only one with a rate of 2500 shells/minute. It is a instant fire rate, not as the Gatling (20mm of F16, F15, F18..., 25mm of F35 or 30mm of A10)) that needs small time to reach the higher rate of fire.
Rafale DH/EH of Indian Air Force : News and Discussions
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AFAIK M2000 cannon rounds are havier than American jets(F16) which are more lethal but take more time to reach at the target. So you have to plan accordingly.
indeed.
M2000 cannons are differents than the one of Rafale :
M2000 cannon : nearly 1200 round/minute each, 30x113mm round, 820m/s muzzle velocity. Weight 121kg each (not sure of this data...)
Rafale cannon : 2500 round/minute, 30x150mm round, more than 1000m/s muzzle velocity. weight 120kg.
So Rafale canon alone has the fire rate of the twice of Mirage, with bigger round, higher velocity for less weight. It takes time to reach a proper reliability... but now it's OK.
First Rafale to land in India in early July instead of late July.... ???
If true, a good news.
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Another 54 will be the right number. So total 5 squadrons. 2 each permanently facing china & pakistan. The remaining one will be posted in agra so that it can deployed on call basis.
Please recall my discussions on this topic long long back. I had quoted a minimum figure of 80 for four squadrons of 18 fighters each and another 8 for TACDE and ASTE and reserve.
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Four squadrons of 16 is 64 fighters... so "another 8" is for squadron or fighter?
8 for TACDE and ASTE.
TACDE is the Indian Topgun.
Tactics & Air Combat Development Establishment | Indian Air Force | Government of India
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ASTE is for training test pilots.
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I corrected my post. Its 18 aircraft in each squadron and another 8 for our tactics & air combat development establishment (TACDE) and Test Pilots school. We have paid for two air stations, one on each side of our borders. We always position at least two squadrons of each type on one base. So from very first day the infrastructure was fit for four squadrons.
What is the cost/time for moving one type of aircraft to nearby border AB for, say 6 month period?
The sqns have a home base and operational bases which are called Operations Locations. The sqns get distributed over a large area and operate from satellite bases or other such areas during hostilities. But Rafale are being positioned on forward bases only.
Baba Banaras posted a pic of an aircraft and claimed that it is flying within India. That pic is of Rafale. Anybody who has doubt about that pic needs some training in aircraft recognition.
You don't train pilots in a ziffy. It takes a long period. It is not just about flying the aircraft but utilising it as a weapons platform.
Can they not be used purely for the sniffing role, due to inexperience with weapons systems?
I did post that. Rafale can be used for sniffing to update the threat library of other fighters that we have.
You will be self reliant in a very near future I think.
Just use the dual seats to be delivered and the simulators.
Is there a special SAM protection bubble for these 2 forward bases?
Not possible it could be a french one ?