The Day India's Mighty SU-30 Fired in Anger

[Windjammer]

 

[Taimoor Khan]

It reminds me this.

 

[Windjammer]

It reminds me this.


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Yea, but here you just need one pellet to burst a balloon, IAF pilot fired around 100 bullets.

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Yea, but here you just need one pellet to burst a balloon, IAF pilot fired around 100 bullets.

According to Indian narrative, the biggest achievement of Indian Su30s till date is popping some balloon and dodging incoming AMRAAMs within own airspace.

 

[Areesh]

Firing 100 bullets to shoot down a balloon

Supa puwa 2020 for a reason

 

[arjunk]

I'm surprised it didn't hit one of the Mi-17s

 

[Hassan Guy]

Little bit of grey-zone warfare.

Wear and tear on equipment, operating and maintenance costs, manpower fatigue.

China does this with Taiwan, exhausting their military through an undeclared war of attrition. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/hongkong-taiwan-military/

Apparently it seems we don't even have to deploy any actual military assets.

 

[Goenitz]

Didn't they use an expensive missile to shoot down?

 

[Windjammer]

According to Indian narrative, the biggest achievement of Indian Su30s till date is popping some balloon and dodging incoming AMRAAMs within own airspace.

Maybe for this one the hero pilot was given a 'Balloon Buster' patch.

 

[CriticalThought]

Yea, but here you just need one pellet to burst a balloon, IAF pilot fired around 100 bullets.

Janab, the firing rate of aircraft guns is so high, it is impossible to fire just one or a few bullets. But in any case, good going by Pakistan, making them scramble over a balloon.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Yea, but here you just need one pellet to burst a balloon, IAF pilot fired around 100 bullets.

but then again those auto cannons are rapid burst. even a second or so long press can almost empty the magazine.
the anger part maybe correct. the SU 30 might not be able to get a missile lock so got a visual and switched to cannons.
well done that it didnt get caught in the fire blast. those Baloons are used as area denials in choke points in narrow mountain passes and valleys at low height.

if anyone been to Kahuta then they are common sight while travelling through Kahuta to Azad Kashmir.

 

[Dalit]

What an incredibly disgusting and hateful nation we have as our neighbor.

 

[Windjammer]

but then again those auto cannons are rapid burst. even a second or so long press can almost empty the magazine.
the anger part maybe correct. the SU 30 might not be able to get a missile lock so got a visual and switched to cannons.
well done that it didnt get caught in the fire blast. those Baloons are used as area denials in choke points in narrow mountain passes and valleys at low height.

if anyone been to Kahuta then they are common sight while travelling through Kahuta to Azad Kashmir.

My dear these area denial balloons are permanently anchored over VP at a certain height however what Indians encountered was probably either a weather balloon or a prank by some one on our side.
A PAF officer told me that these things were very common coming over from Afghanistan when Soviets were there, but our Radar operators were quick to determine whether it was a threat or just a harmless object.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

My dear these area denial balloons are permanently anchored over VP at a certain height however what Indians encountered was probably either a weather balloon or a prank by some one on our side.
A PAF officer told me that these things were very common coming over from Afghanistan when Soviets were there, but our Radar operators were quick to determine whether it was a threat or just a harmless object.

you are about 93.4% correct. its likely it was a prank, weather or a civilian balloon . but that said

I am aware of multiple incidents where these anchored balloons broke free and wandered off.
back in early 80s I am aware of an incident where our own jet a Mig 19 / F6 shot down such one balloon that became danger to our own air traffic after "breaking free" and started wandering off many miles away from the site.

What an incredibly disgusting and hateful nation we have as our neighbor.

they have the right to shoot down "break free" Balloons
at least on this one I give them a pass.

but then again. they are best at anyway, shoot down planes and balloons that cant fight back.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Talk about overkill
These jets would serve better in PAF