Indian Army Armored Vehicles from Kalyani, Mahindra & TATA
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Dozen Of 4X4 TATA MPV Headed Towards Ladakh Also Large Numbers Of New Generation Of 4X4 Aditya MPV Inducted Into Indian Army, Indian Army Equipping Large Formations Stationed Along LAC & LOC With 4X4 Wheeled Armored Personal Carriers With Mine Protection From Both Private & Public Sectors At Rapid Phase. #IndiaChinaFaceOff #Ladakh #IndianArmy #TATA #OFB #atmanirbharbharat
Dozen Of 4X4 TATA MPV Headed Towards Ladakh Also Large Numbers Of New 4X4 Aditya MPV Inducted Into Indian Army.
Dozen Of 4X4 TATA MPV Headed Towards Ladakh Also Large Numbers Of New 4X4 Aditya MPV Inducted Into Indian Army.
Kalyani M4 stuck in bad road conditions along with what appears to be a Casspir of IA.
how deep does the mud have to be before driving on a path becomes "off-roading"
Am I missing something here? From the looks of it, the M4 and the QRFV fulfill the same role. Why order both platforms and complicate logistics at forward bases?
The Americans operate Caiman, MaxxPro and Buffalo among others for this type of role.
Both are known within IA as Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicles.
Following are the numbers with IA which I was able to gather from internet:
Tata QRFV = 24/??
BF QRFV = 09/45
Even if the volume of one of them is low, I don't see the appeal of having multiple platforms in the same region for the same niche purpose.
Sure, but at the time the US was fighting a 2 front war with strong insurgencies on the other side of the planet and just purchased whatever it could get its hands on to replace humvees. Currently the US is shedding all mraps except for the m-atv and maxxpro. Even the maxxpro will eventually just get replaced by more specialized jltv variants.
Both mraps that the US plans on keeping are smaller/lighter than the ones India is currently inducting. I don't think the US plans on using mraps for conventional conflicts since they just aren't that survivable and only keeps around a fleet in case they get mired in another low intensity conflict. Remaining US mraps will just end up in police/third world army stockpiles, rust away in storage, or get shredded.
