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Tochka, in Russian, means Point. SS-21 has Tochka designation.

Similar profile on our side is Prahaar.
 
you asked about yield of 155mm shell, well that depends what's inside and how much kg i could be from 2kt to 20kt.



because those two were foreign device most probably

So you are saying we got a nuclear device from a foreign power (most likely Israel) and they complied without letting the US know. And that too in 1998. Did the famous Abbas Mustan duo negotiate from our side?

PS - you got the yield wrong by a HUUGGE factor.
 
So you are saying we got a nuclear device from a foreign power (most likely Israel) and they complied without letting the US know. And that too in 1998. Did the famous Abbas Mustan duo negotiate from our side?

PS - you got the yield wrong by a HUUGGE factor.

I assumed a possibility about the foreign device. I doubt it very much.

coming to yield, the weapon dropped on Nagasaki was just 6.4kg of Pu239 80% weapon grade. And the yield was over 20kt

Even with 1-3kg Pu239, 94% weapon grade and implosion type design as per physics one can achieve supercritical mass. And you can easily estimate the yield to 5-7 kT. In w48 design its has already been tested and the yield was over 2kT. Now may be the designes have imprved further with better tamper casing around the pit.
 
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I assumed a possibility about the foreign device. I doubt it very much.

coming to yield, the weapon dropped on Nagasaki was just 6.4kg of Pu239 80% weapon grade. And the yield was over 20kt

Even with 1-3kg Pu239, 94% weapon grade and implosion type design as per physics one can achieve supercritical mass. And you can easily estimate the yield to 5-7 kT. In w48 design its has already been tested and the yield was over 2kT. Now may be the designes have imprved further with better tamper casing around the pit.

There is no chance India would have looped in some other country and risked a leak. All devices must have been our own.

Again you are confusing the W48 with something else. W48 required precise manufacturing to allow smaller quantities of radioactive materials to achieve critical mass. But that is for another day.
 
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Meanwhile, in Paxtan... Tabdeeli coming to cabinet.


While I dont see any other sources for this news, Arif Aajakia is fairly resourceful and spot on with his views and info.

the most exceptional thing about this list is that they are all morons. I can't think of more incompetent people to run a ministry.

I guess Ata- ur- Rehman is a decent choice for Science and tech. But he is too old. Not exactly the kind that can inspire and excite the public.
 
Has it been operationalised?

With DPICM submunitions maybe

But with the smart " search and destroy " submunitions , no. They qualified the same on a mortar round long time back. And are currently developing the same for other dispensing systems.

It is very difficult to find info regarding the kinetic effectors in India , one can find info on the delivery system's but very little or no info on the type of warheads .

Long time back in the wikileaks info that got out , Americans had detected the tests of a very large FAE type aerial bomb but even now in public domain no such DRDO bomb exists. Instead on the contrary they publish documents where they show testing of prototype FAE bombs of far smaller scale. :rolleyes:

Only recently I found info regarding multistage warhead for defeating deeply buried hardened targets. Combination of precursor shaped charge warhead with follow through stages of penetrators.

Sorely needed because por........ SPD uses buried structures with triple reinforced concrete slabs with layers of steel bar mesh , steel slabs and reactive explosives inbetween and ofcourse natural obstructions to defeat overhead strikes.

Brahmos nor any publically known operational systems does not have the capability to defeat the same.

And again another example

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No info exists on it

tunnel model seems to me like a air to surface deep earth penetrator ordinance.

Interestingly it has grid/lattice fins. That should mean high controllability at high AoA .

Long story short it's difficult to answer questions regarding indian projects.


Also recently I found out K-4 has control surface fins , now that is unexpected in a long range SLBM, any info on the same from your side ?
 
With DPICM submunitions maybe

But with the smart " search and destroy " submunitions , no. They qualified the same on a mortar round long time back. And are currently developing the same for other dispensing systems.

It is very difficult to find info regarding the kinetic effectors in India , one can find info on the delivery system's but very little or no info on the type of warheads .

Long time back in the wikileaks info that got out , Americans had detected the tests of a very large FAE type aerial bomb but even now in public domain no such DRDO bomb exists. Instead on the contrary they publish documents where they show testing of prototype FAE bombs of far smaller scale. :rolleyes:

Only recently I found info regarding multistage warhead for defeating deeply buried hardened targets. Combination of precursor shaped charge warhead with follow through stages of penetrators.

Sorely needed because por........ SPD uses buried structures with triple reinforced concrete slabs with layers of steel bar mesh , steel slabs and reactive explosives inbetween and ofcourse natural obstructions to defeat overhead strikes.

Brahmos nor any publically known operational systems does not have the capability to defeat the same.

And again another example

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No info exists on it

tunnel model seems to me like a air to surface deep earth penetrator ordinance.

Interestingly it has grid/lattice fins. That should mean high controllability at high AoA .

Long story short it's difficult to answer questions regarding indian projects.


Also recently I found out K-4 has control surface fins , now that is unexpected in a long range SLBM, any info on the same from your side ?
K4 has a depressed trajectory mode in which it does not enter the space but remains within the atmosphere. This allows it to avoid BMDs. But the range reduces in such a case.
 
K4 has a depressed trajectory mode in which it does not enter the space but remains within the atmosphere. This allows it to avoid BMDs. But the range reduces in such a case.

Thanks for the info

But i was aware of that , infact it has capability for highly depressed trajectory.

Another info I found out is that K-4 has TVC

And I have reasons to believe that the reported range is understated
 


There are every day attempts by some or the other organization. JeM , LeT is considered high level threat but highest level threat is the Naxlite and Mao. The damage what naxals have done to India in the name of uplifting tribals is far more than what LeT etc have done.

People remember Pulwama but no one remembers what these naxals did in dantewada and other places. I guess more than 30 were martyred by them near maharashtra in some ied.

And what was government's reaction? BS!

We are not able to dent the Naxal movement because of the people living in central and western India. They are ignorant and racists towards people from NE. And that's the bloody problem.

Some how agencies have managed to stop Naxals shaking hands with Islamic groups, but indirectly when the Chinese are supporting them then there is no need for this.

ISI's activity in North East via Nepal and Bangladesh and through Dokalam region is far higher than in Kashmir. Even NSA Doval had mentioned that due to our faults the people in North East have been ignored.

If we do not give attention to this, then huge problem may arise, as China has already started expanding it's presence in Nepal. And that is far more dangerous for India. They have money and people both in Nepal and in India are ready to become useful idiots for rum money and b**ty.
 
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