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2006-08-28 India-Pakistan

Russia Starts Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems Deliveries to India

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Posted by john 2006-08-28 15:42|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Besides rocket artillery, India needs additional tube artillery... the contracts for 155mm howitzers has been moving very slowly through the procurement process. The Indian army prefers the Swedish Bofors guns.

Posted by john 2006-08-28 15:56|| 2006-08-28 15:56|| Front Page Top

#2 The Indians are missing a bet : they need to buy the G-5 and G-6 155mm howitzer systems from South Africa, but with tubes of 55 caliber. Those guns can fire all standard NATO 155 rounds plus have a great series of base-bleed ammo that was designed specifically for them. The base-bleed ammo has a major range increase to it. Plus, the South Africans will mostl likely do a technology transfer deal as part of a 500 gun buy.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-08-28 20:01|| 2006-08-28 20:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Denel is blacklisted by the Indian MoD over allegations that it paid money o a British agent to secure inside information from the MoD price committee.

Posted by john 2006-08-28 20:05|| 2006-08-28 20:05|| Front Page Top

#4 And yes, that is as stupid as it gets.

The original Bofors contract had a provision for tech transfer. When details of the bribes paid by Bofors came out, the MoD blacklisted Bofors and suspended the contract.

Bofors got all their money. The Indian politicians got their bribe money and got away scot free.

And the Army?

Well, the Indian Army didn't get all the guns in the contract and there was no tech transfer.

So two decades later it still has a gun shortage..

Bofors is no longer blacklisted but the Congress party is terrified to conclude another contract because they might get implicated again.

They blacklisted the South Africans.

That leaves only crappy Russian guns.. which the Indian Army does not want..

Only in India....

Posted by john 2006-08-28 20:10|| 2006-08-28 20:10|| Front Page Top

#5 The rockets with inbuilt gyroscopes for perfect homing at the target

Nothing says "perfect homing" like WWII-era technology!

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-08-28 21:59|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-08-28 21:59|| Front Page Top

#6 I've heard Smerch is a lot better than a WW2 Katushya.

I think Badanov also has a rant somewhere about the problems associated with describing the SU's/ex-SU's artillery rockets as WW2 tech.

Posted by Phil 2006-08-28 22:37|| 2006-08-28 22:37|| Front Page Top

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