With the Low Quality, Indian Army Ammunition Difficult to Support Ten Days

July 24 British "Jane's Defense Weekly" website reported that, compared to the Chinese army land, sea and air armed forces of various types of rocket missiles, all types of ammunition include tungsten alloy, high explosive shells, and other special tungsten alloy ammunition are strong independent production, yield and varieties are available.

The India Army take the initiative to provoke a dispute over the border is eager for a fight is barely enough ammunition for ten days of combat with the awkward predicament.

According to reports, the India comptroller's Audit Office reported in a report to the parliament of India in July 21st that the country's ammunition stocks were barely enough to fight for ten days. The Auditor-General's Office revealed that 121 of the 152 types of ammunition (about 80% of the Army's stockpiles) were below the level of 40 days of intense fighting by the Ministry of Defense in accordance with the provisions of the "War Consumable Reserves". The report also said that the 61 category of ammunition stocks were at a very low level, while the other 83 categories were below the minimum acceptable risk level prescribed by the Department of defense for 20 days of war. The report also said: "tanks and artillery-related large-caliber ammunition stocks in a more worrying state.” The Chief Auditor-General's Office noted that "no significant improvement" has been made in the past two years to fill key shortfalls, which have attributed the low ammunition stockpiles since 2013 to the state-owned munitions producers' management committee, which is mostly owned by the Commission provide.

The report said: "although munitions manufacturers continue to reduce the supply of ammunition to the army, the Quartermaster producers Management Committee has not introduced any mechanism to investigate responsibility." The Comptroller's office said the Commission's ammunition was "of poor quality." Between 2013 and 2016, 16 types of ammunition were rejected by the army. Over the years, the India army rejected ammunition worth 170 billion rupees ($2 billion 600 million) supplied by the Quartermaster producers' management board. For security reasons, the Comptroller General's office did not specify the type of ammunition.

The Indian Army's ammunition shortage prompted the Ministry of Defense to delegate financial rights to the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for direct procurement of 46 ammunition to ensure combat readiness. This prompted the army to sign contracts for the import of 11 types of ammunition, with an estimated total value of 120 billion rupees. In addition, the Department of Defense has taken steps to grant ammunition permits to private producers to end the monopoly of munitions producers' management committees in ammunition production.

Tungsten industry experts believe that, China as the world's 80% tungsten resources supply countries, once the two countries to pay off, China is bound to strictly limit the export of tungsten products and its main supplier of tungsten, China's tungsten products resource will show the advantages on the excellent performance and sufficient supply to open the gap between the strength.

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