INDIAS FIRE POWER MANPOWER Going beyond military equipment - TopicsExpress



          

INDIAS FIRE POWER MANPOWER Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more. Total Population:1,220,800,359 Available Manpower:615,201,057 Fit for Service:489,571,520 Reaching Military Age Annually:22,896,956] Active Frontline Personnel:1,325,000 Active Reserve Personnel:2,143,000 LAND SYSTEMS Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs). Tanks:3,569 Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs):5,085 Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs):290 Towed-Artillery:6,445 Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs):292 AIR POWER Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service. All aircraft types accounted (UAVs, gunships, special mission, naval/carrier, trainers, etc). Total Aircraft:1,785 Fighters/Interceptors:535 Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft:468 Transport Aircraft:706 Trainer Aircraft:237 Helicopters:504 Attack Helicopters:20 NAVAL POWER Aircraft Carrier value does not include dedicated helicopter carrier vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well. Total Naval Strength:184 Aircraft Carriers:2 Frigates:15 Destroyers:11 Corvettes:24 Submarines:17 Coastal Defense Craft:32 Mine Warfare:7
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 13:06:48 +0000

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