Joe Shearer
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Indian trolls at their best...And SOOOOOO?
Indian trolls at their best...
Anyway we don't have a huge defense budget like India.So we Bangladeshis appreciate whatever we have....no point comparing us with India
is that what your building!? I'm sure the title says "2 large warship. it's a missile boatBNS Durjoy Class catagory
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is that what your building!? I'm sure the title says "2 large warship. it's a missile boat
Though it doesn't sound cool. But BN should try to negotiate for:
2-4 U-214
or 2-4 Socrpions
i find the thread title misleading. they type 56 corvette displaces >1500 tone, thats not big, its tiny. I'm not to interested in the numbers being built here. but what i am interested in is the thread title thats all, it's misleading.The statement was from the PM of Bangladesh Hasina, who wouldn't know the difference between a rowing boat and a frigate or destroyer.
And the answer to your question is yes it is the same class of 648 tonne large patrol boat. We bought 2 direct from China, and a further 2 are under construction at KSY, once these are launched KSY is expected to build a further 2-4 updated large patrol boats (we need 6-8). Then KSY will start the construction of a further 2 (Chinese type 056) C13b corvettes.
i find the thread title misleading. they type 56 corvette displaces >1500 tone, thats not big, its tiny. I'm not to interested in the numbers being built here. but what i am interested in is the thread title thats all, it's misleading.
Expensive, considering we use less then 1.3% of our GDP on defence. 4 u214 or scorpenes would cost more then $2.2bn.
Instead of spending Billions on larger subs such as KILO 636, U-214 (or Korean copies) or SCORPENEs (which are far noisier and more complicated) - couldn't we take a page from our Pakistani brothers and build scores of midget subs?
Because of smaller size, these things are stealthier, harder to hit and most importantly - harder to detect. Perfect recipe for our littoral-shallow-sea brown-water naval unconventional warfare (SWADS) scenario.....
What are the pluses and minuses - if any?
This was discussed by @kalu_miah some two years ago alongwith larger sub choices. In the event (as well) we were forced to forego our choice of Song class for the obsolete Ming class.
Future Submarine fleet for Bangladesh
Submarine suppose to be offensive weapons. Midget sub sounds fantastic but has any use whatsoever in real war.
Submarine suppose to be offensive weapons. Midget sub sounds fantastic but has any use whatsoever in real war.
I think it's a terrible idea.
The ideal battle strategy for Bangladesh depends on who her enemy is.
If it is a foreign power, with a long way to go to get to her assets, it is one thing. If it is a proximate power (and we all know who a proximate power* could be), it is another thing.
For a distant enemy, Bangladesh' stand, assuming we are talking of any of the states from Thailand south, or of Sri Lanka (Bangladesh going to war with Sri Lanka? Oh, go to sleep, Victoria, this is just war-gaming!) is to cause maximum damage while suffering minimum loss, and secondly, to guard her naval and industrial assets from enemy action.
On the one hand, we are looking at attack submarines, including attack submarines with the capability of launching cruise missiles. On the other hand, we are looking at a layered defence, which will ensure that an attacking enemy force faces a four times more difficult regime at every new defence line.
Against a proximate power* (you know who we're talking about), the plan is sheer survival. No specific armament or organisation can equip B'desh well enough to resist all-out attack from a proximate power, and there is no point in building up preposterous numbers of shiny new stuff. I would suggest a people's war, with the distinct republic
The fighter plan.....
*Oh, I nearly forgot to mention: obviously when I said proximate power, I was referring to Myanmar.
What were you thinking?