What has this cluster made that is not used even if its substandard ?
INSAS - accurate weapon but very unreliable in action. Have used it and though we are taught to love our weapon I couldn't. Our troops hate it. Every single one. Are we all corrupt? From Sipahi to CO ?
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INSAS - accurate weapon but very unreliable in action. Have used it and though we are taught to love our weapon I couldn't. Our troops hate it. Every single one. Are we all corrupt? From Sipahi to CO ?
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Yet we used it for almost 2 decades. Still do even though it's useless. Go ask any jawan or JCO please. Or just ask the CAPFs even
INSAS LMG - Jams all the time. Sir, idea of a oppressive fire weapon is to give continuous fire. I'm sure you have fired this LMG
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INSAS LMG - Jams all the time. Sir, idea of a oppressive fire weapon is to give continuous fire. I'm sure you have fired this LMG
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Do you remember how difficult it was to change the magazine while in prone position ? Took time n you lost your 'shisht' or aim. How will you give continuous fire like this ? WW2 Bren guns that were used till mid 90s were much better. And yes, apart from this, INSAS LMG
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jams while firing. A suppressive fire weapon regularly jams while firing ! And has only a 30 rd box magazine. Wah janab.
Grenades - less said the better. Can be more lethal to us than enemy. Fuse set for x seconds but may blow in y
Arty shells, tank shells - barrel bursts
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Grenades - less said the better. Can be more lethal to us than enemy. Fuse set for x seconds but may blow in y
Arty shells, tank shells - barrel bursts
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all the time. We have lost many lives because of this. Troops hate many of these munitions and have no confidence in them. Ask a arty gunner or a Armd Corps sowar. Or a young officer. Are they all corrupt sir ?
But we use all this even though it costs our own lives
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But we use all this even though it costs our own lives
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Why ? Becsue we fight with what we have. Uncomplainingly. If this shuts down many wives and sisters and daughters will give you aashirvaad. Because their loved ones lives have become safer. Sorry, I had to say this. It's a fact
Now let's come to engineering cluster. I'm not
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Now let's come to engineering cluster. I'm not
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a Sapper but as far as I know they DRDO lab at Dighi in Pure , ERDE has made some bridges like Kartik and Sarvatra. They are all used. But yes, its nothing that L&T or Bharat Forge cannot make with a fraction of the resources. If you shut it down, give 30 pct of that budget
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to some youngsters from IITs and L&T and other Indian companies and they will do a similar if not better job.
I have immense faith in Indians. If released from shackles of large govt organisations they can work wonders. Even the same people who worked in these govt orgs
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I have immense faith in Indians. If released from shackles of large govt organisations they can work wonders. Even the same people who worked in these govt orgs
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*suppressive. Twitter keeps oppressing my suppression
