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Subject:
Comparing Indian Pakistan War Scenario
swordblow_19
10/10/2005 7:07:25 AM
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| Hi Guys,
I am from India and have always been curious as to how the militaries of both countries would find themselves in case of a full blown war. Well here's my assesment. Lets start first with India. India is a far stronger country both militarliy and economically. On paper in can easliy beat the Pakistani army. Indian infantry compared to a Pakistani are slightly better, Indian tanks are far better. The place where India is at a disadvantage is in fighter planes and missile tecnology (although u can argue that technology for India is homegrown but that is no excuse). The infantry comparisoms are for the average infantry man. There are some units in Pakistan far superior to Indian ones and vice versa. Tank divisions on the whole the Indians have a better edge. Morale I would say is almost equal but minutely more for the Paki side as the army of late has stressed more on Religion and religion as history has shown is a powerful morale booster. The army of India is larger than the Pakistani one but Pakistan is more heavily militarized. This is because of the military personnel and population ratio of respective countries. Experince is high for both India and Pak as both have been in a state of war for more than 50 years.
Incase of a war the initial thrust would be Indias. But then it would be bogged down fighting the Pakis in its cities and towns. Leadership will play a critical role in any war and here Pakistan has a abundance of military leaders if only there care to leave their seats as political masters. India can easily thrust into Pakistan and capture key cities. Pakistan can also move in but in lesser places or in gaps left. Pakistan has more friends in the world than India. It has a very dangerous wild card in its hand, the support of the "Islamic Ummah". That I think is the critical factor which will turn the tide against Indian army invasion as it can lead to lakhs of voluteers joining the Paki side. The Pakistani military is moulded out of the fact that any army would have high causulties and loss of machinery in case of an invasion and this would prompt any invading force to think twice before embarking on a mission.
Although both countries would not be able to hold parts of the others territory it would lead to a bloody border wars for many years. One good thing abt both countries is that they have never targetted the civilian population centres of the other which is almost unheard of in modern warfare. Neither can India defeat the Pakis descively nor can the Pakis capture or push the Indian forces inside India. It would at the end reach a stalemate where at the end people will die.
Thank U. Comments welcome.
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