Indian Counter Terror Operations Pictures & Discussions

[Bhadra]

Did counter insurgency troops make use of navigational or tracking aids like the one used in the movie tears of sun ie like with some sort of help from GPS, Unmanned aerial vehicles,or satellites etc?

yes they very much do.

To call choppers.
To link up with external forces who may not be aware of the area including reinforcements.
To direct the fire.
For map modification and up gradation.

Otherwise not. Because the basic principle of CI CT operation is to know the ground on the back of your palm. No one should need a map to operate in their area . Troops should know each and every house, street fields and even their owners. Troops should be able to recognise the residents and new faces.

The calls of CI and CT operations are tough and strange.

Even in places like Sri Lanka Indian troops used to that admirably. But if you are charted into unknown territory, you have to use navigational aids including maps.

 

[Immanuel]

If the SF unit carries a BFSR it is possible to have ground based intel upto 20 km away, they easily spot groups of armed men, vehicles and tanks from a distance and the BFSR usually has a high resolution thermal seeker too, therefore I am sure the unit can have ground based advanced situational awareness.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/BFSR-SR_with_thermal_imager.JPG

 

[Kunal Biswas]

If the SF unit carries a BFSR it is possible to have ground based intel upto 20 km away, they easily spot groups of armed men, vehicles and tanks from a distance and the BFSR usually has a high resolution thermal seeker too, therefore I am sure the unit can have ground based advanced situational awareness.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/BFSR-SR_with_thermal_imager.JPG

This is used in border posts, Its too heavy to carry by SF..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[KS]

Offtopic :

 

[Cliff@sea]

Is that you in the airbrushed Image ?

 

[maomao]

Offtopic :

Why I laugh at dead jihadis and feel good - I can't understand!

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Is that you in the airbrushed Image ?

No, That`s a CRPF Cobra Commando..

I edited the pic so that his identity remain unknown..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

^^^^^

Why I laugh at dead jihadis and feel good - I can't understand!

Offtopic :

Not an off-topic anymore, Nice poster..

 

[sayareakd]

If the SF unit carries a BFSR it is possible to have ground based intel upto 20 km away, they easily spot groups of armed men, vehicles and tanks from a distance and the BFSR usually has a high resolution thermal seeker too, therefore I am sure the unit can have ground based advanced situational awareness.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/BFSR-SR_with_thermal_imager.JPG

good idea , they can get custom made with range of 5-10 km which would be light weight and can be easily carried by single soldier. May be something that will put in remote location and data can be send to soldiers laptop computer in wireless mode, when some activity come, it will send beep. Something like that.

 

[Immanuel]

BFSR-SR weighs 30 kgs and a couple of guys can easily carry it, I think SF companies should carry it as well, would be agame changer when it comes assault operations.

 

[ALBY]

The one weapon our CT forces really misses in action is RPG7 to which there is no western equivalent. Even though of vintage tech they really suits the scenario.Comapred to even the CGRL mk3 they are more light could carry 4 rockets by the user himself without a support crew. Plus it could mount different types of war heads.Even though CGRLs are more powerful they are quite an overkill which comes with a hevy weight not suited for guerrilla war fare where mobility and light weight are deciding factors.
The multiple grenade launchers fielded by army eventhough provides rapid fire but couldn't do a RPGs role .It has a short range and less blast power. Plus the shipons used by SF are somewhat bulky plus it is of use and throw type eventhough effective. Rpgs comes handy in such situations.They are light weight,had an 80mm war head which is quite dangerous enough to blow up a Bmp and could use a variety war heads.It is accurate upto 150 mts also. I am not saying that we should try them in regular infantry but in RR and paramilitary units operating in naxal areas which doesn't need a bulky and quite overkill Carl gustevs.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

but in RR and paramilitary units operating in naxal areas which doesn't need a bulky and quite overkill Carl gustevs.

Not a bad idea, Its a very light and flexible RL ..

But RR use something more dangerous to clean tangos..

Link Below:
File:RPO-A missile and launcher.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ALBY]

Not a bad idea, Its a very light and flexible RL ..

But RR use something more dangerous to clean tangos..

Link Below:
File:RPO-A missile and launcher.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I had already watched the vedio which was posted you some times back in the same thread.Any way isn't it use and throw type weapon just like AT4 and a bit heavy? Plus compared to shipon how is its performance?AFAIK there are several captured Rpg7s did you ever came across any which was issued to any unit?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

I had already watched the vedio which was posted you some times back in the same thread.Any way isn't it use and throw type weapon just like AT4 and a bit heavy? Plus compared to shipon how is its performance?AFAIK there are several captured Rpg7s did you ever came across any which was issued to any unit?

This is a flame thrower, Its warhead is Incendiary designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus, Shipon and AT4 use HEDP 502 (High Explosive Dual Purpose) round same for Shipon..

No idea abt RPG use in Army, Never saw though..

 

[Immanuel]

Whatever happened to the 84mm LWL developed by DRDO, only weighed in at 7kg, should have different types of warheads, HEAT, Anti Armor, Anti Bunker, thermobaric etc. Ideal for such roles.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Whatever happened to the 84mm LWL developed by DRDO, only weighed in at 7kg, should have different types of warheads, HEAT, Anti Armor, Anti Bunker, thermobaric etc. Ideal for such roles.

84mm RCL MK2 and even earlier used different rounds, MK3 in use which will use the same rounds..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[Immanuel]

huh? the DRDO developed version is it a remake of the Carl Gustav or a completely new? Is the 84 mm RCL the same as the mk-3 carl gustav?