What kind of assistance can the United States and Japan provide to India?

Wang Dong really couldn't figure it out.

Clearly, what India needs most now is to regain air supremacy.

The problem is that in order to regain air supremacy, it is absolutely necessary not only some advanced fighters, but a complete air combat system.

Can the U.S. and Japan provide it?

And even if it could, would the Indian Air Force be able to master it?

Take AWACS aircraft as an example, even if the United States sends the E-3C to India, or Japan sends the E-767 to India, the Indian Air Force will not be able to operate it.

Without air supremacy, how can you fight?

Of course, in addition to air supremacy, India also needs ground main battle equipment, especially advanced main battle tanks.

It has already been mentioned that the American M1 series is not at all suitable for India.

With India's transportation conditions, the M1 is too heavy, and even if Indian tank crews can handle this tank, it will be difficult to give full play to its value.

In fact, this tank simply cannot be used in India.

Japanese Type 90?

It's a perfect fit.

The problem is, there are too few.

In total, there are only a few hundred Type 90s in Japan, and most of them have been mothballed and very few are equipped.

As for the Type 90 production line, it was closed more than 10 years ago, and even the production equipment was disposed of, so it is impossible to resume production in the short term.

Type 10 light tank?

The number of holdings is also pitiful, and the pace of production is simply not fast.

In addition, the Type 10 is a typical light tank.

Perhaps, in the southern region of Kashmir, the Type 10 has some value, after all, in mountainous areas with difficult terrain, light tanks have an advantage over main battle tanks.

The problem is that in the center, especially near Lahore, there is not much use for light tanks.

If nothing else, just a 105-mm tank gun is a big problem.

Even equipped with the most advanced armor-piercing shells, it cannot deal with the "Khalid 2" main battle tank, and even the "Khalid" with reactive armor is very difficult.

On the contrary, the Type 10 armor will certainly not be able to withstand 125-mm armor-piercing shells.

Of course, the key is still too little.

The United States and Japan stepped in to help India purchase tanks?

In the West, the only suitable for India is actually France's Leclerc.

Unfortunately, Leclerc's production line has long since been shut down and is extremely expensive, and France is unlikely to be trading at a loss because of the United States and Japan.

In fact, the French have always been extremely arrogant when it comes to arms sales.

Looking for Russia?

Russia does have enough main battle tanks, just the removed T-72 has thousands of them, and there are thousands of T-90 and T-80 series.

In addition, Russia has been trying to dispose of these tanks that are about to be phased out.

The problem is that Russia says that it is impossible for the United States to interfere with Japan.

Directly from India?

Of course, no problem, but you have to pay in cash.

Is there so much forex in India?

After thinking about it, Wang Dong only thought of one possibility.

That is, the United States and Japan will provide funds for India to go to Russia to purchase spot tanks, especially T-90 tanks, at least main battle tanks of the T-72M3 class.

If needed, the United States and Japan could also provide ships to help India bring the tanks back.

In fact, India has been trying to purchase tanks from Russia, and it is the T-90S that Russia uses for its own use.

Of course, it was a genuine T-90S, and not a monkey version of the T-90S sold to India.

It's just that it hasn't been negotiated.

The point is, India could not come up with enough cash to offer a barter deal, while Russia insisted that India pay in cash.

Why?

Russia can't afford to take out any of the things that India can come up with.

What does Russia need?

What Russia needs most now is advanced equipment, to be precise, manufacturing equipment, and India cannot produce any of these things.

The commodities that India is able to provide are mainly food.

Russia needs grain?

Apparently not.

For Indian specialties, such as tropical fruits, even if Russia needs to import them, the market consumption is not very large.

What about the others?

Software?

Joke.

Russia simply does not need Indian software.

Mineral?

Russia is one of the world's largest exporters of minerals.

It can be seen that in the hands of India, there are not many goods that Russia really needs.

Why, then, did Russia agree to barter?

Besides, India needs as many as 1,000 tanks, and the transaction volume is as high as tens of billions of dollars, and it is impossible to barter such a large transaction.

Of course, if the United States and Japan are willing to provide India with money, even if it is only to guarantee the loan, it will be enough.

When it comes to buying and selling arms, Russia generally only recognizes money.

As long as India can afford it, then selling arms is not a problem.

The question is, so what?

It has long been proven in actual combat that the T-90S is not an opponent of the "Khalid 2" at all, in fact, it is not even comparable to the modernized and improved "Khalid".

Even if the T-90S of the Indian army is a monkey version, the genuine Russian T-90S may not be much better.

The point is, the electronics of Russian tanks have always been very bad.

Perhaps, in the combat system of the Russian army, this is not a big problem, after all, when attacking, the Russian armored units will definitely be able to get air cover and air support, and there is no problem of long-distance firefights, so even if the observation and sighting equipment is poor, it is not a problem.

However, for the Indian army, this is the problem.

In the face of opponents of the "Khalid 2" level, the Indian army's T-90S often had difficulty firing first because the engagement distance was not far enough.

Many times, the tank units of the Indian army were even pressed and beaten by their opponents.

As for protection, it goes without saying.

And, of course, the power of tank guns.

All in all, Russian tanks are the only option for the Indian Army, but not the most desirable option.

If other factors are not taken into account, just from the performance of the tank, the Japanese Type 90 is the most ideal choice.

Of course, it is impossible not to take into account other factors.

India is certainly actively seeking the support of the United States and Japan.

Obviously, the United States, together with Japan, especially Japan, has a good chance of supporting India.

Just, what's there to worry about?

Without air supremacy, no matter how many tanks the Indian Army has, it is a decoration.

You must know that up to now, two-thirds of the main battle tanks lost by the Indian Army have been destroyed by the Pakistan Air Force and Army Air Force.

In fact, only a few were destroyed in ground battles.

In addition, a lot of them were destroyed by anti-tank missiles of the infantry.

In other words, the main battle tanks lost by the Indian army in tank battles are only a small minority.

In fact, this is also a fact that no one can change.

That is, in many cases, the tank is no longer the armored vanguard of the charge, but a sharp weapon used to attack the fortification, that is, the main battlefield of the tank is actually in the city.