this is the main reason I’m not a fan of India in the brit tree, its all either just C&P from other trees or preexisting vehicles in the British tree or a pretty boring unique design which will have a million variants to clog up research time
agreed.
If I wanted to play crappy communist built vehicles id play the communist nations. I play britain for BRITISH and British style tanks not russian copy paste slop
I play India so I can get high and listen to Ravi Shankar
But India doesn’t have a lot of Copy/Paste
I never said you did
Fine, it’s more comparable to Italy happy now?
Why use it as an argument, then? It’s a non sequitur
Why isreal tech tree might receive Su-30MKI, MiG-21Bison, Mirage 2000H, Mirage 2000i, Sea Harrier FRS.51 (+LUSH), MiG-27UPG, Jaguar IS (DARIN II), Vijayanta, Bhishma TWMP, MiG-29K (9-41), AH-64E, MiG-29UPG, Tejas and etc ?
Israel tech tree might get F-39E/F Gripen (FAB), Northrop F-5 (FAB & FACH), F-16 (FACH), AMX A-1 (FAB), Mirage (FAB & FACH), Leopard (Chilean Army), IAI Kfir (FAC) and
In my opinion, it’s difficult gaijin transfer 2 researchable vehicles (Osa-AK & Strela-10M) and 4 premium vehicles (Bhishma TWMP (squadron), Vijayanta, Jaguar IS (event) & MiG-21 Bison) from great britain to independent Indian tech tree in 2 years
No way should India get its own tree. we don’t need any more tech trees we have far too many as it is.
then in the current mess, how should stuff like arjun, namica, abhay, bmp OFB, marut, tejas, su30mki and countless more come?
to be fair, italy didnt had its own tt iirc earlier, there were decent chunk of vehicles spreaded everywhere till it got its own tt
Taiwan not CN`s subtree
I want Indian TT with Indian songs in hangar!
They should go into the tech tree of which ever nation developed the initial vehicle. Anything that is outside of that ect then goes into the UK tree. Failing that if its some minor subvariant then its not worth adding anyhow.
We don’t need copy and past tree’s for every nation on the planet…
You dont think the peoples democratic republic of workers of talistan, which operated grand total of 4 tanks during the entiriety of its existence, should have its own tech tree? Are you some bigot?
this would cause really vague additions, and again would kinda diminish the variation
France with Algeria’s Su-57, what a twist
() = no. of variants
Arjun (6) The Arjun was delayed by many decades so each upgrade is very different
8x8 CBRN
Kestrel WhAP
Kestrel UT-30
Sarath (2) License built Indian Bmp-2 with Indian upgrades and indigenous parts
Medak: A heavy upgrade of the Sarath that was already upgraded so it’s basically indigenous
Sarath II: Heavily upgraded Sarath with more modern equipment, better Armour and more
Abhay
Zorawar Mahajan: 1x 105mm Cockerill 3105 cannon (APFSDS, HESH, CLGM)
1x 12.7mm NSV Machine Gun (RCWS)
1x 7.62mm PKT Machine Gun (Coax.)
Zorawar LT: 1x 105mm Cockerill 3105 cannon (APFSDS, HESH, CLGM)
2x Nag ATGM Launchers
1x 12.7mm NSV Machine Gun (RCWS)
1x 7.62mm PKT Machine Gun (Coax.)
The Zorawar LT has ATGMs and side pontoons unlike the Zorawar Mahajan.
M4A1E6 Sherman: upgraded Sherman using a 17-pounder, upgraded suspension, and improved engine
M4A4 SA50: Indigenous combination of an M4A4 and an Amx-13’s SA-50 cannon
M4A1E6/9 Sherman: further upgrade of the E6 Sherman with an even better suspension and engine
T-55 Gulmohar: modernization of the T-55 by using 105MM L7 cannons from their Vijayanta tanks
Ajeya 1 and 2: Ajeya Mk.1 is just a T-72M1 and the Ajeya Mk.2 adds ERA blocks and some minor improvements
CL Ajeya: A heavily upgraded/modernised Ajeya with a new FCS, TFS, Radio, Navigation, and Optical systems. Can also fire CLGMs
Atharva: The main difference between this and the Ajeya is a T-90 turret used on the Bhishma
Bhishma 1 and 2: Bhishma MK.1 is a T-90 and Bhishma MK.2 has some minor upgrades
Bhishma MK.3:
“The Bhishma Mk.III is the latest version of the Bhishma to date, first being announced in May 2024, The Bhishma Mk.III sees significant upgrades, seeing a majority of its parts such as its thermals, engine, and LRF being designed and built in India, and now includes technologies and equipment found on India’s Arjun MBT’s such as its FCS, and is reportedly capable of firing the SAMHO ATGM and Mk.II APFSDS. Further technologies such as a APS, loitering munitions, and other upgrades are also planned for later production blocks.”
Bhishma II: locally produced T-90MS with a majority of its parts being indigenously designed and built
Churchill Mk.VII CS: equipped with a 95 mm gun by the British Raj
Vijayanta Mk.IA: indigenous FCS, improved sight mounts, and muzzle reference system. There are more minor upgrades as well
Vijayanta Mk.1B: new Laser rangefinder and FCS
Vijayanta Mk.1C: Final variant with Add-on armour to the turret and hull
Vijayanta Mk.2 (nothing like the original Vijayanta):
“The Vijayanta Mk.2 was the product of the late-80’s “Bison” Upgrade Program, in and effort to fully modernize the Vijayanta tanks, the Mk.2s would borrow technologies from the Arjun program, specifically the newly-developed “Kanchan” composite Armor, being added to the turret and hull; The addition of the Yugoslav SUV-T55A fire control system and thermals; A modern land navigation system; And the engine of a T-72 to counter all the new weight. 4 total prototypes were created and tested in the 1990’s, however issues such as overheating and the breakdown of parts would lead to the abandonment of the program in 1997.”
see for yourself
Karna (parade variants of the Arjun)
ACV IP Mk.IIA: one of the first indigenous armoured cars used by India, however it’s armament is pretty mediocre with only a 14mm Boys Anti-Tank rifle and a 7.7mm Bren machine gun. I’m not sure if it can pen 1.0 - 2.0 tanks or not.
Garuda 105: mobile light howitzer
M-46 Catapult:
I don’t know what to say, it has a 130 MM howitzer strapped onto a lengthened Vijayanta hull
TATA L/52: Light weight mobile howitzer (155mm)
M-46 ACS: same as the Vijayanta catapult but using an Arjun hull with improved survivability
Jonga 106:
Nissan jeep with a 106mm recoilless rifle
Ajeya GCT F1: Ajeya hull with an AuF1 turret
Jonga SS.11 B1: locally produced jeep with three SS.11B1s
Gypsy AT: locally produced jeep with an ATGM launcher
Windy 505: locally produced jeep with an ATGM launcher
Mahindra Striker: same as above but with a different jeep and ATGM
BRDM-II Striker: BRDM with 5 Konkur ATGMs
Namica TD: Tech demonstrator using the BMP-2 chassis with 2x indigenous NAG ATGMs
Namica (P): 4x NAG ATGMs
this is just half of the tree, not to mention that the SPAAs and SAM carriers are even more indigenous because India is highly advanced when it comes to missiles with multiple variants of ATGMs, Cruise missiles, and more. And India has many indigenous Ammo types.
Get india to Israel so the Bhishma can be the best tank in the tech tree.
I don’t recall South Africa, Jordan, or India having that with Britain.
So if India’s second largest Military Partner, soon to be first, is Israel, why should Britain get them? Britain has several subtrees already and it makes very little sense to add Indian tech to their tree past a certain BR.
