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Yahoo is quoting DG-ISPR as saying that PAF has been called in for air strikes in mir ali area of n/waziristan.
my question is which a/c (A-5, F-7, MirageIII/5 or F-16) is being used for CAS.?
 
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they are A-5's .

& there are 50 terrorists Reported dead by the air strikes of PAF today.

Regards
Wilco
 
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some people r claiming it is No-9 sqdn out of sargodha flying F-16s with precision bombs.
 
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Though there is no confirmation from ISPR yet that which AC was used, there will be lot of assumptions from the Journalists bcoz to them only F-16 is Famous, Like they said Predator was used in LM :lol:.

But we cant confirm anything now, Y i said A-5 bcoz in the statesmen DG-ISPR said that they were bombers & PAF use A-5 as bombers most of the time.

Regards
Wilco
 
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Somebody else on this forum was also saying that F-16s have been used. This should have happen long ago. I dont understand why are the armed forces not cooperating with each other. These strikes must be a blow to all those elements who were not expecting it and FC was an easy target for them. Good going PAF. I think mirage with rose3 upgrade should be used for precision strike on militant hideouts.
 
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the local journalists in the mir ali area are claiming that the strikes were with precision bombs and not free fall bombs. does A-5 possess precision strike capability?
 
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the local journalists in the mir ali area are claiming that the strikes were with precision bombs and not free fall bombs. does A-5 possess precision strike capability?
No ! A-5 does not possess precision strike .


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Wilco
 
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Weapons Used in A-5 :


Fixed weapon include two 23mm Type 23-2K cannon with 100 rounds per gun in the wing roots.

The aircraft has 10 stores stations to carry up to 2,000kg dispensable payload. There are two tandem pairs under the fuselage each rated at 250kg, and six under the wings each rated at 500kg.

Fuselage stations can each carry a 250kg bomb (Chinese 250-2 or 250-3, US Mk 82 or Snakeye, French Durandal, or similar). On Q-5E the station is used to carry a FLIR/LT (infrared and laser targeting) pod.

Inboard wing stations can carry 6kg or 25 lb practice bombs, or a pod containing eleven Chinese 57-2 (57mm), seven 68mm, or seven Norinco 90-1 (90mm) or four 130-1 (130mm) rockets.

Centre wing stations can carry a 500kg or 750lb bomb, a BL755 600lb cluster bomb, a Chinese 250-2 or -3 bomb, US Mk 82 or Snakeye, French Durandal, Chinese indigenous 500kg LGBs, or similar.

Normal bomb carrying capacity is 1,000kg (2,205 lb), maximum capacity 2,000 kg (4,410 lb). Instead of bombs, centre wing stations can each carry a 760 litre drop tank or ECM.

Outboard wing stations can each be occupied by a 400 litre drop tank (when the larger tank is not carried on the centre wing station) or by air-to-air missiles such as PL-2, PL-2B, PL-7, AIM-9 Sidewinder and R550 Magic.

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if they claim that it was precision strike then they are not A-5 for sure.

Regards
Wilco
 
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This means that either F-16s or mirage have been used.

Yes Right They are Either Mirage or F-16,
but we have totally forgotten about Jf-17 may be they are used to test their performance.

Regards
Wilco
 
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JF-17s hmmmm well i'm not sure they could be used at this stage. Are the weapons incooperated into them and besides PAF has only 4 of them and that 2 the early versions
 
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no dice bro - too early to show one's hand.
 
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50 miscreants killed in Pak army airstrikes in North Waziristan

MIRANSHAH: Pakistani jets pounded militant hideouts in the tribal area of North Waziristan for a third day Tuesday, killing around 50 militants and injuring a similar number, Pakistan military spokesman said.

At least 50 miscreants were killed in army airstrikes, which were carried out on the tip-off that the militants were hiding in the said hideouts around Mir Ali, said Director General ISPR Major General Waheed Arshad.

Other reports said that over 100 people including women and children were also injured as a result of the airstrikes near Mir Ali.

Hundreds of people fled the tribal town on Tuesday after some of the heaviest-ever clashes near the Afghan border, the witnesses said.

With the killing of 50 more miscreants the three-day death toll gunbattles between the security forces and militants has increased to 254 including 200 militants and 45 soldiers.
 
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JF-17s hmmmm well i'm not sure they could be used at this stage. Are the weapons incooperated into them and besides PAF has only 4 of them and that 2 the early versions
It was just a Thought.

Regards
Wilco
 
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Why is the news about which aircraft is used being kept secret? Perhaps Fatman sir could shed some light on to it.
 
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