Indian Special Forces

Have these been inducted/planned to be inducted by the SF units? @Unknowncommando @Airborne22 anyone else?
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Could be a very potent force multiplier. Compliment the CG within the units, Launch tube based UAS for forward observation etc.
 
Alby said:
That is a bad precedent.Why would anyone have to shell out their hard earned money for their kit which is supposed to be supplied by govt? If its something of 500-1000 it was okay,but those crye pants and cost atleast two months of my salary.
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What other option do a soldier with practical mindset have? Getting injured/killed due to lack of basic gears is stupidity. iA will award another Cakra in case of any casualty and be done with him. He and his family will suffer eternally for the loss.
Its wise thing to do given the circumstances. I too would’ve done the same

PS: Seems like Dhongi ji/MOD/iA all seems to have given up on modernisation and Hard military strength
Only Diplomacy and intelligence are what keeping us from becoming another Ukraine
 
IWIarad11 said:
Best bet for any sensible officer rn is to spend 5-6 lakhs on his kit. Maybe gift a locally made rig + battle belt to his buddy on his bday. And sort of influence his squad to save up and buy their own things.

Small changes. Top down is difficult
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Absolutely. Top down is not going to happen because those at the top don’t have to risk their life in combat and are cozy sitting in AC cabins of cantonments in some metro city with servants and bulletproof vehicles at their disposal for shopping and going to holidays and movies.
Those who have to, have absolutely no power to choose for themselves.
 
COLDHEARTED AVIATOR said:
Have u heard about the back blast story from Sri Lanka ops?
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My suggestion was still keeping it on your shoulders, but instead of keeping it horizontal, tilting it upwards at 30-45°.
In this case back blast will still be behind, but directed towards ground instead of horizontal, there should still be 1m or more distance between the back of gustav and the ground.
I was not talking about setting it up on ground like a mortar.
 
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randombully said:
My suggestion was still keeping it on your shoulders, but instead of keeping it horizontal, tilting it upwards at 30-45°.
In this case back blast will still be behind, but directed towards ground instead of horizontal, there should still be 1m or more distance between the back of gustav and the ground.
I was not talking about setting it up on ground like a mortar.
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Mortars have fin stabilization for good accurate aiming , carl is more like a tank shell hard to aim even if we do that .
moreover mortars are cheap and have multiple shell options from HE to smoke and illumination . these mortars have smaller lighter shells so more carrying capacity .
Mortars can be used to fie at targets which are close but are not in direct line of sight , Carl can't do that.
 
Baseplate said:
wall collapsed civilians died
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Once a Indian Army camp in Sri Lanka was overrun by LTTE..Most of the troops were killed and one Cook was captured.

Carl Gustav was admired by the LTTE and they captured a few.

So they didnt kill the cook who was from Haryana or Rajasthan and made a deal with him that if he teaches them how to operate Carl Gustav they will leave him.

So he told them who at the time were 3-4 in number to stand behind the RL for better understanding the working.

As soon as he choked the trigger all 3-5 LTTe got hit by the back blast and this guy took a AK from them and ran away in the jungle.

Was awarded also if i am not mistaken.
 
Baseplate said:
Mortars have fin stabilization for good accurate aiming , carl is more like a tank shell hard to aim even if we do that .
moreover mortars are cheap and have multiple shell options from HE to smoke and illumination . these mortars have smaller lighter shells so more carrying capacity .
Mortars can be used to fie at targets which are close but are not in direct line of sight , Carl can't do that.
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Can't we develop specialised shells for Carl, also add aiming device and mini ballistic calculator on gustav's to use them in indirect fire.
In that way sf Don't need to carry two different types of systems in their buggies.
Can just caru modified Carl, and different rounds for different purpose.
 
randombully said:
Can't we develop specialised shells for Carl, also add aiming device and mini ballistic calculator on gustav's to use them in indirect fire.
In that way sf Don't need to carry two different types of systems in their buggies.
Can just caru modified Carl, and different rounds for different purpose.
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that will be costly and you will leave everything on one system , causing a single point of failure . Say the Carl Gustaf breaks down you will be heft without a support wepon .

Most importantly , mortars provide you with capabilities that a rocket launcher can not cover even with ,modifications .
Well better use FPV's now .
 
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