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Asalaamo Aliekum/Hello everyone,

I made the original Swift Retort short film which went public We are already aware, in great detail, about the sequence of events. Heres a short summary including the changes that were made to my original video (which went public in late 2019). This modified version went online close to the first anniversary of the incident on 1st March 2020.
My original channel and name was Dr Strange Glove Productions. I had to abandon that name due to copyright reasons. The name for my indy film company and the channel was Fertile Crescent Productions. It is a humble affair. InshaAllah more projects planned on military, health and science related topics.
I alos made a long background video to the swift retort film. The link to it will also be posted in this thread.


A good amount of credit goes to Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail for his article on Operation Swift Retort which helped piece together the events in proper chronological order link: http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2... The modifications included changes to callsigns, aircraft numbers, squadrons involved, weapons used, correct times of events/weapon launches etcetera. Easter egg: One scene has one of the original callsigns not changed in this video OPERATION SWIFT RETORT DETAILS: The Pakistan Air Force operation on the 27th of February 2019. Made from stock video content. Soundtrack is Supermarine from Dunkirk. The video tries to be as close as possible to the real course of events, technically and sequentially. It has been re-edited from the original version (posted on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU-Si.... Since removed).

The day started with stand-off weapon launches by the Pakistan Air Force. Weapons used were rocket powered video guided H-4 (Denel Raptor) glide bombs and unpowered folding wing GPS guided bombs (Mk82/83 with REK: bolt on Range Extension Kits). They were launched from PAF Mirage V and JF-17 aircraft, respectively. The weapons were guided to impact points which were deliberately kept a predetermined distance away from Indian army targets.
The purpose of missing intentionally was to give a strong military message while avoiding unnecessary escalation.
The weapon impacts were as intended.
The Indian airforce responded by sending Su-30, MiG-21 and Mirage 2000 aircraft.
The IAF aircraft were detected by PAF AWACS and subjected to ECM attack by PAF Dassault Falcon aircraft.
The air escort for the stand-off Mirage and JF-17 strike teams consisted of F-16s and JF-17s. They were armed with AIM-120 AMRAAMs and SD-10 MRAAMs, respectively. Two IAF aircraft, one Su-30 (Callsign Avenger) and one MiG-21 (Callsign Alpha One, flown by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman) were shot down by the PAF, with the MiG-21 crashing inside Pakistani territory. The MiG-21 pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan (himself a former Su-30 driver as well), was captured. The Su-30 crashed in indian territory. The fate of its crew is unknown.
Initial accounts, as in the original video (link above), suggested that the IAF planes were shot down by an AMRAAM and an SD-10, fired from the escorting F-16 and JF-17 aircraft, respectively. Later accounts suggested that both missiles were AMRAAMs, launched from PAF F-16s.
This video has been modified and re-edited to the final narrative.
The issue of the IAF Mirage 2000s not engaging the PAF fighters is also quite strange. The two Mirages had reported that both their radars had malfunctioned. However it was said that the PAF was actively detecting signals from both IAF Mirage 2000 aircraft radars. The Indians also shot down one of their own helicopters in the timeframe of the above outlined air engagement. This was an Mi-17 which had apparently turned off its IFF transponders. The helicopter had been launched for recovering the Su-30 aircrew. Whatever the reason, the Mi-17 fell prey to the Indian SPYDER SAM detachment stationed at Srinagar who mistook it for a hostile UAV:


Hope you enjoyed the "final cut"
Trivia: This contains two "errors" One is Abhinandan's rank which is wrongly mentioned as Squadron Leader in one scene. Second is actually something from the old film: the callsign for the Mirage team.
 
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This is the background to the short film on Operation Swift Retort
Host: Mr Adeel Mumtaz Guests: Dr Adnan Salim (Fertile Crescent Films) & Dr Yasir Zaidi

The purpose of this video was two-fold:
Firstly, to discuss the short film on the Pakistan Air Force Operation Swift Retort which took place on the 27th of February 2019. The idea behind the short film and the limitations faced. The video was uploaded on my own channel on the ink in the above post.

Secondly, to shed light on the following points:
(i) The importance of adopting a professional and realistic approach towards film making in Pakistan.
(ii) The absolute necessity of highlighting the real civil, academic and military heroes in our society
(iii) The influence of academic and creative geniuses on art
(iv) Adopting a globally aware approach to film making


Regards
Dr Adnan Salim
 
good work, what was the "real" callsign (easter egg) used in this clip?
 
good video enjoyed

in summary the attack formation was comprised of 3 units, strike package, air cover and electronic aircraft

the total was 12 x F16 + 12 x JF17 + 4 x Mirage + 1 x AWACS + 1 x EW Jammer = 30 aircraft

strike package:

