Major Update Concept/Pitch - "Call of Mahabharata" - The Indian Nation & Ground Tree

Bhishma MK3 is all about internal upgrades like :

  1. Digital Coms.
  2. Auto Tracker For 1A45 I-FCS.
  3. DRDO - TKN-4S AGAT-M CDR Sight With TI & LRF.
  4. LCD Monitor For TI - ESSA.
  5. TATA - Digital Ballistic Computer
  6. DRDO - Anti Thermal IR Coating.
  7. BDL - INVAR ( 3-UBK-20 ) GLGMS.

Their is no upgrade of ammunition or any import of 3BM60 from government source, Indian T-90 will be using Indian & imported 3BM42,

https://x.com/Kunal_Biswas707/status/1791374987682611580

it was my assumption but i was wrong about it.

1 Like

Here’s the real value of monkey model of 3BM42 mango which Indian imported, 460mm of RHA @ 2000 meters as tested by Indian counterparts.

1 Like

+1, India has many unique vehicles and enough modified ones I think it should be added as a full tree

2 Likes

Some of the armored cars India used post & pre independence …

2 Likes

Screenshot 2025-04-30 at 17-32-45 1577113118_1577113074096.jpg.webp (WEBP Image 960 × 540 pixels)

Some of the 8X8 armored fighting vehicles from past, though BTR-60 was only limited to air defense units since they came into service with import of Russian air defense systems, while OT-64 saw combat in 71 war, both systems are retired in 90s.

2 Likes

Have any of the Indian OT-64 equipped with ATGM’s since Czech and Polish OT-64’s/SKOT’s were equipped with them at some point

No, they were retired too soon …

1 Like

@slowmo21too-psn some interesting stuff here

I want to know something not much related to ground forces, but i might try asking you.

Its regarding HF-24 marut, and top speed of its variants

There were main 3 iirc

  1. Mk1 - with 2 non afterburning bristol engine
  2. Mk1R - with 2 afterburning bristol engine
  3. Mk1BX - with first 1 bradner and 1 bristol, later 2 bradner (e300 engines)

Out of these, Mk1 top speed is 1112 kmph, mach 0.93 at sea level (wiki is most likely misleading saying it never went supersonic, at altitude it definately went supersonic). On the other hand, Mk1 BX went mach 1.1 at unknown altitude (most likely also near sea level, but not comfirmed).

Do you have any speed values for marut mk1 at some altitude? speed value of mk1r at any alitude? and also mk1bx at specified altitude?

3 Likes

460mm LOS, at 60°, 2000m

And ingame, its 470mm LOS (235mm vertical), at 60°, 2000m

So pretty close ingame.

1 Like

It archived 1,112 km/h at 36,000 ft …

Here a good read about it’s engine history : Spansen: Watching These IAF HF-24 Marut Fighters Taxiing & Taking To The Air Is A Sight Just As Contemporary

2 Likes

Definitely, all that really matters is making sure what are vehicles that saw service and which ones are just exhibited vehicles

Other than that, ill be sure to check them out!

Gn0YlodW8AAiURp
Something I found, idk it’s credibility

1 Like

Pretty sure it was 1112 kmph at sea level, even wiki now says that. the mach 0.93 number is also gives speed in 1100 - 1150 kmph for speed level

https://web.archive.org/web/20130728144222/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Aircraft/Marut1.html

Here it also states that it reached 1149 kmph at sea level, which translates to exactly mach 0.93

2 Likes

When are we going to get more Indian vehicles ffs. They claim it’s a sub-tree but there’s very few things in the tree. Still hoping it becomes an independent tree though. Give me that Arjun Mk. 1A and Bhishma Mk. III.

6 Likes

Agreed

3 Likes

exhibit-sea-lionas

exhibit-churchills

exhibit-grantsa

exhibita

exhibit-stuartas

Some pre - independence tanks …

3 Likes

RR Armoured Car Fleet Calcutta

R-R armoured cars, Calcutta Presidency Battalion Auxiliary Force

IARM4

" Outside Karnal (80 miles from Delhi) Grand Trunk Road".
Karnal is in Haryana. Three armoured cars in convoy.

800pxArmouredCarCachy_NWF1933

In 1923 Crossley supplied a number of chassis to Vickers at Crayford to be fitted with armoured car superstructure. Completed vehicles were sold to India (approx 100)

NapierArmouredCarIndia1915

1915 Napier Armoured car in Punjab. Notice the absence of a gun turret. The vehicle appears to be chain driven.


Crossley armoured cars in India Circa 1923

11

Royal artillery in India, during the 1930’s

a
The light tanks march past the commander RTC India

British Indian Tanks 1933



Lahore New Years Day 1st January 1936

1930’s

AustinArmouredCarIndianPattern1915
BritishFiatWorkshopArmouredCarIndiaPattern1915
CadillacArmouredCarIndianPatternCalcutta1916
BritishMinervaArmouredCarIndianPatternca1917


IndianRollsRoyceArmouredCar1915
JefferyRussellArmoredCarIndia1919
StandardArmouredCarIndia1915
StrakerSquireArmouredCarsIndia1915

Some rare per-independece AFVs …

3 Likes

this looks so cool, i like this one :-
11

2 Likes

+1 The only downside is lack of battleships but the rest of the vehicles in all branches make up for it.