Galwan similar to Kargil in the effect it will have on our budgets? It also depends on the stomach in Washington to take on China. Uncertain times.

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The fact that the SH can fit on the lifts of the Vikrant - without modifications to the plane or the vessel herself - is another plus. A Growler package (but unlikely) could convince the IAF to jump in for the SH. I thought the consensus was that SH did not fit on the lifts of Vikramaditya or Vikra...

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There has been 3 causalities today. If the Nagrota attackers were not killed, we might have had more attacks on the day of 26/11. Pak seems to be trying to hard to force India to mount an open response. There will probably be increased losses on LC & J&K. Might be another major terror attac...

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3 crashes out of a fleet of 40 odd in one year. grim.

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I would say there are no easy solutions. We all agree that the fountainhead of Pak's hatred towards India and its terror policies is the Pak Military Establishment. In the exchanges a few pages ago with Karan M ji, I was calling for missile strikes on Pindi and Abbotabad. Very briefly, here is why:...

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Thanks for sharing your personal experience with the Chicom virus Rahul. I am happy everyone of you made it safely to the other side of the ordeal.

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American elite should thank their stars that they have a very convenient fall guy in Trump. If Trump was uniquely bad, how is it that so many European countries have the same or worse population adjusted infection rates? Different US states have very different political ideas and are run by democrat...

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Historically, when entire populations are in the grip of madness, deprogramming them takes crushing defeats when say, 20% of a population, (or as many as half of you fighting age men! perish in battle). You have enemy tanks rolling down your capitals promenade. You see women from respectable familie...

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We have to formulate within our country (overtly or covertly) a policy that only a dead TSP is a good TSP. The question is, what does a dead TSP mean? IA has already destroyed half of their GDP. Has that meant a dead TSP? The answer is no. Why not? the stories that run Pakistan are still humming. A...

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Solutions can only be found when we are honest with ourselves. Are we an honest people ? Facts A much smaller power has inflicted severe casualties to our military on our soil for over 30 years. Over 20 Cols have made the supreme sacrifice. Thats 20 SSPs/Under Secretaries. Families destroyed and al...

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Irrespective of our response, we have a history of getting surprised. Our adversaries have constantly attacked us, through the gaps in our defense. 62, 65, Kargil, LAC you name it. The current time is far too convenient for Pak-Chini to mount a limited attack to show our place. We got to remember, ...

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To me, the finger area/north pangong tso appears strategically useless, while the Kailash ranges are very defensible. Either there should be a wholesale deescalation across the entire border or none at all. Exchanging finger area for Kailash range positions is a win for PLA. This should not happen.

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These are the devegowda years for the US when all political narratives are floundering. Trump and Bidens issues are plain to most. Based on personal preferences, people stress one over the other. Hopefully the US comes out of this craziness soon. Fwiw, Biden and the dems have won a pyrrhic victory. ...

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First hand account of Praveen Teotia, who faced Pakistani terrorists in Taj in Op Black Tornado. Gripping account. Wont post the take aways for me, watch it (esp part II) where the former marine commando describes the firefight.

Part I

Part II

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Rakesh wrote:https://twitter.com/Kuntal__biswas/stat ... 88992?s=20 ---> We must admire the beauty that DRDO has produced. The Balakot hero Netra AEW&CS.

What are the two doohickeys hanging from the wings?

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Going by what Xitler has done so far, if Covid induces a lockdown in India, he will almost certainly try something.

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The Fizzleya preparing for swarm SAAW attack: A key goal of the IAF in the upcoming Indo-Pak war should be both destruction of technical hardware such as planes, AWACS, radars etc. as well as technical manpower that is used to produce and maintain these. The next war should be so fierce, that PakMi...

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It is an interesting proposition - can mobile military systems be wheeled on to a ship? It is an interesting proposition - can mobile military systems be wheeled on to a ship? They sure can. But employing heavy, and bulky offensive systems would pose a challenge. For one, you would have to do some ...

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The Q is v.valid given the high cost of CG assets and manpower. Rescuing fishermen, merchantmen in distress, seizing sneaky firang trawlers, smugglers,etc., are needed ,but in wartime,what will the CG do to come to the aid of the party? Sukanya class has a chopper deck. May be a Brahmos shore based...

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Its not just territorial integrity, its also internal dissension and intrigue. This can go on below the radar for years and years and become a metastasized cancer impossible to treat. Frankly, Ill happily trade a bit of land if it results in better internal cohesion, but thats just me and others hav...

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No. They should go nuclear. NPT was for non-expansionist nuclear powers. PRC was underserving of the NWS status in NPT. It was frozen to suit superpower interests. Taiwan & Japan need to go nuclear as US treaty commitments are doubtful with experts urging Taiwan to defend itself If the US decli...

