Comments by "红火树 RedFireTree" (@firetree2007) on "India Unveils 'Zorawar' Tank For China Border; Army Wants 300 Of Them | Why The LAV Is So Special" video.

  1. The way of thinking in this country is very straightforward and unyielding. If China deploys a light tank for the mountainous region in eastern Ladakh, we feel compelled to have one too. There is no consideration of alternative strategies, such as developing attacking drones to counter their tanks. Instead, we must build a light tank, even if it has no advantage over China's. This approach permeates all aspects of India's defense strategy. The primary focus seems to be on appearance rather than actual battlefield effectiveness. It's more about being able to say, "Hey, look, we have it too," rather than developing innovative solutions tailored to real threats. In contrast, China takes a different approach. When confronted with the 11 giant aircraft carriers of the US, China's strategy was to develop anti-ship hypersonic missiles, such as the DF-17 and DF-26. These missiles can not only target moving ships but also put major cities like Delhi within a three-minute strike range. Currently, there is no effective way to intercept these missiles. This highlights a critical difference in strategic thinking. While India often focuses on matching China's capabilities one-for-one, China innovates to find asymmetrical advantages that can significantly alter the balance of power. This difference in strategy is crucial for effective defense planning and should be carefully considered.
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  2. this is the ugliest thing in the world. with no armor protection, so called active protection is totally uselesswith engine from the USA, assemble in India, and called it ingenious. In modern war, or even not in modern war, war is not must a tank to tank, artillery to artillery, infantry to infantry, so for your Zorawar, you may not face T 15 light tank from China, but hundreds of attacking drones, there is no effective way, as shown in Ukraine war, against this kind attack. totally waste of money.
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  3. here is a wrong perception for the light tank in East Ladakh, Indians do not check carefully, in fact, T 15 light tank is not in the East Ladakh, but in South Tibet area, near Dawang, in Ladakh area, China has T99A, which is heavy tank, cannot be destroyed by T90, let alone Zorawar. the reason is, unlike in India side, east Ladakh is very flat on China side, T99A heavy tank can be directly transported on trucks via highway 219, get into the bank of Pangong Tzo, then via bridges across the bridges built on Pangong Tzo, directly get to the front of Chushul.
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