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May 11, 2019 5 tweets 3 min read
Indian Army has finally selected the South Korean Hanwha K-30 Biho Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun and Mobile Air Defence System to replace the older 2K22 'Tunguska' in service with Indian Army. This will be the second South Korean military equipment with IA after K-9 VAJRA-T SPH. Biho is armed with twin KKCB 30 mm automatic gun which has a cyclic rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute. They are capable to fire HE-FRAG Ammunition and have a range of upto 3 km against low flying aerial targets.
Mar 21, 2019 27 tweets 23 min read
This thread will explore various Small Arms and Weapon in use and service by Indian Special Forces, Special Operations Forces, Commando Units and other elite forces. Image 1. M4A1-Used by Para SF, Mizoram Police Commandos and Force One Commandos to name a few. Its a 5.56x45mm Carbine bought by FMS Deals from the USA and is utilized for CQBs with a host of accessories like MOR RDS, COMP M4 RDS, PEQ-2 Illuminator, EoTech-512 Holo Sights and M203 UBGL ImageImageImageImage
Oct 17, 2018 11 tweets 3 min read
What is the truth behind the "Kargil Coffin Scam" and whether there was a real misdealing at works? We have tried to dissect the whole episode in this following thread on how political mileage was achieved on a scam when no real scam was at work............ The "scam" had its origins not in Kargil but in Somalia: 7 Indian doctors were martyred in Burleego in an unprovoked mortar attack. To perform the autopsies Lt.Col. Danish and US-based private person Victor Baiza were called in. They were tasked to send the remains back to India