Vijyes
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Please explain the concept of limited war to me (not ceasefire violations). There must be objective, both short and long term.I now see the problem, but the Air Force's solution is still not very convincing.
The questions I have remaining are:
Another angle to all this is the drastic increase in SAM strength and capability that we are likely to witness in the coming years. All this will, to some extent, offset weakness induced by a reduced fleet. Another angle is the induction of stand-off weapons such as the Brahmos-A and Brahmos NG.
- Will these single-engine fighters have better availability than Rafael? I don't think so. Will these be inducted into service faster than Rafael? I don't know, the Rafael deal is already through and there are options for more. We do not have to negotiate a deal from scratch. Rafael will undoubtedly be more expensive, so we will have to buy these in lesser numbers than the F-16. But the balance strength can be made up by Tejas Mk2.
- The Tejas Mk2 can be built at the same rate at which F-16 will be ~3 a month. The only catch here is that the Tejas Mk2 will begin production a couple of years after the F-16 iff the F-16 deal is struck in record time. This explains why the Air Force is showing urgency about this deal: if the F-16 deal is struck late, it will become a pointless decision, maybe even a counterproductive one. My question: Can the Air Force not make do with a couple of years delay in aircraft strength which will, at worse, lead to no offensive capability for a few more years?
The only reason why the Air Force logic seems sound to me is because Tejas Mk2 is not flying yet, and may get delayed. In such a scenario 5 years down the road, many would consider the F-16 deal a better option in hindsight.
Don't worry about that. @Vijyes has a problem understanding the concept of modern limited warfare. He still lives in the World War-2 era, where its either total war or no war. And if its total war, we need every machine in the thousands, the technological advancements of the last 72 years notwithstanding. He does not get modern diplomacy and its pillar which is modern military deterrence. Previous attempts at dispelling this state of mind have failed. See this:-
Its pointless trying to argue with this Brahmastra of his.
As per my doctrine - war or no war, there is no point in urgency to buy imported planes. Now, if you invent new concepts which you yourself can't understand, then there is no way I can discuss that