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Starts off pretending to be a serious documentary, ends up short of modi ji with devil horns and baby blood dripping off his mouth

You have to constantly refine tactics and strategy over different environments. Think of it like inoculation and boosters.Viv S wrote:Experience counted starting what year? The Americans spent eight eventful years in Vietnam engaged in pretty heavy duty COIN, starting with MACV-SOG ops in late 1964.rohitvats wrote:One more data point on CI Ops and Indian Army - before Iraq-2 happened, a single formation in the Indian Army, 8 Mountain Division, had more CI Ops experience than the ENTIRE US Army! (source: Ravi Rikhye, Orbat.Com)
North east was much worse, and true, local population was as anti army as it can get. But during those days they were activiely supported by Chinese.Viv S wrote:
You're talking about his now, when the insurgency in J&K is a pale shadow of its former self. It was a very different case in the 90s when it was at its peak. The media wasn't as active back then (and had limited access anyway) but speak to those who were on the ground back then, and you'll realise it was a very brutal, very bloody and very ruthless struggle to get to the nice comfortable situation we're in today. It was nothing like a typical UN operation. And like in the North East, at the end public sentiment was far worse than that facing the ISAF in Afghanistan today.
The crucial difference is that we were fighting on our own land and we were in it for the long haul - it wasn't an expeditionary war. The Americans will go back home by 2018, but we intend to be around, two generations from now when separatist sentiment has faded, just like it did in Punjab.
In the one actual expedition we engaged in i.e. Op Pawan, we were confronted with the same fundamental issue that faces the US in Afghanistan today - we were outsiders. So even with the best of intentions, those who we were there to supposedly assist (Tamils) as well as the Sri Lankan govt, both knew that we were an impermanent part of the landscape. And contrary to the public image of the campaign, we did eventually have the LTTE on the run and had secured most of the urban areas (at a very steep cost, paid in blood). And we didn't hold back on the firepower either. But in the end, fact remains it wasn't our home and the other side knew that it could wait us out.
Narendra Singh Chaudhary, also known as ‘Steel Man’, passed away 2 weeks ago due to a failed grenade testing at the Jungle Warfare College, Chhattisgarh. Martyr amongst his team, and hero in the squad, Chaudhary always took the fall for his team, keeping them out of sight and harm, he’s diffused 256 bombs alone.
He added, "There is talk among ministers that the central government is planning a major internal security-related military operation in Jammu and Kashmir. Once the operation is successful, they will hail Rajnath Singh as a hero in the media.
Lance Hav Reshmi- 1 GRThis is the second infiltration bid foiled by the Army in Kupwara district since Tuesday. A militant and a soldier were killed in neighbouring Machil sector in a gunfight when the Army intercepted a group of militants at Katwara forest area in the sector. Four soldiers were also injured in the Machil gunfight. The search operation in the Machil sector is still continuing to track the militants.
The slain soldier has been identified as Lance Havildar Prem Bahadur Reshmi.
Srinagar: Five militants were killed as the army on Monday foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Kashmir.
"Alert troops noticed some suspicious movement along the Line of Control in Uri Sector in north Kashmir's Baramulla district this morning and challenged the intruders," an army official said.
He said the intruders opened firing towards the army positions which was retaliated by the soldiers.
"Two militants were killed in the initial exchange of firing while three others were killed late in the day," the official said.
He said search operations were continuing in the area till reports came in.
He said arms, ammunition and war-like stores were recovered from scene of the gunbattle.
This is the fourth infiltration bid foiled by the army along the LoC in Kashmir in the past three weeks, killing 12 militants.
The 46 Rashtriya Rifles army camp in Kashmir’s Baramulla district was attacked by heavily armed militants on Sunday. The camp is located in Janbazpora on the outskirts of Baramulla city, 54 km from capital Srinagar. The attack began at 10.30pm, when the assailants tried to enter through a public park near the camp, but were stopped. They then took positions on the banks of the Jhelum river, the Baramulla police control room said.
Clear Uri-style fidayeen attack. Reports of injuries, developing situation. Await official updates. Attack anticipated by post-Strike intel.![]()
7:16 PM - 2 Oct 2016
The IA used jeep mounted 106mm RCLs to knock out Pakistani tanks in 1965 and 1971. The jeeps were meant for that sort of thing. In fact, as a kid growing up in Bangalore Cantt. area, jeep mounted RCLs were a regular sight in the area. But I guess in this day and age, they are obsolete and can be taken out from beyond range of their guns by RPGs.Singha wrote:we only have to look at syria and africa for the utility of these rugged COTS solns like toyota , ford , gm and mitsubishi trucks mounted with a mix of HMG, 23-2 cannons, small MLRS pods, 106mm guns...
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Why? Where have they gone. AFAIK They are still in service, I have seen them on display in the last 10 years and the ammunition on display (Aero India) in the last 6-8 yearsGyan wrote:I think we need to bring back 106mm RCL for CI / COIN use as its short range and heavy warhead would be helpful against cover used by terrorists to fire at Indian Security forces. In main stream military 106 RCL has been superseded by Milan ATGM but for COIN, CI etc it remains an important instrument. I believe even USA, UK are back to using it in Afghanistan & Iraq. I think we need to relook at 106 RCL and even HMGs mounted Thermal imagers and laser range fighters for COIN.
RCL is no longer AFAIK.Yagnasri wrote:Did not report say that we used Carl Gustav systems in POK operations last week? Maybe it is the answer and we are already using it.
@Vina sir - Yes.. perhaps against the latest generation of MBTs.jeep mounted RCLs were a regular sight in the area. But I guess in this day and age, they are obsolete and can be taken out from beyond range of their guns by RPGs.
I think, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and similar wars are forcing armies the world over to rethink on the approach to a battlefield scenario. More often, these wars have seen organised forces face off myriad splinter groups with small ambush teams or fighting groups which tend to re-spawn very quickly. The enemy is not highly trained and neither is it concentrated for a single brutal attack to dismember the enemy.Gyan wrote:105mm howitzers are very powerful equipment and cannot be issued down to Company level. I am trying to float the idea that quick reaction teams and bases down till company level should be protected by 106mm RCLs