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The naysaying about SMART is absurd. When you have a complete sensor-shooter chain over 600kms, why would it be so hard for a missile to avoid own assets in the area? Yes, civilian assets are sometimes shot down in war. That is just the way it is. About the number of sonabuoys and the lack of dunkin...

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Historically the Su-30MKI were armed with Russian OFAB 250 bombs https://photos.app.goo.gl/2KHJgXR8bUt2u3a4A The OFAB 250 bombs have been replaced with more modern HSLD bombs https://photos.app.goo.gl/rGjvGQdfwPNQi9oG8 OFAB 250 looks like a beer keg.. Or a gas cylinder. Very appropriately russi to ...

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1. Networked LRMP aircraft. 2. Ships organic ASW choppers. If the ship has this missile+torp combination, the chopper doesnt need to carry the torpedos. That should increase range, sensor capability, loiter time. Doesnt a P-8I carry 5 Mk54 torpedoes? Doesnt the Seaking & Seahawk carry own twin ...

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Neela wrote:A stupid question.
If 650 km is range, how do ships get the info ?

1. Networked LRMP aircraft.
2. Ships organic ASW choppers.

If the ship has this missile+torp combination, the chopper doesnt need to carry the torpedos. That should increase range, sensor capability, loiter time.

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One more mod is definitely needed on the T72 and T90 series of tanks. Attach a bustle ammunition storage compartment with blowoff panels that can store the non-autoloader ammo stored in the hull and in the turret. An easy mod that can improve survivability of specialist personnel in actual combat. ...

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I am not sure whether to lungi-dance or grind my teeth. On the one hand, we see our dreams come true - proven desi weapons getting through a rapid testing/induction cycle. OTOH, it points to a systemic failure of imagination & planning that such systems aren't already in service. 1) Dev trials ...

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DRDO has started the Trials for T-72 Ajeya Mark 2 Tanks. It has host of upgrades like: -1,000 HP Multi Fuel Engine developed indigenously replacing the 780 HP Engines. -DRDO developed ERA Mark II (same configuration and power as the one that are on T90 tanks) -Israeli Thermla Vision systems which e...

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There are some doubts on the R-77 especially the AE variant held as of 27-Feb-19 does raise some issues, not 1 was fired, there must have been an operational reason why Wing Commander Abhinandan opted for R-73 F-16 kill, From watching AM Harikumar interview and what we have spaced together the IAF ...

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... Capturing the 40 odd mountain tops is a Siachen light in Pangong Tso. Due to terrain takes 10x to dislodge now. Chanakya neeti says have to make the opponent choose for so long as they don't we will be in anxiety. After they choose half the battle is won. Right now Eleven is being forced to mak...

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The myth of the 10 foot chinaman was actively spread by JNU historians. We lost two divisions deployed in the most tactically unsound era and the sins and the moral weakness of the leadership were slapped on to the entire country. China has much to lose if firefights break out in this area. Even bef...

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Zozilla Pass and Rohtang pass at 3500m and 3800m are shut down during winter. How come G219 which is above 4500m can still be used in winter? I guess part of the reason ZP and RP are closed is because they are on a cliff. G219 is on a plateau and hence not as dangerous. But does it need constant cl...

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The fundamental reason why I am so taken aback and irritated with Gen Panag's 'analysis': The lapses in '62 deployment were studied in detail and are well known within professional circles, in the context of Chushul. I urge forum members to go through the excellent analysis by Gen Thapliyal in USI ...

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https://news.eekpe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/India-joins-US-Russia-China-hypersonic-Missile-club-india-1200x900.jpg The internal layout in hi-rez. Question to guru's - 1. What is the military need for such complex air breathing machines when ballistic missiles can leave the atmosphere, travel ...

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I just find it interesting that the US readily demonstrated its access to encrypted Chinese milcoms and even insight into Beijing's rage at PLA actions at the engagement frontier (I won't call it border). It's an interesting power play by Unkil to step in and say 'we hear what you're arguing about ...

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Gen Ved Prakash on twitter No LAC 'perceptions' issues hereafter. It is free for all in the so-called 'disputed areas', along the deliberately kept un-delineated LAC by China. It had to happen sooner or later. This can be a problem. An army is supposed to focus its energies on a single decision poi...

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How does US intelligence establish things like “ Beijing remains enraged that its local commander withdrew forces when a physical conflict appeared imminent, ” Not saying they’re wrong, but assuming they are correct, it implies they have espionage resources that are able to intercept internal PLA c...

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