Not only the main battle tanks, but also in other army main battle weapons, the Indian Army's superiority is not obvious, and it can even be said that there is no advantage.

The point is that quantity does not equal combat effectiveness.

You must know that since the Gulf War, several local wars and regional wars have proved that the number of troops and weapons is not the number one factor in determining the victory or defeat of a war.

In many cases, the performance of weapons and the quality of soldiers are the decisive factors.

And, of course, the systematic combat capability of the army.

Obviously, in these respects, India not only does not have an advantage, but it is also far inferior to Pakistan.

Not to mention the main battle equipment, even the guns used by the soldiers, such as rifles, India has been left far behind by Pakistan.

Today, the main rifle of the Pakistan Army is the DF762 series of D&F.

You know, this is an advanced combat rifle that surpasses SCAR-H in terms of comprehensive performance, and it can also be said to be the pinnacle of traditional rifles.

After its widespread popularity, the rifle was rated very highly by the Pakistan Army.

Of course, the key is cheapness.

After mass production, the fourth-generation DF762, which increases the amount of composite materials and adopts the DF762N4 of lightweight design, has dropped to about $2,000 at the factory, while the Pakistan Army purchased it from D&F for $2,500.

It can be said that this is all about friendship prices.

In fact, the Pakistan Army's large-scale procurement is DF762N4.

Why?

The previous DF762N was really heavy for infantry, and the combat portability was not very high, and it appeared to be too powerful in many cases.

Since then, the Pakistan Army has sent all these DF762Ns from Saudi Arabia to the border guards.

Compared with the army, the border guards do not have very high requirements for the portable version, and in the Kashmir region, the border guards need this powerful rifle.

The power is high, and the range is long enough.

The lightweight DF762N4 can be equipped with precision marksmen, infantry, armor and paratroopers only by replacing barrels of different lengths, greatly reducing the pressure on logistics support.

Of course, it is precisely because of the lack of money that the Pakistan Army procures DF762N4.

Why?

DF88SMG and DF66PD are too expensive, and the ammunition that goes with them has to be repurchased, and the cost must be frighteningly high.

Besides, the Pakistan Army has a large stockpile of 7.62mm NATO ammunition and will definitely have to use it.

In fact, the Pakistan Army still has a lot of M43 bullets, as well as some 5.56mm NATO bullets, and has been trying to find a way to consume these ammunition.

Initially, D&F developed several rifles based on the DF762 in response to this situation, but none of them were marketed to the Pakistan Army.

Quite simply, the Pakistan Army still retains a lot of AK series rifles, as well as AR15 series firearms obtained from other countries through military assistance, but they are gradually transferred to border guards and military police, so there is no need to purchase new rifles that fire these two types of ammunition.

Of course, as long as there is money, the Pakistan Army will definitely choose DF88SMG with DF66PD.

In fact, long before the outbreak of the Iraqi civil war, the Pakistan Army tried to get a batch of DF88SMG and DF66PD from Saudi Arabia and provided them to the special forces, and the response was very good, that is, the Pakistani special forces gave these two firearms a very high evaluation.

Since then, Pakistan has successively purchased some DF88SMG and DF66PD from D&F, but it is still only equipped with special forces, as well as a small number of guard units, among which DF66PD is the main one, after all, this rifle is most suitable for use by guard forces.

In several border clashes, both firearms showed excellent combat performance.

Well, what about the Indian Army?

Although as early as ten years ago, the Indian Army proposed to replace the standard rifle, but after ten years, the main rifle in the hands of Indian soldiers is still AK.

Of course, the Indian Army also has new rifles.

After the Pakistani special forces obtained the DF762N and the Indian special forces in Kashmir tasted the hardships, the Indian Army urgently procured a batch of SCARs, and then purchased some HK433s, but the number of both purchases was only a few hundred.

Of course, it is only used to equip special forces.

Quite simply, these two well-made rifles are simply too expensive for India.

Since then, the Indian Army has launched four public tenders, but four times have failed to procure new rifles to replace weapons in the hands of infantry.

Why?

Ambitious.

In all four tenders, the Indian government made it clear that the new rifle must be produced in India, at least in conjunction with India's state-owned arms enterprises.

The result?

After the European and American companies participating in the bidding came to India for inspection, they either gave up outright or put forward harsh conditions that were simply unacceptable to the Indian authorities.

It's not that these European and American companies are causing trouble for the Indian authorities, but that India's state-run munitions factories simply do not have the capacity to produce advanced rifles.

To put it mildly, India can't even make a gun barrel, what kind of rifle can it make?

It is precisely because of this that it took the Indian Army ten years to get the rifle done.

Of course, in the past few years, the Pakistani army with the DF762 has taught the Indian Army a lot of lessons and made the Indian Army aware of the gap.

Especially in Kashmir, in the exchange of fire at the squad and platoon level, the Indian army should not want to take advantage.

Why?

In a battle at the squad and platoon level, the test is actually the rifle in the hands of the infantry.

Ironically, because of the complaints of the grassroots troops, and because most of the rifles are about to reach the end of their useful life, the Indian Army spent a lot of money a few years ago to buy a patent for the production of AK rifles, and then produced this old rifle with a history of more than 70 years in the country to replace similar rifles that are about to be scrapped.

What is even more ridiculous is that many grassroots officers and soldiers of the Indian army are still reluctant to use domestically produced AK rifles.

Why?

Even if the imported AK rifle is old, it is still imported, and the reliability is very good, while the domestic AK rifle may explode at any time.

In addition, the standard rifles of the Indian Army are also varied.

Just the AK series, there are more than a dozen seed models produced in several countries, hundreds of batches, and many parts are actually not universal.

This has turned logistics into a disaster.

Many rifles have to be scrapped because they don't have matching spare parts after they break down.

In fact, in some second-line units of the Indian Army, a lot of rifles have problems.

Three years ago, during the suppression of the insurgency in the Darjeeling area, a third of the rifles of the military and police units sent by India were not functional.

After investigation, India discovered that the rifles had malfunctioned several years earlier.

After that, a colonel was blacked out and sent to a military prison.

What can a country that cannot even unify its army with rifles and who can't even make rifles what to expect in terms of military strength?