Mirage III, Mirage V and JF17 comprised of 4 x Mirage + 4 x JF17

air cover :
F16 and JF17 composed of 12 x F16 + 8 x JF17

electronic jammers and blinders:
Saab Erieye and Falcon 20 comprised 1 of each unit

btw the video says the F16 came from No.11 squadron but I thought they were split between the two 29 and 9 squadron
 
good work, what was the "real" callsign (easter egg) used in this clip?
Where I knew real callsigns (such as Avenger for the IAF Sukhoi) I used them. Otherwise I improvised and used the squadron name (in this case Cobras) followed by a fictional number.

good video enjoyed

in summary the attack formation was comprised of 3 units, strike package, air cover and electronic aircraft

the total was 12 x F16 + 12 x JF17 + 4 x Mirage + 1 x AWACS + 1 x EW Jammer = 30 aircraft

strike package:

Mirage III, Mirage V and JF17 comprised of 4 x Mirage + 4 x JF17

air cover :
F16 and JF17 composed of 12 x F16 + 8 x JF17

electronic jammers and blinders:
Saab Erieye and Falcon 20 comprised 1 of each unit

btw the video says the F16 came from No.11 squadron but I thought they were split between the two 29 and 9 squadron

Again, I have tried to be as accurate as possible about men, aircraft, weapons, targets)using information from different sources (including Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail's blog article. I have given his article link in my post above).
I do suggest taking the time and seeing the description video. Especially its first 30 minutes. Very interesting for any aviation enthusiast.
 
good video enjoyed

in summary the attack formation was comprised of 3 units, strike package, air cover and electronic aircraft

the total was 12 x F16 + 12 x JF17 + 4 x Mirage + 1 x AWACS + 1 x EW Jammer = 30 aircraft

strike package:

Mirage III, Mirage V and JF17 comprised of 4 x Mirage + 4 x JF17

air cover :
F16 and JF17 composed of 12 x F16 + 8 x JF17

electronic jammers and blinders:
Saab Erieye and Falcon 20 comprised 1 of each unit

btw the video says the F16 came from No.11 squadron but I thought they were split between the two 29 and 9 squadron

Aircraft from 5 Sqn also participated.
 
interesting that you used actual footage of russian equipment getting shot down in your video! nice touch.
 
interesting that you used actual footage of russian equipment getting shot down in your video! nice touch.
Tried too be as close as possible to reality. Especially technically as I have deep interest in, and have significant knowledge of, military aviation. The background & explanation video shows the challenges I faced.
 
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we need more movie makers like you, i belong to same profession (sorta), i make Cinema's and was technical head behind Atrium Cinemas
 
Asalaamo Aliekum/Hello everyone,

I made the original Swift Retort short film which went public We are already aware, in great detail, about the sequence of events. Heres a short summary including the changes that were made to my original video (which went public in late 2019). This modified version went online close to the first anniversary of the incident on 1st March 2020.
My original channel and name was Dr Strange Glove Productions. I had to abandon that name due to copyright reasons. The name for my indy film company and the channel was Fertile Crescent Productions. It is a humble affair. InshaAllah more projects planned on military, health and science related topics.
I alos made a long background video to the swift retort film. The link to it will also be posted in this thread.


A good amount of credit goes to Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail for his article on Operation Swift Retort which helped piece together the events in proper chronological order link: http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2... The modifications included changes to callsigns, aircraft numbers, squadrons involved, weapons used, correct times of events/weapon launches etcetera. Easter egg: One scene has one of the original callsigns not changed in this video OPERATION SWIFT RETORT DETAILS: The Pakistan Air Force operation on the 27th of February 2019. Made from stock video content. Soundtrack is Supermarine from Dunkirk. The video tries to be as close as possible to the real course of events, technically and sequentially. It has been re-edited from the original version (posted on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU-Si.... Since removed).

The day started with stand-off weapon launches by the Pakistan Air Force. Weapons used were rocket powered video guided H-4 (Denel Raptor) glide bombs and unpowered folding wing GPS guided bombs (Mk82/83 with REK: bolt on Range Extension Kits). They were launched from PAF Mirage V and JF-17 aircraft, respectively. The weapons were guided to impact points which were deliberately kept a predetermined distance away from Indian army targets.
The purpose of missing intentionally was to give a strong military message while avoiding unnecessary escalation.
The weapon impacts were as intended.
The Indian airforce responded by sending Su-30, MiG-21 and Mirage 2000 aircraft.
The IAF aircraft were detected by PAF AWACS and subjected to ECM attack by PAF Dassault Falcon aircraft.
The air escort for the stand-off Mirage and JF-17 strike teams consisted of F-16s and JF-17s. They were armed with AIM-120 AMRAAMs and SD-10 MRAAMs, respectively. Two IAF aircraft, one Su-30 (Callsign Avenger) and one MiG-21 (Callsign Alpha One, flown by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman) were shot down by the PAF, with the MiG-21 crashing inside Pakistani territory. The MiG-21 pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan (himself a former Su-30 driver as well), was captured. The Su-30 crashed in indian territory. The fate of its crew is unknown.
Initial accounts, as in the original video (link above), suggested that the IAF planes were shot down by an AMRAAM and an SD-10, fired from the escorting F-16 and JF-17 aircraft, respectively. Later accounts suggested that both missiles were AMRAAMs, launched from PAF F-16s.
This video has been modified and re-edited to the final narrative.
The issue of the IAF Mirage 2000s not engaging the PAF fighters is also quite strange. The two Mirages had reported that both their radars had malfunctioned. However it was said that the PAF was actively detecting signals from both IAF Mirage 2000 aircraft radars. The Indians also shot down one of their own helicopters in the timeframe of the above outlined air engagement. This was an Mi-17 which had apparently turned off its IFF transponders. The helicopter had been launched for recovering the Su-30 aircrew. Whatever the reason, the Mi-17 fell prey to the Indian SPYDER SAM detachment stationed at Srinagar who mistook it for a hostile UAV:


