You are correct. In Depsang they have right kind of forces. They have a Mechanised division there which is good for that kind of terrain. In PT/Gogra/Hot springs and SE Aksai Hind, they have motorised divisions which are unfit for mountain warfare. We too have done a heavy deployment of armour and mech forces in Depsang but the route to depsang is via Gogra/Kangkala with a move towards north after a break thru from these areas. In one swift move we will be able to get to the rear of Galwan and Depsang or we break thru from Kongkala and use airborne forces in case of an all out war. Depsang is very crucial as it opens up DBO and Karakoram Pass to Chinese. I am sure that we have now already fortified Karakoram pass but Depsang needs to be defended at all cost. How ever high the cost may be.
Depsang is not a very big area and can not possibly accommodate more than a division of Mech forces and PLA already has one in place. Bringing more forces to Depsang will clutter up the area and make PLA a sitting duck as this will deny them mobility.
Yes but for that we will need to have full fledged war. We can't do the kind of job we have done in PT area in Depsang.Just a layman's observation & correct me if I am wrong -
We can hit them with our air assets as well. There is no restriction that we will have to use our mechs to counter theirs.
China's weak link there is their airforce. Given the details, it might turn out to be a mountain version of the battle Longewala.
IAF can wreak havoc once their SAM/AA units are taken care of.
The area within the red is Depsang plain. We have part of it towards north.Sir, for idiots like me, can you show a map of current Chinese positions in depsang and what transgressions they made during this standoff?
That will happen in case of war. Use of Airforce or Navy is escalation to war.We have not only done mirror deployment in Depsang but also fortified DBO separately
Depsang will see Jaguars using CBU 105
All these movements seems to be happening at night in subzero temperatures.
We are upper side of the finger 4 ridge line is what I get.PLA did had posts way up the finger 4. I am not sure whether bthey vacated it and IA captured them.
Didn't he also claimed things about PP14, and pink tents at Galwan?I spent some time in the SDF & they seem to be living in some la la land based on the posts of that Eva Zheng & Nitin Gokhale in twitter.
This post in particular.
I am going to treat this as misinformation & ignore since @Falcon has already posted regarding this.
However, the question remains, Nitin Gokhale has been pretty accurate since get go.
What has changed?
Didn't he also claimed things about PP14, and pink tents at Galwan?
Gokhale gets most of his inputs from his sources in the establishment. Not only is he considered the unofficial spokesman of the armed forces in the media but he's also pretty much seen as that by sections in the media particularly the Chinese. Recall the explicit threat issued to him & his portal by the Chinese embassy in Delhi a month or 2 ago.However, the question remains, Nitin Gokhale has been pretty accurate since get go.
What has changed?
I spent some time in the SDF & they seem to be living in some la la land based on the posts of that Eva Zheng & Nitin Gokhale in twitter.
This post in particular.
I am going to treat this as misinformation & ignore since @Falcon has already posted regarding this.
However, the question remains, Nitin Gokhale has been pretty accurate since get go.
What has changed?
No firearms , does that include defensive landmines/anti-tank mines as well?
I spent some time in the SDF & they seem to be living in some la la land based on the posts of that Eva Zheng & Nitin Gokhale in twitter.
This post in particular.
I am going to treat this as misinformation & ignore since @Falcon has already posted regarding this.
However, the question remains, Nitin Gokhale has been pretty accurate since get go.
What has changed?
Persuaded even without a warning shot? Looks like Galwan did have some impact on PLA's psyche
Perhaps not putting the Chinese in a proverbial "spot"? To allow for some kind of 'negotiations'?