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Pakistan's ANTI TANK GUIDED MISSILE REQUIREMENTS

The focus needs to be on fire and forget systems.
Wire and optical guidance is too risky once a missile has been launched and your position is exposed to both snipers and airborne weapon systems.
It's like letting every one know, hey I'm over here waiting to be hit while I try to guide my missile to its target...
which is easier to jam
 
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Probable replacement for RPG-7 to boost AT capability on company level of infantry formations.



Compare Mi-24/35 of Pakistan and India. Lesser pylons on Pakistani Mi-35, can more pylons be added under that wing or is it a permanent setup ?
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Mi-24 has poor high altitude performance. Reduced wings and fixed landing gear are part of the weight reduction measures.
 
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Does Turkey have a Carl Gustaf / RPG Equivalent? something similar to the Spanish Alcotan System Pakistan purchased?
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Yes , it is under development missile called Cida.
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Pakistan army will test Roketsan UMTAS/OMTAS IIR missile within 2019.(maybe test already done). This test is excluded from T129 ATAK project that contains UMTAS production in PAK.

I think the news is accurate as at IDEAs 2k18 both Kornet and Omtas were on display and kornet has been accepted into service now! fingers crossed this system will be accepted too!
 
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I think the news is accurate as at IDEAs 2k18 both Kornet and Omtas were on display and kornet has been accepted into service now! fingers crossed this system will be accepted too!

TOW-II procurements stopped, so Army is looking at Russian & Turkish heavy ATGM options to fill the gap.

The Kornet-E order came in FY 2017-18, months before IDEAS 2018 where Roketsan officials said OMTAS was to undergo trials in Pakistan.

And in March 2019, DG ISPR stated Pakistan was in talks with Russia for anti-tank missiles, in addition to aircraft & air defence systems.
 
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TOW-II procurements stopped, so Army is looking at Russian & Turkish heavy ATGM options to fill the gap.

The Kornet-E order came in FY 2017-18, months before IDEAS 2018 where Roketsan officials said OMTAS was to undergo trials in Pakistan.

And in March 2019, DG ISPR stated Pakistan was in talks with Russia for anti-tank missiles, in addition to aircraft & air defence systems.
I guess the stockpile of baktar-shikan will be depleted on the borders! I am happy with both kornet and Omtas kornet is also used by Turkey and fingers crossed for OMTAS.
 
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I guess the stockpile of baktar-shikan will be depleted on the borders! I am happy with both kornet and Omtas kornet is also used by Turkey and fingers crossed for OMTAS.

Baktar-Shikan is 120mm calibre ATGM, penetration with tandem warhead doesn't exceed 600mm RHA. However, PA continues to field these with Light Anti-Tank (LAT) forces and the infantry.

For Heavy Anti-Tank (HAT) forces, PA uses TOW variants which will now be supplemented with Kornet-E (both TOW & Kornet = 152mm calibre).

Yeah we have anti tank battalions. Does anyone know how many launches do LAT and HAT units have? Just wondering how many units can 52 Kornet-E be deployed in and what benefit does such a small number bring to a force

Usually 24 launchers per battalion, so 2× Kornet-E ATGM equipped battalions.
 
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Finally an area of modernization the Army isn't taking slow

I think the idea is simple, get your hands on whatever you can. Pursue western/russian options, but also look at building Turkish and Ukrainian options.

Stick em on armored vehicles, choppers, and the infantry soldier with balls of titanium.

For defence of our tanks and armored vehicles, there seems to be some promising stuff coming out of China and Turkey, hopefully the army looks into it.
 
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