Hi,
I think that iaf and planners got carried away by deploying su 30's in kashmir and mig 29's in adampur.
IAF will not lose anything by deploying around 150 to 200 miles the su 30 's and mig 29's.
By deploying these heavy weights so close to the border---the threat level has been accentuated---the hair trigger has very little margin of error in it---so we are basically full time on DEFCON 2 now---.
Two sqdrns of su 30 in kashmir and 2-3 sqdrns of mig 29's at adampur is a very heavy number---regardless of how many planes you have in reserve.
You know in the amry---at what casualty level a division is considered mortally wounded---20% casualty totally devastates a millitary division.
As a pakistani---I am very pleased that you have deployed them so close to the border. At 200 miles away---they were out of my reach---now they are at my discretion---this is my observation. Now you have placed close to a 100 of your top birds at my door step---thankyou very much. Now I can insitute cold start as well.
I know very well that if your side starts cold start---I am totally doomed---but this scenario just gives me an oppurtunity and opening to shock your side with the unpredictable.
My assessment is that to lose 40--80 top quality strike aircraft just like that would be a massive shock momentarilly.
When I die in the resultant attack--I will at least go as a happy man tha I took the might of the enemy strike force with me. Isn't that what a warrior lives to die for.