AOW War Scenario: Russia v. India

I thank Kylar for accepting.I object to Con’s use of the year 2020, as we do not have much information on what military reforms, etc. Russia and India would have taken by then. Thus, the year I shall be using is 2015. Secondly, I object to me “annex[ing] all former Soviet states”. Instead, I propose we keep the established reason for conflict as Russia allying with Pakistan in the Kashmir conflict and the alliances ultimately shifting due to tensions. Let the war begin. Note - I shall not use the standard ‘date-time’ format, instead merely describing the offensive action taken in a period of 60 days. Economy The first Russian economic measures are to press economic sanctions on India. Russia is the second largest supplier of arms to India after Israel. [1] Thus, Russia will stop all arms exports to India, thus making *major* differences to Indian military technology. Russian exports to India are worth $6.34 billion, constituted of $469.7 million worth in nuclear reactors and mechanical equipment, which are of prime importance to the military of India. [2] Russia also launches a mass-production of Beriev A-60 aircraft. Diplomacy Russia begins major military agreements and diplomatic agreements with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. After greatly lessening trade with India, Russia puts 54% of the cut-off trade into trade dealings with Pakistan, in exchange for Russian military occupation of major non-inhabited sites across the Indo-Pakistani border. Russia greatly increases gas and oil exports to China in exchange for a major military pact called the Shanghai Pact, where Russia is granted authority to position troops in any non-inhabited areas of China. Warfare Cyberwarfare Russia is the third most powerful nation in terms of cyberwarfare development after China and Israel. “Russia is widely believed to have a massive state-sponsored cyber warfare program that infiltrates the official apparatuses of foreign countries as well as domestic ‘enemies.’ Russian cyber attacks target economic, military and commercial entities of nations across the world, including the United States. Several Russian defectors outlined Russian misinformation campaigns, as well as infiltrations into private companies that service the U.S. government and military.” [3] India’s cyber-defense systems, on the other hand, are very poorly developed. “... India is not at all cyber prepared, despite the contrary claims and declared achievements and the cyber security policy is just another policy document with no actual implementation and impact.The cyber security challenges in India would increase further and immediate action is required in this regard.” [4] In addition, “National Security of India is facing many challenges these days that are mainly attributable to the use and abuse of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).” [5] Therefore, cyberwarfare shall be my primary focus. Instead of attacking with a stream of computer viruses, my cyber-attack focus shall be to release Trojan horses and gain confidential military information. “A Trojan horse, or Trojan, in computing is generally a non-self-replicating type of malware program containing malicious code that, when executed, carries out actions determined by the nature of the Trojan, typically causing loss or theft of data, and possible system harm.” [6] I will release a stream of Trojans into various secure military and intelligence databases, allowing for Russia to gain major information regarding India’s military capabilities. Following this, I strike the Indian power grid directly with viruses, attacking major Indian power stations across the country. Russia launches Operation Polumrak, a cyber-operation to cripple working of electric power in India. Power is shut down in all major air force and naval military installations within India, crippling electricity in all those cities: Jhansi, Faizabad, and Gorakhpur are specifically targeted. The sudden power shut-downs come into effect across India, forcing military defense lines to retreat and causing sudden blackouts throughout the subcontinent (within only India, of course). This means ballistic missiles and aircraft cannot be launched due to zero electricity, effectively crushing the morale amongst troops. Other Warfare Russia sends Sukhoi Su-27s and Su-24 aircraft to cruise the Indian borders. Russia mobilizes 300 fighter aircraft, 2 destroyers, and 35 submarines, with 600 MLRSs. The destroyers have Bell jammers and radars that are placed at full-burn intensity, allowing the jammers to cripple communication via. nearby satellites, and blocking communication between Indian soldiers. The same cannot be done by India due to the submarine-based and ship-based radars. The Su-24s are also electronic warfare-equipped, thus can jam air-based radar communication and strike *all* Indian satellite communication. There are now 10 Beriev A-60 aircraft, and they are all deployed to India armed with Sokol Eshelon laser-based ASAT systems that effectively destroy major Indian communication and photo-imagery satellites. Other major satellites are hacked into with viruses and rendered completely ineffective. Russia launches Operation Sobaka (Op. Hound), an attempt to annex the Indian autonomous State of Jammu & Kashmir. Following the crippling of all radar communication in Indian military offices in Kashmir, there is no order or communication. Russia prepares a BrahMOS-I hypersonic cruise missile to launch from China (Aksai Chin) to the Daulat Beg Oldi military base in the Leh District, Kashmir. Following this is a series of Russian air raids across Srinagar and Jammu. Air superiority is easily gained due to the inability of India to launch any aircraft. Following air superiority, air-based strikes and drone bombings are conducted to swiftly deplete the land-based military resources of Kashmir, and a swift Russian land strike allows for the annexation of Ladakh and Jammu. Russian forces then launch a targeted offensive at Srinagar, crippling any military forces their with swift and extreme force. The autonomous state government of Kashmir is toppled and Kashmir is annexed. Russia promises to give parts of Kashmir to Pakistan and China but temporarily retain it as a Russian military settlement. It is your turn, @Kylar. Let the WAR continue. I wish you luck. Sources 1. http://www.worldtribune.com... 2. http://indianembassy.ru... 3. https://www.strategypage.com... 4. https://en.wikipedia.org... 5. http://tinyurl.com... 6. https://goo.gl...;