Prahaar/Pranash/Pragati were not based on forces requirement.
Pralay and Shaurya: Conventional Strike Surface-to-Surface Missiles
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Prahaar/Pranash/Pragati were not based on forces requirement.
Some months back, maybe when COVID started, there was news that it would be worked upon that's why I mentioned it.
With guided pinaka and hopefully an Indian alternative for Smerch , the 100-150km range should have enough targetting options.
Pralay hopefully is expedited to replace the Prithvi in nuclear roles and expanded widely in conventional roles.
Is it our ISKANDER equivalent? I mean a theatre ballistic missile to be used in battle field to deliver conventional warheads!
Any ballistic missile which deviates from Parabolic trajectory using control surfaces or thrust vectoring can be classed as Quasi ballistic.
Depressed trajectory is a ballistic trajectory, which doesn't deviate from Parabolic path, but the parabola is more flat .
That's because missile follows a shallower angle during boost phase and has to use more fuel for the same range as an ME or Minimum energy trajectory missile, which used a bit lofted trajectory, or taller parabola.
Correct, The idea is to give less time to react and give unpredictability. Thus it will make it hard to intercept. iskander-E can ever perform evasive maneuvers in the terminal phase.
Yet there are only a few of them which can do this. it's an inefficient way to deliver a payload.
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3/ Depressed trajectories are used for several reasons:
— Michael Duitsman (@DuitsmanMS) May 10, 2019
-Shorter flight time
-Enables maneuvering to avoid defenses and increase precision
-Takes longer for enemy radar to spot it
(These figures do not represent the North Korean missile’s trajectory or range) pic.twitter.com/5bpoOCpRPd
Do you know that such a missile can be programmed not to follow depressed trajectory and when used in combination they can have the same effect as that of multiple launch simultaneous impact? Do you recollect my very old post that we can wipe out 75% of Pakistan population within five minutes.
AgainToday India successfully testfired the Pralay conventional quasi ballistic missile which can hit targets between 150 to 500 kms. The test was conducted for a different range and different configuration* and met all the parameters: Government officials
— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2021
(File pic) pic.twitter.com/W9wIBImRAJ
Seems like missile will be inducted soon its actually good now Let's hope that user trials also get complete soon. It should not be dragged for 3-4 yrs just like QRSAM, Guided pinaka , MPATGM etc.
We usually do 6-8 flight tests before inducting a missile, assuming all tests are successful. This is a variant of the Shaurya which is already in service to so number of tests needed will be lesser. I am thinking 2 tests by DRDO & 2-3 tests by the Army. Best case scenario orders come in by Q1 of 2022 & induction begins by Q2.
CCS approval for the acquisition may take longer that the development of the missile.
The Privthvi family remains with the SFC & is exclusively meant for nuclear strikes. The Pralay will be with the upcoming missile forces & will likely be exclusively used as conventional tactical BMs.
This is just a guess. We will know more when the user trials begin. Who will conduct the user trials ? the SFC ? Then the Pralay is meant for tactical nuclear strikes. If the user is the Army then this missile is going to conventional forces.
There is a certain shelf life of Prithvi SRBMS. As and when they reach those, units in SFC too will convert to newer system.
Shouldn't the SFC just use the Shaurya missiles as the replacement for Prithvi III ? The new version of the Shaurya is already with the SFC & its range is comparable with the Prithvi III. Prithvi I & II need not have a replacement at all. A nuclear strike missile with 150 km range is hardly appealing today.
If the Pralay is meant for conventional strike then it would be better to keep it exclusively for that role. It is better to have separate missiles for the SFC & the conventional missile regiments.
