I was thinking the space between the tubes can be used. Although using one tube for re-routing exhaust can be a good idea.
If you notice the top of the launch tubes, one of them looks different from the other 3.
Indian Missile Transporter Erectors and Launchers (TEL)
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If you notice the top of the launch tubes, one of them looks different from the other 3.
Some thing like this.

i think vls will come in different length according to package.
Why we don’t focus on cold launch system ? Is it that complex system to design a Cold Launch type launcher ?
I’m curious because I can see a lot of advantages in having Cold launch set up in space constrained areas like Naval ships , subs, Road mobile launchers and even in Airforce. I believe its safer and more friendly to the plateform too.
Yeah, that cap like thing is what made me assume that tube is meant for exhaust.
Anyway, the IN has made no mention of continuing the use of Barak 8 for future ships. So I am also assuming NGD and NGF will have new fangled UVLMs for everything. The same S band radar on Dhruv, resized to fit, could be used on new ships along with indigenous missile systems. Hence a possible quad pack option.
Hot launch VLS are cheaper and simpler. Less possibilities of failure since there's no ejection mechanism. Plus the engagement time is much faster, which is important for SAMs, cold launch systems can lose as much as a second.
Trolley for the Brahmos ALCM:
Trolley for the land based Brahmos :
Truck carrying a fully assembled naval Brahmos missile:
Brahmos Inclined launcher being set up for testing:
Trolley for the land based Brahmos :
Truck carrying a fully assembled naval Brahmos missile:
Brahmos Inclined launcher being set up for testing:
Accuracy and Time to Reload is more important
Damage assessment is done by UAVs or Satellites
Then it is fired again for completing the target destruction
MBRL/MRLS are area saturation weapons and not the precision strike weapon, so number does matter. Infact it matters a lot.
Imagine 40 Rockets of BM21 pounding an enemy position within seconds without giving them any chance to take defensive positions.
BTW BM30 has 12 and A100 has 10 rockets tubes per launcher. And looking at the launcher, there is a room to pack at least two additional tubes to make the tally 10.
That said I must say that the launcher seems pretty decent and perhaps focused on light weight for higher mobility and rapid reloading for sustained strike.
To its advantage the whole system is not as bulky as those of A100 and Smerch and is based on Tatra 6*6 chassis, which is pretty standard in IA and thus are less expensive to maintain.
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Each Unguided Pinaka Rocket costs 25 Lakhs
If 8 have failed to do the job
Then 10 or 12 will make no difference
100 Kg warhead and 8 of them should be enough Provided it has fallen with a Minimum CEP -- Circular error Probability of 50 metres
Rocket production is Fixed at 5000 Rockets per year
Cannot waste them
I hope this is not the final configuration of the TEL. The Prahaar missile launcher can carry 6 missiles per truck. One missile per truck for the Pralay is too less. At least get 3 missiles per truck like the Brahmos.
We really need better trucks for our TELs.
A side question: I can't find an official document that shows the orders for heavy ammunition (shells, missiles, etc) for the Indian Army. Does such a document exist in open source?
Some pictures of missile launcher models:
1. Akash IAF
2. MRSAM-IAF
3. MRSAM-IA
4. QRSAM
1. Akash IAF
2. MRSAM-IAF
3. MRSAM-IA
4. QRSAM
