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  1. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Srry don't get hung up on wording. I didn't notice I wrote that until you mentioned 😅 anyways the rocket-pods are smaller because (1) they're needed to strike at much higher altitudes, so 4 of them should still be light enough & (2) the targeting system of LCH is deemed exceptionally accurate by...
  2. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    What! How?.. Please read & understand my words before replying. I can't find any photo of your Mangusta with more than 8 (LCH is restricted to that only at Ladakh altitude). In plains LCH can have 12 ATGMs, against Apache's 16, or this combo... Just its rocket pods are smaller & are in same...
  3. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    LCH structure is supposed allow 12 ATGMs max. I don't the exact weight of those, but the rocket pods are apparently the same weight class as the dual-ATGM racks (as permitted on outer hardpoints). At service ceiling of 6500m or can carry about 500kg payload, I think, if I remember. But LCH...
  4. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Ya that I already know, that's why asking. This one here... Looks like empty hole. Future sensor placement spot?
  5. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    No just at the base of the the tailfin, some in at beginning of the video... Looks like some sensor optics.
  6. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    @porky_kicker any idea what's that on the tail?
  7. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    They made mockups of both. First one was just a modified Dhruv... ...the later one look super cool. All stealthy & sleek.
  8. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Fuck.. we've posted hundreds of Twitter links. @hit&run @ezsasa @tarunraju @Indx TechStyle plz see what's wrong. I could see twitter embeds from even before I joined.
  9. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    You don't have to... Aren't the pics visible to you?
  10. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Mainly built for high altitude ops.
  11. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    More or less the same thing is happening... Pretty much like the IOC of Tejas.
  12. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Nah. they're gonna gather dust for some time one way or the other, until ATGM integration is complete.
  13. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    ...Or you could say they can carry out this bullshittery with only indigenous platforms built by PSU/PPPs. Plus it's not like they're ordering more Apaches.
  14. Bleh

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    This is how meaningless a "formal order placement" is for desi platforms...
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