Re: New strike corps in the Indian North East
OK , i searched the Net, this is the best i could get.....(This is all the vision of General Sundarji way back in 1986!)
Strike Corps in India and Pakistan have:
>1 x Armoured Division (the nucleus, around which Strike Corps is built)
> 2 x Infantry Division
> Artillery Assets
> Engineer Assets
> Air Defence Assets
Arty Divisions (like 40th with 2nd Corps) are additional
RAPID Divisions with one Mechanised Brigade (Tank + BMP) are additional.
For MSC, there will be less of Armour, probably replaced by Air Assault Division.
Air Assault Division will have (probably inspired by USA's 101 Airborne)
> integral Artillery (here 145 ULH Howitzers may be put to use, to replace 105mm weapons already available)
> Integral Helicopter Component (Light for troops / Heavy for Arty )
> Special Forces Component
So
MSC ORBAT might be:
> 1 x Air Assault Division (Integral Artillery + Helicopters)
> 2 x Infantry / Mountain Division
> Engineer assets
> Artillery assets
> Anti Aircraft assets
Additional RAMID Divisions as required (maybe Armour replaced by Helicopter?)
RAMID Orbat (guesswork)
> 2 x Mountain brigades
> 1 x Air Assault with Integral Helicopters
> Arty Assets
> Engineer Assets
> Air Defence Assets
Attack Helicopters will be part of MSC
Wat is ORBAT for Strike Corps in IA, compared to holding corps?
