Yes radar locations can be known by ecm but it doesnt mean sams are too vulnurable. Airbases can more easily be detected by only looking at satellite pictures and once runways are destroyed no plane cant lift off so airbases are more vulnurable to all types of attacks and need protection of sams.
Sams had a huge leap after sa2 hq2 cold war sams thet we generally know. It is wrong like saying dont build jets because mig21 is not effective to neglect modern sams.
Mobile sams once attacked can close the radar deploy chaff or decoys and change positions unlike vulnurable static airbases.
Mobile sams also have shorad components like pantsyr as active defense to protect themselves.
Mobile sams have a reaction time of seconds but it takes minutes or hour to scramble planes also it is more costly to always stay in air all the time.
The neglection of sams was a mistake but there are good steps like purchase of hq16 to overcome that mistake. It wont be costly to protect several vital sites.Medium range sams like buk can be produced by Pakistan locally by tech transfer also reducing costs for frontline sam system to protect borders.
Sams had a huge leap after sa2 hq2 cold war sams thet we generally know. It is wrong like saying dont build jets because mig21 is not effective to neglect modern sams.
Mobile sams once attacked can close the radar deploy chaff or decoys and change positions unlike vulnurable static airbases.
Mobile sams also have shorad components like pantsyr as active defense to protect themselves.
Mobile sams have a reaction time of seconds but it takes minutes or hour to scramble planes also it is more costly to always stay in air all the time.
The neglection of sams was a mistake but there are good steps like purchase of hq16 to overcome that mistake. It wont be costly to protect several vital sites.Medium range sams like buk can be produced by Pakistan locally by tech transfer also reducing costs for frontline sam system to protect borders.
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