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Fairchild is Not a bad Choice it can be devasting tho the gun recoil is enormous and quickly slows the air craft, but we need Air -to-Air Refuling tankers before we even venture into it. The GAU-8/A Avenger gun of 30mm Caliber with drum of 1,174 rounds each much larger than normal 30mm , 11 Pylons for Max load, when on CAP it takes off with limited fuel because of the weight and than refuels in air.
But agian it is a tank killer with max speed of 432mph on cap missions it can stay in air up to 1.8 hr, radious of single deep strike penetration is appox
620 miles.
The US has not transferred/sold the A-10 Warthog to any country and i dont see pakistan getting this aircraft.
Sir if i remember correctly A-10, F-20, F-5 E/F were offered to pakistan back in the 80's untill the sale of the F-16 was made possible by the adminstration of Ronald Reagan. The A-10c is no exception, it just has made advancement in fields like a new glass cockpit, advanced data link and all weather multi precision weapons and laser targeting capability. I dont think US should have any problems selling it to pakistan after all they are used in WOT
However whether pakistan can induct them or not thats another question i would leave on the experts like you to comment on.
By the way the K-8 Karakorum can be used in a COIN role.
23mm cannon can be fitted in center-line gun-pod.
four hard-points.
max weapons load:943 kg
representative weapons: PL-7 AAM, FFAR pods, bombs.
Oh and i think the k-8 in camo color will be hot armed with rockets and bombs !!!!! yea baby
The US has not transferred/sold the A-10 Warthog to any country and i dont see pakistan getting this aircraft.
The most cost-effective way to provide COIN a/c to the PAA would be to convert the current fleet of T-37A/Bs into the AT-37C COIN. i am sure they could be upgraded as there is hardly any difference in the two types. PAF is anyway converting to the K-8 as their basic jet trainer and the T-37s will become redundent.