Air war: It will take Years for India to Catch Up to Pakistan Now
Posted by freedomforall 2 weeks, 2 days ago to Technology
Excerpt:
"As more details emerged from the air combat between India and Pakistan, military experts have taken a deep dive and found a lot of interesting facts, making the French sob and the West alert. Aside from the first battlefield showdown between the PLA and NATO equipment (plus 2 Russian jets), how the Pakistani achieved such success was more intriguing than the headline hypes.
In recent years, Russia, China and the US have shared a common strategic view when it comes to aerial combats though with different approaches – BVR (Beyond Visual Range) capabilities. All of the Indian jets were shot down in her own territory, including one drone (all BVR strikes). The PL-15 air-to-air missile used in this battle is believed to be the “export version” (much shorter range) hence the use of data link and the superior air combat command system of Pakistan are the scary part, and likely why both sides agreed to a truce (let Trump take this credit, nobody cares) because India (and the US) knew it would be pointless to mobilize the army when your air force can’t even pose a threat."
"As more details emerged from the air combat between India and Pakistan, military experts have taken a deep dive and found a lot of interesting facts, making the French sob and the West alert. Aside from the first battlefield showdown between the PLA and NATO equipment (plus 2 Russian jets), how the Pakistani achieved such success was more intriguing than the headline hypes.
In recent years, Russia, China and the US have shared a common strategic view when it comes to aerial combats though with different approaches – BVR (Beyond Visual Range) capabilities. All of the Indian jets were shot down in her own territory, including one drone (all BVR strikes). The PL-15 air-to-air missile used in this battle is believed to be the “export version” (much shorter range) hence the use of data link and the superior air combat command system of Pakistan are the scary part, and likely why both sides agreed to a truce (let Trump take this credit, nobody cares) because India (and the US) knew it would be pointless to mobilize the army when your air force can’t even pose a threat."
Thanks!
it still had to land somewhere....
India
harden your air bases with AA (prox fuse ammo), missiles in VLS canisters (like on you newest DDGs)
long range, low flying cruise missiles (even ones like the V-1) will force Pakistan to use ammo they cannot get back quickly
drop bomb-lets on their runways, forcing them to keep cleaning them.
small AI drones that look for jets in restricted areas (you do not want them to target civilian jets)