Yea he's not wrong ... I'm pretty sure Chinks shared the video of their most accurate strikes.
So you want to base your defense plan on your gut feelings and wishful thinking?? Excellent!!
I'm also pretty sure DRDO did just once.
Doesn't matter when it missed the target by that big of a margin!!
What I don't understand is why does 5m matter for a MLRS strike. You're not gonna be any better just because a thermobaric round didn't hit your head, even if there's a structure that isn't a reinforced bunker.
It has already been answered in detail multiple times by both
@Ayan Barat and yours truly and I'm not gonna waste any more of my ATP parroting those same arguments all over again. Just refer to this post here -
https://defenceforumbharat.com/threads/drdo-and-psus.23/post-60916
Most suicide drones do not have that much range, and those that do are way easier to intercept than a rocket is.
Yeah, assuming your strike package survives PLA's BAR CAP and ADIZ, sure, why not??
guided-arty a plethora of things for different ranges.
Again, not enough range. Plus, guided arty shells like Excalibur costs almost just as much or even more than a guided rocket, with less than one-tenth of payload!! Not a profitable deal as far as I see it.
PS: Quick question, isn't MLRS really an area-saturation weapon as argued above? It's primary use is to disrupt concentrations & formations.
Again, already explained in great detail by
@Ayan Barat ,
https://defenceforumbharat.com/threads/drdo-and-psus.23/post-60916
To take out something like a bridge we'd rely on a cruise or tactical ballistic missile.
Hmmm... how about we crunch some numbers -
1 X Storm Shadow : 2.5-3 million USD
1 X Pralay : 3.58 million USD (refer
here)
4 X M31 rockets : 4X168k = 672k USD (source
here)
Is that a good enough reason for you or you want something more juicy??
The Chink MLRS is 370mm dia with a 300km range, is basically a sub-ballistic missile.
Yes, absolutely. But will it matter to our lads how we choose to classify them, once those rockets/ missiles/ particle beams/ plasma torpedoes / virus bombs/ BFG 10000 or whatever starts raining on their heads?? At this point, we are left with just splitting hairs over what amounts to nothing more than mere semantics.
Why would we use it for strikes at only 100km ranges? Won't a gliding/rocket arty shell be cheaper?
Exactly!! And that's precisely why we're bitching about the lack of its accuracy!! Because in its current form, Guided Pinaka isn't yet fit for conducting pinpoint strikes.
And the fucking audacity of these DRDO guys, my god I wish I could borrow some of that for myself, maybe then I'll have better luck with the opposite sex.
