Bangladesh Army raises new infantry division

[codename_47]

Cheers my man, haven't visited up north yet. We have a few type mft-2000 that have recently been delivered, I know the original batch of 44 was to evaluate there suitability in Bangladeshi conditions. I think ideally we need to order at least another 160 of those mbts.

I think we should go for VT-1A the heavily upgraded variant of MBT-2000. It has more hp, will suit the northern terrain.

 

[damiendehorn]

I think we should go for VT-1A the heavily upgraded variant of MBT-2000. It has more hp, will suit the northern terrain.

Read somewhere they've developed or in the process of developing the mbt-3000, might want to have closer look at that too.

 

[kobiraaz]

i heard the terrain in north is good enough for tanks

those are dinajpur rangpur and related areas which are suitable for tank battle, but not sylhet. it is full of hills, forests and swamps ...

 

[Skallagrim]

Should we not rather say that the enemy troops will find it very difficult to enter our north and east?

Our neighboring regions to the north and the east are situated at higher elevations than those of ours. In case of troop movements the enemy would be in an advantageous position as they would have to 'descend' where we would have to 'ascend'. The enemy would simply manoeuver through their own territory (as opposed to an enemy territory) and a less difficult terrain of ours. Once they are done with that they are in the vast plains of BD. If I remember well during the WW2 on the western front Germans launched an offensive on France through the mountaneous territory of Ardennes (Belgium). The French were caught off-guard and consequently completely annihilated.

We can't afford a war in our small piece of land with practically nowhere to retreat and definitely we would be outnumbered by an enemy with superior materiel. So in case we want to survive we would have to carry the war to the enemy territory and force the enemy on the defensive.

Both India and Myanmar have Mountain Divisions who are skilled at mountain warfare. We don't have enough mountaineous regions to properly train a troop of the size of a division or for them to carry out exercises. The US Army now engaged in Afghanistan consists mainly of Airborne troops (First it was 82nd Airborne and then 101st Airborne).

 

[animelive]

Read somewhere they've developed or in the process of developing the mbt-3000, might want to have closer look at that too.

how heavy is it? imo, we should build our own tanks with the help of Chinese to suit our needs. That way, we can maximize the efficiency of them in our terrain

 

[Gyp 111]

Congrats to Bangladesh Army

 

[bd_4_ever]

Our neighboring regions to the north and the east are situated at higher elevations than those of ours. In case of troop movements the enemy would be in an advantageous position as they would have to 'descend' where we would have to 'ascend'. The enemy would simply manoeuver through their own territory (as opposed to an enemy territory) and a less difficult terrain of ours. Once they are done with that they are in the vast plains of BD. If I remember well during the WW2 on the western front Germans launched an offensive on France through the mountaneous territory of Ardennes (Belgium). The French were caught off-guard and consequently completely annihilated.

We can't afford a war in our small piece of land with practically nowhere to retreat and definitely we would be outnumbered by an enemy with superior materiel. So in case we want to survive we would have to carry the war to the enemy territory and force the enemy on the defensive.

Both India and Myanmar have Mountain Divisions who are skilled at mountain warfare. We don't have enough mountaineous regions to properly train a troop of the size of a division or for them to carry out exercises. The US Army now engaged in Afghanistan consists mainly of Airborne troops (First it was 82nd Airborne and then 101st Airborne).

You mentioned a valid point. We actually need to develop, if not division, a Mountain Brigade. Even though we lack such terrain, having a committed trained unit can hold off aggression in the scenario you mentioned. A good logistical support and some firepower to backup the brigade should be fine.


Cheers!!!

 

[Mike_Brando]

Our neighboring regions to the north and the east are situated at higher elevations than those of ours. In case of troop movements the enemy would be in an advantageous position as they would have to 'descend' where we would have to 'ascend'. The enemy would simply manoeuver through their own territory (as opposed to an enemy territory) and a less difficult terrain of ours. Once they are done with that they are in the vast plains of BD. If I remember well during the WW2 on the western front Germans launched an offensive on France through the mountaneous territory of Ardennes (Belgium). The French were caught off-guard and consequently completely annihilated.

We can't afford a war in our small piece of land with practically nowhere to retreat and definitely we would be outnumbered by an enemy with superior materiel. So in case we want to survive we would have to carry the war to the enemy territory and force the enemy on the defensive.

Both India and Myanmar have Mountain Divisions who are skilled at mountain warfare. We don't have enough mountaineous regions to properly train a troop of the size of a division or for them to carry out exercises. The US Army now engaged in Afghanistan consists mainly of Airborne troops (First it was 82nd Airborne and then 101st Airborne).

mate why on earth would India launch a sudden Blietkriz like operation inside BD.i mean we have got our hands full of problems right now.plus to launch an operation of that scale the I.A. will require to deploy at least 7-10 divisions of infantry formations why is next to impossible considering the threat that India faces in the Western and in the North Eastern theatre.most of our troops are deployed in Forward bases facing either Pakistan or China.so it won't be a child's play to suddenly withdraw them from those positions and re-deploy them in the Eastern and in the North eastern theatre.
lastly the BD Army is quite large and a well equipped one and to defeat them we have to deploy at least a hundred or so of our 4th generation front line fighters which we simply can't do in the near future.so judging by all these parameters it's quite safe to assume that an invasion of BD by the Indian Armed Forces is nearly impossible.
but you guys do face a serious threat from Myanmar whose Army is larger and more battle hardy.plus they have got pretty decent equipment at their disposal.so if an invasion does happen it will take place most probably from Myanmar(though this is my personal view)....

