Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

SwordOfDarkness said:
What I mean by the last para :-

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This is the map of the IR region, which we need to dominate (to ensure trade lines)

These are the routes one can take to get across :-
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(these are just my crude hand drawn lines, for actual routes look online but this covers the basic paths and is good enough for the point Im trying to make)

The red routes are ones we can control without changing much wrt current structure and procurement strategy.

The yellow route is also feasible, but may need a slight increase in naval power.

The orange one will be difficult, but if we build strong aircraft carrier fleets it is acheivable in future to control that gap also, especially if we can get basing in Aus for resupply.

Controlling the pink one I conside unacheivable in the short term, aside from sporadic interception of hostile ships.


Still, pushing chinese ships into using only the pink route will be a good win by itself, and will put a great strain on them. Assuming Australia lets them berth, it will still be an 8000km route without resupply, passing through antarctic region (doesnt look like that on the map, but you can check on a globe) and a difficult passage.

However, this is from a non naval background, with only online analysis et cetera to go off of. Maybe @Binayak95 or someone can correct me if I have missed something important.
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That pink line is way too ridiculous for PLN. Massive wear and tear due to such large circuitous route and IN can simply wait with plans near our Area of Control.
 
ArjunMK1A said:
That pink line is way too ridiculous for PLN. Massive wear and tear due to such large circuitous route and IN can simply wait with plans near our Area of Control.
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for conventionally powered ships its problematic but a cake walk for nuclear ssbn and ssn
 
VictorDelta4 said:
Guess this is one capability the navy can now focus on in housing!
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Ha! This requirement was raised in the 70s when the old Godavari had to undergo a salvage off maldives.

INHQ was of the opinion its not worth it given how rare accidents requiring specialised teams and equipment is. Its cheaper to hire foreign firms who specialize in this then create the capacity within (with the exception of sub salvage)
 
Binayak95 said:
its not worth it given how rare accidents requiring specialised teams and equipment is.
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Guess they wont say the same thing now considering the number of peace time accidents, we have had.
 
The new kalvari/scorpene class of submarines has become a game changer for the Indian Navy but I still think they should fast track the case for indigenously built nuclear attack subs (or SSN) in the coming future.

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VictorDelta4 said:
Guess they wont say the same thing now considering the number of peace time accidents, we have had.
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Naa i dont see it changing. It really is manpower and equipment intensive task to salvage partially sunk ships - IN is a firm believer in milking max out of its budget allocation and this is one area they wont bother with.
 
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