FriedRiceNSpice
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Perhaps 150km is the max range against maneuvering targets, but due to IAF not detecting the PL-15s, kills were achieved at a range of 200km.
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On the topic of the Indian's assumptions regarding PL-15 range, I've seen at least one Indian media outlet report the reported range of the PL-15 as 300 km. was published before the events of May, in March.
You know how when you read the chronicles of Tang, or of the South-North period, or the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms period, you sometimes see a trend of several really bad emperors in direct succession, and then the immediate collapse of an otherwise healthy contender for the unification of China? I hope this image happens. Then in a century or so, future generations will be able to enjoy reading the sagas of Trump the Terrible, Vance the Vain, Rubio the Re**rd, and Hegseth the Heinous. You thought Yang Guang was bad? Let's just see what Hegseth can do. Maybe he'll actually build a lake of wine.
You know how when you read the chronicles of Tang, or of the South-North period, or the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms period, you sometimes see a trend of several really bad emperors in direct succession, and then the immediate collapse of an otherwise healthy contender for the unification of China? I hope this image happens. Then in a century or so, future generations will be able to enjoy reading the sagas of Trump the Terrible, Vance the Vain, Rubio the Re**rd, and Hegseth the Heinous. You thought Yang Guang was bad? Let's just see what Hegseth can do. Maybe he'll actually build a lake of wine.
lol, this is basically another round of shakedowns. Trump the Don
"Range" is important but also kind of meaningless.
You also need to account for target vector, altitude and speed.
Your range is going to increase greatly IF your launch platform is at Mach 1.5 at 30k ft while the target is heading blindly and directly towards you at Mach 1.5 at 3,000 ft.
OTOH, if your launch platform is subsonic at 5k feet trying to engage a SR-71 heading away from you at Mach 3+ at 100k feet. I'm afraid your range ring will shrink dramatically.
You cannot infer the max "Range" of the PL-15 without knowing the engagement parameters.
As such, Max Range figures are also kinda meaningless unless they are all normalised to same parameters (which we know is not the case).
China would love to finally settle the India (and Bhutan) border. But the only deal they're willing to accept is recognition of Aksai Chin for Arunachal Pradesh. India, or more accurately Modi, is in no position to accept such a deal. Other negotiation points like military infrastructure buildup on the border and the Medog dam will go nowhere as they're part of China's broader plan to tie Tibet closer to the rest of China.
The only point that I see any possible movement on is that India might move back on the status quo on the Indus Waters Treaty but I don't see China offering anything of significance for it.
That's why I said before in the parade thread that westoids will never accept China is getting ahead in any military fields. They will find excuses to cope. Even if Chinese J-10 from Pakistan shoots down an F-35 in the future, they will find excuses to say it has nothing to do with the tech.
