There is no comparison.
CH-53E has 3 engines while Mi-26 has 2.
Mi-26 Range - 1920 kms
CH-53E - 1833 kms
Mi-26 payload - 20000kgs
CH53E-14500 kgs
Mi-26 - 90 troops or 60 strechers
CH53E - 37 to 55 troops.
GB
What do you expect from the Chinese? They cant do anything but copy and steal from others.
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-02-07/news/28444989_1_bal-pulsar-chinese-bikes
GB
Prove the F-18 training and F-18 purchase rumours then.
that site has also predicted seeing L-150 in the skies of Bangladesh. This was 4 years back. What happened to the same?
GB
In 1960 post the U-2 incident they (soviets) had a reason to invade and they were at the helm of their might.
China was not an ally of Pakistan then and rather they were allies of Soviet Union.
Like you said it was not their intention.
GB
Know your history.
India was an ally.
India-Soviet friendship treaty was in Play.
India doesnt' believe in communism.
India supported Soviet Union in Afghan War.
GB
There was a damage, but soviets didn't do it. It was the rebels or anti-soviet/Anti Government fractions. It was a result of war.
Do you think Soviets would just ruin the country where they were trying to portay themselves as friends?
GB
Those few bikes,
1) Brings valuable foriegn exchange to India.
2) Help to strengthen military and commercial relationship with certain countries.
3) Create more jobs in India.
Since you are from Pakistan may be you can englight us on how many bikes,cars,trucks your country export?
Source,Link,Proof?
BD Military keeps running such fake stories so give me some Source,Link,Proof and I will shut my mouth.
I had given the same offer in F-18 thread as well.
GB
The title is bit misleading. It should read as Afghanistan before Soviet Withdrawal.
Soviets did their part of development in Afghanistan as they were invited (not invaded) by the ruling PDPA to control the rebellian and unrest.
In my visit to Kabul I could see the cheap housing built for...
As usual people are jumping here without proof and claiming things just like they did in F-18 thread.
Ohh and I proved it in F-18 thread wth US Marines official website sources that it was a Joint excersice. No BD pilot was trained on F-18.
Pilots taking pictures in the planes or in front of...