If I am correct that was a non military aircraft and Pilot shouldnt have shot that plane. I guess adrenaline rush forced hi to do that and most of wreckage fell into pakistan instead of India.
The Pak Navy Atlantique that was shot down, is a naval recce aircraft that can carry anti-ship missiles. It was a military surveillance aircraft and a very valid target.
Anyways P2p presume if Chinese airforce operates from pakistan to assist pakistan in their attack . what could be possible scenario .
The thread states that Vadinar, Gujarat would be attacked first in the event of war with Pakistan-China.
What does the enemy gain by this attack? Indian oil strategic reserves are located in south India and India has 18 refineries. So if Jamnagar is out of action. Then there are 17 remaining refineries.
The attack will achieve nothing except TV footage.
Vadinar is located in the Gulf of Kutch and can get air support from 3 airfields, Bhuj, Jamnagar and Naliya, within minutes.
- The PLAAF/ PAF would have to carry out SEAD operations in a very vast area.
- Neutralise ground based radars and and possibly take out an AWACS platform.
- Cater to neutralising interception from 3 IAF airfields.
- Jamming of IAFs air-defence radars - range of 300 kms (aerostat radars can see 500 kms).
IF the PLAAF/PAF carryout the operation, it would have to carryout a two phased operation, SEAD and air-defence against interceptors and the main ground attack.
Approx assets needed:-
SEAD - 2 x ac per location. Minimum of 3 missile batteries would be present. Total 6 ac.
Ground attack - 2 x 3 ship or 4 ship flts. Total 6 - 8 ac.
CAP - Minimum 6 ac (to address interception from 3 airfields)
The PLAAF/ PAF would have to use a minimum force of 18 - 20 aircrafts. Many of these would not return. The risk is too much for hitting an economic target that would not effect the out come a any immediate battle. IMHO At best they would hit the refiners with a salvo of cruise missiles.
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