- no self destruct
Why would you have a self destruct mechanism on an operational missile? Do we have self-destruct on nuke-tipped Agni's? What if they figure out the frequency?
- 40000 feet altitude; max flight ceiling for civilian planes is 36-37K feet.
At this very moment, Thai Airways 777 TG921(Frankfurt to Bangkok) is flying over that area at 39,000 feet.
- targeted landing is at a cluster of Porki bases. Meaning the missile was testing radar coverage overlap. Not radar at one location but a coverage overlap among multiple bases. That is why it was programmed to land between coverage areas of 2 or 3 bases. People are missing this. It is not one base that matters but the overlap between bases. Now we have that data. They do not have overlap and there are big gaps. So none of their AD systems got activated. Remember Hijra army is still on full alert after our operation Balakot barbecue.
Wow, this is a stretch. You know there are SIGINT aircraft that can already do that. In an actual war, we would strike the bases themselves, not the gaps in between them. That's rarely a good strategy.
- IAF expressed surprise that Porki Hijra Army did not install AD guns at the Balakot terror camps. Clearly an incentive then exists to check if other bases have AD systems installed. Clearly Porkis have very poor AD coverage.
What use would AA guns have been at Balakot? You're planning on shooting down bombs with 40mm Bofors? The Mirages never got close to Balakot to shoot at.
- We suddenly going passive after Op. Swift Retreat. Clearly the armed forces wanted to prepare and plan better for an action that would conclusively establish deterrence.
Maybe because they had one of our pilots in custody and used him as a bargaining chip to de-escalate? Perhaps?
- “don’t send your stupid drones” warnings not heeded by Porki Army.
How about we try shooting down the drones?
- trying to act oversmart with J10c. Potentially a warning to both China and Porkis to not mess around with our resolve to take the war deep inside Porki land.
We're upset because they are acting "oversmart"? What are you like, 12 years old?
- impossible for a missile to veer away like this. Nowhere has such deviations happened. If there is a possibility of veering, the missile’s original flight path would not have been chosen to be this close to the border.
It wasn't meant to be fired. So we didn't choose this flight path.
- technical incompetence could mean the missile could have fallen anywhere in India - even on Modi’s rallies in Ahmedabad. Who will take this risk?
It wasn't meant to be fired. So we didn't choose to take this risk.
- post UP elections, BJP is assured of a 2024 government. So they can take strong decisions now. Not much noise from liberandus.
So why hide the strong decision and claim it was an oopsy instead?
- right time to embarrass Katora khan and show him off as a weak puppet. The rest will be taken care of by their jaahil awaam.
We want to get rid of a weak puppet and replace him with ..... what? A strong and capable leader? How does this help?
1. All missiles have self destruct including Agni etc. Frequencies are closely guarded secrets and scrambled periodically. There are procedures in place on how to activate self destruct. Such manuals have been there since Cold War days. No exceptions.
2. No plane will ever fly 40k. 39k are exceptions. Most altitude is 36-37k - lighter atko sphere, less drag, fuel savings etc.
3. Every base has AD guns period. Balakot was a Pakistan Army funded terror base. This is why IAF officers expressed surprise that the terror base did not have AD guns. Yes, once the airspace is sanitized, airforce planes will directly strafe bomb these bases not shoot expensive stand-off weapons.
4. The point is China’s regular arming of Porkis - not just j10c. The government is clearly sending a signal that a joint Pakistan-China axis against India is no longer acceptable. If you cannot even understand this, you shouldn’t be on a defense forum. The Indian government is dead set against the China-Pak nexus.
5. You cannot fire a missile just like that. Lol. There are protocols in place like two people need to press buttons or someone has to read out the code and another must enter the code etc. There are voluminous Cold War manuals on missile launches. You must be nuts to even suggest that someone smoking a bheedi actually triggered it off. Read through missile launch manuals even as old as one from the soviets to put your ridiculous theory to rest.
6. Are you joking? Do you think the government will deliberately announce that they fired a test missile into porkland? They waited for Porkis to acknowledge the hit just like in Balakot and then they responded.
7. All AD coverages are measured for overlaps and yes all bases have AD guns. You have no clue what you are talking about. Nobody measures a point coverage at a base. You really need to look at military manuals.
8. Porkis have zero strong capable civilian leaders other than nawaz sharif who tried to maintain some control over the Hijra army. The point is the Indian government treats Katora khan less than a cockroach and has no problem lighting a fire under his ass.
Overall, this is a deliberate firing by the IAF and a significant warning to pakis to stop yakking about strategic balance, and trying to form alliances with China against India.
I have a feeling there is more to come. The pattern is visible. Testing paki waters with our subs repeatedly, their radar coverage and tracking ability with a dummy missile which has now clearly established that Porkis have zero credible AD systems. The next probably is some sort of a directed energy weapon firing into some unknown Porkland location and seeing if they can pick that up. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. Don’t be a Porki.