Why don't you add QW-18 in the Air Defence section? At wiki.
QW-18 is currently used by Marines, not PA.
This may change in future as IICS plans assembly of QW-18 as Anza Mk 3.
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Why don't you add QW-18 in the Air Defence section? At wiki.
The page needs reorganizing, add systems used by tri-services too.QW-18 is currently used by Marines, not PA.
This may change in future as IICS plans assembly of QW-18 as Anza Mk 3.
3 Commodores of Pak Marines are visible in this picture........
1. Commodore Zahid
2. Commodore Shahid
3. Commodore Faisal
It Means Pak Marines have reached a Div strength comprising of 2 Battalions in each Brigade.
And u r in a think tank.....looooolBloody waste of money. What is the point of Marines? What seaborne attack are we contemplating? Attacking Oman? Or securing the sea?
First please, please please can we secure Karachi and FATA then we can think of the sea.
This isn't that hard to understand. The sea boundaries of Pakistan have been extended by exploration zone's additions (by a few hundred miles). That means, like the remainder of the world (and considering Pakistan's growing economy), Pakistan would want her navy's power projection away from its shores.
That would serve another purpose also, the PN would keep around quarter to half of its assets outside of the immediate conflict zone with India, making it very difficult for the IN to blockade Karachi / Gawader port. More than likely, the PN would build a few temporary stations (for rotations), on a few Islands that are located in the few hundred miles economic and exploration zone. These would provide additional coverage and naval operational capability away from Pakistan's shored.
These 12,000 marines would be either used for that purpose or will be stationed around the ports and the naval soldiers currently assigned to that area will be sent to the expanded boundaries.
Spot on there. Don't tell me I am the only one embarrased about our cops. The only "fear" about them is the stupid "No Fear" labels stuck on their backside. I mean which idiot came up with that idea. I swear there is some joker in Pakistan fully employed to come up with most banal names like "Elite mother*** Police" the only elite thing about them is they are No. 1 as*holes.
Sloppy, lazy, overweight, singularly lacking in any prefessionalism and corrupt to boot. We need to raise new police force across the country, minimum height and build, not fat slobs or stick insects, men with some gravitas, some decent education and give them proper conditions of work including training, equipment and no offence buy them decent friggin uniforms. No infant game outfits.
I would reduce the army by 50,000 men and the money transferred into new upgraded police force. We also need lots of police armoured vehicles.
I was being charitable in case we have some Omani members. Trust me, you, I, and Save ghenda could do it ......
Edit: We don't need a massive army now that we have nuclear weapons.
If i may, PN has been neglected for far too long and while you are correct in your own way of expressing that manpower is only one aspect of the whole warfare and without proper tools to back them up, they will not enhance the over all effectiveness of the PN against IN.12,000 marines without aerial capability or amphibious capability will make it difficult for the IN to blockade Karachi or Gwadar?
If i may, PN has been neglected for far too long and while you are correct in your own way of expressing that manpower is only one aspect of the whole warfare and without proper tools to back them up, they will not enhance the over all effectiveness of the PN against IN.
However let me do point out that PN has started to gain some attention as you can see the whole procurement process has started gaining momentum with new subs that will be able to launch Babur cruise missile to the type 54 frigates being acquired along with new corvettes being acquired from Turkey. Point is new aerial and amphibious capabilities will be added along with raising marines. Naturally it does not make sense for any professional force to just raise battalions without giving them the means to act.
Let us wait and see. However, the present initiative seems to be to create some form of gendarmerie; that is a very slippery slope, as I would like to testify from the Indian experience. The key to it is the mission this new force will be equipped to do.