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The smallest MAVERICK warhead (125lbs) got a lethality radius of 100 feet. This is not a scaple but a sledge hammer. There is no way to avoid collateral damage in an urban environment using these tools. You can blame the Israelis for not sending in sniper teams to reduce casualties but you...

By your statement, I'm also sure you have no idea the blast radius of a 250lb warhead.

No need. No one cannot know everything. We all establish a baseline and then move on from there ... and then modify our positions as new information become available. The truth is that the Iran-Iraq War saw 3 shifts in conventional superiority - from Irag to Iran and then back to Iraq. The...

Brigadier, I hope you know you've just killed your animonity. I tried to keep your identity a secret but you've gave it away. BTW, Sir, I am curious of the rest of the mess's reaction. Of course I don't have a need-to-know but would a want-to-know suffice?

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All the estimated figures are published in $US and the various estimates uses PPP and capital costs. So, take whatever figures that is stated as already factored in whatever they want to factor in.

The CCP has different priorities for different budgets. Research and Development belongs in the Science budgets, not military. Pensions belong in the civil service budget, not the military. The PLA's official budget is what they use everyday and their capital purchases. In order to have any...

Two mods have already jumped into that thread and I'm watching them like a hawk.

Your history is flawed. At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, the Iraqis gained conventional superiority and drove the Iranians from their territory, especially around Basra. That coupled with the liberal usage of chems convinced the Iranians to sue for peace. Extremely misleading. The PLA is...

This entire list is completely arbiturary and without foundation. Countries like Canada and Australia fielded entire brigades half way across the globe. Israel, who can field an entire armoured corps overnight, cannot do the same. Does that mean Canada and Australia are superior to Israel...

N5 status makes them pretty tough.

China-Defense.com Forum - it WAS the largest English based web forum in the world. Hopefully will be again when we put the old database back up.

You will have to re-register. We lost the old database (25 gigabytes!!!!). We'll put it back up as read only once we can figure out what's the best interface.

Well, she just fired off a SCUD at Blademaster over at CDF and he retalliated. Boy, is this going to be fun.

Really? India has better butter cookies than Pakistan.

Parihaka As to why UNIFIL did not leave their posts

I have a problem with the 2nd series of test being Chinese devices. 1) The Chinese have moved off HEU warheads decades ago 2) The CCP NEVER made a decision this fast (on par with the Indian politicians deciding on what to name a new bridge). Doesn't Stuart is wrong. He has access to more data...

The Indian projects were more ambitious and they were indeed test devices. The Paks were not. They were taken directly from their arsenal which implies as of the tests, they had serious reliability problems with their arsenal.

Well, that is not correct, is it? Since the Pak tests were duds, meaning that they didn't do everything the Chinese did.

Sparten, Could you give me the TOE of the 19th Lancers? Want to check that against the authorized strength of MONUC. This being said, MONUC is strong enough to kill any and all Congo belligerants. Only the US supported by NATO can field such a force in Lebanon. It's too far for Russia, China...