<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > preface</h1>
Recently, India's movements in the border areas have become more and more frequent. A few days ago, India's interior minister just announced that he would once again send 8,000 troops to the border areas. Today, the commander of the Indian Army's Eastern Theater, Noy Pande, said that new boots and body armor will be distributed to new troops in the border area. In addition, US media also reported that the Indian army in the eastern section of the Sino-Indian border has obtained US-made weapons and equipment systems, including "Chinook" helicopters, M777 ultralight howitzers and SIG 716 precision shooter rifles, as well as India's own supersonic cruise missiles and surveillance systems. Pande said that at present, all units, including combat and combat support units, have been upgraded, and the combination of new individual equipment and American weapons and equipment will make the Indian army a lean and flexible force, and the combat effectiveness will be greatly improved.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > India's movements in the border region</h1>
Last year's long winter in the Himalayas froze the Indian army enough, and its fragile logistical supplies and poor roads became obstacles for the Indian army to survive the winter. This year, however, India began to take drastic and effective measures to change the status quo. According to the analysis of the head of the Strategy and Technology Center in New Delhi, for the second winter contact in the border area, the Indian army has added more than a dozen camps and infrastructure near the line of actual control at the border, and purchased equipment for wintering from the United States and other countries in advance. Moreover, in order to allow the forward troops to quickly obtain the supplies and weapons they deserve, the Indian Army has also set up a special Army Aviation Brigade, which is equipped with "Chinookan" helicopters purchased from the United States, which can transport light howitzers and combat materials to the front line as quickly as possible.
In addition, the air brigade is also equipped with Israeli drones, which can transmit forward pictures in real time around the clock, so that the Indian military command can grasp the situation in the border area for the first time, and let the "Chinookan" transport aircraft provide the most timely support. The Indian media therefore excitedly believe that the arrival of the "Chinooks" has greatly changed the situation of the border, and it has provided unprecedented mobility and operability, which can transport artillery from one ridge to another, and can save a lot of time for indian troops to reach the border front.
At the same time, India is also building the world's longest tunnel under the mountain pass leading to the border, according to the engineers of the tunnel project, the tunnel under construction is located in the mountainous area with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters, and when completed, it will be a high-grade two-lane tunnel, which will save several hours of travel and can be passed through all year round. A senior military commander of the Indian army said that if the tunnel is put into use, the movement of indian troops from the rear to the border area will become very secretive, and it can suddenly appear on the front line at an unexpected speed, which will be a supply line with both strategic and tactical significance.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > how strong is the "Chinook" plus M777 howitzer? </h1>
Since the Chinook helicopter is positioned as a transport aircraft, let's focus on its transport capacity. "Chinook" is another name for the Ch-47 helicopter produced by Boeing in the United States, and the transportation capacity of the CH-47 mainly comes from the way the cabin is hung inside and outside. At the beginning of the design, it was required that the "Chinooks" could carry 2.7 tons of materials in the cabin to a place 185 kilometers away, and re-carry 1.35 tons of materials to return to the starting point without refueling or fly 7 tons of weapons and equipment outside to 37 kilometers away to unload and return. The CH-47 has a large 9.15-meter-long and 1.98-meter-high cabin that can transport 44 soldiers or 27 paratroopers to the front line at a time, or transport a set of surface-to-ground tactical missiles and two jeeps.
For the transport of M777 howitzers, because the M777 uses a large number of titanium alloy materials, the weight of the M777 is less than 4 tons, and the "Chinogan" can hang 1 such howitzer at a time, and the transportation capacity is very strong. Of course, such a powerful transport capacity is due to its engine, the latest CH-47F is equipped with two Lycoming T55-GA-714A turboshaft engines. The engine can produce 5069 horsepower, can provide the CH-47F with a maximum flight speed of 315 km/h, and a maximum load of 9.5 tons. Moreover, the CH-47F block2 helicopter under development will be equipped with a T55-GA-715 engine capable of outputting 6500 horsepower, designed to reach a standard payload of 11 tons, and can transport the Combined Light Tactical Vehicle. The excellent engine of the United States has given the "Chinook" excellent performance, and it has to be said that it is a rare transport aircraft in the world.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > conclusion</h1>
The arrival of the "Chinooks" will definitely change India's past unbearable transport capacity, but what needs India to be sober about is the question of how much combat effectiveness a type of transport helicopter can enhance for India, and the Indian army wants to rely on the "Chinooks" and M777 howitzers to change the military posture on the border. However, even if India is equipped with some American equipment, this American equipment cannot change the current situation of India's overall military strength backwardness. If the Indian military unilaterally makes the situation in the border area uncontrollable, then the Indian army will have to bear all possible consequences and repeat the mistakes of 1962.