IAF Caught With Pants Down....Again

[Windjammer]

At the beginning of the just concluded Gagan Shakti exercise, the IAF habitually went on the media to make highly exaggerated claims that it flew 10 000 sorties in first three days of the exercise, later the IAF Air chief went on further with frivolous claims of shaking the heavens with his lies by adding more fervour to the same chapter.

Indian Air Force carries out 10,000 sorties of combat aircraft fleet in 3 days
https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-toda...t-aircraft-fleet-in-3-days-1211954-2018-04-14
we’re shaking the heavens’ indian air chief says Gaganshakti 2018
http://www.defencenews.in/article/Gaganshakti-2018-IAF-displays-might,-air-chief-says-
However, lies have short legs, it was obvious that the IAF was making ridiculous claims by these figures as it's much beyond IAF's capability to generate anything close to these sorties not even in a fortnight let alone in three days.
Now, after the conclusion of the exercise, a new claim has been put forward by the IAF, stating that between 8-22 April only 9000 combat sorties took place where as the overall figure achieved during the two weeks of exercise was 11000 sorties.
Anyone for Cricket.

IAF flies 11,000 sorties in mega GaganShakti drill

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...ga-gaganshakti-drill/articleshow/63903380.cms

@Oscar @Knuckles @Taimoor Khan @MastanKhan @Bilal Khan (Quwa)

 

[Ocean]

Oh looking at title i thought yet another honey trap incident yet again with IAF

 

[war&peace]

Well they learned how to do in-air refuelling for first time and declared it a miracle

 

[313ghazi]

It doesn't matter, they are used to this.

 

[Windjammer]

It's worth noting that in High Mark 2005 , the much smaller PAF carried out target 7000 sorties in two weeks of high octane manoeuvres.

 

[Jinn Baba]

Well they learned how to do air refuelling for first time and declared it a miracle

HAHAHAHAHAHA jaado ki tokri nay chamatkaar kar diya what an absolutely chootia qaum these Indians are

 

[KapitaanAli]

It's worth noting that in High Mark 2005 , the much smaller PAF carried out target 7000 sorties in two weeks of high octane manoeuvres.

But Pakistani experts swore on previous threads that such numbers are impossible!

Anyway, that 10,000 sorties was just a media report quoting "sources". Very likely that the author thought the exercise was only for three days. Those three days were just the high tempo days.

5000 sorties for those three days is more probable and the more accepted report now. So yeah, PAF did 7000 in 2 weeks. IAF did 5000 in 3 days.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

But Pakistani experts swore on previous threads that such numbers are impossible!

Anyway, that 10,000 sorties was just a media report quoting "sources". Very likely that the author thought the exercise was only for three days. Those three days were just the high tempo days.

5000 sorties for those three days is more probable and the more accepted report now. So yeah, PAF did 7000 in 2 weeks. IAF did 5000 in 3 days.

objectives of PAF exercise were to learn different tactics and also make them better. sorties could have been double if the objective were different.

objective of indian exercise was to evaluate their preparedness for a two front war. so its intensity was high.

 

[Imran Khan]

some time admi lambi chor ker sochta hai kya chora

 

[KapitaanAli]

objectives of PAF exercise were to learn different tactics and also make them better. sorties could have been double if the objective were different.

objective of indian exercise was to evaluate their preparedness for a two front war. so its intensity was high.

The objective of IAF was to finish off the business at western border in a very short time, i.e. 48 hours and then move to the east.
Hence the three days.

So IAF sorties would have been much higher if the same objective was for a longer period. The intensity would remain the same.

But they were given only two days.

 

[Windjammer]

But Pakistani experts swore on previous threads that such numbers are impossible!

And the OP news item proves it that it's not the truth

Anyway, that 10,000 sorties was just a media report quoting "sources". Very likely that the author thought the exercise was only for three days. Those three days were just the high tempo days.

Why would media just pick out a figure and take the word of any Prem, Preety or Patil.

5000 sorties for those three days is more probable and the more accepted report now. So yeah, PAF did 7000 in 2 weeks. IAF did 5000 in 3 days.

I doubt even that figure is correct, and even if one was to believe this then it means 5000 in first three days and 6000 in 12 days.....so IAF couldn't sustain the rate and although over3 times the size of PAF, it only generated 1.5 in sortie ratio.....also keep in mind PAF achieved those figures over a decade ago.

 

[KapitaanAli]

Why would media just pick out a figure and take the word of any Prem, Preety or Patil.

Because it's the media. If they get word that IAF flew 10k and that 3 days were special, they'll combine it either out of ignorance or clickbait requirements.

I doubt even that figure is correct, and even if one was to believe this then it means 5000 in first three days and 6000 in 12 days.....so IAF couldn't sustain the rate and although over3 times the size of PAF, it only generated 1.5 in sortie ratio.....also keep in mind PAF achieved those figures over a decade ago.

It's not about sustainability.
In a two front war, IAF will have limited time in the West. In this exercise, that limited time was given as 48 hours. So the three days involved this and then moving to the east, which in itself is a feat higher than the number of sorties.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Well they learned how to do air refuelling for first time and declared it a miracle

.......or sasain atki hoi hai......aaaaagaaaayyyy kia hoga!!!!!

 

[HariPrasad]

Gagan shakti has made our enemy's pant wet. It is visible from much TV discussion I saw. China is saying that china and Russia will have to reconsider India's power. The goal of exercise was a two front war. In first two day, One enemy shall be flatten totally and then assets shall be moved to other front. The Goal of excercise was achieved.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

The objective of IAF was to finish off the business at western border in a very short time, i.e. 48 hours and then move to the east.
Hence the three days.

So IAF sorties would have been much higher if the same objective was for a longer period. The intensity would remain the same.

But they were given only two days.

exactly my point. sorties depend on mission requirements.
indian air force took it to maximum possible.

Gagan shakti has made our enemy's pant wet. It is visible from much TV discussion I saw. China is saying that china and Russia will have to reconsider India's power. The goal of exercise was a two front war. In first two day, One enemy shall be flatten totally and then assets shall be moved to other front. The Goal of excercise was achieved.

just one question:
1) how do you know that in two days one enemy will be total flatten by indian air force and until that the other enemy won't attack you?

some time admi lambi chor ker sochta hai kya chora

ye tab b nhi sochte. balke us se b lambi chor dete han.