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FIREPOWER AND ARTILLERY : A FUTURISTIC PERSPECTIVE PART 3 : CHINESE OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND EMPLOYMENT OF FIREPOWER by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Part 1 : Preamble @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/10/firepower-and-artillery-futuristic.html Part 2 : Effects on Firepower in the Himalayas @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/10/fire-power-and-artillery-futuristic.html Operational Approaches In 2020, India and China came closest to war since 1962. There were unprecedented fatal and non-fatal causalities due to clashes in Galwan and Finger 4. Infantry and armour were in eyeball to eyeball confrontation mode. There were…
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THE REALITY OF CHINA : PART 3 – A DISCUSSION ON XI JINPING AND BEYOND
This is the third and concluding part in the series of Reality of China. The first part was about China’s economy. It can be seen by clicking here . The second part was about China’s demography. It can be seen by clicking here. In this concluding part , Aadi and I discuss the Xi Jinping factor in China, compare…
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NAYA CONTOURS OF PURANA PAKISTAN BY LT GEN PR SHANKAR(R)
Till last month Pakistan was triumphant and flush with its victory over its ally. Happiness was to put drug smugglers in power in Afghanistan and sermonising the world to recognise Taliban. It strode the world stage like a behemoth behind Chinese skirts and made pompous statements. That was not the Pakistan we always knew. That was…
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Fire Power and Artillery: A Futuristic Perspective Part 2 : Effects on Firepower in the Himalayas by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Part 1 : Preamble @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/10/firepower-and-artillery-futuristic.html When I attended the Staff College at Wellington, our Chief Instructor taught us that 60% of any military plan is dependent on the ‘Ground’ factor and 30% on the ‘Enemy’ – capabilities, organisation and characteristics. The balance 10% is our ‘Own’ capabilities. Hence a discussion of firepower in the…
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THE REALITY OF CHINA : PART 2 – A DISCUSSION ON DEMOGRAPHICS
This is the second in the series of reality of China. The first part was about China’s economy. It can be seen by clicking here . This is a discussion on the demography of China and its impact on economy. military and geopolitics. The question we are asking as everybody else is – will China…
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The Economic Times Aerospace and Defence Summit 2021
The 2nd edition of ‘The Economic Times Aerospace and Defence Summit 2021(ET ADS 2021)’ is taking place virtually on 16th November 2021. The Indian aerospace & defence manufacturing sector has seen exponential growth in the last few years.According to Government estimates, the Aerospace and Defence industry in India is likely to reach a market size of US$70…
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Happiness is a Pakistani State of Mind by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Till last month Pakistan was the kingmaker. After all it had put the Taliban in the Afghan throne. It was sitting in cloud nine. Their PM , their foot in the mouth Foreign minister and that mousy NSA were imploring the world to recognise Taliban or else….till the Taliban said that Pakistan International Airlines would be…
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Firepower and Artillery : A Futuristic Perspective by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Part 1 : Preamble This is the first in a series which I had outlined in my article on Gunners Day on the Future of Artillery Winston Churchill famously said that ‘Renown awaits the commander who first restores Artillery to its prime importance on the battlefield’. There is a converse to it. Infamy awaits those who relegate Artillery and…
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The First Half Army: 74 years of Pakistan's first capitulation to Indian Army By Lt Gen PR Shankar (R)
This article has been published originally @ https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/the-first-half-army-74-years-of-pakistans-first-capitulation-to-indian-army.html. Pakistan Army exudes a hubris of fighting capability and martial tradition. However, Stephen Cohen once described it as the finest army in the world which never won a war. The fact that it has lost all wars with the Indian Army and that too at a time and…
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THE REALITY OF CHINA : PART 1 – A DISCUSSION
China is changing and changing fast. The change is revisionist in nature with a back to basics approach, driven by demographics and ambition – individual and collective. The entire exercise makes China more militaristic and aggressive than before. It is in this context that Aadi and I have embarked on a three part discussion to examine the…
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