This is quite devoid of reality.
"I am sick of the BrahMos Hype . BrahMost isn’t some silver bullet. India fired 40 to 50 of them, and what’s the outcome? A few damaged hangars? Not a single high-value target taken out. Zero."
It was very clear India kept its hand restrained too- there was literally nothing stopping them from escalating heavily and striking at will. You're doing a great job at 'attempting' to minimise the impact. India was able to strike wherever they wanted, deep inside pak airspace, attacking airfields far inland. Thats something we did not think could happen. If they wanted to, they would have done 10x more damage and we'd have done nothing about it.
"Yeah, it’s fast—but it turns like a 16-wheeler ( cant do effective midcourse correction). And it’s been jammed, spoofed, and even shot down"
So why were they unable to be intercepted? Thats my question, the forces had the radar data, the forces knew what to expect and what to look for, since theyve got this huge turn radius and fly in a straght line, why did so many get through?
"And it’s been jammed, spoofed, and even shot down"
Lets pretend 10 were launched- they claimed 16, of which, 2 were verifiably intercepted/duds. A 20% interception rate does not bode well. What you saw in Lahore was an Israeli Rampage missile- as evident by the canards. Also, they have their own INS to fall back on, how do you jam a RLG based INS? They have a 1m CEP, lets pretend they're wholly relying on INS guidance, all youve done is degrade their CEP, not deny their ability to effectively strike...
"Why would Brahmos be a threat to China. The Chinese already have something far superior than the Brahmos , its called CJ-100 CM (DF-100). Its faster ( Hypersonic) and has a bigger range and better navigation."
Because it has serious destructive power? Because its an extremely capable and deadly missile? Why are we hell bent on becoming like the Indians and brushing things off? It blows my mind that the Indian armed forces could literally crater every single airbase with a swarm of BrahMos and you're here pretending the situation is ok. If tomorrow, a full scale war kicked off, half the PAF would be destroyed on the ground...
You can argue all they want with “
could have,” “
would have,” and “
should have” takes? You can see Areesh's post to view the brahmos wreckage. Anyone with an iota of a neuron can look at all the footage out there and determine if brahmos was intercepted or not.
The reality is that India hypes BrahMos like it’s some mythical weapon forged by Thor himself—unbeatable and godlike. But let’s be honest: it’s based on a two-decade-old p-800 design. It has a predictable flight path, a large radar cross-section, and uses active radar homing—making it vulnerable to ECM and spoofing. Its low maneuverability limits its ability to strike mobile targets, and its warhead isn't designed to destroy hardened shelters. It’s not even hypersonic, which means any modern air defense system can intercept it.
And even if a few BrahMos missiles do slip past air defenses, they’re not going to wipe out the entire Pakistan Air Force. That claim is pure fantasy.
’I’ve already shared examples proving that cruise and surface-to-surface missile strikes are limited in scope. Russia has fired over 2,800 missiles—including Kh-101s, Kh-55s, P-800s, and even the hypersonic Kinzhal—yet Ukraine continues to strike targets inside mainland Russia.
No war is won without air superiority—missiles alone aren’t enough, no matter how many excuses are made. You claim the PAF
would have been destroyed—yet your own CDS admitted the Indian Air Force’s entire Western Command was
grounded for two full days.
Coming to the second part of argument, Why would china be threatened by Brahmos.
Have you seen China’s air defense capabilities? They possess the largest and most sophisticated integrated air defense (IAD) network in the world. We're talking about an estimated 400–600 air defense batteries (excluding anti-aircraft guns). Among these are over 200 long-range SAM batteries, including advanced systems like the S-300, S-400, HQ-9, HQ-22, and HQ-12.
And that’s not all. When you factor in self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, radar systems, and short-to-medium-range interceptors, the total number of air defense units across the PLA likely exceeds several hundred thousand. This is a layered, overlapping network designed to counter cruise missiles, aircraft, and ballistic threats with redundancy.
So no, BrahMos missiles—based on an outdated design, with a large RCS and predictable flight path—aren’t going to shake Beijing. The idea that China would be deterred by BrahMos is not just unrealistic—it’s laughable.
