Before asking me, do a conclusive study of the War, Then make a re-butt over my post ..
IA suffered indeed 10 times more causalities which could have been avoided ..
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1. First two months of War, There was no air-cover as MOD restricted its usage ..
2. When losing an MI-17, IAF stopped all its air-operations for next few weeks ..
Most casualties caused during these periods ..
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True said here, IA infrastructure to resupply is same as was in 1962 more or less, Let it be re-supply or CAS and Air-superiority its all IAF ..
IA can only breath and work if IAF supply them and provide needed CAS, Without IAF its just matter of day that we may lose most of the ground ..
Sir what exactly are you trying to say
IAF was extensively used in Kargil and without IAF we would nt have been ever able to evict the
intruders
And the Indian casualties would have been 10 times more
To this end the full force of the IAF should always be at the frontline in case of a flare-up. The moment China sees the Indian military or any of its branches hesitating is the moment that it will push harder against India.
BTW, without air cover Indian troops on the ground will be at the mercy of Chinese air forces.