And Suchak in sanskrit means Point. and it becomes Tochak or tachka in Russian.Tochka, in Russian, means Point. SS-21 has Tochka designation.
Similar profile on our side is Prahaar.
Been telling about 7 since 7 years
And if 2 Indian devices weren’t detonated the count still stands and 5 right?Been telling about 7 since 7 years
Very well researched insight. Now you know why I refer to you as resident military expert?
Why hasn't it been reported?
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.
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.
What is the yield on a 155 mm?
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.
Has it been operationalised?
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.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.
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.