This actually sounds more reasonable. I'm still very much against giving foreign powers a base in Pakistan.
Would be fine if PA/PAF is given a base in Xinjiang or Tibet.
Man a squadron of these beauties instead of the Jh-7 would also be a nightmare for the enemy. Personally I think its the best Sukhoi
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Every fighter or strike aircraft's structure and power plant has its own function and utility prior to when it gets on the design board---.
Meaning this is what the power plant would do under these circumstance and this is the design on the aircraft which is targeted towards these flight parameters---like flying high---flying low---fuel tanks and weapons stations fire control radar EW package---single seat dual seat---high G load---9 g +--- lower G load---fighter interceptor---strike aircraft---multirole---etc etc etc.
Many an aircraft are multi role aircraft---but a few of them are purely for strike purposes and that is where they shine.
Any and every aircraft can fly low---but they are not very efficient when it comes to fuel consumption---they are gas guzzler---.
Now very few of them that were designed for low low flight capabilities and had power plants purposely designed for best fuel consumption at low altitude flight---.
Why do you want a low flying efficient fuel consuming strike aircraft---. Efficient fuel consumption would give a longer flight path---low flying capability would keep it out of the enemy radar.
The lower that you are capable to fly---the farther the enemy surveillance aircraft will have to come out and higher they will have to fly due to the curvature of the earth to see you coming---.
But then with modern technology---a new aircraft type was envisioned---. It happened due to the invent of BVR missiles and long range radars---Data link benefits were later utilized as well.
With the success of modern BVR missiles showing a higher kill ratio and fire & forget capabilities---another utility of a strike aircraft was envisioned---. Simply make it a BVR missile carrier whose only job would be to launch its missile on instructions thru data link from another aircraft that is targeting enemy aircraft---.
Then another capability was also envisioned---fire and forget long range air to surface or air to ship smart strike weapons which could be launched at the enemy targets from 200--300 miles away---.
What the defense strategists have to decide how when and from where to target the enemy assets and what type of resource needs to be used to deploy the weapon---.
