MKIs biggest advantage, along with its long-range radar and "mini-AWACS" data-link capability, is its ability to stay in the air for up to 10 hours at a time and conduct missions up to 8,000 km away. No aircraft that the PAF has comes anywhere near the endurance and long-range capability of the MKI.
We dont need the endurance that the MKI has, sure it would be an excellent upgrade but their are other factors that need to be addressed before. The MKI's endurance comes from its huge size, the huge size increases its RCS thus its a swap between high endurance and huge RCS. Also keep in mind that MKI is a maintenance nightmare, it would take more time for the IAF to service the MKI and shoot them in the air while all the aircrafts in PAF's inventory have excellent serviceability rate allowing us to shoot them in the air faster than the IAF.
Having radars and a few AWACS doesn't make Pakistan invincible.
It does not but having ample warning of an imminent strike gives you the time required to prepare yourself and plan out your course of attack. A defensive side with an extensive radar coverage is at a bigger advantage than an offensive side.
Why don't you look at the numbers possessed by each side and then tell me if they "cancel out".
India already has over 700 T-90s with 1000 more being built by 2020. Plus the 2,000+ T-72s in service are being upgraded extensively; the M2 Ajeya variants are almost as good as the T-90s.
Unless Pakistan is planning on building over 2,000 Al-Khailds your logic makes no sense.
Brilliant, after reading this i take it that your knowledge of military warfare is extremely weak. Having these numbers wont win you the war, the whole notion behind the Cold Start Doctrine is not to utilize the numbers but to utilize speed and using the element of surprise. The time limit for the CSD is less than 96 hours, are you telling me India can mobilize all these assets in time and launch an attack
, which military manual did you read. There is no evidence that three components of your Armed Forces are talking to each other as all of them want glory, CSD is primarily an Army initiative. The Exercise that was held in 2006 featured 20 000 troops, is the CSD based on 20 000 troops
because if it is than Pakistan has already won the battle.
A defending side does not has to match you with the numbers if India in case launches an attack with its 3 strike corps which is contrary to what the CSD states. What are you going to do when attrition kicks in and Pakistan's light mechanized and infantry starts sniping your armour. Anyways, we are deviating from the topic so i want your opinion on how India would utilize these assets through the CSD.
Don't joke around. I'm not talking about making your own grenades or bullets, even North Korea does that. I'm talking about critical weapon systems like fighters, attack helicopters, warships, mobile SAMs, etc.
Does Pakistan make all those by itself too?
One needs to know their limits, Pakistan does not has infinite resources like US, China, India or Russia. We dont have the resources to produce all these weapons on our own, but if we can procure them and use them in a war than that is all that matters.
PAFs "modernization" programs don't come anywhere near the IAF's rate of modernization.
That shouldn't surprise anybody, considering the disparity in budgets.
Not really, there were certain advantages that IAF enjoyed which have finally been narrowed down by the PAF. From what i can see, PAF's modernization plan is perfect to counter the IAF in a defensive war. Unless the Indians introduce the Raptor in the subcontinent, i don't see the advantage shifting to the IAF.
The exercises demonstrated coordination between the different services and the ability to conduct synchronized mechanized operations, which is obviously the very heart of Cold Start.
The exact operational details of Cold Start and the nature of the IBGs are classified and have not been revealed to the public. That doesn't mean they don't exist. Quite some logic you have.
So please, expand on how the CSD exists and why you think IA can pull it off. I am curious to know because so far i am yet to see providing any logic to back up your loud claims.
What? Is Pakistan the only country that possesses these weapon systems? Do these make Pakistan untouchable by any military power? Or maybe you are trying to revive that age-old logic with a twist: that one Pakistani AWACS is equivalent to ten Indian AWACS
Defensive side that possess AWACS or BVR has a bigger advantage than the offensive side, thats common sense
. Instead of posting all this B.S that does not makes any sense, post a detailed plan of how the IA expects to pull off the CSD.
