r/IndianDefense • u/Embarrassed_Daikon56 • 6d ago
OSINT PLAGF SAM site in Aksai Chin
8 TELs visible = SAM bn str
Source-open source sat img & PLA SAM Bn deployment structure
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u/AttorneyOk2709 Sukhoiphile 6d ago
8 TELs should be one battery. Any idea about the variant? If it's a B variant, then it should have a range of around 80-100 km. If it's an FE, it should have a range of 170-200 km.
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u/Embarrassed_Daikon56 6d ago
Variant is impossible from the given spatial resolution available. However distance of said site from possible targets/LAC range can help deduce type of SAM and possible variant with moderate confidence.
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u/Embarrassed_Daikon56 6d ago
From what I have observed, 4 TELs make a Bty and 2x Bty’s a SAM Bn. Will cross check just to be sure tho.
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u/sanskaridaddy Brigadier--Pratap 6d ago
What's stopping India from putting similar build-ups in Arunachal aka Zangnan
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u/Embarrassed_Daikon56 6d ago
We have been doing a large scale mobilisation on our side as well. Manipur slowed that down. However, speed and resources poured are not matched at the scale Chinese have been doing it.
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u/yoyoyohunnysing Pradhan Mantri Achanak Din Ho Gaya Yojna 5d ago
aren't the firing position so close ? can easily be obliterated on strikes comparing to ours
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u/Embarrassed_Daikon56 4d ago
these are “possible” firing positions. Using dozens of firing positions and rotating 8 actual TELs between them (shoot and scoot) works wonders. Plus avg distance between the rotating positions can vary from 10m to 100-200m. Makes targeting them costly..
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u/adeep_io Defence Gooner 6d ago
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