Sir,
Two line are not enough of an answer----. Please put your mind to work and write a detailed view of your conclusions.
- We should first understand that this Aircraft is a part of
overall war strategy & threat environment of PLAAF & PLAN; JH-7 is not a single system but a
part of Active Defence strategy with a whole Anti Access (A2) & Area Denial (AD) package which create difficulties even for adversaries like USA
- We must have to understand the near sea capabilities of Chinese Navy, which is a leading regional Naval Power & seeking the dominance or otherwise gain in the near sea region,
her regional opponents are small countries & can't keep phase with the comprehensive modernization of Chinese war fighting capabilities.
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China enjoy Air Superiority in near sea region & can create challenge even for US to control the Air & Space in those regions as exhibited previously in one or two occasions
- As per reports PLAN have 5 regiments of JH-7 (all derivatives included) with 2 J-8II, 1 Su-30MKK, & unknown numbers of J-11B & J-10 to provide Air cover to the JH-7; one thing to keep in mind that generally Chinese regiments consist of 25-30 Aircraft which mean
2 Regiments of J-8(II)=2x25=50 (high speed interceptor, capable of firing BVR missiles)
1 Regiments of Su-30=1x25=25
(IF J-11 & J-10 ARE NOT MORE THEN 1 REGIMENT EACH THEN)
1 Regiments of J-11=1x25 =25
1 Regiments of J-10=1x25 =25
this make
125 Fighter Aircraft to provide Air cover to the same number of JH-7 (
25x5=125)
- In addition to this PLAAF assets can also provide support to PLAN operation in near sea defence.
On the other hand for Pakistan Navy
- We do know that PN do not have all
necessary assets available to implement a comprehensive A2/AD strategy, therefore some more important areas like Arial defence for coastal areas, land base long range Anti Ship Cruise Missiles, Comprehensive NAVAL C4ISR (Coastal & Seaborne combine) are the few areas which present more pressing needs
- Our overall war fighting machinery is comparatively smaller then our enemy & will remain so in future as well, which mean they can employ more number of assets across the spectrum as compare to us, therefore our War fighting assets are required to be '
Multirole' then specific role assets,
so that they can be employed to the most of the roles if not for every role.
- Indian Navy already have MiG-29 & Su-30 would also be available to them at the time of requirement which will make the
survival of non-BVR capable aircraft very difficult in war theatre
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We do not have sufficient number of Air superiority fighter to provide the cover to AWACs, MPAs, Naval Ships & Bombers
all at the same time.
- In short we basically do not have supportive systems from coastal base defence to Air superiority in littoral areas available to us which provides favourable environment for JH-7 operation in war zone
- Operation of JH-7 as an isolated system rather then as a part of comprehensive offensive defence package will prove a liability then an asset.