AnantS
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See Mist you too agree our aircrafts were pinned down. granted that other aircrafts could be getting scrambled and would have soon joined fight if it ever got into one. But just as in LoC, first shot which send us ducking gives opening for tangos to slip in. Similarly if a bigger strike package is sent - chance of bogey aircrafts to slip in increases, if accompanying aircrafts fire first first volley to send AD aircrafts scampering to save their tail (Here I am thinking China)Expect official tweet by end of the day.
Panic :- Yeah we fucked up, agree. Shooting down Mi-17 by AD battery was sheer idocracy & lack of coordination, was punished duly.
F-16s took first shot :- Its exactly not that we were not able to take the first shot. Both were in each other's weapon range (effectiveness debatable because well outside NEZ).
Lets say Indian & Pakistani soldiers are patrolling the border. Both are in each other's weapon range, Pakistani soldier fires first. What will be the Indian soldiers immediate reaction ? It will be to duck for cover and return fire, not open fire immediately.
Same logic. F-16s using AIM-120s kept 2x Su-30MKI pinned down while Mirages & other F-16s dropped Glide Bombs and ran away.
Agreed. Thats why I said following in previous post:China will not have the first shot advantage, IAF with Meteor will have first shot advantage.
Rafale's are few and precious. SO wont be everywhere to fire meteors as of now.Chinese again shall have first shoot advantage until we integrate and induct ASTRA MK2/METEOR with our Air superiority fleet.
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