Air cavalry doesn't drop troops in presence of enemy troops but in designated landing zones just beyond forward positions and invaluable in mountain warfare where roads are complex and twisted ,often blocked.
Its a crude but brutally realistic statement.India has endless manpower,so thousand cuts is totally irrelevant to us,and in any case death rate among insurgents is far higher.India has never used the nuclear option on Kashmir -i'e revoke the article in the constitution and then flood the valley...
1.They already are arming them.Where do local militants get their weaponry and training from?BLA,TTP is response to that,not the other way around.
2.Pak-afghan border is porous and PA manpower deployed there is much less in density than LOC,which has far greater troop density as well as...
Erotic dream.Wake up already ,been dreaming for 60 yrs.
A curious period in indian history after the fall of the mauryas and sungas in the north,before the coming of the kushanas.The satavahans emerge as the foremost defenders of India against foreign invaders and saka-satavahan rivalry that...
Suvorov's battle record is superb.
24-0 as commander.With 16 battles and 8 sieges.
As per major engagements are concerned his record is 7-0.
Not counting at least 4 engagements as a soldier in 7 yrs war.As commander -
Orekhovo 1769 (Poles)
Landskhora 1771 (Poles)
Stalowicz 1771 (Poles)
Siege...
Sadiq khan was a massive failure with acid attacks,terror attacks and violent crime skyrocketing in London.Congratz on turning london into the subcontinent style mess.Who knows what this guy will be like.
Why the hell would turkey want more land in iraq,syria filled with troublesome and unruly arab,kurdish population?These areas are also terror infested.Who wants to govern these territories-its a burden.
Taking territory in armenia would lead to war with russia and sanctions.
Taking territory in...
Self Propelled arty - 100 K9 coming,with total requirement eventually upto 300 if needed.
Mountain artillery - 145 m777 ultra light howitzer 155 mm coming,with more to possibly follow.Will replace 105 mm as the main punch of mountain divisions in adverse terrain.105 mm will remain in support...
Pzh2000 at 56 tonnes is too heavy for indian thar desert,Rann of Kutch marshes and soft soil of punjab plains.Its also enormously expensive.Army prefers vehicles of less than 50 tonne weight.
Russia lost the war mostly due to 2 reasons.
1.Very bad road infrastructure - Meaning they couldn't use their massive manpower advantage as large numbers of troops could not be logistically supplied within crimean peninsula.Anglo-french meanwhile were supplied from sea- a more efficient option...