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Lol..Yes PAF will tell you everything.
PAF has no hidden capabilities that could translate into anything meaningful in IndoPak scenario.
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Lol..Yes PAF will tell you everything.
Lol..
PAF has no hidden capabilities that could translate into anything meaningful in IndoPak scenario.
Armament
- Guns: 1× 23 mm cannon pod (mounted on centreline hardpoint)
- Hardpoints: 5, total capacity 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) external fuel and ordnance:
- 4× under-wing, capacity 250 kg each
- 1× under-fuselage (23 mm cannon pod mount)
Nice little mud-mover?
- Rockets: 57 mm unguided rocket pods, capacity 24 rounds (2 x pods with 12 rounds each)
- Air-to-air missiles: PL-5, PL-7
- Bombs: 200 kg, 250 kg unguided bomb, BL755 cluster bomb
- Others: 2× 80 gal fuel drop-tanks mounted on outboard under-wing hardpoint
Did you bother to read my entire comment, or did you just decide to cherry pick?
If the 50% you relies on context from the other 50%, it's cherry picking.You can call it whatever you want to. If I wrote a post and 50% of that may have been right, but the rest 50% was off...would you address the part that you agree with or the one you disagree with as its against the logic? That's not cherry picking. That's just addressing what was wrong.
If it is the case PAF now forget F 16 and think of air superiority jet to cobrate with Multirole Thunder in Attack and defence role we need heavy duty fighter
We can get 50 to 60 SU 35 with 5 billions order
Its still shrouded in mist whether the new aircraft will be stealth type (J-31, TFX etc) or 4.5 Gen (the likes of SU-35,EF etc).
A stealth aircraft paired with 2-4 JF-17's or F-16's guiding them through data link can prove to be quite effective. It can also operate alone on its own relying on stealth though it may lack the range and carry less armament than JF-17/F-16. It will however be expensive to maintain and operate concerning sustained CAP's or round the clock operations during war. Probably better utilised as an alert fighter to compliment CAP fighters. PAF can get an edge if it procures and inducts a 5th gen aircraft before IAF does.
A 4.5 gen aircraft on the other hand may carry out the brunt of operations in enemy airspace. It will be expected to strike anywhere in enemy territory and also carry out high altitude BVR engagement if need be. It may lack stealthy features but can carry more armament, will have longer range and even work effectively with JF-17 and F-16. It can also be procured in more numbers than a stealth aircraft, probably a squadron or 2 more. Such an aircraft can also take part in Naval operations for PN especially in ops where Mirages cannot reach. It will be able to take on IAF SU-30/Rafale one on one if a situation arises.
Block-3 might be surpassing F-16's block 30's ... with of course many " If " integrations of new systems to JF blk 3 like HOBS, AESA , More Hard points .. etc but i doubt blk 3 will be beating blk 52 anytime soon ..
If block-3 comes with AESA radar and advance avionics then it will surpass Block-50/52 in many areas making it close or similar to block-60.
Not a chance in hell.
The JF17 is too lightweight and has poor TWR in its current design and engine capacity. Averaging just 0.95 TWR.
The small size means the radar the thunder carrys is smaller in size than the F16
Finally the thunder does not have the vast range of superior western weapons package.
The only chinease fighter that can go toe to toe will be the J10C
Average TWR of block 52 is 1.3 giving much better str agility and power.
DONT get me wrong adding AESA will improve Thunder BUT block 52 can still kick its arse due to limitations and smaller size and inferior engines and jammers and weapons
Did I talked about weight or size of the air craft in my post?? Do you have any Idea what AESA radar is? and what it adds over PD radar?? How capable EW systems are which support AESA radar or work along with it? Block-3 JFT will be most advance bird in PAF, period.