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U guys planning on having tea in Lahore again?same was looking forward to roasted lahore
On a separate note while we r on the subject of India attacking Pakistan...I recently came across these WWII era towers of Germany that halted the Soviet advances(during the end of the war while Soviets were closing in on Berlin from the east). After many attempts of bombing it from the air and using artillery to bring them down...it proved unsuccessful and the soviets simply had no choice but to go around these towers/fortresses.
After the war when they decided to blow up these towers to erase the reminders of Nazi Germany...the towers did not go down easy. Before reading further...please watch the video
The border between Pak/India is long and varies in terms of terrain. Such structures would be hard if not impossible or impractical to build in the northern areas(mountainous region) or the deserts of Sindh. However they can prove to be of value in the region like Punjab(plains). India's cold start strategy is centered on quick shallow armored thrusts through Punjab and Sindh...quick armored thrusts wouldn't work as well in the northern mountainous region. So having these fortifications would slow down(if not stop) Cold Start in Punjab giving Pak much needed time for a counter offensive.
Of course much has changed since WWII. The fighter jets can fire away at such hypothetical fortified positions from stand off range...but just like how the fighter jets and the arsenal of weapons they carry has evolved...the air defense systems have evolved as well.
Either these towers can be built in succession to leave no gaps(in the area coverage between them)...leaving no options to go around or they can be placed strategically...with gaps intentionally left to force the enemy in those gaps(in their attempt to going around the towers). The first approach of leaving no gaps will obviously require more towers and can be very expensive not to mention terrain challenges again...hence the second option is better due to its lower cost while still countering Cold Start strategy in Punjab.