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Data Figure: India-surface short-range ballistic missiles, the earth 2 India Prahar allegedly is the source from the network of missile model picture

although India’s missile research and development level of a long-term pressure off Pakistan, but in the border conflict has been the lack of reliable long-range strike weapons. To change this situation, India to step up the development progress of the new missile. According to “The Hindu” 3 reported that India’s Defense Research and Development Organization has developed a new precision-guided short-range missiles, “Prahar”, expected on July 17 for the first flight test. Reported that the future will deploy to the Indian Army artillery units, a deep battle against enemy weapon. With the Indian media as saying it will make the Indian Army in the border disputed areas have huge firepower advantage, at any time to give the opponents’ missiles under a rain. ”

can be equipped with different types of warhead

India’s Defense Research and Development Organization of 席萨拉斯瓦特, the “Prahar” missile range of 150 km, The system uses modular design, so the missile launch from different platforms, usually six missiles into a box-type transmitter, ideal for transport and storage. The missile is mainly used for active duty to fill the Indian-made “Pi Naka,” Russian “Tornado” and homemade rockets, “Prithvi (earth)” series of short-range ballistic missile gap between the fire, fire echelon pattern of the formation of dense . It is reported that, “Pi Naka,” rocket’s maximum range of 40 kilometers, “tornado” of 90 km, while the “Prithvi” missile with a range of 200-250 km, the updated “Prithvi-2″ missile range of 350 km.

Saraswat stressed, “Prahar” battlefield missile fast response in case of emergency only 2-3 minutes to complete and launch preparation, which is the use of liquid fuel. ” Prithvi “missile can not. He added, “Prahar” missile can be equipped with different types of warheads, can combat tactical and strategic objectives. Saraswat said that the future “Prahar” missile will replace the existing fleet of Indian non-guided rockets, the “Prithvi-2″ gradually turned into a special strategic missile missiles, “Prahar” Indian Army will become the main tactical missiles.

Indian lack of reliable support fire

Although India as early as the 1980s started to develop and equip “Prithvi” short-range tactical missile , but by the cost and slow production speed limit, the missile is difficult in the border conflict in large-scale act as fire support. Currently the Indian Army at the border lack of reliable long-range strike weapons, although the Indian Army has repeatedly stressed that “there is no artillery support for infantry on the battlefield is the Lamb” that can hit the enemy in depth the long-range artillery and tactical missiles, “war trump card”, but the reality Sweden is purchased from a 155 mm howitzer nearly FH77B service life limit, and made “Pi Naka,” rocket production always go up, bought from Russia, “Tornado” rockets are too expensive. To this end the former Soviet Union, India, and even have to consider the country’s arms inventory search 1950s developed M-46 130 mm artillery emergency.

India in recent years to strengthen the strategic deterrent capability, and frequently test can carry nuclear warheads, “Agni” series, long-range missile, jointly developed with Russia, “Brahmos” cruise missile, but the needs of the border conflict The fire support must be cheap, fast response and large output of consumables, the Indian strategic missiles and cruise missiles, and these can not meet demand. Therefore, the Indian Army and the Defence Research and Development organizations want to “Prahar” missile early through acceptance, to counter the neighboring countries, especially China and Pakistan Army artillery and tactical missile forces.

tit for tat with Pakistan

speculation, India test-fired “Prahar” missile and Pakistan may have test-fired in April of the same type of “Ha Taff-9 “short-range tactical missile-related. The Pakistani military claimed high precision of the “Hate Fu -9″ missile with a range of 60 km. “India Times” analysis, in Pakistan has a variety of long-range strategic missiles in the context of the new Pakistani military test-fired short-range missile that is attempting to use it to carry tactical nuclear warheads restraint promoting large-scale armored forces in India, India Earlier in this field is blank. (Reporters Ringing)

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