Posted on 06/27/2020 3:35:18 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The Indian military is amassing more men and material as a precautionary deployment along the 3,488-km-long disputed border with China.
The Indian military is amassing more men and material as a precautionary deployment along the 3,488-km-long disputed border with China.
The deployment, perhaps one of the biggest in the recent years, comes at a time when India and China are locked in a hitherto unprecedented standoff – for eight weeks now – at multiple points along their border.
Sources said that Indian Army has deployed three more divisions in eastern Ladakh region to bolster its position on the Line of Actual Control.
Apart from tanks and artillery, the Army has deployed their advanced very quick-reaction surface-to-air missile defence systems, including Akash missiles which have the capacity to take down combat aircraft and drones.
It was stated that four weeks ago an important division had started acclimatising for high-altitude warfare and two weeks later, parts of it were deployed at the 18,000-foot-high Depsang plains, a plateau located north of the Galwan valley. Similarly, reserve forces have been moved to forward locations to match up the Chinese deployments.
Asked whether it is full deployment, a senior Indian Army officer said: “It is a mirror deployment.”
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18,000 feet!
I wouldn’t be able to breathe.
Hope they bring lots of mortars and ATGMs. Too bad they didn’t buy some Javelins....
India should make sure their involved soldiers as well as possible rapid reinforcements are already acclimated to the high elevations.
The mask, the mask, don’t forget the mask! /s
The mask, the mask, don’t forget the mask! /s
So if you are there wear a shirt that says ‘I can’t breathe’.
Good one.
I bet on India.
t was stated that four weeks ago an important division had started acclimatising for high-altitude warfare and two weeks later, parts of it were deployed at the 18,000-foot-high Depsang plains,
Ping
That’s why they want them acclimated.
Materiel
Why would China pick a fight? India can put as many men into the field as they can. The terrian they are disputing is worthless. What is in it for China?
was stated that four weeks ago an important division had started acclimatising for high-altitude warfare and two weeks later, parts of it were deployed at the 18,000-foot-high Depsang plains,
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LOL - I was following the time honored FR tradition of not reading the complete article. Thanks!
Its like the bully in a bar picking out someone to beat up as an example to the others in the bar.
Their trying to intimidate the Countries all around their boarder and the US.
But the US military is too much for them and they need our money so they won’t take us on directly. India is the best example for them.
When was the last time China fought a major war? Will their troops actually fight, or will they run away? You won't know the answer until you actually get them into a fight.
If you were Xi, would you rather this "test" fight be against India, or the US?
Meanwhile in Kashmir and Bhutan...
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