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How will PN protect its assets?
A single squadron of Mirage 5 fighters (12-18) to protect the so called naval blockade of its 2 submarines and at max 6 frigates.
The same squadron protects the other submarine at Ormara which is the new base for PN subs.
The same squadron protects naval assets off Karachi which will attempt to bombard Gujarat Coast.
The same squadron protects supply line to the impossible to create naval blockade
The same squadron will protect subs travelling to and from Ormara as PN has no nuke subs only diesel subs which can at max operate for 40 days at sea.
Whereas a single INS CBG can effectively neutralise all PN assets.
PN is moving its subs to western part of Pakistan and there is a reason for that, also PN don't need mirages all the time to provide air attack capability, in western side PN can operate under cover of PAF assets deployed there, remember P-3s don't have to be primary air attack assets there, other MPAs & attack helos can do that too near Strait of Hormuz, there our MRTP-33 with anti ship missiles will be very potent threat as they are very stealthy
Also if a Mirage 5 were to engage a Harrier in the Arabian sea it will only have limited combat time as it has to return to base to refuel and it will face Barak SAM constantly.
nope, M-V have much longer range then M-IIIs and how your 70 km SAM will protect Harrier far from fleet??