Posted on 04/05/2007 7:52:30 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
I suspect that's what they are really after - the indigenous capacity to make the weapons. That's what they did with submarines.
Rs 15,000 crore
1 crore = 10,000,000
15,000 crore rupees = 15,000 x 10 million rupees = 150 billion rupees
150 billion rupees = approx. 3.5 billion US dollars.
Anyone who names a Korean company K-9 has a sick sense of humor.
I hear from friends in the USMC that the South Africans have some of the best artillery in the world. The range of its weapons is significantly longer than US weapons.
License production is not really a big deal-esp if the order gets bigger.Everyone is doing it as long as most of the important tech stays with the supplier.The crucial issue is on the transfer of high-end technology to the buyer .This is what takes up time in negotiations.
About subs,India pretty much lost it capabilities in making subs since the government blacklisted HDW of Germany-it’s now being renovated with French help.
They do have some of the best & have done a lot of joint work with the Germans on developing long range shells.They were well on their way to win this Indian contract till they shot themselves in the rear end by reportedly bribing Indian officials & getting blacklisted.
My undersanding is that tradeoffs must be made between range, accuracy, weight and barrel life.
e) Denel, the South African gun maker, that had emerged as the single vendor for the tracked version, was blacklisted in 2005 on another deal involving anti-materiel guns.
Especially with those anti-matter shells! They probably create mini-black holes with each impact!
IIRC, they use a longer tube to get the extra range.
The EFC (equivalent full charge) life is shorter on some of the “tighter” barrels. Some of these countries don’t practice like the US, so barrel life isn’t the concern that it is in the US and other countries.
More than likely the blacklisting had more to do with their working with the Israelies on certain nuclear projects. Their projectiles and propellants are quite innovative and permit 50 KM ranges.
That's true enough, but the sad fact is that the US Army's gun artillery is not the best there is. Hasn't been for a very long time - even when I was on active duty as an artillery officer in the 1970s, that much was clear. Sure, our logistics, fire control, radar, etc. are excellent, but in a gun duel, I wouldn't want to have the US tubes at longer ranges.
They do. The G6 Rhino is the best SP Artillery System in the world and very long ranged, nearly double some of our stuff if you believe the OSINT.
Thanks to Rumsfeld, our artillery is now second rate. He singlehandedly brought down our world class arty piece in 2002. It will take us years to catch up.
Err,India has far greater military cooperation with Israel than South Africa,which has essentially downgraded it’s relationship with Israel.If the South Africans were working with Israel,the Indian Army would have welcomed them.
From the Blockhouse on Signal Mountain, left 900, add 6000, and Fire For Effect...
should just about get you to the intersection of Sheridan and Gore... just like Atomic Annie in the '50s
Yes, but do South Africa’s enemies refer to their artillery shelling as “steel rain”?
How does “52 calber” relate to 155mm? 155mm @25.4mm per inch is 6.1 inches. A .50 caliber is one half inch so what is “52 caliber”?
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