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Pakistan , being a prominent Muslim / Islamic republic hold a prominent position in Asia and Islamic world. However with the great responsibility comes great need to have tremendous mobility capabilities.
From Numerical perspective and Man power perspective Pakistan commands a wonderful figure of Half a Million Soldiers ~ to 1 Million Soldiers. However the large figure of soldiers also mean that at time of need , the Military needs to fully utilize various modes of Transportation for these soldiers. Here are some possible needs from a Military prespective
a) Close Proximity Transportation ( <100 km ) , would not call it superb but ok
b) Mid range Troops & Goods movement ( < 250 km )
c) Inter Province Level Troop Movement (500 km - 1,500 km)
d) Deployment Across to Friendly Nations (3,000 km - 5,000 km range)
The inner city Transport & Goods for Troops is generally ok , even with older vehicles Pakistani Military is able to supply necessary Ammo , food and water. Also can satisfactorily transport number of troops across.
However the problem which is quite visible is in the Transportation of Numbers across larger distances and even to neighboring friendly nations such as Turkey/Middle East / Jordan/ Saudia , the handful of C130 perhaps do not adhere to the requirements for international mission
There is certain lack of Tactical capability beyond the borders of Pakistan and only a limited number of Soldiers can be transported across to friendly nations in case of help or support
The handful of C130 also it seems are always overwhelmed with duties for regional supply of goods and troops in case of a real war we would have difficulty
Of course countries which are financially capable are able to have 30-40 Large Size transport units which can move goods and soldiers quickly in matter of 2-3 hours to hot zones
Considering Pakistan can't invest heavily in Super Size platforms does not necessarily mean we should not develop our Mid Size platforms at least be able to move Ammo / Troops and some Mechanized units across to any near by Friendly Country location
The Turkish platform on Airbus platform appears a great option for Mid Size capabilities of
Emerging nation like Pakistan's Military need for Transport, addition of 10-15 Units would be a benefit for Pakistan's Modernization drive in Transport segment so that a Military of Million soldiers ca be well supplied with Water /Ammo and supplies
The on going war in SYRIA has shown one aspect that if you can provide a weapon supply and food supply a war can be waged for long periods of time and Tactical Airdrops are need of the day
The Mid size , Chinese Shaanxi Y9 transport aircraft
Would also compliment Military capabilities for Pakistan Armed forces
With a need for 20 crafts to help military transport needs
The tactical drop off of supplies is perhaps one area I have not seen Pakistani Military show case their capabilities and perhaps someone can share if our C130 fleet is even able to drop off supplies on the fly
Plus you can always drop off soldiers into a hot zone either inside Pakistan or Troublesome neighbour where there is a need to protect Pakistani Interest
Chinese Y-20 is a front runner in the Heavy Supply and Heavy Transport needs for Large items
The Anatov (An-178) Can also be a great platform at least for Internal Pakistan transportation
At least with in Pakistan's own borders we can enhance the transport needs with this small /Mid size transport platform
If Money was not factor
a) Purchase of more C130 Used
b) New Chinese Heavy Transport or Air Bus transport units
c) Anatov-148 orders
Would certainly help transport needs for Military
The weakness is surfacing in global conflicts and also the disturbance across our Western frontier with Afghanistan if had a 40-50 Transport Craft fleet we would have ran massive swift Military operations cross border in Afghanistan if needed
If we had enough Transport planes we should have been able to launch a swift military operation across Afghanistan with transport of 10,000 Troops
From Numerical perspective and Man power perspective Pakistan commands a wonderful figure of Half a Million Soldiers ~ to 1 Million Soldiers. However the large figure of soldiers also mean that at time of need , the Military needs to fully utilize various modes of Transportation for these soldiers. Here are some possible needs from a Military prespective
a) Close Proximity Transportation ( <100 km ) , would not call it superb but ok
b) Mid range Troops & Goods movement ( < 250 km )
c) Inter Province Level Troop Movement (500 km - 1,500 km)
d) Deployment Across to Friendly Nations (3,000 km - 5,000 km range)
The inner city Transport & Goods for Troops is generally ok , even with older vehicles Pakistani Military is able to supply necessary Ammo , food and water. Also can satisfactorily transport number of troops across.
However the problem which is quite visible is in the Transportation of Numbers across larger distances and even to neighboring friendly nations such as Turkey/Middle East / Jordan/ Saudia , the handful of C130 perhaps do not adhere to the requirements for international mission
There is certain lack of Tactical capability beyond the borders of Pakistan and only a limited number of Soldiers can be transported across to friendly nations in case of help or support
The handful of C130 also it seems are always overwhelmed with duties for regional supply of goods and troops in case of a real war we would have difficulty
Of course countries which are financially capable are able to have 30-40 Large Size transport units which can move goods and soldiers quickly in matter of 2-3 hours to hot zones
Considering Pakistan can't invest heavily in Super Size platforms does not necessarily mean we should not develop our Mid Size platforms at least be able to move Ammo / Troops and some Mechanized units across to any near by Friendly Country location
The Turkish platform on Airbus platform appears a great option for Mid Size capabilities of
Emerging nation like Pakistan's Military need for Transport, addition of 10-15 Units would be a benefit for Pakistan's Modernization drive in Transport segment so that a Military of Million soldiers ca be well supplied with Water /Ammo and supplies
The on going war in SYRIA has shown one aspect that if you can provide a weapon supply and food supply a war can be waged for long periods of time and Tactical Airdrops are need of the day
The Mid size , Chinese Shaanxi Y9 transport aircraft
Would also compliment Military capabilities for Pakistan Armed forces
With a need for 20 crafts to help military transport needs
The tactical drop off of supplies is perhaps one area I have not seen Pakistani Military show case their capabilities and perhaps someone can share if our C130 fleet is even able to drop off supplies on the fly
Plus you can always drop off soldiers into a hot zone either inside Pakistan or Troublesome neighbour where there is a need to protect Pakistani Interest
Chinese Y-20 is a front runner in the Heavy Supply and Heavy Transport needs for Large items
The Anatov (An-178) Can also be a great platform at least for Internal Pakistan transportation
At least with in Pakistan's own borders we can enhance the transport needs with this small /Mid size transport platform
If Money was not factor
a) Purchase of more C130 Used
b) New Chinese Heavy Transport or Air Bus transport units
c) Anatov-148 orders
Would certainly help transport needs for Military
The weakness is surfacing in global conflicts and also the disturbance across our Western frontier with Afghanistan if had a 40-50 Transport Craft fleet we would have ran massive swift Military operations cross border in Afghanistan if needed
If we had enough Transport planes we should have been able to launch a swift military operation across Afghanistan with transport of 10,000 Troops
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