Indian Special Forces

[Marliii]

Who buys a machinegun for 50-60 lac per piece?

They are quoting the entire FMS deal for scar h,l 50bmg,mk48 etc that was for 400 crore

 

[Love Charger]

Amid all these purchases , I wonder about the logistical Nightmare army will have with three types of ammo.
It was best in the 80s , 7 62 51 mm round was standard issue for the service rifle and Bren lmg and FN mag Mmg , all three with same cartridge only , sterling carbine with 9 mm round.
Now it's a zoo of ammo , some units use Bren and Kalashnikov's , 7 62 ×39 and 7 62 × 51 .
Some use negev and Sig 716. , 5.56 and 7 62 × 51
Some units also have dragunov,7.62 ×54 mm round and so on and so forth.

Some also

 

[FalconSlayers]

An old pic but my question is that why doesn’t army buy helmets with NVG mounts?
Why this stupidity?

 

[Op Kahuta]

An old pic but my question is that why doesn’t army buy helmets with NVG mounts?
Why this stupidity?
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How old is this? Regardless we all know our foot soldiers are getting modernised steadily but slowly. In all the special forces pics that I have seen for more than a year, every operator wore a NVG mounted helmet. We even have them equipped with HCBH for later induction of sound amplifying headsets(which I really want to see happen fast). The primary reason operators wear helmet is to protect them from 7.62s and grenade fragments flying at them and I'd rather have them equipped with any good ballistic helmet than wait and buy more HCBH or NVG mounted helmets.

 

[Marliii]

Amid all these purchases , I wonder about the logistical Nightmare army will have with three types of ammo.
It was best in the 80s , 7 62 51 mm round was standard issue for the service rifle and Bren lmg and FN mag Mmg , all three with same cartridge only , sterling carbine with 9 mm round.
Now it's a zoo of ammo , some units use Bren and Kalashnikov's , 7 62 ×39 and 7 62 × 51 .
Some use negev and Sig 716. , 5.56 and 7 62 × 51
Some units also have dragunov,7.62 ×54 mm round and so on and so forth.

Some also

We are using all these rounds even now.5.56 for insas,7.62x39 for aks,7.62x51 for bren

 

[FalconSlayers]

We are using all these rounds even now.5.56 for insas,7.62x39 for aks,7.62x51 for bren

You forgot 7.62x54mmR for Dragunovs and PKMs.

 

[Love Charger]

We are using all these rounds even now.5.56 for insas,7.62x39 for aks,7.62x51 for bren

80s was better , there was much more standardized system.

 

[Marliii]

You forgot 7.62x54mmR for Dragunovs and PKMs.

That whole shitfuckery shouldn't be even mentioned.last I heard we were importing 7.62x54

 

[FalconSlayers]

That whole shitfuckery shouldn't be even mentioned.last I heard we were importing 7.62x54

OFB Alhum2lillah produces them

 

[Love Charger]

OFB Alhum2lillah produces them

Na it doesn't , unka website dekha hai maine thye don't.

 

[Love Charger]

Total no of small arms calibers used by indian army is.
7.62 ×39 , 7m62 ×51 , 7.62 ×54 , 5.56×45, 9mm , .45acp, 12.7 mm

 

[Love Charger]

Oh gawd ,
This procurement policy is very akward , bohot zyada soch vichar kiya hai army ne .
Pichle 20 saalon me

 

[Spindrift]

Lol we are getting M60 for our SOF.

Someone is planning to go full Rambo on someone.

Spoiler

 

[abingdonboy]

They have "exoskeleton" on that list as well

Already seen in use by NSG

@Gessler

 

[ManhattanProject]

An old pic but my question is that why doesn’t army buy helmets with NVG mounts?
Why this stupidity?
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Our Army might be brave but they are very short sighted. They dont understand the concept of spending money wisely, so as to save money in the future. The modernization they have implemented is already outdated, they didnt even order the helmets with any kind of mounting apparatus. I dont know who sets these GSQRs but i can tell you they should be fired.

 

[Aditya Ballal]

Na it doesn't , unka website dekha hai maine thye don't.

It does, section existed in the old websites of Ordnance Factory Varangaon(OFV) and Ammunition Factory Khadki. Munitions India Ltd.’s website isn’t fully complete yet so you won’t find all the details,
I’ve attached one of my old posts where I’ve linked it.(Link died when OFB died).

https://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/OFV/cartg-7-62mm-pkt-steel-core

Small arms and Light Weapons

When I meant similar I meant , that barring the charging handle, the externals are similar to existing Sig firearms as mentioned by themselves in their own promotional videos and they them selves have said there are common parts with the MCX and 7.62 nato pattern rifles of sig which I’m assuming...

defenceforumindia.com

Edit: Also this,

It is called PKT ammo only because the one product made by OFB that uses it is the PKT.

 

[shouryav105]

Hey, did anyone hear anything about AFSOD? what is going on? I am new to this forum and hope to learn a lot from you guys.

 

[FalconSlayers]

 

[armyofhind]

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Wrong thread buddy

 

[abingdonboy]

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If everyone is a ‘commando’/operator then no one is. India exemplifies celebrating mediocrity better than most