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3- We are not able to finance even a full squadron of Gen 4, who in his right mind thinks we will be able to buy more than 24 Gen 5's?
Or maybe we aren't financing a full squadron of gen 4 because we want to finance more gen 5s?
Could be a very simple cost/benefit analysis.
4- Gen 5 (in Pakistan's case due to limited numbers) will only provide a psychological advantage and act as a force multiplier, real war would still be fought by Gen 4 and Gen 3 fighters that we can afford in relatively large numbers.
Remember the way those handful of F-104s shaped the 1965 war?
6 - We can't use F-16 to launch any stand-off munitions like Raad or CM-400, with J10 we get deep strike capability.
Enter JF-17 with extra fuel-cells and rumoured CFTs. Not saying that the JF-17 would fix it all but that it would suffice for now.