Hope you enjoyed the "final cut"
Trivia: This contains two "errors" One is Abhinandan's rank which is wrongly mentioned as Squadron Leader in one scene. Second is actually something from the old film: the callsign for the Mirage team.

Good effort.

There was a video of Abhinandan’s jet actually being shot down that was posted for the first time few days ago. You might want to archive that footage for future use.
 
Asalaamo Aliekum/Hello everyone,

I made the original Swift Retort short film which went public We are already aware, in great detail, about the sequence of events. Heres a short summary including the changes that were made to my original video (which went public in late 2019). This modified version went online close to the first anniversary of the incident on 1st March 2020.
My original channel and name was Dr Strange Glove Productions. I had to abandon that name due to copyright reasons. The name for my indy film company and the channel was Fertile Crescent Productions. It is a humble affair. InshaAllah more projects planned on military, health and science related topics.
I alos made a long background video to the swift retort film. The link to it will also be posted in this thread.


A good amount of credit goes to Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail for his article on Operation Swift Retort which helped piece together the events in proper chronological order link: http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2... The modifications included changes to callsigns, aircraft numbers, squadrons involved, weapons used, correct times of events/weapon launches etcetera. Easter egg: One scene has one of the original callsigns not changed in this video OPERATION SWIFT RETORT DETAILS: The Pakistan Air Force operation on the 27th of February 2019. Made from stock video content. Soundtrack is Supermarine from Dunkirk. The video tries to be as close as possible to the real course of events, technically and sequentially. It has been re-edited from the original version (posted on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU-Si.... Since removed).

The day started with stand-off weapon launches by the Pakistan Air Force. Weapons used were rocket powered video guided H-4 (Denel Raptor) glide bombs and unpowered folding wing GPS guided bombs (Mk82/83 with REK: bolt on Range Extension Kits). They were launched from PAF Mirage V and JF-17 aircraft, respectively. The weapons were guided to impact points which were deliberately kept a predetermined distance away from Indian army targets.
The purpose of missing intentionally was to give a strong military message while avoiding unnecessary escalation.
The weapon impacts were as intended.
The Indian airforce responded by sending Su-30, MiG-21 and Mirage 2000 aircraft.
The IAF aircraft were detected by PAF AWACS and subjected to ECM attack by PAF Dassault Falcon aircraft.
The air escort for the stand-off Mirage and JF-17 strike teams consisted of F-16s and JF-17s. They were armed with AIM-120 AMRAAMs and SD-10 MRAAMs, respectively. Two IAF aircraft, one Su-30 (Callsign Avenger) and one MiG-21 (Callsign Alpha One, flown by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman) were shot down by the PAF, with the MiG-21 crashing inside Pakistani territory. The MiG-21 pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan (himself a former Su-30 driver as well), was captured. The Su-30 crashed in indian territory. The fate of its crew is unknown.
Initial accounts, as in the original video (link above), suggested that the IAF planes were shot down by an AMRAAM and an SD-10, fired from the escorting F-16 and JF-17 aircraft, respectively. Later accounts suggested that both missiles were AMRAAMs, launched from PAF F-16s.
This video has been modified and re-edited to the final narrative.
The issue of the IAF Mirage 2000s not engaging the PAF fighters is also quite strange. The two Mirages had reported that both their radars had malfunctioned. However it was said that the PAF was actively detecting signals from both IAF Mirage 2000 aircraft radars. The Indians also shot down one of their own helicopters in the timeframe of the above outlined air engagement. This was an Mi-17 which had apparently turned off its IFF transponders. The helicopter had been launched for recovering the Su-30 aircrew. Whatever the reason, the Mi-17 fell prey to the Indian SPYDER SAM detachment stationed at Srinagar who mistook it for a hostile UAV:


Hope you enjoyed the "final cut"
 
Lol 'Alpha one'

The purpose of missing intentionally was to give a strong military message while avoiding unnecessary escalation.
This is flawed thinking... Indians would have not known of such intention, until this is describe later on.
War didn't went through, because InAF hardware and jets proven to be out dated technology.
God forbids,,, if one of F-16 was hit by enemy, how odd it would be to publicize above quoted intention.
 
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