Siddiqui A
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How many of the Il-78 refuellers does the PAF currently have?
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How many of the Il-78 refuellers does the PAF currently have?
One........
But we are expected to get 4-5 more wasn't it ?
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the remaining 3 tankers will be delivered sometime in June of this year
Here goes: I'm trying to envision where and when these tankers could be used best in the case of Pakistan. In the case of the USAF luckily, every combat zone we were in, we had complete air superiority. Even if it was not 100% it was enough.
Pakistan has a very narrow airspace.
Let's say there is a combat situation with Pakistan and "you know who", what are the possible scenarios where these tankers can be effective force multipliers?
I don't know that answer, maybe we can rope in a few PAF veterans. Our very own Murad may very well have some ideas. It's OK to wargame this. No OPSEC violated here.
For starters, educate me on the deep strike planes you have. I know of the Mirages, F-7s and maybe a few F-16s. Are there others? remember as it stands here and today, we can count out the 16s/ IL mix.
The tankers would have to stay out of range against air-superiority fighters, or you have to provide an escort. The Phalcon AWACs the Indians aquired can see deep into Pakistani airspace so they would always know where the tankers are.
Neither of the Air Forces have absolute superiority. You see where I am going with this.
I'm unclear about a lot and need some sensible input.
I think part of the credit of this 'half baked story' goes to the Islamabad based Mr. Farhan Bokhari JDW Correspondent, and half to the JDW editorial board who let his story published without proper investigation/revision.Strange it did not occur to Janes and those western defense analysts they are quoting that it could very well have been the Mirages what were fitted with refueling pods?
or am I missing something?
and our fighters can go deeper in India and PHALCON is nothing for them.
could be, on this subject i am not 100% sure
in mid 1980s the PIA transferred 2-3 of them which were converted. By now, these aircrafts are quite old; but maybe they still have some service life left in them