the level of IQ and debate on this forum is appalling, little kids running around (
from both sides ) and crying ' my weener is bigger ' on top of their voices,
has any one even attempted to read about the s 400 and the geo politics behind it?
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what is the s 400 :-
in essence, a deep modernization of the s 300PMU . think of it like the T 90 ( vs the T 72 ) . same tank , better armor, new optics and guns , new ERA , nothing revolutionary though . the Russians are known to pull such marketing.
technical material is abound on the internet regarding the s 400 , esp karlo copp from ausairpower.com . i wont touch the nitty gritty , yet ,
the S 400 is one potent system . a combination of very powerful scan and pencil beam radars, ( track and acquire ) , and very powerful missiles + mobility on wheels make this a game changer silver spoon in any geo political conflict .
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o put in a comparison, lets compare the s 400 with a system like crotale / HQ 2 which we have;-
the crotale is like a medium built athlete with a javelin, the medium body man can only 'hurl' that javelin to a certain height before gravity catches it .
the s 400 is like a GIANT with a huge bow and arrow. his shots are much more kinetic ( and longer range ) .
and yes, he can do that simultaneously for a dozen targets
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implication for pak :-
india already had the S 300 so this wont be rattling the PAF much , though S 400 missile is much longer range ( and potent )
although the system is mobile, we have seen the s 400 deployed mostly on 'sentry' duties in fixed emplacements / berms ( eg syria etc ) . my take is, indians would deploy them in rear areas on strategic bases like pathankot or even behind ( covering New delhi , mumbai ) to fend off a ballistic missile strike from pak .
make no mistake, where ever s 400 was deployed, nato dared not venture close
this also takes us to another conclusion that the deployment of such systems is now increasing making regular conflicts a thing of the past and intelligent nations are now switching to more 'irregular' modes of conflicts aka hybrid warfare. for the cost of one s 400 battery , indians could have trained an entire division of irregulars who could have created mayham in balochistan, the s 400 on the other hand, would hopefully , sit on a berm and the crew would relax all day never firing a shot sans training rounds .
gun for a gun, indians would hope to drag pakistan in a 'weiner is bigger' arms race ( knowing the state of our economy ) , while i hope that GHQ is sane enough to realize the folly of such a thing and look for ' alternatives' to pin indians down elsewhere,
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DCS simulation, how an attack on a s 300 would play out
