Pangong Lake should be monitored to show its position against China

• April 04, 2023

China's aggression has been stopped by the Indian army, but it is not abating in any way. As a result, the country's army has to take several decisions. However, the army needs to increase its surveillance in Pangong Lake to explain its position against China, and for that reason, several military experts say that it is better to have multiple preparations.

Several Indian Army patrol boats are currently in Pangong Lake. But they are not as armored as the MK VI. Marcos commandos of the Indian Navy are currently deployed in Ula Lake in Kashmir. Pangong A and Marcos were deployed because the Chinese army's attitude was not right. For that reason, the powerful petrol boats of the American MK VI type will be of great use. But they are very expensive. That's why it is possible to make this type of boat in India without buying it from America, there are many government and private companies that can make it in India. Military experts. America is selling this type to Ukraine. Ukraine to pay $600 million for 16 MK VI patrol boats Among them are things like weapon package, maintenance package.

The reason behind the high price of this 72 ton American petrol boat is its capacity. Although it is expensive, there is nothing to do because it is made with the special warfare of the Navy SEALs in mind, so the price is a bit high. These boats are generally designed for missions in coastal areas including rivers, lakes and seas. Eight special force commandos and ten cabin crew of these boats have a maximum range of about 1100 km, a maximum speed of 45 knots.

Standard armament on these American special MK VI patrol boats is two remote control Mk 38 Mod 2 25mm chain guns and six .50 caliber M2 machine guns. However, depending on the mission, M240 machine gun, M134 minigun and Mk 19 grenade launcher can also be installed here. Apart from this, short range missiles like BGM-176B Griffin are also being thought to be installed on these boats. The boat has light armor plates in important places for the protection of the crew and the boat. It is also capable of carrying out missions equally in day and night.

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