What's going on in India?

[C-Mag]

In the 'where will WWIII start' thread I predicted this region.
I don't think this is the start of it today


However, given that all three are basically 3rd world/developing nations, and they have populations that rank 1,2 and 5. Add to that existing long time border disputes. We only need a good catalyst. Geography is a huge restricting factor though.

[Smitty-48]

The most likely WWIII startline remains the Dnepr on the Inner Ukrainian Border.

The Kashmir is the most likely startline for the worlds first theater thermonuclear war, sub strategic level.

Contrary to popular sentiment, not every nuclear war is World War Three.

[Smitty-48]

Tho they maintain opacity, it is generally surmised that India in particular, possesses the full range of weapons for theater thermonuclear war, in fact that would be the bulk of its arsenal.

Free fall tactical nuclear bomb.

Free fall tactical nuclear depth charge.

Short range tactical thermonuclear cruise missile, supersonic.

Long range tactical thermonuclear cruise missile, nap of the earth penetrator.

Also suspected to have French style neutron bombs for tank busting.

India is like a Giant Israel, theater thermonuclear power, with marginal strategic deterrent.

Pakistan is like the Sunni Iran, engaging Giant Israel asymmetrically.

Iran wishes to be the Shia Pakistan, but America won't let them.

God of the Hebrews, take a lap, Persians.

Gods of the Hindus?

Only a strategic imperative, where they escalate into the sea lanes and associated freedom of navigation.

[C-Mag]

At least we are getting to see some Air to Air combat. Is this the first A to A kill in the 21st Century ?

The Indian Air Force has confirmed that one of its MIG-21 Bison aircraft has shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16. The news comes two days after the PAF claimed it shot down two Indian planes over the disputed territory of Kashmir.

IAF Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor told reporters on Thursday that the Pakistani aircraft was downed after intruding into Indian territory. Kapoor said that the plane was one of several Pakistani aircraft that dropped bombs in Indian territory, but caused no damage.

Indian jets bombed targets in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir, claiming that Islamabad had done nothing to crack down on the terrorist group had carried out the Pulwama suicide attack killing 42 Indian security officers earlier this month.

Pakistan responded by shooting down at least one Indian bomber and capturing its pilot. India acknowledged the loss but said it had shot down a Pakistani aircraft as well.
Pakistan had previously denied using any of its F-16 aircraft in the attack, but the IAF displayed the twisted remnants of a US-made AMRAAM missile it says “conclusively shows” an F-16 was used.

https://www.rt.com/news/452663-indian-a ... y-kashmir/

[Speaker to Animals]

Figures. Fucking lawn dart got shot down by a 1960s Soviet export.

This is why we don't want the F-35 polluting the USAF. This single-engine budget aircraft that's never really cheap at the end of the day deal is garbage.

[Smitty-48]

Pretty sure a VVS Sukhoi Su-27 shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 back in 2014.

[Smitty-48]

Shot down with a Vympel R-73M. Old plane fires new missile, 60 degree off boresight cooled IIR seeker.

Sounds like it was quite the fur ball, 24 Pak jets got bounced by 8 Indian in an ambush.

The Indian Mig-21 shot the F-16 down, then another F-16 shot him down with an AMRAAM.

Shit is on.

[SuburbanFarmer]

My potassium iodide arrived today. God bless the good folks at Amazon.

[Speaker to Animals]

LOL

[C-Mag]

Shot down with a Vympel R-73M. Old plane fires new missile, 60 degree off boresight cooled IIR seeker.

Sounds like it was quite the fur ball, 24 Pak jets got bounced by 8 Indian in an ambush.

The Indian Mig-21 shot the F-16 down, then another F-16 shot him down with an AMRAAM.

Shit is on.

May have been Chinese JF-17s involved
https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/has-pak ... -dogfight/