timberwolf
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Q: what aircraft is this ? it looks different from Y8 seen earlier. is it an upgraded Y8 or the new Y9... ? pardon my ignorance folks.
Speaking of paintjobs, Personally I really like the new Paf paint schemes on its aircrafts. Not the most aesthetically pleasing , but they work as superb camoflague, considering our local atmosphere.
At first i didnt like the dull, lite sky blue camo on Jf17s ( the color schemes on F7pg and F16s are my fav. from paf, add in the low-vis grey camo of usaf ) , but seeing the way it blends with the lite blue background of Pakistani skies , which unlike westren countries , are seldom clouded, it makes perfect sense.
Same goes for this Low-vis Muddy brown camo ( if i may call it ). Seeing it first on Il78, it didnt leave that much of a good taste in my mouth, but later seeing a pic of Midas refuelling our Mirages on a backdrop of an almost similar shade of brown terrain, left me admiring at the prudent choice of the Paf. ( im on mobile rt. now, cant post the pic, but someone might have an idea of the one i m talking about . )
And considering modern day fighters are optimisesd to fly fast and fly high, while these bigger Refuellers and Awacs will be flying comparatively lower ( 10,000 m ? , correct me if i m wrong ). so them aggressors ( if it ever comes to it ) will have to look down for these brown planes against OUR muddy brown terrain in most areas of Sindh & Punjab, almost all of pakistan except part of KPK, and gilgit baltistan.
so i think these paintjobs do what they are supposed to do, camoflague. Eye candy or not, if it works , it works.
if only someone cud post that pic for me, u could all see what im talking about.....
Speaking of paintjobs, Personally I really like the new Paf paint schemes on its aircrafts. Not the most aesthetically pleasing , but they work as superb camoflague, considering our local atmosphere.
At first i didnt like the dull, lite sky blue camo on Jf17s ( the color schemes on F7pg and F16s are my fav. from paf, add in the low-vis grey camo of usaf ) , but seeing the way it blends with the lite blue background of Pakistani skies , which unlike westren countries , are seldom clouded, it makes perfect sense.
Same goes for this Low-vis Muddy brown camo ( if i may call it ). Seeing it first on Il78, it didnt leave that much of a good taste in my mouth, but later seeing a pic of Midas refuelling our Mirages on a backdrop of an almost similar shade of brown terrain, left me admiring at the prudent choice of the Paf. ( im on mobile rt. now, cant post the pic, but someone might have an idea of the one i m talking about . )
And considering modern day fighters are optimisesd to fly fast and fly high, while these bigger Refuellers and Awacs will be flying comparatively lower ( 10,000 m ? , correct me if i m wrong ). so them aggressors ( if it ever comes to it ) will have to look down for these brown planes against OUR muddy brown terrain in most areas of Sindh & Punjab, almost all of pakistan except part of KPK, and gilgit baltistan.
so i think these paintjobs do what they are supposed to do, camoflague. Eye candy or not, if it works , it works.
if only someone cud post that pic for me, u could all see what im talking about.....