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"ziaulislam, post: 12378136, member: 26526"]last upgrade of bison was over 700 million dollars for just 120 aircrafts in 1996 (adjusted for inflation almost 1 billion in 2005) ..this is more than what we spend on first 50 thunders
in short bison upgrade was no joke, it was made capable of carrying two BVRs and two WVRs with extra dorsal fuel
it was therefore thought to match any advance jet
As far as the Indians are concerned IT DID MATCH your best Jet.
It chased away a fleeing F16 and in the heat of the battle when so many things can go wrong it entered WRONG side of LOC it got shot down BUT not before ramming a HOBS 73 into the side of the fleeing F16. it was PAF wingman that Got Abhinandhan.
Listen PAF has its version AND india has its My Summay is simple
On 26th 12 indian Mirage2000-5 entered PAF airspace and dropped bombs or missles . Undetected PAF was asleep
PAF warned IAF of a response
On the 27th They came in day light.... 24 planes crossed LOC 10km and dropped bombs and fired amraams at IAF fighters from BVR
IAF was asleep only 8 planes nearby .. Why WAS this allowed to happen utter failure imo by IAF
PAF fired amraam shots but no hit . Indians claimed PAF pilots went manuel did not wait for firing signal overrode to fire from too far ie poor BVR tactics
IAF claim heir SU30MKI doged amraams with ease by going high to low and vice versa HOT and COLD.
The PAF turned to get back across LOC AFTER seeing approaching mirage2000 & SU30MKI
A mig21 WAS CLOSER so chased PAF … BUT a F16 shot him down Abihnandan fell your side of LOC. BUT IAF claim Abi shot down the PAF F16 and as himself hit by wing man or PAF SAM
The DOSRA BHANDA as your AIRFORCE spokesman called him was never found... yet you claimed to have two pilots at one stage.
MIG21 got taken out that as YOUR BIG WIN and getting across in day LIGHT without detection like the mirage 2000 night before IS the other WIN
BUT I hasten to add getting 10km into each other airspace is no biggy in NATO Israel and THE WEST imo
I think on points you GUYS won this round only because you have MIG21 proof
We have no F16 proof
You have NO MKI proof
South Asians have a habit of exaggeration and chest THUMBING AND blatently lyeing
Remember OBL and Kargil
Dont get me wrong the Indians are as bad
any way ill never now but WELL DONE on the MIG21 prize .