@RAMPAGE
Hi,
Thank you for your mention. To put a true monkey wrench in the opponents planning---the Paf must go for a heavy strike aircraft---like a SU34----or a J16----and if not then the JH7B.
The F35---will not not perform to its fullest without a complimentary heavy strike aircraft and neither would the F22---.
Keeping that in mind---it is alright to assume that to use the J31 to its fullest----you will need a complimentary strike aircraft.
What will happen is---as the americans are saying that the stealth aircraft will go deeper into enemy territory without being detected and from their---it can target the weapons from the heavy strike aircraft thru data link and launch them as well.
So---the scenario maybe that the J31 is flying at night time over the arabian seas flies closer to the target on the coastline---and targets the Hatf 8 or CM400 AKG missile from the JH7B that is flying 275---300 miles away from the coastline---at the target and launches it as well---.
After the launch from 275 miles away---the JH7B turns around and is long gone and the J31 cans lip away as well.
Paf does not need to counter the opponent aircraft for aircraft---a 450 to 500 aircraft air force will do wonders---.
But the J31 in itself it will be a tough going---.
Because of the geographical area of pakistan and with in inception of long range ALCM's and other missiles and bombs---24---48 hours is the time period for paf to smash the coastline cities of maharashtra state on one side---and on the other side---fly over the high mountains and strike eastern areas of the opponent.
The true thought to be imagined is this---just imagine an air launched babur cruise missile with range extender--aflight of 4 JH7B's flying down over the arabian seas 400 miles then turning sharply towards the coastline and launching cruise missiles 250 miles away from the coast line and targeting areas 1000 km away----and after launch---turning away and are gone..
I would rather have 250 JF17---60--80 JH7B's and currently 80-90 F16's---+ another 75 mlu'd F16's.
It is because of the COWARDICE shown by the Paf in not procuring the right aircraft in the last 15 years---that india has smashed us into a pulp on the world forum---.
With the timely purchase of the right aircraft---india would not have nade military threats at us as it is doing now.
Remember Gen Musharraf---what he stated---' we also have plans to strike india '.
Pakistani military is in a position to move faster into the enemy area than the india army can deploy---.
The only weak link has been the air force---.