 

[Indianpatriot1]

mate why on earth would India launch a sudden Blietkriz like operation inside BD.i mean we have got our hands full of problems right now.plus to launch an operation of that scale the I.A. will require to deploy at least 7-10 divisions of infantry formations why is next to impossible considering the threat that India faces in the Western and in the North Eastern theatre.most of our troops are deployed in Forward bases facing either Pakistan or China.so it won't be a child's play to suddenly withdraw them from those positions and re-deploy them in the Eastern and in the North eastern theatre.
lastly the BD Army is quite large and a well equipped one and to defeat them we have to deploy at least a hundred or so of our 4th generation front line fighters which we simply can't do in the near future.so judging by all these parameters it's quite safe to assume that an invasion of BD by the Indian Armed Forces is nearly impossible.
but you guys do face a serious threat from Myanmar whose Army is larger and more battle hardy.plus they have got pretty decent equipment at their disposal.so if an invasion does happen it will take place most probably from Myanmar(though this is my personal view)....

If China attacks the North East and threatens the Chicken's neck, India will certainly push forces through Bangladesh. But then I m sure BD govt will cooperate with India to repulse the Chinese.

 

[ExtraOdinary]

Our neighboring regions to the north and the east are situated at higher elevations than those of ours. In case of troop movements the enemy would be in an advantageous position as they would have to 'descend' where we would have to 'ascend'. The enemy would simply manoeuver through their own territory (as opposed to an enemy territory) and a less difficult terrain of ours. Once they are done with that they are in the vast plains of BD. If I remember well during the WW2 on the western front Germans launched an offensive on France through the mountaneous territory of Ardennes (Belgium). The French were caught off-guard and consequently completely annihilated.

We can't afford a war in our small piece of land with practically nowhere to retreat and definitely we would be outnumbered by an enemy with superior materiel. So in case we want to survive we would have to carry the war to the enemy territory and force the enemy on the defensive.

Both India and Myanmar have Mountain Divisions who are skilled at mountain warfare. We don't have enough mountaineous regions to properly train a troop of the size of a division or for them to carry out exercises. The US Army now engaged in Afghanistan consists mainly of Airborne troops (First it was 82nd Airborne and then 101st Airborne).

India-BD bhai bhai, zero possibility of war

 

[PlanetSoldier]

Good to see the additional man power for the army, there is also talk of raising three additional battalions for the padma project. The increase in manpower will mean greater demand on the defence budget, we spend a lot less then most other SA countries, as a percentage of the GDP, and our expanding economy should mean we can afford to expand the armed forces without putting too much pressure on the rest of the economy.

This was expected, considering India is putting 90000 additional men close to the northern borders.

india probably put all together 300000 there.

 

[PlanetSoldier]

I was also thinking of that.... the terrain there can only support a light division..... it may also have a riverine unit in it, since Sylhet area is full of swamplands...... and can you guess what happened to the commando brigade that was already there?

What do you mean? There's one army commando training centre in Sylhet where both basic and advanced commando training are provided...what's commando brigade?

 

[PlanetSoldier]

Cheers my man, haven't visited up north yet. We have a few type mft-2000 that have recently been delivered, I know the original batch of 44 was to evaluate there suitability in Bangladeshi conditions. I think ideally we need to order at least another 160 of those mbts.

I think that wouldn't help much increasing the number of MBT-2000. The way army is organizing its APCs would serve the actual purpose. MBTs probably will be good to protect Dhaka, Chittagong like areas, all others areas will be suitable for APCs. Yeah...if we build one offensive force in future, more MBTs will work..our enemies terrains are suitable for them .

 

[Skallagrim]

@ExtraOdinary & @Mike_Brando

mate why on earth would India launch a sudden Blietkriz like operation inside BD.i mean we have got our hands full of problems right now.plus to launch an operation of that scale the I.A. will require to deploy at least 7-10 divisions of infantry formations why is next to impossible considering the threat that India faces in the Western and in the North Eastern theatre.most of our troops are deployed in Forward bases facing either Pakistan or China.so it won't be a child's play to suddenly withdraw them from those positions and re-deploy them in the Eastern and in the North eastern theatre.
lastly the BD Army is quite large and a well equipped one and to defeat them we have to deploy at least a hundred or so of our 4th generation front line fighters which we simply can't do in the near future.so judging by all these parameters it's quite safe to assume that an invasion of BD by the Indian Armed Forces is nearly impossible.
but you guys do face a serious threat from Myanmar whose Army is larger and more battle hardy.plus they have got pretty decent equipment at their disposal.so if an invasion does happen it will take place most probably from Myanmar(though this is my personal view)....

India and Bangladesh are two different entities. Maybe right now we are not enemy and surely it's been 40 years since our independence and we didn't have to go on a war. But friendship between two countries is not permanent and who can tell that we wouldn't declare war on each other within next 80 years? The EU countries have mostly similar cultures, values and goals to each other and they are well integrated in the Union. In spite of that none of them disbanded their Armed Forces or stopped modernizing their forces.

 

[PlanetSoldier]

If China attacks the North East and threatens the Chicken's neck, India will certainly push forces through Bangladesh. But then I m sure BD govt will cooperate with India to repulse the Chinese.

Yeah...we Bangladeshi here are counting for that day when our army will cooperate our enemy and we'll be enjoying Shisha in lounge.