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We require 12+ as per AFDP plan 2015. And what two types of subs are you talking about?
I donot think these Yuan Class which PN is buying can fire, Cruise or Ballistic missile, which Pakistan makes it in house, very professionally.
So why spend millions of Pakistani dollars on acquiring ToT? Can u tell me what was the need for that, this is criminal negligence? we could have just bought Agosta's direct from French, rather than paying extra millions for ToT.
If not French, we have Spanish S-80s, German Type 216, Turkish-German Type 209s, South Koreans, Greek ex-U-214s, Spanish and especially the Japanese subs to explore options, since they might be better than in capability from Chinese subs.
If it is 12 subs then one is remaining that has to be a used Agosta 90.
If it is 16 subs then the remaining 5 could be either the U214's of Greece (3 complete +1 in Dock). The Turkish U-214 could fill the last slot, with a further 5 option to replace the Agosta's could come from Turkey of South Korea.
Though there is also another possibility that PN might have gone for All China 6 + 8= 14 Subs.