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To: JPR who wrote (9802)	11/27/1999 10:40:00 AM
From: JPR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

India to buy smart bomb launcher Moscow: In the post-Kargil scenario, India is seriously thinking of acquiring Russia?s ?wonder weapon? Smerch (tornado) to enhance the country?s fire power. Designed by Splav state enterprise Tula, Smerch is a new generation multiple rocket launcher system capable of destroying various enemy targets over the territory of 67 hectares in one volley of its 12 barrels capable of firing smart weapons between the range of 20-90 kms. Two Indian military delegations have already visited Tula in July and September this year to evaluate the system and have already shortlisted four types of rockets from the wide range of weapons offered by Russia, Indian military sources said. ?If we had Smerch during the Kargil crisis we would have flattened the Tiger Hill in one volley, for which we had to sacrifice many lives,? an Indian military diplomat said speaking on condition of anonymity. ?By using Smerch with its massive volume of fire delivered in short time, India could have recaptured its territory in Kargil within a far shorter time and with fewer casualties,? Smerch?s chief designer, Dr Gennady Denezhkin told Indian reporters here on Friday.