Pakistan builds air base near Gujarat border, deploy JF-17 fighters

[Aamir Hussain]

They don't have a choice there. But that distance is fine.



It's a very big air base.

well.... if you say so....

 

[Ultima Thule]

I for one hope that Masroor is not turned over to developers and instead is used as a reserve base for mothballed aircraft. F-7Ps, F-7PGs, Mirage, ready to be activated during a crisis, and quickly operationalized to add numbers.

Given opposing cruise missiles and BMs, and how a full scale war in the future could turn out, more the bases the better.

How about this one, we can use these retired F-7, F-7Pg and mirage as cruise missiles or some kind of UCAV like China did the same thing with their F-6 @Armchair

 

[saltyashell]

They don't have a choice there. But that distance is fine.



It's a very big air base.

Better to keep most of the jets near the Iran and Afghanistan borders. Since pakistan will fight a defensive war with India , deep penetration is not required into Indian territory.
Fighter Jets have a flight radius of 400 km and upwards. The deeper your airbases the more response time you have.
Downside is that support to land forces will become more difficult.

 

[randomradio]

Better to keep most of the jets near the Iran and Afghanistan borders. Since pakistan will fight a defensive war with India , deep penetration is not required into Indian territory.
Fighter Jets have a flight radius of 400 km and upwards. The deeper your airbases the more response time you have.
Downside is that support to land forces will become more difficult.

In a few years our air defence will overlap with their bases, with the S-400 and XRSAM.

well.... if you say so....

What about?

 

[Ultima Thule]

Better to keep most of the jets near the Iran and Afghanistan borders. Since pakistan will fight a defensive war with India , deep penetration is not required into Indian territory.
Fighter Jets have a flight radius of 400 km and upwards. The deeper your airbases the more response time you have.
Downside is that support to land forces will become more difficult.

We have stand off weapons to penetrate Indian airspace no need to fighter jet penetrations @saltyashell

 

[saltyashell]

We have stand off weapons to penetrate Indian airspace no need to fighter jet penetrations @saltyashell

How many non nuke missiles do you have ?
I doubt they will be as effective as manned jets.

 

[Ultima Thule]

How many non nuke missiles do you have ?
I doubt they will be as effective as manned jets.

consider the first test of Babur/RA'AD in 2006/7 may be in hundreds of RA'AD/Babur in Pakistan inventory, just my 2 cent bro and what talking about cruise missile is more effective than a manned fighter jets, they cheap to build, has a lower RCS than most of manned jet (stealth), terrain hugging/nap of the earth flight which complicate its interception @saltyashell

 

[saltyashell]

consider the first test of Babur/RA'AD in 2006/7 may be in hundreds of RA'AD/Babur in Pakistan inventory, just my 2 cent bro and what talking about cruise missile is more effective than a manned fighter jets, they cheap to build, has a lower RCS than most of manned jet (stealth), terrain hugging/nap of the earth flight which complicate its interception @saltyashell

I might be wrong but the effectiveness of standoff missiles has never really impressed me.
The chief war mongerers , the americans always seem to rely very heavily on manned aircraft for their strikes. I have no idea why.

 

[Ultima Thule]

I might be wrong but the effectiveness of standoff missiles has never really impressed me.
The chief war mongerers , the americans always seem to rely very heavily on manned aircraft for their strikes. I have no idea why.

no US ARM Forces relying heavily on stand off missiles in modern warfare like in first gulf war/Afghanistan attacks and second gulf war/Afghanistan attack First mass strike come from Tomahawk and AGM-86 and then second mass strike came from Strike, CAS jets on those wars @saltyashell enjoy:

 

[CriticalThought]

I think this base will have SPADA-2000, Land version of Crotale/FN-90 or may be LY-80 for this purpose Just my 2 cent bro @CriticalThought

Hopefully, one day it will be protected by the likes of S-400/S-500.

 

[HRK]

How far is it from Indian border?

What's so remarkable about having an air-base close to the Gujarat border? Why is this border so important?

its not about the distance of of this base to the boarder but the distance of this base from the "constellation" of airbases of Indian air force specially from a newly built airbase of DEESA in Indian Gujarat which is built to support Indian Army operations inside Pakistan, its distance from Mirpur Khas is approximately 244 KM and just 76 KM from Pak-India international boarder and as per intelligence reports Indian Army have a plan to invade southern Sindh from Mirpur Khas with the objective to isolate Karachi from the rest of Pakistan by capturing National highway from the north of Karachi and from the southern side Indian Navy have to put pressure.

So basically Bholari is plugging the gap b/w Karachi and Jacobad airbases and directly defending the corridor which Indian Army want to create from International boarder till Karachi

Distance of Bholari Airbase from different bases of Indian Air force

Bholari Airbase ............................. Indian Air force Bases ............................. Distance
Bholari ................................................ Deesa ........................................... ~420 KM
Bholari ................................................ Barmer .......................................... ~345 KM
Bholari ................................................ Naliya ............................................ ~230 KM
Bholari ................................................ Bhuj .............................................. ~275 KM
Bholari ................................................ Jamnagar ....................................... ~370 KM

 

[saltyashell]

Did this real airforce also make plans for defense of bangladesh ? U guys seem to have capitulated pretty fast.
Dont underestimate value of collective wisdom , it gets it right 9 out of 10 times.

Bases near borders are at high risk.

I guess the thrashing of 1971 is off limits in this forum.
@HRK

I guess the thrashing of 1971 is off limits in this forum.
@HRK

Obregado

@HRK

 

[Reichsmarschall]

I guess the thrashing of 1971 is off limits in this forum.
@HRK


Obregado

@The Eagle @waz this false flagger is craving for your attention for very long time

 

[saltyashell]

I guess the thrashing of 1971 is off limits in this forum.
@HRK


Obregado

@HRK

Ok. I won't mention pakistans humiliation of 1971.

 

[Imran Khan]

In a few years our air defence will overlap with their bases, with the S-400 and XRSAM.



What about?

like we will never upgrade our Air defense in future ?

i remember some 10 years ago your guys were day night dancing here for so many things

MMRCA pksitan airforce will be out numbered
LCA we will massive build them nd wipe out PAF
we will have AWACS and paf will have no eye in sky
FGFA what options paksitan have nothing we will rule the sky
and now you guys have new toy to post