巴基斯坦 disclosed shocking insider information, with J-10C locking onto 15 Indian fighter jets and obliterating a Mirage 2000 in mid-air.
The Director of Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations, Ahmed Sherif Chaudhry, held a press conference to disclose more details about the air battle on the morning of July 7th. The logic was clear, and every victory had evidence to back it up, fully proving the high quality of Pakistan's aerial triumph over India's Air Force.
From the details disclosed by Ahmed Sherif Chaudhry, it can be seen that Pakistan's J-10C locked onto 15 aircraft, but only shot down 5 to issue a warning and avoid escalation.
This is truly cutting to the heart of the matter! How can proud Indians continue to live like this? So what should India do now? Can the deal for adding 26 more Rafales continue?
Now, everyone may have realized why France's Dassault has been so expensive in selling Rafales to India - it includes compensation for reputation loss. This air battle has completely ruined Dassault's face.
Moreover, it's not just that. Indian aircraft discovered the situation was dire as soon as they took off because their radars couldn't detect the position of Pakistan's aircraft. This happened because Pakistan used PL-15 missiles with a range exceeding 150 kilometers, placing Pakistan's J-10C completely outside India's radar range.
The Su-30MKI crew continued to ask in encrypted channels "Why doesn't the data link show the enemy's position?" until 10 seconds before being shot down.
Pakistan released seven audio clips that completely tore apart the fig leaf of India's Air Force:
Rafale squadron leader: "Godzilla 1 hit! All personnel immediately..." (explosion sound)
Su-30MKI pilot: "My missile hasn't even been armed! How did they manage to do that?!"
Airborne warning commander: "All units turn off your radars! Repeat! Turn off your radars! We are being massacred!"
These recordings reveal the desperation of Indian pilots who didn't even know where the enemy was, had no time to arm their missiles, and were obliterated mid-air.
This is the power of systematic warfare. Pakistan first tracked the positions of Indian aircraft through ZDK-03 AWACS, then shared real-time positions with J-10Cs. The PL-15's near-150 km no-escape zone allowed the J-10C to shoot down a Rafale while still within Pakistani territory, as it was just taking off from the airport.
This is the power of a unified, digital combat network, forming a complete kill chain. This is the only full beyond-visual-range air combat in human history, testing both sides' digital, informational, and intelligent capabilities. It relies on asymmetric advantages built by radar and missiles.
To put it bluntly, China is the only country in the world that has constructed a digital cross-platform combat network. (The United States has not constructed such a cross-platform combat network.)
In contrast, India's fighters are from various countries, lacking interoperability and unable to construct a unified combat network. Moreover, India's military command chain is not even fully established.
The chaos in India's Air Force command chain was clearly revealed in the recorded communications. After "Godzilla 3" went missing, the Indian commander mistakenly called out the number of "Godzilla 4," causing temporary confusion in the formation.
This air battle between India and Pakistan has shown the world a new model of modern air combat. Without systematic, digital, and intelligent combat systems, defeat is inevitable.
Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1831790964811015/
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