Basel
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On paper Mirage jet with RA'Ad-II could strike at 1,600+ Km range. Mirage jet have approximately 1,200 Km range with two 1,000 lbs bombs while RA'AD-II have 600 km range
But think in practical sense what will the onstation time
Who will provide Top cover to the strike package .... ???
At What distance strike package will negotiate with IN interceptors .... ???
How many Jets would be required for this purpose .... ??
What will the strategy of IN .... ???
Would they not try to intercept package as soon as possible even if it require to launch counter strike from easter bases in mainland Pakistan .... ???
Our current arrangements could pose constant threat to any target at the distance of 1,200-1,600 Km in Indian Ocean .... ???
India already have logistic and data exchange agreement with USA and If I am not wrong with France as well would these indian allies not provide logistic or Data transfer (read Early Warning) against our strike package .... ???
there are many many questions which we have to answer first.
What you are hinting about is related to our capability to pose limited threat both in terms of time and number of strike attempts at 1200-1600+ Km distance
What I was posting about is related to maximum presence If not the constant presence at 1200-1600 Km distance.
Now the question is Why I am proposing such idea .... ???
Then the answer is we must understand Indian Naval Ambitions in Indian Ocean even if we leave eastern part of Indian Ocean where IN hase its presence at Andaman & Nicobar Island, Maldives Island, we must take note that India have right of berth for its Naval ships at Duqam Port, and was building base at Seychelles islands and most recently at Agaléga Island
I would ask you to first plot Indian bases at Kochi, Mumbai, Duqam Port of Oman, Djibouti due to (presence US and France as India have logistic support agreement) and Agaléga Island on Globe and connect them you will have your answer.
All I am saying is we should not go for sea control but for Sea Denial at longer distance from our shore and for this we could invest in 2 systems Submarines (in which we are already investing) and Long Range Naval Bombers, for this my suggestion is H-6 or any other suitable Long Range Naval Bomber system.
These two systems would pose 2 dimensional counter threats (Aerial and Subsurface) to IN, in fact Naval Bombers such as H-6 would give us Longer Reach and Flexibility than Submarines in time bound operations
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When PAF will send Mirages with RAAD-2 it means all hell is going to be unleashed as most probably they will be armed with TNWs also BMs will soon to follow with small nukes enough to take out IN fleet.
For top cover it will be F-16s most probably or JFT with IFR or both, while MPAs, UAVs and Subs (with Baber-3) will also be in position to strike PN and PAF will avoid single platform strike untill it's the only option left, Pakistan will also receive data from friendly Stats and UAVs.
India know that Pakistan have lowered the Nuclear threshold and also for Naval war, all Indian bases out side India are in Pakistan's nuclear strike capability.
Any future war with India will be bloody but it doesn't mean we can not give them hell.
H-6 will not survive in war and China may not sell it, but Su-34 can as it has fighter DNA, with PAF and PN needs it buddy refueling, it will add range and will be less expensive to operate.
We need 1500km submarine and ship launched CM with Sea target hitting capability, a Su-34 class bird with 800km ALCM will be very deadly force, also Su-34 can be configured to used in ASW or Submarine hunter role.
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